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Spell-like ability is awesome, especially for spells you would cast more than once a day. They should probably be above 5th level to justify the cost of using a 5th level slot. Consider: * Energy Immunity - (TaB) lasts 24 hours, you'd be immune to 2 types of energy per day. * Moment of...

Those are awesome! Brings back memories. :) "civilisation" ends a little abruptly. Any chance of correcting that? (I feel guilty even asking since it took you so long to do them). That said, any chance of getting one of the battle songs from the soundtrack, too? :p Thanks Trainz!

You're casting a pretty wide net over the definition of "information". I believe the intent was for Mind Blank to guard against attempts to discern personal information (as in what's in the user's mind). Actually, they corrected that with a FAQ for 3.0... I found a website that references...

OK, I went back and looked at the difference between Arcane Eye and Arcane Sight. Arcane Eye is in the [Scrying] subschool. It is an actual scrying spell which Mind Blank explicitly guards against. Arcane Sight is a line-of-sight divination spell (not a scrying spell). I know that doesn't...

Not exactly addicted, but I do like it alot. The onslaught mode adds some tactics to the game, and the vehicles are cool. I also like the bombing run map... pretty sweet. :) About half of my matches so far have felt a little laggy. I chalk that up to temporary servers. How has your...

Mind Blank doesn't guard against True Seeing or any other spell designed to look at a character (such as Greater Arcane Sight or See Invisibility). Mind Blank can't shield the effects on the character (which these divination spells can see) or obscure normal vision, but do make him immune to...

I'm interested in the same thing. It would be nice to have one device that could perform several functions like that. I did a little research a couple of weeks ago and concluded that I'll wait for the next generation or so before I consider buying one. Microsoft's site lists a few pocket pc...

Ah, cool. I was reading those last night before bed. Thanks for clearing that up!

Human paragon: +1 spellcasting level? Everyone keeps saying "+1 spellcaster level". I read it last night and I thought it said "+1 Wizard level". Did I read it wrong? Or has there been an errata to where it applies +1 to any spellcasting level? Or is everyone just generalizing and I'm not...

8 - 12 months?? d20 4.0 will be out by then. :p jk I understand about development schedules... I'm a software developer myself. It seems like a PDA wouldn't be the ideal device for a combat map application since it has a small display. Can they even display 640 x 480? And on the subject...

Wow... these are some pretty cool concepts. Maybe you could mount the projector high and have it shine into a mirror that reflects to the table? But I suppose you'd still have a shadow problem when players leaned over it. How do you play with the map projected against the wall? Do you move...

Just out of curiousity, what's your timeline for completing these projects? They seem very ambitious and difficult (but cool).

I recently watched 2 Japanese films that surprised me: Samurai Fiction - apparently samurai movies are like cowboy movies in the US. This one incorporates a contemporary soundtrack (it sounds great) and the story has a lot of cool elements. One word of warning: don't expect awesome martial...

The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-Earth (RTS) Half-Life 2 UT 2004 looks promising... kudos to them for actually supplying a demo before the commercial release.

True... new technology at a premium price. I think the price will drop after it matures a little bit like most pc technology. Currently I use my work-supplied notebook at the table when I DM, but its a little bulky. It seems like the tablet pc would be more natural like a book, like you said...

Has anyone used a tablet computer (slate or convertible) at the table during a game? It seems like this type of computer would be much more convenient than using a notebook pc. In fact the DM could get up, walk around the table, reference the tablet, move minis around, and write notes without...

Hey it's cool! No offense taken. We used to fudge more in 1st and 2nd edition when the rules were "looser". 3rd edition rules are pretty consistent and well defined and our group likes to play by them. It's not unusual for someone to bring up a +1 modifier here or there from some obscure rule.

My group looks up rules all the time, and we've been playing consistently since 3rd edition was released. We can't remember every little modifier, spell or combat rule. Maybe we're just a little slow on the uptake. ;) As for notes, I like using MS Word on the notebook, but sometimes just...

How about giving it a druid master who casts enhancements spells on it? Or maybe a gnoll ranger rider who likes to attack with lance or bow? Other than that I like the template ideas... you should find a suitable one in the MM if you have it... like a fiendish wyvern who smites with its...

Thanks Chris! I didn't realize there was a free IDE out there. Fortunately I have access to VS.NET from work but hopefully your tip will benefit others.