The Gaming Den

IMO +16 to strength alone is probably over the top anyway for a 4th level spell before we even consider the darkvision and other abilities. [br][br]I guess the main question we have to ask ourselves is if we really want a great wyrm getting a +16 to strength and some extra abilities. [br][br]I don'...

Or you can bypass all of the vague crap and get into where it really matters.[br][br]Cast your OWN anti-magic field. You're a cleric, and of Mystra no less so this should not be a problem.[br][br]Cast your buffs and whatnot.[br][br]Totally win D&D.[br][br]Since other anti-magic fields explicitly...

Since an AMF doesn't block line of effect, this means that spells that have effects past the AMF are OK, but buff spells are right out. [br][br]That is completely incorrect.[br][br] Benefit: You can attempt to cast spells even within a dead magic zone or an anti magic field. In a dead magic zone, y...

... but it's happening anyway.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dn ... [br]That's awesome, 3.5E. Between this, BoED, and PGtF, thanks for abandoning all pretense of trying to make this a more balanced edition.

I hate you forever.

Polymorph shouldn't be buffing already powerful races. That's not a polymorph, that's just an enlarge, and I already put a spell to do just that. Polymorph is supposed to change you into something you're not. A bad ass giant doesn't need to polymorph himself for combat. [br][br]Is there something m...

Honestly, when you've already got a combat form, you dont' need polymorph. A great wyrm doesn't need to change into a dragon, it already IS a dragon. A frost giant doesn't need to change into a giant, it already IS a giant. These guys don't need any help. [br][br] The human or kobold wizard on the ...

Do people actually want their fists to be a vehicle for status effects, though?[br][br]Beowulf was one of the most disgustingly effective characters in Final Fantasy Tactics because his whole schtick was inflicting status effects, but I don't know if people who want to play unarmed fighters want to ...

This feat would be over-the-top with just Anyspell, which is exactly like Mystic Theurge except that you get to take your levels in a crazy cleric PrC rather than sucking.[br][br]Holy Star- Grants a +10 circumstance bonus to AC that stacks with everything. Holy crap, scry-and-die clerics will own yo...

I explicitly do not believe in excusing weak feats like toughness and endurance as gateway feats for either better feats or PrCs. It's a sad, sad day when players are asked at first level to choose between dodge + mobility, C.E. + I. Trip and P. Attack + Cleave.[br][br]So. Here's just my quick attem...

So we were just chatting, right, and of course the subject came up about superheroes and D&D and whatnot and how it strains disbelief with how frickin' powerful PCs become.[br][br]Okay, say you have a party of 20th level PCs of various classes. In your opinion, properly equipped and min-maxxed t...

You've created an interesting system for breaking down the character classes into combat-based areas, and non-combat-based areas. That's not a bad way to look at it, although I think your lists are either too limited, or too inclusive, depending on which way you want to go. But not everybody wants ...

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20040413a[br][br][quote]Using a spell-like ability is a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Sometimes using a spell-like ability can be a free action or a full-round action, or it can have an even longer activation time. However, it's a...

I dunno. But if you think I'm brutal, check out these guys.

With some friends, we were comparing powergamey characters. There's a sorcerer who wants to take up the Dragon Disciple PrC and another guy who wants to extol the cheesy virtues of the monk/duelist. Another guy says that kensai is the most overpowered thing ever. All of these PrCs are the 3.5E versi...

Sword and board is one of my favorite D&D expressions ever.

I just wanted to say that.

This is also an interesting idea, but it creates even more of a break with the normal pattern of attacks then simply ending the progression. It seems much simpler to provide epic fighter-types with other ways to gain more attacks, or make the attacks that they have more powerful... Oh wait, we alre...

On a place where I play, there's a race being offered up by the DM. Called 'The Beastment'. It's ECL+1. Here's what you get.[br][br]Strength +8, Constitution +4, Dexterity, Cha, Int -2.[br]Natural Armor +4[br]Large Sized[br]+3 checks to intimidate.[br][br]Is all that worth a level? I'm not asking fo...

Also, I am really not buying the 'Too Many Dice Rolling' argument.

If you're dealing with that much dice at all, either you're rolling on the computer or using the averages. The primary spellcasters make out like mad bandits while the fighter-types get left out in the cold.

Also, Fist of the North Star.[br][br]I bought like 200 episodes of the TV series, and I've worked up to like episode 150. I really can't bring myself to finish it.[br][br]While the series gets SIGNIFICANTLY better after the fall of Souther, Shuh, and Ryugya--and the return of the Last Warrior of Nan...

This is a thread for anime, like on Nifty Message Board. I will start.[br][br][br]I just watched Outlaw Star, subtitlted, rather than its run on CN, and it's like watching a totally different show.[br][br]I really like this bit of anime. Aside from being energetic and adventurous, I also appreciated...

So have like six thousand of these troops like this, and you're practically looking at world domination?[br][br]Awesome. I just have an idea for my next NPC--Transmuter Calvin Kroitz, head of the Round Earth Society (a generic wizard guild that trains most of the wizards in this 'low magic' world) w...

Nice. The next part involves a bit of math.[br][br]Okay, your armies are loaded up on poisoned masterwork weapons, mithral full plates and shields, and like 4 things of healing salves per man. The only thing preventing you from making the entire material plane your playground is probably the size of...

Say you're a 9th or 10th level wizard who has access to this awesome, yet silly spell. And what the heck, minor creation. You are in a typical low magic world i.e. still the same amount of raw power for primary spellcaster PCs as before, but the fighter-types get hosed more than before.[br][br]An up...

Rather than be constantly at odds with the magic item system (itself problematic), why don't we just have spells like magic vestment, greater magic weapon, bull's strength, etc. give a unique but named bonus to their effects?[br][br]That way, we won't have crap like people loading up on +1 magic bea...

Apparently, the people who wrote PGtF have no guts whatsoever.[br][br]Hey, get this--1 min/level is the most unpopular duration in the game. The length justifies it being stronger than day or hour-long spells (though this is rarely the case) yet they never tend to be as awesome as round/level. Appar...