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Folks: I'm embarrassed to be asking this, since (1) I'm supposed to be as much up on the rules as anyone; and (2) well, it's an Ur-Priest. But. We're supposed to design sick and wrong evil-oriented characters for an antihero campaign. (The concept is cool -- we're the heroes. Just not the...

Hi all: I'm moving to Lexington, Virginia. (That's near Staunton, moderately near Waynesboro, and about an hour from Roanoke and Harrisonburg). I'm starting up a gaming group; we have several players lined up. More is better. About the GM: I (the GM) am a published gamer (who isn't...

Folks -- My wife (who used to play Ayla, for those who recall the Smackdown series from years ago) is now playing a negative energy channeling cleric. Very much an Adepta Sororitas type. And she's looking for a new feat. My question: I *know* I recall a non-epic feat that improved the...

Heh. Then on the other end of the spectrum, there's the feat from Sandstorm that lets you turn or rebuke Hippopotami. How do you sleep at night after publishing that feat?

In response to the original post: Start another game. A GM that inexperienced has no business using puzzles. Puzzles can be great fun if properly incorporated into the game -- but this isn't well done. best, Carpe

As folks have said, I don't know that I'd be worried about regaining your neutrality. You seem to be committed to running a fair game. You handled the situation admirably. (I would have asked him to leave the game after he continued to dispute.) What you ought to be worried about is this...

There are also a lot of spells that are just plain silly. As a LN GM (tm) I just devise ways that the world deals with the existence of the spells but you may wish to ban 'em. The two biggest offenders are spikes and frigid touch (I think that's the term) from Frostburn. The latter is 3d6 dex...

Absolutely -- I'd not only allow it, I'd love it. Here are some other riffs on the "non-standard" paladin that I've really enjoyed seeing in play: 1. The Paladin of Love: why on earth would a paladin of a goddess of love be a prude and a sissy? We had one person play a temple "priestess"...

Yes, this was intended for a homebrew, most likely. I should have been explicit. Although I also don't see why a Gold Dwarf couldn't be from the specified area. Lots of migrants after the Thunder Blessing, of course. But that's neither here nor there. I was interested in the conception of...

Folks: I'm trying to design a Hammer of Moradin NPC -- are there any dwarven subraces that take a hit to intelligence rather than charisma? (I know that Gold Dwarves take a hit to dexterity, but I need all the dex I can get.) best, Carpe

Heya. I might be interested -- where would you envision getting together? Also, any other Bloomington folks, please raise your hands. ;)

An interesting rules point here: the 3.0 system of "only higher + magical items can sunder lower +'s" is no longer the case in 3.5. Magical items get hardness and hitpoint bonuses per plus, but a non-magical weapon can sunder a +5 magical weapon perfectly easily. The DMG still has some of the...

Heh. Plus, Power Attack + Improved Sunder paves the way to Combat Brute, which makes me happy, happy, happy.

There are two issues here: one is what classes are conceptually challenged; the other is what classes are rules-weak. Bards have strong concept (I've wanted to play a fighting Skald for a while) but the rules are pathetic. Bards don't got game. I actually used to play them a lot in 2E...

I'd use neither. The unknown (as opposed to the known but hidden -- wolf in sheep's clothing) is the best way to scare hell out of an experienced party. When stuff starts happening to the party that they can't look up or categorize, they get wierded. And I don't know that I'd do it through...

I'm interested in a 3.5 game in Bloomington, but haven't played DDM much (read: at all). best, Carpe

well, this is more a rules question as it turns out. You're -4 on initiative checks, I think is the primary effect of being deafened. I understand that "deafened" is different from "deaf" as anyone who's been to a great rock concert can attest. But it's a start. best, Carpe

the new version of Improv is Complete Adventurer, p. 152. It's Bard 5, gives luck bonus equal to twice the caster level; you can only spend one half your caster level worth of points on any given roll. cheers, Carpe

It's funny how hard it is to answer this question. Anything that people have experience with enough to dislike obviously is good enough to have gotten major play. I wouldn't ever run FR because of the DMPC problem, but I routinely permit spells, feats, and items from those books into my...

So, to compile: High cha., plus whatever enhancement bonuses can be scraped together, plus: -skill focus: perform +3 -Artist +2 -versatile performer +2 -circlet of persuasion +3 -choker of eloquence +5 (+10) -song blade +2 -MW pitchpipe (+2) -- this would be DM's discretion. Not sure how to...