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Btw, even Penny Arcade, who are now WotC fanboys were commenting in a podcast that the skill challenge was so "wonky" that is was better to simply not use it out of combat. Heh. Problem: PCs numbers 1-4 Aid Another on the PC5 roll? Solution: Ban Aid Another. Can people seriously think that...

Bag of Tricks (cheapest possible) ftw!

Human (or Strongheart Halfling if you can) Full BAB Rogue with Tome Feats. Yes. Here are the feats that you take, in order: 1 - Two Weapon Fighting 1 - Weapon Finesse NOTHING ELSE MATTERS Dex > Int > Con Cha/Wis/Str are pretty unneccessary At level one, you are making 2 attacks at DEX+3 (better than...

Words should probably be cast at whatever the highest level spell is, but allow a Will and Fort Save. The effects should be dependent on CR. Also, if you double-up, you should advance to the next category.

Critical mass for me is more than ~30 non-simple changes to the game. A simple change is "no Divine Metamagic" or "gnomes are good at enchantments, rather than illusions". A non-simple change is "the druids animal companion has +2 HD, but -2 to attack", or "Polymor...

We actually had our only Tome vs. Tome fight last seven rounds. Tome Knight vs. Tome Monk 1/Tome Samurai cage match at level 9. Samurai abusing his crits against the Knight Fortification armor, Knight abusing Sword + Board Fighting Style (and stunlock) against Monk 1 Displacer Beast Style (20% miss ...

I'll give you the basics of what I've been working on, however: 28 point buy - str 14, dex 8, con 12, int 10, wis 16, cha 14 (after mods, yes, start as a 6 dex elven archer) Valenar Elf Keeper of the Past http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions_of_Eberron F - Feeble 1 - Zen Archery 1 - Rapid Shot D -...

Your party can cast level 6 spells but can't cough up 16 damage?

Wow.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/spiritualWeapon.htm

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/magicMissile.htm

Seriously.

I stand corrected, as I often seem to do here. I was thinking of the +6 ability of Combat School, and that giving it earlier seems kind of powerful. In that case, as long as we are cloning monks' abilities wholesale, why not just call a spade a spade and grant <Monk Fighting Style or your choice>?

Save or be stunned is too good for a level 1 character to have, frankly. Keep in mind that the stunned condition makes people drop their weapons. It is (more) balanced at level 6. Swap abilities numbers 1 and 6, and add hardness to 6.

Yea, it also gets weird when you get something like Wounding Weapons, or bonus damage per attack (Tome Barbarian, core rogue, anyone that loves energy swords).

However, unless you are getting some reliable source of bonus damage, it pretty much sucks.

Honestly, Cleric Archer keeps looking better and better, and I will probably recommend it to one of the other characters. We have a rogue, myself, and a player that ALWAYS plays a melee monster (Fiendish Brute, Barbarian, and Ranger have been his last 3 characters in order, and he states that he hat...

Lol, Sun Elves are OP. When will it end?

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I honestly have no idea what your words mean.

As long as this is the bitchfest about having characters nerfed: <rant> I wanted to play the Den Ranger here in a campaign with the Tome PBS and Far Shot feats. I was told that: PBS is +1 to hit, +1/3 BAB to damage, only applies within 30 (rather than 1st range increment). Far Shot abilities moved t...

Rules are on your side. For shaky rules grounds, you can look up the following: You can cite F&K. You can cite Girallon's Blessing (SpC). You can cite http://www.d20resources.com/future.d20.srd/mutations/extra.arms.php You can cite http://eberronunlimited.wikidot.com/spell:arms-of-plenty (this i...

We don't use XP. Instead, we use Con (1 per 250 XP, no change). You can opt not to use your Con, and instead use someone elses (ye olde sacrafice, they get a DC 10 + 1/2 level + mod Fort save). Con must be from a living, intelligent being (orcs count, rats don't). Unconscious/dying people auto-fail ...

So, Penny arcade created the Wichalok in mockery of many D&D things. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/1/16/ (and after that, rather amusing) Now, Wizards in their infinite wisdom are publishing this as a REAL CLASS. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090401 What's worse is tha...

Yea, adding a coupe of selections based on the choice would probably be a good idea.

Failed my spot check for that weapon and armor thing. I thought I even CTRL+F'ed for it, too.

Balance (for cats)
Escape Artist (for foxes?)
Sense Motive (owls)
Tumble (foxes?)

Brgiht Blade needs to <awesome> only when held by a Bright Blade. Others may not use it, ever.

I see no issue with Greater Dispel Magic, wtf was that all about?

Rainbow Fury should deal half damage to everything within 5 (10?) feet, and require no roll.

I really don't like this. It is too good at counterspelling and sucks hard at everything else. I realize that this was your intent. However, if I allowed players to play this in my campaign I can see no reason why EVERY boss wouldn't have 2 (that have taken Combat Reflexes/Horde Breaker). I really d...

Honestly, looks good to me. I don't like the class, but it appears balanced and useful. I would alter the skill list. They should have Hide amdn Move Silently, at the very least (a Cat Shaman), and there are many others that should be there, in my opinion. You have neglected to mention weapon an arm...

Lol, that is nearly a complete remake.

Buy a Ring of the Floating Fasting Ram.

(Ring of Ram + Falling + Sustenance)

15550 gp to never fall, or eat again with a +2 slotless shield bonus to armor.

I just went through an engineering spec writing hour-long refresher course.

There shall be links made of the finest quality steel. These links shall cover your chest in a manner not to leave any part of it exposed.

Okay, I'll say it.

GIANT FROG.