Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XII

[Curmudgeon]

A 96

Two feats in Cityscape (both on page 61), Favored and Primary Contact, allow you to obtain 1 bonus rank in a single skill.

[ex cathedra]

A 96 extended

Additionally, the Codex Anathema from Lords of Madness 214 grants bonus ranks in Knowledge (dungeoneering, arcana, the planes), and the spell Leech Ghost Skill grants you all of the skill ranks of target ghost for a long duration.

[Douglas]

A95 correction

That restriction does not apply if one of the two creatures is carrying the other, according to the official FAQ. In that case, I think treating it more as a rider/mount situation is more appropriate, at least for size and space sharing concerns.

[Lord of Syntax]

Q97:
What classes have bluff as a class skill and a good fort save?

[ex cathedra]

A 97

Binder, Dragonfire Adept, Gnome Paragon, Half-Dragon Paragon (Blue, Brass, Copper, Green, Silver), Marshal, Paladin of Freedom, Savage Bard, Swashbuckler, Tiefling Paragon, and more prestige classes than I care to remember.

[DrakebloodIV]

Q 98: Does monkey grip allow you to wield a two handed weapon of your size in one hand? If not, are there any feats you know of that do?

[Starbuck_II]

A 98
No, Monkey grip lets you use a larger weapon in the same manner the meduim (or small if you are small) weapon was wielded.

Greatswords are 2 handed, large Greatswords are 2 handed for the feat.

Use a Large Longsword to use a large weapon 1 handed.

There are no feats that do that.

[Lord of Syntax]

Q99:
How much would it cost to have a +1 to Wisdom on a Headband of +Int?

[Runestar]

Q99:
How much would it cost to have a +1 to Wisdom on a Headband of +Int?

The rules discourage odd stat modifiers, as it is difficult to price them accurately (as they either confer the equivalent of +0 or +2 stat depending on whether it is even or odd).

MIC does have provisions for adding stat boosters to existing magic gear at no extra cost though. Simply pay the base gp cost. So it would cost 8000gp to add +2wis to that handband of int.

[Lord of Syntax]

Q100:
Are there any manifesting PrC with progression at 1st and good fort save?
Q101:
Is there any way to get Mirror Image as a divine spell?

[Douglas]

Simply pay the base gp cost. So it would cost 8000gp to add +2wis to that handband of int.
You mean 4000gp.

[Runestar]

Q101:
Is there any way to get Mirror Image as a divine spell?

Adept gets it, if you are trying to acquire it as an archivist.

If as a cleric, no idea. :smallbiggrin:

[theterran]

Q102


Can I share "Reduce Person" with my familiar, even though they're not humanoid?

[Claudius Maximus]

Q 103

What means do there exist to add energy damage to psionic powers that do not ordinarily deal damage? Perhaps something like the Snowcasting + Flash Frost effect.

[ex cathedra]

A 100

The only PrC that grants 1 level of manifesting at first level and a good fort save is the suggested Psionic Adaptation of Mindbender, in Complete Arcane. It also happens to be a great dip, anyways.

[Temotei]

You mean 4000gp.

Perhaps he meant the +2 Int and +2 Wis together equal 8,000 gp, so he said that.

[deuxhero]

Q 98: Does monkey grip allow you to wield a two handed weapon of your size in one hand? If not, are there any feats you know of that do?

Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword or Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Dwarf War Axe.

[Demons_eye]

Q: 104

If you have CLAP OF THUNDER and have a monks unarmed strike does it stack?

IE: My Sacred Fist Has a 3rd level spell used for it does this mean he does the base 2d6+3d6 sonic?

[Sliver]

Q 105

If I have a cleric with touch of healing, do I need to prepare a cure spell or is it enough that I have a spell slot 2nd level or higher that I didn't use that I can convert? (assuming I can convert spells to cure spells and didn't replace that ability)

Edit: Q 106

I have a lesser Aasimar, the energy resistance is per-attack like the spell or per-turn?

[Lord of Syntax]

Q107:
Is there a way to manifest 3rd level powers at <5th level?

[Curmudgeon]

A 102 Yes.

From Player's Handbook, page 53:
A master and his familiar can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the familiar’s type (magical beast).
If the spell or effect has a duration other than instantaneous, it stops affecting the familiar if it moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the familiar again even if it returns to the master before the duration expires.

[Curmudgeon]

A 104 Yes.

Note that you must succeed on a normal unarmed attack (not a touch attack) to deal this combined damage.

[Curmudgeon]

A 105

The Touch of Healing feat requires "a conjuration (healing) spell of 2nd level or higher available to cast", so you don't need to specifically prepare such a spell if you can spontaneously cast it.

[Curmudgeon]

A 106

Rules Compendium actually changed this rule, on page 48:
A creature that has resistance to energy has the ability (usually extraordinary) to ignore some damage of a certain energy type each time it takes damage of that type.

[Runestar]

Perhaps he meant the +2 Int and +2 Wis together equal 8,000 gp, so he said that.

Yeah, I meant to say adding +2int to a +2wis headband increases the cost by 4000gp, for a total of 8000gp, because incidentally, I was statting one out for an npc, even though that answer is less relevant to the question at hand.

Apologies for any confusion caused. :smalltongue:

[ex cathedra]

A 107

While it is possible to manifest 3rd level powers with less than 5 levels in a psionic class, it is not possible to manifest 3rd level powers with less than 5 class levels, to my knowledge. Psionics early-entry methods are few and far between.

[deuxhero]

Edit: Q 106

I have a lesser Aasimar, the energy resistance is per-attack like the spell or per-turn?

Fairly sure it is per attack unless something has been changed going to the "lesser" version.

[Nazde Bahatur]

Q.108
In the Diplomacy skill table, NPC attitudes are: Hostile, Unfriendly, Indifferent, Friendly and Helpful, but i'm fairly sure i've seen "Fanatic" somewhere.
Is there a "Fanatic" NPC attitude? In what book?
If not, is there a better attitude than Helpful?

[Gnaritas]

A108

You can read it here:

http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Diplomacy_Skill

[Curmudgeon]

Fairly sure it is per attack unless something has been changed going to the "lesser" version.
This question has already been answered, and the answer has nothing to do with the difference between Aasimar and Lesser Aasimar. Please try to keep up.

[Demons_eye]

A 104 Yes.

Note that you must succeed on a normal unarmed attack (not a touch attack) to deal this combined damage.

Does this mean it is still a standard action?

[Zom B]

Q109

Does the spell Healthful Rest double a creature's Fast Healing rate?

[Temotei]

Q 110

Does the spell mage hand allow you to hold up an object that weighs less than 5 lb. if someone grabs onto it when they're falling? My instincts say no because it may count as an attended object, but...

[Zom B]

Q111

A character casts Mage's Magnificent Mansion and enters. Another creature outside the portal:

Q111a) Attempts to cast Dispel Magic on the Mansion via the door. Can they do this?
Q111b) If a creature can Dispel Magic the Mansion, what happens to the occupants?
Q111c) If a creature stands next to the entrance with an Antimagic Field on them, what happens?

[Pigkappa]

Q 113 A creature fails its saving throw against Grease and therefore is prone. Can it do attacks of opportunity?

[Zaq]

Q112

Can Faerie Fire (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/faeriefire.htm) reveal creatures hidden by fog, such as Obscuring Mist? It claims that it defeats "similar effects" that provide concealment, after listing a few examples. Do we have any proof one way or the other than fog is or is not something that faerie fire can get past?

For what it's worth, the quick listing says that it "Outlines subjects with light, canceling blur, concealment, and the like." We all know that text trumps table, but when the table says something and the text sort of says the same thing... well, it's debatable. Anyone have evidence for either side?

[Foryn Gilnith]

A creature fails its saving throw against Grease and therefore is prone. Can it do attacks of opportunity?

A113

Yes. Nothing states you lose reach when prone, and therefore you are still eligible to make attacks of opportunity when prone. Melee attacks will take a -4 penalty.

And label your question.

[Curmudgeon]

Does this mean it is still a standard action?
Yes. If you want to combine unarmed attacks and Clap of Thunder you will need to abide by the restrictions of both. So it's a regular (not touch) attack, and uses a standard action.

[Curmudgeon]

A 109 No.

Healthful Rest only affects natural healing, on a daily basis. Fast Healing is a per-round Extraordinary special ability, not a natural ability. See Player's Handbook page 180 for the distinctions between different types of special abilities.

[Curmudgeon]

A 110 No.

As soon as it's in someone else's grasp it's an attended object, and no longer a valid target for the spell.

[Stegyre]

A 96

Two feats in Cityscape (both on page 61), Favored and Primary Contact, allow you to obtain 1 bonus rank in a single skill.
Possible Correction: Primary Contact gives a +1 bonus rank. Unless I'm missing something, Favored grants a +2 competence bonus, instead, which is quite different. If I've overlooked the specific langauge giving a + to rank, please quote it, to help me identify it. :smallsmile:

[Demons_eye]

Q 114

Where can I find the ruin golem and the ruin mage?

[Runestar]

Q 114

Where can I find the ruin golem and the ruin mage?

Monster manual 5

[Temotei]

A 115

This isn't a RAW question.

[averagejoe]

Q 116

Does there need to be existing vegetation for the entangle spell to function? The language of the spell seems to indicate that the spell causes plants to tangle up people in the spell's area [whether or not plants were in the area to begin with], but the note at the end, saying that the DM may alter the spell based on the nature of the entangling plants, which seems to indicate that there must be something in the area for the spell to work on, and the spell is transmutation to boot.

[Temotei]

Q 117

Does the dislocator weapon ability (MIC) cause the enemy to provoke attacks of opportunity, since they're moving out of a square you threaten?

[Lord of Syntax]

A116:
It is just fluff, you can ignore it.

[theterran]

Q118

Would Slippers of BattleDancing (DMGII PG. 272) work while a Dervish is in Dervish dance attacking as a full action (assuming I've already gone 10ft), or do the slippers only specifically work if I've specifically taken a "Move Action" ?

[Ravens_cry]

Q119
If someone dies, and then shrink item is cast on their body, and then they are raised, what happens? Are they still shrunk? What if the shrink item was made permanent?

[PlzBreakMyCmpAn]

Q120: Can a creature with a fly speed use a savnok tooth to fly with a medium or heavy load?

[DonEsteban]

A116:
It is just fluff, you can ignore it.

Dispute:
The spell description says "Area: Plants in a 40-ft.-radius spread". So yes, there must be existing vegetation.

[Curmudgeon]

Possible Correction: Primary Contact gives a +1 bonus rank. Unless I'm missing something, Favored grants a +2 competence bonus, instead, which is quite different.
Favored is the prerequisite for Primary Contact. The two feats together give +1 bonus rank. I apologize for the ambiguity; I certainly didn't mean to imply that each feat gave this bonus independently.

[Curmudgeon]

A 117 No.

Dislocator does not cause opponents to move; it causes them to instead be teleported. Teleportation is relocation without movement. Only moving out of threatened square provokes attacks of opportunity.

[Curmudgeon]

A 118

The continuous benefit of Slippers of Battledancing function while in a (land-based) Dervish Dance, as they boost the wearer's land speed. However, Dervish Dance is an augmented full attack, which is a full-round action. The bonus movement permitted in a Dervish Dance is not specifically a move action, and only an actual move action can activate the "true benefit" of Slippers of Battledancing.

[Curmudgeon]

A 119

The strict RAW reading of the combination of spells says this won't work.
While the spell closes mortal wounds and repairs lethal damage of most kinds, the body of the creature to be raised must be whole. Removing 99.98% of the original creature's body with Shrink Item makes it ineligible for Raise Dead.

[Curmudgeon]

A 120 No.
You move at your normal speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations).
Fly

A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light load. (Note that medium armor does not necessarily constitute a medium load.) The Savnok tooth of Dahlver-Nar only works when the load or armor would reduce your speed for that movement mode. A load heavier than light does not reduce your fly speed; instead flying is disallowed.

[Ravens_cry]

A 119

The strict RAW reading of the combination of spells says this won't work. Removing 99.98% of the original creature's body with Shrink Item makes it ineligible for Raise Dead.
I took that line to mean it must basically be in one piece, not sliced and diced into tiny peices. And even if so, there's still the effects of Resurrection and True Resurrections to consider. And isn't there a spell that revives the recently, within one round, dead without level loss or con drain?

[Zaq]

A 119

The strict RAW reading of the combination of spells says this won't work. Removing 99.98% of the original creature's body with Shrink Item makes it ineligible for Raise Dead.

I would contest this. Who says that shrinking something "removes" any of it? It's all there. It's just smaller.

[AngelisBlack]

Q 121

When in the process of leveling up, are bonus feats applied at the same stage of leveling up as class features or as feats? *is referring mainly to the level up walkthrough on PHB 58-59*

[Sliver]

A 121

Yes. If you could change around the order, nothing would prevent you from taking a feat and then taking a PrC that needs that feat..

[Eloel]

Q122
Is there a way to prevent someone from tumbling within your threathened area, or at least increase the DC to do so? Should work against flying enemies too (so no, not Grease)

[Temotei]

A 121

Yes. If you could change around the order, nothing would prevent you from taking a feat and then taking a PrC that needs that feat..

A 121 Clarification

AngelisBlack asked when you take the feat--#7 in the process, or #9 (I think) in the process, not if you could switch it to be first or whatever you wanted it to be.

But, that also answers the question, although indirectly.

[Eloel]

Q 121

When in the process of leveling up, are bonus feats applied at the same stage of leveling up as class features or as feats? *is referring mainly to the level up walkthrough on PHB 58-59*

The order is not be-all end-all.


For example, a Monk1/Druid4, while leveling again in Druid, can choose Natural Spell as a 6th level feat. As far as I'm aware, only the 'Choose Class' part being first is set in stone, nothing else.

As a direct answer: Those are applied whenever you desire.

[JaronK]

Q 121

When in the process of leveling up, are bonus feats applied at the same stage of leveling up as class features or as feats? *is referring mainly to the level up walkthrough on PHB 58-59*

Class Features. Choosing feats refers to the feats you get at level 1, 3, 6, and so on.

JaronK

[Superglucose]

Q122
Do I have to purchase a feat the level I get it, or can I hold off?

[theterran]

A122

You have to choose the feat the level it's granted.

[Eloel]

Number your questions correctly please.
This


Q122
Is there a way to prevent someone from tumbling within your threathened area, or at least increase the DC to do so? Should work against flying enemies too (so no, not Grease)
was the Q122 - still unanswered.

[Gnaritas]

Q123

A human fighter (lvl 2) has a CR of 2?
A human fighter (lvl 8) had a CR of 8?
Would it normally have (11,11,11,10,10,10) stats? (not counting level adjustments)

[Duke of URL]

A 123 (actually 124, if the numbering above is corrected)

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) No. NPCs with class levels use the "elite array": 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8.

[Tavar]

Q122
Is there a way to prevent someone from tumbling within your threathened area, or at least increase the DC to do so? Should work against flying enemies too (so no, not Grease)

A122
Thicket of blades(6th level stance from Devoted Spirit, from Tome of Battle) works.

[IthilanorStPete]

A 122 clarification

Thicket of Blades is a third level maneuver, not 6th.

[Eloel]

A122
Thicket of blades(6th level stance from Devoted Spirit, from Tome of Battle) works.

Wow, it's a nice 3rd level stance, thanks! (seriously, this IS what I was looking for, cheers!:smallsmile:)

[Stegyre]

Favored is the prerequisite for Primary Contact. The two feats together give +1 bonus rank. I apologize for the ambiguity; I certainly didn't mean to imply that each feat gave this bonus independently.
And being new to Cityscape and only quickly reading the feat descriptions, I had overlooked the prerequisite. Thank you for the clarification.

[Curmudgeon]

I would contest this. Who says that shrinking something "removes" any of it? It's all there. It's just smaller.
The spell description says this.
You are able to shrink one nonmagical item (if it is within the size limit) to 1/16 of its normal size in each dimension (to about 1/4,000 the original volume and mass).
Shrink Item removes 99.98% of both the original volume and mass.

[Temotei]

The spell description says this.
Shrink Item removes 99.98% of both the original volume and mass.

I fail to see your point.

Making you smaller via crushing wouldn't make you any less--it would just make you smaller. The same applies here. Just because something is smaller doesn't mean it's missing parts.

This should go in another thread.

[abandon hope]

A90: You may be thinking of Shield and Pike Style from Dragon 338 pg 92.

[theterran]

Q124

If I cast SteelDance, then cast Ethereal Jaunt, do my swords doing the SteelDance still reside on the Material Plane?

[Boci]

A 124
The spell affect your equipment, and by RAW I do not believe a buff counts as equipment, so no, just its fairly vague.

[Laharal]

Q125 3.5 In PHB and Sandstorm there are vehicules. Any other 3.5 source giving other vehicle options?

Q126 Any 3.5 info on moats besides this froms dmg?
The moat is 15 feet deep and 30 feet wide.

Q127Sandstorm introduces a new geography element the waste as well as everything related to it (tools to survive, vehicules, new dangers, monsters etc etc) is there any other 3.5 book focused on a geo/climate/enviro..i-e is there a sandstorm equivalent for polar campaigns, etc. etc?

[theterran]

A.127 - Frostburn?

[Thurbane]

A 127

Frostburn = arctic/mountains
Stormwrack = nautical/seas
Cityscape = urban/cities
Dungeonscape = dungeons
Underdark [FR] = underdark

...some of the "Races of" series also have some environmetal info, especially Races of the Wild and Races of Stone.

[Temotei]

A 127 expanded

Ghostwalk -- Ghost town/ghosts
Fiendish Codex I -- Abyss
Fiendish Codex II -- Baator (The Nine)

[Curmudgeon]

A 125

Arms and Equipment Guide has a chapter (# 3) on Vehicles.

[Curmudgeon]

A 126

Stronghold Builder's Guidebook includes information on Moats and Trenches on page 47.

[SethFahad]

Q 128

A medium character has 8 levels of monk, Imp. Natural attack, Superior Unarmed strike, and then gets 1 level of Fist of the Forest.

Monk 8 lvl -> 1d10
+ INA -> 2d8
+ SUS -> 3d6

FoF 1 lvl gives 1d8 and states that "if your unarmed attack already deals this amount of damage, increase the base damage to the next step indicated on the monk table."

Well he is not dealing 1d8, he is dealing 1d10 (without the feats).
So my question is:

His unarmed attack does 3d6 (as it is) or 3d8 damage (raises)? Or something else?

[Curmudgeon]

A 128

Unless your unarmed damage matches the value on the Fist of the Forest table, you don't access the Monk table. Your unarmed damage does not increase.

[Duke of URL]

Q. 129

Does being hidden (via the Hide skill) from the target of an attack deny the target Dexterity to AC (or in any other way makes the target susceptible to sneak attack)? For example, could a ranged-attacking rogue use the Hide skill to snipe (and stay hidden), gaining sneak attacks against the target for as long as he can manage to stay hidden?

[Koury]

A129

Being hidden via hide would allow all the same advantages of being invisible. AS for sniping, yes, as long as you continue to make your -20 check.


Sniping

If you’ve already successfully hidden at least 10 feet from your target, you can make one ranged attack, then immediately hide again. You take a -20 penalty on your Hide check to conceal yourself after the shot.

[Flarp]

Q130

When developing an epic spell and applying the "Increase Range by 100%" factor, is the "100%" cumulative? I.e., if I increase the range of a 10 ft spell by 100%, which makes it 20 ft, does increasing it by 100% again make it 30 ft or 40 ft?

[Tehnar]

Q 131

Can you apply a Wounding enhancement to a bow?

[Temotei]

A 131

No.

[Thurbane]

A 131 continued

Although it does not appear on the ranged weapons ability table, nothing in the description says it applies only to melee weapons (assuming the SRD and DMG don't contradict each other). Using the rule of "text trumps table", there would be a solid argument to allow it on a ranged weapon.

[jokey665]

A 131 continued

Although it does not appear on the ranged weapons ability table, nothing in the description says it applies only to melee weapons (assuming the SRD and DMG don't contradict each other). Using the rule of "text trumps table", there would be a solid argument to allow it on a ranged weapon.

Does wounding contain text similar to this?

Bows, crossbows, and slings so crafted bestow the lawful power upon their ammunition.
Because I'm pretty sure abilities that work on ranged weapons do...

Strictly RAW, making a bow Wounding might work, but it only applies when you whack something with the bow.

[Temotei]

Does wounding contain text similar to this?

Because I'm pretty sure abilities that work on ranged weapons do...

Strictly RAW, making a bow Wounding might work, but it only applies when you whack something with the bow.

A 131 continued

Or when you have a swordbow (Races of the Wild). But that only works on one side...

This would be a good thread.

[Rasman]

Q 132 If you would normally take class penalties from using shields, but you have an animated shield, do you still take those penalties even though you're not technically holding it? i.e. a class like Monk that says you lose class abilities for using a shield

[Boci]

A 132
Yes, you still do take the penalties.

[Rasman]

A 132
Yes, you still do take the penalties.

bah, thought I'd ask anyway

Q 133

If you were weilding two weapons and had wand chambers in both, does that technically mean you can duel-wield wands without the feat costs just by switching what hand each weapon is in?

[Koury]

A133

I'm pretty sure you can freely designate which hand is your primary. No need for switching what weapon is in what hand.

[Boci]

A133 Continued

Yes you can freely choose which wand to activate each round, but you cannot activate both without the double wand wielder from Complete Arcane.

[SethFahad]

Q 134

When you are using the Fling Enemy feat (RoS), how much damage are you dealing in your enemy??? Or are you not dealing at all?

[Temotei]

A 134

No damage is dealt directly.

[AngelisBlack]

Q 135

If I were to open up a gate right under someone [they might be running or not towards me], disintegrate stone blocks below him so he falls off a cliff/into a pit , or use a readied wall of force as they charge, what saving throw would I be using and how difficult would it be? Also, for the smacking into a wall, how much damage should that be?

[Curmudgeon]

A 135

General guidelines for such ad hoc traps call for a DC 15 Reflex save for someone to avoid the trap; see Dungeon Master's Guide II on pages 40 and following, and Heroes of Battle pages 35 and following.

Despite the physics being identical in our world, D&D generally imposes no damage for stopping abruptly at a wall -- even if going at the same speed as someone falling. It's falling specifically that causes the damage in D&D. If someone fails their Reflex save to avoid a falling trap, figure falling damage normally, including all reductions in damage from making Jump and Tumble checks. If they hit a wall instead, there's no damage; the penalty is merely that they can't get to where they want to be.

[Half-blood]

Q: 136 Do Thri-kreens have offhands? if so, how many?

[Curmudgeon]

A 136 Yes; three.

[Rasman]

Q137 What book do you find the weapon enhancement "Wand Chamber" in and, if you know off the top of your head, is there a limit to how many a single weapon can hold?

[Curmudgeon]

A 137

You'll find the wand chamber described in Dungeonscape on pages 30 & 34. The limit is one per weapon.

[nargbop]

Q138 The Contingency spell is Personal. Can another caster put a spell into my Contingency? For example, I am a Wizard with Contingency who needs a Cleric to assist me and give me Contingency : Remove Fear .

Q139 Craft Contingent Spell from Complete Arcane 77 and 139 . Same question - can another caster put a spell into my Contingent Spell?

Apologies if this has been asked before ; my Google net gets cast too widely.

[Temotei]

Q 140

The bracers of relentless might (epic wondrous items) cost 4,384,000 gp.

If I cut down the enhancement bonuses to +6/+6, will the price be changed to 1,572,000 gp?

[Temotei]

A 138

No. You have to be the caster, as the SRD says:

You can place another spell upon your person so that it comes into effect under some condition you dictate when casting contingency.

Emphasis mine.

[Runestar]

Q 140

The bracers of relentless might (epic wondrous items) cost 4,384,000 gp.

If I cut down the enhancement bonuses to +6/+6, will the price be changed to 1,572,000 gp?

Probably much cheaper. As of MIC, you can add +6 enhancement bonus for str and con to existing magic items at no extra charge (beyond that they cost). While arms are not considered an associated slot for con, it still sounds feasible, so I assume your DM waives this limitation.

I am not sure how the price of the item is calculated, but if we assume 1.5*(1440000x2) = 4,320,000, this means the primary benefit is just 64000gp.

So the final cost should be 72000+64000 = 136,000gp, not enough to trigger epic pricing.

[Temotei]

Probably much cheaper. As of MIC, you can add +6 enhancement bonus for str and con to existing magic items at no extra charge (beyond that they cost). While arms are not considered an associated slot for con, it still sounds feasible, so I assume your DM waives this limitation.

I am not sure how the price of the item is calculated, but if we assume 1.5*(1440000x2) = 4,320,000, this means the primary benefit is just 64000gp.

So the final cost should be 72000+64000 = 136,000gp, not enough to trigger epic pricing.

Q 141 I guess

So the increase of size bonus for the purpose of opposed combat checks is 64,000 gp?

[Curmudgeon]

A 141 No.

You can't make that conclusion. A size increase will have different effects on physical stats depending on starting and ending sizes. See Monster Manual Table 4-2: Changes to Statistics by Size (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#sizeIncreases) on page 291. There is no price formula for a reduction in DEX, so it's not possible to figure a cost for size increase just on that criterion.

[Curmudgeon]

A 139 No.

There is no cooperative capability in this feat.
You can make contingent any spell that you know.

[Temotei]

A 141 No.

You can't make that conclusion. A size increase will have different effects on physical stats depending on starting and ending sizes. See Monster Manual Table 4-2: Changes to Statistics by Size (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#sizeIncreases) on page 291. There is no price formula for a reduction in DEX, so it's not possible to figure a cost for size increase just on that criterion.

Re-read my first question to see the context of that question.

I'll bring this into a separate thread to free space.

[Douglas]

A139 correction

Note that all items have prerequisites in their descriptions. These prerequisites must be met for the item to be created. Most of the time, they take the form of spells that must be known by the item’s creator (although access through another magic item or spellcaster is allowed). (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/creatingMagicItems.htm)

For the purpose of magic item creation, a spell is "known" if any of the people working on it know the spell, or even if the creator just has a magic item capable of casting it. In the case of using a magic item as the source, however, note that this consumes one use of the item for each day of crafting.

[Runestar]

Q 141 I guess

So the increase of size bonus for the purpose of opposed combat checks is 64,000 gp?

Presumably.

+12 str and con each costs 1,440,000gp. I assume these benefits are added to the size increase feature (since there aren't any bracers of str/con) using the x1.5 cost pricing multiplier in the DMG (remember that ELH is quite primitive by today's standards, so it is hardly surprising to find yourself paying through the nose for abilities considered lackluster today).

Together, these two benefits would cost 4,320,000gp, leaving 64000gp left.

Of course, it helps that this formula also results in the cheapest price possible for said feature. :smallbiggrin:

The alternative would be to use the most expensive feature as the base, and the rest x1.5. Which gives us 4,384,000-(2.5x1,440,000) or 928000gp. :smalltongue:

[reefwood]

Q142

Does a character making a ranged attack with a bow lose the shield bonus from a buckler?

I know the buckler character can attack with a bow without penalty to the ranged attack, whereas someone attacking with a melee weapon in their buckler hand would receive a -1 penalty on that melee attack. But I'm unclear if the "no penalty with bow" part of the buckler also means the AC is kept. Cos losing the AC could also be considered a penalty.

[Temotei]

A 142


if you use a weapon in your off hand, you don’t get the buckler’s AC bonus for the rest of the round.

You do lose your shield bonus for the round because it takes both hands to use a bow. Both hands = primary hand + off hand. Since you're using your off hand, you lose the shield bonus to AC.

Alternatively, if you use a footbow, you don't, because it uses your feet and one hand.

[zagan]

Q 143

If A 10th level wizard (or sorcerer) with Con 13 as 30hp is familliar get 15hp.

If the wizard get the feat Shape soulmeld: Vitality belt (MoI p92) and invest 2 essentia in it (that he get let's say from other incarnum feat) he gain 2*half-character level in hp so 10 hp for a total of 40hp.

Now for the question does his familliar benefit from the increase in hp and gain 5hp for a total of 20hp ?

Q 144

Relate to the above, if the same wizard also have the share soulmeld feat and share the vitality belt with is familliar. What's the familliar Hp ?
I assume 15 base + 5 from half the bonus to the wizard hp + 10 from the vitality belt for a total of 35hp ?

[MichielHagen]

Q145

I cannot seem to find the rules for a "Full Retreat" or something in combat, to avoid AoO in the first square you leave or something...
Or is this not in the SRD?

[Temotei]

A 145

It's called withdraw.

[Temotei]

Q 146

Do resistances to energy stack? For example, if you had a dark (resistance to cold 10) aasimar (resistance to cold, acid, electricity 5), would the dark aasimar have resistance to cold 15, acid, electricity 5, or would they not stack, giving the creature 10, 5, 5?

[Runestar]

Q 146

Do resistances to energy stack? For example, if you had a dark (resistance to cold 10) aasimar (resistance to cold, acid, electricity 5), would the dark aasimar have resistance to cold 15, acid, electricity 5, or would they not stack, giving the creature 10, 5, 5?

They wouldn't stack unless stated otherwise, you simply use the higher of the 2.

[Heliomance]

Q147:

Can you apply Extend Spell multiple times to the same spell? And if so, does it multiply by normal maths or D&D maths?

[Temotei]

A 147

No. You can only apply a metamagic once to each spell.

[Flarp]

Q148

Can mitigating factors other than those listed in the SRD/ELH be applied to custom epic spells and if so, where can I find the rules on this? I've seen people adding material requirements and foci to them, but I have no idea where the rules on this are.

[Laharal]

Q149: Can you make an intimidate check on an already shaken target to make it frightened or panicked?

Q150What ways outside of spells (and the standard intimidate check) can be used to make a character skaken, frightened or panicked? Any feats? Any special attack?

[Temotei]

A 150

Frightful presence, a dragon ability. Some other creatures get similar abilities.

[Runestar]

Q148

Can mitigating factors other than those listed in the SRD/ELH be applied to custom epic spells and if so, where can I find the rules on this? I've seen people adding material requirements and foci to them, but I have no idea where the rules on this are.

It is really up to you to create your own, though some epic spells in assorted forgotten realms books use them. Though I guess they are more guidelines than definitive rules.

In champions of ruin, I recall one spell using a minor artifact as a material component for -50DC. Another caused your hand to wither for -25DC.

[Jastermereel]

Q 151

Are there four-armed races that are humanoid? Thri-Kreen and Diopsids are rather insect-like, but are there chitin-less, fleshy meat-bag types instead?

[Zom B]

Q111

A character casts Mage's Magnificent Mansion and enters. Another creature outside the portal:

Q111a) Attempts to cast Dispel Magic on the Mansion via the door. Can they do this?
Q111b) If a creature can Dispel Magic the Mansion, what happens to the occupants?
Q111c) If a creature stands next to the entrance with an Antimagic Field on them, what happens?

From a few pages back; no answer yet.

[Curmudgeon]

A 149 Yes.

Some specific ways of using Intimidate (such as the Intimidating Strike feat) impose limitations, but generally you follow the fear escalation schedule set in "Becoming Even More Fearful" (Dungeon Master's Guide, page 294).

[maniakmastah]

Q 152

Do stat enhancing items like Periapts of Wisdom and Headbands of Intellect give extra spells and allow the wearer to cast those higher level spells?

[Koury]

A152

Yes. Stat enhancing items affect you in all ways as if the stat increase was permanent, with the exception of leveling up, which uses base stats for HP and skill point gain.

[Boci]

A152 Correction

When leveling up, you use your base inteligence, but your full constitution modifier.

[Orran]

A152 Continuation
However the extra hitpoints from an increased con are not permanent, and do not apply if not using that con enhancer. Simlarly, if your con is increased by say bear's endurance, or an amulet of health, you gain hit points by your maximum HP increasing. (Citation Needed)

Q153
Concerning Runestaves:
The text says "a Runestaff of x allows yout to cast any of the following spells (each three times per day) by expending a prepared arcane spell or arcane spell slot of the same level or higher"
153A
Are material Components required to cast the spell?
153B
Can you apply class features, such as an abjurant champions enhancement to Abjuration spells that grant AC, to spells from a runestave?
153C
Are there rules for custom making runestaves? If so, where can I find them?

[deuxhero]

2. No. As a rule, ACFs trade one ability for another at the same level. You don't get to play with something new and shiny before you've paid for it.


And I just noticed there IS one. Wildshape Ranger gets fast movement at level 1 for trading combat style (that isn't gotten untill level 3).

A153B

"Spells cast from a runestaff act in all ways as if the wielder had cast them normally" (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20070216a) is a "yes" in my book.

[Ravens_cry]

Q154
Can you use a buckler AND an animated shield?

[Temotei]

Q154
Can you use a buckler AND an animated shield?

A 154

Yes, but shield bonuses don't stack.

[Ravens_cry]

A 154

Yes, but shield bonuses don't stack.
Aw dang, forgot that. Thanks.

[SurlySeraph]

Q 155

When combining Pounce and a maneuver that adds damage to a charge attack (such as Battle Leader's Charge or Leading the Charge), do you add the damage to every attack you make or only the first?

[Curmudgeon]

A 155

You follow the rules in each case. Both Battle Leader's Charge and Leading the Charge use the singular when referring to the attack augmented by those maneuvers, so the benefits apply only to the first attack on a charge.

[Ditto]

Q156

Can Spellcraft determine that a wizard making elaborate somatic gestures is NOT casting a spell, but merely wiggling his fingers? I don't know if that would translate in your understanding as 'You do not recognize this as any spell you know' or 'This is not a spell', or what.

[Stompy]

Q157

If I have skill mastery on use magical device, would that actually allow me to take 10 on use magical device (or does the you can't take 10 on UMD still win)?

[Ditto]

A157
Yes, you can use Skill Mastery to take 10 on UMD. Specific trumps general.

[Agent_0042]

Q158
Can a first level warmage with Versatile Spellcaster cast his second level spells, or is he limited to metamagic'd first level spells?

[Xenogears]

A157
Yes, you can use Skill Mastery to take 10 on UMD. Specific trumps general.

Skill mastery has a line of "she may take 10 even if stress and distractions would normally prevent her from doing so."

IIRC This does not grant the ability to take 10 if it's outright forbidden. Only in the case that you would not be able to because of stress and distractions.

[Sstoopidtallkid]

A 158 Debatable. There have been several arguments over it, boiling down to different interpretations of the line 'knows all spells of levels he can cast'. I support him doing so, but Heighten spell unambiguously allows him to do so through a bit of oddity, so taking that is recommended. Or start a thread or run a search on the topic, it's come up before and will do so again.

Q 159 Is there any one-handed weapon that deals nonlethal damage without being either exotic or light?

[jokey665]

A159

The truncheon, from the Book of Exalted Deeds, p. 34. It's a martial one-handed weapon.

[powerdemon]

Q156

Can Spellcraft determine that a wizard making elaborate somatic gestures is NOT casting a spell, but merely wiggling his fingers? I don't know if that would translate in your understanding as 'You do not recognize this as any spell you know' or 'This is not a spell', or what.

A 156
The spellcraft check would produce the result of "This isn't a spell you recognize. It would be an opposed Bluff/Sense Motive to figure out that the other person is faking it.

[Kobold-Bard]

Q160

Is there a Feat that allows a Wizard's Familiar's progression to be based on their character level rather than just their Wizard class level?

[Curmudgeon]

A 157 No.

Skill Mastery allows the Rogue to "take 10" under adverse conditions.
Skill Mastery

The rogue becomes so certain in the use of certain skills that she can use them reliably even under adverse conditions. The prohibition for doing so with Use Magic Device has nothing to do with conditions:
You cannot take 10 with this skill. Thus Skill Mastery does not permit "taking 10" with Use Magic Device.

[Boci]

A 160

Obtain familiar is based of caster level.

[Kobold-Bard]

A 160

Obtain familiar is based of caster level.

I only have 3 Levels of Wizard though, the rest are PrC levels, which specifically don't increase Familiar progression. Master Specialist and Archmage specifically.

[jokey665]

A 160 Further

He's talking about the Obtain Familiar feat, from page 81 of Complete Arcane. It grants you a familiar as a sorcerer or wizard, and it uses your level in all arcane casting classes instead of your sor/wiz level.

[jokey665]

A 157 No.

Skill Mastery allows the Rogue to "take 10" under adverse conditions. The prohibition for doing so with Use Magic Device has nothing to do with conditions: Thus Skill Mastery does not permit "taking 10" with Use Magic Device.

So the warlock "Deceive Item" ability does nothing, then? I think you need to rethink your position, and read the warlock ability's text...

[Douglas]

So the warlock "Deceive Item" ability does nothing, then? I think you need to rethink your position, and read the warlock ability's text...
The Warlock's ability is specific to Use Magic Device and therefore implies that it also overrides UMD's restriction as it would otherwise be a nonsensical ability. A Rogue's Skill Mastery is a more general ability, and it neither mentions ignoring UMD's restriction nor requires it for the ability to make sense.

[jokey665]

The Warlock's ability is specific to Use Magic Device and therefore implies that it also overrides UMD's restriction as it would otherwise be a nonsensical ability. A Rogue's Skill Mastery is a more general ability, and it neither mentions ignoring UMD's restriction nor requires it for the ability to make sense.

It's still specific towards allowing you to take 10 when you otherwise couldn't. And specific trumps general. Whether it's more general than Deceive Item or not isn't the point, it's more specific than the actual description of the skill itself.

Note that Deceive Item mentions being usable "...if distracted or threatened." Similar to the rogue's "adverse conditions" and "stress and distractions," no?

Also, RAW implies nothing, this is not a RAI thread. Either both can do it, or neither. And the "specific trumps general" points towards both.

[Stompy]

Sorry if my question wasn't as simple as I thought it was. :smalleek:

Q161

Can a flying creature with the hover feat 5 foot step while flying? If so, in what directions?

[Curmudgeon]

A 161

The answer depends on the creature's flying maneuverability, not just the Hover feat. If the creature had been hovering previously, any maneuverability will allow a 5' adjustment in a horizontal direction; average or better maneuverability will allow straight downward adjustment; and any creature can move in a diagonal downward direction. Only perfect maneuverability will allow a 5' adjustment upward. If the creature had not been hovering previously, only perfect maneuverability will allow a 5' adjustment in an arbitrary direction; good or worse maneuverability will allow a 5' adjustment in the same direction the creature had already been going; average or better maneuverability will allow a straight downward adjustment; and poor/clumsy will allow only a diagonal adjustment forward and down. See the table (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/movement.htm#tableManeuverability).

[Curmudgeon]

It's still specific towards allowing you to take 10 when you otherwise couldn't
if the prohibition is due to stress or distractions; Skill Mastery is not otherwise specific. The Warlock's Deceive Item has the same characteristics, but additionally is specific to override the general rule against "taking 10" with UMD.

That's enough for this discussion. If you want to continue the argument, please create a new thread.

[Cog]

Q 162

Does denying an opponent their dex bonus to AC automatically mean they count as flatfooted, even if the ability doesn't specifically use that term?

[Boci]

A 162

No

[Eldrys]

Q 163

Is there any way for a Tibbit (from the dragon compendium) to cast while in cat form?

[Boci]

A 163

Is natural spell no good?

[Douglas]

A163

Eschew Materials + Silent Spell + Still Spell. Or just be a psion.

[Thurbane]

A 163

Surrogate Spellcasting feat (SS, 3.0)

[Laharal]

Q164. According to 3.5 is there a way to blind a person through non-magical means i-e just throwing sand with your hands or kicking dirt in the face ?

[Boci]

A 164
Certain poisons can cause blindness.

[Temotei]

A 164 addendum

There's some book called Iron-something...it has a bunch of things in there for exactly that purpose.

Iron Kingdoms?

Anyway, it's often considered too out there for normal games.

[Sstoopidtallkid]

A 164 Addendum 2

Oriental Adventures also gave us the Eggshell Grenade, an alchemical item that was IIRC 10 GP.

[AngelisBlack]

Q 165

Can Wings of Flurry [Races of the Dragon P119] be used to target objects? Would it be legal to walk in the center of a room and make my targets all unattended objects in said room? If so, could the same spell be used to blow holes in walls and ceilings?

[Curmudgeon]

A 165 No.
Target or Targets

Some spells have a target or targets. You cast these spells on creatures or objects, as defined by the spell itself.

all designated targets within 30 feet that fail a Reflex saving throw and half that damage to creatures that succeed on the save. As defined by the spell, the valid targets for Wings of Flurry can make saving throws.
Saving Throws

Nonmagical, unattended items never make saving throws. Thus you cannot target nonmagical, unattended objects.

[theterran]

Q166

Can you use Control Winds while indoors?

[Curmudgeon]

A 166

Yes, if the indoor area can contain a 40 ft./level radius cylinder 40 ft. high, or any smaller cylindrical area that you choose.

[Tokiko Mima]

Q 167

Is there a PrC, feat, replacement feature, other spell, or ability that makes it possible to modify a silent image (or other illusion) spell after it is initially cast and while you are still maintaining concentration on it?

[Ditto]

A157

Discussion of Skill Mastery and UMD (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139962), to continue discussion.

A167

There is nothing in the description of the spell that precludes making an illusion of a mimic or doppelganger. :smallsmile:

[theterran]

Q168

If I can only cast 5th level spells as a sorcerer, can I apply a +1 MetaMagic to a 5th level spell and use Versatile Spellcaster to pay 2 5th level spell slots to cast it? Or do I need access to 6th level slots before I can do this?

[Lord of Syntax]

Q169:
Can I choose the feats of my animal companion?

Q170:
Can I take natural bond more than once?

[MichielHagen]

A169

Yes


An animal companion gains additional skill points and feats for bonus HD as normal for advancing a monster’s Hit Dice.

A170

It does not say so, which means you cannot.

[Lord of Syntax]

A169 Clarification:
I meant the ones that they start with.

[MichielHagen]

A168

You can. Also a Beguiler for example can cast a 6th level spell in that case, since he "knows" all the spells on his spell list.

Note that a lot of DM's might disagree

[MichielHagen]

A169 Clarification:
You get to keep the ones with the denotion (is that a word?) of a 'B' because they are "free". You are allowed to change the other ones if you wish.

Example: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/wolf.htm

Track is free
Weapon Focus (bite) you can change

[Warclam]

Q171
Do Meta Spell-Like Ability feats 'check' for spell level when the feat is taken only, or also when it's used to boost a SLA?

For example, say a 6th-level warlock takes Maximize Spell-Like Ability applied to eldritch blast. The warlock's maximum spell level to maximize is 1. Can he maximize a hellrime blast even though it's now effectively a 4th-level spell, since it's still the SLA he's taken the feat for?

Q172
Complete Arcane says that sudden metamagic feats can be used with SLAs because they "don’t require modified spell slots". Does this mean that a +0 metamagic feat which does not require modified spell slots, such as Energy Substitution, can be used in conjunction with SLAs? (it says later that "Except as noted above, metamagic feats can’t generally be used to modify spell-like abilities or invocations", which implies that there are some non-general cases where a non-sudden metamagic feat will work for a SLA)

[Douglas]

A169 correction

No. An animal companion before getting bonuses from the Druid is "completely typical for its kind". This means everything, including ability scores, skill points, and feats, is exactly as listed in the creature's monster entry.

[Curmudgeon]

A 171

The Complete Arcane feats that augment Spell-Like Abilities are specific to one spell-like ability, chosen when the feat is obtained. To apply these feats to other SLAs you must take the feat again.

Special: This feat can be taken multiple times. Each time, you apply it to a different one of your spell-like abilities.
Special: This feat can be taken multiple times. Each time, you apply it to a different one of your spell-like abilities. [This is in contrast to the feats in Book of Vile Darkness (like Empower Spell-Like Ability), which operate on all of a creature's SLAs and have daily limits for each.]

If you take Maximize Spell-Like Ability (eldritch blast), there is no benefit to hellrime blast. Hellrime Blast (a new invocation) produces a new spell-like ability.
A warlock’s invocations are spell-like abilities

[Curmudgeon]

A 170 small correction

Yes, you can take Natural Bond more than once. You just don't benefit by doing so.
If a character has the same feat more than once, its benefits do not stack unless indicated otherwise in the description. In general, having a feat twice is the same as having it once.

[Curmudgeon]

A 172 No.

Sudden metamagic feats work with Spell-Like Abilities; this is an exception to the usual rules. The reasoning for why sudden metamagic feats work with SLAs can't be extended past the specific cases in the rules. There may also be some cases where a non-sudden metamagic feat will work for a SLA; you'd need to find a specific rules statement for all such cases, just as there's a specific statement for sudden metamagic feats.

[Douglas]

A171 correction

Unlike most Invocations, Hellrime Blast and other Eldritch Essences (and Blast Shapes) explicitly modify Eldritch Blast when used rather than being their own abilities. See pages 8-9 of Complete Arcane. By RAW the ability affected by each meta-SLA feat is selected at the time you take the feat, and the restriction on caster level is applied only at that time. When you use Hellrime Blast you are technically using Eldritch Blast modified by Hellrime Blast so the feat would still apply, and your caster level at the time relative to Hellrime Blast's level would be irrelevant.

[Runestar]

The meta-SLA feats are limited by your spell lv, and less of caster lv.

So a 20th lv warlock would be able to apply an invocation of up to 6th lv to his eldritch blast and still quicken it.

[Curmudgeon]

Re: A 171
Unlike most Invocations, Hellrime Blast and other Eldritch Essences (and Blast Shapes) explicitly modify Eldritch Blast when used Yes.
rather than being their own abilities. No.

Example: Morthos, a 1st-level warlock, decides to make his eldritch blast attack into a frightful blast. Morthos’s eldritch blast is the equivalent of a 1st-level spell, while frightful blast is an effect equivalent to a 2nd-level spell. As the pages you reference state, the eldritch blast spell-like ability, when modified by another invocation, is a different SLA with a different name and different properties -- it's no longer an eldritch blast.

[Zaq]

Q 173

Certain spells with the [Light] or [Darkness] descriptors, such as Darkness or Daylight, mention how they interact with spells of the opposite flavor. Generally, it seems that the illumination (or lack thereof) created by the spell of higher level is in effect, and if the two effects are equal, then the natural lighting applies.

Is this rule ever explicitly generalized anywhere, or is it limited only to certain spell descriptions? If it is explicitly spelled out, in which book can it be found, and on what page?

[Curmudgeon]

A 173
Is this rule ever explicitly generalized anywhere, or is it limited only to certain spell descriptions?
It's not a general rule. [Chaos] spells don't automatically overcome lower-level [Law] spells. Spell cancellations are limited to specific behavior described in individual spells.

[Douglas]

As the pages you reference state, the eldritch blast spell-like ability, when modified by another invocation, is a different SLA with a different name and different properties -- it's no longer an eldritch blast.
Nothing in that section actually states that it is no longer an Eldritch Blast, and the fact that Ability Focus (Eldritch Blast) definitively works despite the base Eldritch Blast not having a save clearly indicates the opposite.

[Lord of Syntax]

Q172:
Can a Dire Tortoise (Sandstorm pg. 151) grapple?

[Runestar]

As the pages you reference state, the eldritch blast spell-like ability, when modified by another invocation, is a different SLA with a different name and different properties -- it's no longer an eldritch blast.

Not true. A warlock could take ability focus: eldritch blast and the DC of any invocation applied to your EB would improve by 2. You are simply grasping at straws here.

[Gnaritas]

Q174

A character hidden in the bushes 100 ft away from his enemy, does it get +2 to attacks and the character loses his dex when the hidden character attacks with his bow?
If the hidden character is sniping, would the same bonuses apply the second round when he attacks?

[Mangles]

Q175
Reading through cleric builds some say that when taking the Church Inquisitor class (complete divine) you can swap the domain (Inquisition) for Knowledge devotion. Is this true. I can not find any ruling saying you can.

[Runestar]

Q175
Reading through cleric builds some say that when taking the Church Inquisitor class (complete divine) you can swap the domain (Inquisition) for Knowledge devotion. Is this true. I can not find any ruling saying you can.

Complete champion (CC) lets you swap out a domain for the corresponding devotion feat.

It also allows the inquisition domain to be the equivalent of knowledge domain for this purpose.

So between these 2 rulings, a cleric can swap out the inquisition domain for the knowledge devotion feat.

The relevant parts can be found on page 53 of CC.

[Boci]

A 174

The enemy will be flatfooted against you attacks as long as you you remain hidden. Once you have attack you take a -20 penalty to your hide skill, and are limited to one attack per round. Note that you target takes a penalty to spot checks equal to -1 per 10ft. You will only get a +2 bonus to hit if you have the feat able sniper.

[Curmudgeon]

A 174 correction

The enemy will be flatfooted against you attacks as long as you you remain hidden.
No. The enemy will only be denied their DEX bonus to AC. Flat-footed additionally implies the enemy is not reacting normally in combat, and
cannot make attacks of opportunity.
Neither of these apply to an opponent who merely cannot see the attacker.

[Rasman]

Q 176 Does a ghost touch weapon bypass the miss chance of having blink cast on you.

i.e. when you attack with a ghost touch weapon, do you ignore the 20% miss chance of blink?

[Douglas]

A176

No. Ghost Touch helps with incorporeality. Blink makes you ethereal. These are two quite different things.

[theterran]

Q177

Is Fast Healing considered "positive energy"? Basically if I have the Tomb-Tainted Soul feat, will Fast Healing still work as healing, or will it hurt me?:smallconfused:

[Runestar]

Q177

Is Fast Healing considered "positive energy"? Basically if I have the Tomb-Tainted Soul feat, will Fast Healing still work as healing, or will it hurt me?:smallconfused:

Considering there are undead with the fast healing ability, I sure hope not. :smallamused:

But if you want a definitive ruling, it is there in the undead type entry in the MM.


Cannot heal damage on its own if it has no Intelligence score, although it can be healed. Negative energy (such as an inflict spell) can heal undead creatures. The fast healing special quality works regardless of the creature’s Intelligence score.

[SpikeFightwicky]

Q 178

In the Spellstitched template (Complete Arcane), it states that spell resistance is equal to 10 + Cha modifier (rather than the usual 10 + HD). In the ghoul 'sample creature', it has a spell resistance of 18. This made me think it was a typo and should have been 10 + HD + Cha. However, the sample ghoul only has a Cha bonus of +3, so the numbers don't add up. What's the correct Spellstitched spall resistance formula?

[Runestar]

Q 178

In the Spellstitched template (Complete Arcane), it states that spell resistance is equal to 10 + Cha modifier (rather than the usual 10 + HD). In the ghoul 'sample creature', it has a spell resistance of 18. This made me think it was a typo and should have been 10 + HD + Cha. However, the sample ghoul only has a Cha bonus of +3, so the numbers don't add up. What's the correct Spellstitched spall resistance formula?

This is probably a copy-and-paste error.

The spellstitched template first appeared in MM2, where its sr was 15+cha mod (thus giving sr18 on a ghast with 16cha).

In CA, the sr granted by said template was reduced to 10+cha mod for some reason, but the designers apparently forgot to correct the statblock or plain overlooked it altogether.

As for what the formula should be, I think it is better to base it off cr instead, since undead (especially the higher cr ones) are notoriously for having tons of HD (which usually translates into near-spell immunity).

[Pigkappa]

Q 179

The Rainbow Servant table shows he's got a slow spell progression, while the text doesn't agree. Which one is right? Is there an official source clarifying this?

Thanks for the help.

[Douglas]

A179

The official position is that, in the absence of errata addressing the discrepancy, Text Trumps Table. By RAW Rainbow Servant gets full spellcasting advancement at every level.

In this particular case I think RAI is fairly obviously the opposite, and most DM rulings I've seen have ruled in favor of the table as a house rule, but RAW is go by the full text.

[Pigkappa]

Q 179bis

Damn it, I just read that in the CD errata. They specifically say that text is right and tables are wrong, and there's no exception listed for the Servant.
But, I then checked the Italian version of Complete Divine, and the table is as the English version, the text is different (and specifically says "except levels 1, 4 and 7"). Have they gone mad when they translated? :smalleek:

[theterran]

Q180

In a Shadow Hand Stance, having the feat Shadow blade, and wielding a spiked chain (a Shadow Hand Weapon), do I add just my Dex to damage, or Dex * 1.5?

[Douglas]

A180

Using a spiked chain with Shadow Blade while in a Shadow Hand stance, you get strength * 1.5 and dex * 1 to damage.

[Studoku]

Q181

Can a spell with a casting time of 1 immediate action be cast as a standard action during my turn (if, for example, I had already used an immediate action that round)?

[Douglas]

A181

No. An immediate action used during your turn takes a swift action, and you cannot downgrade a standard action to a swift action. You could cast the spell right after your turn ended, but it would be an immediate action and would use up your next turn's swift action.

[deuxhero]

Q182 Can I target someone more than once with Mass Cure Light Wounds?

[Douglas]

A182

No. In general, any single creature can be either targeted or not by a single spell; targeted multiple times by the same spell is not an option. Exceptions, such as Magic Missile and Scorching Ray, are explicitly spelled out in the individual spell descriptions.

[Raptor2213]

Q183
Are there rules pertaining to a PC swapping out Monstrous HD gained from a template for Class HD? If so, where?
Q183a
PHB II mentions something close to it, in it's Rebuilding section. (PG 196). In the case of rebuilding, does Monstrous HD gained through a template qualify as a class level?



Q184
Using the feat, Improved Familiar, what are the limits to selecting another creature?
According to the DMG 3.5:

The list in the table above presents only a few possible improved familiars. Almost any creature of the same general size and power as those on the list makes a suitable familiar. Nor is the master's alignment the only possible categorization. For instance, improved familiars could be assigned by the master's creature type or subtype.
Q184a
All of the creatures on the list are ~2 HD under the master's level at that time. Would it be a fair judgment to say that any willing creature that is at least somewhat close to the master's type/alignment would be a viable familiar (provided it is at least 2 HD lower)? If not, what would be? 3 HD? 4HD?

[Runestar]

Q183
Are there rules pertaining to a PC swapping out Monstrous HD gained from a template for Class HD? If so, where?
Q183a
PHB II mentions something close to it, in it's Rebuilding section. (PG 196). In the case of rebuilding, does Monstrous HD gained through a template qualify as a class level?

Not that I am aware of. Class lvs tend to be more useful than racial HD, so allowing this would not be entirely fair.

I suppose that if you were desperate enough, you could get yourself level drained, voluntarily fail the fort save 24 hours later and lose your racial HD in the process...:smalltongue:

However, a monster's abilities tends to become worth less and less as it levels, so I do not think it unbalancing to allow you to replace a point of LA with a class lv every few lvs (how often is up to the DM's discretion).

[Curmudgeon]

A 183 No.

Very few templates add racial HD; Lycanthrope (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/lycanthrope.htm) is one of the few that do. In any event, there are no rules for switching out racial HD for (much more versatile) class levels.

A 183a

With DM permission, race rebuilding (Player's Handbook II, page 198) could let you swap one race for another. This would let you complete a quest to allow you to swap out weretiger (6 racial HD) for wererat (1 racial HD), though you'll never be able to remove all racial HD.

A 184

The DM is the arbiter of what Improved Familiar will allow. Other than those specific creatures tabulated, it's all a matter of individual DM judgment.

A 184a

Ask your DM; there's no RAW answer.

[Demons_eye]

Q:185

What, if any, PrC are there that are Lighting/storm/Elemental based.

More specifically I recall one witch allows you to Ride/Fly/Walk in a huracaine but can not remember the name. Any help?

Most importantly, though I dont know if I need to say this, can I get book and/or page number?

Edit: At v



A:185, possible

Skypledged, Races of the Wild 127.


A185

Stormlord, Complete Divine page 65.


Thanks.

[Douglas]

A185

Stormlord, Complete Divine page 65.

[Sstoopidtallkid]

A:185, possible

Skypledged, Races of the Wild 127.

[Raptor2213]

A:185
You may also achieve your desired result with Elemental Grafts from Magic of Eberron, and save yourself a few levels.

[Coidzor]

Q: 186: How is LA handled in a gestalt build? Does it make all of those "level slots" dead or does it only fill in one side of the gestalt?

[Boci]

A 186
No RAW, solutions vary between:
a. Applying full LA to both sides (bad)
b. Splitting it evenly on both sides (good)
c. Making it gestaltable (high powered)

[Melamoto]

Q: 187
When determining LA Buy-off levels, do you determine it by total LA or by individual LAs? For example, would a character with a +1 LA Race and a +2 LA Template be able to buy off his racial LA at level 3 and later his template LA at levels 6 and 9, or would he have to wait until level 9 to buy off just 1 LA?

[Drakevarg]

Q 188

Not counting the midget races (gnomes, halflings, whatever), the standard speed penalty for heavy armor or heavy load is -10 feet, yes? I'm asking because I need to know the speed of a horse under such a burden.

EDIT: Oh, and-

Q 189

How does the Run feat apply to a character under such a burden?

[MichielHagen]

A188

First column base speed, second column is the reduced speed

20 -> 15
30 -> 20
40 -> 30
50 -> 35
60 -> 40
70 -> 50
80 -> 55
90 -> 60
100 -> 70

A189


Run [General]
Benefit
When running, you move five times your normal speed (if wearing medium, light, or no armor and carrying no more than a medium load) or four times your speed (if wearing heavy armor or carrying a heavy load). If you make a jump after a running start (see the Jump skill description), you gain a +4 bonus on your Jump check. While running, you retain your Dexterity bonus to AC.

Normal
You move four times your speed while running (if wearing medium, light, or no armor and carrying no more than a medium load) or three times your speed (if wearing heavy armor or carrying a heavy load), and you lose your Dexterity bonus to AC.


1st bolded is with the Run feat, second is without the feat.

[Orran]

Q 190
How do the spells spell immunity (antimagic field) and antimagic field interact?
Specifically: Can a character under both effects cast spells?
If so, do these spells work within the field?
Does the equipment of such a character function?

[Zom B]

Q191

Does the spell Girallon's Blessing let you use four weapons? It just states that you can't mix claw attacks and weapon attacks with the spell. If you can, I'm assuming Multiweapon Fighting would be a good feat choice if you intend to use this spell a lot, or persist it.

[Curmudgeon]

A 187

Level Adjustment Reduction is determined by a formula based on your current LA and ECL. If you've got LA +1 at class level 3 you can buy that off then. If you subsequently acquire LA +2 before class level 6 you can also buy that off at class levels 6 and 9. There's a completely different schedule for LA +3 buyoff, so it makes a great deal of difference if your inherited LA +1 combines with a further acquired LA +2 before or after class level 3.

[Curmudgeon]

A 190

Spell Immunity can have no effect on Antimagic Field because the level of AF is too high. Assuming you're actually asking about Greater Spell Immunity, there is a very limited interaction. Greater Spell Immunity essentially makes spell resistance infinite against the designated spell. Antimagic Field does not have any provisos for SR except when interacting with summoned creatures. Thus you could cast both Greater Spell Immunity (Antimagic Field) and Antimagic Field, but would be unable to cast spells, nor would your magical equipment function. However, it would be impossible for someone to summon you with a spell; you would immediately wink out from the summoning area and return.

[Curmudgeon]

A 188 additional info

Rather than attempt to memorize the armor speed reduction table, there's a useful empirical formula:


(base speed x .69), rounded to nearest 5'

[deuxhero]

q192

I just read a build (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7097263&postcount=38) that breeds a type of monster known as a "battletitan" (some kind of dinosaur apparently) as it's primary combat means. What book are they from?

[Luminary_Armor]

Q111
A character casts Mage's Magnificent Mansion and enters. Another creature outside the portal:

Q111a) Attempts to cast Dispel Magic on the Mansion via the door. Can they do this?
Q111b) If a creature can Dispel Magic the Mansion, what happens to the occupants?
Q111c) If a creature stands next to the entrance with an Antimagic Field on them, what happens?

As per the spell description:
Mage’s Magnificent Mansion
Conjuration (Creation)
Level: Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: Extradimensional mansion, up to three 10-ft. cubes/level (S)
Duration: 2 hours/level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

You conjure up an extradimensional dwelling that has a single entrance on the plane from which the spell was cast. The entry point looks like a faint shimmering in the air that is 4 feet wide and 8 feet high. Only those you designate may enter the mansion, and the portal is shut and made invisible behind you when you enter. You may open it again from your own side at will. Once observers have passed beyond the entrance, they are in a magnificent foyer with numerous chambers beyond. The atmosphere is clean, fresh, and warm.

You can create any floor plan you desire to the limit of the spell’s effect. The place is furnished and contains sufficient foodstuffs to serve a nine-course banquet to a dozen people per caster level. A staff of near-transparent servants (as many as two per caster level), liveried and obedient, wait upon all who enter. The servants function as unseen servant spells except that they are visible and can go anywhere in the mansion.

Since the place can be entered only through its special portal, outside conditions do not affect the mansion, nor do conditions inside it pass to the plane beyond.
Focus

A miniature portal carved from ivory, a small piece of polished marble, and a tiny silver spoon (each item worth 5 gp).
...the spell creates an extra-dimensional dwelling with an invisible entrance. The spell does not give any information regarding what would happen upon spell duration. It must be assumed that nothing occurs to inhabitants upon the duration ending, though it would be reasonable that over prolonged exposure, they would eventually run out of air (several days later).

A111a Per Dispel Magic
"An inter-dimensional interface (such as a bag of holding) is temporarily closed." Dispel Magic would merely prevent object or people from entering, and POSSIBLY exiting (see below).
A111b The occupants remain inside, blissfully unaware of the events occurring outside, unless they choose to exit (see below).
A111c Anti-Magic Field is a more sticky spell, but per the spell, it merely suppresses the magic, but does not dispel it, meaning that, if anything, it would have a lesser effect than dispel. Furthermore, the spell SPECIFICALLY says, "outside conditions do not affect the mansion, nor do conditions inside it pass to the plane beyond".
(below) This would lead one to the conclusion that an anti-magic field does not suppress the mansion itself, only the entrance. Just like dispel, it would, effectively trap the occupants inside, unless escape could be found via other magical means.

A GM might also rule that only the entry to the mansion was dispelled, not the exit.

[jokey665]

A192

If you had clicked the link to the image of the battle titan in the post you linked, the URL has "mmiii" in it, indicating the Monster Manual III. Looking through the book confirms that.

[Luminary_Armor]

Q191

Does the spell Girallon's Blessing let you use four weapons? It just states that you can't mix claw attacks and weapon attacks with the spell. If you can, I'm assuming Multiweapon Fighting would be a good feat choice if you intend to use this spell a lot, or persist it.

Q193 What other ways can a character gain multiple limbs?

[Temotei]

A 193

Discussion on just this (http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3rd-edition-rules/193822-extra-arms-template.html).

Off the top of my head: Insectile, abberant limbs.

[Xenogears]

Q194 If you are using point-buy and someone is playing as a construct or other race that has a "-" in a stat how is it handled? Do they get the normal amount of points and just spend it on 5 stats instead of 6?

[Gnaritas]

Q194 If you are using point-buy and someone is playing as a construct or other race that has a "-" in a stat how is it handled? Do they get the normal amount of points and just spend it on 5 stats instead of 6?

Q194b

And what about rolling for stats, do you roll for 5 or 6 stats?


I guess if the answer to b is 6, then i would allow the points to be used for the other 5 abilities.
If the answer to b is 5, then it seems Warforged get an advantage simply because Point-Buy is used, as a DM i would force the player to put 2 points in Constitution, and even then it is an advantage.

[Temotei]

Q194b

And what about rolling for stats, do you roll for 5 or 6 stats?


I guess if the answer to b is 6, then i would allow the points to be used for the other 5 abilities.
If the answer to b is 5, then it seems Warforged get an advantage simply because Point-Buy is used, as a DM i would force the player to put 2 points in Constitution, and even then it is an advantage.

Warforged get a bonus to Constitution--they don't get a -- like most constructs.

The question is relevant, but the rest of the post isn't, to be frank (no, not Frank :smallsmile:). This is RAW, not RAI or DM fiat.

[Runestar]

Q194 If you are using point-buy and someone is playing as a construct or other race that has a "-" in a stat how is it handled? Do they get the normal amount of points and just spend it on 5 stats instead of 6?

Then good for you, you have 1 less stat to focus on. :smallredface:

[Gnaritas]

Then good for you, you have 1 less stat to focus on. :smallredface:

Source? .

[deuxhero]

Q194 If you are using point-buy and someone is playing as a construct or other race that has a "-" in a stat how is it handled? Do they get the normal amount of points and just spend it on 5 stats instead of 6?

A194

I think the default without spending points is an 8, so treat the cost as an eight (i.e., no points spent).

[Runestar]

Source? .

What source do you need? Point buy essentially gives you a certain amount of stat points to distribute amongst your stats as you deem fit. If you have 5 or even 4 (if you get to play an incorporeal undead like a shadow), then you simply assign them amongst that many stats.

The closest I can find is libris mortis (page 34), which tells you to roll for con normally for an undead race, but treat it as not having a con score. Not sure what the point is.

Lacking a con score is not without drawbacks of its own (low hp, crap fort saves), so I don't see it as particularly overpowering.

[Gnaritas]

The closest I can find is libris mortis (page 34), which tells you to roll for con normally for an undead race, but treat it as not having a con score. Not sure what the point is.


Ah, well, i can see the point in that. It means you can roll 6 stats and put the worse in con (assuming that is how you assign abilities). If it said you are not allowed to roll for your con ability you would only have 5 rolls i suppose.

[Runestar]

Ah, well, i can see the point in that. It means you can roll 6 stats and put the worse in con (assuming that is how you assign abilities). If it said you are not allowed to roll for your con ability you would only have 5 rolls i suppose.

The wording seems to suggest that you roll for each stat in that order and are not allowed to switch them around, though I suppose yours is not an unreasonable interpretation.

Nor would I say no to anything which improves my odds of better stats. :smallamused:

[Bosaxon]

Q195

Does the armor check penalty(ACP) reduction from mithril stack with the ACP reduction from magical armor?

[powerdemon]

Q195

Does the armor check penalty(ACP) reduction from mithril stack with the ACP reduction from magical armor?

A 195
Magic armor does not reduce ACP unless it is a specific enchantment that does so. (I'm assuming you mean enhancement bonus)

The ACP reduction for armor being magical comes from the need to be masterwork before it can be enchanted. Mithral must be masterworked so you would use the Mithral bonus to ACP.