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    Seeking an SRD

    Is this what you're looking for? SRD 3.5 pdf - Cartography Unlimited for RPGs | RPGNow.com ...Although I couldn't get the 'preview' to work, so I'm not sure whether it's actually still available.... edit: rpgnow also has this one...
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    Recharge Magic and Reserve feats

    Both recharge magic and reserve feats attempt to fix the 'problem' the wizard is facing: running out of spells early. I suggest you: 1. Use recharge magic, but ban reserve feats 2. Allow reserve feats, but ban recharge magic.
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    D&D 3.x 3e: Which book contains the mob rules?

    Ok, that clears that up. Noticed something else though: If a unit has a 'ranged' attack, what do you use for max range at which it can be applied, and do you do something with range increments? (maybe a -2 penalty on dmg at each range increment, just as you apply damage bonusses instead of...
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    D&D 3.x 3e: Which book contains the mob rules?

    Empirate: I like your approach. I've been looking for something to use in large combat situation for some time now, and found most systems either too complex or too simple. Yours seems just about right. I do have a question though: Why does the Unit have a Base attack Bonus when it's damage...
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    Nightmare Spinner Inspire Fear ability

    I re-read the Nightmare Spinner, and encountered this section under 'Playing a Nightmare Spinner - Combat': (emphasis mine) This leads me to believe the ability IS intended to affect multiple targets. The wording in the ability itself, however, seems contrary to this. Any further thoughts?
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    Nightmare Spinner/Escalation Mage

    Because of story-reasons in my current campaign, I have taken the first level of both the Nightmare Spinner (from Complete Mage) and Escalation Mage (from Faiths of Eberron). Last weeks session, I gained a level. And I find myself unable to choose which prestige class to advance... I'm...
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    Progression without XP, XP cost and Level Behind

    About two years ago, our DM switched from giving out 'regular' XP to just stating when we would go up a level. This gave him more control over when we would advance, but introduced a difficulty, especially for my PC. At the time, I was playing a new character, my previous character having...
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    Nightmare Spinner Inspire Fear ability

    I finally got into a situation to use my Nighmare Spinner Inspire Fear ability, only to re-read the ability and realise it doesn't actually seem to do what I thought it did: I originally read this as some kind of fear-inspiring aura. Am I correct in reading this as affecting ony a single target...
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    Doctor Who Build

    Since it's unlikely to get a good build at lvl 1, starting level is important to help you with this build. I think Archivist is more appropriate than Artificer. Knowledge Devotion seems like an appropriate feat to turn knowledge into advantage against opponents. Combine with Collector of...
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    How do you *play* your Vancian wizard?

    I rarely play true spellcasters. Most of the time, I try to power-build fighters, rogues, and in some instances, bards. There's just too much fun in that, and the chance you outperform other (spellcasting) characters is minimal. I think adding spellcasting can help in some of these builds, but I...
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    D&D 3.x Do builds like Pun Pun show 3.5 is broken?

    No, builds like Pun Pun do not show 3.5 is broken. What builds like Pun PUn show us is what happens when a game system accumulates a lot of additional rule sources, where authors of said resources do not take into account how their work interacts with the other (additional) resources. This...
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    A Bard for a new player

    Dandu: Lurking, mostly. Most threads I have recently read didn't inspire me to reply. So I didn't :) Also, it seems the threads I did reply to didn't inspire you to read them, so I guess you missed some of the posts I did make. kingius: enWorld is a fairly friendly place. Although Dandu...
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    A Bard for a new player

    To answer your original question: Since he's an inexperienced player, picking up these Alternate Class Features etc. shouldn't be more difficult to pick up than any standard Bard option. Just make sure he understands the concept of replacing the standard options, otherwise you'll have...
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    D&D 3.x [v.3.5] Polymorph

    Yes, they did.They changed them several times. I think the most recent official changess are (IIRC) in the Player Handbook 2. Some of them may be in the official errata and/or in the Rules Compendium. Going from memory, the most recent changes boil down to this: -Spells and abilities that...
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    N00b DM Questions

    IIRC, spells cast on ghosts (when they are manifesting) have a 50% miss chance. also, the Spiritual Weapon is not an object but a spell effect. Although I would probably allow casting silence on summoned monsters, casting it on Spiritual Weapon somehow seems just a bit too much.
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    DMs - What is your point buy method?

    I've never actually used point-buy. I recently started a game where I allowed each player a choice between standard 32 point-buy and 4d6 drop lowest. Everyone chose to roll. One of the characters died, and even though the player had rolled rather low the first time, chose rolling again for his...
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    Help with an Arcane build...

    Get yourself (a) ring(s) of Wizardry. Maybe get Extend Spell to make those hour/lvl buffs last for an entire day at the cost of just one 1st lvl Beguiler spellslot.
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    Best Cleric Domains

    yep, that one
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    Best Cleric Domains

    Do a google picture search on 'labyrinth', and you'll find a few with a 'centaur' version of the minotaur in it. quick research shows it's a picture dating to ca 1800.
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    D&D 3.x Pathfinder to D&D 3.5 - Race: Changeling (not the Eberron one)

    Unless I'm mistaken, 3.5 doesn't have a 'trait' bonus. You should probably change that to 'racial bonus' (although I'm not sure that's an offical bonus type either). Other than that, I don't see problems with this as a LA+0 race.
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