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I wasn't trying to suggest it was unique to WotC products. I probably could have been a lot clearer on that point; sorry about that. That the phenomenon existed well before any sort of "community" as we generally recognize it today is good evidence that the cause lies elsewhere. I wasn't...

If it was a community creation, I would expect it to be rare or non-existent among the large number of players who are not part of that community. In my experience, it certainly isn't a rarity among players who never visit D&D sites. This would imply that it stems from the WotC products...

I'm not sure if it fits into your current plans, but I would be very tempted to try to throw in a Bone Mongrel Dracolich (Level 8 Elite Brute) arising from the Lake O' Bones. And/or a Bone Worm (Level 7 Elite Skirmisher). Zombie Hulk of Orcus (Level 8 Brute) is a total goon. You could take or...

If that's the only thing you're trying to solve, it might be less of a houserules footprint to invent some way of letting a character use Wisdom (or whatever) in place of Dex for the purposes of the Stealth skill. But yeah I expect a high-dex, low-wis Bard would work out just fine. He'd be...

Off the top of my head, I'd make Beastmaster one of the 'Guardian Might' options. Tweak the powers that refer to "an enemy makes an attack that doesn't target you" to "that doesn't target you or your beast." One of your At-Wills could pick up the Beast keyword; maybe Weight of the Earth...

With Eberron, I'd consider Q'barra or Cyre, depending on what level of desolation I was aiming for. Cheers, Roger

They're both bonuses of the type "feat" so they don't stack. It's a nice try, though. Cheers, Roger

There was a lot about this article that I really liked. Bestial Mobility, Beast Rider: I like these, but on their own they feel a bit weakish for a feat. I might be inclined to roll them into a single feat. I feel sorry for the beast that has to lug around a goliath on its back. Fey Senses...

I've enjoyed using these maps: Venice Rome Cheers, Roger

If I squint just right, I can sorta see a Dex-based Bard. A juggler or acrobat or something. It'd be sorta weird, but not much weirder than Bards already are. Cheers, Roger

Thanks a lot, everyone. This helps tremendously. Cheers, Roger

I'm trying to build a custom power and I have a feeling there might be something already existing that works in a similar way, but I haven't had much luck finding it. Basically, it'd be something like: +X vs Will: until the end of encounter, whenever you take damage, the target takes the same...

Write a novel or three. Has worked out well for Tolkien, Martin, and many others. Cheers, Roger

I don't have Divine Power handy. Is Holy Water supposed to be generic and interchangeable? Your paladin of Pelor can just pick up a flask sanctified by the High Priest of Asmodeus and chuck it? It's the only thing I can think of; it wouldn't surprise me to see this errata'd to permanent real...

I wouldn't, no. It's all the same time on the back of the Space Turtle. Cheers, Roger

The most detailed system I know for handling population centres is in The World Tamer's Handbook for Traveller: The New Era. It's scaled for tech levels down to the stone age, though. Cheers, Roger

Keep dropping fireballs on your friends and pretty soon you'll have changed all creatures into all enemies. Cheers, Roger

Damnit; that was my favourite type of corn. Cheers, Roger

Okay! Everything's all fixed up and back to normal. Thanks for some very good customer service. Cheers, Roger

D'oh! I thought it was one of those "monthly subscription rolls over forever until you decide to cancel" deals. Sorry for the confusion. To try to stop this from being a complete waste of everyone's time, I guess I might suggest automagically sending a private message to someone when their...