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11h	answered	What are the rules for a flyby grapple?
2d	comment	Optimized “Coordinated Charge”? Well, a cavalier with +10 BAB will already have 2 bonus teamwork feats. :) However, the BAB prereq means they couldn't use their tactician ability with it until 17th level at the earliest. (Though I guess taking a level of Fighter/etc would let you do it at 10th!)
May 20	comment	How can a character manipulate animals while magically speaking with them? @Julix It depends on what the initial attitude of the creature is, which is somewhat up to the DM. Diplomacy is not a skill you need to use every time you interact with someone! You only roll it when you try to change their attitude.
May 20	revised	How can a character manipulate animals while magically speaking with them? added 36 characters in body
May 20	answered	How can a character manipulate animals while magically speaking with them?
May 19	comment	How does Phasing interact with the Z-axis? @okeefe The problem here is not explaining how phasing works, but adjudicating what actions are possible within the game framework.
May 19	comment	How does Phasing interact with the Z-axis? D&D is hardly alone in this -- this particular wrinkle is often ignored in, like, every SF show ever. :) See further the TV Tropes article on intangibility
May 19	revised	Why does (A)D&D change so much between editions? added 16 characters in body
May 18	awarded	Nice Answer
May 18	comment	Can a prone immobilized creature stand up? You know, that definition of move doesn't technically discount standing up as a type of movement. Given the wording, the conditions it lays out are sufficient, not necessary. I don't disagree with your conclusion, though.
May 18	answered	Why does (A)D&D change so much between editions?
May 17	comment	Is there a canonical definition for when Hermetic seasons start in Ars Magica? I've never played Ars, but from some quick googling actual Medieval magic texts seem to sync the seasons to the astrological signs of the zodiac, and thus the astronomical use.
May 16	comment	Why the bad guys don't just teleport somewhere drop a bomb and teleport back? @Byte56 It's even a specific category of weapon in the game FTL.
May 16	answered	How do I interpret “add +1/3 to natural armor bonus”?
May 16	comment	May magic missile be energy substituted No, there's no general definition that I can find. It's at least clear that fire, lightning, sonic, acid, and cold are considered energy types -- there are many references to resistance to such energy types, and the rules for damage objects also refer to them as such. That's systematic enough that you can consider it part of the rules; it's not like trying to infer the meaning of a game term from a single feat, or something.
May 16	comment	May magic missile be energy substituted "I'd say the only reasonable interpretation is the one that it is referring to the descriptors corresponding to the energy types specified in the previous sentence." -- I'd partially disagree with that. Descriptor is a defined game term, and there are many places where sonic is referred to as a type of energy damage. However, force never is, so that's something of a moot point.
May 16	revised	What are the best ways to utilize Wisdom and Charisma? This isn't really about character creation, it's about game design
May 15	comment	Why the bad guys don't just teleport somewhere drop a bomb and teleport back? -1: I read the question as explicitly asking for an in-fiction justification; they already acknowledge the meta reasons of why not, and you spend most of the answer rehashing that ground.
May 15	comment	Is the blinding effect of Glitterdust effective on mindless undead? This SKR essay is a rant against the idea that undead somehow have different vision than regular monsters.
May 14	comment	What weapon has the highest base damage? @KRyan The question does ask about base damage, though. (I'm not sure why, but eh.) Though, there is an alternate class feature that lets a monk do double damage instead of flurrying.