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    Finding friendly neighborhood gaming stores...?

    Thanks for the input!
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    Finding friendly neighborhood gaming stores...?

    The general question: Is there a list of gaming stores that cater (at least in part) to DnD out there on the 'net anywhere? The specific question: I'm trying to help my sister-in-law in the Boston area (NW of city) get a large battlemat for her son, preferrably via purchase from ye olde...
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    really general question about Sneak Attack

    More on mobility This is a bit of a tangent, but a great way to improve your mobility is to take a level of sorcerer (if you have a reasonable charisma (at least 11)) and use expeditious retreat liberally. You can REALLY motor around the battlefield with an extra 30' of movement per round; my...
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    flanking and sneak attack.

    Actually, can't you just be a little more clever with specifying the trigger action? Make the trigger "your teammate attacks" instead of "your teammate moves into flanking position." Your teammate, if smart, won't attack until after he's already in flanking position, at which point you interrupt...
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    Out-monking a Monk in 20 levels.

    Sword sage with 3 good saves? ... Or add the maneuver (name escapes me) that lets you take a concentration check in place of a fortitude save. You can only use it once per encounter, but that's getting pretty close to 3 good saves without having to cross over into fighter levels.
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    Help me design a challenge

    It might help if you shared the class(es) of each character and any relevant plot points, if any.
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    Quicken touch spells

    Right. Good question. What I meant is this: casting a melee touch attack spell typically takes its own standard action; engaging in a melee touch attack typically takes its own standard action; but if you cast a melee touch attack spell, you may (either immediately or after a move) try to...
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    Quicken touch spells

    [states the obvious] If you cast a melee touch attack spell normally, the touch attack itself is part of the casting action [/states the obvious] Darkalone was (I think) wondering whether quickening the spell casting also quickens the melee touch attack, or if it only quickens the touching part...
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    Claim that name!

    For the win! (If my year of college Spanish serves, Sabado = Saturday and Domingo = Sunday, FWIW)
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    Paper Minions - WT?

    This! With a little creativity and remembering that HP are abstract, minions can add to the verisimilitude just as well as take away from it. It may require a major shift in mind set, but no particular shift in how much sense the game makes.
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    Best creative use of an obscure or "weak" spell?

    Mage hand to the rescue The elven empereror, who had been poisoned to a state of near-total incapacity, is standing in the center of his throne room protected by a prismatic sphere-like effect. My sorcerer/rogue is standing outside the sphere with the antidote and no way to communicate this...
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    How many orcs does it take to guard a pie?

    Ahhh, yes. Sometimes, I delude myself that I am internet-savvy. :D
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    How many orcs does it take to guard a pie?

    Orcs and Pie For those of us not in the know, what is the origin of the orc/pie connection?
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    Fair 1st level Spell?

    Whelm spells are in the Player's Handbook II, FWIW.
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    35ft reach???

    If you want to hit everyone in line... don't forget about the rules for soft cover and reach weapons.
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    Maximum visibility in air

    Bravo!
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    WorldWide GaryCon This Weekend!

    Memories of my first DnD outing in the '70's are a bit hazy. As best as I remember, we were doing Keep on the Borderlands, and I died in my first-ever fight at the hands of a lizardman - tough to take when you're only seven, but I got past it. After playing through Jr. High School, I didn't...
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    Spiked Chain, Enlarge Person, and Whirlwind Attack

    Thanks to all for your input - and for the link to the old thread. On a side note, is there a way to search for old threads? I haven't found one yet...
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    Spiked Chain, Enlarge Person, and Whirlwind Attack

    I see what you mean about exactly how it's written. I guess I thought that the implication was that you can hit creatures inside of your 10' reach (i.e., adjacent) with the spiked chain - so that when your reach doubles to 15-20', you can still hit creatures inside that reach (5-10'). Then I'm...
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