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My DM just purchased the Shackled City Hardcover and we're starting at 1st-level with the following party members:

Male Human Cleric (straight cleric with heals)
Male Human Paladin (paladin 10/knight of holy shielding 10)
Male Wild Elf Fighter (straight archery/ranged fighter)
Male Human Sorcerer (straight offensive repertiore sorcerer)
Male Human Fighter (fighter/ranger/duelist duel-rapier-wielding dex whore)
ALTERNATE:
Female High Elf Rogue (rogue with some fighter maybe)

Since our rogue won't be accompanying us that often since she works a lot, we'll be an odd 5-person party while she's not there, and just level her up with us when she wants to play.

I already know a little about the story arc of the adventure path from looking at a few issues of Dungeon, but I'm trying to avoid spoilers and looking forward to a good time with my friends.

I'll probably be posting our antics on the web somewhere as we progress, or I'll start up a thread here on the boards.

Sorry it's been forever guys, I got two jobs in the time I started to sell the books and have been working stiff. I was originally going to stop the sale of the books because of the hassle of shipping and such, but if there is anyone who wants more than 4 books, please tell me, otherwise I'm thinking of selling them locally at a hobby store in North Carolina.

Ghettowedge:

Do siege weapons count as projectile weapons in regard to the accuracy spell in the complete arcane book?

I would definitely rule NO to that one...sounds like someone trying to get over on the use of the spell to me.

True Strike is what you want ;)

If you want a 0th-level spell still, try making a version that targets the crew chief of the siege engine in question and maybe has a couple factors changed (note: True Strike is a first level Sor/Wiz spell).

True Siege
Divination
Level: Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, F
Casting Time: 2 full-round actions
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: See text

You gain temporary, intuitive insight into the immediate future during your next attack. Your next single attack roll with a siege engine (if it is made before the end of the next round) gains a +20 insight bonus. Additionally, you are not affected by the miss chance that applies to attackers trying to strike a concealed target.
Focus: An arrow (ballista) or pebble (catapult).

Just for fun, here's a feat for you:

WEAPON FOCUS (SIEGE ENGINE) [SPECIAL]
You are trained in the use of siege engines, and are especially good as a crew chief of them.
Prerequisites: Int 13, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: Your gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make with the ballista or catapult (light and heavy). Additionally, the cumulative modifier you apply to successive shots is +4 per previous miss (maximum +20).
Normal: The cumulative modifier you apply to successive shots with a ballista or catapult is +2 per previous miss (maximum +10).

Your welcome, if you use any of this stuff, just credit me.

Two words: Magic missile

provided the books are in good shape

Yes, some have only been used once: like the Miniatures Handbook.

UPDATES:

What about as a 'lot'?

I'm starting a bid of sorts at $10/per so $230 for the 'lot of em'.

Bidding ends in one week. Individuals can bid for particular books if they want to pay more than $10.

See you in a week.

I am looking to sell any, preferably all of the following slightly used D&D books/materials:

Arcana Unearthed
The Diamond Throne
Heart of Nightfang Spire
Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil
Epic Level Handbook
Miniatures Handbook
Book of Vile Darkness
Book of Exalted Deeds
Book of Challenges
Arms & Equipment Guide
Stronghold Builder's Guidebook
Savage Species
Monster Manual II
Fiend Folio
Defenders of the Faith

FORGOTTEN REALMS BOOKS:

Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerun
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Magic of Faerun
Races of Faerun
Silver Marches
Unapproachable East
Underdark
Lords of Darkness

I live in the U.S., prefer the U.S. ($) Dollar for currency. I'm willing to negotiate prices for group sales. Reply to this post or message me here on Paizo for requests.

While you are correct in stating that size differentials are already incorporated into Hide/Spot due to size mods to Hide, I am considering alternative ways to supplant the current system rather than augmenting it.

While most creatures do have more Con the larger they are, Con in itself is arbitrary as all the other six ability scores. If Con were directly related to size, gnomes would not get +2 Con.

Alright on the first one.

I see where you're at on the Poison for larger creatures being more effective. They have already incorporated that into the Save DC for the Poison ability.

MM, Chapter 7: Glossary, Poison ability to reads:
"The Fortitude save DC against a poison attack is equal to 10 + 1/2 poisoning creature's racial HD + poisoning creature's Con modifier."
*emphasis mine

What that extra added DC means is that each individual creature's Poison save is adjusted proportionately because of size, and that you don't have to adjust for every foe that every poison-bearing creature faces. They thought it easier to have the DC be harder than have the Save be easier (it makes more sense).

Here's hoping I helped.

Got Ooze? That has got to be one of the funniest screen names I have ever seen. I darn near P!$$ed myself laughing.

Thanks :D (I think?)

3. Ideally, it would be great to have all size mods reflect relative size: i.e. +2 for a human spoting an ogre but +4 while spoting a hill giant. However, I myself would not want to modify these rolls during every encounter with every monster. Especially in this circumstance, as the DM would need to apply the spotter's bonus as the hider's penalty seeing as how the player doesn't know what the size difference is until the spot check is actually successful.
4. I agree that larger creatures should be better able to resist poison. In fact I've considered giving them a bonus to Fort saves in general while penalizing their Reflex saves.

3. These size differentials are already incorporated into the use and description of the Hide and Spot skills.

PHB 3.5, Chapter 4: Skills, Hide states: "A creature larger or smaller than Medium takes a size bonus or penalty on Hide checks depending on its size category: Fine +16, Diminutive +12, Tiny +8, Small +4, Large -4, Huge -8, Gargantuan -12, Colossal -16."

What this means, if I can use your statement, is that Spot shouldn't be '+2 for a human (Medium) spotting an ogre (Large)' because the Ogre is already getting a -4 penalty to his opposed check, which is Hide.

4. Larger creatures already get a bonus to poison: it's the fact that they have more Constitution (and thus more Fort). A monster that advances larger than Medium gets +4 Constitution per size increase, which (in turn) grants it a +2 bonus to its Fortitude save per increase. See the MM, Increasing Hit Dice, Size Increases, Table 4-2: Changes to Statistics By Size for a reference table.

We started with the "Three Faces of Evil" and are playing FR with:
Male Human Cleric of Deneir 3 (gimpy but has nice AC)
Male Human Sorcerer 3 (spellcaster)
Male Human Fighter 3 (damage dealer)
Male Star Elf Bard 3 (does nothing)

I was going to run a Rogue, but decided against it once the star elf joined ;)