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The usefulness of "once per day" depends a lot on how many times a day you are in combat (or need utility spells throughout the day I guess). Fight only 1-2 times it is extremely useful, 4+ times less so.

One thing that I haven't seen (admittedly maybe it is not importatnt) is the roleplaying aspect to stop the PCs attacking. Are the crossbowmen officials acting lawfully? Then PC paly's, LG or LN types shouldn't really want to kill them. PC's that are all about diplomacy should try talking...

Fixed that for you. :] Apparently a lot of people cannot see that 4e is good for you AND that 3#e is good for you. :\

My only thought is that the rules say something like: When you move through, when you cast a spell.... Which kinda vaguely implies it has to be your decision. Bull Rush explicedly mentions creating AoO's for unintended movement, a possible specific exception to the general rule.

Spiked gauntlets, maybe, but the attck would need to be with a spiked gauntet which may not allow grapples via RAW. Having a Xbow ready to fire IMHO isn't having a Xbow ready to use as a club similar to hold v weild a weapon (you need to weilding the weapon appropriately for the intended use)...

Try PHB II where they talk about alternate class packages and swapping some ability for something else (no guarantees though).

Another thing to consider is how specific the answer needs to be to olve the puzzle. You can potentially allow any answer to be correct. If a player comes up with something out of right field, but still fits all the clues you could allow that to be the answer. Game continues, player/s feels...

This Q pops up from time to time, so "lots" of people question how it works. As Mvincent wrote, show him this thread. If fact, get the whole group to look at the site. It offers a plethera of good advice, on just about every playing style there is. And i'd question the DM out of game time, in...

Passibly, but because we do not use, and don't have the MIC it could easily have went under my radar.

"But you just said that the hobgoblins were the true slaves..." What an Elan thing to say. :)

While you may have to redefine good, I have always wanted to turn a particular player's PC (who always hoarded magic items if he could) into a tree, with all his magical items changed into decorations hung up on it. :] Some (semi useful) ideas: Santa gets roaring drunk on all the alcohol plied...

There is a "must be suitable as a mount and must be willing" clause somewhere (maybe not in the ride skill but try the combat section), along with an example, a gnome riding an ogre is a willing but not appropriate mount, while a tiger is an appropriate mount but is not willing. (caveate: i'm...

You could always ask the friend how they would do it. If anyone remembers the "ring of True Strike debate" from a time ago, the cost of said item was +20 bonus * +20 bonus (~300,000gp?), not 1st level spell * 1st level spell (2000gp). How much "+" is never missing? :confused:

Why would I kid? I never claimed it was a great option, but an option it is none the less. With guisarme and feat you get a +6 sans any other bonus, negating most of the size and STR penalties to a medium sized opponent. In some cases it might be extremely useful. And as the OP mentioned, he is...

Dragon mag (330??????) had a set of feats for reach weapons, some of which was reprinted in Dragon Compendium. Guisarme is a trip weapon, so take; improved trip the +4 will help somewhat with being smaller, combat reflexes for more AoO's to potentially trip with. Other than that, I can't help...

I had someone that suggested slicing up a multiple-spell scroll which I nixed. When he asked why, I replied that a scroll is like a book. Take a page out of the book and neither bit is complete (try selling it for instance). I'm personally neutral about mass production of scrolls and potions. I...

I have often thought that having to adjudicate/wing it make it up as you go/etc as analogous to house rules. Given the above, my view forces Gary to be hypocritical (not that I think that is his intent mind you). :\

Hhhmmmmm, Hot springs (as in, just below boiling point). Although maybe not quite suitible, i've often wondered about the reflective powers of ice and snow. Have some terrain (bowl type, ravine, mesa etc) where the sunshine is reflected to a particular point (think mirrors and solar panels) to...

given nothing in the necklace's description to contradict the Fireball spell, saves, evasion etc will all work by RAW. Having some house rule to not allow evasion, a higher save DC etc I can "see" having some justification for it, but that would need to be explained to the players. And if you...

Complete Warrior does have some other feats, but there is the Tactical feat Calvary Charger, that gives you 3 uses (unhorse, extral charge damage, multiple tramples). There is a 3rd party product (PDF only?) that deals with mounts. Unofrtunately I don;t know what it is called or who by.