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I'd probably combine alchemy of herbalism, or at least have them each give synergy bonuses to the other. I'd remove "writing" as a craft skill--it's not common enough in ancient times, and what writing was done wasn't exactly perfect poetry. I'd add in "smithing" (make all metal goods)...

Not really. A good proportion of the folks who believe in demons deal with them either by ignoring them, or by following a routine of prayer and self-reflection. Even as an atheist, you should be able to appreciate the benefits of focused thought and self-reflection. And as an intelligent...

I wager that even in the developed world, there is a significant number of Catholics who follow the church's teachings on contraception. Possibly not a majority, but certainly a significant (more than 25%) ammount. I happen to be related to a few. While I think we can all agree that the...

Care to cite an example of this contradiction? Most of the supposed contradictions I've seen can be clarified by allowing for non-universal instruction and more careful examination. (A good example is shellfish--the Hebrews weren't to eat it because that'd be bad, but those of us who know the...

Science--that is, the body of knowledge and learning built up and scientifically verified by our society--often explains away things that it does not understand as "superstitious myths." An important thing to remember when discussion the "supernatural" is that most of those who believe in it do...

No. This cow was tossed out with AD&D 1e. For the record, I think it's a fairly silly idea. These "racial levels" should probably be treated as Prestige Classes focused on each race. (Let 'em be taken at 1st level--it's STILL not an explicit rule that PrCs have to be 5+, 3+ or even 2+)

In my campaign, I've swapped out the D&D "map and minis" model for a more cinematic "engage opponent" model. You can engage one or more opponents in "melee", and if your side outnumbers the other by more than x2, you get a "flanking" bonus. If someone does something that drops them out of the...

Just invoke Rule 0: The DM is always right. Oh, and pick yourself up (or make) a good reference screen. AD&D has a lot of rules too, and they all worked differently--and didn't cover as many situations as 3e does. Two simple ways to fix this. 1: Disallow skill-boosting items for social...

Have you contacted the owners of DBZ? Do you have their explicit permission to create a DBZ-d20 conversion? If not, it's a fan work--one that you can't even release under the OGL. (Personally, I think it'd be a fun conversion to attempt, and I hope you're enjoying the effort--but without the...

Neither--they're Outsiders. Or, if you don't admit to that, make'em humanoids. A tail, a curse, and outrageous ability adjustments doesn't make them a monstrous humanoid. Hmm... and the more I think about it, the more I think that they SHOULD be Humanoids. Boring, 1-HD humanoids--with at...

I run it as lasting indefinitely--just like, IIRC, Magic Jar.

I know that the PDF format was revised (to 1.5, I think) at Acrobat 5, and the changes were folded into Acrobat 6. Plus, you get to upgrade for 1/4 the price it would take me.... other than that--I haven't used it, and the only fies I've seen made with it have nothing special about them save...

Cool spells. Like others said, they probably aren't Evocation--and, IMO, they shouldn't be affected by SR, either. (DR, yes, SR no.)

Ghosts and an army Illed, a ghostly enchanter with a hatred of (target) and a reason to believe that the PCs are affiliated with (target), has co-opted the army of a not-too distant kingdom, and set them to attacking the PCs. Illed, a 13th level enchanter in life, has a high enough charisma to...

pdf995 - (get a new version) pdf995, I was pleastly surprised to discover last night, allows for the insertion of heiarchal bookmarks after the PDF is made--and the bookmarks can even be saved as an XML file. It's not Acrobat, but it's not $400 either.

+7/+2, to be pendantic. The BAB is presented very badly. Your BAB is a single number; to determine if you have multiple attacks, subtract 5 from your BAB, and take the positive result as your next attack. 3.0 monks made this more confusing than it really needs to be, but the system really is...

Er, a +5 Sword of what again, exactly? Last I checked, "Sharpness" wasn't a property of magical weapons anymore. Anyway... You know how diamonds, those really really hard stones, can scratch anything? Cutting things is a lot like scratching them, but a little more involved. (We use diamond...

1.) Four core players, plus me, plus four irregular players. 2.) I DM most of the time. When my wife or her brother DM, the player compositino changes a bit. 3.) see above. My wife does it infrequently, her brother does it a bit more infrequently but he's been gaming a LOT longer, and...

That actually doesn't sound that bad. It doesn't work especially well for D&D's model, but if a guy with a sword comes at me and I don't have a sword, he's going to be make a lot more hits against me, given that I don't have a shiney metal bar to even try and block him. 'course, each character...

Dear God, yes. Did you know that Psionic Blow (sic) allows for unlimited damage dice being added to an attack? No, really! It doesn't say that you can do it only once! 3.5 Druids can change to Wild Shape, cast Awaken on themselves, gain 1d3 charisma, morph back to normal form, and repeat for a...