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I recently had a beloved character swallowed (and killed) by a Froghemoth. While I was sitting in the critters mouth, wrapped securely in it's inescapable toungue, I couldn't help but notice that I was the only character who didn't have a Dimension Door, or Gaseous Form, or Freedom of Movement...

So the critter can swallow someone immeadiately upon hitting Step 3? I thought that they have to wait until the next round and do another grapple check in order to accomplish that. I can see that both places use the word "hold". I think specifcally biting something (using the mouth to "hold" at...

Can a critter do a normal grapple and then swallow someone, or must it do a "hold" type grapple (at -20) in order to swallow? Below is the text for the critter in question and the general rules for Improved Grab. I've bolded the part that makes me think maybe the critter can only swallow if they...

My call would be that for each move action, you state whether you are tumbling or not. Then the half speed applies to the whole thing. It's not much of a restriction otherwise (and the ability is no-brainer powerful already). As a rules basis, I would start with noting how the text with Tumble...

If this is supposed to be 3.5 (not 3.0), you need to chuck a lot of those PrCs. There's a reason they did not survive the new edition.

I've played a favored soul for a few months and my impression of them is that they are a bit too underpowered compared to a cleric. The spontaneous casting is really nice but I feel that there are too many downsides balancing that out (so you have a big net loss). My main area for comparision...

In tonight's adventure, my character bet 500gp at "three to one" odds and one. Which of the following is true: 1) He gets back his 500gp plus another 1500gp (total profit 1500 gp) or 2) He gets back 1500gp (total profit 1000 gp) I did a search on the web and the best I could find was "you...

Maybe he means that you should wield a mithril breastplate as a weapon. Then it would count as light armor at least :) Or you could put spikes on it. According to the SRD, "spiked armor" is a light weapon that does 1d6 damage.

Let's hope that FAQ entry makes it into errata so it becomes rule rather than opinion. Until then, just Extend the vigor spells. Double the healing for a 1 level increase! woot!

WotC will apparently be putting out a StarWars starship minis game next year so there may at last be a fast and easy to use starship combat system out there. How well it actually works with the game (either current or the "Saga" thing) remains to be seen. There will also likely be a Battlestar...

Ok, that is all very interesting, but it seems that in the end the tactic is valid rules-wise). So if a cleric starts out adjacent to an angry orc, he can step back and ready to Hold the orc as soon as the guy starts to do anything (assuming the DM is ok with that condition). If the orc fails...

And it's never made its way into 3.5 in any of the various books? Weird, I didn't think that "Keen for blunt weapons" would be unbalanced. Mybe it's because there are things like the Goliath Greathammer that have a x4 crit range. Are there exotic equivalents (two handed, x4 crit, and 2d6 or d12...

If I cast Hold Person on someone, they get a save immeadiately. Then their turn comes up and they get another save before my turn comes around and I can finally coup de gras. Is this "two saves before the coup" supposed to be an inherent balancing factor in the spell, or just a weird byproduct...

Ah yes, found it in the Arms & Equipment Guide. Strange that the text does not match the text for Keen more closely. Is the A&EG 3.5 material? (notably, it does not say that the ability does not stack with other things that increase crit range).

I recall a item ability that is equivalent to Keen but for blunt weapons. Which book is this from? (And I'm hoping for a weapon enchantment rather than a spell). Thank you for the assistance.

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That's funny because while we allow the "Races books", if I asked for anything from Forgotten Realms (or Eberron), I'd be run out of the house. :) I'm just going to ask if I can have a great hammer made - exactly the same as a great axe but does bludgeoning. Seems like the easiest solution.

Wow, thanks for the great reply. Where is the "Goliath" hammer from? It will be a while before I have a spare feat to spend on an Exotic Weapon, but it might be worth it (especially with Weapon of Impact, or whatever the Keen thing is for blunt, on it).

I'm playing a dwarven warrior who uses a greataxe. I'd like to use a weapon that is EXACTLY like the greataxe stat-wise except that it is a hammer (so I guess it would do bludgeoning damage). It's just the flavor text that I'm interested in - there aren't any rules or combos I'm looking to abuse...

I'm sure that realize what an empty statement that is. Yes for this, or any, rule or situation in this, or any, game you can always house-rule this, or anything, that you don't like. Saying this adds nothing to the conversation while subtracting much from your credibility as an advice-giver...