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I may have missed this in all the chatter about the 4th edition preview "Races and Classes", but does the book have a write up for half-elves like it does for the other main PC races (including new entries like the tiefling and dragonborn)? I admit to hoping that with half-orcs dropping out of...

Baseless speculation: I think that in the 4th edition Players' Handbook, there will be at least one race (eladrin, with the wizarding focus) that gets a mental ability score bonus (Intelligence, in this case). Why do I think so: Assumption 1. In the past, the argument against mental stats...

I've been putting together a water-based campaign (yes, with 4e just around the corner I am starting a 3.5e campaign). And the sahuagin are really odd. Two points, one minor, the other almost a campaign-breaker: 1. Alignment: Mostly lawful, but fly into a blood frenzy when damaged. (This...

Is there anyone else here that is planning on waiting to get the 4e books until after a second printing where they get around to fixing typos and misprints? This was one of my pet peeves about the 3.x books, that the first printings seemed riddled with rules errors, misspellings, and...

I've introduced half-dwarf/half-human "muls" to my campaign that is very elemental focused in setting. Stronger tension between elemental forces and less focus on good vs evil (i.e. clerics worship one of the four cardinal elements, and always have Air, Earth, Fire, or Water as a third domain)...

I'm roughing out a campaign based in a "primitive" Polynesian-style setting: 1. Few fighters, more barbarians 2. Elves are all aquatic, and wage wars against the sahuagin beneath the waves. 2a. Half-elves are accepted everywhere because they can spend long periods both above and below the...

A silly question, perhaps, but I'm preparing to play a cleric and just realized that I don't know if my cleric can cast some of these spells on himself, or just other characters. Does a range of "touch" (example, Cure Light Wounds) mean I can only cast it on others?

2nd level cleric spells include buffs for STR, CON, WIS, and CHA, but not INT or DEX. Why do you think that is?

Takeoffs a problem for giant bird http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_sc/biggest_bird;_ylt=AnMvN0gCzX1GwlnwRjeKFTRvieAA By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer Mon Jul 2, 11:00 PM ET WASHINGTON - Weighing in at 150 pounds or more, the all-time biggest bird couldn't just hop into the...

I'm trying to put together a character based around a "rough and tough" theme -- focus on enduring hard labor, mental and physical toughness, shrugging off damage that would kill a softer character, that sort of thing. But I want him to effective in combat as well. PHB points to dwarf for the...

Has anyone ever seen a d20 setting based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels? I just read through "Thud!" again. I love the idea of trolls made of metamorphorical rock. I want to meet Mr. Shine.

Is there an auto-calculator (preferably online) that I can use to add templates to base creatures? For instance, if I wanted to create a half-celestial X, I could type in the relevant info and have it spit out the modified stats? I know I can apply the template myself, but I'm lazy sometimes...

I'm mulling over the idea of a hard-hitting flail-and-board (NPC) fighter, but want something bigger than a small flail (one-handed weapon, 1d8). The large flail is two-handed but 1d10. Is there any weapon that does for flails what the bastard sword does for swords (melee two-handed, exotic...

I have been looking at different builds for a two-weapon fighter, and it seems that not too many people pick the feat Two-Weapon Defense. Is a +1 shield bonus to your AC not worth a feat? Do you just assume that a ring or amulet or something else will get you that +1 AC? If I assume that...

I read in an earlier thread that the paladin/monk gestalt might be a problem if allowed in a game. I admit that the two classes abilities seem to combine pretty well, but is this combination more powerful than barbarian/cleric, for instance? Thanks for any advice.

Judge's response in a legal case: From Kay v. Friel, 2007 WL 295556 (D. Utah Jan. 26), a prison religious freedom case (emphasis added): Plaintiff's allegations are insufficient to make a prima facie showing that his beliefs are religious in nature, and that they are sincerely held...

The rules for invisible creatures or characters in combat are relatively clear. But the invisibility spell can be cast on objects, and can even be made "permanent". What rules would you use for a character that wanted to use an invisible sword in combat? Or a character shooting invisible...

If you have the offspring of a half-elf and a human, would you rule that they are statistically a human with some elfish looks, or would you give some thing very minor (like +1 to listen, search, spot) to show their ancestry? If I do give a bonus, I don't want it to be too "unbalancing". Other...

My wife was telling me about a book she was reading and one line struck me. "She was the grand-daughter of an ogre," she said, and I missed the rest of the conversation as I thought about what someone like that would look like, how she would be treated, what kind of story-lines I might be able...

Are there any estimates out there for the LA for medium or large elementals? The base HD in the MM is 4 and 8, respectively, but they aren't considered good PC candidates I guess, because I see no LAs listed. Comparing the ability score benefits and special abilities with some others I would...