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My current PCs are all a unit of the town guard. We started "You all meet in the bar, after your shift". Of course, that town has since been razed, so I guess they are adventurers now. -Tatsu

The best one I have seen was a group I play in. Every time the paladin had to make a heal check, the player would tell the DM "I'm going to use that special item". Then his PC would hide himself from the other PC's and make the check. This drove us (the other players) nuts with curiosity...

Well, maybe there is a reason this is the bad part of town. Maybe everyone who spends a lot of time here suffers ill fate. Maybe shops that use these warehouses seem to go under more often. It could be a powerful daemon possessing the area (IIRC, they can possess some land and curse everyone...

Don’t worry about it, I have been aware of Graf’s feelings about me for a long time. I have tried a few times to reach out and mend the relationship directly and through mutual friends, but the man just plain doesn’t like me and I work well as a cause of all his troubles. But this drama does...

I've had one group dissolve (somewhat because of my bad DMing) and been forced to leave a group. The first was when I took over for our long time DM, who needed a break. This guy (Graf) was the best DM I have ever played with, and he is the kind of guy who knew everything about the world he...

Well, to me, it's a matter of explaining balance. I think it is assumed that in most worlds, there exists some kind of balance between good / evil, law / chaos. There are plenty of worlds where one axis is dominant, but I think the core worlds are supposed to be fairly balanced. So, if you...

Wait, if they become outsiders, and don't have a human subtype, are they still human? If they are immune to Bane weapons, they must not be human. If they are not human, do they loose the bonus feat / skillpoints ? Hmm, seems poorly thought out.

I would be happy to play a paladin in a 'loose everything' game, but only if the fighter, cleric, and wizard ALSO would loose everything if the DM every even slightly disagreed about how to roleplay the PC. The Paladin code is silly. It was tossed in the can a long time ago in my little world...

If you are making the check because someone else has done something at the time (a person lies to you, or hides from you) you just make it for free, not even on your turn. If you want to try again, you need to use an action. You walk into a room, you see the hiding guy or you don't...

This reminds me of a family member of mine. He was watching Starwars Ep 1 and he kept yelling that a little boy COULDN’T pilot a ship that well. He didn’t bat an eye as people used the force to fly, whipped out light sabers and sliced through everything, and all the rest of the stuff. He was...

I've always found that in 3.5 the best way to really scare a PC is with something that damages equipment, rather than people. A big bad Paladin will wade into a mosh-pit of evil, but he will run like a wee lass from a single rust monster. -Tatsu

First off, skip Shield of faith at this level, go for Protection from Evil. (Assuming most things are evil). They both give +2 AC, but Prot evil also gives you the mind protection stuff. Domains, go for War and Magic. Fate is also nice, but I still prefer magic for wands. As for feats, how...

I usually assume the PC's are taking 10 on awareness (spot/listen) if it's a passive thing. If they stop and try to see / hear something (take a move action in game terms) they roll. That has made life much easier for me as DM.

Is this what we are talking about? (H = Horse, F= Fighter, G= Golem) If so, and the fighter wants to move from E5 to B5, he will draw an attack from the golem when he leaves both E5/ If he Withdraws, he will draw no attacks for leaving E5; but he will still draw one for leaving D5. He...

But what about for PCs made at higher levels? Then the penalty is in the past, and all that's ever played is the bonus. That's not cool ;-( -Tatsu

As had been said, some feats require later levels (by requiring a high BAB or the like). So if a PC saved all his feats until he could get only the good ones, he's more powerful. If that has been balanced against the fact that he had NO feats for a few levels is up to you. I would allow it if...

Well, if you are the one crafting the wands, make them from adamantine. That'll give you a lot of hardness and hitpoints. Plus, when you use it up, you just reuse the metal stick. -Tatsu

It sounds like the one they may have to fight is a BBEG, if so, go with a PC class for him. For a noble, bard works really well, just make his perform skill "oration" and have him give really good speeches. He’ll climb the social ranks really quickly with his “charming personality”. As for the...

Sounds good, but how long does NPC-A have to be in contact with NPC-B to have to make a save? One round within 30'? One minute of close (5') contact? Is there a rule somewhere I'm missing? -Tatsu P.S> I'm strangly honored to have been pondering teh same rule as Hyp ! Hmm, maybe I need to...

So I’m making mid to long-term evil plans for my campaign (I’m Dm). So, if someone casts “contagion” on someone, the initial DC is the normal DC for that level of spell, and the secondary DC is the one listed in the PHB. Here’s the question, can the victim then pass the disease to others? If...