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Yeah, sorry about that. I'm finishing up my fellowship training this month, start my first real career job on July 1st, and am currently in Philadelphia at a Sleep Medicine Society meeting. I haven't messed with ouini's stuff much at all. Still trying to wrap my head around the Mana system you...

Hmmm...the Shadowdancer Table lists the Summon Shadow ability at SD levels 3, 6 & 9. The text below that says: Given that the DMG Errata says this: and the Summon Shadow text doesn't say anything about additional Shadow Companions, I'd have to say the SD only gets one and it gets +2 HD at 6th...

These sound like fun characters but the same types of things can be said about other skills that aren't so finely divided. Take Diplomacy: How do make a character who has the King's ear but can't haggle better than a donkey? Or Ride: someone who was literally almost born on a horse saddle but...

We've essentially done that. There are really two House Rules here. The first is to combine Hide & Move Silently into Sneak (more on that below answering your post). The second is combining Listen, Scent, Blindsense & Tremorsense and any other non-visual sense into the Sense skill in such a way...

You're talking about an effective gain of 1 SP/lvl. That's equivalent to playing a Human Rogue vs any other race. I haven't seen the system is that fine-tuned that 1 SP/lvl makes a class obsolete (though if this was vs a 3.0 Bard you have a pretty good case but that's not the fault of the...

You say Stealth but most of those examples are in the Perception area. Anyone trained to Hide in the dark or with camouflage is pretty much trained to do it quietly since you can't effectively sneak up on someone if they can see or hear you. Eagles - high Spot, low Sense Owls - opposed...

Hi, AI! Good post! I want to respond to all of it but don't have time for a long post here so I'll tackle the most important ones, IMO. Since we're keeping two detector skills (Spot & Sense instead of Spot & Listen) but combining Hide & Move Silently into Sneak we're only effectively giving a...

Kalythar watches Kelsis intently as she continues her dance, taking note that many of her movements are similar in some ways to the battle dance taught to the warriors of his tribe. He then surveys the surrounding area to keep an eye out for potential trouble. (OOC - I've got a week long...

Maybe, but you were only quoting me throughout that entire post! :p I'm curious about this as well. The class sounds cool & fun, but the execution of it (like so many other ideas) is lacking in a lot of ways. The class has a lot of appeal for Rogues, IMO, but by the time you meet the prereqs...

Right, and for me that line is crossed as soon as he who is hidden touches his target. Another sense besides Vision is now involved and therefore the Hide/Spot rules are no longer the sole determining factor in the outcome. Under the RAW if Grok the orc was instead Loopy the Werewolf the SD...

Right, I'd found that before commenting on the topic the first time, but thanks for bringing it to the discussion for others that may not have been aware of it. For me personally, however, I don't put nearly as much faith in the FAQ (and the Sage Advice it's compiled from) as I did shortly...

Good point! I guess the difference for me is how I'm visualizing everything, and I admit I can only do so with HiPS in action because of it's magical nature. I don't have a problem with someone who starts out Hidden (that unofficial condition again) making a Full Attack action and trying to...

Umm, cute. Not correct, but cute! :) Hide & Spot, as defined in the context of the rules, only pertain to the visual sense. This is the whole reason we House Ruled Sneak, Spot & Sense for your game, Nail. However, in the Core Rules any time another sense comes into play Hide & Spot may become...

(OOC: :o Why did I think it was nightfall? Sorry about that. Teach me to post before making sure of the blasted time of day!) "My tribe uses sledges to help move larger things, but hunting parties tend to travel as light as possible, carrying necessities with them. That way, even if someone...

Ooo, color! :D I'm going from the first paragraph in the SRD under Hide which says "It’s practically impossible (–20 penalty) to hide while attacking...". It's true that the rest of the Hide entry does not flesh out what type of attacking is okay, and only describes Sniping further down, but...

Kalythar shares Kelsis infectious grin and then looks thoughtfully out into the dark and snowfall. "Thank you for your permission and the supplies, Master Mollen. We should get whatever we plan on taking together tonight and pack it as best we can. This will likely be our best night's sleep for...

"We've spoken with some others who have had run-ins with some Ice Trolls and whatnot around here. From them we believe we know the approximate location of this Citadel of Ice. If you were going to be heading out, we'd go with you as is our agreement, Master Mollen, but if you're willing to give...

I'm not fully decided one way or the other on the Full Attack vs Standard Attack stuff, as many people have made good points in this thread and others I've read, but here's a relevant (IMO) snippet to throw into the discussion from the Hide skill entry: Now, taking a step back from all this...

Add me to your groupie list, too, Sage! :) While I'm at work and <ahem> working, I often find myself pointing the browser to the Ultimate Reference that is your & Sovelior's creation. Thank you! Not only for the work you've already done creating it in the first place, but also for continuing...

Kalythar nods at Master Mollen's comments, then looks expectantly at Aadin and Kelsis to tell the tale.