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More than one person here has recommened Ars Magica. However, I already have most of the books for Ars Magica. I just searched through all of them, and I cannot find a list of languages in any of the books. Here are the books I searched through... Ars Magica (both 3rd and 4th Editions) Mythic...

Really? So, I guess that's why Einstein wasn't able to capitalize on that "E=MC2" thing. Anyway, I find it curious that all the other essentional tables for D&D 3.5 were included in the SRD, but not that one. What was the reasoning behind that?

Can we have a version of that nipple shield that dispenses beer instead of milk, for us guys who love breasts but don't like milk? Heck, man, with those kinds of nipple shields, barmaids wouldn't need to lug around those heavy trays laden with tankards of ale -- they could bring the beer on tap...

I'm creating a campaign world that is an alternate Earth, during the medieval/Renaissance times. Magic will exist in this world, but it will be less common than in typical high fantasy worlds such as the Forgotten Realms. This world will be historically accurate, though not strictly so, for much...

I thought the information Aaron2 gave was sufficient and accurate enough to get his point across. But thanks for the additional and exacting information anyway, Dogbrain. It was an interesting read! Truly!

Severe back pain from a 1-pound nipple shield? No, man, the brunt of the pain would not be bore by one's back.

Great. As if player characters don't have enough slots on their persons for magic items -- let's create a whole bunch more! Let's see... There would be ten additional slots, right? By standardizing things, there would be two slots for eyebrow rings, one for a nose ring, one for a tongue...

What peeves me is how the rules are handled differently for what is basically the same effect. The rules for the various "fusillade" traps (i.e. fusillade of darts, fusillade of spears, etc.) in the 3.5 DMG involve an attack bonus for the projectiles vs. the ACs of those victims caught in the...

Heating or chilling water is a simpler process than filtering salt out of it. If you were stranded on a desert isle, you'd find yourself having a more difficult task of getting fresh water than you would getting hot or cold water. Besides, there is more to making sea water safe for drinking than...

I think that's the simplest and most elegant solution of all. Create a new zero-level spell, Desalinate Water, and leave Prestigitation for the showy tricks that it was originally created for.

Yes, but you're talking about using a greatsword while on foot, while I'm talking about using one from a mount.

With indirect fire, the archers are not aiming to hit a particular player character, but rather they are aiming to hit the area that the player characters are grouped within. So, whatever rolls are used to resolve this situation, it should not involve each archer's attack bonus with his bow...

But then armor or shields provide no benefit whatsoever against such a rain of arrows. (And in this situation, a shield is especially advantageous.) I think a plodding fighter clad head-to-toe in plate armor would have a much better chance of surviving a rain of arrows than a nimble rogue clad...

In reality, the lance was the primary weapon of mounted cavalry. However, in reality you quickly lose the advantage of your lance, once you've completed a mounted charge and waded into battle. Thus the reason mounted cavalry carried a battleaxe, mace, or longsword (or bastardsword) as a...

Mostly done with the shoulders, huh? Try this: Sit backward on a chair, straddling the seat between your legs, with the back of the chair six inches or so from your chest. Now put your fists together as if you were gripping a greatsword. Now lean out and swing to your left or your right...

Yes, well, someone riding a horse and firing a bow is cool, too, but D&D 3.0/3.5 has penalties and limitations for that, doesn't it? So why not the same for combatants wielding a 2-handed weapon while mounted? Just because D&D is not a "simulation", doesn't mean its rules can't simulate...

Heh. I never assume anything is too silly for a player character to try. If the rules don't cover it, you can be sure that someone, in some campaign, is going to try exploiting it.

Thanks for those pictures! They were enlightening. Like I said in my original post, I think it's possible for you to wield a 2-handed weapon while mounted, but only against an opponent who is likewise mounted. And the pictures you supplied appear to support this. But even then, I think you...

In the many history books that I've perused, I've never seen a picture or read an anecdote of a combatant using a 2-handed melee weapon while mounted. I've never even seen this sort of thing done in the movies, historical or fantastical. I realize that in D&D (as in real life), you can hold...

Ach! You're right. I just re-checked the rules on that, and drawing a weapon does NOT provoke an AoO. (However, sheathing a weapon does.) Sigh. So many pedantic rules! I still haven't gotten them all, down pat. And to think: I've been DM'ing this game system, on and off, for nearly 3 years now...