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No doubt an old question but well, any quick answers would be most appreciated. How exactly do the magics of a bow and arrow stack in terms of hitting, damage and DR? Does a +2 bow allow standard arrows to penetrate DR 10 / +2, or does the bow simply grant +2 to the attack roll and damage of...

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I think it's of utmost importance for a DM to explain, perhaps not fully, his or her "vision" of what the campaign will be like, including it's setting and history. Otherwise, (and this may be totally acceptible mind you), it'll be usually assumed that it's a European middle ages / high middle...

I'd let him know how my inner DM is feeling, and then, if he realizes his error (as you see it) express my willingness to either come up with some nifty plot to work it out of the character's hands, maybe to end up back in it sometime later possibly (and taunting him the whole ride there...

Such a set up will be pretty interesting for the class dynamics.. Fighters and Rogues and others with low will saves, who are usually expected to do the most dirty work, will be suffering from combat terror most often. Alternatively, Wizards / Clerics and those with high will saves will be far...

The lack of a common tongue also hurts, I find. An average Fighter or Cleric of average intelligence has hardly enough points to go around as it is, never mind forcing him or her to invest 2 pts per language simply so they can speak with the party. Alternatively, a intelligent Rogue or Wizard...

For some reason I cannot divine, I have an mp3 of it- and have had it for quite some time. often I find myself sitting here and suddenly it's on, playing in my headphones. It isn't until it's repeated twice or three times that I realize that I'm listening to it and, in a flap I shut it off or...

They do not boost my enjoyment of the game. That said, I can very easily see how a wizard or sorc needs disintegration, hold monster (+cdg's usually equate to save or die), and the other "you're out of the fight instantly" spells to survive.. with their HD, given an average rolling history a...

I suggest you begin your wish, and just before you finish it- put your scimitar in your eye and beat your DM to the punch. Then turn to him and go "Ho Ho Ho- not so fun when *I* do it is it?!?"

The balance with this issue I believe is found not in swallowing the small magic items, but swallowing them the second time.. and then the third.. then the fourth...

Magic of Faerun's Combust spell.

I could see a medusa milking the poison glands of her snakes for venom to coat her arrows with, so it's a bonza and high fantasy way to skip the mundanity of her doing so through that technique. It's an awesome visual, I see no probs. Lessening the strength of the poison makes sense, simply if...

Kerim and Damek walked and very nearly stumbled, respectively, into the common room of the tavern. Quickly spotting Lucien, Merileene, and Saryna at one of the tables, Kerim hopped up onto one of the seats, his hand darting up to indicate “one of whatever you think I want you to get me to drink...

Hello, Femerus is letting me work to also update the Story Hour. As DM for the campaign, I may present things a little differently- if there are any questions or comments, please do reply. Cheers! “My thanks, Mr. Leel.” Kerim said graciously as Tobias Leel placed the silver tray of food and...

I gave it an Excellent. it is extremely powerful, and not totally unbalanced in that you sacrifice spell slots. That said however, I didn't give it a perfect simply because it is an extremely powerful prc- there is little to give the player pause in taking it... the only pause is the first 13...

To move in a different line (unless I missed it above), min-maxing players often run out of character concepts far far faster than their counterparts who do not. It takes a good while, years maybe, but the combinations are limited, the characters cookie cutter/stereotypical. Instead of...

I do not understand how it sucks to be "relegated" to healing... we could also say, following that tack, that fighters doing their jobs are "relegated to hitting things and causing damage." I simply fail to see the disconnect here between the value of a Fighter landing 2d6+6 damage with a...

I love it! I think there are a few conditions that need to be laid out to prevent misuse though.. right now I'm picturing a player opting to eat his way through the stone or iron walls of the dungeons to get to places unknown, and possibly asking how the stone or iron impacts him. Should he...

I'm a third level cleric in my game. In today's session, I healed 180 hp worth of damage off of the party. Worthless? Noooo. Now mind you, I did get a little miffed, as I've probably done close to 300 healing in the last four games and I've cast exactly 4 non-healing spells... but I'm...

I dunno.. with five intelligence I think the most honest portrayal of roleplaying this character is having him stand there in a nearly catatonic state drooling or playing the town idiot- characters that seem to lack the charm or strength of character you'd find in a high CHA.. I don't mean this...