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Mostly the problem of conveying what is required of the task. Granted the MM assumes its Common as the default with an Int score of 3 or more (which can be helpful or hindering depending on the race). But let's say in the event you don't have 'Elven' in this instance. How are you, going to...

Because if there is no common language how can even a smart creature understand? If an Orc in their language told a Commoner to move, do you think they would understand? They would have to most likely use force or body gestures until they understand what it means. Similar is same for animals...

Not all magical beasts are capable of understanding all languages even if they have a score of 3. And not all magical beasts have an intelligence score of 3 or higher either. (Such as the basilisk for example. Which also has no language even in it's abyssal form). So there would have to be some...

@Jackinthegreen We know the XP cost gets ridiculously expensive at the later levels because of this. We were trying to figure out an appropriate level for LA's so it wouldn't hinder them later on. Dandu had an interesting idea where if they accumulated 1000xp from the penalty it buys it off...

@Visigani Not sure what Gestalt is, but from what I read its essentially them taking a 'fake level'? Giving them 0 benefits and effectively making them still one (or more) level behind the others? Unless I misunderstood. But it reminds me of how the bloodline levels worked.

My DM and I were contemplating on how to make LA's alot easier than the buy off or the standard 'deal with it' scenario that plagues players and still keeps them overall weak. So far the DM only accepts characters of the +1 variety till he can figure out a system for the others. But for the 1st...

Ah, and here I thought it was purely Sorc. I only recognize that and Fatespinner so the other two classes have me scratching my head especially to get it so powerful. What book does Time Stop hail from? I don't recall it being in the Compendium nor the PHB. But its oddly in the SRD. 2000...

Hrm, haven't heard of those besides Shapechange and Polymorph Any Object. Seems they are more spells related to transmutation than blowing people away. But if they are available to Sorcs that means Advanced Learning allows the Warmage to select a few of those as well. Unless you mean there's...

@Dandu Out of curiosity what makes the Sorc better at blasting? Don't they get almost most of the spells a Sorc can cast (or can get them from Advanced Learning) and cast them better with Warmage Edge added onto the mix?

I think the Spell Compendium might have somethign for them, not sure. But I know they have abilities that allow them to take Wizard/Sorc spells of the same field. Unless you take Elective Learning (which replaces the 'advanced learning'?) to allow you to take ANY Wizard/Sorc spell (that you can...

Oh yes, your Monk is going to be a monster at level one! OMG! No wonder he doesn't want you to play, at such a stage they will wreak havoc and break the game so badly! I consider you playing a Commoner, might balance things. /sarcasm.

Then he should ban Charisma Paladins when they get their Divine Grace too, just because of their saves? (which in my personal opinion makes their saves better then Monks.) It's pretty silly to ban them over just saves when they only really contribute to you NOT getting owned. Not really so much...

@Dannyalcatraz That'd be an option if the DM wasn't so paranoid as restrict everything but the PHB. Seriously though, even a fighter can probably outshine a Monk in core with the right feats and gear. Probably unenchanted crap too. The only thing a fighter wouldn't have is the saves. Whoopee?

And a fighter with Combat Expertise, Dodge, and addon on he probably has full plate and a tower shield makes him have a: 5+1+8+1+4= 29 AC just at level 5 with no enhancements. 25 AC if he is level 1. Find me a monk that can top that. Fighter's can take almost any feat that a Monk can when they...

If it's PHB only, the then Monk is no where even near its max potential that can make it dangerous in a game to be perfectly honest. Its quite weak in comparison to the potential of a Druid or Wizard in such cases. So, what is it exactly he is complaining about Monks? or is he just generalizing...

Monks aren't overpowered. However they can easily get powerful with additional character support to make them look powerful. However, the same can be done with other characters in situations. It's all about how you build them after all. There are a good amount of stuff for Monk's non-core, but...

Yes, they automatically get the Dragonblood subtype, very handy, especially since they are +0s. They have some tradeoffs however that some may not like. The Silverbrow for instance does not get his bonus skill points like a regular human but gets feather fall and other stuff in its place along...

Well the thing we seem to be at the standstill at is; we are unsure if the Dragonblood subtype is the same as Dragon type (acquired by DD or the Half Dragon template) and allows one to qualify for this player's dragon feats. As he can get wings, darkvision, and all that jazz (and possibly...

I had an attempted build for a human wizard as well. Made him at the vulnerable age category to get the most out of his secondary ability scores as early as possible then took Able Learner and abused Open Minded alot to allow him to still focus on things like Spellcraft and such. Later dipping...

We mentioned to him that it was a popular build, however it 1) didn't give him the 'look' he wanted. *shrugs.* 2) he said he didn't want to lose some of feats for combat he was aiming for that he wanted for being a dragon type. But he's being stubborn. XD Wants his cake and eat it too. (Typical...