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Drow and Gityhyanki have been done, again and again. You know what? I don't care to know anything else about them. They were fun in high school. . . and it's great to know I can use them again if I need to, gleaning info from 20+ years of exhaustive material on the subjects. What I DO...

I have failed to vote, suggesting that this is a very pointless debate. Why would you ever try to quantify gender in a fantasy game like D&D? After all, male and female humans play D&D. So, having races outside of "human" with different modifers serves to add spice to the game, and...

No . . . I said that they can mentally keep the spell active and remain floating. . . stationary. Or they can mentally end the spell. They cannot, IMO, mentally move. Mental, eh? Anyway, my focus is the continuance of the spell, not the character's ability to utilize it for actual movement or...

The rules also mention that a character whose ability loss reaches 0, lies not only "helpless," but "helpless on the ground." - DM pg. 289. If the warlock in the above example is already flying, I might rule that the "ground" is the horizontal plane 5' under the PC. When reduced to 0, he is...

It sounds like a double whammy to me. Losing the spell (essentially your whole action that round) is a big deal. Plus, if you find yourself in melee range after your turn is over, your still in danger. Basically, your DM has decreed that the only course of action for a Wizard who finds himself...

Less effective is still ineffective to me, and I'd say that the spirit of the SRD comment above suggests that the characters will have some clue what's going on. Otherwise, the halfling dagger weilder will find their attacks overcome by something mysterious every time, while the greatsword...

The only problem I've ever had as a player Regarding DR is this: I've seen plently of bad DMs treat DR like their own little secret . . . something for them to chuckle about behind their cardboard screen. This is super annoying, and it's broken several encounters because the player's weren't...

Not really. I just thought it would be fun. Thanks for the tips, man!

I guess I should have mentioned that. I'm playing a 3rd level Favored Soul. Thanks for the tips, guys. I don't have the Spell Compendium myself, but I CAN get my grubby paws on it if I need to borrow it.

Are there any good low level divine spells (1-3) that help mobility, similar to Fly or Expeditious Retreat? Even something like Gaseous Form would be a helpful addition. I can't seem to find much in the PH or the Complete Divine. Any other books that might have divine spells that fill such a...

It's about time. I, for one, am sick and tired of my DM's ignorance whenever my character tries to eat a gelatonous cube. I hungrily await the official errata.

Re: my original question - If this is correct, then how does the caster level on the scroll affect its use? A Protection from Elements at caster level 5 cannot be scribed by a Favored Soul, and yet, a favored soul still use Charisma to cast from it? Re: the Use Magic Device - For a rogue to...

The rules in the DMG say that a scroll requires a minimum ability score to use a scroll (10+level of the spell). I was wondering if a scroll requires the specific ability score of the scriber, or does the user use his/her own spellcasting attribute. For example, a Protection from Elements...

Does the "Deadly defense" feat from Complete Scoundrel count as precision damage, similar to sneak attack, or can it be used against creatures normally immune to such damage - undead, constructs, etc? As extra die damage , I know it won't double on any crit, but I was still unsure if the base...

QFT Also, while there are plently of threads about character backgrounds and stories on the boards, they aren't really a dialogue, per se. A single poster is in control of the content, and any suggestions and kudos that the OP sparks are technically subordinate. Discussions of rules such as...

This JUST happened about a month ago. My NPC evil wizard was fighting the party, when the halfing cleric of Olidimarra, snuck up behind him while invisible, and touched him with a Bestow Curse. He failed his save, and bam, there go 6 points of Intelligence (Intelligence maxed out. . . Wisdom...

If there isn't already a feat out there for this, I think it would be a good idea to allow a version of the Practiced Spellcaster feat (from the Complete Books), to allow multi-classed druids/rangers to advance their animal companions. Maybe we can call it Loyal Animal Companion, or something...

Yeah, but that argument works both ways. AoO IS a mechanic, and it's plausible to believe that higher level characters of certain classes can circumvent particular mechanics, as part of the game's design. For example, a spell description that requires a reflex save for half damage is a mechanic...

The extraordinary ability Mettle (from the Complete Warrior's Hexblade and Pious Templar classes, among otheres) seems similar to evasion, only it works on Will and Fortitude saves. I am having trouble understanding what spells are affected by the ability. I can see the Fortitude saves better...

Yeah, it may be too good. Except for the gold part. The GP cost to make an item stays the same. The other factors (XP and time) are either reduced or eliminated. I was hoping that the limitation on the number and potency of the items per level would balance out the power. Maybe it doesn't...