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Nice. Was he strength-based? I'm aiming toward a Celestial Armor myself, mithril if my DM will allow it (there appears to be some dissention as to whether named items can be made of mithril to add those properties). It's funny you should mention that, I just noticed Fireball was on our spell...

I don't think this would fit in with my CG pirate/swashbuckler's moral compass, but regaining some points whenever confirming a crit would still be pretty amazing. With a 15-20 threat range, that's gotta give me 1-2 back each combat! :D

I read a post today talking about "wyroot" which is apparently a special material of some sort from Ultimate Equipment that can return a pool point whenever you confirm a crit with it. Worth looking into!

This. The author was playing with the sounds.

I do not own any books, but have played 4e for a short while. Didn't like it, obviously. For me the biggest issue was the homogenization of the classes. I don't want a rogue, fighter, and wizard to all play essentially the same. I liked the diversity in class design of 3.5. I also felt as...

Skills are also simpler and consolidated. You can only have ranks equal to your level, and a class skill just means a flat +3 to the skill.

I'm going to go with Con poison. So nasty.

What magic items does a magus need? So after taking in the advice from this thread, I wound up rolling up a dex-based magus for our upcoming game. I just liked the idea of him being lightly armored, which fits in well with the airship theme the campaign will have. At level 1 he's got a rapier...

I disagree. The description of the feat's effect on the table is You can try and argue semantics I suppose, but the rule seems crystal clear that it only applies to the scimitar.

Dunno, think I will stick with my golden Dwarven Stones. I like the weight of 'em. :D These look nice, but I'm not sure I am seeing what makes them different from standard dice...?

I love OotS, or as I like to call it nowadays, "The Tarquin Show."

While Dervish Dance is a great option, note it requires forgoing a shield or TWF. :)

I optimize because fiddling with the mechanics to perfect a concept is a large part of the fun for me. It's why a deep system like 3.5 or Pathfinder can hold my attention for years, whereas a fun but shallow system like Savage Worlds can't keep me engaged for a long period of time. I don't try...

Odd. It'd never occur to me to game the system to this degree. Sure, I like to optimize my characters but... *shakes head* The downside to this attempt to curb the insanity is that it sets up a system where int items receive far less benefit than others. A strength boost always provides...

Cool. I do recall reading a dev quote that everything is retroactive and therefore it needn't be stated every time. But then I came across the faq/errata about the headband of int and how it doesn't provide retroactive skill points, because the skill associated with the headband takes the...

If you increase your intelligence bonus post-character creation, does that give you another bonus language?

I agree. Don't get me wrong, I like the magic level and the powers of items. I just always found the concept that all the power was in your outfit silly. I wish there were some way to model the magic item increase that didn't include magic items. :p

I usually go with something along the lines of (in order of lowest to highest) Commoner Lord Baron Earl Duke/Archduke King It should be noted that often nobles had multiple titles. So the king's wizard might mostly be referred to as a mage, but also have an earldom kicking around, which would...

Magus is actually another class I'm strongly considering. However, reading over these and the paizo boards the last couple weeks, I've gotten the impression that a fighter can perform much better than a magus in dealing raw damage, so figured that might be something to explore. How would...

I would allow this. One action to "draw"/throw the plant and one action to cast the spell seems more than payment enough to balance the effect you're getting. And I see no flavor or cheese reason to disallow it, though flavor-wise a seed pod or giant gourd or something might be more appropriate.