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Good quote. The first time I encountered an enemy with a magical item I was horrified. "That's treasure, you bastard!" When I first got to DM I think every third guy had some nifty doodad. I've mellowed with age. It's every seventh guy now. And yeah, Goblins kicks, hard. "Paladins always...

I think your only option here is battle sorcerer. With middle BAB you get +4 at 6th and 3rd level spells. There's no other arcane caster with mid-grade BAB and full spell progression. You can't do it with a wizard before 7th character level. They have 3rd level spells at 5th caster level (+2...

That's an interesting perspective from the outside. I'm curious about this: The last line indicates the hobby broadly and not WotC alone I assume. Does that mean gamers spend less than $5 per year, per person on tabletop rpgs. Now obviously my math is way off there but that's got to be an...

Heh. Axe Beak. I kinda like the sarkrith. Kinda. I adapted them for a pseudo-Mechwarrior game. Them and the GARGANTUAN CHUUL. They are a little contrived though. One of those "f-you spellcaster who's ruining the game" races. My biggest problem is their CR. Even if I wanted to use one it pretty...

I can't say the absolute worst but what is the point of the terror bird? Maybe it's just the stupid name.

Crazy. Two months old. Who knew? You, I guess.

I don't want to thread-jack here so if this continues maybe we should do it somewhere else. However I'd like to address that Nirvana statement. I don't think it is entirely accurate to call them the seminal grunge band. They are undoubtedly the most successful and recognized band of the grunge...

Actually... If you have seen the definitive documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey grunge is considered a sub-genre of metal. There is a flow-chart that shows the development of metal as a genre from it's inception in the '60s by the likes of Iron Butterfly and Cream all the way to the...

Right here. About a fifth of the way down. Andy Collins clarified things in a Sage Advice which is where I've drawn my rationale from. I couldn't say which one, I've got hard-copy somewhere.

Why? If the character gets 1d6 sneak attack for each level of favored enemy he only ever end up with 5d6 and that's at 20th level. Without presuming anything about the OPs game it won't rise above 3d6 at the sweet spot (6th-12th). Is it TWF and sneak attack that throws you? I've seen plenty of...

I believe you are mistaken. Hideous blow is a standard action that takes the form of an attack. A hit channels the attacker's eldritch blast against the target in addition to weapon damage. No mention of AoO. The confusion here likely arises because Invocations generally provoke AoOs in which...

As a final thought. What about the Hexblade. Warrior-type arcane caster. Spells don't come into play immediately. Their powers are totally covert. It's just bad luck. If you could cut a deal to swap the familiar for something else it might be worthwhile. Nah.

Total freaks. They had that wicked +3/+3 greatsword that only stayed sharp if they had it. The old Dragon magazine that had 1e rules for playing humanoids had a qullan fighting some dwarves on the cover. And they're right next to... QUAGGOTHS!!! And how could you say that about Blue? Good...

You got me on the Inevitable. I remember a ghost-spell in Ravenloft that could be a progenitor as well. I just used one to great effect which is probably why it's on my list.

What about a Warlock? With the blast shape invocation Hideous Blow they channel their eldritch blast through a weapon. I know it's sort of left field and it breaks a bit because the eldritch blast is an attack of its own. It could be Hideous Blowed through a bow as well. Being a warlock also...

You could give him sneak attack. It's a bit limp compared to a rogue of equal level but more versatile than favored enemy as far as combat is concerned. I'd only do this if he really can't remember the extra bonus. Favored enemy vs. thieves guild members, evil cultists, or any other setting...

The maug is definitely CRed low. I put them at 4 instead of 3 when I use them. But I don't think they are too overloaded. The thing about them being apparently powerful for their low amount of hit dice is that they're a large construct. The bonus HP alone is a massive boon. Then there's all the...

Well she did commit suicide. I think that counts as a damning sin, doesn't it. Probably best not to bring up religion, I remind myself.

Well this thread has revealed a few choice picks (kaorti, ethergaunt). I'd also say that it is a bit skewed to expect the same response to a recently created (last 7 years) creature to something that has stood the test of time (githyanki, drow, slaad, what have you). I think there are some...

Isn't meter just Greek for yard?