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I can understand that concern, I've heard it a lot. To me they're no more a robot than Frankenstein's monster. If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we...

This makes me sad. They're one of my favorite races. I love the story behind them and all of the RP possibilities.

Unfortunately I don't think you'll find what you are looking for outside of WotC Cap. But if you do, please share. I'm always interested in insight to the game.

Not everyone is ok with re-fluffing though. So for some option B might be completely foreign to their concept. There are so many play styles and options that there really is no solution other than is everyone contributing in some way? If so, then it's all good. If one character is less...

First there's always the greater good to consider. It's tough, but not necessarily against your oath. If charging around in the evil lands trying to right every wrong would just get you killed or captured you would be unable to complete your quest, which is most likely more important than the...

I'll never understand this need to be at 110% peak efficiency in every single aspect of my character or I have utterly failed. I got it when I was playing MMO's and raiding the end game because it made sense there. In tabletop gaming it's just not needed. I can be at 85 of optimized...

Mostly from comments like this: But there's also a dash of overboard to help drive the point home. I think this is where I see things differently. I look at from the reality of a fantasy reality and not from a game perspective. I don't see that elves have +2 dexterity I see that elves are...

This isn't directed directly at the author, but I just have to shake my head when people consider the difference of one or two points to be weak. Do you honestly consider a 10% difference in ability to be so drastic that you would object to someone playing it. You'd complain that a friend...

Why would anyone do that? Don't we get enough wailing and gnashing of teeth here to satisfy everyone? I know there are probably some S&M folks in the crowd, but there is a line. ;)

No plate? Or did I miss it?

I hope that works for you. I've never been a fan of the critical fumble rules, or effects like that from critical hits without some other form of buffer. 99% of opponents are disposable, so if one looses an eye it's no big deal. PCs are center stage, so when one of them looses an eye it's a...

Very true, and not all DMs are going to allow that much interaction. But some will see just switching something from hand to hand as a negligible thing. But it does reflect how a sword and board caster can work. In a more strict sense, and going for a one round cast, put your holy symbol on...

:erm: No we're talking about a play style that has been used and popular for over 30 years. We get that you don't agree. But honestly, yours is not the one true way to play DnD. Feel free to tell people that you disagree and give advice on what you prefer. Just please stop trying to tell us...

Herger the Joyous is the one I picture as the paladin of the ancients. I can see every oath in his character. Ibn would be a fighter.

'Lo, there do I see my father. 'Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. 'Lo, there do I see the line of my people... Back to the beginning. 'Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them. In the halls of Valhalla... Where the brave may live forever. Ahmed...

To which I would so "ok." I have other character ideas. If the game doesn't use magic items then I'm not exactly out anything. If it's a magic item game, the DMG has rules for starting characters with more money and magic items. Either way, I'm sure I gave it my all with my last character. I...

I, and my group, don't equate winning everything to a good time. I've had many groups over the years (I move a lot in the military) and many of my friends that I still keep in touch with still talk about some epic character deaths. It was never a slaughter fest, but a character dying has never...

Transfer the weapon to your shield hand, get the components as an item interaction, cast the spell (your casting hand can be the same as the material hand), grab the weapon from your shield hand.

You make a big assumption with the availability of raise dead. In most campaigns, not every Tom, Richard, or Harry is an adventurer walking around with resources and power for a raise dead. In many campaigns the characters are the .001% whereas everyone else is dead once their dead. Healing...

Since when? My players expect me to be fair. Nice only applies in real life interactions between DM and players. My players, and many others on these boards and others, expect the DM to be fair but play the opponents as they should be played. Animals that are looking for their next meal will...