My GM has a vast list of Bans and was wondering if anyone could enlighten me as to why some things are banned, As he states they are broken and or power gamer-ish?
Banned Spells
•Permanency
•Animate Dead
•Fly (And any spells that are similar to fly)
•Polymorph
•Gate
•Simulacrum
•Rock to Mud
•Blood Money
•All Pit spells
•Planar Ally
•Planar Binding
•Polymorph any Object
•Shapechange
•Magic Jar
•Passwall
•Black Tentacles
•Windwalk
Banned Items
•ADHESIVE
•ANIMATED
•ARROW CATCHING
•BITTER
•DELVING
•MERGING
•SLICK
•SLICK, GREATER
•IMPROVED SLICK
•TITANIC
•UNBOUND
•UNDEAD CONTROLLING
•BREASTPLATE OF COMMAND
•ARMOR OF INSULTS
•EQUESTRIAN PLATE
•FOLDING PLATE
•SOOTHSAYER’S RAIMENT
•SCARAB BREASTPLATE
•WARDEN OF THE WOODS
•BATTLEMENT SHIELD
•CASTER’S SHIELD
•CASTER’S SHIELD, GREATER
•COLLAPSIBLE TOWER
•WINGED SHIELD
•ALLYING
•ANCHORING
•CONSERVING
•DANCING
•MIMETIC
•NEUTRALIZING
•REPOSITIONING
•TRANSFORMATIVE
•ALCHEMIST’S BULLET
•BURROWING BULLET
•TEN-RING SWORD
•TANGLE BOLT
•TRIDENT OF STABILITY
•DUNGEON RING
•RING OF ARCANE MASTERY
•RING OF CRAFT MAGIC
•RING OF DELAYED DOOM
•RING OF ECTOPLASMIC INVIGORATION
•RING OF FEROCIOUS ACTION
•RING OF GRIT MASTERY
•RING OF SPELL STORING (ALL)
•RING OF SPELL KNOWLEDGE
•RING OF TACTICAL PRECISION
•RING OF TELEKINESIS
•RING OF X-RAY VISION
•STEELHAND CIRCLE
•IMMOVABLE ROD
•ROD OF ABSORPTION
•ROD OF RULERSHIP
•ROD OF SECURITY
•TRAP-STEALER’S ROD
•SUZERAIN SCEPTER
•BOUNCING METAMAGIC ROD
•PERSISTENT METAMAGIC ROD
•ANIMATE STAFF
•STAFF OF EIDOLONS
•STAFF OF PASSAGE
•Tome of Leadership and Influence
•Enchanted Eelskin
•Staff of One Hundred Hands
•Staff of Swarming Insects
•Aquatic Cummerbund
•Slippers of Cloudwalking
•Winged Boots
•Animated Portrait
•Cube of Force
•Flying Ointment
•Origami Swarm
•Portable Hole
•Salve of Slipperiness
•Sovereign Glue