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  1. Dark Dragon

    Computers/Laptops at the gaming table?

    I'm with shilsen, too: One player has a laptop (with an actual excel char sheet and a dice roller), sometimes it is used for some background music. For my part, I don't really like laptops used during a session, they tend to destract from play (especially if wireless conection to the web is...
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    Druids and Wild Shaping

    Or take 10 levels in Master of Many Forms (Complete Adventurer), but you don't get SU and spell-like abilities of the dragon. Dragon Wildshape [Epic] requires Wis 30 and 30 (IIRC) ranks in Knowledge (Nature). So, Shapechange is the only option for a druid to become a dragon with all powers...
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    Epic CRs - too low?

    Granted. But a LeShay may cast Greater Dispelling at CL 20 at will, the chance to dispel a CL 25 Protection from Evil is not that bad....add 10 attacks per round with brilliant energy weapons (crit 15-20), dealing d10+15 damage, AC 52, fast healing 10, good DR and you have a decent melee guy...
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    Epic CRs - too low?

    Yep, and that's not really satisfying. D&D monsters (and spells, of course) have sometimes powers that may kill a character on failed save (like Finger of Death, Wail of the Banshee, or just a wyvern's sting - have seen that yesterday). In epic campaigns, it is not only that a creature's special...
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    Epic CRs - too low?

    Two of my campaigns are now at epic levels (the PCs are at level 19 to 20). After some encounters, I wondered about the low CRs of some epic monsters. Two examples: 1) One party (a half-elf ftr4/clr12/dis3, human pal15/clr4, elf wiz15/mao4, irda wiz14/acm5, centaur drd18/dis1), well equipped...
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    Am I nuts or could this possibly be one of the most powerful builds I've ever seen?

    AFAIK, Divine Metamagic was errated. IIRC, the character needs the feat you want to use with Divine Metamagic, Persistent Spell in this case. A little drawback, at least. But still, a powerful PC build...
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    What do you do when a PC dies because of a bad dice roll?

    tihS happens. There are days when you have bad luck and there are days when you kill a deadly foe with a single attack (have seen that). In the end, it is balanced.
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    The (new) ENworlder age poll!

    30. I'm playing (A)D&D for nearly half of my life, for 14 years to be exact.
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    Complete Adventurer, Spells and Special Abilities

    Well, Complete Adventurer has its goodies: Nice PrC, some funny feats, updated spells. But (as always with a new WotC release...) some of the stuff may bother a DM and/or player. Yesterday, there was a discussion about the book IMG; should it be used, what is not ok ("broken"), what should be...
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    how does a culture recover from an apocalyptic event?

    Yep, there are a lot of stories about threats from outer space (aliens, asteroids, collapsing stars and so on). Interesting thread, I'm DMing a campaign similar to the wasteland setting in d20F. Some nice infos in that book. I've used two components to get the campaign world to the point where...
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    Complete Adventurer vs. Complete Divine

    Ok, back to topic ;) Recently, a discussion came up about those swift/immediate spells in CAd. Some players IMG want to put most of these new spells in a box marked "BROKEN". While I agree that some four or five CAd spells are very powerful (but can be balanced with minor changes), I don't...
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    What are your table rules?

    These rules apply when I'm DMing: 1. Rule 0 is the only rule, the rest are guidelines. 2. The DM's word is law (unless a player comes up with a better interpretation of the "rules" within a few seconds). 3. Leave an actual character sheet with the DM (depends on the group). If the sheet is...
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    Complete Adventurer vs. Complete Divine

    Yep, and Hawkeye appears both in CAd and CD. Any ideas why? There is a second spell listed in both books, but I don't remember. Infestation of Maggots is listed twice in different levels in CD, wheras Dance of the Unicorn is not listed (it is among the spell descriptions, though). Lasher...
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    Complete Adventurer vs. Complete Divine

    Umm, that's been over a year that I found one....can't remember the link, sorry :(
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    Complete Adventurer vs. Complete Divine

    :D Of course I am, the last alignment and race tester said that I'm a neutral good dragon, LOL.... Actually, I was quite happy to get the book, because, speaking of shoplifting, the delivery service has left the book half outside my post box, visible for everybody else living in the block...
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    Rate Class Balance

    One shouldn't forget the situation a class (or party) has to handle. A cleric with the sun domain may become really strong when undead are around. He will be on the weaker side when he faces strong flying opponents using arrows or spells. Buffed clerics are the target of Dispel Magic from time...
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    Complete Adventurer vs. Complete Divine

    Yesterday, I "found" the Complete Adventurer in my mail. After a while, I noticed some strange things regarding two spells: Forestfold and Nature's Favor. Both spells appear in CAd and CD. But there are some differences. Nature's Favor: It was moved to level 2 and capped in CAd, in CD it is...
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    Which is the best villainous organisation in D&D?

    Hmm, so many choices.... I like the Zhentarim, lots of background (FRCS, novels, and so on), and it is quite easy to build a James-Bond-like story around the organisation. At the moment, I'm using the Twisted Rune as an opponent to the PCs. The Rune's members are all epic and they have a lot...
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    Monster spread sheet

    Thanks to everybody for posting! :) Darkness, I agree, it is a lot of work to create a new sheet, and it is still a lot of work to upgrade an existing one (did that with Steve's spell sheet).... Wonko, your spread sheets are very close to what I was looking for, thanks for the link!
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    Monster spread sheet

    *bump* Nothing?
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