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When my group started playing 3rd edition, we played under the mantra: "You can always take a 5' step" (which we interpreted to mean "even after taking a regular move action"). Eventually, though, we saw some of the crazy downstream consequences that you are referring to. And then we realized...

The Identify spell only determines the weakest function of the magic item *and* requires the crushing of a 100gp pearl.

Hahaha! I got a good laugh out of this one! :D

There is a first-level enchantment spell in the _Book of Exalted Deeds_ that forces the target (who fails a Will Save) to only inflict subdual damage on the party. (And since most weapons do not inflict subdual damage naturally, that means the bad guy would have to take a -4 to hit as well.)...

Personally, I think Psion is dead on.

I agree with Vargo. I've seen low level sorcs/wizards save the party with crossbow fire. I've also seen a well-placed Sleep spell end a combat before it even got started. Shield is also an incredibly effective spell at low levels. At first level, a wizard who has cast Shield will often have...

I really have to agree with A'Koss (and the OP) that there is a bit of a bait-and-switch with D&D. You read about wizards and orcs and hobbits in Tolkien, and then you find this game D&D that lets you play a halfling (kind of like a hobbit), lets you cast spells, and lets you fight orcs. And...

The OP is asking what is at the heart of a role-playing game? What is it essentially? Well, since it is a "game," it stands to reason that having fun is the point of the enterprise. However, could one have fun without telling a story and still call it a role-playing game? I guess it depends...

Great ideas, guys! Thanks. Personally, though, I think I prefer Demiurge's solution since it makes the least work for me. And if I can give the Faceless One a creepy Obi-Wan Kenobi moment ("If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine"), that's pretty cool.

Resting in the mine complex after the miners have gone home for the day is a good idea. After a couple bothersome encounters while they are trying to rest, the PCs will probably get the idea. (But now I have to think of what the bad guys might do to the elevator...) I realize that it is a...

I'm planning on running this adventure in the next couple weeks. Adding prison cells is an excellent idea in case a player needs to roll up a new character. (Thanks!) But I'm concerned about what will happen when the party attempts to rest. If the 3 separate temples are alerted to the...

YES! Yes! That is it! That is the very item I saw! I'm not crazy after all! (Well, I guess I should say that *this* doesn't prove I'm crazy. My insanity may yet be shown by other metrics....) God bless you, Vigilance! :)

It was about 4-6 months ago (a little after Christmas, I think). I was perusing the new releases shelf at my FLGS and I saw a third party d20 publisher had released a hardback compendium of SRD spells as well as open content spells from other publishers. The cover contained a little...

As a DM, I'm fine if players want to hand me a list. I'll tell them what they can find and what the shopkeepers are asking/offering, but the prices will be the shopkeepers' initial (worst) offers. The PCs might be able to get a better deal if they use some of their skills (as Hand of Evil...

Thanks for the quick link, Werk! I wonder where the author of this entry got his pronunciation. (Is it official? If so, what source did he/she use? Anybody know?)

Welcome to today's pointless poll topic! :) For all you Age of Worms players and DMs, I'm curious how you say the name "Kyuss". When I say it, it has two syllables and rhymes with the word "pious". But it just occurred to me today that others might say it as one syllable (rhyming with "puss"...

The link is definitely very X-Files. But I think I enjoyed your sig even more. :)

Thanks to all those who provided suggestions. They have all been quite helpful. Here's what I'm thinking of going with now. Please feel free to criticize and/or suggest changes. First of all, if the cause of death is obvious (like a crushed skull), then no Heal check need be made at all. If...

I got it in about 30 seconds, and I've never been the type of guy who likes word games/riddles. So I think it is definitely easy enough for casual gamers. And even though some respondents say they were thrown off a bit, I think that a *group* of smart players sitting around a table with a...

I feel the OP's pain. Sometimes I also lament that 3rd edition seems to have a rule for everything and that (consequently) role-playing seems to go out the window. But then I remember what it was like playing 2nd edition. My group really wasn't a whole lot better at role-playing back then...