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We all know that parrying is a crucial part of actual combat, but D&D nothing that resembles it so I made this. Skill: Parry Ability: Dexterity Training: no Parry allows to block attacks. Check: With someone attacks you with a melee weapon, non natural weapon, if you hold a melee, non natural we...

I've been thinking if giving spells a cool-down, maybe equal to their level, would it make a spell pont system better?

Hmm, I just noticed that Races of War has this: Whirlwind [Combat] You are just as dangerous to everyone around you as to anyone around you. Benefits: As a full round action, you may make a single attack against each opponent you can reach. Roll one attack roll and compare to each available opponent...

I've been playing DDO latel, and I wanted to make the cleave feat. It uses the front, flank and rear from here http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/adventuring/combatFacing.htm Cleave You can hit multiple opponents with one strike Prerequisites: BAB+1, power attack BAB+1: As a full attack, you can make...

Init: 1d20+0=11
Will make my fighta later, don't have time now.

Quick question (that I probably know the answer to) are monks viable at all in this game (without obscene raid loot)? I know that you would definately want to wait for the 32 point buy, because of MAD issues, but besides that is it possible to build a decent Monk? I'm not all that experienced, but ...

God_of_Awesome wrote: Chameleon: Some sort of Hide, Hide In Plain Sight, Invisibility thing.

More like octopus skin, since chameleons don't use there color changing ability for camouflage.

I So a druid in the woods gets to animate trees and underbrush and call upon forest animals. If she's also touching the ground then she can also conjure up earth elemental effects; if she's in the canopy she can ask an air spirit to carry her aloft. On the open ocean she has water and sky powers, a...

Prak_Anima wrote: It sounds really good Oblivion, the problem is that that way lies Mage the Ascension.

I...have no idea what Mage the Ascension is.

A Dark and Stormy Night (Su) : At level 14, whenever the apothecary is mixing a concoction in an open-air venure, he can choose to have a thunderstorm occur overhead. The thunderstorm takes 30 seconds (5 rounds) to form and 10 minutes to dissipate after the concoction is finished. Thunderstorms are...

Well, I always imagined the far realm as the primordial chaos between universes and multiverses from which they arise. Although most of the universes/multiverses collapse before they are able to form strong barriers to keep the chaos of the far realm out. The problem with this is that I want to keep...

Something that I never understood about the far realm is what differentiates it from limbo.

Hello again, I just stumbled upon this class http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthre ... ost6248489 and I want your advice. I think it's a little underpowered, but overall, wouldn't harm the character who takes it.

It sounds like what you're looking for is a game system or world that has rules for magic that are internally-consistent as described by an in-universe "science of magic," something I've seen called thaumatology. Is that correct? I think you understand mostly what I'm asking but that's no...

If magic doesn't break the rules of physics as we understand them, how is it magic and not applied use of science--i.e., "mundane" technology? Is said it should follow most scientific principles. It should ignore only those that are required for it to be called magic and have semi-realist...

Hey people, long time lurker here, finally decided to post. So, my question is, what RPG's, tabletop or video games, have "realistic" rules for magic? Now, when I say realistic I mean that magic follows most scientific principles and is based on science. That means no classical elements an...