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I completely agree. I thought for a second some real character development (and natural consequences!) were going to occur. Up till the memory charm hit was some great drama. But nope. Belkar has recently killed two innocent sentients without provocation. His mark was activated - that's...

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Last night I decided to house rule that Raise Dead could raise the victim of death magic. A 13th level party member failed his save against a 9th level revenant cleric's Slay Living spell. Previously a cohort got slain by a bodak, but the party's 9th level cleric couldn't raise her because of...

Skill challenges are why I'm buying the 4E DMG. I am going to incorporate them ASAP into my 3.5 game.

I'm very happy that druidical power and clerical power will use different power sources. It should also have been that way, and could have made an excellent rational for druids' limited weapon and armor. But the ranger doesn't use a nature power source? Hmm...

In my game, passive skill checks are all DC 10 + modifier From what I understand, that is also the rule in 4E. I did it because I can't be bothered to roll Listen and Spot checks every time AND because it takes out the variability that the OP complained about. I also let the active character...

I completely agree with keeping street dates. But in my group, piracy is more of an issue. Someone from my gaming group is torrent-crazy and has already downloaded and distributed to us copies of the 4th Edition rules on DVD. Personally I did not ask for it, but he included it with the...

Ouch! The party has access to up to 5th level clerical spells, only. That's how I ruled. I said it was a death effect so the character couldn't be Raised, and there was no way of preventing her becoming a bodak except by destroying her body. I can't say I agree with the design behind all...

Last night the party ran into a random encounter with two bodaks. One of the cohorts, a level 8 rogue, failed her saved against the bodaks' death gaze. Two questions: 1. This is dumb, but here goes: Is the Death Gaze ability a death effect? It doesn't specifically say in the MM entry. If...

Where is the rule that invisible creatures don't provoke AoO's? As long as the creature is threatened and the opponent knows which square they're in, they should provoke AoOs as normal. At least, they have in my games...

Tell him he has to take the racial HD. Just play the race as written and designed. If he's playing a bugbear for RP reasons, he'll accept it. A bugbear fighter-type or rogue should be competitive. Otherwise he's just trying to get the good without the bad and should choose a normal race like...

I like that interpretation. Thank you very much. BTW, I did contact WotC Customer Service. Although they answered me quickly, the agent obviously didn't understand my question. Sigh: "In fact, the True Resurrection spell does not have a range. Provided that you can unambiguously identify...

Well, your approach certainly would make things easier for me. The spell description implies that if any portion of the body remains, you would have to seek it out before simply calling out the person's name and personal information. I guess since this is the only response, this question has...

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I'm trying to convert a template from 3.0 to 3.5, the revenant from City of the Spider Queen. The template grants DR 5/+1. I thought there was a 3.0->3.5 conversion guide but I can't find one on-line. Does anyone know where there is a 3.0 conversion guide? My best guess is that DR 5/+1...

True Resurrection has a range of touch. You don't need an actual body to resurrect someone with True Resurrection. If you are resurrecting someone whose body was completely destroyed, there is nothing to touch. In this case, what is the range of the spell? I'm running City of the Spider...

I learned "justicar" from playing the Vampire:tES collectible card game. Later I read Rob Kidd's books with the Justicar, his ranger/cleric character. "Justicar" sounds good to me. "Justiciar" sounds bad. I never understood where it came from until reading the references in this thread. To...

I once saw a Western film version of the Mahabharata, one of the important works of Hinduism. I believe some of the characters might be considered fighter/mages. I remember there was some young guy who was fighting on the battle field who suddenly casts a spell (well, he chanted a mantra) that...

Yes, don't go trawling through countless sourcebooks to find cheese-ball feats. Hill giants are tough opponents already and should deal significant damage before going down. Lord Zardoz is right - the best way to increase the challenge is to give the hill giant low-level allies. However...