I usually prefer Gnasher to Blackblood, to be honest. Blackblood can kill trolls and gives an extra +1 THACO / +2 damage up-front, but thanks to the extra ticks Gnasher deals more damage over time an… (View Post)

Silence forces a save with a -5 penalty, the second-largest in the entire game outside of Spook (with caster level 12 or higher). It also has double the radius of Hold Person, which means it affects … (View Post)

Apropos of nothing, I've often wondered whether Lilarcor's "don't you wish you could dual-wield me?" interjection was a subtle jab at Diablo 2, which was released three months earlier and i… (View Post)

1. S/S proficiency stacks with all of those other items that grant bonuses to AC vs. missiles! This is good because... 2. AC benefits from accelerating returns. The more of it you have, the more usef… (View Post)

Funny, I'm 100% with you on Enchanters and 100% against you on Invokers. I think both Enchantment *and* Evocation are the two strongest specialty schools, despite the fact that they're opposed to eac… (View Post)