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As a DM, I tend to mix the two. One campaign is set in Greyhawk, Geoff specific, battling giants, so not many spellcaster turn up. The last two casters they faced were an Ogre Mage Sorcerer and a Human specialist Wizard (Necromancer). In the other campaign, where arcane casters are quite...

I feel very sorry for you. In the 2 campaigns I'm running, there are few undead and even fewer Drow. In fact, I've yet to use a single drow in my last 3 campaigns combined (though I did use 1 drider, not sure if that really counts). My monthly Greyhawk campaign is mostly fighting giants and...

I totally forgot... Monte's bard also can get a feat (Intensify Song?) which is a free action that lets them double their damage by making...get this...a perform check. IIRC, to double the damage of a note like Sonic Dart, it requires a mere DC 25 perform check. By time a bard is into double...

Monte's version is fun, but seems a tad overpowered at higher levels, especially if you concentrate on boosting charisma (+6 cloak of charisma, for example pushing Charisma into the upper 20's). With a high charisma bonus, they get so many notes, chords and melodies which are interchangeable...

Also, be sure to take a look at the Augment Summoning feat. Gives your summons +4 to Str and Con. Depending on the situation, a shape-shifted druid (say bird or bat form) can be just as difficult for the enemies to focus their attacks on as an invisible conjurer. "Fire your arrows at that...

Having played since the 1e days, I've seen all incarnations of illusionists. Originally, they had their own unique spell lists making them much more attractive. Now they are just a subclass of wizard and they seem weaker than they used to be. I originally liked the subclass wizard idea when...

Time after time, the groups I DM for have made great use of their potions. In a recent session, they saved the rogue from an Aboleth's slimy skin affect with a timely Remove Disease potion. None of the clerics had one available, so without that potion, the rogue would have been stuck. They've...

I disagree about it being nearly impossible. It can work if you have other melee types in your party willing to help you setup for flanking. Cunning warrior-types should have a foe in flanking by about round 2 of combat (usually left/right sides from approach direction) and can often rotate...

Without exp for traps and little or no chance to flank/sneak attack opponents, there's not much reason for being a rogue. IMHO, those are very dumb house rules, purely intended to hose the rogue. The DM would be better off just saying that the rogue class isn't available or something to that...

There are 1 or 2 really good scout characters in both campaigns, and they tend to give the group enough warning in advance of most encounters that the buff spells can still be applied. I agree that it's definitely a contributing factor in making buff spells more useful than they might otherwise...

They tend to buy wands of lesser restoration just for such an emergency. I certainly agree this is a great spell. However, my Greyhawk campaign is using Liberation of Geoff as it's campaign theme, and there aren't many casters that they face. Loads of giants and humanoids. My other...

I've been fond of dwarves ever since reading LotR back in Junior High. That was a couple years before I started playing D&D. My first non-human character was a dwarf fighter and I played a few other memorable dwarves along the way. Plus, it's just great fun to roleplay a typical dwarf...

I meant to list Iron Will and Lightning Reflexes. I think both are useful for a barbarian. No argument on the Iron Will - have seen multiple barbarians succomb to a variety of mind effects. However, the Lightning Reflexes one isn't only for stuff like fireballs. There are some movement...

If this were true, then everyone would buy and have virtually identical equipment each level. Humans don't behave that way, and I doubt other races do either. For a better modern day example, consider something like Consumer Reports or the trade magazine of your choice that does a careful...

If you're going Half-orc barb w/ no multiclassing, that definitely restricts the feats somewhat. Here's what I suggest: Lvl 1: Power Attack (reason - pre-req for cleave, great for 2-hand weapons) Lvl 3: Cleave (reason - often gives extra attack) Lvl 6: Weapon Focus (reason - helps with power...

That about sums up my campaigns as well. The longer-running of the 2 campaigns I DM has been running since 2000. It only meets monthly though, so it is slower paced. It started out under 2e rules, then moved to 3e and eventually 3.5. We've had multiple players come and go, but 3 of the core...

Initiative cards work well to keep things moving. Know each character's minimum damage. When I'm DM'ing I can usually cut down on a dice roll here and there they need to make for damage. This is usually against weaker foes or those that are wounded where I can quickly determine if the minimum...

Rochester, MN - I'd rank it as borderline wasteland. I've found numerous players in town and we've got a couple game shops (though one of them is closing) as well as a couple bookstores that carry WotC and a few other d20 products. But the range of inventory at these shops isn't spectacular...

The greyhawk game is a once a month campaign. There are usually a few combats each session, though they might be spread across hours or days of gametime. Typically, the characters use the buff spells for the big fights where they are most needed. There are 3 spellcasters (cleric, bard...

Not everyone is cut out for DM'ing. It's a difficult job, and takes the right kind of person to pull it off. Expecting everyone to DM is akin to... 1) Expecting each and every one of your classmates taking a turn teaching the class. While it might be viable in certain classes like education...