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  1. Grogg of the North

    Complete Divine Variant Turning Rules

    I would apply those bonuses and penalties as modifiers for the Undead's will saves. Seems the easiest way to deal with it. :)
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    Have you ever played a pacifist character?

    I DM'd for a player that would refrain from taking lives and would usually try diplomacy if given a chance. She dealt only nonlethal damage, would take prisoners and turn them over to the local constabulary. If the party was far from civilization, she would spare her foes if they swore an oath...
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    Maps

    387 free D&D maps I've also used this random map generator. Be careful though as some of the monster combos make little sense. Like a 15x15 room with 8 ogres in it. ;) Or a low level dungeon with a disintegrate trap on the door. ;)
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    New to DnD and need advice about Druids

    This is something you need to discuss with your DM. The main clause in that statement, is that if you grew up in a desert you cannot wildshape into a polar bear or a blue whale. You've never seen them before. You may not even know that such a creature exists! Ask your DM what animals are...
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    Have the existing Schools of Magic ever been ranked according to relative power level?

    Isn't healing magic evocation in 5E? You can blast the hit points back into your fighter. ;)
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    D&D 3.x Was 3.5 Knowledge Local ever settled?

    Really, this is where the DM needs to fudge it a little. Roll Knowledge A or B, whichever is higher. However, B won't give you as much knowledge as A would.
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    D&D 3.x Was 3.5 Knowledge Local ever settled?

    I think Living Greyhawk used to have specific regions for Knowledge Local. Could they be thinking/remembering that?
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    D&D 3.x Was 3.5 Knowledge Local ever settled?

    Local is one of those skills that could be outright replaced with other skills or just folded right into Bardic Knowledge. I've never enforced Know(Local) to be for one specific area. All your DM is doing is hitting you with a skill point tax. The only way I could see having a separate...
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    Have the existing Schools of Magic ever been ranked according to relative power level?

    While I think a lot of it depends on personal preference, Conjuration is usually considered one of the stronger schools. Evocation is usually considered one of the weakest.
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    Evil Soldiers (non-undead) immune to fear

    Nothing like having a hero's feast every morning for breakfast.
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    Un-invitation

    For clarification, Bob's spouse does not play D&D. Though she is friendly with my wife.
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    Un-invitation

    Thank you for the advice everyone!
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    Un-invitation

    So, in my gaming group one of the players, lets call him Bob, quit in a huff over an imaginary dress. After the session Bob said that he wasn't interested in creating a new high level character but wanted us to let him know when we started a new campaign. However, Bob's behavior at the table...
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    Propose a D&D adventure secretly based on a TV show or movie, and we'll try to guess what show

    GuardianLurker you're correct. I was hoping that would be easy enough. Sometimes, especially with riddles, I think to myself "Oh this is easy!" but that's because I already know the solution.
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    Propose a D&D adventure secretly based on a TV show or movie, and we'll try to guess what show

    GuardianLurker is it Watership Down? The party, after failing to defeat the BBEG, is sucked into a rift and transported far away from their homes. In order to get home they must acquire a magical tome for the sage. However, disturbing the tome summons an army of the dead! The PCs must rally...
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    Let them go?

    If you do switch from SR to D&D, keep your SR notes. You never know when the group, months later, may say that they want to switch back or finish it. Sometimes you just need a breather. :)
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    Ability Damage Descriptions

    I think part of the description depends on the source of the ability damage. Poisons would be described as a burning beneath the skin. Physical abilities I tend to describe as a loss of strength, feeling weak and sluggish or even dizzy. Mental ablities usually involve a mental fog. If I...
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    D&D 3.x 3.5 Looking for a template with no level adjustment that gives at least +1 to CON

    I could not find anything with a +1 bump to Con. There are several +2 Con templates with a low level adjustment. Half-Minotaur (Dragon Mag) and Draconic (RotD) have a +1 adjustment. Could you play as a dwarf and get their +2 Con?
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    Making PC's Feel Good.

    I've been on both sides of this issue as a DM and a player. It's something that I've lamented over here on the boards, too. Part of it may be that when you're new to the system you're open to different character concepts and ideas and not influenced so much by the math. As a DM, I don't want...
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    Plane Shift Focus?

    I played in a game where if you cast Plane Shift but didn't have the focus, you got a random plane. Made our escape from the rampaging dragon a bit more terrifying. ;) As for creatures with Plane Shift as a SLA, perhaps it can only take them to their home plane and the prime? I would say...
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