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A "masterwork sword" in the real world has a hilt built exclusively for one person. Generally, to get full effectiveness out of a blade the hilt is replaced for the new owner. And that's about it. Having a hilt fitted to your hand is a luxury - not a requirement. And whether the hilt is 1/2" in...

Nothing - but some people do play that way. And since the rules don't actually say, and never have in any edition of the game - I can't exactly say that they are factually incorrect to play that way. Personally, I see nothing different between a published spell that hasn't been used in the game...

Of course it would. For one thing, that portion of the spell has a reflex save. But the primary effect of the spell - the blowing up of the target's eyes - clearly would not. And since it dosn't do Acid damage until it has already blown up the target's eyes - it is useless if everyone in the...

Yes. The penalty is "only" -2, so when you have a large shield in your other hand you are essentially combat expertising for 2 at the cost of 1 point of damage. Mix in a magic shield, however, and you are combat expertising for 2 and trading a point of damage for as many points of AC as you have...

I never saw why this was a moral question, prickly or otherwise. With the expanded information it's even less so. It sounds mostly like the DM involved simply is too squeamish to use children as monsters. If oyu can't handle the prospect of "cute" creatures getting hacked to bits - don't have...

No, I meant +5 to the DC in 6 levels. In six levels, he's expecting you to get +3 DC from level. He's also expecting the Charisma to go up by +4, which nets you an additional +2 DC. So every 6 levels, DC goes up by 5. And the character doesn't really start to fall behind the curve until quite...

OK, the rules aren't clear on this point. What it says is that you can duplicate a 4th level Wizard Spell. What it does not say, and this is really important, is what the hell that is supposed to mean: 1> Does it mean a spell which could be placed into a 4th level spell slot by a Wizard? That...

Karinsdad, what crawled up your butt and died? Did I do something to cause you to get so livid every time I post? Did I piss in your Cheerios? What? I never said "I say" - and I am looking right at the rules, and I've quoted them. All I'm asking you to do is to take your interpretation and...

But if you run, enemies can often bust loose with dispel magic or rum in order to stop the damage accumulation. Unless the enemy is actually fighting for their life at the time, there's no incentive to not shut the spell down, and it isn't that hard to do. MAA is a kind of lame spell - extended...

1> A Ring of Spell Turning simply makes the recipient be the recipient of spell turning. It's a proactive measure, and does not have to be used when the spell is cast - it is automatic while activated. 2> Spell Turning only functions on spells which have you as their target. Fireball has no...

And this is why it requires Combat Expertise and Mobility? The feat's requirements are ones based on movement, fluidity, and grace - I don't see much basis for the "Zangiff" version where you stand there like an idiot and spin. -Frank

Chainmail Bikini Games has a very short book called Beyond Monks - that has a Martial Artist Class, which is passable (although built for 3rd edition rules, if that bothers you). Making a "Martial Artist" core class is filled with design problems: 1> Fighters Suck. The jury is out on whether...

The above text is your fabrication. Nowehere is "affects objects" directly defined. I say that such a designation must appear in its targettability, you say that it can include its secondary effects - but the rules don't address the issue in the slightest. Since by your reading, all spells can...

This is a 3.5 thread - so Polymorph Any Object is your friend here. Armed with a single casting of Polymorph Any Object (1200 gp at your local S Mart), you can have a Constitution of 47 by becoming a Brachyurus. Armed with a Ring of Alter Self (6,000 gp for the one form) - you can return to your...

So you are saying that a secondary effect of a spell that can only target creatures which affects objects, allows the spell to bypass the targetting restriction that prevents it from affecting Constructs and Undead in the first place? Excuse me? So in the Seething Eyebane example: It blinds...

Devanian Weaponry costs a feat (or a class feature - which in this case is just a Bonus Feat) and 600 yen. In exchange you get +1 damage per attack, which means you get +2 damage per base attack you had when you are Two Weapon Fighting and Full Attacking. It's the same bonus as weapon...

You really don't have a clue what you are talking about, do you? Have you ever swung a child's baseball bat? It's not difficult at all! It's suboptimal simply because you can't hit the ball nearly as far - not because the hilt is somehow too small for your hands to grip it properly. A child's...

I have no problem with people moving and readying a charge - I've allowed it and it doesn't seem to be a problem. In any case, characters need to be able to "charge" to any square which they could attack the enemy from, not just the closest square. This would go a long way towards fixing Ride...

I'm afraid not. Several things have contributed to my laziness: 1> I don't actually have photoshop or know how to use it - the images were all done by my sister - and I now live at the University of California, and she lives at our parent's house. This makes coordinating the project slightly...

Andy Collins screwed that spell to hell - based upon its current effects it should give a +10 strength bonus, and be increased in level until that's balanced. Andy Collins screwing up is, however, not my problem when debating 3rd edition spell mechanics. If it had the text: in it like...