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This may be the case with your standard-issue action movie; lone hero kicks butt against impossible odds. But it's not universal. Look at really good ensemble movies and (especially) TV series. Buffy, Firefly, Lost, Farscape...these are all shows (love 'em or hate 'em) that show the aventures...

Yeah. Johnny gets all the good lines in the trailer. -Sue, looking at heat-seeking missle-"Don't even think about it!" -Johnny- "Never do." -Jumps off building- Cute, but definitely in-character. I don't expect to be enlightened, but I figure I'll be entertained.

Polymorph can duplicate the effects of dozens and dozens of other spells (Fly, Water Breathing, Spider Climb, Enlarge/Reduce person, Bull's Strength, or Cat's Grace, just off the top of my head, based on how it's been used in my last 3 or 4 sessions). Especially for a sorcerer, who has a...

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I like the idea of a new group that has no clue about the vast Cosmic struggle taking place, but just wants to save their home from the invading Orcs. My first thought when I read through your post was "Maybe Imperagon's wrong. Maybe it's NOT the dragon god that the re-forged sword is going...

Same here, plus I take it a little further. I've actually statted out the same character twice, once sticking just to core, and again taking whatever I want from wherever I want. On the off-chance that I'll need a character quickly, I have the easily-playable one, and I just stat up the crazy...

For a gaming book? I might pay $100 for a computerized DMG that indexed every rule published, automatically statted NPCs, created campaign-appropriate maps, and dispensed beverages. I think $30 is too much for a gaming book. Drothgery's run-down of a all-included DM's edition campaign boxed...

Find a way to eliminate the god's followers. Start a plague in one of the god's temples that spreads to the followers. Convert the faithful to another god. Humiliate the god in a public place, in a way that it's followers lose respect/faith. Wholesale slaughter. Whatever floats your boat...

I thought that, too. And in hindsight, I think the reason the Hero Builder's Handbook was so poorly-recieved is that the material didn't belong in its' own book. It' was content that a lot of people would have liked to see in the supplemental class books, but it wasn't enough to justify buying...

huh. That means these spells hit on a ranged touch attack from as far away as 3 football fields, with no penalties to hit for distance. An archer trying to match the max range of a 10 level caster would be rolling at -16, to hit full AC. That's pretty keen... Thanks for the reply.

Acid arrow is a long range spell. 400 ft +40 per level. If spells where you have to hit on a ranged touch attack have a range increment, like regular ranged weapons, that could be a tough hit for a low BAB caster at, say, 900 feet out. Can't find a range increment for spells, though. Am I blind?

The last book I picked up that Liefeld drew was, like, 10 years ago. What has he been doing since then? Has his style changed/improved at all? Judging from the picture Klaus put up, I'm guessing no...

Don't stop until september 30th... I'm not disappointed! I am giddy with enthusiasm! And the dialogue is just like I remember it: eg... Bad Guy "Let's discuss this like civilized men. I'm unarmed-" Mal "Good". BLAM. Classic Firefly...

I kind of like the idea, but I don't like the "once you branch, you can never go back" approach. What about using Substitution levels, instead of true "branches"? If you want to play an Acrobat, you start off with a rogue, and substitute Acrobat levels at levels 2, 4, 6, etc. Each increasing...

I think the sea-beast idea is the way to go, too. But, there's no reason for the sea creatures to tow ironclad ships. Take a whale, cast a permanencied Animal Growth on it, and the Colossal beast can wear the "ship", like a suit of barding. You would still need to summon an elemental to help...

I tried this once. It was back in 2e, when the complete henchmen's handbook came out (or whatever it was called...the book that had class progression for regular people). It was an aside from the regular game we were playing at the time. I started the group off as normal townsfolk; a baker, a...

I'm playing a mage, flying, and am largely out of spells. The Big Bad is still up, and our meleers are having a tough time with him. I polymorph into a Stone Giant, swoop down and grab one of his ogre minions, with the intention of hurling it at him as a distraction. My grab attempt...

It's clearly an awakened rat with levels in Wizard, and a full progression in Alienist. Look at it's eyes. It's mad, I tell you. MAD!

Pixies are a surprisingly good option, aren't they? I've also got some good use out of polymorphing into a leopard for stealth. If you allow for racial bonuses, and factor in its' 19dex and 16str, you get an automatic +8 to hide and move silently, +12 to balance, and +11 on climb and jump...

I threw the weapon finesse in to give him a few more options. With a +6 BAB and only a 12 STR, he'll be pretty much unable to hit anything by hand. Swapping that +1 for a +5 helps a little. Basically, rather than having a one-rtick-pony, I thought it would be useful to have a 2-or-3-trick...