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Thanks, John. I knew that's how Touch AC was described... what I wasn't 100% clear on is where an "Enhancement" bonus fit in (separate from Armor bonus, or stacked on Armor bonus). I could see it rationalized either way.

Pretty amazing to me that of your initial list of 20 settings, not one would be on my off-the-top-of-my-head list. Guess it just goes to show that there is a lot of material out there... that, and demonstrating the old "different strokes" adage. Here are the book settings I would like (love!)...

Yeah, I knew the pre-requisites could be an entry level "cost" for some PrCs, in addition to the loss of increased class abilities. I'm playing a cleric and was looking over the Contemplative PrC from DotF - its prerequisites are almost nil, especially compared to something like the Loremaster...

This is a general question about spellcasting Prestige Classes, from a bit of a powergaming slant. What exactly is an otherwise single-classed cleric or wizard giving up in exchange for a PrC that grants +1 level spellcasting at every level? For the cleric, Turn/Rebuke Undead ability no longer...

I know armor bonus does not count towards a creature's Touch AC, but if a character is wearing magic armor, does the magic enhancement bonus count? If I am wearing Bracers of Armor, do they count towards my Touch AC? Thanks. -War Golem

After reading all the excellent recommendations for good SF in this thread (which will now keep me busy for quite a while), it reminded me that I've also been curious about the Magic the Gathering novels, which, I presume, will constitute somewhat "lighter" fare (and nothing wrong with that)...

Second that, on all counts. My current PC is a LG Pal1/Clr9 priestess of Mystra (FR goddess of magic). None of the Prestige Classes I've come across seem to fit her, and the idea of Wizard levels is a killer due to the loss of high-level spells. So straight on Cleric it is (all the way until...

One of my players is a Korean-American, born and raised near Cleveland, Ohio. The bard PC she has been playing in my campaign for the past 2 years is named... you guessed it.... "Kimchee." p.s. I had no idea what it was either. Cheers, -War Golem

Don't forget the bodacious & buxom anti-heroine! She even got my oil flowing. http://www.comicfanmag.com/redmon_csc1.shtml Cheers, -War Golem

Thieves World/Sanctuary is very, very cool. A truly excellent setting for a low-magic fantasy campaign. The first several books of the series were great, but as I recall, I found myself losing interest in some of the plot elements and characters that came into prominence in the later books...

I was tossing a frisbee around the quad at the University of California at Santa Cruz.... less than 10 miles from the epicenter of that quake. The (small) quad was surrounded by four dormitories, and we ran to the middle of the quad as the red clay roof tiles came raining down off the dorms...

I voted S&S, but my homebrew is probably more like 45% S&S, 45% Heroic and 10% planescape-y/sci-fi/extra-dimensional stuff. This last component has been less than 10%, but is steadily increasing as the PCs reach higher levels (currently 12-13), and will probably be closer to 20% by the time we...

They need to save something for the Fiend Folio? Cheers, -War Golem

I agree for the most part. IMC, Identify is as per the book, with the following alterations: Identify – Casting time is 10 minutes per item studied. May only be cast 1/day. Reveals all non-special functions of a magic item. Exactly what qualifies as special or non-special is DM’s discretion...

Hit Points. I've never had a problem with them, and I won't have a problem with them in 4th edition. I'll further that to say that not only do I not have a problem with HP, I quite like them. I think they work very well for the heroic fantasy flavor of D&D. No, they are not as realistic as some...

You may want to take a look at an item in Magic of Faerun: the Ring of Nine Lives. The description is too long to type, but the primary power of the ring is if the wearer drops to 0 hp or below, a heal spell is automatically cast on the wearer. The ring has 9 charges when created. Cost: 70k...

Re: Talislanta, not Talislant-i-a Indeed, the first printing of Talislanta 4th edition did sell out, but this email was posted to the Tal mailing list just yesterday: I have never actually played Talislanta, but I have been a huge fan of the setting since back in the 80's. Some great...

I've always thought it worked as Femerus the Gnecro stated, but I just looked throught the PHB, DMG and FAQ trying to find a specific reference to back up this assumption... and I found nothing. Which now leads me to believe that KaeYoss' interpretation may be technically correct. BUT... :)...

Hi Thanee, I do not think the description of the item is clear enough to be certain of an answer to this question, but I would rule that No, the item does not shed Darkness while "stored." For example, I would not allow a paladin's holy avenger sword to emit its spell resistance while so stored...

It seems to me you are putting arbitrary restrictions on the spell that should not be there, which is your call, of course. I suppose every DM does that sooner or later with certain spells. Anyone have any thoughts on the first question I posed: 1- The AoE is a disk up to 30' radius, but it...