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Sleep has better range than color spray, so I like it more. Shield is another good idea: cast it on a fighter or barbarian and watch them mow everything in their path (especially if you combine it with cleric's protection from evil). Magic missile and burning hands are not a good idea, they...

I have seen some 50/50 fighter/wizard characters and I can safely say that idea about them being underpowered compared to base classes is a complete nonsense. In fact if you want a fighter who just dabbles in magic, then fighter/wizard is probably a best choice (unless you go fighter/duskblade)...

If you want to know what magic items would actually be created just watch a party that really takes those item creation feats and uses them (and they cooperate, among other things because effective item creation badly needs party cooperation). This unfortunately, also reveals how unbalanced the...

Avoiding certain monsters is not a houserule, and Emirikol's house rules are nothing special or complicated (I have almost the same houserules, by the way). The spellcasters will dominate the game after 10th level, whether or not you have lots of magic items. After all it is clerics and wizards...

This doesn't prove anything, as it talks about specific campaign or in fact, an encounter, not the game in general. It at best proves that Emirikol has a problem.

I think there are computer games that had a positive influence (Baldur's Gate for example) and others, where the influence was not so positive (various MMORPGs).

I don't need any god stats too, but if you happen to come on some portfolios and domains I would like to see it.

Well that bows are better than muskets is certainly news to me. Obviously, but you do not say what you have read or what weapons you used. It could be some fancy book on archery, as there are obviously many. But I see I am dragged into disscussion I wanted to avoid in the first place. Accurate...

At least it explains your point of view. First let me say that I don't want this thread to derail to something like "We, the English, are better than you, guys on the continent, because you never mastered archery." or something like that. The point is in medieval Europe, bows were almost...

Well, I guess I agree about sling in a way. In medieval times slings were mainly used to throw stones at massed enemy, so it isn't particularly good in single combat. However, unlike with a bow you can throw all sort of strange projectiles with a sling (such as various pyrotechnic devices)...

At least in the PHB there is no doubt about the bias. I can understand that you shoot faster with a bow, but that you would do more damage than with a crossbow sounds really contrived. And of course then there are the feats. There the bias really reaches absurd levels. I would think that...

Well, yes, but that is really just a coincidence and good example of folk etymology. I mentioned that the word obr was used for Avars, but that was just to reinforce my point (and because it is kinda interesting). The word obr doesn't have any negative connotations it simply means giant. There...

Well, if Ogre meant "fierce infidel" in late 12th century I find the other theories to be next to indefensible, but that of course is just my impression from history, you can make up your own mind now. Mind you, I just added link to Yggr because it was relevant to the discussion, not because I...

I have posted my claims to another thread: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=188104 I have seen two other explanations: One says it is derived from Orcus, but they never give any explanation. Another is on this page: http://www.legendaryquest.com/ Under "A taste of folklore".

Aaaaaargh. This is getting really out of hand! I don't have much time to respond now but here it is: I am not talking about Uighurs, I am talking about Hungarians, also known as "Ugri" as in Finno-Ugric language group etc. Singular in French from where it came to English would then probably be...

As a sidenote, the word ogre is not related to orc but is probably derived from Ugre which means Hungarian.

Well, I simply do not believe that Tolkien invented hobbits. They are too similar to folklore characters in both name and concept. Folklore can produce incredible variety of names and concepts which are often only regional and obscure beyond belief. Because something is a "spirit" in one...

Hobbit The word hobbit is derived from "hobgoblin"; Tolkien did not invent it and as far as I can tell he knew this. He certainly said somewhere that his use of hobgoblin as evil creatures in "THE HOBBIT" was a mistake.

I agree. I love 2e style and art, but I totally hate the game mechanics. I could not play it even if you pay me. I have never played with 1ed, but things people keep mentioning they missed in 2ed, I don't miss. And don't get me even started about dungeonpunk. People keep mentioning Dragonlance...

It is a classic "scroll spell", but I actually used it a lot as a druid (either on myself or on a fighter).