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All of which are more complicated, dangerous, expensive and time consuming. What is so difficult to get about this? Yes there are plenty of other ways. These will very rarely if ever be used. Yes it is possible without a rogue. I said in my last post the possibility is not the issue here.. I...

I've cut the rest because I think everything hinges on this here. I have not said, even once, that it is impossible to find/bypass/disarm traps without a rogue. Put it to you another way: It is possible to cook soup with a flamethrower. Compared to, say, a stovetop, it's also pointlessly...

I could care less but if you don't root for the Red Sox where I live, rabid fans will nail your feet to a train and duct tape your ears together. So I'll go with the Sox.

Even worse, killer shrews! [Edit] Just thought it was funny because the movie deals with basically the same idea albeit using border collies with rug samples attached to them.

Psychoportation sounds like a better way of saying, "driving someone crazy." :)

I didn't vote. Nothing I've heard about 4E bowls me over or makes me cringe. I'll probably adopt it at some point in the future when its difficult to find someone running 3.5.

Who's talking about forcing someone into a role? I'm just pointing out that trapfinding is basically the sole responsibility of the rogue (or other class with trapfinding) and will generally be dealt with by that particular class alone. Which is entirely unlike the trapfinding ability, which...

But you seriously downplay the severity of it. There's no comparison between a cheap tool that can be used indefinitely in multiple situations and one thats anywhere from twelve to twenty-four times more expensive, has a finite number of uses and doesn't have all of the same capabilities...

You can do all that. A PC with the trapfinding ability can do this without spending money or XP on magic items, with one check. A PC with the trapfinding ability can spend 30 GP on thieves tools and disable traps indefinitely. Using a wand of summon monster I is 7 GP a pop. In 4 uses you've...

Which just proves my point, which is that other classes are only able to find and deal with traps rarely and in specific circumstances. A dwarf is going to have a tough time finding a trap unless... 1: It's set in stone, which will not always be the case. 2: They have levels in a class with...

Not really the same thing. Take a look under the trapfinding description. Rogues are called out as being the only ones capable of finding and disarming traps. Anyone can get into combat with varying degrees of success in different circumstances, but the chances of successfully finding and...

That'll do it. Although I still feel like there's a huge difference between a CR 5 trap and a CR5 encounter. The simple fact that there's generally only one PC in a standard party that can actually deal effectively with traps makes things a little screwy. Thanks for the responses guys. I've got...

My players have recently entered the first decent-sized dungeon crawl of the campaign and something occurred to me: do you, or do you not dole out XP for encountering traps? My gut reaction is no because... 1: Traps are generally only going to be encountered and dealt with by the party...

Nice. Now if only there were cheese retailer nearby that needed something. :D

Always double check the location of the decimal point before purchasing wine. My favorite wine is beer.

Oh c'mon, it's basically olive soup.

Come to think of it, I nominate the martini.

I just posted this up on my game's campaign forum. I'm curious what others think. The PC's in my game are starting to grow up. They're all level 4, they've gotten their first stat boost not long ago and are starting to pick up a few magic items. I've been doing some thinking and have decided...

I just finished Making Money. The book is great although the ending felt a little, well, less resolved than I would normally expect from Pratchett. I feel like certain elements didn't really mesh perfectly well together either. Mind you, I still enjoyed it immensely and the characters of Moist...

Small gods. In my homebrew gods would be small-time, regional operators. There would be a god of The Windy Woods or The Boiling Desert or the god of The Small and Interestingly Shaped Stone on That Hill Over There. Divine intervention would be something that happens on a fairly regular basis...