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First, note that wizards are widely considered one of the most powerful classes in the game already. And they're definately one of the most versatile. So to be honest, I don't see why you want to increase both their power and versatility, since they're already right at the top of the spectrum...

As frank mentioned, the magic missile example in the PHB backs up the first interpretation. Notice that the quantity (1d6+4) is just as variable as the quantity (1d6). And the effect of the spell is a (1d6+4) penalty. So the variable, numeric effect of the spell is a (1d6+4) penalty.

Not if the creature is in the globe, you can't: Regarding area dispels: Actually, it really obviously won't work because the spell itself states that:

Back in previous editions, multi-classing worked like gestalt (two classes at the same time), but you leveled up more slowly. In 3.5 that would probably translate to a LA. So what LA would be appropriate for a gestalt PC? (To simplify the discussion, assume that the PC can only take levels in...

There's also a feat in the net book of feats: Throw and Charge

So a rogue using evasion just stands perfectly still? He doesn't move or act in any way? (Of course it's not an action as the game mechanic is defined. But it's still a set of actions taken in response to an event, and I thought that this is what you are arguing)) But perhaps this is the...

My love of B&W sketches biases me pretty strongly towards 1e. (I hated those blue on white illustrations of 2e...) I do like that 3e made a pretty good effort to cut back on the cheesecake illustrations. (Although they might have taken it a bit too far in the other direction; none of the...

The whole point of the immediate action, in almost all powers which allow such an augment, is to let you interrupt another action. Simple, you don't. You manifest the power as the flame envelops you, protecting you from the damage. The dragon's breath dealing damage isn't an instantaneous...

All the pyromancer's abilities are more energy damage themed than fire themed, so it really is just a matter of switching all the fire damage to cold damage, and changing the descriptions. I think there was an official cryomancer in dragon magazine or a web enhancement or something, though...

Example: Half-dragon->Half-Fiend->Half-dragon. Especially since half-dragon and half-fiend can both be acquired templates.

@glass: Your whole argument is predicated upon the assumption that the RAW do have an answer in every case. There are many issues which are simply unresolvable. In such a case, no amount of "reasoning" by the FAQ will support it's answer; what's important is that some canonical resolution is...

I don't get it. You say this, and then rattle off a list which contains problems with specific rules (#2, #4, #6, #8, & #10 have absolutely nothing to do with either the system or the design philosphy).

You don't seem to be using the Bloodstorm Blades ability to resolve their thrown attacks as melee attack rolls. One of it's biggest benefits is to use it with power attack, but you don't seem to have taken that feat. If you do want to make use of this, consider using Melee Weapon Mastery...

Normally you store a spell on some day when you're not adventuring. Effectively, you're getting around the 1/day limit of the sudden metamagic feat/storing a more powerful spell than intended in the ring. It's not a huge benefit, but for someone with a lot of the Sudden feats it might get a...

You indicate that it's a huge, climactic battle the campaign has been building towards, so why not let every player enjoy it? Postponing the encounter seems to be the optimal solution to me... just play some board games if delaying in-game doesn't make any sense.

You can actually make an escape artist check to squeeze through a solid force effect. Granted, the DC is 120, but it's still (technically) a possibility. There's a psionic feat called Burrowing Power which can let you attempt to bypass force effects. While it does state that the power "skips...

Full caster level isn't an extra bonus to the class though; it's what you'd get as a normal cleric. Evasion is the best ability granted (at no sooner than 18th level) and it isn't as good for clerics (who don't normally have good reflex saves) as it is for rogues. The rest are pretty...

It still depends on the exact wording of the sudden metamagic feats.

If you want a full casting progression, and also extra abilities that the cleric does not get, you're going to have to sacrifice some other sort of power. Either you can do this directly (the special abilities come at the cost of spell slots), or as is more commonly done with prestige classes...

Sure concealment is defined by the rules: If it just says "concealment" and not "total concealment" there's no ambiguity; you use the rules for concealment instead of for total concealment.