Archive for the 'Classes & Class Abilities' Category

Using The Eldritch Knight

Posted by Mike on November 1st, 2006

I never really liked the Eldritch Knight prestige class in the DMG.
For your “loss” of one or two spellcasting levels, you gain some HP and your BAB increases a bit. At the same time, you get a high Fort save upon taking levels in the prestige class, which means you probably won’t have any really [...]

The Intelligence Of Rage

Posted by Mike on October 13th, 2006

I’ve had some conversations about creatures raging and how much concern they have for their personal safety while in a raging state - both monsters and PCs.
I don’t think a creature while raging necessarily needs to be idiotic, mindless and so focused that they’ll willfully do things that do not grant any benefit. They can [...]

Ninja vs. Rogue (Spy vs. Spy?)

Posted by Mike on September 11th, 2006

If you didn’t know, there’s a Ninja class in Complete Adventurer. At first glance it looks pretty neat and even has a cool picture of someone in a ninja suit leaping through the air throwing shuriken all about.
Unfortunately, I think the class missed the mark.