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honorconner
2016-04-04, 10:22 PM
Hello, i am wanting to take the Windstorm feat from SS, now as a kobold i will be unable to use this feat, however the lesser invokation humanoid shape from my 6 Dragonfire adept levels i could.
I hope that this works, however the problem is that i need a large humanoid thing to turn into
Any ideas? if this plan doesnt work are there other ways to use this feat? I want to remain a kobold and am taking the dragonborn template

Thurbane
2016-04-04, 10:55 PM
From emory, there is one in an FR book (Stingtail Wasabi or something), and a couple in OA, but I think the OA ones got updated to Monstrous Humanoids in the Dragon Mag 3.5 update.

Maybe the FR one got updated to Monstrous Humanoid as well?

Otherwise you're probably looking at templates like 1/2 Minotaur, but I don't think they're eligible for Alter Self.

Same with a Half-Ogre (RoD) with Human Heritage feat...

MisterKaws
2016-04-04, 11:05 PM
Large Humanoids are always classed as Giant-type, unless by bad design, as is the case with those OA and FR races, which also got fixed exactly because of that. There might be some others that managed to get through the balance check unnoticed, searching for those would be your best choice, but your DM would most likely Rule 0 them out of the window if he has any sanity left.

Also, unless you become Gargantuan, you'd be better off with the DFA's Wingstorm invocation.

ShurikVch
2016-04-05, 04:55 AM
Unfortunately, Kobold is incapable to take form larger than Medium by use of Humanoid Shape:
You can assume any humanoid form, as the change shape special ability (MM 306)
A creature cannot change shape to a form more than one size category smaller or larger than its original form.

Darrin
2016-04-05, 04:57 AM
There is only one large humanoid in print that hasn't been hit with errata: Hornhead Saurial in the Serpent Kingdoms Web Enhancement (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20040717a).

ShurikVch
2016-04-05, 05:18 AM
There is only one large humanoid in print that hasn't been hit with errata: Hornhead Saurial in the Serpent Kingdoms Web Enhancement (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20040717a).Actually, there also were:
Deep Stalker Queen - Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene
Quinametin - Dragon #317
Qullan - Living Greyhawk Journal #4
Yeti - Dungeon #84

Riot in Dungeon Master's Guide II is Gargantuan

MisterKaws
2016-04-05, 07:50 AM
Unfortunately, Kobold is incapable to take form larger than Medium by use of Humanoid Shape:

There's that too.

Red Fel
2016-04-05, 02:44 PM
What about Tiny von Big McLargeHuge (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?132294-Tiny-Von-BigMcLargeHuge)?

EDIT: Just realized that you're looking for a large humanoid form to turn into, not a humanoid that can take a large form. Disregard!