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A party member in my game got pregnant. What we did was send her to a mage who put the unborn child into a magic jar to mature. She was still supporting the child growth it just wasn’t physically inside her anymore. She had an amulet that maintained the spell. IF the amulet was off of her for more than a day the fetus would die. Also if she died the fetus would die.

The real trick is what to do once the kid comes out.

My level 16 party is running around Sigil at the moment. We are a Barbarian, A Wizard, A Psychic Rogue(3.5 Web Published), an Ice Witch(Third Party), and a Cleric. We got ourselves involved in a “game of nobles.” The gist of the game is that there are 50 levels. At level 50 there are 50 nobles at level 49 there are 49 noble at 48 there are 48 and so on. How you gain in level is when there is a slot open in the tier above you you can get voted up to that tier. You can make that opening or wait for one to open up.

While we were putzing around looking for work we were sent to a drugar merchant. In to course of negotiations he threatened the party and the friends and family of the party. So he is now on our list. He employs Ifreet and does a lot of business with the City of Brass on the plain of fire. So we decided to take him down Djinn would be eager allies. So we track down a few and ask for their help taking down the Drugar. They will help us IF we sink a few of the Drugars’ ships.

So my questions for the forum are thus. How would you go about sinking ships that sail on the elemental plain of fire? Do you have any idea for taking out the Drugar? If you wanted to gain levels in this game how would you go about it?

You have to make an attack roll to center a fireball up someone's nose.

SRD wrote:

You point your finger and determine the range (distance and height) at which the fireball is to burst. A glowing, pea-sized bead streaks from the pointing digit and, unless it impacts upon a material body or solid barrier prior to attaining the prescribed range, blossoms into the fireball at that point. An early impact results in an early detonation. If you attempt to send the bead through a narrow passage, such as through an arrow slit, you must "hit" the opening with a ranged touch attack, or else the bead strikes the barrier and detonates prematurely.

emphasis mine

I say sneak attack!

The attack roll is to get the “bead” through or past an obstacle not to hit an opponent. So no Sneak Attack.

Sneak attack is “Precision Damage” it’s like hitting a pressure point, or finding a chink in the armor. Fire ball and lightning bolt do not allow for that kind of control.

My advice is to think up a character back story. Try to find out how and why your character became a paladin. Then role play from that point of view. It doesn’t have to be a novel but a vague idea. Something like Orphanage > Fire > Daring Rescue > Adoption > Combat Training > Holy Roller.

In combat try to think tactically. You are new so you don’t know all the rules but say... “I want to try to do “this” how do I do it?” In DnD you can try to do anything that you could try in real life. Don’t let the fact that you are unfamiliar with the rules stop you from trying stuff.

As for how to catch up you could ask for a one on one side quest with the DM. It will let you learn the ropes with the DMs undivided attention, and keep your level up with the group.

I don’t remember the name of the spell or what book it was in. I remember it was a [Force] spell. It created a dome of force around the caster. I think it had an immediate casting time. It was also an illustrated spell.

I saw it in a friend’s book. He has an impressive library of pathfinder and when I have tried to find it on my own I can’t. If it is an OGL spell I would love it online, but if it isn’t the spell name and what book it is in would make my campaign.