Search results

I have a player with a summoner character. He wants to take the Sudden Extend Feat (Complete Arcane) at first level to make his Summon Monster I's a better spell in combat (so it will last two rounds, instead of one). To me, it seems like he can take the feat (there are no prereqs) and that he...

Yeah, I just ran across it in my local Rental Store and was shocked b/c we never got a whisper of it in my area theaters. Ah well.

That's what I thought too when I first considered posting the question. Partly because I was looking at the Zombie entries... but the zombie entry specifically says that it can only take the attack action (and thus not the Full Attack action), so it is indeed limited to a slam OR weapon...

Thanks for the reply. The example clarifies it perfectly.

A question about characters with the SLAM ability. I'm trying to figure out whether a character can combine a slam with other attacks during a Full-Attack action. Is it possible? If the character has one free hand open (to make the slam attack) and a weapon in his other hand, would it just be...

I was thinking of something similar. I would definitely want to be in charge of where those skill points (or bonuses) go -- perhaps giving them a choice of two or so. I've got a few min-maxer's in the group (not that there's anything wrong with that) and I wouldn't want them to have access to...

This was the problem I was running into when I was designing adventures. A single CR 1 creature is no match for 6 characters, BUT 1 big CR3 creature can kill a character a round! It sounds, then, like a party of 6 1st level characters would be equal to an EL 2 or EL 3 AS LONG AS that...

Thanks for all the info! I like the idea of using it for rounding out background and roleplaying ideas (perform, crafts, knowledges...). I also like the idea of putting "tick" marks next to critical successes and evenutally cashing them in for a bonus.

Has anybody here given out Skill Points as a reward system? How about permanent bonuses to certain skills? I'm considering it for my new game. I'm not talking about a ton of skill points or really huge bonuses... maybe just a few over the course of a couple of levels. The reason is I'm...

Alright, I think I'm just blind. I thought I once read rules on how to handle the EL conversion for a party of more than 4 characters. I starting a group with 6 PCs and I'd like to have some judge of what they should be able to handle. Clearly 6 1st level characters are better than 4, so a...

If you use the Dagger of Venom as an example: The poison ability appears to be equivalent to a +1 ability; HOWEVER, it is only usable once per day and the effects are set as the spell with a DC of 14. If you want something more powerful than that, than I'd definitely suggest going up to +2 or...

Thanks, Oh, and (out of curiosity) what was the "playing 3.0" in reference to? Am I missing something obvious :uhoh: ?

Looking at the rules for magic weapons, it says that another weapon cannot damage your magic weapon unless it has a higher enhancement bonus than your weapon. So, if I have a +3 sword, it can't be hurt by +2 or lower swords. Now, what happens if I have a +3 flaming sword? The flaming cost a...

I had considered that option too -- well not that particular set of feats, but something that would make me a better grappler. A selection of magic items and spells and I could be a much more proficient grappler (my strength is already high for a wizard). The problem is -- every round that I...

Black Tenticals Spell Suggestion Thanks for the tactic note EB! I would have used it to funnel them kinda like the Wall spells, but I can see how this would work better.

[off topic] I would say yes. It would seem that a DM (mine definitely) could take a low CR creature(s) and use terrain, special abilities, companions, traps, tricks, ambushes, tactics... all to the enemies advantage (beyond what the publisher of the creature had originally intended) and that...

I almost selected Black Tentacles for 7th level, it seems like a great spell! I think it will be one that I pick up as soon as possible. A field of tentacles in front of my character and careful arrangements to the side/behind him would be a great idea. As for Mirror Image, I had never...

Oh, absolutely it is a lot of fun! And honestly, some of the flash and spark that attracts enemy attention is the fault of playing in character. My elven wizard is from a warmonger species... So, he is more apt to cast offensive spells than defensive and utility ones. :D But when I end more...

In this last fight, it wasn't an exaggeration. I have just reached 7th level and have Dim Door memorized. We have had two small fights and one large one (the last one). In the first fight I was grapple by a creature with tenticles (I don't think it targeted the mage specifically, I just happened...

I don't think it's the look of my character so much as the bolts of lightning that he produces :cool: Honestly, he looks more like a fighter or ranger with the weapons he carries. But the minute you star dealing 7d6 in cubes of electricity across the battlefield, you draw a bit of attention...