Search results

I have simply banned CDG from my game for this very reason. (As a DM, I feel reluctant to use it against the PCs, so it's not fair that the PCs can use it against my bad guys.) I say, if a character wants to hit an unconscious guy, let him make a roll! Maybe it's a little unrealistic that I...

Parrying = Expertise I always thought that the Expertise feat (in 3.0, in 3.5 I think it is called Combat Expertise) was meant to represent a character's ability to use their weapon to parry blows. You can choose to take a -5 penalty to attack and add +5 to AC. Doesn't this represent the fact...

Hey, nice thread, guys! I've recently been thinking about this very topic: what is the right level of player cooperation with DM planning? If the players simply reject the DM's plans, then his work is wasted, he feels frustrated, and the group will have nothing interesting to do during that...

It's funny. I'm a rabid d20 fan, but I'm a relatively conservative DM. I just use the core books along with the 3.0 Psionics Handbook, Monsters of Faerun, and the Monster Manual II. That's it! So although I own 15 of the top 22, I don't really *use* any of them on a regular basis! (Go...

It's funny. I'm a rabid d20 fan, but I'm a relatively conservative DM. I just use the core books along with the 3.0 Psionics Handbook, Monsters of Faerun, and the Monster Manual II. That's it! So although I own 15 of the top 22, I don't really *use* any of them on a regular basis! (Go...

Wow, thanks a lot grodog! I couldn't have asked for a more specific reference citation than that one!

Hello all. I run a Greyhawk campaign and one of my homebrew towns is located on the map near a location called "Peculiar Manor". It sounds like the sort of place that was born in some old module, but so far I haven't been able to find anything about it. If anyone can point me in the direction...

Me 3 I just want to add to the tsunami of posters who all have the same viewpoint: 1. ENWorld rocks! 2. Morrus *really* rocks! 3. *Every* D20 publisher should lick Morrus's boots for all that he and ENWorld have done for them. I think we're all in agreement here. Motion carried! :)

By my count, there were 3 different merchants selling pirated DVDs at GenCon. Why does GenCon permit this illegal activity to take place year after year? At GenCon this year I learned that White Wolf recently settled a lawsuit with Sony over the blatant copyright infringement against White...

I think limiting the player to Yes/No questions is perfectly reasonable.

Oops. Sorry. I didn't realize that Wizards didn't submit any entries.

I only have 2 of the nominated products. And I have to admit to being somewhat disappointed. I am the biggest fanatic I know for purchasing d20 products, and so I am a little disappointed that even I don't know enough to make an informed decision. I'm afraid that the ENNIES have devolved into...

Hello all. Sorry if this question is answered in v3.5. I only have access to my 3.0 PHB. Each armor has its own Maximum Dex Bonus. Suppose a character with an 18 DEX puts on some chainmail. According to the description, the character's AC goes up by 5 for the armor, but his DEX can now only...

I maintain that good art helps players and DMs alike to imagine the situation clearly and establish the mood. To the extent that the new format reduces the art content of each adventure, it also reduces the utility of the adventures it offers. Dungeon (rightly) prides itself on offering great...

Hong, You really need to tone it down, man. You're being the worst kind of rules lawyer right now - the kind that says everyone who disagrees with me is stupid. Please turn your rhetoric down a notch. I'm sorry if you're having a bad day or something, but there's no need to take it out on...

Style Hi Erik. I am a subscriber to Dragon and an occasional buyer of Dungeon. After reading all the praise that the new format has received, I had to check it out. So I picked up a copy. I have only had time to page through it. So all of these opinions are based purely on the style of the...

That's interesting - I was recently wondering the very same thing! One of my players recently got a Ring of Animal Friendship which allows the wearer to befriend 12 HD worth of animals and has market price of 9500 gp. After my player was all excited about his new magic item it occurred to him...

Aside from the rules in Arcana Unearthed, there was also an article in Dragon magazine a few months ago about using Truenames. (Issue 317) I'm not sure that either of these sources will answer your specific questions, but they should be good reference points.

Thanks for pointing out the Mantle, adamda. In the time since I started the thread, I also discovered the Scarab of Protection. Cyber, as far as I can tell, monks only get spell resistance at 13th level. If anything less than 13th level is "low" level, then yes, my PCs are "low" level.

Hello all. I'm interested in giving my players some magic items with spell resistance. However, when I went looking for such items in the DMG, the only spell resistant items I could find were armor and shields. If I put a shield or armor that has spell resistance into the treasure, that seems...