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Quote DMG 3.5 pg. 217: "A suit of armor with a special ability must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus."

They shot who in the whatnow? Now that's an interesting take on the subject. Subverting the whole "4E plays like an MMO"-trope. Or wait a minute, there was a Warcraft setting for 3.x, wasn't there?

You are aware I was not talking about the concept of favoured classes, but more generally about racial archetypes. These go at least back to AD&D 2nd (maybe even further, but I don't know for sure) and that's 1989 we're talking here. And yeah, I was expressing an opinion with my verdict on way...

Well, I wasn't clear on the way 5/5+2 is achieved: As a dwarf, you can go from Ftr5 to Ftr5/Crl5 without penalty, whereas an elf couldn't. That's what I mean by saying that the favoured class comes only into play when multiclassing. I guess it's always a matter of perception. If many of you say...

I'd say no. Being hidden and having total concealment have similar effects, but are different mechanics altogether. If you hide, you are discovered by anyone who beats your check result with a spot-check, or who moves into a square from which you have no cover (or concealment). If you have...

Hoping that it will fix some of the issue with high-level play in 3.x (notably the exacerbating gaps between high and low attack/save progressions), I adopted the level-modifier for my house rules. It works as follows: Level-Modifier = character level/2 (round down). Add the level-modifier to...

Good one! Was his name Belkar?

Dex: movement rate (in metres) Con: vitality points Wis: initiative rolls Cha: reputation rolls, action points/level + EDIT: also spellcasting ability for clerics, paladins

Well, all that depends on your playing style. If your heroes set out to save the world from the get-go, then there will always be some big-ass NPC who beats them to it. But I, for one, like a more small-scale, more intimate campaign, where the PCs face issues and adversaries that simply aren't...

I agree with you on the likely intent (supporting racial archetypes), and I was comparing 3.5 with Pathfinder Beta, which I thought was the same as the final print. Did they change the way favoured classes work on the way?

Oddly enough, the 3.5 rules only yielded any benefit for those who broke racial archetypes: Level 12 dwarven fighter? just as good as any. Level 5 dwarven fighter + Level 5 cleric + Level 2 cleric PrC? Now were talking! With a favoured class benefit only kicking in when multiclassing, players...

I play in a 4E Realms group, and I think I they don't feel like the Realms anymore. That's not only because of the setting changes, but because 4E encourages a different playing style than was I was used to from 3.x Realms. Having said that, the whole Spellplague plot comes across as rather...

The first problem I see here is that in the standard rules, AC doesn't scale with level as attacks and saves do. Here is a variant rule from Unearthed Arcana that remedies this: Defense Bonus :: d20srd.org The second problem is DM-related. Of course it makes no sense for characters to waltz...

To all the sneaky characters out there (or simply anyone who has the tactics down): Using the errata'd PHB stealth rules, how do become hidden in the midst of battle as often as possible? [I ask because the original wording required (regular) cover or concealment to make a check, implying that...

Would you care to share? I mean, you asked for information in the first place...

I did the same thing in my set of house rules, with the exeption that good and medium BABs were only worth a +2/+1 boost. #1 can probably be solved using one of the many alternative systems floating around here (e.g. multiple attacks incur a -2 penalty on all attacks). #2 wouldn't be a problem...

Just by eyeballing it, I was afraid empower would become too powerful. Guess it shows how perceptions can differ. This calls for some playtesting! For the time being, I should probably stick to the stuff that works: Empower Spell [Metamagic] You can cast spells to greater effect. Prerequisite...

So I'll integrate empower, alongside heighten, with effect level: Heighten Spell [Metamagic] You can cast a spell at a slightly higher effect level. Benefit: A heightened spell is cast at +1 effect level. It uses up one additional spell slot of the same level or higher. [Forgot that last part...

While looking at the different spells, it occurred to me that most had very distinct ranges, durations, and areas of effect. Sometimes these would scale with caster level, sometimes not. I decided to simplify the process and reduce the number of possibilities for each category. Along with this...

I am aware that most people would agree, but I simply don't understand this notion. Personally, I'm not a fan of the "characters-are-better-than-most-people" approach, so consequently single-digit scores don't bother me at all, as long as other PCs/NPCs also have them. I don't think discontent...