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Here's a thought: Come up with an evil monastery that the PC's must oppose or destroy. Ta da... monks are pretty effective at not being toasted by arrows. Plus, deflect arrows is a low level ability, so you could have either a few high-level monks or a lot of low-level monks as the opposition...

Yo, bring back Birthright!

M'kay, weapon damage. Huh, wonder why I didn't see that before :) Still, that begs the question, what about spells like Spiritual Weapon?

I have a PC with the Nobility Domain from the FRCS. According to that book, as a standard action the PC can grant his allies a +2 morale bonus to hit, damage, saving throws, and skill checks for his charisma modifier in rounds. My question is, does the damage bonus apply to everything...

Once again, the best Warhammer 40k Author, bar none, is Dan Abnett. He wrote the gaunt's ghosts books and has ALSO written a trilogy of Inquisitor books. The first is named Hereticus. I don't know what it is about Games Workshop, but their games (while expensive!) are addictively fun. I tried...

No Skaven in warhammer 40,000. Yet. :) Seriously, I've never heard of them being a part of the setting, but there's always the chance that they'll crop up later as another alien race or something.

Squats don't exist anymore... the designers are getting tired of being asked about them :) The Necron (also known as the Necrontyr) are a group of self-repairing Robots (think of the Terminator) armed with ancient high-tech weaponry. The Necron seek to exterminate all life... they are perhaps...

The Imperium of Man has already been discussed somewhat above. The Emporer is a godlike psychic beacon within the Warp that guides the Imperial ships, and he is basically a dying husk encased in a throne made of life-support equipment. The Imperium is vast and for the most part, unfriendly...

About Space Orks: They are pretty strange, but amusing as a race. They are indeed related to fungus... in fact, spores are what creates the various Orkoid creatures. (More on that later) Orks themselves are all the same race with different forms. The most common form is that of the Ork: A big...

I am a rabid 40k player and I also really enjoy the setting. Just to clear things up regarding the Eldar... they are a group of spacefaring elves with a rich and vibrant history. In the ancient past their culture was devoted to excess and pleasure, and the psychic energies of that created one...

I'm sure this is a dumb question that has been answered many times before, but please bear with me... Have there been any "official" ECL or LA adjustments given for the Psionic Handbook creatures that could make good PC's? In particular I am looking for "official" ECL or LA modifiers for...

Hags, definitely hags. I love using covens of Hags to terrorize the countryside only to be defeated by roving bands of heroes. In fact, lately I have been actively forcing myself to find other monsters to use in place of my 'old standby'. Slowly but surely, Slaadi and Barghests are climbing...

I'm sure most gamers here are familiar with the Knights of the Dinner Table, and the way that the Knights have 'backup characters', and how "Knuckles the 14th" continues to adventure when Knuckles the 13th dies. My question is this: How permissable in your campaign is it for a player to bring...

Wow, lots of responses to this thread :) I'll try to summarize my responses. 1. Okay, I did attempt to 'fudge' the actions of the 1/2 Dragon Ogre in my example... he offered the last standing PC a chance to surrender, which was rebuffed. C'est la vie. 2. I'm not a big fan of NPC's saving the...

Ah yes, the TPK. I figure it probably happens to every GM sooner or later. Case Number 1: I'm a long-time DM with a lot of experience under my belt. I wanted to show off my own home-brewed campaign setting using the 3rd edition system to create a fun game for everyone! What happened? Well, my...

I'm one of the BRCS developers at Birthright.net, so I felt like chiming in :) The 3rd edition Birthright Campaign Setting is being worked on at Birthright.net. There are only a few of us, and since we're not being paid for it, it's a labor of love. That means that our jobs and families have...

Ki Ryn, I'm getting the impression I should choose a different prestige class. :)

The downsides, (game mechanics wise) are the permanent wisdom loss and the phobia penalty. Roleplaying wise, there's that funky looking tentacle you grow at 10th level.

Our group has used 32 point buy recently and we've decided it's THE way to go for us from now on. I used to do a large amount of the DMing for my gaming groups, and I used to be a big fan of the 4d6, drop the lowest method. However, after a lot of experience with different groups, different...

Let me chime in as another supporter of the Monsternomicon. I picked up a copy of this beaut at Gen Con and I was extremely impressed. The monsters are inspirational, especially the way they handle Trolls and (as has already been mentioned) undead. Several nifty constructs are available as...