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The details... In the U.S., that is correct. It is not illegal to download a copyrighted work, but it is illegal to make it available for download. Weird, eh? :) However, if the site is not in the U.S. and is not subject to U.S. law, then even hosting the material would not be illegal. So...

Changes to I2K's chart? In terms of additions needed: I agree! That doesn't mean I don't like the page, however! ;) Perhaps another couple of columns (and one or two rows) in the chart of underwater actions? I'm thinking two columns that detail Spells With V or S Components and Spells...

(Thread hijack: what about extradimensional spaces?) I apologize in advance for hijacking this thread... ;) What if the shapechange'd familiar entered a portable hole or similar extradimensional space? Is it more than 5 feet away if the inter-dimensional opening is within 5 feet?

Summary Thanks for the feedback! It sounds like the general consensus is that spellcasting underwater is doable, but most folks would impose a penalty: possibly the loss of the spell based on a random factor, or the loss of some time in regards to holding one's breath. I think that without a...

Except he just said he wasn't distributing it. It's not illegal to point to a URL that contains illegally distributed works; the search engines won that court case (in the US, anyway) last year.

Is there a RAW on this? I can't find anywhere that the rules say you can, or cannot, cast spells underwater. But I would think that without a water breathing in effect, any attempt to cast while underwater would, at the very least, have a Concentration check. Maybe using the "distracting...

Animal growth, control water, other techniques First, I apologize for the long post. I'm trying to gather everyone's suggestions into a single list. And what good suggestions they are, too! He's taken the Augment Summoning path, so the allies will automatically get +4 STR and CON. And I...

Nice twist Cool! I hadn't thought about the "free action while moving" aspect. My players are coming up against a beholder in the not-too-distant future, so they'll be surprised by this tactic, I'm sure!

@Jackylhunter: Hmm, the animal growth does look good. Especially since it can affect multiple animals. If I use summon swarm to gather rats or bats, could I use animal growth on a few of them? Naw, probably not. Since I'm thinking of going with the mud attack (see below), I don't want my...

Hi, all. The wisdom of the hivemind is needed! My party is going up against a 9th level druid and his (3.0E) animal companion (although I'm playing a 3.5E game, I'm going to allow my NPC druid to keep his dire bear, since the party is quite strong). The druid has access to one 5th level...

Thanks, all. I hadn't considered the buoyancy issue. :\ I guess this isn't the spell I want for the 9th level NPC druid, then. Slowing down the party isn't good enough. I suppose I'll start another thread to cover other options. Thanks again!

In the description of the transmute rock to mud spell is a clause that says the mud is 10-feet deep, but creatures only sink hip- or chest-deep in the mud. I need to understand this statement, since it sounds to me like a Medium-size creature sinks further than a Small-size creature. Why...

Does it have to be sed? The reason I ask is that there is no way to guarantee that you're changing the 4th field. For example, the following command (run at the shell prompt): sed -e 's:old value:new value:' < input > output Would read input and change any occurrence of 'old value' with...

That's the way I always saw it played in previous editions of the game, so I was leaning in that direction myself. But I thought I might have just missed something... Nope, the familiars are all standard (I'm sticking to the core rules to make my life easier, adding bits and pieces from...

In the SRD, it states that if a familiar is slain or dismissed, the master has an XP loss (amount depends on level and a Fort save). Later in the same paragraph, it talks about a familiar being brought back to life. Question #1:If the familiar is raised or resurrected or otherwise brought back...

Hmm, interesting point (re: taking two hostages). In the game I run, one of the wizards is going to have their familiar kidnapped by an assassin. There are three spellcasters with familiars (two 9th level mages and a rogue6/wiz3) and I haven't figured out which one is the lucky one yet. :)...

The special mount is a class feature, just like an animal companion or familiar. There are advantages for having one, so why not take them? Otherwise, you're not playing the class in the balanced manner that it was meant to be played. My players have a paladin with a hippogriff mount. Very...

For general purposes, a wiki is probably the best way to go. They are flexible in the extreme: allowing links from any "node" in the tree to any other, providing all the format control allowed by [X]HTML plus some, can be moved from computer to computer fairly easily (depends on the wiki...

I use DM Genie. It has a Campaign manager where the DM can store notes and such, and if you're willing to enter your NPCs/monsters, it will calculate experience for you (this saves a bunch of time for me). The mapping feature in the Campaign Manager might be enough for your needs; you would...

Wow, you think so? (Anyone else want to comment?) I looked at the heal mount spell, which is basically heal, but only for the paladin's special mount. But if they can dismiss it and call it back and it comes back healed, would they really need the spell? I realize that the spell can be used...