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Average for the race or average for PCs for that race? I'd consider an average human to be 10-10-10-10-10-10. I'd consider your character an average PC. PCs are supposed to be head and shoulders above the majority of their race. IceBear

And Steve, did I say there was anything wrong with it? No. Someone asked what it was and I answered, so don't get preachy on me. If you read you will see I'm advocating using whatever method the GROUP likes. BTW - just because you don't like the Point Buy System doesn't mean that 3E is...

The thing I love about my players is they will roleplay the situation exactly like real life. Fighter has 50hp, but a 1st level warrior has a crossbow on him - he treats it like one shot will kill him :) That said, I DO use the optional rule in the DMG where 3 natural 20s in a row equals...

I'll do one better than dcollins (I had just assumed everyone knew the link was on the top of the forum) and post the link to the d20 Modern SRD here: http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=msrd and quote the actual shield spell here: So, basically, I think the new shield spell in 3.5 will...

It means that the Point Buy System in the computer game Ice Wind Dale 2, was unweighted :) ie, it cost 1 point per ability score increase regardless of the modifiers of the score (going from a 17 to an 18 costs the same as going from an 8 to a 9). IceBear

Drakon, Take a look at the shield spell in the d20 Modern SRD. I'm pretty sure that's what the 3.5 version will look like considering how the 3.5 haste looks like the d20 Modern version IceBear

And again, it depends on your players. I've got one player that would have fun playing a character with crappy stats, and I've got another that wouldn't. The other 3 are ok with whatever they have, but I think a couple of those would start to have less fun if their stats affected their...

As long as the PLAYERS are all happy with their character's I don't care what method is used. I do agree that if one character has really high stats and another doesn't, it is likely that the character with the low stats won't have as much fun as the other player. That's what I, as a DM, try...

Well, I have a house rule that GMW doesn't count for purposes of bypassing DR and sundering, so that takes care of that problem. As for the 3.5 DR, I think what I'll probably do (that opinion could change once it's released) is to use the DR from the 3.5, but to substitute the material required...

Dragons (and other monsters) are no different than PCs - their initiative bonus is based on their Dex and their feats. Looking at the dragon stat blocks, since their Dex is 10 regardless of age, then they have no initiative bonus, unless it comes from a feat. I think the reason they aren't...

Nope, I was just asking for AuraSeer's input on the post he made without reading all the backstory in this thread (I left on page 2 or 3 :p) I was hoping that maybe he had a better way of dealing with DR that he might share. IceBear

I think I'll just use your BAB or your Bluff/Sense Motive - whatever is higher. That way I'm not punishing the player that wanted to become an expert and reading someone's body language (and spending the skill points), but still making feinting something that an experienced warrior (regardless...

But AuraSeer didn't like that option - which was why I asked what he thought the correct option was (and I think what he's saying is keep the right side of the DR slash the same, but lower the value on the left, so DR 30/+3 becomes DR 10/+3 or something similar - which I like too.) I was just...

Sigh - you didn't even read my original post. AuraSeer said that the DM put in a monster because it was cool and fit the scenario, but the party had no way of overcoming the DR. He then gave 4 options on this (one of which was, not to use the monster). I said, well, what if I want to use a...

Well, I could see using the better of BAB or Sense Motive as part of your combat skill is your understanding of your opponent. This rule still allows you to be crafty in combat (ie Bluff or high BAB) but experienced warriors (high BAB) and people with keen insight (Sense Motive) could still see...

Plus, I think that in any D&D novel I've ever read they've allowed magic missle to take out the images :D IceBear

I know - this is my main problem with Feint as written. It's really a rogue (or bard) combat option when it should be a combat option open to everyone - especially fighters. Hmmm - I think I saw some house rule that would allow a fighter to use his BAB as the modifier to his Bluff/Sense Motive...

AuraSeer - don't get me wrong, I'm not a big fan of the new rules, I was just curious as to what the "answer" was to your question. I can appreciate that this is a charged thread, but I really was wondering what the "answer" was - it wasn't to defend the 3.5 DR rules. I, too feel, that the DR...

Ah - again, since no one in my group has EVER played a rogue, the sneak attack stuff never even entered my thoughts (probably a bad thing). I was thinking of a fighter wanting to feint so as to get a hit on a fast (high Dex) opponent. So, I guess I was looking for a fighter-based feinting...

Understood about the golfbag - which is why I'm not thrilled about it. The thing was AuraSeer mentioned a scenario in which a DM wanted to use Monster X, but Monster X had a DR that the party could not, currently, overcome. He then listed 4 ways to deal with this and, more or less, said that...