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Mixed feelings. It would work, but I'd rather see it as a spell. There are only so many feats one can take. -Stuart

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#ringGates -Stuart

Right - if you need to direct the spell, you'd have to be able to see it somehow. If it was targeting the object or a point in space centered on the object, you wouldn't. -Stuart

Well, starting out with Scout rather than Swashbuckler will give you a ton more skill points. Additional levels of Swashbuckler will give you better BAB and hit points than scout. If I were you, as long as you have an Int bonus, I'd end up at Scout 3/Swash 3 at level 6... and then probably...

Oh - there would be many military uses for this. Cast it on an object and bury it. Instant land mine. Give someone a token that you've cast this on. Teleport 100 miles away. Cast a spell on the token - attack spell, buff spell, illusion spell, whatever. -Stuart

That might be another possible use, though I wasn't necessarily thinking that it would have an effect upon range. I was thinking more along the lines of using it to cast a spell somewhere when you don't have line of effect. A simple example: Someone comes to the door of your tower when you are...

Best monster ever. -Stuart

I think Dungeon Specialist would be amazingly fun to play... and not just in the Dungeon. Consider a Scout with a climb speed, a lot of ranks in Jump and Hide, and throwing weapons who is in the trees... -Stuart

I have an idea for a spell, but I really have no clue at what level to peg it: Rough relevant info: Magic Relay Target: either a point in space or an object (~ 1 cubic foot/level?) Duration: longish (either 10 min or 1 hr per level) Description: essentially, the spell would create a virtual...

Druid - take a variant that loses the animal companion... or replace it with the elemental companion (Complete Mage?)... or just have an animal companion that fills a completely different niche than your last one (say, a bird or a mount or something). Beguiler - This could work as your noble...

It is interesting... but not really what I'm looking for... -Stuart

Thanks. I've been trying to strike a balance with this. In my initial draft, they were pretty much ineffective every other round. I probably went overboard the other direction. I like Focused Fury - you aren't going to be using that all the time... and, if you do, you'll be taking a...

FYI: some notes on the Ascetic Combat focus will be on delivering status effects as swift actions through unarmed melee touch attacks or unarmed strikes: stunning, dazing, disarming, tripping, etc. At high levels, this might become a ranged touch attack. Multiclassing will allow an ascetic...

If you go that route, I'd recommend playing a Human and mixing in two levels of Ranger: 1 - Scout 1 (Point Blank Shot, Dodge)) 2 - Fighter 1 (Precise Shot) 3 - Fighter 2 (Weapon Focus, Mobility) 4 - Ranger 1 5 - Ranger 2 (Rapid Shot) 6 - Fighter 3 (Shot on the Run) 7 - Fighter 4 (Manyshot) 8+...

The Warblade doesn't recover as a free action, precisely. It recovers by making a standard attack in which it doesn't get to use a maneuver. Coupled with the facts that the Warblade (1) doesn't get many maneuvers and (2) won't be making full attacks often, it isn't that bad. -Stuart

Over in my blog, I've been talking about my dissatisfaction with the Monk. My solution? Split it into two classes: the martial artist and the ascetic. Build them so that they multiclass well together. Below are my notes for the martial artist. Comments/suggestions are more than welcome. HD...

How useful the feat is depends almost wholly upon your DM's style. I've seen DMs who will essentially give free action spot/listen checks to everyone - which devalues the feat. If you aren't sure how your DM will handle things, the two of you should have a chat before you decide whether the...

I'd be hard-pressed to make this sort of a character without dipping into Monk for two levels - it would give you Improved Unarmed Strike, Improved Grapple, Combat Reflexes, Flurry, Evasion, Wis to unarmored AC, d6 unarmed damage, and superior saves and skills at very little cost (one point of...

Arcane Strike is rather powerful when combined with Wraithstrike... or Wraithstrike and Whirling Blade. The biggest limitation is that most arcane casters who have access to those spells aren't really cut out for melee. When you get into multiclassing Sorcerer/Monks, Sorcerer/Paladins...

Here's another option: All class skills from all character classes are permanent class skills. All characters gain a number of additional class skills equal to their Int modifier. AND either Double the number of skill points a character gets from their class levels OR Give each character a...