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1086109943[/unixtime]] I've always been of the opinion that "Same Effect with Differing Results" and "One Effect Makes Another Irrelevant" (PH p172) means that multiple uses of shapeshifting abilities doesn't let you chain feats and abilities. [br][br]Then your opinions are stup...

I've always been of the opinion that "Same Effect with Differing Results" and "One Effect Makes Another Irrelevant" (PH p172) means that multiple uses of shapeshifting abilities doesn't let you chain feats and abilities.[br][br]But I don't care enough about it to debate things wi...

I'm in a campaign right now with a druid 15/nature's warrior 3.[br][br]Last session he did the following:[br]Wild Shaped into a megaraptor (only have access to MM I, gives pounce and has 4 attacks)[br]Cast animal growth : +8 Str, +4 Con, -2 Dex, +2 natural armor, DR 10/magic but -1 to hit and AC, si...

IMX (where Persistent is not an option) cleric feat selection varies from lackluster to underwhelming. Since reflex saves are the most common save in the game (roughly twice as common, than Fort and Will) and because reflex saves are the only true weakness of the cleric, Lightning Reflexes is not a ...

1083086545[/unixtime]]But the Monster Entries in the Fiend Folio carry over - the list of 3.5 updates for that book has been published, and the Viper Swarm is still a:[br][br] Medium Animal (swarm of dimminutive creatures) [br][br]Yes, and the 3.5 Accessory Update Booklet changes the size of all sw...

According to the stat blocks, all the swarms in the 3.5 MM are Diminutive Animals except for Rat Swarms, which are Tiny Animals. You get Tiny at 11th. Tiny swarms take half weapon damage. Only Diminutive and Fine swarms are immune to weapon damage.[br][br]A DM can also say that since the weapon resi...

1082964895[/unixtime]]It's very powerful, I admit, but I'm going to hold the phone on it being broken. [br][br]I've always been of the opinion that the spell is "broken" as in "bad mechanical design". The spell ignores AC, saves, and hit points, basically meaning that there's no...

Because specific cases never override general rules!

Improved Init is good for rogues and high-level wizards. Otherwise, just avoid it. Fighters are better off with Combat Reflexes or Blindfighting, and clerics are better of with... heh, Lightning Reflexes.[br][br]In our group, we generally play II so that you win any initiative ties. That makes it tr...

/me pictures Frank strolling up to LotR's Black Gate with peanut butter, a butter knife, and a crowbar.

Why make a rule that only prevents people from doing something extremely stupid? Why not just hand them a finished character sheet?

DM: "Wecome noble knight!"[br]Player: "Roll initiative. I charge in!"[br]DM: "You die horribly."[br][br]I don't really see where Frank is going with this, however. I remember him saying that your class wasn't your career... and that's exactly what he's saying here. I co...

1081489508[/unixtime]]I think claiming anything is broken in conjunction with Gestalt is laughable anyway. Isn't the point to be alot more powerful than a normal character of your level anyway?[br][br]-Desdan[br][br] [br][br]That was a joke.[br][br]Ultimately, you play it like that because you play...

The easiest system I've seen so far is the existing LA system combined with the LA reduction in UA. Nobody ever plays LA +2 in our games, but there's people who play LA +1 now. All things begin equal, it amounts to a flat 4,000 XP penalty.

1081628932[/unixtime]] Well, half-ogre from Savage Species is completely broken IMX [br][br]Weird experience. I've run the numbers, an Orc with a Spiked Chain and a Rogue level does more damage, has more hit points, better saves, and has more skills. [br][br]And numbers don't lie! They're numbers !...

I'm assuming by ECL +1 you actually mean ECL +1 and not just LA +1. That is, there are no racial HD.[br][br]Is it worth it? Well, half-ogre from Savage Species is completely broken IMX (we convinced a DM to let us try it). Those are +6 Str, +2 Con, -2 Dex, -2 Int, -2 Cha; Large; Darkvision 60'; natu...

Because that would be broken.

That's the real problem. The only time minutes ever make sense is at early levels (before 5th). Combat never lasts more than 2 minutes. If it does, something strange is going on.

Of course, neo- clairvoyance randomly takes 10 minutes to cast now. Gee, why not just sneak in and look around? That'll take only 1 minute. Isn't magic supposed to be better or something? How about equal? Coupled with the glorious 1 min/lvl duration, you run into the three monkeys problem. You can s...

That's why you just take remedy moderate wounds from Magic of Faerun. That actually grants normal fast healing, not the "remember to track when you take your damage" stupidity from MotW.

Of course, since MoF is older, and the spell duration is different....

I'm with Count on this one. It's not that stealth, and what Andy's saying isn't a rule change in 3.5. The DMG errata already clearly indicates that the weapon properties from enhacement bonuses in the DMG are wrong.[br][br]3.0: Each enhancement bonus adds +1 hardness and hp; need equal enhacement to...

Don't you just love how they went out of their way to redefine alter self and polymorph, and then completely ignored pao?

That might work (I'm not convinced Elusive Target makes the creature FF wrt you). In any case, it only works once. After that, they simply don't flank you, and don't take AoO against you.

The other drawback is that the object has to be hidden in the first place. You're not going to be able to hide a longspear.

"Is that a longspear in your cloak or are you just happy to see me?"

And assuming you can convert all threats to crits. Things like Power Crit do weird things to the numbers.