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The only reason I could see not taking the Divine Disciple is for roleplaying reasons. I see the Divine Disciple as a cleric that identifies very personally with his god. The last FR cleric I played extensively did not identify closely with his god Ohgma. He was just a cleric. I agree...

There are some general problems with the Search skill. The idea that you can be within 10 feet of anything and make a Search check just doesn't make sense, since so many Search checks require tactile manipulation. Going through a desk, a treasure chest, or the items on a dead body require...

Number47: It takes 2 minutes to make 20 Search checks. It takes 2 minutes to take 20 on a Search check. One Search check represents looking for something for 6 seconds. If you look for something for two minutes, you have effectively made 20 Search checks. There is no statistical certainty...

Yay Am181d! This is how I interpret the rules as well. Taking 20 means you do the task 20 times. For the simplicity of play, it is assumed that in one of those tries you roll a 20. Taking 20 on a Search check requires two minutes, which is twenty tries. 20 6 second rounds = 2 minutes. You...

As the conversion guide says, the number of changes is too pervasive to list all of them in one conversion guide.

Actually you originally wrote that you liked 2nd edition, but now you are having problems with 3rd edition. If 3rd edition is superior, as you say, then why are you having more problems? Why play a system that you don't like when there are other options, possibly even ones not involving the...

It has taken me 3 years to get a strong handle on the rules, and that is with lots of studying and reading message boards. I'm still not at 100%, however. D&D tries to have mechanics to cover most situations. The mechanics are hard to learn and remember. Yes, D&D is more like a computer...

Altran transmet un désir urgent à Crista qu'elle revienne. Quand (si?) elle revient, Altran dit aux autres «Crista a senti la présence d'au moins deux êtres à l'autre côté de la porte ouverte»

Altran ramasse Crista. Il murmure aux autres. «Et si Crista faisait de la reconnaissance à travers la porte ouverte?» Il lui dit: «Va voir s'il y a quelqu'un à l'autre coté de la porte, hein? Mais fais très attention.» Altran dépose Crista encore sur le sol et elle va vers la porte...

Altran suit les autres. Il tient sa lanterne pour illuminer les escaliers.

So... you're saying the squeezing rules don't cover this situation?

I've read some flame wars over this phrase from 3.0. Am I wrong, or did they clarify this in 3.5 with the squeezing rules? 3.0 said that that a character cannot fight effectively without a full space to himself. However, two Medium characters can actually fit into a 5 foot by 5 foot square...

I think the Epic update is correct. Spell power from the Shadow Adept class continues to increase the DCs for spells of the schools of Necromancy, Illusion, and Enchantment. I guess.

beget bogun? D'où vient ce sort? C'est un nom anglais, ça? Faire naître un bogun?

Altran essaye de sentir la présence de Crista. Où est-elle?

If an average task has a DC 15, then yes, you would need Take 10. It seems that in many people's minds, the average DC for tasks is 15. I've heard a couple of people say as much. According to the PHB an average task is DC 10, easy is 5, hard is 15. However most people use 15 for average...

The DC argument is a strong one. If everyone is expected to perform DC 15 tasks in their profession every day when all they have are 4 ranks, yes, there would have to be a mechanic for taking 10. If they are expected to always perform tasks that are easy for a trained person and to be able to...

From SRD: Very easy (0) Notice something large in plain sight (Spot) Easy (5) Climb a knotted rope (Climb) Average (10) Hear an approaching guard (Listen) Tough (15) Rig a wagon wheel to fall off (Disable Device) Challenging (20) Swim in stormy water (Swim) Formidable (25)...

The mechanic is confusing because Take 10 and Take 20 are both call "Take a number", yet they are completely different. But you're right, technically it's not particularly confusing. If a character is not in physical peril, he can get an automatic roll of 10 if he wants to. Taking 10 is...

With the current rules, anyone untrained in Survival with a Wisdom of 10 or more that is not avoiding predators or other dangers can feed himself 100% of time in the wild by taking 10 on his Survival check. The more I think about it, the more I wonder why Taking 10 is even needed in the...