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I was using the 3.0e srd. I play in a 3.0e game. In 3.0, Alter Self affects only aesthetics, nothing else. I didn't notice that this was about 3.5. So sue me. :rolleyes:

Totem Emulation Style lv 2--Choose an animal to be your totem. You may only acquire an animal of this type or a related type (such as a pony if horse is your totem animal) when you gain an animal companion. You may gain an animal companion at this level, and may use your full Ranger level when...

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! :D Anyway, on topic. I tend to look at "designing a campaign plot" as a Bad Thing (IMHO IME YMMV ETC). The campaign should, IMHO, flow from the actions of the player's characters. The way I prep is basically to create a web of relationships that help...

Unless you want to be running Greyhawk With A Different Name, 'limits' can be pretty damn important. I'm not sure I'd even call them limits, I mean, is it really a limit if no dwarves exist in the game world? And some (like No Evil Characters) are just plain necessary or assumed for most games...

So, I started a D&D3e game on Sunday with a new group; three of which I'd never played with before and two of which were new to role-playing. The session lasted around 41/2 hours yet included only one combat (even though I planned on more!), and everyone, especially one of the "newbies," claimed...

Alter Self is NOT Polymorph self. It does not affect "attack rolls, natural armor bonus, and saves," to quote from the SRD. At most it can give you a Fly speed of 30' or gills, I'd guess natural attacks are on par with that. However, it does not allow you to completely assume the form of another...

Tooth and Claw Style: lv. 2--Gain Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat, and the ability to deal 1d6 + Str modifier points of lethal or subdual bludgeoning damage with a successful hit. lv. 6--Unarmed damage upgrades to d8, ability to make a Flurry of Blows. lv. 11--Unarmed damage upgrades to...

But keep in mind that things like Power Attack and Weapon Focus are great ways to reflect fighting style. Don't ask them what feat they want, instead ask them about focus: Offensive or defensive fighting style? Specialize in one weapon or branch out? Social, athletic, stealth, or perceptive...

No need to keep it simple, low level, or hack'n'slash. You can read a recount of a game that I started this past weekend wherein half the players were completely new to the hobby (and one of the other two had never played under me) here. For reference, Corlon of these boards played Anderian, and...

You divide the material cost by five, so you should also multiply the experience cost by five. That would work out to 1/5th the market value in XP.

Don't the others have, like, you know, moral problems with this? I mean, the enemies are kuo-toa and thoroughly evil, but sinking to the same level as those pirates in the sewers of Eversink is just...morally bankrupt. And Stone Bear wasn't even there.

They aren't. Summoning a familiar is not only optional, but takes a good deal of time and money. And Familiars basically provide two bonus feats to the caster: Alertness, and then either Skill Focus, Lightning Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Iron Will, or toughness. You could just assign some...

I've been using the Fiendish, Umbral, and Half-Fiend templates a lot lately to creatue unique demons and devils. I imagine my Celestial Order to have a LOT of power but not much diversity, and the depths of hell to be slightly less strong in pure power but much, much, MUCH more varied. Fiendish...

And I made custom minifigs for all the important NPCs, and later the PCs. Go Legos!

I wait until I lose power to build a campaign world. Seriously. I started a game Sunday that I designed the world for when I lost power during the aftermath of Isabel. It drew heavily from Blake and a weeeeee wee bit from Tolkien, centered heavily around the conflict between angels and...

PrCs: LOTS! Templates: EVEN MORE! I also like to switch around the appearances of beasts and advance their hit dice, sometimes give them unique abilities and stuff like that.

Gold. Pure, undiluted, gold.

Facts about my monk: 1. My monk is a mammal. 2. My monk fights ALL the time. 3. The purpose of my monk is to flip out and kill people. :D

Hmm. I'm beginning to think it would actually be best as an Item Creation feat, "Scribe Rune" or somesuch. Costs would probably be the same as a potion...

when things get heated up enough to require the attention of the PCs far off, events are typically moving too fast to make mundane travel an option. They usually scry some powerful mage, who in turn detects the sensor and scries them. They use the resulting videophone to arrange a deal for a...