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Yeah, all of my players long ago grasped how big of an area you could shoot arrows through or cast spells past. They routinely leave doors partially closed, or stand next to trees in order to give themselves some measure of protection from some parts of the battlefield.[br][br]There's little reason ...

Don't forget Blink Dogs. Goblins also get their bonus on Blink Dogs.

-Username17

Even among people who believe in absolute standards of right and wrong,everyone but Quakers and Jains (and possibly adherents of a few other obscure religions) would also agree that killing someone to prevent them from killing another innocent person is good. [br][br]People who claim to believe in ...

It specifies that you transform into a "large elemental (air)".[br][br]The name of the specific creature is "air elemental, large". However, the type line is "large elemental (air)" - an exact match . The wildshape line is written with the exact word order of the type l...

It has to do with the fact that the inability to become a templated creature is a restriction of the basic Polymorph spell, and Druidic Elemental Wildshape grants additional forms in spite of the Polymorph restrictions.[br][br]So, for example: you can't use polymorph to turn into a Fire Elemental Ti...

The basic problem here, is that the concept of alignment is inherently unworkable.[br][br]Ideally, alignment is based on absolute principles. Actions can be determined Good or Evil, Lawful or Chaotic, without the underlying context. So for example, "eating babies" is Evil . And that's supp...

Don't see where you're getting this one from. [br][br]The definition of the Incorporeal subtype.[br][br] An incorporeal creature can enter or pass through solid objects, but must remain adjacent to the object's exterior, and so cannot pass entirely through an object whose space is larger than its o...

Note that there ARE no 5.5' thick walls.

Of course there are. Magically created walls are still created by the inch.

-Username17

The generic strand has a bead of healing, a bead of karma, and a bead of smiting. It costs 25,800 gp. It reduces the price by 16,800 to jettison the bead of smiting. It reduces the price by another 9,000 gp to jettison the bead of healing. Thus, the bead of karma on its own is free were you to simpl...

Although Frodo has the Improved Bullrush feat.

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Generally, I like the idea presented by the Mysticism domain in DotF. The bonus improves from Cha mod to Cha mod +1. [br][br]I don't. It devalues gaining the ability in the first place. Gain it once - +4 to all saves. Gain it twice - +1 to all saves? So a greater investment in that ability gives a ...

You're assuming that because no cost is listed that the cost to create is 0. [br][br]No. I'm assuming that since they have a listed market value of zero gp that their market value - as listed - is zero gp.[br][br]Since there in fact are standard rules for transfering market price to creation costs ...

Wasn't there some half-assed Sage ruling about adding bonuses based on stats only once, despite the usual stacking rules..? [br][br]Not exactly - the concept was that a stat bonus, once applied, could only be applied or not applied.[br][br]So Kami's Grace applies your Charisma Bonus to your saves. ...

It's the "Angel" effect. Any character who switches teams has more gravitas and is thus arbitrarily more hard core. The "corrupt cop" can always take out like thirty regular cops because he used to be good and now he's bad. The redeemed gunman, similarly, can take on dozens of re...

In 3.5, you keep the levels of a prestige class when you no longer meet the prereqs. You can even take more levels of a Prestige Class after losing the prereqs. You only need the prereqs to take the first level.[br][br]Blackguards gain extra bonuses if you have levels of Paladin.[br][br]Divine Grace...

Pippin is a Rogue. He has enough Bluff skill to persuade Treebeard to do declare war on Saruman when diplomatic channels had failed, and he needs to be flanking with Gandalf in order to kill Orcish Warriors with one hit.[br][br]He has a lot of climb and enough sneak to set fires right next to guards...

As Psifon previously mentioned, it's on page 215 of the 3.5 DMG.

It's also on page 479 of the combined SRD.

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In Arcana Unearthed there are no alignments.[br][br]Alignments actually make sense - for Angels and Demons. If you are made out of concepts, I can totally see how you could actually be Evil. All the time, and know it. You could even be happy with that. After all, a Tengu is made out of unelightenmen...

That seems reasonable. Remember the following when monkeying with the hit die mechanics (or any mechanic):[br][br]* While many people claim otherwise - the classes are not balanced in the first place. So tread carefully before you adjust any of them up or down.[br][br]* In 3rd edition, hit die size ...

Anyone who can make you fail a save vs. Force Shapechange could just kill you with an actual attack spell. Force Shapechange is not a combat spell - it is a story spell. You say "See? That guy was totally a Doppelganger!" The spell has no other use as in any kind of combat situation it is ...

True, in that case you would totally have to get an Elven Fighter in on that....[br][br]Note also that the wording is incredibly contradictory. The creator can turn to a friend to cast the spell, or even to cast the spell out of a wand - but it is the creator himself who has to actually expend the c...

[br] It's now time for her to perform a legal swapping of spells if she so desires. There's really nothing in the rules stating that she *has* to keep all the spells from the newly acquired PrD. So she opts to swap out her 2nd level spell Spiritual Weapon (from the Mysticism PrD) for the Web spell. ...

Yes.

Stabbing Vrocks is OK, but poisoning their food is out of bounds and makes you join them.

-Username17

According to the Book of Vile Darkness, page 5, Vrocks are still evil regardless of whatever it is doing right now - so you can kill those Vrocks to your heart's content.

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Actually, Druids have no reason to have Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution.... what the hell are they supposed to do except invest in Social Skills?[br][br]Seriously, they only need one stat, and have three dump stats, and a large amount of skills for a spellcaster... why wouldn't they have good C...