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fliprushman wrote:Healing?

Cos healing raises your threat and when you have enough threat, you pull aggro.
Its even easier if your DM allows you to use a threat meter.
But ours doesnt cos he says its cheating

An arcane trickster won't be the single most powerful character in a party, but they are fun .[br][br]But alas, fun is not susceptible to mechanistic rules analysis and therefore not a relevant factor in discussions about the class.[br][br]I played an elven AT up to 11th (only 3rd AT) and really enj...

FrankTrollman at [unixtime wrote:1100277388[/unixtime]]

I'm just not going to spend 100 gold a spell level for a copy of a spellbook that will only ever matter if the DM is being a dick.

-Username17

So wizard can only lose a spellbook if the DM is a dick ?

Pardon my ignorance, but I totally fail to understand the problem.[br][br]In my games, PCs obtain valuables and magical items from time to time : [br][br]Some magic items they give away to NPC allies (as bribes, to curry favour, to pay off debts, to assist allies, or occcaisionally just cos they lik...

Although mathematically an antiparticle is the same as the particle with the time direction reversed.
A positron is an electron going backwards in time - if I remember my Fenyman diagrams correctly.....

1083042344[/unixtime]][br]Consider the way most people apply hit dice and Con changes:[br][br]Step 1.: Roll hit die.[br]Step 2.: Modify it up or down by your Con Modifier, minimum of 1.[br]Step 3.: When your Con Modifier changes by 1, increase or decrease your hit points by 1 point per level, to a ...

The above is a very useful approximation,
however it assumes a threat is a hit, so for weapons with large threat ranges it will slightly over-estimate their crit-fu.

This old thread here has lots of crit related stuff in it :

1081210637[/unixtime]][br]So I ask again, why should gaining more levels of a casting class change your power in more than one way? [br][br]-Username17 [br][br]By taking your argument to its logical conclusion, spells such as Greater Magic Weapon should have fixed effect, so to maintain utility and...

I wondered about playing a cleric/monk - mainly for rp reasons.

It certainly would be fun, although Frank, feel free to point out all the mechanical reasons not to......

1080666244[/unixtime]][br][br]This is a fine mechanic, but it runs into two problems:[br][br]1. At low levels, people don't have a second attack. This heavily undermines the Full Attack action.[br][br]2. Some abilities give you a modifier to your first attack, and can only be used in a Full Attack ...

1080243849[/unixtime]]The Sorcerer is a glorified NPC class. Actually, they make great NPC classes, because Sorcerer character sheets are so much shorter and easier to manage than Preperation caster sheets.[br][br]-Username17 [br][br]Now I see it writen down, I realise that I do just that, without ...

Even after people have repeatedly pointed it out to him in a variety of subtle and tactful ways.....

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Cool.
Works nicely.

CR3 in 3.5 ?

I agree it would make a much better system (it would actually be a system rather than a collection of special cases), but it requires a complete redesign of the MM and xp system from the ground up.[br][br]I am unsure if the existing MM can be "converted", for example take the humble ogre :...

Surely in the absence of a specific rule for bonus feats you revert to the general rule for feats ?[br][br]Namely that you have to meet the pre-reqs.[br][br][br]However, going along with your thought experiment : [br][br]Have you noticed that all epic feats gained from class levels (as opposed to ch...

1079502149[/unixtime]] A rogue may gain a bonus feat in place of a special ability. [br][br] A creature cannot have a feat that is not a bonus feat unless it meets the prerequisites. [br][br]Just let that sink in for a bit.[br][br]-Username17 [br][br]A creature cannot have a feat that is not a bonu...

1078939583[/unixtime]][br]In 3rd edition, a character who is a couple of levels behind takes frickin forever to catch up. In the time the rest of the party gains one level, the guy 3 levels down picks up two. When the characters pick up another level - the character is two levels in the hole and pi...

Fighter hit dice[br]Fighter BAB[br]Cleric saves[br]An ability or two every level.[br][br]Sounds balanced.... [br]By Forgotten Realms standards.[br][br][br]Quake seems a bit overpowered.[br]Standard action.[br]Unlimited usage.[br]Reflex save in the mid 20s.[br][br]Melee opponents would never get to c...

IME permanent level loss is one of the few things that really scares players.[br][br]Especially when death has so little sting in 3E (unless you house-rule otherwise, or your campaign world is significantly different from the baseline).[br][br]To remove level loss from the game would diminish it con...

Thats because you pronounce it FAQ, try pronouncing it as "fa Q".

1078749097[/unixtime]][br] [br] Mod edit: Rest of post deleted. Any old feud or argument on another board should stay on that board,per the rules thread.[br][br] [br]Any old feud you have with another poster should be resolved via PM, e-mail, or pretty much any other method except my message board....

The term elemental has multiple meanings in 3E DND.[br][br]a) It is a creature (see monster manual under elemental,fire etc).[br][br]b) It is also a type e.g. thoqqua. Included within the type is the elemental template.[br][br][br]The wording of Wildshape does not unambiguously state wether it is re...

But those wizard spell synergise with the skills the AT possesses to produce an overall effect better than a pure arcane caster could, or a rogue in isolation.[br][br]I do find it curious, Frank, that when arguing how weak the MT is you ignore the party aspect (because an MT is a useful party contri...