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I agree its ugly beyond belief (course I'm in said party so I don't mind as much). A spells elemental type shouldn't IMO be a basis for balancing. For one theres energy adj, and 80% of the things in D&D aren't immune (giants, most dragons, people, etc). Of course its basically an improved...

If he takes snatch weapon its EXACTLY what he's looking for. If you don't have Song and Silence and don't want to get it the feat is pretty simple. Prereq:Improved Disarm Whenever you disarm an opponent and have a free hand you can catch the weapon rather than letting it fall to the ground. If...

Tempest. Don't make me laugh. Just make a freakin fighter, oh sure you lose out on your off hand parry, but who really cares? At least you get something for your levels. Bonus feats can easily get you all the class abilities of this winner, and at the same progression no less (if not earlier)...

Even if they were looking for the halfling, search wouldn't do them any good unless he jumped down a hidden trap door. Spot is always used vs Hide. Search is, like the skil says, for fine details. So they can search all they want it wont help them. Like was said before you should always roll...

I agree that Use Magic item shouldn't be placed on an item (if you look very, very few skills with Int prereqs get a bonus). I also agree it smacks to much of metagame thinking. I just can't see it as an item, but its your game so do what you want. As far as Open Locks, look at vest of escape...

I think I heard that somewhere as well. Personally I can wake up to the sound of someone talking, so -20 seems pretty steep (I'd have a 1 in 20 chance or so). Loud unusual sounds like fighting are MUCH more likely to wake someone up. Unless they sleep in a gladiator pit or something I guess...

"You don't so much cast a miracle as request one. You state what you would like to have happen and request that your diety intercede. The DM then determines the particular effect of the miracle." Sure it can replicate any spell with no XP cost. Can you pick what spell you want? Well no. Naming...

Then the location is still there, dirt is not a location. The house is a location (its not sailing around or getting up and walking). If it moves that becomes a matter of interpretation (ie the archetypical flying castle in the clouds). A location is a point in space (as I used it anyway). Any...

Not to mention a DR equal to the armor bonus makes some characters unhurtable at higher levels. How about creatures, I assume they use the same rules. -30 some damage to the dragon? Good luck winning that fight. Armor bonus assume that the blows are stopped, hence touch attacks ignore armor. If...

You forgot the +4 to the fighters AC. Almost always a big deal fo a front line combatant. Sometimes its enough to get him to the can't be hit range of most foes. I've seen many fighters hit mid 30's with just their equipment and a haste spell at or around level 10. For wizards the +4 AC usually...

Well at 13th level invisiblity is something every one has to deal with or die. If your party can't handle a flying, imp invisible wizard your toast. Same applys for NPCs. See invisible is a cheap and easy to get counter, and tons of creatures have scent/blindsight of some sort.

Its a moot point really most enemies at that level can cast spells to learn almost anything they want to know. At lower levels the doses don't need to be as high and the lack of divination spells starts to make it an option. Hey it was just an idea :)

Then remind him that none of his big creatures could possibly avoid any area effects (dragons, etc). Since they aren't nimble enough to move. Christ the only way to "escape" a fireball is to move out of its area of effect. Does he make you move 10-20' after a reflex save? Its a game. The only...

No. But a question I've alawys had is do spell storing items use the DCs of the caster (weapons of spell storing, ring of spell storing, etc). So is it worth it to cast hold person (DC 13 for clerics) on a sword of spell storing or should I just go with an inflict spell where I'm at least...

A simple answer. No. Reasons- too many to name most of them are covered by Rogue. The rest have to do with balance issues and the like.

It doesn't threaten an area so no AoO. Same is true of spectral hand for that matter (which is actually too small to threaten an area).

Thats why you cast mind fog on em, dope em up with Insanity Mist or striped toadstool and go to work. It might take a ton of doses but you'll get em eventually (running the numbers give em 20 doses of Toadstool and they miss one save per 20 doses and the same for the secondary damage). If they...

I don't see magic caring if the ship moved or not, though a case could be made (rather easily) that a ship is not a location, but in fact a really big object (which is the case for people saying you end up in the sea). So basically it comes down to is a ship an object or a location or both? Then...

I'd say any torture save is in the long run a fear save- as such a paladin as mentioned above should be able to always resist torture. Sure pains bad, but its the fear of more pain, that the pain wont stop or that you'll die that makes you crack (unless its very long term psychological torture...

Definate artifact if its not a one use item. Even then it should be expensive and not last too long, ala the prayer beads. Way too easy to abuse and since its almost like gaining 2 levels at once what wizard wouldn't try to make one?