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Yup, this is about right. I spoke to him, and he said "Yeah, Im surprised you survived, I did not want you going that way" He was unapologetic about the class levels, "Story over Mechanics" he said. I gently suggested he try some of the pre-gen'd encounter groups (specificaly the EL7 Gnoll...

Cross Marking - He was using large size creatures and reach weapons. So the creatures could attack our tanks from reach and then would move someone else in, so our fighter + paladin couldnt actually reach the target that had marked them.

Does the use of actual class levels create enough of an inbalance that I should worry about it? The GM is kinda prickly, and my thought was to warn him that the 4e rules system doesnt convert from 3.5 exactly, then gently point him to the Templates in the MM. I don't want to do it if the...

We have a Rogue (Dodger), Wizard (Illusionist), Feylock, Paladin and Fighter (whose only weapon is a short sword due to bieng captured last session). We thought about the 'we were not meant to go this way' but the monsters chased us. If this was a GM hint not to go this way, a portcullis...

Yes, levels right out of the PHB including a + to their HP equal to their CON stat. They had 2 handed +1 magic weapons and 3 mundane, large sized javelins each, all were wearing Plate armor. One of the hardest parts was the Combat Challenge mark's. He could 'cross mark' so the melee...

We had a few rounds of combat and then ran, retreated into a corridor and fought tactically while the mage's Ball of Fire 1st level Daily helped. We killed a few of them, the fire ball dis amazing amounts of damage and they retreated. We used 85% of our expendable resrouces (potions, surges...

Allo! I've been wrestling with my GM a bit lately. Under the banner of "Story > Mechanics" he is refusing to use any pre-generated monster groups from the MM. This is not so much of a problem. The problem is that he is taking monsters and giving them Class levels to adjust their CR. A good...

Yeah, that does make a lot of sense.

There is the crux. One - I dont think you can hold a shield in your hand, unless its a buckler - much too large. You could hold onto it via straps of some kind, but I dont think that flies. Else nearly any object could work in a glove of storing. Two - Holding a shield in your hand and...

Not to get off Topic Genshou but from a realistic standpoint the GM has everything to gain from Sundering, and the players have everything to lose. Since the GM can, at any time, say "And a meteor hits the planet, killing you all" I tend to shy away from things where the DM is up 100% on the...

I consider Save or Die to be the nuclear weapons of D&D. If you use them, your DM is going to. If you keep the war conventional, your DM will too. Much like sundering, if you (the players) dont want it in game, then dont use it and the DM probably wont either.

I diddnt vote monk but I know why people did : Book of Exalted Deeds. Vow of Poverty and the acompanying feats are fantastic for a monk

Whoopsie. Sorry about that, I diddnt know about a Heriphant class. If you can tell me what book it is in I will try and post a more in depth review :~) Once again sorry.

Yes yes and yes. There are no downsides to that prestige class. You get full casting, full wild shape, good progression's of just about everything you'd want. Especially if your DM allws you to get in with Percocious Apprentice from Complete Arcane. You can end the entire progression with...

Definatly watch out for Quill Blast from Complete Divine. Its not broken, per se. But it will royally and truly screw most bad guys. Clever use of this spell allows people to defeat things twice their CR with relative ease. Nasty to the power of 10.

I hope not. That spell is a nightmare of D&D balance and item creation. And if your player is pulling somthing on you .. damn. Guys got guts. I could whisper the words "True Strike" and my DM would be on me like white on rice.

Its a cheap shot, thats for sure. If searching for traps only discovers the obvious traps then its a dead skill. People who make traps are smart, and you know they dont ofen put signs up --- "Trap HERE" Traps are hidden, thats kinda the point. Magical traps are totally hidden, the only signs...

Oh Gee. Maybe its that druids get everything. They have a full 1-9 spell progression full of damn fine spells. And they get better with EVERY splat book. They have wild shape, total versatility. At 12th level you have a variety of Str 28 or 30 monsters you can turn into for combat. A few Spot...

If realism in mining is what you are going for the out and out of it is that dense veins of metal do not occur near the surface. Barring any insanly abnormal tectonic activity very little ore will be available on the surface. When you say you have "Invested" heavily into mining equipment...

A few things to keep in mind : 1 - Size of the Vein. How deep is it ? How accessable are the deeper deposites ? Its HIGHLY likely that you will need to build shafts and tunnels to access more than just a tiny amount of Mithril. Building a *STABLE* shaft complex can take weeks, and quite a lot...