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Note that UMD does not actually give you the class feature, it just lets you emulate it for purposes of item use.

Expansion isn't very useful until I can get the manifester level high enough to get minutes/level. As for Force Shield - +4 shield AC (with an additional +2 insight AC from chain of defensive posture) is worth the 2-level dip and a standard action at the start of a tough combat. Especially if...

That's a pretty convoluted stretch. As a function of his class, a wizard has access to a spell list that allows him to use magic items like wands and staves. By the rules, UMD can duplicate that feature. As I said before, if you don't like it, houserule it. But it doesn't change the rules as...

Rapier doesn't give you that two-handed weapon boost with Power Attack, which is really handy if you're going against a person's Touch AC. And a katana is more thematic to kalashtar, in my opinion. Per page 44 of the ToB: "Stances are considered maneuvers for the purpose of meeting a...

Well, since I've been working on a Warblade build as a possible replacement character in our Eberron game, here's what I've got: Kalashtar Warblade 10 Stats: Str 14 (18), Dex 14, Con 16 (18), Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 8, Armor Class 18 (+6 armor, +2 Dex), 133 Hit Points (campaign rules give max roll...

Sorry, it actually does. For example, look at the Spells class feature for wizards: The class feature specifically refers to drawing the spells from that list. To say otherwise is to say you can't emulate Turn Undead because the turning table is in a different part of the book. Actually, the...

Again, that's going to have to wait for 4E. If you introduce it as errata, it's a marketing nightmare. If you introduce it in a new book, you completely invalidate the core rules. At that point, why even bother having an SRD? The problem is that you're just offering more bonuses. It doesn't...

There is nothing stating in the skill that you are required to use one particular portion of the skill. If "emulate a class feature" will activate the staff and let you set the caster level, then you can do it instead of "use a wand".

But you do need the spell on your spell list. So, if you want to use fireball from a staff of fire, you need to have that spell. If you emulate having that class feature (spellcasting with the class spell list) your caster level is determined by your UMD check minus 20. So it works out to the...

Honestly, WotC can't help the fighter until 4E. Changing the design of a class that has been virtually unchanged since 3E came out would be a marketing disaster. So, the best alternative they have is to release a new "core" class that does what the fighter should have been able to do from the...

For the record, I commonly game with a person playing a 13th level wizard (no PrCs). I've also seen people playing pure Barbarians, Bards, Clerics, Druids, Monks, and Rangers at the mid to high levels. The less your campaign uses the supplimental books and relies on the core rules, the more...

No problem. You just use Emulate a Class Feature aspect instead of using the Use a Wand portion of the skill. The check is a bit harder (as you have to emulate a caster level of 1 or higher), but that will allow you to use your result -20 as the caster level for the staff.

Actually, there is a set DC for staves... Also, you can emulate caster level... So, when you activate a staff, you roll UMD, emulating the caster level of a spellcaster. As long as you get at least a 20 (the DC to activate a spell trigger magic item), the staff works. If your roll -20 is...

The thing is, if the warblade gets swarmed, he has more tools to fix that problem. Particularly after 7th level, when Mithral Tornado becomes available (it's a lot less onerous to get than Whirlwind Attack). Outside of the charge feats (I won't get into how broken Leap Attack is), a warblade...

The Wisdom 13 is actually for Psionic Meditation, which I would pick up at 6th - it's called "planning ahead". :D If you don't have Psionic Meditation, you're basically using Psionic Weapon once per fight. Likewise, I took Psionic Weapon both for the +2d6 on the first hit, and as the...

I generally avoid feats that are use-limited - the advantage of fighter-types over spellcasters is that they don't run out of uses with their attacks. Psionic Meditation can be used once per round all day long, which makes it preferable to Psychic Renewal (only usable 3 times per day). That...

Well, a charge is only going to happen once per fight, so I'll give a counter-example, also using the Eberron Campaign Setting. Kalashtar Warblade 5 Important Stats: 16 Strength, 14 Constitution, 13 Wisdom Important Skills: 8 ranks Concentration Important Feats: Psionic Weapon, Power...

For clarity, here is the quote from the book (page 43): "You can make a critical hit with a strike, and in a few cases, a critical hit grants you additional benefits. You do not multiply extra damage from a strike with a successful critical hit. You treat it just as you would extra damage...

Didn't White Dwarf have 1E stats for them back in the 80's? EDIT: Isn't Google wonderful? "WD 16 (Dec 1979/Jan 1980), "Chronicle Monsters: Inspired by The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever": Raver (Lewis Pulsipher), Evil Cormorant (Lewis Pulsipher), Ur-Vile (Lewis Pulsipher)...

Maybe I phrased this poorly. One of the earlier posts in this thread mentioned that the vendors were just informed of this the other day. So, basically, the merger happened and the vendors were told what the new rates would be, without any discussion or period of comment solicited from OBS...