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Personally, I'd like to see a mechanic that would have superior weaponry work better in the hands of those who had a deeper understanding of the way weapons work. Perhaps a Fighter getting a sole benefit from one aspect of Superior weaponry, a Paladin getting another, a Ranger a third, etc.. so...

... so 1 Uninspired ArchMage + 1 Feat - 1 8th level Spell Slot = 4 Quickened Maximized Magic Missiles a day!? Huzzah! Quickened Gate.. Quickened Wish Quickened Meteor Swarm .. glaah so wrong so wrong wrong wrong.. quickened Time Stop?! Aieee

If we go by the numbers, roughly 94-97% of the population are NPC classed, meaning just a percentage of as little at 3% of the world's civilized population are wizards or clerics. Sure, that little percentage often has more ability to cause change then the rest of the world put together, but...

find the natural (vermin) predator of spiders.. like maybe some strange spider eating spider.. and then drop a bunch in there, cast Giant Vermin.. and go nuts! or charm some aardvarks and send them in (magic them up to prolong the entertainment value) use the Cirrrrcle of LIiiiiife and think...

If you think it's necessary, you should do it. If your players are more of the diplomatic types.. you may ask for opinions from players about what they do / don't want at the table as well. Personally, I hate reading at the table, when it isn't looking up rules for this or that. Drawing, I...

Murderer! *blink blink* Brain hurts so, bad..... aiiigh!

Any castle wall in DnD that a ruler wants to not be knocked down by a magically inclined and powerful person will be magically treated... Rulers are powerful people, and generally magically inclined as well eh? (well, not Forsaker rulers) If you haven't, check the Stronghold Builder's Guide for...

Well, it can sound like a Lawful nation to one person, and ethically Neutral to another person.. so I can't really explain how it's definitely Neutral, but I can present my view. Society, civilization in general.. has laws and unifying institutions (language, oral tradition or schooling...

All that said, it's important to note that a NG society, for all its nice qualities, is above all looking to keep the people happy and safe. A NG society is not a bunch of people waiting to be victimized by some nefarious villain- if they are, they're a *failing* NG society. It's a common...

Well, ya can interpret it one of a few ways and work from there.. 1. The dominant power center/s in the town/country are NG. This means the Governor is a Neutral Good character with his own motivations, and the other power centers (if any) balance out to NG as well (a CG and LG who are...

I've never been one for plot immunity... frankly "plot" is one of the more proper times that PCs can kick the bucket. Although this is kind of subjective, I can't see how randomly dying because you didn't spot the Pit Trap or you're HP gave out in the middle of a random encounter is better than...

Interrogations and torture sessions work because usually there is one guy getting the torture, and multiple shifts administering it, not because of it's lethality. Shift A will do the work for 5 hours, then spend the remaining hours of its work day filling out paper work and relaxing before...

It's been mentioned above is worth repeating: If I see my character sheet, I'm probably metagaming. Metathought is simply a part of the game- because games that are completely devoid of it either fail in the mechanics (as the DM fudges non stop to keep people going without their awareness of...

In one more level, the equally leveled paladin will be as good as my cleric is at turning (as I'm persuing a PRC and he isn't). I don't think turning is useless at all for Paladins, unless you expect the onus of it to lie entirely on a 1-20 Single classed Cleric.

Our group uses Post it notes.. we write down our action and flip it over.. if it goes off we show everyone. usually it's "I hit any opponent who enters an area I threaten." or "I Turn Undead when 3 or more undead come within 60 ft of me." Specific Trigger Action / Circumstance, Specific...

Am I the only one who finds this kind of mentality offensive and insulting? Maybe I'm just overly sensitive, but I hear quips on and off from my players, especially one or two with a good amount of baggage from previous campaigns with previous DMs, that are similar to this. Basically, it seems...

My Magic mocks your mundane sciences ! =) What does magic have to do with logic? The logic of DND is defined in the mechanics of DND. I see no mention in the mechanics of DND that this cannot be done. The world in my DMG disagrees with whatever assumptions made based on reality.

The general assumption is that people who are good with them (ie have the profs) don't stumble around getting the -4 penalty to hit as they fight. A level 1 wizard CAN wield a rapier or longsword as if he's learned how to hold it and maybe swing it as much as anyone else, he just isn't good at...

Not to nitpick, but I gotta complain about the opinion given about detect thoughts at will. This spell is pretty much the low level be all and end all of dungeon crawling. Oh look a door up ahead.. *detect thoughts*.. "Guys there's about 5 people behind the door, who knows if they have undead...

Nice, if not a little overpowered in it's ability to hit and deal damage well. I'm in agreement that this is no fighter or barbarian with it's low HP, but still- if something's hit with the consistency of a Fighter's BAB and the lethality of a Rogue's Sneak Attack damage, HP are less of a...