Search results

Watch out for druids with Natural Spell and a lot of animal-enhancing spells prepped. Since Wild Shape is based on Polymorph, and polynmorph changes your type to that of the form assumed, a druid wild shaped into a dire wolf can cast animal growth on himself (and perhaps every druid in the...

Off the top of my head, there are four things in offical WotC books that might help your party: It’s expensive (+3 bonus), but the exalted special ability for armor gives you a permanent protection from evil. That would protect your fighter from any effort to possess him or exercise mental...

As long as there are more things I'm interested in that my budget will handle, things like who posts where (and what they say) are going to have some small impact on my buying. But honestly, I am more likely to be impacted by who I've actually met. For example, I sat next to Monte for a while...

When I was laid off back in 2001, that was true. There was a 6 month minimum wait before that department could offer me any work. Having been in exactly this situation -- laid off a year after moving my family across the country to take the job, my heart goes out to all affected. And that's not...

While it certainly hasn't been the focus of games I've been in or run, I've had PCs and major NPCs who were hetrosexual, gay, lesbian, and bisexual. I've also had all those orientations as players. I've also had male players running female characters, female players running male characters, and...

If you all don't mind, let me ask you some questions as a game desginer. Ignoring what the rules for TWF and TWD currently say: If you were to redesign this element of the game, which way do you think it ought to work? And, how would you word it to ensure people knew that was the way it...

If you're worried about players taking too long to work out puzzles, you can always put them on timers. Literally, have something like the tangram be the key to a trap, and as soon as characters walk into the room with it they see an hourglass or a clockface begin to countdown. If the players...

I'm inclined to believe the M.T PrC can be overbalanced, depending on the overall character build and the type of campaign it's put in. For example, a character with a good Wis and Int (or Cha) score makes a much more powerful mystic theurge than a character with only one good spelklcasting...

I'd say the RAW are pretty clear on this point. One glove fills the availble item slot. You can't wear two gloves of storing. I vaguely remember the 3.0 DMG calling this out specifically in the item description, but I don't have my 3.0 books handy. In any case, the item slot description covers...

I'm actually running an all-alternative core class fantasy d20 campaign right now. There are 2 groups of PCs, all of which have core classes not found in the PHB. I didn;t put together a pre-defined set, but a few trends are beginning to develop anyway, which I thought might be helpful to...

While a spiked chain has a high opportunity cost (the Exotic Weapon Proficiency), it can be very useful if you build around it carefully. As already mentioned you're going to want Combat Reflexes (the increased attack area and reach means you're more likely to be able to take an AoO more than...

It should just be a couple of days (barring the unforseen, which for some reason I never foresee), and I'll certainly put up a post here once we've got it up.

John, I absolutely agree that any professional product should be as close to error free as possible. We certainly plan to go over the list you kindly provided and check each listed error and see if it needs correction. Then we'll put up a corrected copy of the book and send that corrected...

By the way, let me say that getting an itemized list of errors found is a huge help, and we appreciate the effort you make to do so. The book will be reviewed with your comments, since that'll take about a day. And, thanks for the review!

Out of curiosity, did any of the errors you found ever make an item unusable for you? Or cause you to be unsure of the intent? I'm genuinely curious how it impacted the product's value, since obviously I'm trying to make these books as cheap as possible.

I'll certainly be writing the next book in the series, though it's not the next book on the schedule. We haven't planned out the whole series yet, so it's possible someone else will have a turn later on as well.

Thanks for the review! I'm sorry you're disappointed in the work itself, hopefully you'll like the next one better. I will comment that "Lj" is correct. It's the editor's signature, and has been for years. Much as I don't put a space between my two middle initials (it's "K.C." not "K. C."), Lj...

Thanks for the Review! Thanks for taking the time! Feedback of all kinds is always helpful. I will mention that one of the things we've done differently for Battle Armor II is to place all the armor suits on one- or two- page spreads that match the page breaks. Owen K.C. Stephens

Thank you veyr much for the review. I'm glad you found the product of interest. Feedback of all types is always extremely helpful. Owen K.C. Stephens

Cinematic Supply was supposed to be cut from the book entirely, and I apologize to everyone who felt they were teased with the description we missed. It was primarily cut because it didn't match the "utility" style of spells I selected for the book. However, since playtest feedback had, in fact...