A new PC joining the party is a fairly common occurrence.  Maybe a new player is joining the group or perhaps a character has died and that character’s player wants a new character.  Often, there is a question of what …

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The Complete Mage book introduced the concept of reserve feats and it detailed many of these reserve feats. Reserve feats are feats that give extra magical powers to spellcasters as long as those spellcasters keep a related spell of a …

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I’ve moved one of my campaigns to an on-line message board due to real life getting in the way of many group members.  The campaign has been running on the message board for over a month.  Here’s a list of …

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Assuming you don’t have any good combat magic items that you want to use… 10. Make a ranged attack with a sling or other weapon you (the wizard) can use. If you are in the front a melee attack is …

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A few easy choices and a little help from a game master can bring your character to life. There are two primary ways to flesh out your character’s background. The first way works well if you have a character background …

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