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Let this be the end of Vecnas troublesome and ill advised presence as a deity, and a return to his malicious, pleasurable reign as a villain of myth and legend. I also think it's time to begin the campaign of which duplicate deities should be replaced, and I level my gaze first at the...

Humanity greatly appeals to me.

The statistical bonuses are decent for Goliaths, but they would balance out well compared to a Dwarf or Human if not for the ability to wield large sized weapons. They really are the best for melee characters. I would not use them for a Cleric, but I really dislike sacrificing spellcasting...

Actually, this would significantly change the way Paladins are played as proposed, since it would remove the "one step out of line and you lose all powers" side of the class.

I can understand that point of view, but insofar as I'm concerned, roleplaying should be a reward unto itself, not something you have to bribe or force players into. I do not want to force players to roleplay every action of a charismatic PC in order to get the full benefits of that type of PC...

But what defines "good" roleplaying? Taking a more reserved, taciturn approach to social interactions is, in many characters cases, a highly accurate rendition of how said character would act. Yet how many DMs are willing to recognize this and reward a player for taking that approach, rather...

The only bonus to roleplaying should be a furthering of the story, increased experience, or opportunities for character advancement in a personal sense. Adding bonuses or negatives to a Diplomacy roll through that method is penalizing or rewarding players based on their own social skills, not...

Honestly, most if not all of the deities that rule over the Death domain have little of interest or innovation about their design. They are either dispassionate arbiters of the cycle of existence, or wicked purveyors of the scourge of Undeath, and are not fleshed out past those basic...

It's an interesting idea. It would place emphasis on a Paladin player thinking about how he could help or aid others, which is a good thing.

I do not see why this poll would be considered ridiculous. Getting the perspective and general numbers of how valualbe people consider each individual statistic is worthy of a topic, in my opinion. Now, obviously Charisma is the weakest, and thus garners my vote as well. The problem with...

Except they have never actually lost, save to Miko, and that was strongly implied to be a plot device on the part of the DM. On the other hand, none of the characters that it would actually be interesting to see the death of (Haley, Elan) are going to die, as they are not the character types...

Well, when I say caster, I include Pisons, as they simply use a different mechanic to achieve basically the same effect. Havok may have been a Warlock, but it seems a great deal of his power came from intelligent usage of pure caster items, such as scrolls of Timestop. The reason I am asking...

That was the funniest comic I've seen from the strip in a while. Honestly, I would like to see the PCs actually get hurt (IE one of them dead) at the end of this plotline. Virtually 400 strips in and not one has gone down for the count. Time for the cliche D&D climactic battle with a plot...

Lolth is an overused and worn out deity to many due to her overexposure, and lack of innovation in the plots centered around her in the materials that support such. Lolth defines a foe that has the potential to create interesting storylines, ideas, and campaigns, but fails to deliver. Yondalla...

I concur with ThirdWizards assessment of the overall power level of the varying character classes, with the Rogue being slightly higher, on par with the Fighter. Non caster classes are so reliant on gear in D&D once you get past 7th level or so it more or less defines them. As a non caster...

Small also applies a penalty to all grapple checks, reduces carrying capacity, and lowers weapon damage significantly.

Instead of comparing the Hobgoblin to a Dwarf, clearly the best of the +0 races, compare Hobgoblins to Half-Orcs, Half-Elves, & Gnomes. Hobgoblins clearly belong in the +1 LA category. A total of +4 to ability scores at no penalty, not to mention all around ability scores that are fantastic on...

Well, consider how close the party still came to defeating the heavily modified Kyuss, with minions. With the level of buffs available to a party like this, with the power creep they had attained (honestly, the initiative scores alone are insanity, in a game where they who attack first win 90%...

Death to the Spider Queen and all her loathsome, self pitying, rebel without a cause worshippers. Honestly, as an evil Goddess she is not that interesting.

I really dislike games where a Paladin lives in fear of his Code. The Paladin archetype should be all about inspiration, conviction, faith, leading by example, and bringing out the best in others. Instead, due to the heavy handed letter of the law applications of the Code, the Paladin...