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I'm always looking for different mass combat rules...I'll have to look at the ones mentioned above. The random mass combat method of the minute that I thought of is similar to the Battlefield series of computer games, if anyone here is familiar with the concept. Making modifications to adapt...

Well, it's been stated that you can move through friendly squares, but A.) we never use miniatures, and B.) my most recent DM doesn't accept that. Therefore, getting back to the usefulness of BR, we were in a narrow hall with 2 party members across fighting 2 monsters across. A bull rush would...

I don't think there's anything wrong with the forsaker. 300 pit traps, heat exhaustion rolls, and underwater adventures later, I wouldn't be regretting my character being a forsaker, I'd be regretting the lack of DM creativity. D&D is too complex to be wasted on the same several things. And I...

Force them to make characters that fit with the campaign, if they still want to play it, but keep these characters for an interesting fight later. Let their disobedience come to haunt them with a party of villains.

I'd allow it as a standard action (even considering Rapid Reload and stand up from prone with Tumble). Of course, you could also choose to do something more useful, like trying to grapple your opponent to draw the AoO. That wouldn't even draw a Sense Motive check, since you're actually trying...

Seems well-thought-out. I've considered low-magic worlds before, but I was merely going to reduce numerical effects of spells - a die less here, a penalty to save DC here, maybe shave off some spells per day. And while I like you method quite a bit more, since it gives flavor instead of my few...

Why don't you take a real class and just trade abilities for other abilities that you think are about as powerful? If that class was part of the game, there'd be no reason to ever take another class. It's a better druid than druids, a better cleric than clerics, and a better wizard than...

Yeah, that was the description. It is in Deities/Demigods, but strangely, I don't think that was where I first saw it either. Some weird source...

Didn't see it there. I think I saw it in a PDF somewhere, but I really can't remember where, or what it was.

Don't you mean simply 'maniacal' instead of pyromaniacal? :lol:

Why not make 1-socketed items equal to a +1 enchantment? A sword socketed with a gem of flaming will end up being more expensive than a normal flaming sword, but I expect gems will be easier to find than flaming swords, so you'll have more possible customization. Alternately, you could spit at...

Actually, your second reason enforces playing fair. If a character is going come back and fight the party, anything the players cheated with on their character is okay with me. ;) However, I usually keep pretty accurate tabs on what my PC's have and don't have. Not that I'm a perfectionist...

Where did the Repose domain originally come from? I know I've seen it before, even with a description, but I don't have Sandstorm.

As a DM, I like to keep at least a copy of the sheet. Otherwise, it's difficult to make them come back as undead.

Yeah, but none of that was around until Valaquenta. You've got an excellent point here. I often wonder if that's the coolest word ever. I pronounce it aye-in-nool-in-dall-ee (no idea how correct that is), and I really enjoy saying it. If you named it Ainulindale, that would be just another...

I prefer things that have a speed of 30, which rules out most short people. Personally, I really like the planetouched. Haven't done as many zenythri and chaonds, but I like aasimar and tieflings. Half-elves probably aren't my favorite speed-30 race, it seems a bit indecisive. I'll play a...

Ech. I've always despised the bard. I've so completed left them out of any possible characters, as has everyone else I know who plays D&D, in every edition. This thread more or less reminded me that they still exist. Instead of having a class that's bad at everything, I take levels in the...

I like to assume it's based on the wisdom and possibly charisma of the character making the wish (I originally thought wisdom only, but charisma is strength of personality, so exerting will is probably in the realm of charisma...I still tend to go with wisdom, but having a high charisma is...

Sounds groovy, but I think Valaquenta would allow more creation and interaction, if you're intentionally naming it after the book in the Silmarilion. Ainulindale was the music thing with the Ainur and Iluvatar, Valaquenta was when some of the Ainur (the Valar) created things in their world...

Give him something really tough. Have it deal subdual damage. Players tend to get scared when they think their characters are going to be inevitably captured and tortured.