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If a character with Dodge and Mobility chooses to fight defensively, does he get a total dodge bonus of +6/+7 against attacks of opportunity? (The second dodge bonus is for use against one opponent.) If that same character chooses to use a total defense, does he get a total dodge bonus of +8/+9...

Perhaps. But what about creatures immune to critical hits? While they certainly have no vitals, and thus cannot suffer double or triple damage; is their armor invulnerable to armor-piercing? I can see ghosts, spectres, and wraiths as being invulnerable. (They don't have any "armor" bonus to AC...

When I was a teenager, I put together this huge, highly-detailed model of the Millennium Falcon. I spent days and days putting that thing together, using an instruction manual. Then, when it came time for the finishing touches, I decided to get creative and do some things that were not in the...

Myself, I want to see the type of pocketknife he used, because it must've been one helluva' a pocketknife! This reminds me of the true story of the teenager who got both his arms ripped off by a threshing machine, on a farm. He went into his house, where no one else was home at the time, and...

What I want to know is, why are all speeds in increments of 10', when the scale of maps is in increments of 5'? Myself, I'd rather see something like this... Humans: 30'. Elves: 30'. Dwarves: 25'. (Or maybe 20'... can't decide.) Gnomes: 25'. Halflings: 20'. Orcs: 30'. Goblins: 25'. Kobolds...

Yes, we Americans are utter fools in that regard. No wonder Americans are, in general, sleep deprived and stressed out. And then there's all that road rage... :(

Dang, you Brits! It's organization, not organisation. And it's armor class, not armour class. This is why they cancelled Euro Gen Con! "Language" and "cultural barriers", indeed! It would've been like hosting RPGs and wargames at the bloody Tower of Babel. ;) (I assure you, I really am only...

Or, you can do as we've done: revise the Dodge feat, and implement some new feats, such as Parry and Block. That way, you're not messing with any more core rules and concepts than you have to. You can see some of the ways I've addressed the issue of "high BABs versus low ACs", here, with my own...

At any rate, Beowulf is NOT a morality play. That is to say, it doesn't lend itself well to deep discussions of morals and ethics, and good versus evil. Better to use Shakespeare's Macbeth for that. (Or if you must, Tolkien's LotR). As for the autobiography, Grendel, I haven't read that one...

Do ambivalent people take polls or even care about their results? ;) Seriously, though, I think "neither approve, nor disapprove" is a viable stance, and the option for it should be in there. Of course, that will make the list of options even longer and more difficult to wade through.

BTW: The way the options are worded and sorted in this poll, I found it less user-friendly than it could be. Considering the way the options are worded, I think they should first be sorted by "agree" or "disagree", then by "female" or "male", then by "adult" or "minor", then by whatever. That...

That thread needing closing down anyway. After 17 pages, anything that's worth saying has already been said, and then some. (All within 24 hours, no less!) ;) Myself, I lost interest in that post around, oh, page 6 or 7.

A coup de grace is not necessarily evil, but it is viewed as shamefully or even criminally dishonerable by those cultures, creeds, or professions that hold honor in utmost regard. (I'm using generalizations, here. The true morality of a coup de grace, of course, depends on the current situation...

So, Detect Evil would not detect a succubus demon who's in disguise but minding her own business, with no evil intent currently on her mind; but Detect Evil would detect a ravenous (though formerly "neutral") animal that wants to eat you? A good way to delve into this, initially, is to go over...

What "plus" is a Jedi's lightsaber equivalent to? Surely, it is not a normal weapon or even a masterwork one. If a lightsaber was equivalent to, say, a +2 weapon, then it could deflect arrows of +2 or less. Myself, I'd goes so far as to say a lightsaber is a +3 or +4 weapon; perhaps a Keen or...

Historically speaking, peasants armed with daggers were able to stab through the joints of plate armor only when those knights were outnumbered and overwhelmed, and pinned down to the ground. Oh, one might get a lucky shot and stab a plate-armored knight through an open joint. (But even then...

I understand why many players like the rules the way they already are. For them, D&D combat is meant to be totally abstract and heroic, like in a comic book or an Anime film. And that's fine. Nevertheless, for those who want a more realistic, historical, and/or grim feel to combat... With D&D...

Given how often this subject comes up in House Rules, I am seriously thinking of polishing and refining my own armor DR rules, and then publishing them as a downloadable document, available for a nominal fee. (Anyone out there interested in providing illustrations? :) ) A professionally...

True enough. But, hey, unless you score a critical, what chance should you have for penetrating plate armor with a dagger? Who uses a dagger in combat, anyway? Halflings? A halfling rogue with a dagger, against a knight in plate armor... ?! Well, then, that halfling better have the Weapon...

Going with method #1, we say that anyone can take a -2 attack penalty for each point they want to reduce an opponent's armor DR by. Using the Power Attack feat is a more effecient way to get damage past an opponent's armor DR, of course, since you get +1 damage for each -1 attack penalty you...