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Years ago, I was an awful premptive GM - my players would sit there talking about their plans and I'd be thinking of ways for the bad guys to neutralise them... just didn't realise I was doing it. Players started suprising me with secret plots. I asked them why and they explained... Boy, did I...

That was a great update to a fantastic stroy... Who doesn't love unkillable assasins. :D And Rakshasa's really don't come up often enough in my gaming experience - great to see! I wanted to read Tristols diary - unfortunately, the link I had doesn't seem to be working. Would be cool if anyone...

IMO, the most important thing for a sorceror is their spell selection... It really defines how they're going to be in play. So, for a war sorceror, I'd first start by thinking about what you do. Are you a special forces comando, spy, tactician, blow up armies? From there, I find the spells...

Darth Mikey has said it pretty well! Although, if they're a highly strung type, you could approach it from a positive angle? Tell them the bits of the game that you enjoy and see if you can encourage them to do more of that. If there are no bits you enjoy, then I refer you to Diaglos answer.

Some ideas: Even with healing covered, I think a cleric could help your party out a lot. 17th level caster can throw out some great buffs... and healing on the go is never to be sneezed at? Depending on how you feel, a radiant servant would be 'quite useful' - at that level, all healing would...

Initiate of mystra feat + pale master + antimagic field + polymorph any object Cast AM field. Turn yourself into something that regenerates. Can still use magic in there. Profit?

Glad someone else agrees! Had a lot of fun with those kind of games. Always fun getting to be the evil wizard trying to stop the party of heros. Or maybe that's just the way our games turned out. :D

Makes sense on the touch ruling... sounds like the way I'd rule it too! Thanks for those... Now to see which will shoehorn into a spellist properly. :D

Wow! I think that ideas got potential to be an enormously fun game. Like a few other people have said, I think it would work better as a more strategic level of game. Plenty of politiking and plotting. I don't know if you are familiar with it, but I'd consider using something like the Ars...

I'd let them take able learner, a skill focus or one of those +2/+2 two skill boost feats... Do the same thing for half elves. Like anyones actually going to play one. :D

Been having a think about the Arcane Reach High Arcana. First question - what arcane offensive spells are touch range? Having a look I got: Chill touch Ghoul touch Vampiric touch Irresistable dance All from the PHB. Missing any? Anything good in the core splat books? Can you use the arcana...

50 Arrows + Greater Magic Weapon + Flame Arrow(X5) + Mastery of Elements High Arcarna Give to an archer or throw with Telekinsis. Either way is ouchy... :) Although elemental resistances will ruin your fun. Wonder if there's any splatbook spells that let you add Holy/Lawful to them as well...

I've found organisation based games work very well. I ran one campaign with the PCs as members of a knightly order. Opening scene was them being issued their orders... Go depose an unacceptable baron, replace him with their guy (NPC) and then help run the place smootly. Very different focus to...

Glad you like the miss chances! All sorts of good stuff on the cleric/wizard spell lists - if you can just get them to part with a slot or two. One option I've seen used is to you buy the caster a pearl of power at the apt level of the spell you want... they're not losing anything at all to...

It depends on how you look at it from a cost/benefit point of view? Amulet of health 4000 - +level in HP. +1 fort save 16000 - +2 X level. +2 fort save 36000 - +3 X level. +3 fort save vs Amulet of natural armour 2000 - +1 AC 8000 - +2 AC 16000 - +3 AC 25000 - +4 AC 50000 - +5 AC I'd say the...

Been my experience too - higher level fighters have AC to stop power attacks and the 2nd+ attacks from stuff. IME found party co-operation is required to get things better than that. IMO, a strong form of defense is a miss chance of some sort. A displacement from the wizard before a major fight...

It's nothing unique to 3rd edition. Players will talk numbers/power about any system I can think of. (OK, maybe not diceless storytelling games, but you get the point). IME, players talk numbers about a system that their audience is familiar with. One they have a solid understanding of. So it'd...

Good idea for a topic loki44... Here's some people I remember: Richard Read Duncan Morrison Niall Christie - Sorry. Can't recall how this was spelt, but it was an unusual spelling. All guys I gamed with at school and not seen for years. I'm Alastair, by the way.

Never mind the targeted greater dispels... what about Crush Item and Magic Drain . Now that'd put the fear of god into many players I've seen... :eek: Down the same line of thinking. Bebeliths can also rend armour. Not sure whether those tactics might cause too much upset though? I think...

You'll only get 4 feats, so careful selection is vital IMO... Despite the halfling dex boost, I'd steer well clear of finessing - assign a good stat to strength and boost it plenty. Mounted combat, Ride by and Spirited Charge could be good - but it's a very heavy investment. If you intend to...