As a house rule, I added the following.
Human: Any
Half-Elf: Any
Elf: Wizard or Druid
Dwarf: Fighter or Cleric
Gnome: Wizard(if specialist, must still be able to cast Illusions) or Rogue.
Halfling: Rogue or Bard.
Racial favoured classes are chosen upon character creation. This gives a little...
*shrug* If you want to kill him off so badly just have him assassinated during his sleep. Even the most powerful PsiWarrior is still just a warm body while sleeping. Heck, you could probably kill him with an assassin half his level, provided he had good equipment.
Don't try and take his...
Only when the situation requires it. And no, I don't mean a PC dying--I mean whenever plot hooks come unhinged and can't be repair by normal means.
"Actually, the Drow staggers back to his feet and activates a teleportation device," instead of "Your mighty warhammer shatters the skull of the...
Before you die, you don't see The Ring. You see a horde of LARPers running at you, screaming "lightning bolt!" and "sleep!".
^_~
Kal Skid, LARPer Phobic #5,391,224,191 =D
My regular gaming group consists of two players--a GM and a PC. There is a huge amount of trust. I have yet to verify one of his rolls, and we do a lot of the dungeon design together.
So far, it hasn't been an issue. Doubt it will be.
Wielding vs. Bearing
I would rule that the Dagger of Defiance would have to be held in order to provide immunity. If not, why wouldn't every character that could afford one get one? Just tuck it in your HHH and you're good to go, since you would possess it.
You keep nasty munchkins!