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    Quick math question

    I think that the way it works for rolling two dice and taking the best result is that what you end up with is better than average 75% of the time. For example, if you roll a d2, then your average is 1.5. Rolling twice, you only have a 25% chance of rolling 2 ones, and a 75 % chance of rolling...
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    New OOTS #560 - Meanwhile, His Teammate was in Rhodes

    http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0560.html I'm just waiting for Wolverine to show up.
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    D&D 4E Three general 4e mechanics questions.

    Not necessarily, as there are plenty of combat modifiers. The attacker could be marked by someone else (-2). The attacker could be using a weapon at long range (-2). The target could have superior cover relative to them (-5). Etc.
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    Best creative use of an obscure or "weak" spell?

    Benign Transposition is a great 1st level spell. Benign Transposition within the area of an Anticipate Teleportation is also a great way to pull some injured allies out of a fight for one round. Baleful Transposition within the area of an Anticipate Teleportation is a great way to temporarily...
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    Temple of Elemental Evil in Eberron

    Perhaps not, but Stormreach would make a good Nulb.
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    Temple of Elemental Evil in Eberron

    I'd keep things relatively simple; rescale the map to 1 square = 50 ft. and stick it somewhere in Xen'drik, near to where several Morgrave expeditions have recently gone missing. The various vying factions become competing clans of drow.
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    OOTS #555 - Half-Dragons Are Even Worse

    http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0555.html I try not to think much about these things either...
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    The Doomed Bastards: Reckoning (story complete)

    Dang! Is it so wrong of me to have been rooting for the trees? Thanks for keeping the story alive, Lazybones! Getting myself caught up is something I look forward to every weekday.
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    Oots #554

    http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0554.html Lien is in more trouble than she realizes...
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    OotS #544

    I wonder if the Snarl will be Rich's way of 4e'ing the OOTS?
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    The Doomed Bastards: Reckoning (story complete)

    Rappan Athuk, the killer dungeon that doesn't discriminate between victims. Come one, come all, and please, stay a while...
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    When the PCs Can Beat Everything

    Six 10th-level characters is probably functionally equivalent (more or less) to four 12th-level characters (just without access to 6th level spells, but with more individual actions available per round). So right off the bat, warming them up with three or four EL 10 probably won't use up...
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    The Doomed Bastards: Reckoning (story complete)

    You know, I have players who would have done this first thing, if only to see Orcus plop down on his ass. Great story, Lazybones! I can't wait to see how this turns out.
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    The Best & Worst of 3rd Edition: FINAL FIVE: PHB II, UA, Eberon, Ptolus, Pathfinder

    I vote Tom Zarek as the last of the Final Five. Whoops! Wrong forum... It would have to be the Eberron Campaign Setting for me, then. It's definitely the book I've gotten the most mileage out of, the last few years.
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    Good feats for lvl 5 crusader?

    If you don't mind waiting a few levels for an absolutely great payoff, I've found the following feat progression to also work well for my current crusader. 1) Extra Granted Maneuver H) Combat Focus (Prereq: Wis 13) 3) Combat Stability 6) Extra Smiting 9) Combat Vigor The Combat feats are from...
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    tome of battle maneuvers.

    Without Improved Unarmed Strike, wouldn't the warblade in question be dealing nonlethal damage to the bars? I don't think objects are susceptible to nonlethal damage.
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    Songs that could be about RPGs, but aren't

    "Wrapped Around Your Finger" by The Police. Also, Sting's "Fortress Around Your Heart" had a weird synchronicity with DL4: Dragon's of Desolation, which was released at around the same time. "The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash could totally be a paladin's theme song.
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    Touch of Idiocy + sneak attack

    Since touch of idiocy applies a penalty instead of doing some form of damage (i.e. physical, ability, etc.), then no, you can't crit with it or apply sneak attack dice. For reference, see Complete Arcane p. 85-86. The example on p. 86 specifically mentions you can't crit with a ray of...
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    Keep on the Shadowfell=Keep on the Borderlands?

    Even though the Canadian dollar is reasonably close to par these days with the US dollar, there is a $8 difference (+30%) in list prices.
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    OMG: The Core Cleric

    I just wanted to point out that the Travel Domain does not, in fact, make you immune to grapples. Emphasis mine. Grappling is typically not a magical effect. Cheers, Vurt
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