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Yes, that's accurate. And no, I don't think that 4E is going to continue the trend. WotC was worried that they gave too many options, too many choices, and that making an acceptable character was a labyrinthine process full of obscure feat and class selections (to be fair, it was, if you gamed...

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Welcome. There are two ways to get the most out of Turn Undead. One way (arguably the most common) is to get some feat or class feature that allows you to trade Turn attempts for something useful. Ruby Knight Vindicator (Bo9S), Divine Metamagic, and Divine Spell Power are the usual suspects...

Now I'm worried. If it's just one guy, is he going to turn out to be a combat badass that can single-handedly challenge over a dozen soldiers? o_O

A verdant canopy spreads beneath the gargoyle, lush forest vegetation visible in all directions. Far to the west and north, mountains loom. He sees indications of a few distant fires, but no indication of elves nearby.

Lost deep in his meditations, Ainel does not take note of the stranger's approach. Spot (1d20 1=9)

"Yes . . . unless you have new orders?" Rosa looks anxiously at their contact. OOC: Strength damage -2 for a day of rest, -1 for a day of travel. I don't remember how much the poison did.

In the spirit that you meant it, I find that to be a reasonable statement to make about maneuvers. Note carefully that there is no explicit clause stating that you may not take another standard action, so if you have one from, say, a belt of battle, you can still take it. It's just that this...

Hmm, still no Pyrex. I guess I'd better look at hide modifiers and start figuring out what gargoyle sees.

Mortal combaaaaaaaaaat :D

Perhaps sensing some strong emotion on the cleric's face, Rosa refrains from speaking further in Draconic. "Hightower is the priority," she indicates.

If unwise actions made it impossible to get XP, there would be a wisdom-based modifier to XP gains. :p PC idiocy is a long and rich tradition in DnD. In the end, only success and failure determine reward.

Lands pass by as the group travels. The Lair of Shadows is situated in a swamp, and progress is slow for a while. Then marshland gives way to gentle, rolling hills, and lands scarred by the recent engagements. A large furrow, cut in the earth by some divine hand, runs indifferently through...

Really, don't go by character builds. As others have suggested, just go by monster stats. Character builds can get AC 56 before 8th level. FWIW, my rule of thumb for decent AC is 5 * ECL (obviously only valid above level 5 or so.)

There are - without exaggeration - at least a dozen other threads on this that may also be helpful. Most of these explanations surfaced then, and some of them were handled in much greater detail in previous threads.

Yes, you are definitely getting more goodies in return for that extra +1 LA for Shadow instead of Dark. I lean more towards Dark because I tend to play characters from low levels up, but an epic character would probably do better with Shadow.

Waiting on Bloodweaver1 and Pyrex to post in the Goblin thread. Waiting on something that needs DM commentary in the Town thread.

It finally dawns upon Glaive, several moments after it might dawn upon a more socially astute person, that he has perhaps insulted all humans. "Oh! I did not mean . . . that is, strictly speaking, as a matter of military effectiveness . . . it is generally assumed that elves are better at...

Quick note about "compressed time." Occasionally there are parts where I am fast forwarding or "compressing" time so as to not narrate boring things like days when nothing happens except for item creation. If you want to stick in activities in compressed time, please feel free to do so as...

OOC: I am pleased with this conclusion and it is acceptable. After all, an indeterminate amount of time has passed, enough for item forging to be finished, and there was also plenty of room to squeeze in a few meetings. In the future, of course, I would prefer to see item making noted at the...