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That's a great method that can be applied to lots of situations (dodging falling debris or poison darts, snatching up items on the run, etc.). Good thinking!

Excellent work, and thanks for sharing!

Capital! I am glad you are undaunted by the clamoring of the crowd. Maybe we can even be some help!

I am sure it can , but does the owner have to do it or can any user do it? I have no knowledge.

1. Some items (magic sword) can be used by anyone with an arm, while others (wand perhaps) would require knowledge on the part of the user to activate its abilities. 2. Draiocht is modern Gaelic for "magic." 3 & 4. I'm not sure 5. Arcanum is restricted, is it not? (No book in front of ...

I am there every day, but there is no entry for spells.

That's what I took it to mean. As for probability, all I would consider is average results. d4 = 2.5 d6 = 3.5 d8 = 4.5 I have a friend that would calculate the chance of rolling 16+ on a d8+d6+d4, but not me. If you need to defeat something's defense, bring all you got! If you do damage to yourself ...

But I like having thousands of varieties of monsters, and I'm not sure if I can make them distinctive enough with purely verbal flourishes. But how different are those thousands of monsters, really? In 3.x, most of the monsters had stats that were never used: How often did the "knowledge"...

OK, I see now. I had not reasoned it all out. We have not had a chance to start yet, so I am just looking at starting characters and exploring development in my head. [This is a great forum as everyone is helpful, amiable and thoughtful. Not like forums for some other games, not to mention names. Th...

Really Dan, why should you get extra defense because you have knowledge of weapons that you are not wielding? Personally, it would make more sense if you only got DP for what is in your hand(s). You cannot parry very well with that sword that you left at home, or the pike you sold in the last town.

You would think that with the resources of Mighty Hasbro behind them WotC could avoid it.