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I, for one, hate rolling stats with the fiery passion of ten thousand Hells (with the exception of WFRP). I very greatly prefer when all characters start with an even playing field, and are shaped solely by the choices of the players. Very little will turn me off from a game faster than having...

I don't think this is a problem of the math so much as a problem with the Rule of One in the old versions of the ruleset. When "1"s cancel out successes, you do run into problems where more dice = more 1s = more botches/failures, but I seem to recall seeing some graphics recently in regards to...

They are in my games, but then I use the Unearthed Arcana Paladins of Honor/Tyranny/Freedom/Slaughter variants. :) That the LG/NG/LN powers could have paladins while all the other alignments could not irked me. I dislike imbalance in that way.

I think that's the point at which I would murder Elan. But maybe I'm just in a bad mood today.

Unless I'm going for a class or concept that absolutely demands a demihuman, I'll go with the human. As has been mentioned, the extra feat, skill points, Favored Class: Any are just too nice to pass up, on the whole.

Allow me to dissent. I've always viewed the "may restore negative levels" clause to be an indication of capacity. I've further taken the "restores 1 level lost per casting" to apply to negative levels as well, for the reason you point out: Greater Restoration explicitly says "all negative...

It's worth noting, though, that even if you get the levels restored you're in for some hurt. Restoration will return the level, but it will restore you to the minimum XP required for the level. So if after your level-draining encounter you're 1 XP away from 4th (5,999 XP), fail your Fort save...

To be fair, I'm not sure he knew Libby was dead by that point, let alone that Jack was able to use some of the heroin for medicinal purposes.

I voted loose restrictions, often used. Except for the brief period in between the release of the PHB and the DMG back in 2000, I can't think of a single character anyone in the group made made that was not at the very least aiming to get a PrC once they fulfilled the requirements.

I'm apparently different from everyone, for I pronounce it "a-KARE-on".

Unsurprisingly, mine is another fireball story. I was also playing a CN wild mage at the time, and we had cowed three hobgoblins or bugbears into submission. We were chasing a fire elemental through some corridors, and the party bard (on his first session) and I were staying behind, away from...

Well, this fighter isn't completely screwed. His incorporeal touch AC is low, though, but any self-respecting fighter of that level will have things like deflection bonuses, insight bonuses, dodge bonuses, etc., all of which function against inc. touches. Additionally, because he is wielding a...

Well, even high-level casters are limited by the "One quickened spell a round" rule, so having all your spells be quickened would be counterproductive. Still, half quickened, half not is potent, and nasty.

Doesn't work quite that way. While the Arcane Archer is capable of using each of those special powers, he can't use them all at once. Each one requires a standard action to use (probably for the very reason you outlined above). This is addressed in the Epic Level Handbook, to mixed reviews...

I <3 chess. Regrettably, I've not been able to play in many years. I've been dying to use the set my wife got me some years ago, but nobody I know is really interested. I was at one point OK at the game, but am now sure that if pitted against nearly anyone I would receive a sound thrashing.

Having just looked it up, that section isn't saying "You must spend CL + 3 skill points for a rank in a new skill", but rather "The maximum number of ranks you can buy in your new skill is your character level + 3 for class skills or half that cross-class skills." EDIT: "+ 1.5"? Where was my...

No, she's revealed as an animagus in book 4. This fact is used to blackmail her in book 5 to write the pro-Potter piece for the Quibbler.

Eschew Materials.

Unless you're using the UA specialist variants like my group is. I gave up my familiar to be able to cast Summon Monster spells as a standard action rather than a whole round. I find it to be a reallly good trade.

I have a conjurer who gave up Enchantment and Illusion because I love the necromancy. Losing Illusion hurts. Sure, you don't get wacky things like Illusory Wall, Invisibility, and Shadow Conjuration, but you lose defense staples like Displacement and Mirror Image. Also, by picking those...