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I haven't much used action points as yet, as I am still considering when and how they can and should be used, gained, lost, etc. One idea I've been playing with trying is the idea of Luck points. In effect, if the character is about to make a check where they cannot succeed with 'taking 10'...

Technically, dungeons as such have never really existed in RL - at least not in the sense of an underground trap-filled fortified area used to guard some object, person, etc. However, there have been underground crypts, underground settlements (well, partially underground, and mostly in modern...

If I had to make a guess, I would say that it ended entirely by chance (coincidentally enough). :lol: ;) On a more serious note, there is no explanation, and core D&D tends to mostly ignore the fact that such an age ever existed in the first place. It is used as a plot device to explain the...

You know, there is a warlock inspired monk variant on these boards. It seems well balanced and has some great potential. http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?p=3017697 You might want to take a look at it.

Having read all the posts in this thread, it seems to me that you are not using typical pantheons. Thus, almost any deity would do. However, it seems to me that - after the death of their primary deity - the elvish peoples will be quite vengeful towards the orcs. It so happens that (at least in...

I second both the consort / queen idea and the world war idea. The elves have long had reason to hate the orcs. Now they have reason to kill any orc on site - no mercy whatsoever. I can see the war becoming one of the central aspects of elven life for the next century or two, eventually quieting...

I recently came across a link to this, and searching I found a few more. It seems that a cave in Naica, Mexico is akin to being an immense geode - some 50 - 100 meters across and about 20-40 meters high. http://art.commongate.com/post/The_Crystal_Cave_of_Giants...

So why can't barbarians be Lawful? You just described something far more lawful than chaotic, and - in fact - it rather well describes what some samurai were doing / attempting when in combat.

Dex already does a lot. Also, precision damage is already accounted for in things like Sneak Attack, Sudden Attack, Skirmish Attack, Ninja Attack - wait, ninjas use Sudden Attack, so that is already covered. :D If you really really want to use Dex, I would probably require an additional feat to...

Retraining seems to be the popular decision here. As for myself, I am a bit wary of the retraining option. Personally, I would use the "brother" method. By that I mean, the character retires and his younger (by a year or so) brother - who has taken the normal barbarian path - joins the group...

He's one of the former prisoners aiding the city for a reduction in sentence. It seems he may have "received" a few five finger discounts after getting out, however.

Until PHB2 came out the fighter was unarguably the weakest of the classes, and few took the class much beyond 4th level. After PHB2, however, I tend to think that the fighter has risen a few pegs on the ladder. I would now arguably suggest that the monk be considered the weakest of the classes...

I'm more impressed by the wands, actually. I can just see a certain rogue I know really liking this idea . . . .

Well, it *is* supposed to be an alteration for a low magic setting That is, in fact, the reason I gave them d6 HD, medium BAB, light armor, simple weapons, and 4 + int skill points per level, a medium save (in addition to a Good Will save), and several specials. Magic is a significant part of...

Again, with Manyshot and Rapidshot, only the first shot / arrow counts, as bonus damage does not apply to the others, regardless of whether it is from sneak attack, precise shot, skirmish, etc. And, again, the benefit of being a ranged combative falls significantly beyond 30 ft (which is too...

1 10% // apprentices 2 15% // journeymen 3 20% // sr journeymen 4 25% // masters 5 15% // sr masters 6 10% // grandmasters 7 5% // sr grandmasters 8+ //rare, often unique NPCs Commoners: serfs, slaves, menial laborers in cities, etc (pop % varies greatly by locale) Experts: most other NPCs...

Prior to PHB2 I would probably have said Cleric. Now, however, the straight Fighter can do some real damage. Penetrating Shot, a 60 ft line attack, can be devestating in the right situation. Perhaps Fighter 12+ with a few levels of OotBI could work well also. The main problem with OotBI is...

An idea occurred to me a while back, when I considered how to deal with the power of casters in a lower magic setting. The obvious choices - raising buff spells, teleport style spells, raise dead style spells, and a few divination style spells each up a level - is not always neat, and it doesn't...

I didn't vote. It depends greatly on the situation. In a single encounter fight where the group knows (prior to character creation) what they will be facing, a Sorcerer is likely best. Similarly, if the group has few encounters between rest periods and the encounters are straight forward...

You know, I expected Medium to do well, but I never expected it to do as well as it has. It has an overwhelming majority over all other contenders! Despite my choice of medium, however, I mostly prefer levels 5-13: medium and a half, I suppose.