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That's an unusual interpretation of written English. Sentences in the same paragraph deal with the same subject matter, and are intended by their author to be read together in connection with that subject. If the author did not want two sentences to be read as connected elements of a whole, he...

I have heard good things about Deletion6, or "D6" as it's know to its fans. Cheers, Al'Kelhar

OD&Deletion (1974) is the only real deletion, and all deletions thereafter are but pale imitations.

... sacred, profane, natural armour, synergy, ... I agree with your point. The named bonuses system is elegant in concept, but flawed in practice because of complexity, for example: (a) there are too many bonuses from too many sources to remember and apply; (b) the "no stacking" rule has not...

It attacks whoever the DM says it attacks, having regard to the specific circumstances of the combat in which it finds itself and its innate behaviours. Given most creatures summoned by summon nature's ally are neutrally-aligned melee combatants, any protection from alignment or magic circle...

A druid (or any other spellcaster using a summon monster/nature's ally spell) cannot automatically communicate with their summoned creatures. (Emphasis mine). The summoned creature "attacks your opponents to the best of its ability" unless you can communicate with it and instruct it...

Ewww... Living up to your name?! :)

In these cases, I like to draw a distinction between the direct effect of the spell and the indirect effect of the spell. For example, if one Empowers a polymorph, is the [variable, numeric] damage of all the attacks of the creature into which you have polymorphed incrased by 50%. IMHO, no...

Because wizards don't get freedom of movement. Cheers, Al'Kelhar

You're putting this one into Age of Worms, too huh? Like you, my PCs are coming into this at mixed 9th-10th level, after escaping from the Champions' Games (which I'd taken out of Greyhawk City and plonked down in Highport, in the Pomarj). In my game: Strahd is an agent of Kyuss (he...

I missed the original discussion on the merits or otherwise of the orb spells, but thought I'd just put in my 2c. While the excellent stats provided above establish the relative benefit of orb spells over evocation spells, it seems clear to me that the designers of the spells simply realised...

IMHO, there is no way this half-fiend behir is level-appropriate for the party. Engaging it in melee is lethal for any character, and stand-off attacks are essentially useless given its AC, SR and hit points. It flies, too. Which means fighting it outside the Ghost Lord's lair rather than...

I can't speak for Corinth, but I suspect there was intended to be a certain irony to his comment. Cheers, Al'Kelhar

IMC, at 5th level rogues get an ability called "Improved Trapfinding" which works like an elf's sense secret doors, or dwarf's sense unusual stonework abilities, but for mechanical traps. Whenever a 5th level or higher rogue gets within 5 feet of a mechanical trap, he gets a Search check...

IMO, no. The Int and Cha of 1 means that the character in question is operating at a purely instinctive level - dumber and less self-aware than a reptile, and only marginally smarter than vermin - and use of spell-like abilities by a creature which doesn't naturally have them but has gained...

Yes, this is a real TSR 2E Ravenloft adventure, whose name (fortunately) escapes me. I think it's one of the "Grand Conjunction" series, which are amongst the worst adventures it has been my misfortune to read. Basically, your characters get beheaded by an uber-Grim Reaper dude (irrespective...

I've read the mopdule back-to-front as I will be using it in my currnet campaign, and the lack of a conclusion did not even occur to me. I found that Strahd's proposed motivations were a bit shallow, but given the relative complexities of plots and varieties of resolutions which might occur in...

Um, why? This is a sensible tactic that any half-decent soldiers would have trained for; and IMC hobgoblins are more than half-decent soldiers. Four characters at three-quarters hit points is a darn sight more dangerous than three characters at full hit points and one dead character, and your...

I think you and your DM need to discuss his game expectations of the "lawful" alignment. There is no necessary relationship between the laws of the land and the behavioural tropes represented by the D&D-style alignment system. If your DM's view of D&D alignment is that a lawful character...

Yep, but animal affinity allows my PC to boost any of his abilities. Need more hp to survive until the cleric can heal you, or worried about the spider poisoning you? Bump up Con. Need better AC or worrying about that dragon breath weapon? Bump up Dex. Need that extra DC boost for powers...