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For questions about Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition, a revision of D&D Third Edition, published in 2003.

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Are the money pumps described in Harry Potter and the Natural 20 legal under 3.5 rules?

It's legal, but you decide if it's profitable Most of these exploits tend to gloss over some important details. Let's look at the wall of iron trick. First, the SRD math. The material component co …
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Is a fumble on a natural 1 an official rule?

By the book, all that happens on a 1 is that you automatically miss (even if 1 + your bonuses would hit). This is balanced by the critical hit bonus when you roll a 20. Adding insult to injury on 1s …
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High-difficulty / technical character build suggestions

But I start getting lost in the specialization/multiclassing decisions. If you're looking to be a fancy character in 3.5, you want to work backwards. Find out what the expected max level of the c …
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How many arrows can an archer carry/bring with him?

If we're talking about how many arrows an archer can carry, I'd say it's limited only by carrying capacity - if you want to fill your backpack up with arrows, good for you. I suspect what you want is …
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Good campaigns for a small group?

Keeping this away from "list of cool adventures", I think looking for specific small-group adventures might be the wrong tactic anyway. The right move would be to find a plot that the group will enjoy …
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I'm running a Pathfinder adventure using 3.5E rules - what should I watch out for?

I'm running a 3.5E table for a mix of experienced and new players. The adventure we're running is "Way of the Wicked", which is set for Pathfinder. (To clarify: the players are working with 3.5 rules, …
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Can a PC use his Charisma to influence other PCs?

Yes, but not in the way you're thinking. Bluff simply means "I'm making you believe something is true before you get a chance to think too hard about it". So, if that paladin is side-eying the rogue' …
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What happens when Water Breathing is dispelled underwater?

I think the rules you're looking for are under the Swim skill: If you are underwater, either because you failed a Swim check or because you are swimming underwater intentionally, you must hold yo …
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How to deal with lack of downtime as a wizard?

Insist on the downtime. You're a wizard, you need a certain amount of downtime to level up. Letting the party hustle you out to sidequests would be like the fighter getting told he doesn't have time …
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How real are illusions?

I'd play it using the "if you believe it's real, you treat it as real until physics tells you otherwise". Speaking as a DM ruling off the cuff: Can you use it to flank? Yep - flanking is "your oppone …
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