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I will voice up and say that I'm happy that Vin Deisel plays D&D, like anyone else who plays should be, but up until now, I was pretty indifferent about him. He was interviewed by some local DJ's on the radio a few months ago in my town, and he seemed very down to earth and likable. I'll even...

I think at the very least, critical hits (especially x3 damage ones) and killing blows should almost always be described. If you can't describe that (different from not wanting to), then I don't understand how you could describe anything else in the game to the players short of reducing...

I buy 90% of my stuff from a local chain that sells magazines, baseball cards, magic cards, comics, a few sci-fi/fantasy paperbacks, and RPG's (it's basically a closet-gamer place, called Shinder's). But it's a big chain, and lately I've noticed they don't carry new d20 releases as much...

I don't have the DMG in front of me, but here's a suggestion. Make a paladin until about maybe 6th level, then go straight sorceror for a while. Don't tell your other party-members, but eventually consider going blackguard (you don't even have to tell them after it happens; just let them...

Creamsteak, I guess you are right. I still haven't even read the ELH, but, I guess if it allows you to be a *viable* epic fighter12/mage8, that's not too bad. Maybe I will have my character go that route as well, as he is currently a fighter2/evoker3. Hence my interest in this thread. :p

Well, as far as I'm concerned, if a cleric (or other similarly armed PC) can move and cast a spell in a single round, then she can stow her weapon while she's moving, and then cast her spell. So it's basically a non-issue. If she doesn't move, then certainly the stowing of said weapon can be...

You misinterpreted my point. I wasn't trying to say that I think the monk is a powerful character class, quite the opposite, in fact. I was simply pointing out that, the goal of D&D generally being that all involved have fun, any DM can remedy the inherant weakness of a monk by giving said...

Yes, but holding a shield, but not using it's AC bonus would count as a free hand, wouldn't it?

I'm just wondering... is there any place in the official rules that says a cleric can't cast spells while holding a (say) mace and shield? An earlier post said that they have their cleric either weilding a mace, or a shield, implying that they can't cast spells unless they have a 'free' hand...

IMC, we have a fighter, a cleric, a rogue/mage, and a dwarf monk. Granted, he had really high stats, but he was the best combatant in the game, pretty much. The only reason for this was that the DM gave him some +1 'wolverine'-like claws, which added 1d6+1 to his damage and gave him a +1 to...

But for a really *twinky* player, any fighter-type will have a higher STR than DEX to maximize melee combat anyway. If he/she has a higher DEX, he/she will probably be better off spending feats on ranged combat, neh? With the -2 for each attack, I just think TWF is underpowered, which is...

2 things, one related, one notsomuch. Related to the thread topic, I chose 2-handed, because not only does a greatsword have the best damage output in the game (or close enough), but it magnifies a fighter's STR by 1.5x, his highest stat. Furthermore, spellcasters can cast spells with one...

That's true, which is exactly why a spear would be much much better than a club. I think a club would be more useful for (non-lethally) beating up members of your own race and/or self-defense, etc. But for group hunting excursions, a spear would far surpass it.

Ok, then steampunk would most definitely not be a Cool Thing in my eyes. But based on what I described, you could still have trains and steam technology. But make it more European. I think that would actually sell, in fact.

It's pretty big, and I keep it covered to help prevent rust from eating it. In fact, now that I think about it, I should get that thing and bring it back to my place... It's just that I need to buy some rust-remover, and then wax the heck out of it before I can mount it on a wall or anything...

Y'know, I hate to be the one who brings up this point, but, even if our entire society crumbled into chaos this very moment, you could still get your hands on a gun or leather jacket. Me? I'd drive to my parents and pick up my bastard sword to battle the unholy masses. ;)

I think a good idea (although whether or not it would be marketable is another question) would be another setting that was more technologically advanced than your 'standard' D&D fare. I am not exactly sure what the 'steampunk' genre really refers to, but I guess I'm thinking something along the...

Yeah, that's why I think he's actually more of a sorceror than a wizard. Although he would probably have some basic utility spells like Mage Armor and Cat's Grace as well.... a few things we don't 'know' about to give him a combat power boost perhaps.

No, actually I dont think that's true at all. I have the ELH, and it states that a spellcaster's spells per day do not increase after 20th level. So, AFAICT, If you went something like ftr19/wiz1, you'd never be able to cast more spells than a 1st level wizard. I have only skimmed over the...

I'm a big Elric fan, so I think this is a great topic. :) You never specified his classes. But, looking at the hitpoints you have posted, he would be a 10th level fighter/10th level wizard (or sorceror perhaps), correct? If so, why so many wasted feats on armor proficiency? Are you using...