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CR 5? I guess the Dragon CRs still assume that the party has prepped, then (a 4th level party that was fully prepped would probably die anyways, due to the lack of 3rd level spells). Also, the dragon being only Large Sized really doesn't matter much -- nearly of the the other breeds don't...

I've actually had a campaign with similar circumstances -- most of the characters were new, 8th level characters, but some of the other characters were old characters converted over from 3E. So we had a group of 8th level characters travelling around with a 13th level cleric, among other...

According to my 3.0E Monster Manual, a very young red dragon is CR 4. I honestly cannot see a 4th level, 4-person party beating a creature with an 18 AC, nearly 100 hit points, and a 4d10 damage breath weapon that can do about 43 damage with one set of melee attacks (I'm taking low-side...

It allows a will save if the corpse has a different alignment from the caster, you only get 1 question for every two levels (so a 5th level cleric gets 2 questions), and it can only be tried once a week. Good luck getting it to work on a dragon. As for the topic: permanently stripping away...

Cool. They must've changed the SRD to reflect the errata, then.

So basically, what that means is that the druid can't use Speak With Animals to communicate with the companion or use Animal Growth on the companion? A druid with the Natural Spell feat can now use Animal Growth on himself when Wildshaped, so that's kinda screwy. Granted, it also protects the...

I could swear that I saw in the SRD that the companion's type changes to magical beast, but I was looking through it again and couldn't find that. Is an animal companion actually an animal, or is it a magical beast? edit: I had a complete brainfart and forgot that animals get feats in 3.5.

Jesus Christ. My group would never come up with something like that. A mile-long creature with a bajillion hit dice should have a fantastic fort save, though. Disintegrate isn't going to be any more effective in burrowing through it than just hacking at it with a sword. Also, the creature...

ECL is meant to be a penalty. Your PCs ECL wouldn't count towards the highest-level cohort you could have, but it would count in towards the cohorts level. So the L12 Half-dragon with a 16 ECl could have an 11th level cohort -- or a 7th level half-dragon with an ECL of 11.

Characters being defined by their stuff depends a lot on the character's classes and what the player's like. Fighters are almost totally dependent upon their stuff. Paladins and rangers are somewhat less dependent. A proper spellcaster -- cleric, wizard, druid, whatever -- is nearly as...

A mundane cage inside a permanent Anti-Magic Shell should do the trick. Failing that, cut off his hands, put out his eyes, and cut out his tounge. That might prevent him from escaping.

First off, this sounds awesome. But, to business -- L12 characters vs. a L18 Lich? These must be some beefy characters, since the Lich's victory would be almost a given in that sort of match-up. The party went through so much effort to bring an army, that it'd really be a shame (and kinda...

I think the armor restriction still applies. A monk that takes fighter levels still loses access to a bunch of abilities if he wears armor, after all.

The MC1 for Planescape set down a general route of promotions for the Baatezu. Nupperibu -> Lemure -> Spinagon -> Abishai -> Barbazu -> Osyluth -> Hamatula -> Amnizu -> Cornugon -> Gelugon -> Pit Fiend. Erinyes were kinda weird, since there was a finite number, they were promoted from lesser...

It's a lot like a breath weapon, really. So sure, they can do other things while the bolt is recharging. The opening shot bit is interesting, though. A Whip that is expecting a combat situation (or that is just cautious/paranoid) might keep some fellow kou-toa around at all times, just to...

1) That should work. 2) That should work, too. 3) Nah. Enemies might actually fail their saves; that's all.

My druid's feats are Power Attack, Cleave, and Natural Spell (from Masters of the Wild). I just hit 9th level, but if there are any neat choices available now, they haven't occured to me. Best I can think of is Craft Wand (I've always found wands to be handy), Great Cleave (yeah, brown bear...

Leadership for monsters is probably based off hit dice, though basing it on CR might not be a bad idea.. Regardless, a red dragon should be able to attain flunkies simply by being a red dragon -- it's probably the strongest thing in the region, and so the locals are either going to serve it, or...

The deadweight levels from the template only count towards XP. His HP, skills points, and other HD-related abilities would be the norm for a 1st level paladin, though the stat adjustments for half-celestial would need to be taken into account. He'll have 1 Hit Die by the time everyone else has...

A young adult Red could easily have mated by then; Reds usually have to fend for themselves by the time they're Juvenile (kids = eventual competition, but reds have just enough paternal instinct not to kill their offspring). Being chaotic evil powerhouses, Red courtship probably amounts to an...