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To complete that quote from Savage Species, the next sentence is 'All three of those functions use effective character level instead.' The somewhat vague part, where it says to 'take into account ECL' is a basic step-by-step list for determining XP. Later other possible changes are listed, but...

Actually, I was thinking of this as a deviously created trap, by an NPC of course, not that a bunch of rust monsters wandered into the ventilation system and got stuck. They being placed there by the big bad evil guys would be their reason for being there. I may add in the illusion floor with...

Yeah lack of mention of the DMG xp table was the exact reason I decided it was vague, but yes I'm pretty sure its supposed to work that way, and it would be unbalanced if he XP'd faster than another ECL 10 character (a lvl 10 human fighter for example). Aaron

A few sessions ago I wanted to introduce my PCs to rust monsters. Little things with no hp, but..wow. PCs were camped, 2 on watch, both failed spot and listen checks miserably. Rust monsters went straight for the largest masses of metal = 2 suits of mithral full plate (one at +2, one at +3)...

Reading it again, it is a little vague, but I'm pretty sure the ECL is supposed to be used for determining XP (both for XP from encounters and for level advancement). That's the way I've always interpreted it. Aaron

I've been practicing some of the 3.x combat options with my players. With bull rush - do you need a running start at all? Can you bull rush an oppoent through a square with a friend (since you can move through squares with friends)? Through a square with an enemy? What happens if there is a wall...

A feint works for your next melee attack. Does that include a full round attack, or jsut the first attack of the full round attack? Aaron

So a cleric in my game is using a 2-handed axe. For somantic spells, he insists he just holds it one-handed while he casts the spell, then puts his other hand back on it. Which, logically, seems ok to me. I was just wondering if this had ever come up as an issue or was a normal thing? Aaron

In older versions of DnD I was pretty relaxed about it. I'm still learning 3.x though, and to give it a fair shake I'm trying to thoroughly learn and use the rules. I generally do the weight accounting between sessions though. At the moment the half-orc barb with 22 str is carrying half of the...

Hm, my PHB lists Permanency as a Universal spell. Is there some errata or SRD I should check? Aaron

One of my players is running the cleric, and was asking about spontaneous casting - it states anything with 'cure' in the name can be spontaneously cast by a good cleric/good-diety-worshipping cleric. And there is a cure spell of each level until 9th. Does that mean at 9th-spell level clerics...

Hm..mitigating circumstances. Well, I am running a few house rules. Mainly...it's a low magic world. Everything magical costs twice as much, unless you donate personal xp toward making it. The armor really was the best item they had seen drop. Beyond that, no. It's pretty much just a matter of...

I know this has been covered here, I just can't find it right now. One of my players, who is a cleric worshipping Pelor, is having relatively evil thoughts (mainly over killing a companion NPC so that he can use the spiffy armor that NPC got last session). I told him he can do what he wants...

Thanks guys. That makes sense - as I was looking at it, particularly since some prestige classes max at 5th or even 3rd level, taking them would ensure a permanent xp penalty for any but the lowest level characters and that wouldnt make sense. Thanks specifically for the text! Aaron

So, I was just sitting around talking to some of my players about their class/prestige class/multiclass options, and they were surprised when I mentioned XP penalties for multiclassing with prestige classes. After searching through my books, I can't find anything specifically about prestige...

Thanks for the tips! Where is practiced spellcaster feat? What book I mean? I don't have races of the wild, but working on getting it. I know a lot of rules-centered D&D (3.x) centers around power, but I want to encourage concept characters, role-playing and personalized touches as much as...

You get married was always my favorite ending to that. Interestingly enough, tomorrow is my one year anniversary. And my new ending is...and then your car gets stolen. I think the 50 bucks of groceries in the back and the zippo in the front were more valuable than the car was, but it was nice...

I started my wife, her brother, and a few friends on RPGs. They talked to some friends then asked for 3.5, because it's popular in Poland. So for two months I've been learning the ropes of the 3.x/d20 system. I've got the basics down, but my wife is asking me for specific advice, and I don't...

Are we talking about NaNo or CDM? Now I'm confused :). I was going with an american time table, because in the states usually exams are done before Xmas break. Of course, I'm in Europe and my wife is finishing her masters this year, and has exams at the end of january/beginning of february, so...

I know I kind of dropped out of the light after losing, and I want to apologize for that and not posting my personal commentaries on stories. There were personal reasons, I won't bore you. I don't mind organizing, judging or competing. Really I want to compete (even though this was my 3rd CDM...