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Sounds like a great encounter! But even a great encounter, repeated identically over and over, will be boring. Next time mix it up some: - Add "elites." The monster manual suggests levels for sergeants and chieftiens. They should accompany any large band to provide C2. This will improve...

No mechanical changes are needed. Just play the bad guys "smart." You are absolutely correct that upon first contact, mooks may assume these humans are just another band of militia to be cut down. However, if these guys are of mid-level, word of Gord the Goblin Smasher should be spreading...

Does the enhancement bonus to armor or a shield affect your touch AC? For example, take a human with 12 DEX, Chain Shirt +1, Buckler +1, and a Ring of Protection +1. As I read the rules, their touch AC should be 10 + 1 (DEX) + 1 (Deflection from the Ring of Pro). One of my players asserts...

Yes, yes, and yes. Rogues are "p0wnt" when... - Foes are immune to SA (elementals, undead, outsiders, anything at high levels, anything with fortification armor, etc) - Foes don't die from the SA and can full attack you back

How about Beguiler? Wizard might also be a decent idea. A one or two level dip will shore up your weak will save and give you a ton of utility magic. Remember, ranged touch attacks (like cantrips such as the Acid Splash) let you deal SA damage.

Is there any reason why a dragon could not benefit from either a Mage Armor spell or, say, Masterwork Studded Leather barding? The ACP is -0, so there is no penalty to the creature's actions. Obviously it might need someone to help it don and remove the armor. The next obstacle is weight...

Quicken is the bread and butter of any caster with 5th level spells (its a great 9th level general feat). Starting in the mid-levels, actions become a more valuable currency than spells. I'd prefer to have Quickened Divine Favor + Divine Power over a single Righteous Might.

A cleric with masterwork full plate and a masterwork buckler has a -5 ACP, which makes for a -10 swim check. Investing ranks in swim is NOT how to avoid drowning as a cleric. These ways are much better: - Travel Domain power - Freedom of Movement spell - Divine Power spell (+6 STR = +3 to STR...

- Concentration should be maxed until you can make that DC 15+SL check in your sleep. - Diplomacy can be attractive as you have very high CHA. However, without taking specific domains, its hard to get other useful skills (sense motive, bluff, intimidate, etc). - Heal may be required for...

Losing access to great good spells is one of the mechanical repercussions of becoming evil. It could serve as mechanical motivation to seek Atonement and restore your original alignment. Otherwise, you now have some new, evil spell options (Wave of Grief, undead creation, summons, etc). You...

You might like to use the Generic classes from UA. They're a good fit for a rules-looser game.

Hello, Is there a variant Blighter (CD) that works with the PHB II druid variant? How would Undead Wildshape interact with the PHB II shifter druid? What about another druid variant from UA? Thanks!

Or it costs them 360 GP for the restoration + 100 GP for the material component. I'd make hunting down a 9th level caster a top priority if I had 5 points of CON damage. Its a shame that your system doesn't incorporate Heal checks. Heal is already a highly useless skill, making it somewhat...

Damage that takes longer than HP damage to recover but is less serious than a missing limb is best represented by ability score damage. I'd say a good solid chunk of CON damage with a fatigued or exhausted condition would be best.

I wouldn't allow cross-class skill swapping. 1) If you want a fighter that can perform epic poetry or acrobatics, you are allowed to purchase Perform or Tumble cross class. That's WHY we have cross-class skills, so that characters can be more versatile without overshadowing the real experts...

The way I handled it back in 1E might help a group resolve it in 3.5 as well... I always imagined Reincarnate as working similar to the appearance of Gandalf the White. He seems to be familiar with Gandalf the Grey, but clearly has different capabilities and a slightly different world view...

Doesn't a barbarian get extra HP from improved CON when raging? Doesn't a monk get improved AC and higher stunning fist DCs from improved WIS with Owl's Wisdom? Doesn't a sorcerer with a +4 enhancement bonus to CHA get increased save DCs and possibly prep more bonus spells? - The SRD states...

With poor CHA, those attempts are probably better spent fueling a Divine Feat. Remember, a scroll of Eagle's Glory is nice to have in your back pocket to get an extra two attempts when, say, its 3 AM and the camp is being overrun with ghasts.

The connection is that there are dozens of ways to either substitute an ability score or double stack an ability score. - A fighter can use Brutal Throw to use STR instead of DEX with thrown weapons. He gets to use his STR mod twice, to hit and for damage. - Channeled Rage lets you use STR for...

He CAN create magic items. Whether he WILL or not is another question. I would use one of the following solutions: 1) Charge the standard NPC rate of 5 GP per XP spent in item creation. 2) Allow the PC to work with the NPC on the item creation. The PC supplies the XP while the NPC cohort...