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D&D 3E/3.5 - Power Attack Fix in 3.5

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Wizard/sorcerer damage goes up by: d4+1/2 levels (Magic Missle) then d6/level (Fire Ball) then 2d6/level (Disintigrate) then save or die.Meanwhile melee damage pretty much didn't go up other than the occasional +2 from feats or strength increases through level or magic items or weapon bonuses. Then they added new spells and even cleric and druid damage goes up by: d8/2 levels (Searing Light/Infict Wounds) then d8/level (Sound Lance) then 10 pts/level (harm) or more (Greater Bolt of Glory) Read More...

Father of slain Parkland victim is arrested in fiery moment at House gun law hearing

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WASHINGTON — Manuel Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old victim of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting, was arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill after he appeared to shout at a Republican lawmaker who was speaking at a hearing on gun regulations. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla., a 26-year-old freshman who is also a survivor of gun violence, tweeted a video of officers detaining a man he identified as Oliver. Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, said afterward that some people “were disruptive during the hearing. Read More...

Israeli president walks congressional tightrope as support frays

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog will have his work cut out for him when he addresses Congress on Wednesday in a speech seen as an attempt at salvaging the decadeslong bipartisan tradition of staunch support for Israel that in recent years has shown signs of weakening. Dismayed by the policies of successive governments led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Democrats are increasingly venting frustrations with what they see as antidemocratic and discriminatory actions, including an effort to weaken the country’s judiciary and to dramatically expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Read More...