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How does one go about finding how many charges are in a staff or wand? I've read the Analyze Dweomer spell, and it doesn't say that it tells you how many charges such an item has. Is the DM the only one who knows? Is there a way to find out? Thanks!

How do you get all the characters together, and make it interesting and believeable? I've DM'd for awhile now (10+ years), but I'm starting a new game this coming weekend with more players than I've ever had (8). What are some good ideas to actually get the characters together as a group so...

Does someone have a link to the sword styles thread from the old boards? I'd really appreciate if somebody would post it. Thanks!

I guess that maybe a bit more info is needed. The NPC is a cleric, and I thought of making him a genasi, since he worships the elements. But, that wasn't really the power level I was looking for since I've already given him a few more abilities. I was looking at the Elemental Savant from T&B as...

...would you give to an NPC who is a half-god? Let's say you want a major NPC (good or bad, doesn't matter), that was the offspring of a greater deity. What types of immunities/resistances would they have? How powerful would you make them? Any ideas or suggestions on a half-deity template...

Lawful Good Dwarf Fighter Ranger Interesting.

Anybody here remember this elemental deity? The patron god of fire elementals in 2e. Along with Grumbar for earth, Istisha for water.... forget the one for air. Anyways, could you guys maybe give me some good ideas for PrC's for conversions of clerics of these deities to 3e? I have a cleric of...

Question Let's say that I have a +3 longsword that is a bane weapon. Versus its bane creature type it is +5. Right? Well, what if the party cleric casts GMW upon it, making it a +5? Does the bane property then rise as well, going to a +7? Or does the GMW not affect the bane property? That...

One nice thing.... ... that our DM does is allow a bane weapon to crit its specific creature. For example, if you have an undead bane sword, you can crit an undead. But only with that weapon. Makes it just a bit more useful, and needless to say, there are not very many bane weapons in his game...

I can't seem to find the swordstyles thread from the old boards. Could anyone provide a link? That was an awesome thread and I haven't seen Killer Shrike around. Is he still here? Thanks in advance.

My bad, dcollins. It wasn't like I was giving him false information on purpose, as you made it sound. The summoning rules in the game I play in follow alignment restrictions. I myself do not play the summoner, so had never looked up the rules for myself. Sorry.

Hmm... my group has always played it the way I described. I have a hard time believing that a LG creature would answer a summons and follow the commands of a CE mage, or vice versa. You also have to remember that a summoned creature gets to act normally for the last round of the spell and then...

Well, there /are/ some rules to govern what spells a mage/sor can cast. Namely the Summoning spells and what creatures they can summon based on their alignment. Other than that, though, I think it depends on the spells cast and the situation.

A debate is raging in another forum that I visit about rogues and magical traps. One argument is that, unless a magical trap leaves some physical evidence, then the rogue simply has no way to know it is there, thus negating his chance to disarm it. The other argument is to go with the rules as...

Hey everyone! Let's jump right in shall we? In the MM it states that Elementals have no discernable front or back and are thus not subject to flanking. However, at the beginning of the round, or with Flick of the Wrist, are they subject to sneak attack damage? What about Undead? They're...

Thanks reapersaurus! Btw, when using a double weapon, like the orcish double-ax, do you get 1.5 your STR bonus for the main head? I thought you'd only get your regular STR for the main one, and 1/2 for the second. Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Another Blade Barrier question.... Let's say I'm caught in a Blade Barrier, failing my Reflex save. What exactly can I do, or not do? Some examples: a. If I stay in my square, thus not moving, I take no more damage. b. I can cast spells, as long as I don't move, and take no damage. c. I can...

... I was impressed with the Orcish Barbarian Smackdown. I don't have Dragon #282, and was wondering if someone would be so kind as to give me a rundown on what the PrC Blessed of Gruumsh gives you. I'm thinking of loosely basing a PC from what I saw in the Smackdown thread, and would like to...

No, I'd not let him use the Ride skill to negate an attack against him. I was just pointing out an option to use for mount survival. :)

Sounds like what you should have done is talk your DM into letting you play a centaur. In fact, the MM has mention of centaur PC's at the end of the centaur description. Look at it this way, you are your own mount basically. How cool is that? Not to mention that other PC's could ride you...