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I think mathematically, exchanging an artifact should not "just" grant an esoteric power (As simple as that may be) Reasoning: A rank 1 god: 5 HD, 5 LA = ECL 10. Items = 1/3 Character power, so worth 3. Each artifact should be worth a .75 LA power. (Round up for pity's sake) Rank 11 god: 55HD...

Dante Pretty cool. Love the fluff. I think it's a tad "deadly" for the fluff as described. I kind of picture it fitting something between Lich and Demilich, or possibly paralleling Demilich as an alternative. Lich is what, a +4-6 CR? I was hoping for more of a +10-20 CR. Pretty cool, but...

Well, aside from the Immortal's Handbook Bestiary, most of the guidelines U_K uses are scattered around the board in the form of advice. Check the Bestiary thread for some info, and I know Version 4 of U_K's CR/ECL/EL guidelines is floating around out there (Possibly version 5) but he is...

Invisibility on a large battle mat, where 5' accuracy matters, is a nightmare. I think the easiest way to make Greater Invis. less ridiculous is to limit players to in character information. Someone already suggested removing the invisible offender from the battle mat. Go one step further: Make...

All those "free" feats seem excessive, and reek of Drizzt fandom. (Though Drizzt does rock) I think it would be "better" to design drow to be a LA +0 race. 2 reasons: To allow a player playing a drow of any class to be on equal level with other characters, and because classic "D&D" mythology...

As others have said, some of the disciplines are much better than others. Iron Heart is, IMO, way better than desert wind (even though desert wind is cooler). Also, some disciplines would be very powerful to other classes. Setting Sun, for example: Lots of trips. Normally, only a 3/4 Bab class...

This is just one of those spells that has too many "what-if's" attached. I vote that Magma/Lava = Fire+Earth, but is a (non-water)liquid. As for lower level spells countering higher level ones: IMHO, it's somewhat bad design to have an attack effect without an easier to obtain defense...

I'd like to point out (Can't find the page number) the DMG says an NPC earns something like 150-300 Xp each year from day to day interactions. That means that NPC can make 4,000-7,500 gold worth of magic items without adventuring. (Which is a bit unrealistic; There's no way to "study" and become...

Cool, artifacts need to be a bit "unique". While I haven't read the first BoA, I read the 2E one. I wasn't too terribly keen on the random powers tables. They were cool, but they had a kind of "swiss army knife" feel to them. (Made me think of a car salesman: "and with this severed hand, you can...

IIRC, the Throne of the Gods was an artifact in 2E(Possibly earlier, discounting possible occult lore) that grants the desires of those who sit upon it. Most simply, it would grant Wish at Will (or alter reality). I don't remember if it had any drawbacks, other than having the gods themselves...

Hey Nifft! I just threw a look over the Dancing Fox discipline. One thing I noted about this discipline is that it supplements an attrition style. One-on-one, no single foe of equal level is going to hit you because of the mirror images. (And even if they do pick the right one, they still have...

It seems what you are talking about is akin to altering the Akashic Library. Conceivably, an epic spell could be used to re-write reality. It would have a DC so high it would be ridiculous to mitigate. That said, there is no one single power in the Immortal's Handbook that covers this. (so far...

Mirage Arcana interacts with line of effect simply; It doesn't change line of effect. (At least it doesn't say so; Do the RAW get a save if interacting with the Mirage?) So if I make a mirage of a wall look like an open field, and you try to blast me because I am on the other side, your spell...

It is kind of silly a dwarf could fall into a pit of cobras and emerge unpoisoned, despite being bitten dozens of times. (Mathematically, he might roll a 1 some time, but odds are just as good that he wont) You could just make poison allow a fortitude save for half effect (and round down) for...

Physics in D&D. What a wacky subject. Since any given game is going to have only the amount of physics it's DM wants it to have, then its a good bet that there isn't a "right" answer. How many hitpoints should a planet have? Heck, depends on what the DM defines HP as. If hitpoints represent the...

Actually, I think it is. IIRC, at least in 3.0, the reason you take (Stat-10 if even, -11 if odd) to find a monster's racial ability score adjustments is to "screen out" ability ups. All racial stat modifiers are even, and all monsters have base 10 for stats. Any odd number is the result of a...

Ah yes. I wasn't sure since you listed the descriptor as mattering only for the initiator of the maneuver. Yes, I can see the Heaven's Arc being very popular. Especially in a ToB oriented game. Against a bunch of melee-oriented foes, who wouldn't want to fight from 300+ feet away? Also, with...

U_K! While I might have missed something, it appears that You already found the solution for the "broken-ness" of Legendary [Ability Score]! In fact, the solution was written before you even finished chapter 4. Virtual Size categories are only granted by natural bonuses to strength. Just make...

Yes, I agree. While the thing earns 1000+ ability ups, that doesn't mean it has 1110 strength. Before I assign intelligent foes stat ups, I create a "stat ratio" for how much that monster would value his or her stats. Example: A Giant - Strength 3, Dex 1, Con 2, Int 1. Wis 1, Cha 2. This...

Hail of Arrows: 8th level Arcane Archer PrC class feature. Though I just looked over the 3.5 version of the class. It seems they expanded the range on Hail of Arrows (to anything "within range") which is a tremendous powerup, if they didn't limit it to one target per class level (10 targets...