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As a DM of 18 years, it is my personal opinion that nothing is more satisfiying than creating/running a world and having the players and the random dice energize it and bring it to life. The interplay of chance and input from the players gives a setting a life that it otherwise would not have...

I only just, after owning the book since its release, realized that there were Sanctified Spells on page 84 of BoED. For some reason, these things are simply awesome. One of my biggest bugs with core magic is the lack of flexibility. Sure the wizard knows a billion spells, but he can only...

I HATE the "all fighters suck at will saves, all rogues are dextrous, etc" stereotyping that the game assumes. So, I thought that maybe I would allow the players to select their good and poor saves. For instance, fighters are allowed one good and two poor saves; why not allow them to select the...

A friend of mine sent me his handout for a homebrew world recently and it got me to thinking. I don't know about you, but I think that charisma is the bastardized child of the stats. Poor thing is always on the receiving end of the lowest score to be had unless: A: The character needs charisma...

Last night a friend and I stayed up talking in the bitter cold parking lot of our local gaming shop talking about D&D and what we might alter. The central theme revolved around the idea that fighters fighting, wizards casting, and rogues roguing never, ever seemed to wear anyone out. They could...

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Real quick-like... I am playing a sorceress with a storm theme. I am staying very true to the theme... to the point where I cannot fill all of my spell slots using only the PHB, which is all we are allowed to use. The DM gave me permission to attempt to convert the Druid spells that deal with...

My copy of Player's Guide to Faerun has a discrepancy. The Spellcasting Prodigy feat listed in the comprehensive feats list at the beginning of the feats section says that the feat grants a +1 bonus to your spell save DCs. The full description, however, says nothing about the DC increase; only...

Alright. I need some input for my storm-based sorcereress. She specializes in metamagic and I need to pick some feats. I am currently 3rd level. Here are some of the things that you may need to know: - We are playing with spell points. I get spell points equal to a percentage of my total daily...

I don't do this often, but I wanted to send a hearty Gratzi to any Wizards employee who may be surfing this board. I have been waiting an eternity for this book, advertised in Dragon Magazine this month. I HATE lugging 50 pounds worth of books to my weekly games so this book will be a lifesaver...

Alrighty, as a little speedbump to my too-serious campaign, I have decided to have my party teleported or otherwise cajoled into a modern day city. The twist... there will be a gen-con type going on. I would like to hear some of your most interesting ideas or encounters to have occur. I would...

Alrighty... I have, through a ridiculous amount of playing time, decided that the weapons in the game are not created equal... by any means. I know that some of you may criticize this, as the weapons have a seemingly tiny impact on the game, but I am a rules freak and balance lawyer. Sue me :]...

My friend had a moment of prescience today and just tossed this idea out of the blue. What if power attack penalized AC? It is beautiful, in my opinion, as power attack seems to represent a reckless overextension of one's combat stance. What do you think of this? Would you penalize To Hit and...

...... anywhere? I would prefer that it includes descriptions. Does such an animal exist? If not, I am about to make my fingers tired..... Later!

What does everyone think of this class? I personally love it.... it is versatile, has decent spell selection, and a nice guardian for your vulnerable caster.

Alright, here is the deal. I am playing a Halfling Druid 3/Wizard 3/Arcane Hierophant 6. I am needing to refine my spell selection, with my vision of Jordan(the aforementioned Druid) being one of a character that would end up with the most versatile spells available. Speaking in a general sense...

I do not normally share personal adventures here, but the most recent session wound up being one of the most extraordinary that I have ever been a part of. I am normally the DM of our rather large group, but my recent campaign was drawn to a successful close by the players. Another player...

Mobile Spellcasting allows a caster to cast a spell and move up to his normal move rate as a standard action. Would this feat be usable on a mount? Or would the fact that you are really not moving, but having your mount move, prevent you from using the feat? (That is my view.) Mind that is does...

Alright folks... allow me to bend your ear. I am starting a new campaign shortly. It will be my full time campaign and feature dragons as its main movers and shakers. I want magic to be very earthy and spiritual...much more akin to the sorcerer and druid than to the cleric and wizard. I also...

Alright... I have the distinct pleasure of playing a Dire Human Werewolf. This template, while awesome, presents some difficulties for my character, such as the size difference between his human and hybrid forms. So I tried to think of a weapon that would suit his particular needs and came up...