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Carcharoth,[br][br]Go the Psychic Warrior route for "swift action" Pounce ability. Go Ranger for wilderness skills.[br][br]Start at:[br][br]Psychic Warrior 2 / Ranger 3[br][br]... then take ...[br][br]War Mind 3 / Horizon Walker 2[br][br]***[br][br]This will give you tons of Pounce opportu...

Neeek,[br][br]The caster level of your Eldritch Blast ... is like ... real low. Right?[br][br]I don't have books (or the errata) with me. But I believe if you want your EB to act like a higher level spell, you need those EB enhancements. At least one that is. [br][br]Otherwise, it's like spitting ou...

Kirin & Mr. W.,[br][br]You guys will have *plenty* of help getting viable flankers for your attack strategies.[br][br]DBB and I will be providing summon monsters galore. Is this too much of a combat niche overlap? I think not. It should be complimentary if anything. DBB summons honk-ass sized pl...

1120594412[/unixtime]]About the horses, has noone ever gated in a fiendish horse? Aren't there unicorns? And about the metal, can people not simply conjure that up? [br][br]That reminds me .... it looks like DBB's Druid and my Cleric will be using both SM and SNA spells.[br][br]So there may be a re...

Too bad we don't have a Rogue. The party could really use a Rogue.[br][br]I wonder what Mr. Waesel is going to play? :tongue:[br][br]========[br][br]BTW, in a party of this size, the "social face contingent" should have people who can both expertly Bluff and expertly Diplomicize. And if so...

MrWaeseL at [unixtime wrote:1120594333[/unixtime]]4) Scout: I can hide and sneak, but not actually go invisible.

You sorta could. If you took that Roguish feat from the Aberrations-R-Us book that lets your Hide/MS skills apply to Tremorsense, Blindsight, Blindsense, etc.

It's worth a look ...

Just to note too, if Frank is handing out equipment, I completely understand.[br][br]If the name and sourcebook of Nightsticks seem antithetical to ancient Mexican culture, we could also reconfigure their name and description to fit in to the current environment. Otherwise, I'll just have to crank C...

Kirin,[br][br]Nope. Nightsticks solve the multiple DivMeta problem. Very cheap. Check the Libris Mortis book. I really want to be sure to keep everyone's weapons fully cranked at all times. We may wish to buy a Karma Bead with party funds to ensure that all our weapons get an additional +1 to the in...

Okay ... if this build and character concept is approved by the party and Cpt. Frank, I'll post her en toto .[br][br] Teotalco of the Feathered Rod [/i][br][br]Lawful Good Cleric of the deity QUETZALCOATL ... God of Civilization and Learning). Most likely, the moral compass of the group as well. [br...

Thanks Neeek. :biggrin:[br][br]Okey-doke. That looks like a tentative 5 to me.[br][br]Not sure if Frank and Mystery DM wanna stick with that as a the max. # of players ... but if not, I'll volunteer to fill-in my perception of what you guys are missing. That being either a Cleric or a Wizard.[br][br...

Embarrassingly, I posted in the other Forum to see how things were going with the game prep. Had no clue that things were tootin' right along at "In The Trenches".[br][br]Sooooo .... what does the current party roster look like?[br][br]And are there any spots left open? :)[br][br]I'd love ...

Warlocks, from a combat standpoint, should be like Bards. A nice 5th party member to compliment the Rogue, Wizard, Cleric, and Barbarian. [br][br]Eldritch Blast-wise .. I tend to like the Eldritch Chained Vitriolic Blast combo, for maximum effect to multiple foes. 3 straight rounds of hitting with o...

I just got back from an emergency visit down south. :([br][br]Anyway ... how are things going with the game planning? Is there still a common interest? [br][br]Frank and ??? = DM's?[br][br]DBB, Wrenfield, ???, ???, ???, and ??? = Players?[br][br]I am more than willing to help pick things up here. Pa...

1118698254[/unixtime]]I know I can easily post everyday, and probably several times a day, if necessary. The trouble I run into is often I have nothing to respond to. A character's inquisitive nature or busybodyness is helpful here. For example, while the other party members are doing there actions...

1118629871[/unixtime]]OK...[br][br]On Equipment: Many many magic items in various source books are unbalanced. Also, the assumed tech level of D&D is not analagous to any technology level ever from anywhere. And it's even less representitive of the Teotihuacanian Empire than it is of the Plague...

For those co-DM candidates with time issues, it might help to state what kind of posting rate the game will run at. This will help determine if they can manage the time commitment.[br][br]Frank, as primary DM at the moment, might like to chime in on that.[br][br]Perhaps the posting rate should be on...

If we go the poll route, that's an immense amount of work for the polltakers and a lot of time allocated to said task via debate and details-niggling. Polls are wonderful for keeping everybody involved in the decision-making process. But they also have their drawbacks ...[br][br]I personally think t...

Although in 3.5, Bill Cosby still has the ability to turn puddings. Into "pops", of course. Which makes him the most effective weapon versus the damn things.

Regarding "crunch" ... are there new PrC's (like the DMG I's Loremaster, Assassin, etc.)?[br][br] ---Rules for companion spirits for a group of PCs just like the totem rules from Werewolf. This sounds interesting. Although I'm not getting a bead on what that means exactly. I'll have to run...

I don't have this book. Yet. But I have some questions for you that *do* have it.[br] 1117907160[/unixtime]]Chapter 4 goes into detail about siege weapons (heavy trebuchet 14d6, R 15 for half), aerial bombardment, and arrow volleys. It also features commander's auras from the MiniHB and the return o...

Just to keep the momentum rolling here (without alternate rules bog-down), I'm all for Frank hitting the gong and announcing a finalized set of his House Rules. None of his list from the above sounds too out-of-place or too controversial. Since Franks suggestions don't entail a huge learning curve d...

Thank you all for the kind offers! Especially the wacky offers. But alas, since half the sisterhood baled, the other half nixed the travel plans, out of loyalty the others. [br][br]Although I am a bit dissapointed that none of you offered to help me crowbar-open the hotel vending machines. Where's t...

My girlfriends and I were going to go, but 2 out of the 4 of us got our plans nixed at the last moment. (sigh) We'll try next year, since we all went the prior 2 years. [br][br]And no, it's really not a good idear for chicks to bum floor space from gamer guys. Ergo, we splurge on opulent hotel rooms...

Lots of various opinions on banning this, tweaking that, using this variant, ignoring that. I seriously hope we can keep our final house rules list lean and concise.[br][br]Seriously, I fully trust the ability of the party to police itself in regards to ensure that no builds go into the game weak, a...

Unfortunately, there are currently no world leaders with the reputation and chops to mobilize a given group of people under the banner of a marxist state ... and succeed. Same can be said of American style democracy and capitalism. [br][br]And due to the way the global collective consciousness has e...