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Dark Sun has elements of this, and can be quite fatalistic at times. The original versions had slavery as the norm, an oppressive environment that would kill the strong and weak alike, and arcane magic gets it's power by sucking the very life force out of the earth. The gods are dead, and many...

As I would use them, higher CR dragons tend to fall into a group of monsters that are more plot device and BBEG than combat monster, but when I would use them as such, they are as often patron as they are enemy. They aren't gods, but some feel that they are servants of the gods or the 'true'...

OK, so I use a quickened spell and and abrupt spell, then use a normal spell. I'm not casting two abrupt spells in the same round, nor am I using simply an abrupt spell and a normal spell. therefore, the RAW doesn't apply. (This is the munchkinesque wording, I'm not going to admit it isn't, but...

Honestly, I don't like it. Quicken Spell does what this does (it only allows for standard action spells and MAYBE full-round action spells) and it costs +4 for a reason. if this metamagic were included with Quicken, I'd try take both of them, and use them in the same round to gain a total of 3...

No, but honestly, I'd be willing to allow swift action spells as standard actions. It would still be a quickened fireball, just a quickened fireball cast as a standard action. I believe that the price of the Quicken Spell metamagic feat is that you pay for your option of casting the spell in the...

Actually, this almost makes me wanna design a lich who was formerly a wizard or sorceror specializing in ice-themed spells. My gut makes me think sorceror, but the mechanics make me wanna go wizard... I also think perhaps having a ice-themed familiar would be appropriate. Sarran Iceheart Lich...

This is like Robilar's Gambit... and Robilar's can potentially mean a single turn combat, if both enemies are equipped with it. I'd say you need to limit it to a once-per-turn restriction or something similar. AoO, RG/GYB (PC's) AoO, RG/GYB (opponent's), RG/GYB (PC's), RG/GYB (opp.)... Repeat...

In that case, you're probably gonna need to consider stuff like the robes of the magi or similar, rather than offensive items, as most of them are either charged or one-time use items. Melee types will almost always get boosts from having a lot of strength, so stat-ups are a great way to go...

Notices distinct lack of trolling, so rudely informs other posters via sarcastically personal insults to stop with the useful comments and remember to flagrantly violate the Eric's Grandma rule and other niceties Afterwards, makes mention of a Cub Scout den leader who he believes was at least a...

Why not tailor it precisely to the wizard's specific specialty as far as arcane casters go, and give them more spell knowledge? In short, they get a book of spells and incantations that they could personally use (see Unearthed Arcana or the variant section of the SRD for rules on incantations)...

Miyazaki's Mononoke-hime, or as it's called in the English version, Princess Mononoke. Good for inspiring OA stuff as well as perhaps giving ideas for how to use some of the templates...

Reasonable speed is defined by the situation. And yeah, I think it could, as the military doesn't armor helis very much. They're protected against most rifle fire, but any anti-materiel rounds will hole them pretty easily. Properly engineered mecha without a need to stay airborne can actually...

Honestly, why not just have the PCs adventure for fun, fame, and profit? Lots of people do that now, and really, it's reasonable to assume that yeah, they blow through their cash in a Shadowrun-like effect. Boom-n'-bust. Just give 'em a chance to buy the pretty weapons and all that, and assume...

33) The Dark Veil Guildhall This guildhall is home to the Dark Veil, a guild of thieves, assassins, gutter mages, and all sorts of unsavory types. It is barely lit; the candles which line halls within the building give off a flickering, dusky glow which does not manage to penetrate the depths...

I could think of more... I'd need some time though, to glean some inspirations from my fantasy literature or life experiences. Some of mine came from real places I know, though I doubt many others here could identify their real-world counterparts without some kind of guide. I'm also big on...

Uses Dannyalcatraz's nonsequiturs to fashion a post that contains references to 5 different literary works while managing to completely misunderstand all of them, then use them as backup for a poorly worded and even more poorly conceived means of insulting RPG playing, the ENWorld forums, and...

21) The Mistwoods These woods are permanently shrouded in mists, and seem ageless. The trees on entrance are always tall versions of the trees common to the area, but later progress to being ancient trees that are around 200' tall and 10 ft. wide, and covered in moss. The woods are a waypoint...

Impassioned Defense Prerequisites: bardic music ability Benefit: You may now use an additional use of bardic music to gain a morale bonus to AC equal to your inspire courage bonus while using inspire courage. Improved Impassioned Defense Prerequisites: Con 13, Impassioned Defense, Inspire...

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Druid 5/Warlock X. Wildshape (transformation sequence), and Animal Companion (get a raven or something that can talk) and wham, all necessary flavor met, or even go MoMF and use Obtain Familiar as a feat. Plus, Druids have Wild Empathy and a few other things that follow in line with the...