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Hmmm... Essentially a Bladestaff or double-axe. Exotic. Clearly intended to be used two handed, though TNG showed some one handed use in practice. There were some scenes with Michael Dorn (Warf) doing katas where it was almost like a dance. Mechanically it isn't that different in use...

One issue is that EXP is awarded based on the CR of the situation/opposition *and the character's current level*. The DMG says clearly that a character *MUST* advance in level when they have enough EXP, unless they have immediate plans to spend that Exp on something (item creation costs Exp, as...

Small note: Dispel Magic's effectiveness is level dependent, topping out at ten. A typical 3rd level Wand (the level if Dispel Magic) would have a 5th level caster. If they're dealing with people higher level than that (a near certainty), such a wand would be of little use. You could up the...

Bottom line, they know where they're going, and they know that everything there uses fire. They're going to be prepared for it. Since everything there uses fire, and is pretty much immune to it, plan on the "bad guys" to have access to Cold based attacks. They'd have those because that's...

Consider providing Rings of Fire Resistance - Minor. They soak 10 points of fire damage per attack/exposure. Plenty to handle the Plane itself, but not enough to really thwart attacks. I mean, if the Resistance is a given/requirement, then be "generous" and give it out, but in levels that you...

There's an assembled list of alchemical items from the various D&D 3.* books and related Dragon articles. I'll post it here.

The question wasn't about how much weight, but how many will fit in the *space* of a backpack, sack, etc. And that's actually dependent on how they're stacked or packaged. Also dependent on the actual size of said sack. I know from experience that 100 presidential dollar coins will completely...

Great for quick creation of advanced or unique NPCs or monsters. As noted, they're also usable by PCs, in place of dice rolling or point buy. <Tangent>I had a player who decided that his character should use the Heroic Array, as a base, and then add Point Buy on top. (He actually did that in...

Start by naming them, and I don't mean "Bobo" or "Meatshield". Next, consider what their role is in the party, beyond "He'll watch the horses". Does the Druid's animal companion scout for the group? Does he/she/it have a real combat role? Does the Wizard's familiar scout, carry touch...

I made the distinction between "Skills" and combat abilities because the game mechanics do. They're acquired differently, they work differently. Even in 4e, which used the universal proficiency bonus, skills were acquired at time of creation and then never changed, unless you spent a feat on...

A D&D Wizard's combat ability (which includes but is not limited to the use of weapons) improves as they level. No question. What is the question is, why? The answer is that they do use those abilities in combat, just not as much as the physical combat specialists. Many spells require...

On the face of it, I'd argue for the same AoO option for incoming arrows, spears etc. Thrown hammers are actually kind of rare, since only rare, returning ones come back. Without that property on the weapon they're just throwing their melee weapon away. So developing a special ability to deal...

I saw this when you posted it, but took a few days off to get my head around it. I think we're dealing with a major miscommunication. When we talk about "skills", let's make sure we're talking about those things listed as Skills, rather than the total character ability. Combat proficiencies...

First, please ease off on the outrage. I'm not your enemy. So first, what part of a Wizard's BAB can't be represented in the system mechanics? Or were you referring to something else? Second, a +12 BAB can be very useful. You just have to apply it to Touch Attack (ranged or otherwise)...

Is my objection to all class-based games? I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. My thought is that, in a class based game, each class would advance most rapidly in their own class' field of specialty. I'm not expecting a Ranger, no matter how sharp eyed of dexterous, to find and...

Sorry, I'm not trying to mock, but that rationale makes more than a few presumptions, such as that the Wizard is practicing sword play at all. The only difference between the Wizard and the melee artist, at 1st level, is their different base stats. At least in terms of hitting the AC. While...

The sword-swinger, presumably, gets more practice and training than the Wizard, in-combat experience if nothing else. So why doesn't he/she advance faster? And the difference is more like 20% better, not 40. (Consider 10 STR wizard v 18 STR fighter.) But the exact numbers don't matter. The...

One complaint I had with 4e was the universal proficiency bonus. Fighter types and Wizard types get better in melee at exactly the same rate, which seems weird. That characters got an automatic AC bonus at the same rate made that advancement an illusion, bonuses and targets increasing at...

When I count from center to the high point of either left or right edge, it totals to 25 feet. Is that right, or am I miscounting something? Or is it a 25 foot radius burst? Or is it that the template doesn't match the description?

Odd, but okay. Question: Why not just use Grease? The PHB and DMG both say that a spell's appearance can vary. In other games they call it Special Effect. So just say that one particular caster's version of Grease is green?