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I so prefer point buy as I've seen too many good stat rollers. Right now it seems to be me. 1) It's a cheesy way of getting the anti-point buy players to accept it without them, hopefully, knowing what they are doing. 2) The 'events' part aids in character creation. For example, a player...

Except for Minor Shapeshift:D, but that's a diff thread.

Hey, don't dis the bard! They don't really deserve ... hmm, maybe you're right. This gave me an idea for the PrC. Just like Swift Hunter allows you to skirmish non-critables (like undead) what about essentially creating a feat (or ability) that allows you to poison undead, etc. It would, of...

What thread? Well, to tell the truth, I, personally, don't like the cost doubling so I could easily be talked out of it. The double cost is because you are essentially creating two magic items. Really, the bracers effectively give you a feat (IUS) and not a particularly great one at that...

Correct me if I'm wrong (I can't find it right now) but doesn't it say that races without NA have a natural armor bonus of +0? This is not the same as having natural armor.

I'm so bad at names that in a D&D style world where mages never ever cast spells because they always go awry*, I called my mage "K-blammo" because that's what we were expecting. *a fireball didn't do your level of damage, it did damage according to the level of the people you struck AND you...

Yes. What I meant to imply was that since everything is based on PC actions, I start with the PC rolls and go from there (that way I can be lazy and not make all the calculations). In addition, I think it was 2e which went on and on about PCs being far better than us regular joes. So, even if a...

Broken, no (except maybe a low magic world with a Vow of Poverty). I'd like to think they aren't particularly weak, but they can be. Take, for example, AC. On paper it looks good, but when you compare it to what armored characters can get, they come up short. That said, if you can do it and you...

Wow, I see the problem. None of the experts have chimed in, so I'll give you my opinion (and maybe the bump will get someone's attention). While a double weapon can have different abilities on each head, the bracers cannot. Instead, they are not a double weapon but count as a double weapon for...

I was toying around one day with the idea of non-rolled 3.5 characters, whose stats, etc. were based on genetics, upbringing, etc. I made the mistake of mentioning it to a few players and they went gaga over the idea. Basically, you start out selecting a few traits, like Strong, Wiry, Smart...

I see Dandu's doing his usual short, wonderfully informative answers. For the Complete Warrior Kensai: Check out The Kensai Handbook for optimization strategies for the Kensai. If you've already started a Fighter (or just want to do it from Fighter) then: You're automatically limited to Ftr 5...

What's the best character name you ever heard? A dwarf named "Stonefist FaceF...er." At least, I thought it was great (but I suck at names).

Anastasia Beaverhausen Karen Walker's pseudonym from Will & Grace. She's certainly a character who appears proper but would have wrist blades. Actually, I like Ada Lovelace. EDIT: or possibly Spong von Stoom (or Stoom von Spong). Nice alliteration and the words possibly became "Punk of...

Well, if it's not too late. I tried to remember how I made appropriate encounters. Caveat: I usually had 8 - 16 PCs and my encounters tended to be pretty tough. First, throw out the no. appearing. It's your world, do what you want to. Second, 2e did not have class levels for monsters. I added...

Which, unfortunately, the errata dropped down to +1.

I gotta say it: "In the desert?" Seriously, this perplexed me and you've probably found everything I did. The Desert Orc is from UA. Otherwise, I couldn't find it anywhere. The Merc Handbook doesn't seem to be available.

Technically, by the opposed Listen checks of each guard. Also, technically, you can't "aid another" on a Listen unless someone has already heard. However, you're in the right frame of mind. You've asked one of the most perplexing questions, in my mind, of the game mechanics. This is a case when...

Haven't done Savage Species. When do you get the Teleport, tongues, etc.? Do you get the Tanar'ri traits/type? Dam Red, elect. immunity, etc.?

Also, (though implied in Unnamed) Insight (as in Monk), Circumstance (I forget where), Competence (as in Scout), and Luck. And, if you know you'll be fighting alot of those nasty incorporeal types, force armor works against their touch attacks while natural, shield and regular armor do not...

My advice: Dump 2.x and go with 3.5. I ran 2.0 for eight years straight. Because of it's deficiencies, like any DM, I wound up modifying it. When 3.x came out I discovered that alot of my modifications were already in it (WOTC had been smart and checked out the cons to see how people played...