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Hex Ars Magica vs. Dark Ages: Mage

Let me put in a second recomendation for Ordo Noblis. It is a very good book. I've read life in a medieval castle as well and although it is also a useful book it would 1) be much harder to canabalize for RPG use and 2) not support my favorate game in the world (Ars Magica).

It costs 100gp per page to scribe a spell in a book. Spells take up a number of pages equal to twice their level (1 page for level 0 spells) so level / cost 0/100 1/200 2/400 3/600 4/800 5/1000 6/1200 7/1400 8/1600 9/1800 I know that this has always been a major expense for the wizard that I...

The metamind presige class in the psionic handbook is built on the idea that it grants the character taking it more psionic power points than they would otherwise have. Sadly the nimber of power points that the class gets is tied to level of metamind rather than "caster level" as a result a...

Cheap B grade. Dungeons and Dragons: While perhaps not as closely related to D&D as "Hawk the Slayer" it's sets and effects are stronger than many of the other cheap B grade pictures. While the plot is weak and most of the acting is poor Jermy Irons hams up an evil wizard that is hilariously...

Personally I enjoy all of the five-foot stepping involved with getting three people the flank bonus. Remember that when the opponent gets his or her action he or she will undoubtedly move at least a five step forcing the characters to readjust. I find this sort of maneuvering rewarding. I can...

Kaji, can you back that up please? I'd always thought that see invisible did allow you to see sheild spells and walls of force.

Yum, tastes like chicken.

I don't believe that this is right. The character cannot put skill points into the skill unless he's advancing in a class that has use magic device (it is exclusive). But the max number of skill ranks is character level +3 not rouge level +3. (Tyrrell looks at his words and considers the...

Would triggering a spell from a contingency qualify as "casting"?

Ectogoo and the post-erata vigor are both excellent choices that I did not know about before. I now wish that I hadn't selected hustle. Thank you all for your assistance.

I'm not familiar with ectogoo? is it in the psioncs book? what does it do? (I've been surprised by how often I find myself using hustle in the middle of a combat due to manuvering of my party and my oponants. About once every 2 fights)

This example, and I suspect a goodly proportion of the many other examples, fails to take into account the scribe scroll feat. For cost of 6 exp and 75 gp what wizard is not going to have a scroll of knock or two?

I've found twice since my wizard character has had ice storm (and, no I'd never take it as a sorcerer) that the fact that ice storm is range long rather than range medium has made a huge difference. Ice storm is one of the few offensive spells that you can throw on a scroll without getting...

Dont have stats with me, Strength is a sixteen (raised at level 4) dex is 13 or 14 as is con, int is (i think) 12 Wisdom is 11 or 12 and chr 9 or 10 the character is human and chaotic good. I've been throwing points into tumble among other things

I have a psychic warior in a game who is about to get fifth level. He uses the great sword and I would like to continue with this. When the character gets to fifth level I will want to grab a third first level power. This is the last first level power that the character will ever be able to...

Has there ever been a ruling against the armor bonus from a sheild stacking with the cover bonus from a tower sheild? If a tower sheild has an enhancement bonus is it an enhancement to the cover bonus or is it sort of a free floating armor bonus?

In our game we have on occaion commisioned the creation of magic items from NPC's that we know. This has included improving the weapons used by our fighting folks and the creation of two hefty wands. (in addition to more petty magic creation)

Not as good as the first five by a long shot. I enjoyed them a bit though.

Damage from the two handed sword is 2d6 + thundering (1d6?)+ 2 (magic enhancement) + strength bonus + half of your strength bonus. Damage from the two short swords is 2d6 + 4 (magic enhancement) + Strength bonus + half of your strength bonus So the two handed sword does more damage. On the...