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The half-nymph template is in Dragon Magazine #313 , if you can track it down.

On the other hand, "effect" is used in the technical terminology of spell descriptions to refer specifically to things created by a spell, such as a summoned monster or conjured object, in contrast to spells that affect a target or area. Granted, the word is also used less formally to refer to...

While I would agree with your ruling, and I absolutely think it's RAI, I don't think it's so clear that it's RAW. "Through" means "in at one side and out the other", which doesn't really apply to effects that both originate and end within the Globe.

It's one thing if it's simply an actual Globe, quite another when it's an always-on aura that imitates a Globe in addition to other (definitely mobile) effects. Pretty sure you can't just say "oh, I'll just leave this effect of my aura back here for a bit".

I've recently stumbled across what appears to be a rather amusing oversight in the rules for celestials with the protective aura ability. This ability states that (among other things) it functions as a Lesser Globe of Invulnerability, which of course means that it blocks any spells of 3rd level...

I just stumbled across an armor enchantment I thought you might be interested in -- Drow of the Underdark has a Fearsome enhancement that works rather differently than the property of the same name in MIC. For one thing, it's considerably cheaper (only 5000 gp). And instead of being an ability...

In my experience, it actually is rather amusing. But we usually only do it on a nat 1; I imagine it would get really old, really fast if you let it happen on conventional misses.

I had no idea that Darkness actually left some illumination. Everyone I've ever played with has automatically assumed it was total darkness, and played it as such. Very odd...

I just so happened to be putting together a cloistered cleric Zen Archer just for kicks last night, so it was fresh in my mind :p

If you're worried about DR, that can easily be bypassed if you have the cash. The Force property in the MIC is a +2 bonus enchantment for bows that turns any arrow fired from that bow into a force attack, letting it automatically overcome DR and ignore incorporeal miss chances. The arrow...

Perhaps this is just an issue with 3.5 being a little too vague on issues of illumination, but it strikes me that the Shadow Veil item from MIC is in fact far worse than it appears at first glance. The item states that you gain concealment against any creature that relies on light as long as...

From a game balance standpoint (assuming 3.X) it's kind of iffy. It takes away the one area where a wizard might be considered to have a "weakness". Though on the other hand, it's kind of a drop in the bucket, really, and there are already a few ways (albeit limited) for an arcane caster to do...

Sounds like a solid plan. I'd recommend picking a domain other than War if you're going into Ordained Champion, since you can get War as a bonus domain from that PrC -- however, it's ultimately up to you. You get a bit more flexibility in spell selection if you take something else besides War...

As far as classes go, clerics actually tend to be better melee fighter than any class actually made for melee combat. You don't have quite as good BAB or HP as a combat class, but they're still not bad, and you get spells that more than make up for the difference. Divine Power and Righteous...

True, but only when in half-orc form. So you have a real "hulk out" kind of mechanic going on -- when you shift to hybrid or animal form, you get huge bonuses to Str, but sort of lose your self-control in a sense. Or so goes the logic we've been working under thus far, anyway. Personally, I'm...

True, but only when in half-orc form. So you have a real "hulk out" kind of mechanic going on -- when you shift to hybrid or animal form, you get huge bonuses to Str, but sort of lose your self-control in a sense. Or so goes the logic we've been working under thus far, anyway. Personally, I'm...

The advantage of werebear, though, is that you only qualify for the war hulk PrC while in hybrid or animal mode, meaning that you lose the No Time to Think class feature (along with the rest of the war hulk abilities) while in half-orc form. So you get the benefits when you need them, but can...

Ah yes, I forgot about the Con boost from being a werebear. That alone would easily cover the prereqs for those feats. Still, I'm not sure that those feats are really good for this concept. The bonuses are pretty situational, come at a nontrivial cost after the fight, and you're eating 3 feat...

I do love me some Knockback, and it's made even juicier by the fact that you're totally underselling the Dungeoncrasher fighter for this build. You only need 6 levels for the full benefit, not 8, and the bonus damage when shoving people into walls isn't just 4d6...it's 4d6 plus twice your Str...

By that I assumed you meant general optimization, not optimization for Str specifically. Really, the fact that you went for fighter rather than more war hulk (or even just barbarian for another use of rage) seemed to suggest to me that you were trying to optimize there :p