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    So.... why, exactly, is Lay on Hands an at-will?

    I'd say it's a purely semantic distinction, but the more I consider it, the more I see that it's not. At-wills have an exclusive status, being frequently modified by feats or, at times, enemy abilities. For instance, with the Dominate condition, an enemy can force you to use an at-will. The...
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    Magic Item substitutions in parcel system?

    The tolerances on the magic item system are loose enough that you could replace a level six item with three level five items and a lease on a local inn, and nothing terrible would happen. The long as you stay within four (or even five, if you want to play fast and loose) levels of the party, you...
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    Revenant up

    It beggars belief that this is not a +wis race. I must also sadly agree with Rechan's assessment that the race is notably underbalanced; the option is "What racial feat do I take to be on par?", not "Should I take a racial feat?". I mean, it's nice to have options, but this is the option to pay...
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    Everyone starts at 1st level

    This is stolen from someone on rpg.net: Keep the static bonuses (mostly: anything that gets half-level bonuses) equivalent to what the highest-level party member gets. If a level 1 PC joins a game with a level 14 party, the PC gets +7 to skill and ability rolls, attack rolls, defenses, etc. PC...
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    Monk=Striker? I'm disapointed

    There's no reason there couldn't be multiple psionic strikers, or even multiple psionic strikers in PHB3.
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    Is it safe to give away wishes?

    Oh goddamn, you got to say it before I did. I was going to recommend almost exactly this: "wishes" being things that the efreet is willing to do for the characters, as if engaging in a highly restricted (three requests a day) form of indentured servitude. As Mustrum hints, I'd overtly recommend...
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    Ampersand: Debut and Exclusive Content (Assassin Class)

    My god, you're right. The 2010 setting is New Hampshire.
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    (4e) How often do minions appear in your game?

    I apply minions with a shotgun. Almost every fightin' encounter includes them, and includes a lot of them. They're such a non-entity that I don't especially consider them in my encounter budget, though I do give players the benefit of their XP. I might change strategy with MM2-style minions...
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    Boston Gameday Aug 22nd, 2009 (logistics and directions linked from 1st post)

    If I can get away from wedding planning long enough, I'll certainly try to be there to play. Would offer to run, but as above, I'm subject to the scheduling fickleness of wedding planning.
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    Why Did No One Tell me? Ultimate Toolbox!

    My first two rolls were filthy wench and cheap tramp. :(
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    OoTS 655

    It'll be a crying shame when one of the soul splices takes over V and kills O-Chul right when he's about to take down Xykon.
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    Dwarven Pirate Challenge

    My second instinct is "viking pirates". My first instinct is to ask if duergar would fulfill the terms of the challenge, because spike-launching, broad-shouldered beard-satams seems like a great concept for a pirate crew. Maybe include some sort of imp as a parrot stand-in.
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    MM2 art gallery- AWESOME!

    The werebeasts look like band members whose instruments have been photoshopped out, and weapons 'shopped in their places. The boar is a guitarist; the tiger is a drummer.
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    MM II Identity Parade

    <br /> <br /> You're wrong. I know because I'm a new DM--indeed, I'm entirely new to D&D. Prior to this edition, it never really interested me, at all. I am a new DM now, running a game for four players, two of whom are entirely new to tabletop roleplaying at all. I love the Monster Manual as...
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    A Question for the 25 and under crowd - What have you read?

    I just pulled a boner and voted, shortly thereafter remembering, hey, I'm 26. (I assume that I'm not the only one who started to lose track after 21.) I have read very little by any of those on the list, but voted the following: Fritz Leiber (Swords & Ice Magic, a spectacular genre read. Would...
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    Tiefling, Dragonborn : have they gained traction ?

    I honestly don't think that this is something that you can judge a year into this. It's the sort of question that you need to wait for another edition, should there be one, to answer.
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    Area burst 2 at-wills

    Add Coordinated Explosion and War Wizardry, and you don't have to worry about hitting allies--in fact, it will often be beneficial to include them in the area.
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