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Don't have the book immediately to hand, but IIRC you just get one step. So you could Cleave a couple foes, step, and cleave a couple more, but you couldn't cleave-step-cleave-step-cleave-step.

The old "basket of poisonus snakes/spiders" trick - your Lizardfolk Druids can gather them without getting bit, then the tree-hugging Rangers can toss it down on top of a PC. Use the new Swarm rules. Lotsa poison saves. "Death lilies" - the medieval French equivalent of those little...

It may be technically legal, but IMC I would disallow it. It seems pretty clear to me that Rapid Shot is intended to be the missile-weapon equivalent to TWF, just as Flurry of Blows is the unarmed-attack equivalent. As such, they shouldn't stack. Would you allow a monk to do a full Flurry...

I agree, have it whack the first item on the list. Note that under the 3.x rules, item destruction from a failed save on a Fireball et. al. only destroys one item. So, based on that precedent I would apply the same rules to the ooze attack. Plus, the reason Fireball stops at one item now is...

Well, realistically (Ack! Realism! :confused: ), there's a reason people ride horses and not, say, wolves. Horses have an unusually strong, relatively rigid backbone which can take the weight of a rider for long periods of time. Even then, a saddle helps (it distributes the weight over a...

Well, a quick websearch got me to the PBS Building Big website, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html where we learn that the domes of the Pantheon and Hagia Sophia, 142' and 102' in diameter respectively, were the largest domes in the world until the 1400s, and were considered...

Well, in order to be enchanted, an item has to be of masterwork quality. A generic "masterwork tool" costs 50 gp, masterwork instruments and thieves tools cost 100 gp. A set of courtiers' clothing costs 30gp, noble clothing costs 75 gp, and royal clothing costs 200gp. Based on these costs, a...

I have to agree on the art variety. I really miss Trampier's "Wormy" comic - now there was some cool artwork. "Zogonia" tries to be the new "Fineous Fingers", and "Downer" tries to be the new "Wormy", but both fall way short (well, Zogonia is getting better, at least it's occasionally funny...

Dastana and chahar-aina("four mirror armor", basically an early form of breastplate consisting of separate metal plates strapped to the front, back, and sides of the chest) both are essentially "upgrades" to the base armor; leather+dastana = leather+studs, chainshirt+chahar-aina=breastplate...

Well, technically the increasing unarmed damage of a monk comes from chi power, not increasing force/hardness/sharpness of blows. That Wise Old Martial Arts Master can do 2d10 damage by tapping you with his pinky finger, he doesn't have to actually punch/bite/whatever. That being so, the...

Sorry, guys, but I have to agree with Sejs. HiPS merely removes the need to have cover or concealment, it doesn't negate the -20 penalty. However... Normally, you cannot hide while being observed. You have to break the observer's line-of-sight, either by ducking behind cover or concealment...

In a small bathroom, make the window unopenable/unbreakable and reinforce the door so it can't be kicked down. Plug the toilet in some non-obvious fashion, and fill the bowl with Tide-E-Bowl or similar blue toilet cleanser (not all that unusual, especially in a public restroom). Dump a couple...

What about hero use? Huh? Huh? Why can't the ladies have a turn? :p

Actually, coating the back of a piece of glass with a thin layer of metal in such a way that the metal is polished/reflective is a fairly difficult job, requiring some highly toxic chemistry (Alchemy). Glass mirrors are thus a modern item. Medieval mirrors were almost always of polished metal...

Well, in real life the tactic works pretty well. I can attest to it, having been the target of such assaults several times in high school. This is why many of the more "street-fighting" oriented martial arts either teach attack/defense techniques from a prone position, or "kip-up"/"roll away"...

Presumably these things need to fit into some sort of "standard" size mold, which is why so many, including the Vrock, are oddly twisted/crouched/whatever. As for the commoner - not only would a scythe be far less useful in battle than a pitchfork or axe, but the blade on the mini's scythe is 90...

Something I've always wanted to try but never had the time, is some variant of the "Another Fine Mess" adventure (from the BESM system). The PCs are the mounts/familiars/animal companions of a group of adventurers. The BBEG has sneakily surprised and captured the humans, but his dumb minions...

Well, from a realism standpoint, doubling the distance halves the visual size. Say you have three 6' tall dudes, one 20' away, one 40' away, and one 80' away from you. Take a photo of the trio and measure their apparent heights with a ruler. The guy at 40' will appear to be half the size of...

If you just need a size indicator, without the stiffness of cardboard, pick up one of those flipcharts that are ruled in 1" squares. They run about $20-25 for a 50-sheet pad, are great for disposable maps, and you can cut them up to your hearts content. I use them for templates for spell...

And don't forget the +2 for charging. The giants are auto-hitting already, so the -2 to AC is effectively handwaved. The lion gets to rake when it pounces, and the wolf only has one attack/round anyway, so both are better off charging every chance they get.