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Except that the actual information we're given in the film about the helmets is that they're called 'breathers' (Faora calls one this when she fastens it around Lois before they cycle through the airlock onto the ship) & that they have to do with breathing (again from what Faora says to Lois)...

He awoke on the table before 'Jor-El' ever did anything to the air. He appeared recovered (wasn't passed out or coughing up blood) & tried to escape - he couldn't. The doctor told him he was as weak as the rest of them there. This of course raises another point - if it's 'sun gives powers...

So when he awakes recovered on the table... um.... Also, since Earth air gives sensory powers, why weren't the Kryptonians on the ship shown to be experiencing that issue when Lois was escaping? Oh right, internal consistency.

Well, no.

This is a film where the more I think about it the less I like it. Um... WTF, Nolan? Lazy storytelling much?

I'm about to dip my toe into the DMing waters - 3rd time's the charm? I'm hoping to find an adventure module or AP (3.5 or Pathfinder) which can easily be refluffed (& to some extent recrunched) to fit the details of the game world I have planned. The main essentials [w/ thoughts on desired...

But you do most certainly add STR bonus twice - it even spells this out in the PHB, p. 140, bottom text: "A critical hit means that you roll your damage more than once, with all your usual bonuses, and add the rolls together." [Emphasis mine.] DR 10 from your example doesn't become DR 20...

Having had a chance now to look through books, I offer as counterpoint PHB p. 306, the definition of critical hit in the glossary (in part): "... Critical hit damage is usually double damage, which means rollirng damage twice, just as if the attacker had actually hit the defender two times...

A question came up in a 3.5 campaign last night concerning STR penalty & the minimum damage rule. A halfling in the party w/ a -1 STR mod scored a hit, then rolled a 1 on his damage die. Our party bard was singing at the time. The DM said that the character did 1 point of damage: 1 rolled, -1...

At 20th, it should have an unbuffed naked AC of 20 or 22, which will probably be higher than mine would be under the same conditions. Of course, I'll be pretty poor keeping both of us in magic gear (which may a vote for a 2hr build, just to save on buying 2 weapons).

- As stated in the OP, I don't know what books are available. As a good guess, let's say core + the Complete series. - Shapeshifting doesn't really fit the concept I have in mind for this one (though I've done it on others). MoI I expect to be out for allowed materials. - Race human, as stated...

Background: - Not yet known what books are available - let's assume all; I can narrow down as needed. - Stats not yet determined, so if a suggestion relies on specific stats please mention that. - I've already read the Ranger Handbook & gotten some good ideas there, just looking for more...

Group seeking DM! Some boardgaming friends have reached the next stage of evolution in their geekitude & try D&D. Looking for 3.5 or Pathfinder only. Group would be 2(-3?) experienced player(s), 1 moderately experienced player, & 2(-3?) total n00bs. Sorry, no room for additional players at...

My guess is that we'll see OAs as a 'dial setting' within the core rules, & that this playtest is just using the simplest setting.

Except that, even w/ the -20 to the roll, it's still possible that a surprised character will act before a surprising character. Consider a PC w/ dex 18 (+4 to Init). PC gets surprised (-20 to Init), rolls a 20 for the initiative check. NPC has dex 12 (+1 to init) & rolls a 1 (we joke 'I dropped...

If it's +1 to attack for fighters, then why is the rogue seemingly getting a +2 to attack? I cannot work out where the extra +2 is coming from; it seems that it should be at +3 w/ the weapons listed rather than the +5 shown. *confused*

I had the same thought until I reread the relevant section under the Strength attribute. Small characters do not take any cut to carrying capacity vs. Medium. Really, Small vs. Medium now has very little effect at all (I think it's -5 speed & not able to use heavy weapons - & that might be it).

Yeah, everything being all about abilities, abilities, abilities... I don't know. I get the idea of this allowing low-level enemies to remain a hazard at high level (provided they attack in numbers), but to me it just creates a feel of 'Heroes Are Born - Not Made'. That isn't really the game or...

I'm not seeing where the rogue's listed attack w/ its weapons is coming from. It looks like it's 2 more than it should be, & I can't figure out where this is coming from. If every class simply gets +2 w/ proficient weapons, shouldn't this just be listed under the proficiency section? Even if...

Um, the genus of oaks is Quercus. There is a species of oak in southern Europe known as Quercus cerris; perhaps that's what you were thinking of? So - Quercian? Of course, scientific names are properly pronounced w/ Classical Latin which would require a hard 'c', whereas modern English...