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Titanium is also a horrible, horrible metal for making any kind of armor or weapon. It is nearly as strong as steel, but significantly lighter and much more ductile. A titanium weapon will hold an edge only slightly longer than a copper blade and it doesn't have the mass to make a good...

The real cheese starts to flow when you use DMM + persistent spell + prayer beads of karma + several nightsticks to persist nigh-undispellable cleric self only buffs.

Or you could create a feat that grants an offensive version of uncanny dodge. IE, instead of retaining dex bonus, you retain the ability to make AoO. As for avoiding the "mind control" ability of the knight I suggest interception and dynamic action to allow a defender to prevent attacks against...

Charles Ryan, for actually participating on a daily basis in the forum dedicated to his work (d20 modern is close enough to D&D as far as I am concerned).

One thing I have considered is folding the 5ft step and AoO into swift and immediate actions. Not exactly getting rid of them, but making them more rigidly defined.

I have been using internet message boards (like enworld.org or boards1.wizards.com/gleemax) and an online die roller database (www.nadaka.us/DiceBoxDB.asp) for some time. However it can be slow going at times with each round of combat taking 3 to 48 hours. Any kind of chat program would work...

What? you never played D&D with lesbian strippers? I can't be the only one (edit: to have done so.) ;) On topic: pirate monkeys lead by a cybernetic ghost... from the future.

Actually it won't a fighter 1/sorcerer 1 can and should likely have the same feats as a sorcerer 1/fighter 1/

So if you multiclass from fighter to sorcerer, you loose 4 points of BAB? But someone going from sorcerer to fighter gains +4? Even though they may both have the same number of levels in the same classes? IMO, not a good idea.

One option that you might take is to take the improved unarmed strike feat. It won't cost you caster level, but can represent some early martial training. On the plus side, it isn't a total waste of a feat. You can channel a melee touch spell through an unarmed strike for a little extra damage.

Its a hassle but you need to up the number of enemies by 2 to 3 times and increase their physical toughness without increasing their offensive firepower. This is because 10 characters take 10 actions per round. Single larger monsters are still limited to one action, and while it may kill a PC...

It worked for Conan. :)

Fallout with technology, mutants and psionics... oh thats just regular fallout.

What? The SRD is free to copy as one sees fit due to the open gaming license.

Having finally gotten the chance to play a swordsage, rather than just build them. The recover 1 ability as a full round action recovery method is still effectively 1 / encounter. Never have I been in a position where I could spare a full round without risking the lives of my party. Unlike...

It works better than dollar amounts because you don't have to worry about taxes, rent, credit cards, stocks, bonds, loans or changing your cars oil/gas. The rules for buying and selling are in the book. Purchases with a DC higher than 15 cost -1 wealth. Purchases higher than your wealth score...

Elves have way to many fanboi's fawning over them to be taken seriously. Dwarven women have beards. So I picked hobbits. It doesn't hurt that I have a very petite girlfriend that actually looks a lot like the 3e iconic Lidda either.

One way to reduce the focus on items, without really altering the power level of the game is to allow all characters to spend gold/xp/time to gain magic like effects through personal training (perhaps at the cost of a feat or two). You don't need a +6 belt of giant strength! Just train to...

Certain elements of a race are based not on the physical qualities of a race, or even their natural mental talents, but on the social training that offspring in that race receive. The elves get sword and bow proficiencies. The dwarves get bonus against goblinoids, giants and with axes. The...

Are you planning to start gaming right away? if so 3.5e might be the better choice. However, no one really knows what 4e will be like. And even if we did, our personal preferences may differ from your own. You can likely "make due" with just a PHB or the System Reference Document...