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This is so funny. What started off with an innocent question became the thread that wouldn't DIE! It's not like this stuff comes up a lot, but at the very least, I think everyone can agree that in some fashion, this thread has pointed out ambiguities in the rules as written that would have an...

Ki Ryn, If you feel Stalker0 is wrong, how are you interpreting the situation? The language in the DMG that Stalker0 quotes makes it seem pretty clear that magic items get a save against Blade Barrier. Stalker0 already conceded that what happens when an item does save is ambiguous, but as I...

So basically, your penalty is that you earn 50% of the normal XP for a certain amount of time. Yes, I guessed where you got the 1000 XP * level number from. I just think that's a bit harsh myself. The PH says that it should take about one month to gain a level, so if you game at the frequency...

Yes, the half or none is ambiguous, but think about it for a second: For all but the very wimpiest damage causing spells, even half damage is way more than enough to destroy most magic items. (Remember, as per the SRD "Magic items, unless otherwise noted, take damage as normal items of the...

Stalker0 is right, there really is no other reasonable interepretion of the rule he quoted. For those that don't have DMG handy, the appropriate link to the rule he quotes in the d20 SRD is: http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/srdmagicitems.rtf So the correct rulings are: 1. Blade Barrier...

There are a lot of variations on this same theme. Your system actually follows the spirit of Raise Dead fairly well. Question: what happens if a PC dies while they already have a debt? Do they only earn 1/4 toward advancement now or does the debt just get bigger? Personally, I feel that a...

Just my 2 cents worth... As the rules are written, Blade Barrier is a spell produces whirling magic blades that do damage. Although this is similar to an attack with a magic weapon, Blade Barrier is still a spell and counts as a magical attack. Therefore, Stoneskin does not protect against...

Of course the classes are not balanced on their own. After all, the game balance was not done in an attempt to make a Ftr 20 and a Wiz 20 "equal" with class features alone. The balance was done considering all aspects of the game, so I think that the concept of a "fair" duel between a Ftr 20...

I like the concept of this spell. I strongly agree with the others that this spell should definitely be an Illusion spell (I think it should be a Glamer). Probably the closest spells in the d20 SRD are Permanent Image (6th level) and Persistent Image (5th level). Both include visual, auditory...

I copied this from the "Asheron's Call" thread, where the original poster had a great idea dervied from the Asheron's Call game: Here was my adaptation of his mechanic: When a character dies, the appropriate spell must still be cast (raise dead, resurrection, true resurrection) and the...

Do you think it should be -1 Con or -2 Con? If a character has an odd Con score, losing 1 doesn't really change anything.

Sniping seems to scream to me "Far Shot" and "Concentration" in addition to Precise Shot. I like the idea of concentrating for a few rounds before the shot. Maybe the character should actually make a Concentration check to get the bonus to hit and other benefits? If there were any task that...

Ooops. Sorry, I should have read my post again before I sent it --my words were very unclear. I wasn't saying you were being petty. In fact, I was saying the opposite. I just meant it was cool that you weren't being a jerk. I really did not intend anything unkind. Please accept my sincere...

Hello. My name is Jason, and I am looking to start a new 3rd edition Dungeons & Dragons game. I will DM and my wife will be a player (fighter/rogue) and I will play an NPC monk. I am looking for about two more players in the game (preferably a cleric or druid and a wizard). My wife would...

I'm 28, and I live near the Crossroads in Cary. Glad to know there are players here in the Raleigh area!

No offense taken. I think everyone should be free to run the kind of campaign they want, and there is no "right" or "wrong" way to handle death. There's nothing wrong with not "babying" characters and let the chips fall where they may. That is what the rules have done from the beginning...

Wow, I have never seen anything like this before. It's a bit nostalgic really.. kinda reminds me of Diablo II on Hell difficulty all the times I died in a screenful of monsters and had to run around like an idiot with no armor and resistances further in the negatives than Enron, and somehow...

Are there any other ideas out there for this? I hate to kill PCs also, but I believe that there has to be a threat there or there is too much security and recklessness. Powerful monsters, deadly spells, and treacherous traps shouldn't be a minor inconvenience, they should instill fear! By the...

The ability buffs and poison saves are not ridiculous, and are comparable to Dragon Disciple. At higher levels, the buffs are less meaningful anyway, since many classes will have the higher ability boosting items anyway. The three elemental resistances/immunities is quite powerful, arguably...

This seems unbalancing IMHO. Being able to hang back 110 feet with a composite longbow and get sneak attacks would seem to turn the game into a snipe-fest and make rogue archers extremely powerful. With a good Initiative modifier, it would be too easy (and too safe) to surprise enemies and...