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There is nothing in the 3.0 rules to support this view. A large dagger is not the same as a large greatsword. If -you- treat it so, then that is a house rule of your campaign. First off, the ability to have every weapon available for any character regarless of that character's size is a...

This is a debatable point. In the RotJ Radio Drama (where the whole align-the-crystal thing came from in the first place), Luke is attempting to construct his new lightsaber without the use of the force. He doesn't succeed, however. It is only when he uses the force to focus his concentration...

If using the old concealment values ... Utter Radiance(magical superlight): May cause blindness Bright Sunlight(direct sunlight): Daylight (in the shade, inside, or cloudy day): Fire-light (torches, firelight): 1/4 concealment, 10% miss chance Low-light (3.5's shadowy illumination): 1/2...

I make Clerics use a spellbook called a prayerbook. It functions as a wizard's but has no scribing costs and most spells take less than a full page. Each church has its own spell lists (which I was already doing anyway) and give newbie clerics a starter prayerbook. If the player wants a new...

OK, nevermind then. I have pretty extensive partial armor and reinforced armor rules. (full-plate -> field plate -> half plate -> breastplate -> padding. platemail->full mail->mail hauberk->padding, etc). One thing to keep in mind is that you have to decide if, and if so how much, of an armor's...

Full-plate doesn't have chain underneath. I'd say that half-plate (which is described as the old platemail and not actual half-plate) and chainmail can strip down to chain shirt while full-plate can strip down to a breastplate. Aaron

Here's a quote from the SW novel (when Ben gives Luke his father's lightsabre): "Your father's lightsaber," Kenobi told him. "At one time they were widely used. Still are, in certain galactic quarters." Aaron

Treating hidden characters as invisible is an interpretation that is unsupportable by the RAW. Especially since invisible character are given a bonus to Hide checks. That makes no sense if Hidden=Invisible. I might be getting carried away with this. Aaron

Where does it say that? I've been looking for over a year now. It's definately not in the SRD. In the glossery it says: "flat-footed: Expecially vulnerable to attacks at the beginning of a battle." Suprised and flat-footed are conditions that only occur at the beginning of a battle. The...

You can hide but since your opponents know where you are it won't make a difference. The rules grant no special advantages to Hidden characters; they do not automatically get Sneak Attacks for example. Aaron

Never mind ...

The only problem is the limit on BAB. I guess it only affect a first level fighter who can only get +1 AC if he has the Expertise feat but +2 AC otherwise. Aaron

I disagree due to the availability of Expertise which allows you to convert BAB to AC. You BAB represents your total combat skill all focused towards attacking only. If you wish to focus on defense (by parrying or dodging etc), your BAB is reduced by the same amount your AC is increased. Aaron

Sure, the fighter/rogue is great character, but so is the gladiator who knows a hundred ways to kill a man but can't sneak his way out of a paper bag. Aaron

There is an old minatures game in a rocketship WW2 kinda world. Its called Hard Vaccuum. The game works pretty well (similar to Full Thrust) and has some semi-cool computer generated spaceship pictures for the US, Brits and Germans. http://members.aol.com/hardvacuumguy/index.htm I have a book...

My reading of the rules is that you move and then Hide. From SRD: "You can move up to one-half your normal speed and hide at no penalty." Since the hide check happens at the end of the move, you need concealment where you end up, not where you started. The rules AFAIKT don't actually talk about...

The point isn't that they -can't- attack where the shield isn't, its that the presence of the shield limits the vulnerable spots a character has, thus making it harder for the enemy to find the vulnerable spots. If the character doesn't have a shield, the enemy can just stab him in the gut, with...

Rogues have lots of extra baggage: skills, Evasion, trapfinding, Uncanny Dodge etc that the fighter may not be interested in. Doing extra damage to vulnerable opponents doesn't seem to me to be such a huge part of the thief archetype that it should to be limited to just the rogue class. Aaron