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I think the question should be: who was running the NPC Paladin? It sounds like you (the DM) started the encounter (while the PC's were taking the 'smart' route) and you (the DM) ended the encounter with the NPC guide when all the PC´s were no longer able to answer the questions. if both...

Also, IIRC, Shield spell blocks Magic Missile

How about Thrall of Orcus, from the Book of Vile Darkness? Bone Knight from Eberron: Five Nations might also appeal to you.

D&D is, for a large part, a game of chance. That said, not all rolls are equal. Rolling for stats stays with you your entire character's life, seconded by hp rolls. That is why they introduced point-buy. Turning the other way (more random generation instead of less) could be 'interesting'...

Does this mean you can copy a Paladin spell from a Divine Scroll into your spellbook? or is that still prohibited?

I'm only one level away from getting into the Silver Pyromancer prestige class (Eberron:Five Nations) which, among other abilities, adds the Paladin spells to your arcane class's spell-list. I'd like to prepare these things in advance, because I never know how much time I'll have when the time...

No apolagies necessary, but I'd like to nuance my previous point, since I didn't think it came across: A low stat does not a character trait make. However, it CAN function as a starting point to flesh out your character. So the Maistlin Rajere wizard with the low strength doesn't HAVE to...

Template modifiers are a measure of how powerfull a race is, and how much you should adjust the XP table to account for that. You do not actually get ANYTHING for level adjustments (no hp, no skillpoints, no ability bonuses, not anything). There is, therefore, no 'first level of a...

Assuming 3.5 (and not Pathfinder) you don't get additional skillpoints from Intelligence increased through an item or spell (those are non-permanent increases, so no skillpoints). You also don't get additional skillpoints from earlier levels when reasing your INT through a Tome or from a lvl...

Just wanted to add another option I have had a DM use, particularly interesting because it actually introduced low stats: roll 5d6 drop 2 lowest 4 times, roll 5d6 drop 2 highest 2 times. This should result in 4 high stats and 2 low stats. With all high stats, your character becomes kind of...

It's one of the less thought out rules in 3.5, IMO, together with max hp at first level. Sure, it makes sense to give starting characters some kind of boost to make sure they're not totally useless (starting out with 1hp and/or 1 skill point isn't much fun) However, it immediately brings up...

Just wants to add my to cents to the discussion: I've been playing D&D for 20 years now, and I've never used point buy. Not as a player, not as a DM. We used to use the standard 3d6 in order, no rerolls when playing Rules Cylopedia D&D. Now, we use the standard 4d6 drop lowest, assign...

GURPS range/speed table using metric system: GURPS Metric Speed/Range Table from their official site, pdf containing (among others) the speed/range and size modifier tables: http://www.sjgames.com/gameaids/gurps/Combat_Table.pdf

As a matter of fact, I don't like the Arcane Archer. I find its abilities (except for the imbue arrow) to be either: 1. underpowered. The magic bonusses to arrows, that don't stack with your magic bow and/or arrows, are a derelict from 3.0, where DR/+x was common. In 3.5, all you get is an...

And, luckily for the SFW, over her bottom too :)

I must say I like the idea of rogues getting (significantly) more out of daggers than out of longswords. But I agree greatsword wielders shouldn't get nerfed. This is why I suggested (early on in the thread) to keep 'slow' weapons on the standard progression (+5) and move the other two...

If you really want something like this, I suggest taking a look at the size/distance/speed modifiers GURPS uses. It may need some converting, but you could use the size modifiers for that. (since they do have a D&D equivalent)

I've got a (beginning) player who wants to combine Divine Magic with Ranged Combat. When I tried to find out what he wanted exactly, he mentioned the Arcane Archer ability to imbue arrows, and expressed the desire to do something similar with Divine (most probably Druid) spells. I've done...

..And if someone can give me a set of starting parameters, I'd be willing to do the math. What would be required? -All attack bonusses from lvl 1 through 20 -combined with all possible strength scores -against all possible AC's (anyone have an AC range suggestion?) -with all options of power...

Dire Rat is probably the appropriate replacement for Giant Rat. or possibly Horrid Rat (one of the Eberron books, IIRC) not sure whether there is a Dire Toad somewhere.