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Hmm. I wouldn't go so far as to start extrapolating things that aren't in the book. I would say that if instantaneous effects are not listed with a multiplier, then no multiplier applies. Following that thinking also brings the weapon in line with other similar weapons. For example, consider...

I do not know if the 30' radius of the Protection Devotion feat (from Complete Champion) works as a one-time effect that hits everyone within 30' and stays with them even if they move elsewhere, or if it's a continual area affect which requires allies to stay within the 30' to get the benefit...

Stream of the Sky, isn't it true that you can get magical weapons with properties that are constant? They cost a huge, huge amount of money, though. Going from memory, the DMG lists the price multiplier for these items at x2000. If I'm remembering correctly, then you could have a sword imbued...

Well, as evidenced by the first few pages of this thread, there is no agreement on what old school is. Therefore, there is no real way to tell you what old school is. However, you could end up with a lot of definitions from various people, and sorta make an amalgam out of it. For me, there is...

It is a choice. The cities are different, but their development is staggered. Human beings only have limited time.

OSR = Old School Renaissance?

I had to answer this same question on another forum. I'm going to copy & paste some paragraphs from a few different posts. Here we go: I run a sandbox game. I didn't realize how rare it was until one of the new players said, "I've never played a game before with real options." My sandbox...

I think you just gave a serious answer to a joke post, Cyronax.

I think I like your first option better. :) I engaged in the old school discussion merely because old school is what is fun for me. No intentions to bash editions, although I can certainly compare & contrast with the best of them. But for me, I find that learning about old school stuff is...

I used the encounter calculator. Near the lower right side it shows how dangerous the encounter will be. For what you have planned, it rates the encounter like this: Difficulty: Very Difficult Advice: Pull out all the stops! So this is an encounter that will not kill them, assuming that they...

Well, there is a poll here on En World from just a few days ago, which showed that about 10% of us actually play the old versions. So that's something like "hard numbers" but only for our little corner of the Internet.

Hmm. Well, I'm the old school grognard in that other thread, so I suppose it's OK for me to chime in here. I am right now sitting here looking at my original red Basic D&D softcover rule book. The copyright is 1980. I was 9 then. I can tell you that there are some things that I dread about...

It doesn't matter how the rule is designated, only whether the DM allows fair use of it by all. If he does, then no problem, right? Do as kitsune9 suggests, and arm the spellcasters with weapons, so that they can get AOO too.

I wouldn't force the issue. Instead, I would write down the date and description of how the house-rule was used, and then be sure to use that myself as a player. The only time I would be troubled would be if, when I use the house-rule to my advantage, the DM objected. At that point, I might...

Marvin's spell database will generate spell cards. Here's one: Animate Water To get there, when you're in a spell like this: Animate Water ...you just use the "Make a spell card" options.

I can help you understand. Maybe you won't agree, but at least from here on out you'll be able to say that you understand the idea. From the 2nd edition DMG: Now, I can't say that this book is where the concept originated. Maybe it was in the 1st edition too. But I can say that D&D has a...

OK, so your thread is about a 4th edition game run by a guy who last ran a 1st edition game, and I'm going to mix it up even further by interjecting my 3rd edition book text, but here goes. I found the text I was thinking of. The 3.5 edition DMG contains this: Now, I don't know what has...

When you word it all sardonic like that, your text seems to imply that playing by the book is a natural and obvious conclusion, and it's utterly witless to think otherwise. It's not. In fact, some of the "rules" that you demand be followed are so frequently discarded by DMs that discarding...

I'm running a 3.5 game and playing in another one. Each game meets 2x a month, for about 5 or 6 hours each session. So generally, I'm either playing or DMing a game once each week. The game in which I am a player is populated by mostly neutral characters who are quite willing to blow off any...

Actually, the DM described in the OP doesn't sound too bad to me. I'd play in his game. And before you say, "Well, then YOU go do that!" I would note that this is precisely my advice. That is, if the game sucks for you, get out of the way so other people who like that style can fill in the...