Mapping The Cone

This is just a short post, to make a record of the cone graphic that I created, to illustrate the proper dimensions of a 150 foot long cone effect. It is drawn from the side, assuming an approach head-on vs. a large-sized creature, indicated by the circle.

OTTER Mage Armor and Shield Spell Variants

Since the last post centered around interpretations of shield spells, mage armor spells, and how they apply versus touch attacks, I decided to post the OTTER versions of these spells, for your edification. Feel free to leave a comment, and share your thoughts.

A Word About Shield Bonuses

The D20SRD Website defines a Shield Bonus as: “…A shield bonus improves Armor Class and is granted by a shield or by a spell or magic effect that mimics a shield. Shield bonuses stack with all other bonuses to AC except other shield bonuses. A magic shield typically grants an enhancement bonus to the shield’s

Help Me Beta Test: The Golem Master Prestige Class!

Hello Once Again! It gives me great pleasure to present to you, my loyal readers, the first (beta, playtest) version of my Golem Master prestige class. I came up with the idea a few months back, and then started searching the internet for people who might have possibly had the same idea, and that had

OTTER Update Three: Vital Statistics + Character Creation Methodology

Here we are again with another update; you may have noticed that this update includes the material (Vital Statistics) from the last update. That’s because I want my readers to have one file that will help them generate the core of their character quickly and easily. Thus, I combined the Vital Statistics file with the

Help Me Beta Test: The Mystic Archer!

I’ve been working on prestige classes recently, and I decided to upgrade one of my favorite ones, the Arcane Archer. The initial prestige class as presented in the 3.x rules always left a little to be desired; I was playing around with that version, trying to weigh its flaws and merits, and making re-write after

An Example of How OTTER Adds Epic-Level Functionality To Non-Epic Spells

I was running my epic campaign the other day, and a player wanted to develop a spell that would allow him to simply touch a corpse, concentrate a little, and be able to see the last few minutes of its life. (Sort of like an “instant replay” kind of thing.) Well, I informed him that

Improving Your RPG Experience Vol. II: Using LEGO Minifigs Instead of Miniatures

This weekend, I took a trip to Wal-Mart, and picked up a medium-sized Adidas duffle bag, and eight Flambeau Tuff-Tainers (tackleboxes,) in an effort to get my LEGO collection under control. You see, I have been ordering LEGO minifig parts from the “Pick-A-Brick” store, and building my own, quasi-custom, D&D-style minifigs, and outfitting them with third-party

Improving Your RPG Experience Vol. I: Make A Tac-Map!

This post is a copy of a post I made to a Facebook roleplaying group I belong to. The permalink to the original post is HERE. But this post will expand upon it, and offer more photos. This post also partially duplicates a post I made on my other blog, which can be found by