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I wasn't trying to make this a "My favorite system is better than yours" thing. In 4e, you're either trained in the skill or you aren't. No granularity to speak of. In 3.5 characters get skill points per level, and can use them to add to existing skills or invest in new ones. Some are paid...

Thanks. I'll have to look at that when I have time.

I see two aspects to rituals that I'd like to explore. The first is a way to involve multiple casters, possibly of disparate disciplines, in a single magical effort. The "Three witches" part of "Enter three witches." The second is using rituals as ways to modify spell results. The Red...

I saw something in 5e that intrigued me. Ritual casting. It makes sense that there are magicks that take more than a few moments or minutes to invoke, that aren't "Battle magic". I mean, Shakespeare's classic "Enter Three Witches" scene from MacBeth doesn't exist under the rules. They either...

Movement rates are always an issue. According to RAW, a tracker moves at half speed when tracking, unless they take a serious negative to the skill check or have the Fast Tracker ability (Rangers get that at some point). But, as the tale of the Tortoise and the Hare points out, how fast you...

I've posted about these a few times, and most of my "memorable" encounters were only memorable in terms of what a pain they were. Questions that always come up: 1) Can a person with Freedom of Movement actually swim, or are they relegated to walking? 2) Why is it easier to swing a Spiked...

Well, contribute what you can. Lets talk about Skill DCs and CR for the challenge. The standard for a common or casual success on a skill check is a 10. 15 for some that are supposed to be an actual challenge. So let's start there. To raise the CR of the challenge, should we standardize on...

I've played 4E, and I found I liked the general idea of Skill Challenges, a formal framework for non-combat challenges. The 4E mechanics had their problems, but the concept was appealing. How would/should we go about implementing such a thing in 3.*? One problem I saw with 4e was tied to the...

Difference between "Standard Action" and "Full Round Action". One allows a Move or Move-Equivalent, the other doesn't But I can see your hesitation to call a Bull Rush an Attack, when the book uses both words to describe it. Anybody got any errata on this? Something that might clarify?

Looking over the Special Maneuvers rules in the PHB (Pages 155 and on) makes interesting reading. Initiating a Grapple isn't a Standard Action, it's an Attack. If the attacker fails in a Grapple, and has iterative attacks, they can try again. The -5 penalty would apply to the Touch Attack...

I think option 3 works. Here's the scenario: You stand in the dark alley, waiting for the victim to come within reach. Grapple the person in the adjacent square. Per the rules you end up in that person's square This five foot move is free and doesn't count against your movement in the...

Option 1: Start with a Surprise action. That happens before Initiative. Beat the target's Initiative and you get a second round of action before they get their first. The effect is exactly what you're looking for. Option 2: Initiating a Grapple is a Standard action. The Move action is...

Hmm, the first question, in my mind, is what game system are you using? That may make a difference, as each has their own rules. Presuming D&D 3.5, I'd rule 4 feet of water to be more than simply "Difficult terrain". Presuming firm footing is available (per the table in the DMG), characters...

Just guessing, but look in the MM at Fey traits or Fey Type. There might be something there. Also, depending on how old the character sheet is, look in the D&D 3.0 books as well

probably, but I'm not familiar enough with southern hemisphere societies to speak with any confidence

Things to consider regarding festivals. Pretty much every culture in the northern hemisphere, regardless of religion or time period, has some kind of festival at or near mid-winter. Call it what you will, the longest night is a time of festivals. The same can be said for the Spring/Vernal...

Additionally, Celerity only lets you borrow time from a moment in the future. It doesn't create more time/actions. Once you use it, and the action(s) it might give, your character is Dazed for the next round. The time they "gained", they lose again right away.

I know this is a few years late, but... The Candle works, but no Paladin will get one that leads to a wish. The Candle can Gate in a Genie, that's true. But each candle has an alignment, and can only gate in creatures of the proper alignment. There are four types of Genie: 1) The Djinn...

I'm curious: Where does it say, in the rules, that staves are recharged by casting spells into them? I've heard this claim before, but I've never been able to find it in the rules.

The big thing to remember is that most people (other than priests and temple knights) worship the pantheon, rather than a single deity. The Greek soldier will probably give prayer and sacrifice to Ares, god of war, but might also pray to Athena, goddess of wisdom and courage in battle. When...