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Re: Re: One-level-only multiclassing What is ASF? Do you think the Psion's abilities might be useful enough to equal the advantages of advancing a level as a wizard?

Good point about clerics. I had overlooked that. Another nice thing about clerics is that they have TWO strong saving throws. One factor in choosing a second class is saving throws. It would be a big plus to get a class that gives you bonuses in your weak categories. By the way, my...

Everybody knows that if you multiclass, it often works really nice at low levels but there is a risk that it doesnt turn out to be as powerful at higher levels. Of course, in some cases, this is not a problem. Like, if you are a fighter/ranger, or fighter/barbarian ... no problem. But if...

If BBB requires no cost (I'll trust you guys who say that it has been officially clarified), what about time?? Does "freely accepts" mean that you don't need to spend the huge amount of time that you would if you were writing in a normal spellbook?

A couple of strategies: 1) Readied attacks. Wait for him to attack you first. That way, you know where he is, and you get to attack immediately before he has a chance to move away again. 2) Animals with scent. If you don't have an animal companion or familiar that has scent, use a...

Re: Re: Daze vs Tasha's Hideous Laughter The average on a d3 is 2. How did you get 2.5? On another note, I hope you all are aware of the Quiet Contemplation spell in Relics and Rituals. Like Tasha's, it has great amusement potential. Of course, it is a way-overpowered effect for a...

Uh ... I don't think so. What makes you think they do? I thought they did NOT stack, beause in the description of the EXPERTISE feat, it mentions what is normally possible (fighting defensively) as if to suggest that the feat replaces that. It would be nice if there was an offical ruling...

If you ask me, THL is a worthless spell. The main problem is that it doesnt necessarily last more than one round. It's 1d3, not three automatically. So, it might turn out to be no better than daze ... unless it is really important to you to see your victim fall prone and chuckle. It should...

Yeah, here's a reason. A group needs to have some degree of comraderie, a sense of purpose for adventuring together. If you play an evil character, the other characters should, or ought (if they are true to their alignments) to kill you ... and soon! So, as a DM, why not just forego the...

If I'm playing a wizard, why shouldn't I just resign myself to the fact that I am going to be easy to hit, especially at high levels. The other players in the party are going to be snapping up the rings of protection and that sort of thing--and why shouldn't they, since they are the chief melee...

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Thank you Dr. Rictus! That is the confirmation I was looking for. (You posted your reply as I was writing mine, so I didn't get to read it before I replied.) So, this means that you could still have reasonable success using some of your lower level spells when they force your opponent to use...

Good question. The increase you get by raising your intelligence (or other primary ability for spellcasting) is going to be negligible in comparison to the increases your foes get to saving throws. My hunch is that at higher levels, your lower level spells are going to become increasingly...

Among the requirements for the loremaster prestige class are three metamagic or item creation feats. Can Scribe Scroll count as one of those even if you got it simply by being a first level wizard rather than by specifically choosing it as a feat? (A similar question could be asked for other...

The rules in MotW are the same as those given in the DMG. You can have up to twice your caster level in HD of companions. However, if you adventure, you can only expect to keep half that amount. In any case, no single companion can have more HD than the player. In other words, a second level...

I personally like the spellcaster PRC. (I forget what it is called, at the moment.) You get +1 caster level each level, and FOUR skill points with a variety of class skills that many spellcasters wouldnt normally have access to. PLUS, of course, the actual unique abilities that involve planar...

Has anyone tried the prestige classes in the Manual of the Planes? Did you like 'em? Did you find their special abilities to be useful in your campaign?

For those of you who want to review the rule, it is on p. 154 of the players handbook. It occurred to me that when it says you have to refrain from movement, it may not include such things as turning your head or pacing back and forth, since "movement" in the d20 system generally refers to...

What does your elf spellcaster do after his or her four hours of reverie? Play solitaire? Read a novel? Play with her familiar? Keep watch? Another question: what does your DM allow? The books say you can't do anything physically or mentally demanding, including using skills, talking, or...

What does this word mean? Anyone have a handy definition? I know it has to do with spell effects, but.... I would especially like to know whether this word has a known etymology, or if it is just a made-up word.