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Agreed. You could probably rate it at one dice per two cubic feet of reduced object, max. That would match the idea of one dice per caster level, capping at ten of course, as is standard for 3rd level spells. But like you, we decided that it wasn't supposed to be a damage spell, so no pipe...

Let's look at the full text of Enlarge Person, if we're going to cite it as a valid reference. I highlighted the paragraph we've both been snipping from. Yes, it says a creature (and presumably an object) may make a Strength check to burst any enclosure. My problem with that is that I have...

I can see your point. I'm not the DM, at least not the only one. I didn't impose the house rule, it was done by group vote. I can't change the house rule, at least not unilaterally. All of that being said, I could talk about what makes a pipe bomb a bomb, but that's a pointless side trip, a...

Since this forum is read by people in many states, and probably several countries, could you narrow down the geography a bit? As in, which state, county, country, etc?

Regarding what damage a "pipe bomb" might do, I'd cap it at Fireball damage. Both are 3rd level spells, after all. Is a wheelbarrow a container? Is a bucket a container? A chest? I say yes to all three, but YMMV, of course. If you rule that it has to be a "closed" container, well, that's...

I see a problem with the Grape Shot approach: The command to re-enlarge an item is a standard action. I don't know how you would do that to more than one item in a round. The other way would be to time a Dispel Magic for mid flight, and considering the actual damage listed for catapault...

You got it on the iron slab. A 12 foot ladder can be set into a 10 or 15 foot pit and still get you out. It can be set across a 10 foot pit. The iron slab can be set across a 15 foot pit. Reduced, it's a foot long, four inches wide, and 3/32nds of an inch think. About the size of a wide...

We play 3.5 at my table, and we have a house rule regarding Shrink Item. The rules don't say what happens when the Shrink Item spell expires, and there's no room for the item to unshrink. We had to decide: Is this a way to make pipe bombs, by loading a piece of scored pipe with magically...

There are ways to deal with that problem. Darkness spells limit how many of the Medusae can attack a given PC. Same for Obscuring Mist, Fog Cloud, etc. Low level spells level the playing field. Individual PCs can try to "Avert their gaze", use blindfolds or mirrors or a dozen other ways to...

I like to keep certain things in mind. 1) Teleportation has a limit on weight, based on what the person/people going can carry. People aren't weight, they're the other limit: One creature per 3 caster levels, large, small, fat or thin. 2) Bags of Holding have weight limits. Exceed the limit...

As a general update: The DM decided to price it like a Staff of Fire. There was never a question of some PC using this. It's too large to wield, even under an Enlarge Person. In essence, this is what someone will pay us to get it out of the game. :)

The party is in the middle of an area similar to the northern Canadian plains. No towns for days. We used Mount to call up a pack animal, and we tied the thing to the back. We'll probably end up either being forced to abandon it, or we'll end up giving it to the High King. It's really up to...

I don't know, I'm not the DM who gave it out. The game group meets at my house, and by convention the various DMs advise me after the game regarding what we faced, CR wise, and what loot we got. I calculate the EXP for the PCS, based on their levels, and I email that out to the group. That...

I seem to recall that "unlimited uses" wondrous items have a cost multiplier that may come into play (though I can't seem to find it in my PDF of the DMG). I'd apply that and then come up with a discount for the delay. Okay, found it. DMG Page 285, Table 7-33 If an item is continuous or...

Our group just acquired a magic item in play. It's a Colossal Ranseur that can project 8D6 fireballs every d? number of rounds. The weapon has no magical plusses, and is far too large for anyone in the group to wield. Hell, it's a tree trunk with a magical metal head bigger than my game...

Yeah, the first adventure involved an attempt to kidnap a noblewoman, my own PC's mother. PCs unexpectedly foiled it. BBEG, not really understanding the way things worked, then kidnapped the one who had wanted her kidnapped. Original plan had bee to kidnap the noblewoman so a mortal minion...

Our campaigns are oddly organized. We agree on a campaign theme, the goal of the whole thing, then we take turns as DM, building towards solving the big issue. Because of this, it isn't just me who sets the rules or defines the BBEG. He started as a shadowy figure, just a name attached to an...

Actually kind of past that stage. Dealing with the rifts, and the BBEG behind them, is the theme of the whole campaign. The BBEG, called the Nightmare King, has been directing rifts for a few years. He has troops, usually Fiendish templated things, that come through and wreak havoc. PCs have...

The game is 3.5, the group is level 10/11. Ranger Druid, Paladin of Freedom, Barbarian/Sorcerer/Dragon Disciple, Cleric/Adept, Bard Books: PHB, DMG, MM I through maybe MM III. Maybe a bit out of Complete Adventurer. I'm planning an adventure that might run into a fiendish plane, a nightmare...

I was just looking at Pipes of Pain. For 12k they're kind of broken. At first, everyone within 30 feet is entranced by the beautiful music. (pretty easy Will Save, DC 14) After that they're sound-sensitive, taking 1D4 of damage per round for 2D4 rounds, and during that time they take double...