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Let's suppose we take the rules indeed literally. I'm not going in depth about Mystic Theurge not providing new spells per level but... PHB p. 150: "Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach but can't strike at their natural reach or less."...

RAI = Rules As Intended. I'm sorry for implying that you might be a troll based on your avatar. As I said, it was not something I took for guaranteed because of it. However, Discord is known as the troll of Equestria and Screwball was his creation so there is a connection though a slight one...

This seems to contradict. First you admit that the rules can be interpreted either way in this case but then hold to the view that your interpretation is RAW. If there are many ways to interpret RAW, I'd most definitely pick the one that's RAI. Edit: Though I just noted that you use Screwball...

In this case the RAW is kind of bad but the way I see it, Dannyalcatraz is correct in emphasizing the wording "of the appropriate size". RAI this would indeed translate easily to "double the standard reach of this size category". Let's say I give a choker a small spear. He has a base reach of...

Behind the door you find a chthonian horror of epic proportions. The mound of wriggling tentacles and blazing eyes mountains over a burning world which you vaguely identify as reality. It turns all of it's innumerable eyes at you, caresses every part of you (within and without) and raises you to...

Well, you could always leave those followers back home. It would require a HQ of sorts but I've always thought that most of them are commoners and experts that are willing to join your cause and advocate it to the best of their ability. Also, they wouldn't be in need of any special protection...

Since some responses seem confusing, let me make this clear once again: I'm not looking for a system to take over D&D 3.x for this. I'm all for using D&D. I'm just interested in people's takes on the matter. Oh, and Savage Worlds being iffy? Well, you could say that the dice mechanic seems a...

I'm no expert but I'd probably go with Combat Reflexes (and a bit of Dexterity - 14 ought to be enough) and I'd specialize in a reach weapon. Then a dip of Crusader for the stance that allows attacks of opportunity against 5ft. steps. That way you'd be able to keep enemies occupied to the best...

Like people have mentioned, most of the conversion work has been done for me (I own both Manual of the Planes and Planar Handbook, and a lot of other good supplements). The factions are the only thing I need to personally attend to simply because I find their previous conversions to affiliations...

This is actually a brief summary of a discussion I had last night. I happened to mention that I've been converting Planescape to 3.5 (essentially just the factions as affiliations - and I know it's been done before). He immediately asked: "But why D&D?" I was baffled, really. Well, it's a D&D...

My take is that some options open more interesting implications than others. Often enough these options also happen to involve a higher level of power. For example, I played a Dread Necromancer/Anima Mage only recently. I put a lot of effort into making him, and especially his choice of feats...

Remarkable. I cannot claim such experience - I cannot even claim such age. I do believe this has to do with maturity and possibly the capability to understand the needs of a party without them having been explicitly stated. However, I've attended games in which "free" parties have caused the...

Inspired by the anime "Sword Art Online", I've actually thought about doing this. The anime is great - the idea could work as an RPG as well. That way the MMORPG knowledge of players is put in a context which befits it. It's also very meta.

To immerse myself in a story, that's why. Though having a damn good time with people whose company I enjoy is also often a part of it.

In only use them in a similar fashion that I use tiers - to classify the capabilities of different characters/classes. While Tiers are determined by power level and versatility, classifications like tank, blaster and skill monkey are tied to the role in the party dynamic. For example, since I am...

The party's already assembled and it's my spellthief, a bard and a warblade. I did invest in the "replaceable" skills for now since our DM is one that would punish for planning too far ahead. He's made it very clear that he would prefer us not to reach higher levels (and whenever a character...

The party's already assembled and it's my spellthief, a bard and a warblade. I did invest in the "replaceable" skills for now since our DM is one that would punish for planning too far ahead. He's made it very clear that he would prefer us not to reach higher levels (and whenever a character...

However, the Japanese katana is primarily a 2-handed weapon. Believe me - I've done some kendo and iaido. In game terms, you can use the bastard sword with 2 hands easier than with 1 hand - and as such, it resembles the katana better than a longsword which is primarily a 1-handed weapon.

Is this a pun? Since I don't get the point for some reason. The way I interpreted this was that the vest slot is incompatible with armor - which actually fits a different slot. But it might just be me being stupid. I agree with Vest of Resistance. Somehow it feels much more appropriate than a...

We'll start playing a Tier 3-4 (4th tier characters get 4 extra points in point buy) campaign this friday. Today I started creating my character, a Wild Elf Spellthief. The wild elf part is simply because they happen to be in war with a magocracy in the campaign world and I wanted to play...