I forgot that katana (Malakar +2) - but I also overstated the Gorgon Plate. It's only a -6 modifier against slashing (2 points better than full plate). Valygar's katana has that slashing bonus too, b… (View Post)

There's a way of looking at things I've been developing for a while now, that fits with this point and puts it into a new context. That is, there are two significantly different combat roles that a m… (View Post)

Your combined AC from all sources is capped at -20 before Dex modifiers. You can have bonuses to individual types on top of that, but those are fairly limited in most cases. Anyway, Melissan's minion… (View Post)

In the very long run ... the difference between a level 29 mage and a level 31 mage is two hit points, zero spell slots, and zero HLAs. It's only the intermediate stages that the level 13 dual costs … (View Post)

Actually ... Rules for shapeshifts: you get the new form's base AC, strength, dexterity, base attacks per round, and resistances. Most shapeshift weapons are one-handed melee weapons that can be used… (View Post)