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I dunno about these rules. I think there should be a complete knock out rule. Even with multipliers from a critical hit, how much non-lethal damage is a successful sap attack going to do to a high-lvl fighter? As it is its tough to setup a successful sneak attak in the thief world where there...

Improved Counterspell and Trample Tomorrow will be a better day without these two. Sweet dreams.

Which is typically 8 hours, right? No more actually.

double post. Bah.

Fortune Teller -- Cleric, Wiz or Sorc Divination specialist Gentle Giant -- Giant template or other large creature. Could with clubs Gypsie -- bard type Pixie in Irons -- Captured fey of some kind, bound by cold iron manacles, now free with former members of trouppe Thespian -- Former...

I'm away from my books right now. What type of bonus does the Eberron Magecraft spell grant? Is it a competance bonus?

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I can speak for all, but I suspect some people would prefer one feat for weapon proficiencies. Need Spiked Chain, get Weapon Proficiency. Need Halbred, get Weapon Proficiency. Yeah, that was my problem with ditching Rapid Reload as is apperantly happening in this thread. Just 'cause the...

Yeah, the declared actions really stank. I like the free flow too. I guess that militates against weapon/caster/armor modifiers because you would necessarily have to declare the action.

Count me out. I was hoping to discuss the initiative rules, not propose house rules, and certainly not engage in a forum debate, though I'll defer to the moderators on this point should the thread warrant moving.

I'm new to the forums. Not familiar with the classifications. Isn't this a discussion about the rules?

The "roll once, then everyone takes their turns" approach to initiative has clearly streamlined combat in 3x DnD. That is a good thing. I do lament that initiative does not take weapon/casting speed into account, however. Even under 2nd Ed DnD we rarely used that rule because the math was...

Those who have studied the history of the Southwest know that the Texas Rangers of old had a reputation for being corrupt and racist. Not all of them, of course, but extrajudicial murders and lynchings were common and have been well-documented. I'd hardly want to play a character modeled after...

Rapid reload is a good feat. It's helpful for hand crossbows. The goal is not always maximum damage output. Sometimes you want a compact weapon that will do the trick. Shoot more drow-poisoned bolts with Rapid Reload. Long Bows do poorly in the crampt Underdark caves!

Improved Counterspell -- I hate goodbyes so let's do this quick! I'll vote with you on Maximize Spell next round, Steelwind. Those crappy metamagic feats have got to go -- AFTER IC! :) Next round I might also support ditching Forge Ring, but only if you roll that pup into Craft Wonderous Item.

No, I think he's saying that most DMs assume that PC wizards have the necessary components around, unless they are high GP cost components. Rather than be tight-waddish ("You're out of cricket legs, what do you do?") they just assume PC wizards are always gathering spell components. Rather than...

So are you voting to kick Forge Ring, but to keep Improved Counterspell?

I find these threads quite useful. First, they show a lot of waste in the Cores Rules that can be cleaned up (hopefull) in future editions. Second, the vigorous defense of some Feats so far has shed light on how some seldom-used Feats are actually pretty useful. It's also interesting to hear...

/agree This sounds like no fun at all. The occasional limitation on a player can give a game a survival flavor, but the above is too much. At my last game session I had to roleplay my character as blind because he failed a save on a blindness spell at the previous session. It was still fun...

Hilarious! Yet also sad and true. I agree completely, though a nice mechanical puzzle or trap can make a game fun. Why not use it for bonus stuff, rather than a bottleneck? You sneak into the wizards tower and steal his stuff, while you're there Mr. Rogue Smartypants figures out that if he...