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Just read the Ride rules and (for an intelligent mount) ignore the Handle Animal rules.

See, even after grappling the rider (successfully completing steps 1 through 3), the grappler can't actually enter the horse's square, by the rules. So he can't complete grapple step 4. As you can see from step 4, this means he must let go. A DM is, of course, free to make up his own rules, but...

Sadly, those Rules of the Game articles are so full of errors and contradictions that they're worse than useless. The reader must track down every single rule reference to see whether it's a direct quote or the author's wild interpretation or a flat-out mistake. It's sad, really.

Basically, the rules don't say. An opponent might be able to complete grapple steps 1 through 3, but not step 4. A DM might decide that the opponent can complete step 4 and end up sharing a square with the horse and the rider, but this is problematic. Picture what happens if a wizard sends...

Those aren't really ants at all, actually. They just look kinda like regular old carpenter ants to the untrained eye. They're actually demons that have been magically reduced and imprisoned in this area because of the effects of a long-forgotten artifact buried deep beneath the place. Sure...

Use PH only, a cleric archer with these stats would still be pretty good. Human Cleric of Phaulkon, the Suel god of Air, Birds and Archery Deity's Domains: Air, Animal, Chaos, Good, Sky, War You choose: Air, War 1 Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot (Weapon Focus from War domain) 3 Rapid Shot 6...

Body of the Sun has the same wording.

50 gp. Player's Handbook. +2 circumstance bonus. I picture it as a magician's outfit, inspiring confidence in the wearer: top hat, cape (black outside, red inside), tails, and a black wand with white tips. There might be a deck of cards up the sleeve or a rabbit in the hat...

Yes, 3d6. You understand.

Legildur has it right. The Main 3.5e FAQ now has two entries which basically agree and only one which contradicts this. However, if your campaign does not use the FAQ as gospel, this does contradict the PH, as 3d6 observed.

Huh? How does the word "need" imply in any way that you can't emulate the class feature of caster level while activating a staff? Are you trying to say that you can't emulate that class feature unless you need to, and therefore you can't emulate that class feature unless you need to?

I'm still not seeing what you're talking about, Hypersmurf. Why can't you emulate an ability score when activating a staff? Because the example and the text in parenthesis discuss scrolls? Look at each sentence in turn: "Emulate an Ability Score:" -- A title that supports my view. "To cast a...

Where do you see those rules? Your PH must be a different printing from mine.

For trolls, I like to use buckets instead of torches. Drowning is always lethal.

Two UMD checks. One to activate the staff, another to Emulate Class Feature, setting the caster level. And another, if you want, to emulate a high ability score, setting the save DC.

I don't think "spell list" is the class feature to be emulated by the second UMD check; I think "caster level" is the class feature to be emulated.

Emulate class feature.

The Spell Compendium has a slightly different version of Brilliant Aura. If your campaign uses the most recently published version of each spell, feat, class, etc., you should check it out. Tne SpC version is Cleric 8, Druid 8, Sorc/Wiz 7, no enhancement bonus, and by refering to Brilliant...

It's the same with a wand. DC 20 no matter what the caster level. But I think a rogue could choose to make another UMD check to determine the caster level, if he wants to try to set a caster level for the staff different from the default caster level. And I think the rogue could choose to make...

Str- 17 (bump up to 18 at level 4) Dex-13 Con- 15 (bump up to 16 at level 8) Int- 10 Wis- 10 Cha- 8 Human Barbarian 1/Fighter 9 Feats: Extra Rage, Reckless Rage, Improved Toughness, Power Attack, Weapon Focus: Greatsword, Weapon Specialization: Greatsword, Improved Bull Rush, Shock Trooper...