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Right. I've been having this idea of a campaign that's essentially simulating being trapped within a full immersion MMORPG. Sounds familiar? No wonder - in case you happen to know Sword Art Online. It's an anime which starts with the same premise and that was my original inspiration. However...

I'm all for themed settings. At the moment, I've been pondering over one with a heavy dragon theme and another with undead and yet another that's a desert setting with vermins and insectile aberrations. The dragon one would probably fit this one the best: I'm probably going with chromatic...

Freedom of Movement specifies paralysis as one thing it affects. Despair is a psychological (fear) ability that causes paralysis. As such, psychological conditions can be (and I think Dandu is hinting: should be) affected by Freedom of Movement.

I use 3.X as the system I run, and I prefer 3-5 players. Most of my games have 3 since that's about the number left after a few persons notice that that don't have the time to play fortnightly or weekly, or that the campaign in question doesn't fit their tastes after all. Being left with 3...

It's ridiculous, isn't it? But since russophobia (racism towards Russians) is still a thing in Finland - a serious social issue to be precise - I tend to play it safe even with historical references with a negative connotation. After all, I could have chosen any other picture but went with that...

Finland has the Finnish Maiden. And yes, the picture I'm linking is politically biased but it's the classic depiction on the matter. In case you're wondering, that's the Romanov eagle trying to tear apart a Finnish law book. The painting was made before Finland's independence, during times of...

I simply pre-stat. I used to roll them but it's just so much easier assigning low and high scores to match the persons I'm creating. One can get quirky with the stats even without rolling them, too. I used to roll the stats, though. I once rolled so high for a pair of Mineral Warrior Gargoyle...

Yeah, I understand both of your points. I don't personally like the Bloodlines either since they feel like bad design. And while I prefer taking a pseudo-scientific stance on world building and such to make suspension of disbelief easier, it's not necessary indeed. So just to summarize, look up...

Humm... That's a puzzle I kind of like. Genetically speaking, I believe that his templates are the fenotypes of genotypes which can become recessive in his offspring. For example, consider how Tieflings, Genasi and such can be born of normal people: it's akin to a recessive gene. In effect this...

INFP. I did the test on an earlier link. Since there is variation between categories, here's a bit more detail: Clearly introverted (I) Clearly intuition-based (N) Barely subjective about evaluations (F) Barely spontaneous (P)

Right. Well, you'll probably want to use more mundane opponents as well. You might even want to remove some spell-like abilities and such of demons and devils if you still want to use outsiders like them. Otherwise... Well, it's surprising how terrifying a Colossal Monstrous Spider can be once...

In case you aren't already using it, there's the "Warbeast" template in MMII (p. 219) to add to whatever you end up using. It can also be applied to vermin which makes it possible to use warbugs in case you don't mind the added fantasy flavor.

A funny incident yesterday... We had a battle against cultists that had kidnapped the group's Halfling friends. When they stormed the cultists' temple (the map from Fields of Ruin), only the NPC Paladin of Freedom that they had brought with them (the cultists had torched his temple where the...

I agree with Hobo in that you should probably create a campaign that is balanced with the group if they've opted for a certain level of power or a limited set of skills. However, imbalance within the party is not solved this way. I suggest for people to find a balance with each other by...

Zan-See-Ovr CR 5 Male Synad Factotum5 (CoP 140, DS 15) N medium aberration Init +5 Senses Darkvision 60ft, Spot +9 Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Infernal, Synad AC 20 (touch 15, flat-footed 17) hp 31 (5HD) Fort +2 Ref +6 Will +4 Speed 30ft. (6 squares) Attacks: - Wand (Orb of Force)...

Hi. I just got this crazy idea. Let's see if anyone's interested in contributing. Basically, I'm going to run a Planescape Campaign in 3.5 once I'm done converting Factions in a way that's to my liking and one I've prepared a few hooks. Since Planescape allows for almost anything to appear, I'd...

This. Though, looking at the pictures, I don't think that the Beholder with legs appears in 3.x. Most of the others could be explained away with the variance of standard Beholders - no two are exactly alike, as stated by Lords of Madness. The more exotic varieties can be found within the books...

I thought I'd be out of this already but no... Thanks, Jack, for bringing up the Rules Compendium. It's so much easier to find things in there than in the PHB. Let's go through this again... The way I see it, the problem is not whether or not the weapon is of some size but what counts as a...

I agree with Danny. Here's a scetch of a build I came up with earlier. It's not completely auto pilot so it doesn't completely match what the OP is looking for. However, I'd just tell him the basics of using it (stance: Thicket of Blades, power: Expansion) and let him figure out the rest at his...

Wait, what? What edition are we even talking about? I'm referring to Player's Handbook 3.5, in which page 150 contains mostly combat modifiers and a huge picture that depicts creatures of all sizes from colossal to tiny. That settles it. If you don't even have the actual rulebook to refer to...