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I think the Internet (and it's successor, the Integrated Interbrain Reality Matrix Augment, or IIRMA) will make it very tough for any hobby to ever really disappear. There will always be some, in a quiet corner, doing their digital thing and playing away. As technology matures, being in...

Really, Wisdom? Once I got a grasp on Charisma, I settled on Dexterity being my least favorite stat. By D&D rules, not only would Usain Bolt be the world's fastest man, but he would be an expert miniature shipbuilder, and probably able to dodge arrows. D&D Dexterity is quickness and fine...

I like 3.5 a lot, even though I think I see what you are saying. Yes, it can turn into an arms race, where DM's rush to pit their players against more and more deadly opponents and players abuse the more broken bits of the game, but it doesn't have to. My group, before we stopped playing, had...

An interesting take, since my 'vision' or Ardents is them projecting their mood on those around them. . .I think it fits. He projects is calm, carefree mood onto most of those with whom he interacts. It is kid of bizarre, since he is about as not-ardent as one could be. Jay

No strings attached to any of their products, at all? Either way, 3.5 is a good system already, so they don't *need* to make their own, but publishers make money selling books, and sooner or later they are gonna hit bottom on what they can legitimately mine out of the source material. At that...

I think you're missing his point, but I'm not sure. This discussion has gotten interesting. Good examples like Blackmoor show that portmanteaus don't have to suck. . .that same name could be Darkswamp be pretty lame. Conversely, made up names like Illithid and pretty much all of the names...

I dunno, the last cleric I played was the sole healer, and we were not a party to use wands, scrolls, etc. I used 80% or so of my spells on healing. Since +2 armor is soooo cheap by 10th level, I figured it would be a good investment. Your advice is really good, I was just presenting other...

Well, you could go caster only, but Clerics can cast in heavy armor and do get simple weapons as a class. The CODzilla is based on using a melee cleric to out fighter the fighter. Since the limit on magic enchantments is so small, try for a +2 Full Plate and +2 Heavy Shield for great AC. A...

Even with larger than medium characters, the most dice a weapon has is 2 (d4, d6, d8). The highest [w] power I can think of is the last rage strike, which is 9[w]. So far, we have 18 dice there. If you use Windrise Ports to get Warlock and Ranger, you can get 3 die each from those, for a new...

The most well said thing I've read all day. You pinpoint my feelings exactly. Even your word choice is excellent. Bravo. Jay

I've no problem with a mix, but I think in general we are kind of awash in less creative names anyhow. Sitting in my local Cold Stone the other night and looking at the names of ice cream, I was kind of wondering what it took to 'normalize' a name. Vanilla ice cream is named vanilla, and we...

So 24 pages in, it feels like this thread has mellowed a little, right? No more rage about what happened, though it seems like the prevailing opinion is that the call was fine, but the reasoning was flawed. I think D&D's strength lies in the human moderator. The ability to stretch and bend...

This is what roleplaying *is*, though. Unless your brother has jars of organs in his room, he is pretending to be someone that would do such a thing. This may or may not be to your liking, but you can harness this creativity to make your game better and more fun. Let them do it. Hide armor...

. . .and all the Avengers and Sorcerers can take it too, so it has a bit more exposure than other Rogue PP's. Same reason some of the Fighter PP's are so loved. Many Str based characters can qualify for the best ones for the price of a feat. Jay

And if you are Human, could you not have Eldrich Strike and Eldrich Blast both? With the new feat in PHB3 that gives unarmored characters +2 to AC, you could try out the Shimmering (I think) cloth armor that doesn't provoke . . .right? Man, I should start taking my books to work if I'm gonna...

I dunno, I'd never choose it for a vanilla wizard, but as pointed out, it is a virtual stun. If you are one of those wizards that likes to get in the thick of things to thunderwave or fire shroud, this might come in handy. If you were building a defender/wizard hybrid or multiclass, this...

Ah, I remember now, it was that when they flanked they could make the three attacks. It wasn't at all germane to the topic at hand, but I feel better now that you've jogged my memory! Jay PS - And on topic, this is why looking at teamwork is important in looking at the math and how things go...

You don't, but it was being discussed that allowing traditionally 'big' characters, like minotaurs and goliaths to use Large weapons is not game breaking. The wording of this ED means they would be able to upsize from Large to Huge. I'm just arguing the counter-point, that not having Large...

SA with an Excecution Axe? Fancy that. I have three full sets of dice, and I am usually okay. The only time I am short is when I shroud up to 4, and I sometimes need 6d6. I think for the most part, 2 or 3 full sets are fine. I usually only pull out the dice I need, so usually d20s, d8s...

Thanks. I see this said all the time, but almost never with any reference. I haven't read the PHB cover to cover since it came out. . . Jay