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https://www.pr.com/press-release/838425 E. Gary Gygax Jr. and others are heading a new company called TSR Games, and I'm surprised to see them using the old TSR logos. I vaguely understand there is something in US trademark law about losing a trademark through disuse, but Wizards of the Coast...

I don't have the books, and I think the encounter guidelines I've been looking at might have been from Xanathar's Guide rather than the DMG/MM, so maybe this is covered. If so, just point me at the right section. Otherwise, help me understand what the CR numbers represent in 5E. In 3E, it was...

I'm looking at the swashbuckler's Precise Strike deed: +level to damage against most opponents, most of the time. I'm not sure it's too much in itself, but it sure seems a lot compared to similar (full BAB, full warrior) classes that came before: Paladin: +level to damage against up to 7...

Am I correct in reading that anyone taking Amateur Swashbuckler can select the Precise Strike deed can add their level to damage against creatures vulnerable to criticals with light and one-handed piercing weapons? For example, every rogue that uses a dagger, short sword, or rapier, every...

It's good that they're branching out instead of retreading the same ground with Complete Warrior, Complete Fighting Man, Complete Combat Guy &c., but seriously, Paizo? Ponies?

How do they compare to 3.5 dragons? More precisely, how does Pathfinder dragons vs. Pathfinder PCs compare to 3.5 dragons vs. 3.5 PCs. In 3.5, dragons were intentionally under-CR-ed. An 8th-level party would wipe the floor with any CR 8 opponent, but would have to put in serious work against a...

Are the building limits in the Improvements per Month table applied globally or per city? I.e. does building a new city let you build more buildings throughout the kingdom (one in each city per turn) or is the whole kingdom limited to the one building per city? If the limits are kingdom-wide...

The Escapist : The Truth About 4th Edition: Part One of Our Exclusive Interview with Wizards of the Coast Just one interesting bit:

A blog by a guy who's running D&D for a bunch of alt-pornstars and and strippers. Playing D&D With Porn Stars: Hi Playing D&D With Porn Stars Even aside from the novelty value (which is immense: here's a D&D player pornstar on the bridge of the Enterprise :D), it's a decent gaming blog. Links...

The Avenger Essentials article has a feat that lets an avenger treat their allies' bloodyings/kills as their own. What feats, items, &c. leverage that? All I can think of off-hand is Raven Queen's Blessing. What else?

While "guy in a cloak with a huge sword" isn't hard, what really sells it (besides being awesome in its own right) are the birds. Avenging Echoes (hit target, anyone who attacks you or hangs around you gets damaged) is probably my favorite power, and I've been describing it as a flock of ravens...

Is there a way for a bard to get more bardic music uses, other than taking the Extra Music feat, perhaps a magic item? Something within the price range of a 15th-level character, so it can be pretty expensive.

Stealing a bit from 4E, how about this modification to 3.5: add 1/2 Dex modifier to melee attacks add 1/2 Int(?) modifier to ranged attacks add 1/2 Int modifier to AC add 1/2 Str modifier to Fort add 1/2 Int modifier to Ref add 1/2 Cha modifier to Will Round up for positive modifiers, round...

What would be a fair trade for a beguiler to get medium BAB?

Complete Adventurer, and then Complete Scoundrel, had feats that let you stack two specific classes for the purposes of some level-dependent abilities (such as bard and paladin stacking for the damage dealt by smite evil). Are there feats like that that enhance a warlock's eldritch blast?

A neat combo I just noticed: A 1st-level swordmage with Luring Strike (Arcane Power) and White Lotus Evasion (Dragon #374) that's adjacent to an enemy can shift 1 square, attack the enemy, shift 1 square while making the enemy follow, then shift two squares, at-will. With the 2nd-level utility...

Armor of Faith grants +3 AC while not in heavy armour Swordmage Warding grants +3 AC while not in heavy armour and with a free hand, +1 AC with both hands occupied, which turns off should you fall unconscious. For a feat, you can enhance Armor of Faith by +1 per tier. For a feat (if you have...

Is the damage from high crit (1[W] 1st-10th, 2[W] 11th-20th, 3[W] 21st-30th) multiplied for multiple weapon attacks? When you attack with a 2[W] attack at 1st-10th and crit with a scimitar (1d8), do you deal 16 + 1d8 or 16 + 2d8?

The basic premise of CoC d20 magic is that anyone can use it (not sure if you have to learn the spell somehow, or just go by the instructions?), but casting deals stat damage. How usable is this for PCs? How portable would it be into d20 Modern? I like the idea of magic being something...

I'm making a rogue 1/cloistered cleric 3 for an Eberron game. The idea is a guy who uses brain rather than brawn to handle himself in melee. My domains are War (longsword as a favoured weapon), Travel and Knowledge, and I have Knowledge Devotion (to make up some for crappy BAB) and Able Learner...