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I dunno, getting the Lich template with no LA and a free Phylactry seems like a good reason to stay the course.

Could be done a little more simply, I think. For one, Unearthed Arcana did it rather well, using Fort saves to resist death. A system I've used that seemed to work was pretty simple, too. If you are hit by an attack, you make a Fort save, DC 10+Str+1/2 the max roll of your damage dice, +1/2 any...

Clerics are supposed to be better at undead than wizards. You can always reflavor it for your game, bu tin normal games, Clerics are basically the masters of life and death, as part of their religious calling. Of course they're better at the death part than wizards. As for the balance thing...

The XP cost seems a bit much. Put in a clause about how you can't apply any resistances or immunities, and it works just fine without any additional cost. It doesn't end the condition, it just moves it, which seems well within the limits of a level 3 spell.

I've always prefered my "Waypoint" method. It basically amounts to "This, this and this need to happen. How it happens, on the other hand, is entirely up to you guys." It seems to work pretty well, and gives all those chances for the players to come up with a cool, unexpected way to do the same...

I wouldn't really see a problem with Close range, 1d4 damage, +1d4 damage per three levels of the highest level spell you have available to cast. Change it to pure arcane damage (no resistances apply), and you've got a feat that's actually worth taking.

And now, someone will contribute something that actually... well, actually contributes something. Edit: Sorry SteelDraco, that wasn't directed at you. And armor spikes would "stick out" from the armor enough that I'd say it's just as easy to sunder them as something else. Maybe with a -2...

Whatever you might say about the chicken's "essential nature", the eggs are still just chicken eggs. They don't suddenly become human just because the chicken used to be a human. And before you mention the Dragon-Half Dragon thing, that doesn't work. The reason that a polymorphed dragon makes a...

When I use Alignment at all, I leave the Detect Evil spell as is, but I change the class-based versions. Now, they're constantly active, with a 50ft, +10ft per level (non-cone) radius. However, they merely tell you if there is anything evil within range, and how powerful relative to yourself...

It is a bit much, which is why they lose an entire class level. That's less BAB, less HD, less skills and class features. It's up to you in the end, but it's not really that big a deal. Unless, of course, you have a bunch of munchkin power-gaming morons for players, who don't know how to avoid...

For a +1 race, those ability scores seem rather bland. Especially for a minotaur, which is supposed to be strong as all get-out. With a +x race, you don't have to worry as much about keeping the abilities perfectly even, either. +4 Str, +2 Con, -2 Dex, -2 Int, and -2 Cha make good scores, and...

A Duskblade with Spell Knowledge (Shield) can be pretty powerful with an Abjurant Champion, but otherwise it's not actually all that powerful. I've played several of them with different styles, and the main benefit was that they were only more versatile and fun to play than a straight warrior...

Why don't you just leave LA as it is, then allow it to be bought off? Even if you start at first level, you can allow LA. If you have LA +1, you start as a 1st level NPC class (Warrior, Expert, Adept, Aristocrat, Magewright from ECS). Once you hit level two, you become a 1st level PC class with...

I'm pretty sure the Rope of Stone is a magic item. I do konw that it's a rope that turns to stone on command, increasing durability and weight limit and all. The thing is, stone is rather fragile, especially stone as long and thin as a rope. I don't see it holding up to the stress of trying to...

Make it so the spell Entangles them. A very simple fix, reducing speed by 1/2 and imposing other penalties. It's probably about the same power level, since you get penalties to rolls and spellcasting and such, but your speed is only 1/2, not 5ft.

Well, you said that it had to increase by +1 each round, above. So you should probably mention that. "In order to continue the chain, you must use metamagic feats totalling the same level increase you used last round, +1."

Yeah, but that quickly leaves you with a burnt-out Sorceror. Make it so you can't get ahold of it until 12th level. That way, you've got about 7 "useless" Sorceror levels to counteract the power of the ability, since you can't take a PrC if you want the Metamagic Chain ability. Or you could...

I believe you're thinking of the tonfa. The jutte was used by japanese law enforcement at one time, but isn't actually related to the modern police baton at all. It's like a short rake you use to snag the other guy's stuff.

Well, it still takes a full round for a Sorceror to cast metamagiced spells, so it doesn't seem like a huge problem, esecially if you have to use them the next round to gain the benefits. Add the stipulation that you can't metamagic a spell that you couldn't cast without the lower cost*, and it...

Now that I wouldn't see a problem with. Assuming you're not one of the few horrendous teachers out there (I got two of 'em in high school...), then you damn well do deserve a raise. I could easily understand getting angry over something like that. it's all this random religious stuff I can't see...