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I’m a thirtysomething dad and IT professional living in the Austin, TX area. I started gaming way back in the day, 1982, with the TSR space opera game Star Frontiers. Since then I've been an avid roleplayer. I went to 5 Gen Cons, was a regional Triad for the RPGA's Living Greyhawk campaign, helped start a gaming club (the FORGE) in Memphis, TN, et cetera.

I GM and play a variety of RPGs; currently Pathfinder is in heavy rotation as well as various non-D&D-based games.

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5h	comment	How does sneak attack work for ranged rogues after surprise round? Define "something for?" They work completely the same.
5h	comment	Forums for discussions? Paizo.com forums. Though I'm not sure this question is constructively formed either (at best a list q); meta might be a better place.
7h	comment	What attack rolls does a TWF 3 Rogue/1 White-haired Witch get? You are grappling them with a reach of 5', just not gaining the grappled condition and its penalties. Any non-computer GM isn't going to let you wander off while you maintain the grapple.
21h	comment	Which class is the Magical Knack more useful in? No, magical knack does not increase hex dc either.
1d	comment	Which class is the Magical Knack more useful in? You realize you can "reskin" any class/powers in the game to be "blood based" or whatever, you don't need a class for it. Interpret the white haired witch as a white dragon blood thing. Or make it red haired witch and red dragon. The trappings are variable; the witch I'm running right now is the abused dependent of her weasel familiar that she worships as an Indian god.
1d	comment	How can I let players make more choices during combat? Related/Partial Duplicate: rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/16577/…
1d	comment	Which class is the Magical Knack more useful in? My point is the OP said he's looking for power but given his initial setup likely isn't using that word at the level some others might. Plus, humor. Try it :-)
1d	comment	Does the trait “Magical Knack” affect familiars? +1 and this might impact your understanding of Magical Knack and your other questions - upped caster level does not give you more spells or anything other than an upped level-variable duration/range/effect for the spells you can cast. It is less than "+1 spellcaster level".
1d	comment	What systems contain Multiple Caster or Combined Casting rules? Hey man. We don't really do list questions here; a good RPG.SE question should have a single best answer. If you were to put in requirements as to what "good" combined casting means to you, then perhaps.
2d	comment	In D&D, A PC became king. How do I keep him in check? All - comments are not for open ended discussion, they are specifically to clarify/improve the question or answer. Answer in answers, opine in chat.
2d	comment	Does there exist an application for tracking your library of games? I use Excel... Most things that try to get fancier than that end up constraining me in some way.
May 20	comment	What are the best ways to utilize Wisdom and Charisma? @SevenSidedDie If they're concerned about WIS being used by thieves/Perception, then it sounds like they're OGLing off d20 more than really using OD&D. WIS was a thief dump stat prior to 3e.
May 19	comment	Combining Witches' Charm (Su) Hex and Diplomacy? Yeah, otherwise it would say "allows the Witch to make a Diplomacy check as a standard action blee blee..."
May 19	comment	Combining Witches' Charm (Su) Hex and Diplomacy? I'm cleaning up this question to meet our site standards (one coherent question). Just to get it out of the way, saves to witch hexes are all the same just like spell saves are all the same, 10 + 1/2 level + INT mod, and 1/day means 1/day for you, other witches may still hit them with the hex (this was clarified in a FAQ). Natural ones do not always fail skill checks. Yes, a lower stat gives a penalty on saves or other resistance calculations.
May 19	comment	D&D 2E Ranger/Druid Multiclassing Combination - Alignment Conflict You're quite welcome.
May 18	comment	Why does (A)D&D change so much between editions? I'm not totally sure this is a real question that fits this site. Where's the "practical, answerable question based on an actual problem that you face"? Seems like just an invitation to discussion that needs to get focused.
May 18	comment	What are the best ways to utilize Wisdom and Charisma? If you're cloning D&D, just clone D&D. That "weirdness" is something folks are long used to. But if you want to change it, then see my answer.
May 18	comment	How effective would a mech be in a city environment? I'm closing this to get more clarification. The answer is of course "it depends" heavily on many factors. Tech level of invaders and invadees, force disposition of invaders and invadees, nature and goals of the invaders and invadees, etc. Discussions of "how would mecha do, in a vacuum" are like discussions about how tanks or planes or whatever do in a vacuum - some are convinced they are ultra mega unstoppable things and others are convinced they will be meat for the beast. Question as it stands is random discussion fodder.
May 18	comment	How do I, as a DM, help a girl integrate into a group of all male role-players? Yeah, @Archwillow, you jump from "She came and enjoyed herself" to "The issue isn't helped..." What is the issue? What exactly is the problem that's occurring that you're looking for help on? If it's "she enjoyed herself but said that..." or "she enjoyed herself but I noticed the guys were..." You need to say it.
May 17	comment	How do I, as a DM, help a girl integrate into a group of all male role-players? None of this meets our Good Subjective, Bad Subjective critera that SSD warned about in the highly rated comment on the Q...