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Not unbalancing, but still a bit of a adjustment - when I think of wizards, I don't picture them in chainmail...

Which further slows down the spell progression of the caster, as well as impacting caster levels. I can see this feat being useful - what I don't see is that it's worth the sacrifices involved for *every* arcane caster. Agreed, it's a nice bonus. But...is armor class as important to a caster...

Hardly an auto-pick, IMO. The feat does not automatically grant proficiency with armor, so the caster will have to use one or more additional feats, or potentially take a rather severe penalty to caster levels. Let's take a look at a best case scenario: MW mithril chain shirt Armor bonus +4...

I'll second what others have said: it depends on how many options the fighter has to choose from. In my current group we give a feat every level/hit die, but we also added a number of basic feats that stack, so a fighter always has several good options when leveling, and the other classes can...

One I inflicted on a monk PC was definitely a mixed blessing. As a lawful, disciplined character I reasoned that losing control would cause significant distress to the character. So when fighting a group of witches, one cursed him with battle lust. Any time he was involved in battle, he...

I'll find out this weekend. I picked up the 7600GS today (thanks for the recommendations everyone) and will dig into my pc on Saturday. Keeping my fingers crossed...

I'm looking to upgrade my video card and after reading a number of in-depth reviews, I'll admit I find it very difficult to evaluate the options. I'm hoping for some specific recommendations. My PC is almost four years old. It's a Pentium 4, 2.0 ghz with 768mb of fast RAM. Adding more RAM is...

Just off the top of my head: I'd tie wildshape and spellcasting together, in the sense that using one limits the other. To this end: *Make the druid a spontaneous spellcaster, but with a limited list of spells known (ala the sorcerer). *Wildshape forms would be selected in place of an...

I'm not sure about character abilities, but Beast Builder by Expeditious Retreat has a nearly complete list of creature abilities from the SRD. Some abilities are missing, but those are ones not listed in the SRD, such as the Umber Hulk's confusion gaze.

One relatively simple solution is to design a basic template in MS Word that is 3" x 5" (IIRC, just go to Page Setup and use a custom paper size). Write in your text, print directly onto an index card, rinse and repeat. For cards you will use constantly, e.g., potion of cure light wounds...

Try these free templates: Iron-Kin (3.0) http://www.silverthornegames.com./Free%20Template%202%20-%20Iron-kin.pdf Quickened (3.0) http://www.silverthornegames.com./Free%20Template%201%20-%20Quickened.pdf Aberrant (3.5) http://www.silverthornegames.com./Aberrant%20Template%20(BoTDE).zip Also...

I finished that one a couple weeks ago and am waiting for the second book in the series to be available at my local library. While I'm waiting, I'm reading Before the Dawn and American Gospel, both excellent non-fiction books.

93 hit points is nothing for a CR 13 monster. I've seen a beholder killed in one round by a single archer and a couple good rolls. YMMV. Nope. First off, spells can be cast out of or through a globe - spells are only suppressed within the globe, not dispelled or blocked. Second, the globe does...

A few stray comments: 1. Telekinesis needs to stay as is. It's primary use isn't to fling stuff at enemies - it's to manipulate the beholder's environment. A smart beholder will modify its lair in such a way as to make the X-Men's danger room look like a picnic, with tons of traps that can be...

It's been quite a while since I used those books, but some of my favorites were: Rogues: Flick of the Wrist. Good for getting sneak attack damage on at least one attack in an encounter, and the requirements weren't too steep. Sorcerers: Energy Substitution and Sculpt Spell were must-haves, as...

One suggestion: make sure the characters have a chance (if they put in the effort) to figure out some of what they're facing. Whether it's the ranger using tracking to identify bear tracks, or the wizard spotting a feather on a bush and guessing that it could be from an owlbear, the players will...

I only have Twilight Tomb and like it quite a bit. It has an evocative setting, some interesting villains, room for diplomacy, deception, or pure hack and slash. My only gripe is the same one I have with many Dungeon adventures - encounters that can easily result in a TPK if the party is unlucky...

Airwalker, it seems to me that the core vancian system already does this quite well. You might feel that higher-level spells should take more out of a character than they do (or lower-level ones less), but the vancian system is remarkably effective at limiting how much spellcasters can do in a...

You're right if someone were creating a race with these bonuses, but in actual play, I've found that high stats (in the 48 point range) means the party can generally take on challenges one level higher than normal. They'll hit a bit more often, get hit a bit less often, take a bit less damage...

Am I missing something here? A 1st-level wizard with a 14 Con starts with 6 hit points. With this system, he could cast exactly one 1st-level spell and one cantrip, at which point he is fatigued. Seems a bit brutal...