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I'm really worried about what Miko is thinking of doing. On the one hand she is sworn to protect the gate - I can see her trying to move it, and thus perhaps accidentally opening it. I can also see her deciding that *both* sides are in the wrong (the Sapphire Guard corrupted and seeking to...

I studied a couple books on geology just to make certain my map was halfway realistic, so I suppose I fit into the last option. :lol: Seriously, I have trouble accepting maps that look completely unrealistic. So long as they might potentially be plausibly halfway realistic I do not mind over...

Its been a long while since I looked at it, but isn't Iron Heroes feat system more or less a talent tree? Or something akin to a fusion of the ideas of talent trees and feats?

Personally, I liked the line: "No sign could be clearer than . . ." :eek: I wouldn't be surprised if the 12 gods did free her - to aid the city and the gate. So, in a way, she is following their will, just not for the right reasons. Her belief that the fall of Azure City is due to the...

:lol: :lol: :lol: Where in the world do you get pictures like that?

:eek: You know, I never actually thought about this before: the idea that the abyss or hell could have villages and towns of "normal" fiendish humans, that arborea might have villages of celestial elves, that hell might have clans of fiendish dwarves, that celestia might have towns of...

I only see one problem with your elves: how you interpret CG. Many characters in the game are CG - NPCs and PCs alike, yet none of them can exactly be described as being horrified at the thought of harming - let alone killing - another sentient being. Also, chaos is perhaps the alignment best...

How much influence do you have with your DM? Is he willing to alter the map a bit for back-story purposes? Unther is currently in a state just shy of falling apart - Mulhorand has taken most of it, and Chessenta looks ready to claim a bit as well if they get the chance. What if it got the chance...

Somehow I'm suddenly reminded of the scenes towards the end of the Belgariad series (and better explained after the fact around the middle of the Malorean series), when Torak awakened after a few thousand years of sleep and the various high priests suddenly had a bit more power when reminding...

powerful lich I know that he is supposed to be some type of lesser / demi deity, but really, to the typical 1 - 5 level NPCs, once you reach the higher levels of lich (or even demi lich), the being is just as lethal as if it were a demideity. Dead is dead, after all, and a demilich (or even a...

For 'patch' PrCs (such as those used when multiclassing two classes - ie: mystic theurge, eldritch knight, etc) I prefer 10 - 15 level PrCs. The first 5 - 10 levels are spent preparing for the patch, while the final 15 - 10 levels are spent wholely withing the patch PrC, as it is meant to define...

I can't recall whether it was deliberate or not, but if it was I am not surprised. After all, once you are at 10+ level, does it really matter if your 1st level followers are fighters or warriors, adepts or sorcerers, experts or rogues, commoners or clerics? (Okay, that last one probably does...

I'm more interested in the Behind the Scenes books myself, actually. 96 pages each, presumably describing their designer notes for how and why they created the classes, races, monster system, etc the way they did. At least that is what I am hoping it is. If it is just a couple books with...

I more often tend to smile than crack up laughing when reading comics, but the latter is exactly what I did this time . . . "So it was more of a prey migration thing, really." :lol: :lol: :lol: I just really loved this scene for some reason. :)

Sort of a mixed bag here . . . I tend to think of ogres as "small" giants - perhaps 2-3 times the height of an average man, stout (for their size), muscular, somewhat neanderthalish or homo habilis looking in appearance, rather primitive in mental capacity, and so forth. Orcs are "small"...

Ione stones are amongst the rarest magical items - and often also amongst the most easily "lost." I don't pull punches if the PCs are irresponsible with their items. If they leave them where they can be easily taken, chances are the item will be. Even then, I allow characters - NPCs and PCs to...

Take a wizard 20 who decides to then take a further 20 levels in fighter. Take a fighter 20 who decides to then take a further 20 levels in wizard. At level 40, are they the same, presuming that all feats, skill points, spells learned, hit points rolled per level, etc are exactly the same...

Personally, I think if you intend to empower Sneak Attack you should create a cost that is as thematic as prohibitive. The first idea that comes to mind is multi-classing. It cuts back on the levels that grant Sneak Attack while also allowing for use of (at times limited) mechanics of other...

You know, when 3e came out the Ranger was remarkably front-loaded. Much of what he now gets over the first few levels, in 3e he got at first level. Because dipping was a problem, in 3.5e his benefits were spread over the first few several levels. So perhaps you just need to re-design the...

I don't use them. I completely re-defined (flavor and mechanics) the non-human races. Elves do have a couple underworld races, but both are known for their paleness. There are the Forest Elves - divided into two groups (the boreal and desciduous forest cultures), the Hill Elves (those that live...