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I am not sure I understand your question. Let's try this basic primer on the difference between DR and Hardness. Basically hardness and DR sometimes have similar end outcomes but they aren't the same thing. Usually Objects have Hardness. Usually Creatures have DR. Hardness reduces almost...

I agree. I am not sure why seeing someone break an ornate stick (even if if real) would cause an enemy to do anything except wonder why in the world that guy is breaking his stick. I do like your line about the illusionary bag of holding though. That was pretty funny. Tzarevitch

I just started an Eberron game on alternating Saturdays and I am seeking about 2 additional players to round our group out to about 6. We usually play marathon-style from 3PM to about Midnight (with dinner break). Characters are currently 2nd to 3rd level. Our players range in age from 27-33...

I saw a copy in my game store on my lunch break. It seemed to me to be geared toward NPCs. It didn't seem very useful if you are not running a Forgotten Reams game. Tzarevitch

My friends and I play marathon 3.5 games from 2pm to about midnight on saturdays. I tend to prefer larger groups (I can comfortably run up to 8). We lost a number of players and are down to about 4 regulars and a DM. We run two games (one each on alternating saturdays). I just started my...

This one happened in a 2e Al-Qadim game. Our group was trying to chase down a member of the evil Brotherhood of the True Flame (flame-specialist wizards). The dossier on the particular wizard were were after was that he was an insane pyromaniac. He had a plan to set bombs made of greek fire and...

The illithidae were a real blast from the past. The sunset world article was also one of my favorite Dragon articles of all time. I used it a long time ago in a Planescape campaign. Tzarevitch

The differences between the Path of Light Quori and the Dreaming Dark Quori are pretty findamental. They deal with the nature of their universe (Dal Quor). The Path of Light quori believe that the current age of Dal Quor is coming to an end and when it ends all of the current quori will be...

I picked up my copy last night. It is pretty good. It doesn't add much new for the classic races except roleplaying and cultural aids but it provides a LOT of new stuff for the Kalashtar, the Shifters, the Warforged and the Changelings. I am at work now so I will elaborate as best I can from...

Astral constructs are more powerful than most summoned creatures but they also have significant limitations. If your foe has an attack that is devastating against constructs, it is devestating against everything the psion can create using that power. A conjurer can simply summon something you...

Your DM is correct. The tentacles are a spell effect not a creature. They don't have a mind to affect. Tzarevitch

I could scarcely have said it better myself. Note also that the duergar is immune to the most common trap effects: poison and paralysis. Plus they are much cooler IMHO. Tzarevitch

Don't forget the formorian giants. Tzarevitch

It is in "Whispers of the Vampire's Blade", I believe. Tzarevitch

I don't see where the problem is. He isn't even abusing the rules. How is his breaking the NPC's weapons any different from an NPC fire giant or something breaking his weapons? Which leads me to another point. The NPCs need to break his weapon back or stop letting him get close enough to attack...

But wait . . . there's more. If your generate random NPCs to fill the town, you frequently can't generate NPC spellcasters of high enough level to even make the magic items that should be available per the town's cash limit from the DMG. Tzarevitch

Wow. You are kinda hard on your group. You all can't be that bad. If your plans and tactics don't seem to work, keep trying, eventually you'll learn to develop better ones. Honestly, I haven't played with or DMed a tactically-challenged group in some time. Last time I encountered that was when...

I haven't run them yet, but I have read the set of Eberron adventures in preparation to run them in the near future. 1. The adventure is not a railroad. A railroad adventure is one in which the adventure forces the PCs down a particular path and cuts off any choices the PCs may wish to make...

I agree with Hypersmurf. There is no saving throw to give. The text states that magic items should receive a save "even against attacks from which a nonmagical item would normally get no chance to save". That does not mean that magic items get a save even when the spell expressly does not give...

Honestly, I don't think the garrison has a prayer if the highest level character is 6th level. A single vrock will decimate the garrison. If it succeeds in gating another one, they are hosed because one Dance of Ruin will kill everyone on the keep that doesn't have evasion, even if they save...