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I'd say the protection from energy (on you) wouldn't reduce damage to you. Saying that it is specified as fire damage doesn't help IMO, because DR only stops physical damage, which is also specified (if not implicitly). I view magical transfer of damage from spells like shield other as "pain...

Yes, but if one can see a blinking character part of the time, one can infer where the blinking character will be when one attempts a SA. I would just say 20% miss chance and be done with it. If the attack hits, SA applies if possible. If it misses, it misses.

You don't want to be taking 5' steps when facing a large or bigger creature. They have reach, so they'll get AoOs on you unless you're completely out of their threatened area. Besides, an archer's place is not in melee. Personally I always draw a melee weapon instead of using my bow if I'm...

That would be the monster manual. The ECL +2 template you are thinking of is "celestial creature" (also from MM) not "half-celestial". Ironic isn't it? And I think the half-celestial is ok at ECL +4 due to all the ability bonuses, spell-like abilities, and resistances/immunities they get. I've...

No, the mystic theurge is balanced by the fact that he has to have 2 high ability scores if he wants to cast high level arcane and divine magic. That leaves little room for points in Con or Dex, which are important for casters. What's not balanced is a wizard/psion/cerebremancer. Only 1 mind...

I'm sorry, but skill points != versatility. No matter how sneaky a rogue is, if he blows a roll or he's seen, he will be made. Once he's out of hiding in a hostile environment, he's screwed. A druid can shapeshift into a cat, dog, or raven for example, trail someone, and they wouldn't be the...

Well first they would need to get past your DR/good, then move on to check if they get past your DR/cold iron or good. If they had a good weapon, they would bypass both damage reductions, and you wouldn't be protected from good-aligned weapons. If they had a cold iron weapon, it would be reduced...

There is a giant worm-like creature from the Fiend Folio (I can't remember what it's called) that is IMMUNE to piercing damage. Talk about extreme. lol

I would say no. Armor DR like one provided by adamantine full plate, for example, would not stack with "natural" DR provided by barbarian levels or dwarven defender levels. Whichever one is higher, is the one you should use for that situation. If the character was wearing adamantine armor, use...

I'd have to argue that Con is the most important attribute after Int for wizards, or Cha for a sorceror. +1 HP a level for 2 points of Con instead of a steady +1 Dex AC for 2 points of Dex? That's an easy choice to make... Combine a high-ish Con with Improved Toughness and a mage can make up for...

I agree, I think they should have made Arrow Demon into Arrow Devil. Oh well. Personally I see the less creative fiendish names as the "common name" for the fiend in question. Hopefully the Arrow Demon will have a proper tanar'ri name in its description...

I'd go for an Alhoon myself. Illithid liches are scary :uhoh:

In the d20 Star Wars RPG, it didn't say anything about not being able to be taken into negatives with one hit. So if you were hit with a critical with, let's say, a vehicle blaster cannon, you were pretty much a goner. They might have changed this for D&D; I don't have Unearthed Arcana (or...

WP/VP is ultimately more deadly, especially in melee where a critical hit by a strong creature can mean instant death. For the traditional D&D campaign I would strongly recommend against it, unless you don't mind your PC's dying every couple of combat sequences... ;)

Well seeing as how my post was directly under yours, I thought it would be an indication of whose post I was referring to. But I'll be sure to quote every time in the future ;) True, clerics get up to 9th level spells and a lot of those are great, but that's balanced out by the 8 feats psychic...

Wait, you're comparing Turn Undead and an extra "good save" to EIGHT extra feats and access to psionic feats? Unbuffed psychic warrior is underpowered compared to an unbuffed cleric (who, btw, takes a lot longer to buff up)? :confused:

Oops, yeah that should be 10 minutes/level, so 160 minutes or 2 hours at level 16, not too bad at all. So technically he *could* spend all his waking hours 2 size categories bigger... ;)

The thing is, a lot of the powers can be made as swift actions, so the psychic warrior doesn't necessarily have to spend rounds buffing himself. He can buff WHILE SMASHING :). Also, an augmented expansion lasts 1 hour/level, so he can manifest it at dawn and be 2 size categories larger for all...

*Ahem* Unfortunately for the fighter there's more to fighting than dealing damage. There's also the matter of healing the damage you take, protecting yourself from mind-effects, and the like. Now, I don't see why you're even trying to compare a 16th level fighter to a 16th level psychic...

If you're new to psionics you might want to cut your teeth on the psion (Kineticist). Their powers are more similar to the traditional wiz/sorc "boomstick" spells. Other than that, just pore over the power lists and pick out things you think would help your party. Psions make good backup healers...