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I'm going to quote you if the DM in that other game gives me any guff about my Beguiler charming people. "That logic doesn't fly," ought to teach him a lesson. But okay, no attacky for me if get charmy. Guess I'll have to figure out some middle ground. Maybe paralyzed with indecision...

You know, I'm okay either way, because in off weeks from my paladin I've got a game where I'm playing a Beguiler. :p So whatever advice you give, I'm going to turn around and use against the DM of that game. You can't win! I'll do you the courtesy of assuming that your advice is not "fishy"...

Actually, let me expand. I modeled the character in some ways off of Sam Spade from "The Maltese Falcon". You know how at the end of the book, Sam turns the girl in even though he loves her? Like that.

It would feel totally wrong to have the character say, "Well I really like you, so I'm going to let you and your evil plans slide." If that's not how charm works, then okay, but that was how I understood it to work.

Well, anyone in the party who breaks the law against eating brains, anyway....

So does that mean you could cast Magic Vestment on bracers and have it be effective?

I'm playing a paladin of St. Cuthbert. When last we left off, we were exploring a complex where the boss monster can throw off charm effects. Just in case of next time, I'd like to understand the limits of my character's behavior if he does get charmed. My PC is very Lawful on the end of...

Races of Eberron is a good source, but I think a careful reading of the Eberron Campaign Setting will get you there. Also, the following two articles on the Wizards of the Coast site should be required reading for anyone in a Dreaming Dark centered campaign. Reach of Riedra Part One Reach of...

The psionic power 'Mind Seed' works well for those sorts of agents. However, since it effectively destroys the original personality you have to be careful.

Killing a quori is very tough, and purposefully so. However, don't think that killing a Chosen is a meaningless blow. Each quori can only easily possess chosen from a specific bloodline, carefully bred over many centuries. The "nearest Chosen" of the proper bloodline may be so far away as to...

Each condition grants an 80% chance of success. .8 x .8 x .8 = 0.512 (51.2%) chance of success, which means a 48.8% chance of failure. Round up to 49%.

Yes. Yes I would. The same way I would drop LA for a drow who didn't have spell resistance. The goal here is fairness and roughly balancing the power between player characters, not trying to be "technically" correct according to the rules. If something gives a character an advantage, they...

Are you starting out as a full Beholder Mage? If so, that is where to start. There's no point in figuring the LA costs of things you no longer have. Can you remind us of what a Beholder Mage has? I believe they cast like a 20th level wizard and they lose their anti-magic ray, but I don't...

Despite your remark about the stable boy, I think it's best if such conspiracies have a goal beyond "attack a high level party". If someone is going to expend such time and effort, they should probably expect to gain something from it beyond the mere goal of hurting the PCs for the sake of...

Basically, WotC would have to give permission, but the money would go to Paizo. WotC finds itself unmotivated to give permission.

You know, it's possible to be Good without your every action being Good. Most of the actions that anybody takes are neutral. I also kind of question the idea that angels don't bargain. In the ideal bargain, both sides walk away better off for it. Self-sacrifice is fine if sacrifice is...

I did a write-up for dragon shamans in a desert culture because I wanted to use a dragon shaman in a friend's campaign world. The point I emphasized was that they don't worship dragons as such, but rather are a group of folks who have learned to tap into the power that dragons represent. In...

I was just taken aback by how no one seemed to be considering "fight it" as an option. I find that in D&D, "fight it" is the solution to 99% of life's problems.

Unless of course, there aren't any bigger fish in the pond. Very campaign-dependent. One marut coming after you doesn't necessarily mean the entire plane of Law is coming after you. It might be that they each have their assigned beat, and if you destroy the one on that beat then it will be...

So when my Beguiler reached 3rd level, I had a hard time choosing between Improved Initiative and Unsettling Enchantment from Complete Mage. For those of you who don't have CompM, Unsettling Enchantment gives any creature that has to make a save against one of your Enchantment spells a small...