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    Tumble and standing up

    I seem to remember reading somewhere that you can stand up as a free action using a tumble check or at least stand up without provoking an AoO. I can't find the specifics (probably just poor looking on my part) and am playing a monk with improved trip so this comed up ocassionally. Could...
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    Is Vow of Poverty broken?

    Not even sell it, but give it away!
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    Is Vow of Poverty broken?

    Just for fun, I made a VOP barbarian once, 12th level I think (gotta love hero forge). The character was half-orc and weilded a great club (I think this should fit the requirements of the class, it is just a big log after all). Think big friendly lug with a great big stick, loved kids (not...
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    Is Vow of Poverty broken?

    As Rystil said, it is balanced based on the average wealth/magic per character level as defined by WOTC. In a low magic campaign/world, it is going to be overpowered and you may want to scale it for the level of magic items in your setting. In order to make balance it in these instances you...
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    Is Improved Natural Attack a 'no brainer' for Monks?

    Personally, I think that has to do more with DR being, nearly broken (very strange and hard to conceptualize at the least). The whole concenpt is counter intuitive and it throws the balance of the game off by making the big, single attack damage dealers more favorable than those that have...
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    Is Improved Natural Attack a 'no brainer' for Monks?

    I agree that it can be helpful, but not a no-brainer. I did choose yes on the poll, bu tonly because there was no "sometimes" option. Monks can't take the feat until 6th level, and feast are definately precious. The monk I am currently playing, who is a tripper/stunner (its fun to trip...
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    A modest proposal

    Or we could eat poor children.
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    feats while raging

    That was my thinking.
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    feats while raging

    The rage description states that you cannot use combat expertise while raging. Can you use that that have CE as a prerequisite, such as improved trip or improved disarm, while raging? My guess would be yes, but since you can't use the prereq, I am wondering if there is anything official.
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    Bloodlines from Unearthed Arcana

    That would definately even things out.
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    Bloodlines from Unearthed Arcana

    The level of bloodline is similar to buying an ecl level, you get nothing for it (no BAB, hit points, saves, etc) al you get is to keep advancing in your bloodline. My read is that the bloodlines are really underpowered for what you give up; ie. with the major gold dragon bloodlien you trade a...
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    Sorcerer vs Worlock (not a duel thread)

    So from the underpowered class poll, it seems many consider the sorc to be less than top of the line power wise. In addition, the worlock has been suggested to be "what was intended when the sorcerer was made"; this is not a specific quote, but paraphrasing from when CA first came out. My...
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    Hide from anaimals

    Does this spell include what are specified as "vermin", which are generally large insencts with 0 int, as well as what are specified as "animals" in the MM?
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    Which Class or classes do you feel are unbalanced-too powerful?

    Well that may be so, but each class has the oportunity to shine, depending on cercumstances. IamIan point sout the situation where a monk may be more powerful. I find this to hold true; in out current campaing we are playing in a low magic/low material world (it is even difficult to get steel...
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    Does anyone NOT use this house rule?

    I guess you would be SOL, but in our campaings we generally don't have every skill maxed.
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    Does anyone NOT use this house rule?

    In our game, the DM just ruled that permamnet increases to int gain skill points retroactively, but the retroactive skill points are only usable for existing skills. That way upon gaining, say, 4th level and boosting your int, the chaeracter doesn't suddenly know things they never had a clue...
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    Weapon finesse - big can o' worms here

    Realistically, a good chunck of weapons would be more affected by dex than str for accuracy. However, many weapons, specifically, the ones that are heavy/unweildy and just crush through armor (most axes, very big swords, most polearms, picks, hammers, etc.), would logically be more affected by...
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    Weapon finesse - big can o' worms here

    Coredump, Yes I agree, it probably should not be applicable to all one-handed weapons (I was posting fast and thought of that but didn't include it), but I think a very good arguement can be made for adding more weapons to the list. Maybe reword to say "should more than just light weapons...
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    Monks, flurry, and weapon finesse

    I should have proofread my original post a little better. our game is 3.5, the question about 3.0 was not really related, sorry.
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