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Not to derail the topic or anything, but IMHO, said barkeeper wouldn't be evil for overcharging or watering down drinks, he's be selfish and greedy, thus Chaotic Neutral.

Well, the first thing that comes to my mind are the various fire templates ("Ignan" from Strange Lands: Lost Tribes of the Scarred Lands book or the "Elemental: Fire" template from the 3.0 Monster's Handbook), as well as the "Magma" and "Smoke" templates from Advanced Bestiary. These will...

Lots and lots of announcements are streaming from the PaizoCon going on this weekend. Here is one of interest (on top of the 4-panel, hardback-book-thick DM screen that looks awesome): While not exactly as necessary as the 3.X DMG (it's not "core"), it sure looks good to me, especially the...

Ok, first off, let's stop putting words into my mouth, ok? I never mentioned goblins or said that the Rope Trick line of spells should be banned nor nerfed. But as was pointed out, See Invisible is a 2nd level spell, just like Rope Trick. In fact, Rope Trick is an old adept/shaman/witch doctor...

But recall that the DMG has a breakdown of how many encounters should be within each range of ELs, with only 5% being extremely easy or extremely hard, and the majority being around the average party level +/-1. So as written the fighters should be able to handle a lot of the encounters the...

Rope Trick is pretty easy to deal with, since the portal is noticeable: build a big bonfire under it. The other spells in the series can be dispelled, IIRC. Talk about a rude awakening. But yes, you are right. Too often the DMs will let the party rest just anywhere and it's perfectly safe to do...

And this is the part where I say "define 'many'", and point out how a few posts by a few vocal people doesn't necessarily constitute a lot of people in the grand scheme of things... But it's easier to say that if you are one of those who think that an adventurer's day lasts 15 minutes and that...

In my experience, NPC's rarely sit around in dungeons waiting to be killed, despite the way most adventures are written. Especially if the party just ran in, nuked 3-4 rooms and then pulled back to wait 23 hours, 45 minutes to repeat the process. Sending out raid parties, or just following the...

Then you should be playing something other than D&D. I know I certainly wouldn't want to play a caster if all I got to do was buff the fighters before a fight and then cower in fear the rest of the time. And since they streamlined the combat maneuvers, fighters already are the master of trip...

So they can do big things, a handfull of times per day. And foes get a save, often for no effect at all, essentially wasting the caster's action. Battlefield control is another subject entirely, since the only way for non-casters to duplicate this is to be a defender with time and manpower to...

So, let's take a class with the worst selection of armor and weapons, the worst BAB progression and the worst hit dice..... and make them WORSE in combat. Yeah, that'll show them for having Knock on their spell list. :erm: Full attacks by melee-optimized characters are capable of dishing out...

Yikes!! I've seen fertility require a feat before (Darwin's World), but this swings the pendulum too far the other way!!

You mean like this: Head of Vecna@Everything2.com

In addition, the Combat Maneuver Bonus is used as your attack modifier for Bull Rush, Trip, Disarm, etc etc as well as grapple. The Combat Maneuver Defense is a static number, akin to Armor Class, the Difficulty Class an attacker needs to hit to pull off a maneuver. It's purpose is to eliminate...

I believe there are a couple of feats dealing with CMB/CMD already leaked from the final game. One lets you use Dex instead of Str for CMB, the other gives you a flat +4 to CMD. Also, I don't think the idea behind CMB vs opposed rolls had anything to do with purple worms swallowing whole less...

You've got an irrational and crotchity rectum??? Oh man, I'm so sorry! (Then again, mine is in my crotch-al area, so I guess it's not that uncommon. Sucks about the irrational bit though. Maybe there is an ointment for that.) ;)

Let's put it this way: When the party wizard picked up Craft Wand, the second wand he made was Dispel Magic (CL:10), as expensive as that is. If nothing else, hand it to a henchman and have them fling Dispels everywhere, or ready actions to Dispel enemy spells as they cast them! Fun fun!

What's so special about Forgotten Realms? Nothing, now.

I'd second the Savage Worlds suggestion, but like others, I'd probably avoid full-on "roleplaying" games entirely. BattleLore, Heroscape, Wreckage, Mag*Blast, or any of a dozen games come to mind, without even getting into the types of CCGs out there. You could always get the old Red Alert...

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