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In 3.0 the Scry spell specified the conditions under which the target would be aware that they were being watched. It doesn't say the same thing in 3.5. Does that mean that targets are no longer aware of being scryed upon? Thanks in advance.

Session 45 & 46: The Rod of Seven Parts (or, "Easy Come Easy Go") 19th of Harvester. Alexander was propelled along a column of wind up through an illusion in the ceiling of the cavern into another, smaller room which had magical lanterns in each corner, a floating stone sarcophagus in the...

Session 44: The Elemental Guardians 18th of Harvester. After some discussion, the party decided to ascend back up the waterfall rather than follow Moreto into the Underdark. The last of Moreto's belongings to be moved or disturbed was the Seal, which the party now saw was a rectangular chunk...

Sessions 42 & 43: Exploring Icosiol's Cairn 17th of Harvester. The party used its Wand of Restoration to heal the ability damage that many in the party had sustained from the Dread Wraith. Then Alees spent a few hours taking a close look at all of the walls in the cairn, looking for secret...

I will buy anything with the Greyhawk label on it. So I voted for everything (except the "I hate Greyhawk" alternative). Of course, that doesn't mean I will *use* it in my Greyhawk game. But I'm enough of a fan to buy anything published for/about Greyhawk.

You know, it suddenly occurred to me that Monte Cook had lots of friends who worked for WotC. So, chances are good that he knew 4E was coming up soon. A new edition of D&D had the potential to make all of his lines (Arcana Evolved, Iron Heroes, Ptolus) obsolete. In addition, Monte has...

I'm concerned about the relative lack of playtesting. IIRC, 3.0 had *tons* of playtesters, and they weren't all just in-house. I'm convinced that 4E is going to be published prematurely (i.e. not sufficiently playtested), and within 2 or 3 years, they'll be forced to do a revision. I'll...

Thanks but how about celestials? What happens if you kill an archon or an eladrin operating on the Prime Material? Do they return home and reform in a demoted state? Are they forbidden to return for 100 years? Or are they simply annihilated? (Or something else entirely.) I'm interested...

Session 41: Facing the Music 16th of Harvester. Alexander thought it made sense for him to return to face Learah alone, in case she decided to have him imprisoned, but the rest of the party insisted that they should accompany him just in case. Before they left, though, Thorash cast a spell...

What happens to a (non-Native) Outsider when you kill it? I know that they can't be raised when they are killed, except by Wishes and the like. Is the dead Outsider's soul just annihilated? Does it matter whether it is killed on its home plane or elsewhere? Does it matter whether the...

Session 40: Antyress Redpike and Icosiel's Razor 12th of Harvester. After recovering Allustan from the cairn of Icosiel, the group was a bit more relaxed about time pressures. However, the pressure from within the group to begin crafting items was intense. The party asked Allustan if he...

Maybe I'm just dense, but I'm having trouble understanding the intent of the Withdraw rules. Here's the wording: [From d20SRD.org] WITHDRAW - Withdrawing from melee combat is a full-round action. When you withdraw, you can move up to double your speed. The square you start out in is not...

Session 39: Rescuing Allustan (Take 2) 12th of Harvester. After spending all of the morning and most of the afternoon identifying what the party looted from some doppelgangers and Loris Raknian's crew, they went out together to sell what they chose not to keep and then went their separate ways...

Session 38: Confronting Eligos (or, Tying Up Loose Ends) 11th of Harvester. After conducting their individual business in the City of Greyhawk, the party members congregated at the Crooked House (a bar in the Foreign Quarter near Eligos's house in the Garden District) just before dinner...

For a second there, I thought you might be a player in my game! (But now that I know you are in NZ, I guess I can rest easily.) Last week, the party was fighting a Black Dragon. The cleric was backing up the fighter with a wand in each hand (i.e. no weapon). So after a couple rounds of...

Session 37: To Rescue Allustan 8th of Harvester. After facing the guardian of the portal, the party decided not to press on into the cairn. They returned to Diamond Lake for a day in order to heal and recover spells. Killick left the party to collect medicinal herbs. Alees turned in for a...

Session 36: Ilthane and the Portal Guardian 6th of Harvester. The party had rushed out of the Whispering Cairn to confront the black dragon, Ilthane. Alees found herself shaking uncontrollably at the sight of the powerful dragon. Never in her days as a young thief had she considered the...

I'm running the Age of Worms for my group, and they are starting to ask me questions about the backstory that I am looking up as I go. I found something that doesn't make any sense to me, so I want to see if I have understood it correctly. Ok, so there was this big battle about 1500 years ago...

For the record, I also had a good time at Origins this year. Being a teacher, I'm a big fan of Origins' "Teacher Hall Pass" program, which allows us educators to get in for free. As long as I can continue getting into Origins for free, I'd have to be a sucker to pay to get into GenCon. So...

Sessions 33-35: Securing the Rainbow Mage's Dungeon 24th of Goodmonth. After fighting an Aboleth, Killick and Alees were both in the process of turning into some kind of aquatic creature. Alexander informed the party that a Cure Disease spell was needed to prevent the transformation. Thorash...