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Activating the item should be a standard action. Activating a command word item is a standard action unless the item specifically states otherwise. The cube of force description states that activation and deactivation is done by pressing a button. From that description, it's at least...

I agree. At least two of the options I presented (and maybe three of them) are feeble attempts at best. However, as others have pointed out, it's up to the GM to determine in what situations synergy bonuses apply. The answer to that should be "almost always," but not always. The fifth point...

It certainly seems like your player is correct. There are many options to keep in mind, however. Points 1 and 5 are the ones I recommend. 1) Do your best to adjucate the diplomacy skill "correctly" (or at least consistently.) In order to use the skill, the opposing party or parties must be...

All flying creatures, while moving straight downwards, can move twice their flying rate with a single move (p. 20 DMG). As previously indicated, the Fly spell does not allow the run action (p. 232 of PHB), so the most it can move in one turn is a double move. Also, as indicated in the previous...

Yes, in certain situations, there will be no problems casting the spell. Will these situations be the most common? Concerning using invisibility..... this is definitely an excellent combo if you already have invisibility cast. If you do not, then you'd first cast invisibility, then begin...

Be wary of summon monster VI (or any "combat" spell with a casting time longer than a standard action.) In our campaign, this encounter happened last night.... 6 foes: one cast a flame strike, one cast visige of the deity (or something like that), three of them cast either command or greater...

In this situation though, the actions are readied. The triggering condition for each readied action is the same.... "when that person starts casting a spell, I ...." Do the attack occur simultaneously? I guess they do not. Since taking a readied action affects initiative count, in what...

Quick (hopefully) question.... While casting a spell, if the spellcaster takes damage from multiple readied actions, are multiple concentration checks necessary or is only one concentration check (DC depending on the sum of all damage dealt) necessary?

It appears that according to the rules, you are correct that someone with the improved critical: longsword feat using a keen longsword has a threat range of 17-20. I can rationalize why these effects do not stack, although I'm not certain I believe this logic: Someone with the IC feat has the...

Why do I actually enjoy problems such as this? Am I sick? Anyway, there are different methods of looking at this problem. Depending on what the player actually makes the stats, either a 28 or a 25 point buy can be more realistic. Example 1: 18-10-10-10-10-9 (25-point buy) has a 2.8e-6...

For purposes of determining which creatures are affected (read: targeted) by Sleep, only unconscious, undead, and constructs are ignored. Thus, any creature immune to the spell and is targeted essentially takes away the number of hit dice the spell can affect. If the elf were not actually...

Example: Sleep is cast centered among these creatures: 1/2 hit-die skeleton distance 5' 1/2 hit-die skeleton distance 5' 1/2 hit-die skeleton distance 5' 2 hit-die ape distance 5' 1 hit-die human warrior distance 10' 1 hit-die human warrior distance 10' 1 hit-die elven archer distance 10'...

Caster level is a bit weird for crafting staffs, but I think it refers to the lowest caster level necessary to cast the spells. There are a few conditions though: 1) The caster level must be the same for all spells 2) The minimum caster level is 8 Using the formula stated in the DMG and these...

The advancement of familiars is completely goverened by the familiar tables. At full health, they always have half the hit points of its master at full health. They start with their initial feats. For skill ranks, they use either their own or their master's ranks. Familiars do not actually...

Two quotes from the 3.5 PHB should clear this up.... Yes, one of the two selected spells must be from the specialty school. So no, a sorcerer cannot specialize.

Attack of Opportunities while moving: Moving out of a threatened square provokes an AOO (unless the entire movement is only a 5-foot step.) Moving into a threatened square does not provoke. Withdraw: Using the withdraw action, the starting square is not considered to be threatened. If you...

I never noticed that change.... Thank you for pointing it out (If only I can find an expeditious retreat scroll and manage to get two days of free time to copy.....)

Okay, I now agree that adjucating empower spell strictly based on the core rules, modifiers are added to the result before multiplying. My assumption that the magic missile example was simply incorrect came from my GM saying that empower spell was clarified in the 3.0 FAQ. Since I have no...

Considering that the empathic link is specifically noted as a supernatural ability, I would certainly decide that it's suppressed an an antimagic field. If I were to decide that mind blank prevented all mind influences from working, I'd be forced to decide that the empathic link would be...

I do have one more argument that only the dice rolled receive the multiplier. A prestige class exists, probably in the complete divine, with these class abilities: level 1: All cure spells are automatically empowered level 6: All cure spells are automatically maximized. This supercedes the...