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I was putting the idea out there as a possible solution to the problems I have encountered with the system. I haven't committed toward actually implementing the system, but that would be the next step. I could try it, but there doesn't seem to be much interest in it, and there are alternate...

Deftly moves to the side, uses his cloak to absorb some heat, rolls with the force of the blast and skillfully avoids injury. I can think of at least a few ways when the subject is awake. What does he do while asleep? "He used an incredible snore to combat the blast!" Please.

Actually, that's another problem with epic levels, no ability to dispel magic. After level 30, greater dispelling becomes uselss (but that's another thread). I thought of the same thing regarding the "cost" of dispelling then recasting an epic spell, but the ones I've seen require no XP, do a...

I think he was referring to having skill points. Meaning, if his cleric had a low Knowledge religion skill, then he suddenly needed to pump points into it to be able to weild epic spells. And clerics only get 2+int per level so it can be pretty tough.

If you throw a fireball at a bound person, he doesn't get a save. If you throw a fireball at a sleeping person, he doesn't get a save either. How exactly does the DM describe the situation if this isn't so? DM: "The fireball flies into the sleeping noble's bedroom. As the explosion clears...

I think the feat is better as a DM tool than a player feat. First, it is required to be a mage of the arcane order or a guild wizard (IIRC). So it's a cost for a prestige class. Next, the feat can be *incredibly* powerful when used by a group of spellcasters. Have a tough foe you can't take...

If GMW gets nerfed, then Arcane Archers should be nerfed as well. IME, a good archer will not run out of magic arrows. Currently playing with an Arcane Archer in my game who might run out of *arrows* from simply firing too many of them, but never magic arrows. As far as damage is concerned...

While simply banning items that provide bonuses to skills is an option, I don't think it is such a good one. Even in the ELH there is a +10 Spellcraft rod which would stack with a competence bonus. Also, you bring up a good point about skills. Usually, they are used to qualify for a PrC or...

Just a thought I had. One of the big drawbacks of the Epic Spells in the ELH is their reliance on Knowledge (x) and Spellcraft. The Knowledge ranks provide Epic spell slots, while the Spellcraft is used to determine how powerful a spell one could cast. Can't this be better handled by using...

Seems pretty decent to me also. The only nitpick I might have is the aquatic thing. Lightning Bolt doesn't have this advantage, so why should another electricity spell?

In a game I ran, I used the 4d6 method, but after I had one player get *astonishing* rolls, I've decided to go point buy. Latest game I'm in uses 35 point buy.

I'll just say I don't like it. So many creatures have paralysis immunity to start. Second, having an option that captures, but does not kill, your opponent are now reduced. If we were voting, I'd vote to leave the hold line as is.

Re: Re: Makes a weak option viable Echo above. There needs to be a standard system for multiclass spellcasters. I've seen houserules for stacking caster levels, which has it's own pros/cons, but some kind of system is needed. Not advocating or criticizing stacking caster levels, just...

Speaking of magic immunity... what did our DM throw at us in our first session together? Half-golems. Immunity to magic and piercing weapons. Nice guy eh? Actually, my character will be the second stringer. Due to how the game is being run (I'll talk more about it on request), my character...

My character concept was a sorcerer who could simply think magic most of the time. Auto-Still, Auto-Silentx2, Ignore Material Components, Auto-Quickx2, Multispell. I wasn't trying to powergame too much with the character. Perhaps I should clarify overpowered. I mean relative to other...

I recently played in an epic game with an elven arcane archer. I was shocked by the sheer amount of damage he pumped out each round. Both of us are level 30, I'm playing a sorcerer while the arcane archer has 23 levels of the class. So he was explaining to me how he did so much damage. +12...

Not so bad to me... Looking over the class, and this thread, it doesn't look so bad... While others have been comparing this to a straight Wiz or Sor or Cleric, how about a comparison with the Wiz/Cleric (or Sor/Cleric)? To me, multiclassing is all about versatility, but the WizX/ClrX doesn't...

Take an Epic Sorcerer, give him Auto-Silent Spell x2. Said sorc goes to cast a maximize fireball. Does the spell require a verbal component? Same Sorc, replace Auto-Silent x2 with Auto-Quicken x2. Again, maximized fireball. Is the spell quickened? The feats say any spell below level X is...

Hopefully this is an easy question... Concentrating on a spell takes a standard action. The text describing concentration implies you cannot cast another spell while concentrating, but does this hold for quickened spells or if one is hasted? I checked an old sage FAQ, didn't find anything in...

We're starting an Epic Level game in which I'll be playing a sorcerer. After playing a quick session, it seems to me that the Epic Level rules have quite a bit of potential for falling apart. Since I don't plan on taking Epic Spellcasting, my biggest concern is that my spells will become...