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I could live with a maximum of CR 15. Obviously I'd like to keep my CR 16 Hydra (because the mythological one had 9 heads and reducing that isn't nearly as cool =D), but it's probably better that we don't allow the invincible single-unit army. Going down to CR 11 would seriously change my...

Here is my rough army sketch: 3 Harpies (Aello, Octpete, Calaeno): 8 -> 64 x 3 = 192 3 Medusae (Stheno, Euryale, Medusa): 7 -> 49 x 3 = 147 9-Headed Celestial Pyrohydra: 15+1=16 -> 256 Androsphinx: 15 -> 225 Fiendish Chimera: 11+1=12 -> 144 And me, Perseus (Level 6 Paladin) 6 -> 36 Equipment...

I'd love to try my hand at this game, too, if you'll have me. I've got an idea for a Greek Mythological Monster army that I actually think could be competitive.

I vaguely remember this coming up right when the 3.5 MM came out. The issue then was, does the movement caused by Awesome Blow provoke AoOs by the victim? Was there a satisfactory resolution to the question? Because if the movement provoked an AoO, that's 2 attacks in a standard action for just...

I also think allowing them to win was a good idea. IMO, fudging is only a tool that's good to prevent anticlimax, like having a character die in a pit trap before the start of a dungeon. Anyways, my 2 cents on your plot... finding a bigger fish on the line is a good idea, especially since the...

The most memorable named weapons in one of my games were a pair of katars (punching daggers) formerly owned by a powerful assassin. He named one "Mage" and the other "Bane." Mage was +2 and increased the DC to cast defensively by 10 in the area the wielder threatens. Bane was +1 and was able to...

Why Shadows and not Spectres? Touch attacks for 2 negative levels, plus incorporeality, which beats blindsense and 50% of the time beats breath weapons.

I disagree with the notion that it is absurdly powerful. Most opponents do not have extremely significant damage reduction/concealment/incorporeality/etc. It is a niche enhancement, and certainly less powerful than vorpalness. The imitation ability I would ad hoc at a +4, which is the same as...

I once created a suit of magic armor that was also sort of a weapon. It was a blood red mithril chain shirt +2 called "Spiderlegs." The chain links had a spiral pattern that resembled a spider's web, with long trailing links that reach almost to the wearer's ankles. On command, the long chain...

My personal favorite for Sor/Wiz travel is the combination of Summon Monster VII and Control Weather. Summon Monster VII will get you some pretty beefy combat monsters in the case that you need to fight, or will get you a Djinn that can pretty much take care of all travel needs. First it can...

I love to muddy the waters, so I'll throw in a setting that nobody else mentioned. Planescape. If you're not familiar with it, it's a setting where the prime plane is inhabited mostly by dimwits who don't realize what a cosmopolitan place the multiverse can be. The way that races and alignments...

I think it might have tips on integrating religion into a character concept, like how the Book of Exalted Deeds described the many ways a character can bo good. Moral motivation is a big part of heroic fantasy, and assuming that all heroics (or antiheroics) are inspired by the same 9 alignments...

As has been said in the thread already, cold iron historically refers to wrought iron, which was heated only enough to be pounded by a hammer, never melted into cast iron or pig iron. I've read in mythology books that cold iron was a weapon against fey because it was a symbol for civilization's...

As a player, I was a half-dragon monk, level 6 or so total, which meant that I had 3 levels and none too many hit points, nor especially good saves and skills and such. I was playing in a solo game, and I was in a dungeon looking for a dragon who might know where my father lived. Towards the...

What I'm kind of concerned with is the varying degrees of epic DR. It used to be possible to have 50/+6 DR and 200/+35 DR, which might be the difference between level 22 and level 100. In non-epic, the granularity isn't that important or realistic, but with beings of deific power, that...

IIRC from my last chemistry class, magnetism is based on spin properties of the electrons in an element. Iron is very magentic because it has the greatest number of electrons in a sympathetic spin. Other metals less so, because their orbitals are arranged differently. Given that we're working...

When I think of a rat bastard player, I think of someone who exploits loopholes in the game world. If the ruler of a nearby kingdom is a level 8 fighter, and he doesn't have any defense against those who are individually more powerful, for instance. (i.e. no alliances or powerful hired help) A...

For higher level evil wizards, I'm a fan of using a steady stream of minions (summoned or otherwise) to soften up enemy wizards and to make them use spells, and then Nightmare spells at night to prevent them from recovering. They say a prepared spellcaster is unbeatable, so the trick is making...

I'm sorry, I think I'll have to bow out of this game. I don't have as much time as I thought I did when I signed up. =]

I'm sure that I'm going to play a Quickling Faen Wind Witch now (who will become a Spryte at level 3). I only have access to the 3 pdfs at the moment, and I don't see any Weapon Finesse type feat. Is there any way I can use my Dex bonus instead of Str bonus in melee attacks?