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Hello. Without creating a new skill, how would you recommend handling a PC who wants to research (for instance, in a large library) the answer to a particular question? For the sake of example, let's say the PC is looking for information on a particular sorcerer who died ten years prior. This...

Hello. I am about to start my first game in a VERY long time, and would appreciate some help with my character. We are allowed to use the 3.5 Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, Magic of Faerun, and the Complete Warrior only. After looking through the...

Hello. So a player in my campaign wants to get a porcupine familiar that grants the same benefit as the hedgehog from Tome and Blood (+1 natural AC). Do you think this is an acceptable familiar? It's not much bigger than a hedgehog and probably can't do anything unbalancing. Also, would the +1...

If I get an improved familiar at 5th level (wizard), that familiar gets all the listed abilities for a 5th level master, right? By listed abilities, I mean intelligence and natural armor boosts, as well as the more special abilities like touch and speak with master. The reason I ask is that the...

Hi. Sorry for the possibly stupid question, but is "alchemical" silver the same thing as silver from previous versions? In other words, is it just for bypassing lycanthrope damage resistance, or does the "alchemical" part add something further? Thanks for the help.

I'm a bit new to this, and I could use some quick assistance. Let's say I am a Wizard 3/Fighter 2 with no armor, a longsword, and a lizard familiar on my shoulder. Before an orc closes into melee with me, I cast shocking grasp, designating my familiar as the "toucher" and holding the charge. My...