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Man, it's a great thing that people can speak out about things they don't like - even (and especially!) when they don't have any actual knowledge on the topic. Rumors and theories abound, mixed in with random bits of truth. This is the basis for which to found a decision? All I can say is...

Let's not forget a few things: 1) The D&D world features many things that our real world does not. Like magic. Things which are expensive in real life can be quickly Fabricated. Magic can also make crops more productive, and weather control can really keep the risk out of farming. Many...

"However, while your character is only being reduced slightly in power " He's not my character, he's a character in the game I DM. "However, while your character is only being reduced slightly in power " He's being tremdously reduced in power. "Why be mad at that? He's still totally...

"But we could go back and forth with examples and counter-examples for months. I think that if you remove the two R&R spells from the equation, you'll drop the fighter's effectiveness tenfold, even with the new addition to Power Attack." True, and that's basically what I did. I never presented...

"PS use another example. If you can find a CR 25 creature that can't cast spells and can't fly and doesn't have a breath weapon ... etc ... then I'll agree with you (if you use only core rules, of course)." Alright, I hope this puts to bed the whole "but the dragon would..." arguments that were...

Why do people keep complaining that things aren't "Core"? Are you telling me that there's a whole bunch of people who just buy 3 books and never ever ever buy another d20 book? Not even those by WOTC? I mean, that's fine if you do, BUT THE POINT OF THE D20 SYSTEM IS TO ALLOW OTHERS TO MAKE...

"I don't see Sanguine Strength in the book, so I'm assuming its Strength of Kadum renamed to fit your campaign... I hope your party has access to blood from a creature with 38 strength..." Actually, that's only the Arcane material component. The Divine version requires none. "As for...

That's not the point. The point is a CR 25 dragon shouldn't be afraid of a single 18th level fighter. He shouldn't HAVE to run away after the fighter gets one round of attacks and takes him down to half health. He's SUPPOSED to be a challenge for 4 25th level PCs! A dragon in line with the...

"I don't quite understand how an 18th level fighter can single-handedly kill a CR 25 dragon in 2 or 3 rounds. " Well, here's how it breaks down, and by the end of this I'll show you how a single PC can approach 1000 points of damage in 3 rounds, so stick with me. Take a Great Wyrm Red Dragon...

"I see this time and time again where it seems like a group just decides things without actually considering all the players..." Well, usually my group takes an informal poll. As I said earlier, I was opposed to Skills and Powers, but all the players wanted it. My options were basically 1)...

Actually, I originally wrote something to point out the error in your judgement, and the reasons for which you totally miss the point. I have since realized that you look at a rainbow and only see black and white. If you cannot see the game beyond damage dealt vs damage taken, then nothing I...

Untrue. If you've got a DM who doesn't take his player's abilities into account then you've got a bad DM. That's another very important part of the balance. If your players don't have any +3 weapons yet, then 5 Iron Golems will probably be a bad idea for a "challenge". The players should be...

Who said I was talking about his particular character? I was making general statements based on comments by the majority of people who are vocal against 3.5.

"I also DM and personaly don't think any of the changes are neccessary or improvements. If you spent any time as a player in 3e you could DM 3e quite well. I hadn't run into any balance issues anytime I ran... not in one shots, not in campaigns, not high level (25th), not mid level (15), and not...

This is probably true in most cases. The unfortunate thing is they probably don't consider these revisions from the perspective of the other players, or the DM. The game is about EVERYONE having fun, not being the "best" damage dealer around. Unless that's what all the players (and DM)...

"I'm wondering just how easy or not it will be for 3.0 characters to co-exist with these new 4.0 characters. Or is conversion of everthing a must?" Well, that depends on the characters, and the abilities you are trying to preserve. For most combat abilities, they probably should be converted...

I'm really looking forward to 3.5, as it will fix a number of problems that as the DM I've either had to work around, or houserule anyway. One of those problems is the escalation of power for players vs those of the monsters. This gets more pronounced the higher up in levels that you go...

Doesn't that put him in Epic territory, without any Epic feats or levels? Is this just not a problem?

Alright, this may seem obvious to some of you, but I have a question. Could an 18th level wizard use a Rod of Maximazation (or any other...) while casting a 9th level spell? Assume that wizard has a high INT. Thanks!

"Greatsword, Flaming and Shocking Burst, does not do 4d6. It does 2d6+1d6[fire]+1d6[shock]. On a critical hit -- multipleir increased through Weapon Master ability -- it does 6d6+1d6[fire]+1d6[shock]+3d10[shock]. That's a total of 8d6+3d10, not 10d6+3d10." I believe that the Holy aspect (which...