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I think a quick study of the real battle would have stood you in good stead. The Persians could ill afford standing around. Xerxes didn't attack immediately, but instead wasted several days. Imagine the food and water consumption of 200,000 men in the field, the cavalry horses, and the beasts...

Fly, Overland Flight, air walk and wind walk also can nullify the need for Move Silently, Ride, and Climb, not just balance. Summon Nature's Ally IV (Unicorn) really removes the need for the Heal skill. Gaseous Form helps bypass such irritating tings as locked doors, traps. Featherfall and...

Lots of good suggestions in this thread: Remember the LotR scene of Helm's Deep, where repeatedly the actions of a few defenders have impact on a desperate battle: holding out long enough for the reinforcements to arrive. Another important task, as mentioned before in the thread, is the...

With regards to puzzles and the like, most high-level wizards should be able to solve them outright, whereas most players of wizards, may struggle. As DM, I've adjusted results based on who does what: Players running ½-Orc Int 6 barbarians have their Characters get headaches when they look at a...

You could try Gary Gygax's Necropolis, which should be available on the cheap from Amazon (used hardcover). Haven't run it, and it was years since I gave it an eye-over, so you should check out the online reviews first. Found an as always informative review by Merric B: here

City of the Spider Queen? Review from RPGnet here I do recall playing through it online, with a group of characters at 10th level. It was tough, but not as tough as the reviewer seems to make out. That could be the DM, though. Perhaps it also had something to do with us being around 6 to 8...

Sure, DND fanbase is splintered, and has been, ever since year 1. We can discuss the wherefores and whys about flavour, and nitpick over which set rules interprets reality best for the game flavour we are trying to create. All good and well. I started playing in 1982. DMed since 1983...

IMC, the Near East is the battleground for the Roman and Persian Empires. The Persian being a monotheistic Necromantic Lich-led empire. To encourage more flavour, I have developed a lot of differences between the empires; Not just Arms and Armour, but base Classes, PrC, Feats, Spells, etc...

In Ancient times, there were elephants in what is today Syria. Egyptian pharoahs hunted them (as well as the Hittites, and others). Another animal existing in ancient times included Lions (which is why the symbol of the Shah was a lion), and there still are a few Asiatic cheetah's eeking out a...

U1 and I6 were both just fantastic, and get revisited when the opportunity arises.

Article about Lantan portals...

:-S :erm: ? Sorry dude! Debate is meant to be good. Was it misconstrued, or not thought through? Is there a "quick statement" icon I missed? Forum is bad media for gauging intent.

Ashgaton, I disagree with your description of alignment. In DnD, it is absolute. There is no waffling about Evil acts being "nice". Nice is no axis on any alignment chart I've seen. Of consideration, is only Good, or Evil. Law or Chaos. Evil may on occasion do a deed that appears good, but that...

Ashtagon, you state "By "benefit" I wasn't referring to wealth, or survivability, or popularity. I was referring to that which enhances and nourishes their souls/spirits. IN a D&D game world, this is a very real thing." You weren't very clear about that. And yet, even in DnD, this "nourishing...

You stated; "The good thing is to consider what will result in the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people." Which is blatantly wrong, as that kind of thinking leads to genocide, and all sorts of nasty crap when lead to it's logical extreme.

Detect Evil, is a very blunt instrument, and shouldn't really be used to track ordinary mortals. I recall a thread once upon a time that discussed whether the "Evil Creature" listing in the spell description was referring to alignment, or creature sub-type. At least in 3.x. If creature sub-type...

My point being, that being Nice, is not good enough. If Good is not even Nice, then what is? Evil could never be nice, it can only pretend to be. Good holds itself to higher standards. Good does the right thing, because it is not easy, but right. It is not easy to release those surrendered, or...

And that is perfectly acceptable behaviour, IMO. The distinction is, having accepted their surrender, to then slaughter them, can in no way be construed as a "good" act. The difficulty approaches when the Frost Giant scullery maid has had no weapon. But I would differ and say that even...

I disagree completely with that shallow statement. Your 1-liner philosophy rapidly devolves into permitting genocide, rape, and other atrocities. What measure of benefit? Worldly possessions? Spiritual (try measuring that!)? Which races/people get counted? To what degree?

Surrender or not? Character's should not care about their alignment. Player's should roleplay their character. Lawful Good is not just a stat on the Character sheet, it is a summary of the character's outlook on life and underlying morals. DM's should explain what is acceptable behaviour in...