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There are two things I don't like. 1) Stacking rules. Overly complicated for my friends. "Okay, I'm getting a +3 bonus from that spell... except wait, I already had a +2 foo bonus, so I only actually get a +1..." I don't like anything that requires detailed knowledge of where every bonus is...

Actually, I think I could like this. The tank role is tough in D&D. Monsters (and players) are simply too mobile. I'm running a campaign right now where a player tried to build a tank character - high AC, high hit points, etc. Monsters quickly learned they couldn't hit the tank and went and...

The problem is not "I wish Merric was still alive". It's "Sorry, Bob, your character is dead because I decided to do something else. You better get started rolling up a new one." My biggest problem with the cleric is that 3E sticks them in the role of saying "me, or the rest of the players". We...

OP: I'd like to see them systematically work on real fixes to the "patch" prestige classes - any PrC that serves no real purpose other than give a multiclass. Mystic Theurge, I'm looking at you! They started this with the Complete Scoundrel combo feats, and I'd like to see that addressed. If...

This is somewhat off-topic, but it needs to be said. The security of Linux vs. Windows has nothing to do with obscurity. It has to do with fundamental system design. Windows: a system that was originally designed for a workplace; easy sharing of resources is key, and so the system is open...

Oh, sure. I'm willing to leave the Tarrasque as an uber-spell-turner, though. I prefer the earlier edition version: area-effect spell is not turned, single-target spell is turned. Given that the number of levels turned is truly dinky (7-10? For a 7th level spell? Meh...), it's a fair trade...

Not necessarily cones, but definitely all single-target spells (even if they're rays/orbs/effects/whatever). Yup.

Yup. On the other hand, the other answer is "every time he is asked to make a Will save outside of combat, he succeeds". Especially with the presence of skill-boosting items. You could also let characters make some sort of roll (equivalent to spot/listen) to not be surprised, which means...

http://www.zathras.net/game/index.php/2006-01-08 Short version: instead of it smashing the elevator, the PCs fled up the mine shaft. The dwarf in the party was able to (profession: miner) collapse the mine behind them, giving them a few hours to prepare. They tried to get the local guard to...

That makes immediate actions capital-M Mighty. Take an immediate action Teleport - you will never get hit in melee. Period. You're caught off-guard by the rogue, you teleport away. Poof. It also makes no sense. Flat-footed is the mechanism the game mechanics use to model you not being able...

This question came up in our game last week - we had encountered an illusion outside of combat, and the warblade was wondering if he could use MoPM to help in the will save to see through it. Short answer: the designers didn't think about it. It's right up there with the Swordsage teleporting...

Nope. I got an email for enlarging magic weapons today... I'll forward it to ya. In any case, auto-resizing magic weapons are fine if they're made out of mundane materials; a weapon of (say) adamantine shouldn't resize because there's a cost involved with the process. Or invent a smith that...

I'm eagerly awaiting the results of this thread :) I've been thinking of it the other way around, which means more work: that monsters with multiple natural attacks get _much_ meaner if iteratives go away but naturals stick around. A dragon would literally be a bundle of teeth and claws, and...

HRG Man is my hero. His power: always have a plan!

Good to know. We had a mage with a contingent Blink in an outer plane... eventually said "shrug, sure" but 'twas a bit iffy. Saved his butt, too....

And we're not? Ooops....

Hear hear! Besides, we know what is really behind this recent announcement: Nightfall trying to break 100,000 posts. ... I mean really... I would like to hear more from Wizards. I'm not surprised that we're not, for two reasons: 1) Because anyone from Wizards posting here would get lynched...

Because I'm an optimist. Dungron magazne was nice. Good source of (often) decent adventures, sometimes stellar. Realistically, I will never run a good three-quarters of what I received; wrong levels, wrong world, wrong this, wrong that. It was a good read, and a source of material to mine...

Wow, that's clear as mud. So what is "effective druid level"? My reading says that it's the levels of druid you have, not (druid - creature penalty). So your effective druid level caps out _before_ you do the subtraction for a better companion, not after. Especially because of that "lower...

I'm hoping on this one. The second one was dull. Characters seemed out of character, the plot didn't grab me... and I don't really know why. The first one was GREAT. Awesome movie. But there was something about the second one that just didn't click. Ugh. Bad gaming night - everyone has 'em.