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What are some interesting non-combat encounters for my party? [on hold]
So Ive got a game coming up in a few days here and I really want to make some cool non-combat encounters. You know, skill checks and the like. Problem is I really suck at designing them so I was ...
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Pathfinder, max skill rank
So, I bought the book, read it, but I have a question, and just to be sure:
The max level from an skill in rank cant be more than your level, so, a Starting character can only have a skill on level 1 ...
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In which books can I read about the supernal realms?
Which books contain the best details on the supernal realms (Arcadia and such)? The Mage core book is light on these kinds of details, but someone told me that one of the expansions gets pretty depthy ...
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Does Blood and Smoke invalidate previous vampire books?
After reading the God Machine update I realized that it invalidated a large portion of the core book, and Armory and Armory Reloaded. I am about to start a new chronicle and am considering getting ...
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What happens after level 30?
Most of the forum posts I've read say you retire your character at level 30 but wouldn't that make the level 30 Epic Destiny features useless? There must be something after. Why give us cool new ...
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Pathfinder Cavalier looking to make an all rounder build [on hold]
Hey i'm going into a pathfinder society game soon and was wondering if this set up would be any good. the goal is to be a tank/damage dealer both on and off the mount. order of cockatrice. in this ...
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What is the best epic destiny for me?
My character is an elf cleric of Melora multiclassing in ranger. He is basically a bow/ laser cleric combo. I am also planning to take the Seldarine Dedicate paragon path.
As I like to have my ...
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How do I know who can see me when I'm invisible?
Invisibility and Stealth are one of the great cat & mouse games within Pathfinder. There are lots of ways to cancel Invisibility or Stealth, but it's not always clear if the opponent has them.
So ...
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Goring Charge Monk Optimization
So I have been thinking about creating a minotaur monk character. I looked at feats and skills so I could get some general idea where to aim with the build.
This particular combination caught my eye.
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My campaign uses old item rules. How to implement the change to Essentials items?
The game I run so far uses the old 4e item system. Players find items in dungeons and can buy them at full cost and sell at 20% cost. We do not use rarity.
My players now want to switch over to the ...
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In D&D 4e, can you use Dual Weapon Attack on a Charge?
I'm a fairly new DM for 4e (1.5 years). I have a player playing a Scout that has a Dual Weapon Attack At-Will. Can he use this on a Charge? In Character Builder, it seems as though the trigger of ...
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What is the most important stat for an arcane duelist bard?
I am trying to decide which ability score to put my half-elf +2 bonus into: Charisma or Intelligence. It seems like Charisma is important for a bard, but Intelligence governs the many Knowledge skills ...
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What is a good way of managing status effects in medium-size encounters in D&D 3.5?
Recently, my three 6th-level players (Sorcerer, Druid, Barbarian) encountered some 15 orc barbarians. The sorcerer started casting Glitterdust (save or be blinded) and Stinking Cloud (save or be ...
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Getting laid in the Dark Ages
In Dark Ages: Vampire only one method of hunting is provided: wander the streets, spot a villages, and attack him to steal his blood. There are no rules for seductive hunt. There may be two reasons ...
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How do I read the 2[W] and 'at level X' of attack cards?
Probably a simple question but one I cannot figure out from the books:
Some power and attack cards have at the HIT statement a small symbol saying 1[W], or 2[W] at level 21. For example:
How do I ...
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Beginner DM questions: Exploration and skill-checks
A group of friends and I have started playing the Red Box(4e), which we are enjoying a lot. I am the DM for this and probably the next adventure and our DM will change every few adventures to keep ...
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Can I use “Heroic Effort” benefit with a reroll?
I've just found this item:
Couters of Second Chances (Adv I 116):
Power (Daily)
Free Action. Use this power when you miss with a melee attack.
Reroll the attack, and use the ...
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Skill Challenges, how much are my players supposed to know?
reading some of the Published Adventures for 4e I've found some Skill Challenges to have some obscure elements, such as using Endurance to give a friend a +2 to the roll on their turn, or making an ...
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Does Favored Soul turn you into an angel?
The Paragon path for Favored Soul states, "... thus marking you as one of the heavenly host, kin to angels, and a special servant of your god." Does it turn the character into an angel?
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How much can ambushers do before losing the advantage of surprise?
I am unsure of how the surprise round works when only the ambushing party is aware, but will need to actually move to get within melee distance of their ambush victims.
For example: a group of orcs ...
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What edition of D&D should I introduce new, role-playing heavy, Argentinian gamers to?
Next week I will run a session for the first time, and I am looking for advice with which edition to run. I am currently considering 3.5e, 4e or the newest playtest packet of 5e (this seems best to ...
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What are the RAW for Spellsong
Specifically for the maintaining concentration part. Suppose I start an Inspire Courage as a move action and cast Major Image as a standard action. Next round I want to sustain with Spellsong. Does my ...
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Spell Rays and Reach-applied touch attack: delivery and onlooker perception
When casting a touch spell, I can leave the spell on my hand and deliver strategically. What happens when that same touch attack is enhanced with Reach metamagic? Lets say I cast Invisibility on an ...
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Starting Percentage for Native Language?
In Rifts, how do you determine the starting percentage for your characters native language? The Language skill states "...other than your native language", so it seems like I wouldn't use those ...
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Can I choose to increase the casting time of a spell?
When a character casts a buff with a casting time of 1 standard action and a duration of one round, the buff expires at the beginning of their next combat round (is this correct?). So they do not get ...
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Can a Warlock Selectively Curse Anyone they can See?
This question was prompted by reading this answer.
That answer, and accompanying comments, indicate that a Warlock can curse the closest enemy that he can see, even if he's aware of enemies that are ...
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What bloodline should I choose for a character I want to turn into an arcane trickster?
I've just started playing Pathfinder, and I have a 1st level gnome rogue. I decided early on that I wanted to eventually go the route of an arcane trickster, so my good attributes are DEX and CHA, ...
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What happens if a Teleportation Circle destinations moves?
So I want to make a Howl's Moving Castle home base, but I want to be able to have visitors teleport in from a little cottage. My DM and I are wondering if a Teleportation Circle that was made ...
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Breaking up the Plasma Drive Propulsion
Every Demon starts with Propulsion in Demon Form. It is difficult and limited to get additional Propulsions, but not impossible.
Propulsions are (as the name suggests) movement abilities, though many ...
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Easy-to-learn GM-less system with flexible group size, for fantasy, urban fantasy, or sci-fi?
A little background info might be helpful: I've roleplayed in online games and have some experience with single-player computer games based off of pen & paper game systems (The Dark Eye), and I'm ...
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Considering Complex Dice Roll Probabilities
Hoping someone more math and excel/troll/anydice competent than I can help me out.
I've long been considering implementing some Dungeon World style die roll mechanics into D&D. With Next about ...
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In Dungeon World, does rolling a 6- when casting a spell cause the spell to be revoked or forgotten?
The Dungeon World rules do not appear to be explicit about whether a spell is lost if you rolled a 6- to do so, while it is explicit when it is an option when you roll a 7-9:
Casting a spell ...
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How does a Demon detect a Linchpin?
All God-Machine Infrastructure has a Linchpin.
The Linchpin doesn't have to be tied by human logic to what the infrastructure does,
thought there is often some symbolism or anti-logic to it.
Some ...
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What is the correct price of mithral?
When looking at the rules, mithral costs 500 gp/lb. Heavy armor needs another 9000 gp to the base price to be made of mithral. A Fullplate weights 50 lbs. The rules state that one has to multiply the ...
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How can my drow-blooded half-elf overcome light blindness?
I'm building a half-elf with the drow-blooded racial trait. What items or spells (or anything else), can my character use to overcome light blindness?
I came across this great question and answer ...
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How to enhance Witch Hexes?
I want to increase the DC of the hexes my witch uses. Mainly this would be evil eye and deep slumber. As far as I understand spell focus didn't work because it states that only spells could be ...
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How can I convert a creature's tactical size to real life measurements?
One of the biggest improvements from 3.5 edition to the 4th DnD edition in my opinion is converting everything to game squares. It makes everything simpler, but unfortunately it also makes it more ...
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Why did the gods take the Raven Queen's authority over the dead? [duplicate]
Why did this happen? and now that Nerull is dead in 4e, and the Raven Queen rules over the death itself, who rules over the death?
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If the Raven Queen claimed Nerull's portfolio, why doesn't she preside over souls in an/the afterlife?
As this answer outlines, the Raven Queen was a mortal until she killed Nerull and took his stuff. Why is her portfolio different from his, then? She's got Winter and Fate (Nerull didn't), but doesn't ...
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What happened to Nerull in 4e?
I've been following a story from 3.5e to 4e related to Nerull... but in 4e he does not exist! :o what happened to him in 4e?
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What is wrong with the Truenamer?
I have seen a lot of people say that the Truenamer does not work (such as this answer placing Truenamer at the bottom tier) or that it's terrible.
As far as I can read and see, though, it seems to be ...
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DND 3.5 Alternate Alignment System [on hold]
I've been a DM in DND 3.5 for a while now, and have been sitting down working for this last week on potentially a new campaign setting which I'd like to have ready in a few months - there is no ...
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How much XP do monsters or NPCs have for spending on spells and item creation?
How much experience do monsters, NPCs or other generated creatures have for the use of spells and item creation? When a demon uses wish, how does it spend XP, and from what pool does it draw on? Is ...
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How do monsters multiple attacks work?
In B/X, monsters have more various attacks. For example, an Owlbear has: 2 claw/1 Bite that deals 1d8 damage each. But how does this work? Can they use one attack per turn or all their attacks in one ...
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Where can I find free digital dungeon tiles?
I'm currently running a D&D 4e campaign on Roll20. I have been drawing the maps in Roll20, but it's a hassle and I'd like to switch to something pre-made. Most of the tiles on Roll20's site aren't ...
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Why can you move with Cat & Mouse before Flurry of Blows, off the same triggering event?
The Cat & Mouse power lets me shift some squares and have total concealment.
The trigger says: "You hit an enemy with a melee attack."
The trigger of FoB says: "You hit with an attack during ...
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Pathfinder player character folio. BAB calculation
On page 3 of the Pathfinder character folio it has a place at the top for BAB calculation. One box for Racial Hit Dice and three for Class Bonuses. It looks like you're supposed to total theses up for ...
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How many Hit Dice of undead creatures are destroyed with turn undead?
When you use the supernatural ability turn undead, you make a turning check (1d20 + your Charisma modifier), and the maximum Hit Dice of the single Most Powerful Undead Affected (PH 159) is dependent ...
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Defensive Aid replacing Evasion. Optional?
The Nimble Guardian Racial Archetype (monk) for catfolk in Pathfinder replaces evasion with defensive aid at lvl2. Is this optional? DM's discretion? I kinda like evasion better.
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How can I design rooms and encounters for a “natural” dungeon? [on hold]
The next dungeon will take my group to the inside of a giant tree where an evil parasite has its nest. The miasma it produces is poisoning the water and it about to cause the flower from which baby ...
