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  1. Dark Dragon

    Druid Questions

    ...like being disintegrated by an enemy wizard. And by the rules, the druid's equipment melts into the new form...and is disintegrated as well :( :):):):):) happens.
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    Druid Questions

    A Wilding Clasp works only on amulets and vestments, so a WSed druid won't benefit from a cloak of resistance, a ring of protection, a shield or armor, bracers,... I'm DMing a level 20 group: a wizard/archmage, a wizard/mage of the order, a cleric/fighter, a paladin/cleric and a druid (played...
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    Dragon Origins

    IIRC, the dragon (Fafnir?) that was slain by Sigfried couldn't fly but breathe fire (I haven't read the full story, though). The european dragons tend to be described as dangerous, mostly flying, sometimes greedy reptiles. Sometimes they're smart, sometimes they are dumb cattle hunters who...
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    I killed a god. Killed him dead.

    We killed Orcus (again....). It was the last fight of a very long lasting group (dating back in old AD&D times, the PCs were converted when 3.0 came out). Wall of Force is quite useful when several Balors explode in a chain reaction :heh: Finally, our fighter/barbarian critted Orcus and...
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    What's the biggest challenge / frustration in your game?

    Yesterday's session was a wonderful example for things that I don't like (at least as a DM): No balance of power: The PCs have power, so the opponents need more power to threaten the party, at least in open combat. Some parts of game mechanism encourage that style of play (especially spells and...
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    Shifter PrC Question

    Hmm, perhaps it should be access to fourth level spells, when Polymorph is available for arcane casters. So it may be just a typo... OTOH, if you use a modified version of the shifter PrC, e.g., with spell casting progression and fewer forms he can use, it would make sense. There are some...
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    John Cooper reviews MMIII, and finds loads of mistakes

    Wow, that mass of errors is quite amazing. After years of D&D 3.x, it still seems that WotC is not checking its products *sigh* At least the list may speed up publication of a MMIII errata.
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    Simple monk question

    Nice :] Thanks a lot for the help! :)
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    How many PC deaths do you see per session?

    Voted for other. Last session, the ftr/clr/dis died by the vorpal bite of a famine spirit. Several sessions before, it was predicted by an intelligent item related to Beshaba that the cleric will die in combat with famine spirits. Still, I (the DM) didn't try to fullfil that prediction and I...
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    Simple monk question

    Hi, it seems to be a quite simple question, but I can't find the answer in the books. Let's take a ftr 8/mnk 8. For calculation of his flurry attack (bonus and number of attacks), can I add in the fighter's BAB (which is +8)? Thanks for helping, Dark Dragon
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    In search for good epic house rules

    Dividing the costs and DCs by a number (costs by 5, DCs by 5 or reduced by 10, perhaps, but I have to look at the various seed DCs first...) seems to be a good idea. Ignoring epic spellcasting would remove some versatility and character development, IMHO. That issue is a bit difficult to...
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    In search for good epic house rules

    The party consists of: human pal 15/clr 4 (Helm) half-elf ftr 4/clr 11/dis 4 (Kelemvor) elf wiz 15/mao 4 high ogre wiz 14/acm 5 centaur drd 18/dis 1 (Mielikki) The group is mostly "working" in Faerûn, having powerful enemies (Balagos, the Twisted Rune, the surving members of House Aldhanek in...
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    In search for good epic house rules

    I'm DMing a party that will be epic within some sessions (each PC is half-way betwenn level 19 and 20). I have the Epic Level Handbook, but some of the rules are poorly developed (to say it in a nice way). Especially the development of epic spells and epic items is no fun at all. Some skill...
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    Worst Beers Ever.

    Heineken, that's just pi$$ (or yellow brackish water, or anything, but it is NOT a beer!). Milwaukee Icehouse Beer, it's hard to swallow when it is cold, it is impossible to drink when it gets warm! Hansa (Germany), I consumed that frequently when I was younger, but now, its taste is just...
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    Favorite Beer?

    My favorites are mostly beers from Belgium: Chimay (rouge, bleu), Leffe (blonde, brune), Duvel, Kwak. Grimbergen is also quite good. I really liked Cascade and Boag's beer, brewed in Tasmania; where Cascade is a bit tastier than Boag's. Surprisingly, the Solomon Islands in the tropical...
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    I've done it, my very first TPK...

    A dragon on an open battle field mostly doesn't fit into the CR system. As already mentioned, he has more options to move (3D, most PCs only can move in 2D), a nasty breath weapon and quite high physical strength. Give him some good melee feats (Snatch, Flyby Attack, Power Attack, Improved...
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    Scariest Monsters?

    Hmm, to my players: 1) Nightwalkers. Three of them recently crushed a Holy Avenger and a Sunblade...(I'm a vile evil DM!) 2) Great Wyrm Red Dragon. One of those knocked at the door of the party's keep to collect his taxes :] For me: 1) Atropal (ELH). The picture of that monster ist just...
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    Guys playing girls (chime in, ladies)

    After some 13 years of D&D, I'm now playing a female PC for the first time (I'm male). I'v played only a few sessions so far, so I'm not really accustomed to the new PC. She is a witch from Rashemen (not a Hathran yet, but perhaps sometimes), looks quite good (Cha 14) but has a low Str (8). She...
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    Creating a Shifter- advice on forms?

    First of all: Are you using the 3.5 version of wild shape or the one written in Masters of the Wild? The shifter decreases a lot in power when you use the stupid 3.5 polymorph-related WS! I like the shifter prc, lots of fun ... and shifters are cool but nasty (mostly for the DM), sometimes I...
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    The Great Stat-Card Project: (UPDATED 8/9) 3rd level summoning spells

    Good job! Very handy cards. Thanx!
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