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:D Ah yes, I remember the epic tale of the Head of Vecna. Truly epic.

Seriously, I'm not seeing the problem. 1) It is a sole PC. 2) How can "Balance", which shouldn't ordinarily be an issue in a standard game, even come in to consideration? There isn't anyone else to "balance out" against!! Let's face it, the only reason for "balance" in a normal group, is to...

Some things are more obvious than others. Do I really need to spell it out to you, or are you just being obtuse on purpose? 10 feet away, you cannot possibly sense a hidden compartment in a desk. If you select to keep your character that far away, you only get information on what could...

That's fine, just don't expect to have everything revealed to you beyond what you can see. You don't touch; you don't get tactile information. You don't tap, you don't hear the wall is hollow. You can't possibly detect the hidden compartment of the desk, without actually interacting with the...

Its very easy: 1) players should have to say where they are searching, for how long, and what precautions they are taking. It just simply isn't good enough to say "yeah, we search the room..." For how long? If it takes 1 Full Round Action to earn a d20 roll on 5x5 surface, it takes 16 in...

My problems with spellcasting are legion. 1) Battlefield mobility is too cheap, basically given away, for extended durations. From +30 Speed, to levitation and Flight. 2) Investing in Skills is pointless. 3) I have no problems with spells that go "bang." Normal physical challenges (heat...

So what is the category of conflict when the antagonist is a shard of your own consciousness in the shape of a saucy Dryad? Nature? Man? Woman? Self?

LOL! Amen to that! What a Truly Incredible Talent

Well, that is hardly surprising, since only a madmen would walk around in metal armour in 40 degrees celsius or more. Those heathens were mostly wearing lighter armour, more suitable to the climate. Another thing DnD fails to reflect. The risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and overexhertion in...

Once you hit 21st level, there is the Epic feat, "Bonus Domain", which grants you both the domain power and spells. From the ELH, which was 3.0, but if you are heading Epic, it's what there is.

If anything, archery is dramatically toned down in DnD, when compaed to RL. Mounted Archery feat, and the chain leading to it, is well worth your while, IF you are sure you are going to be spending enough of your adventuring time on open plains, deserts, grasslands, tundra, areas above the...

It is also remarkably easy to annotate alongside the features of your map indicating slope, depth and other changes, and add cut away views.

And so, because of an inability to deal with published costs for a pole and a ladder, nor the fact that a busted up ladder is not actually two poles (although, if you were lucky, may function as such in an emergency), you need lists of every known and imaginary substance, its relative cost and...

On Short modules: settle on a quick story, not an epic. Focus on a series of encounters, and plan to have them last 30-40 minutes each, maximum. THis means you need a maximum of 6 encounters. You can have more encounters, to create a less linear / railroad feel; that is, the party has a...

Takhisis, this thread is more than three years old!

I believe the correct term you are looking for is "Power Creep". Or, in the case of the 3.0 Epic Level Handbook: "Power Leap".

Sorry for teh funny; its my ultimate threat when one of the players IMC starts power gaming. He is notorious, in our community. I'm not against the occasional polymorph, planar binding or anything else within reason, because I don't play RAW. You started the "unpleasant insinuation" by...

Alexanderone: In combat, a fully rested mid to high level spellcaster will, or at least should, dominate over an fighter in almost all situations. Trying to demonstrate otherwise is an exercise in futility. And this statement is true even for noncombat scenarios. But the spellcaster will...

No, not a good idea, an two accounts: 1)because this "real" DM would be too tempted to have your sorcerer squashed by a falling piano-shaped planetoid. But perhaps a real player can handle that...even if his real character cannot. 2) if you think that answering this thread is time and energy...

If you don't see the point, and are happy to just cast oodles of spells to solve basic mundane every day problems, more power to you. But this means you'll have fewer spell options available, should something happen... Yep, but fear and respect, don't ensure true loyalty or willingness to...