[3.5] immune to damage

[Halae]

I'm looking at way my character can become immune to damage, and the things that really struck me was a warforged can become immune to nonlethal damage through a feat or the warforged juggernaut prestige class, and regeneration turns all but a few damage types into nonlethal damage. is there any way to get regeneration on a warforged without trollblooded (as dragon magazine is not allowed in my campaign)? this is preferably by level 10, but if necessary can be brought a few levels above there

also, are there any other ways to become immune to damage by level 10?

[Lyndworm]

There's the Ring of Regeneration, which does exactly what it says on the tin. I'm pretty sure it's a Core item, too, though it's pretty expensive.

I don't think that there's any other logical way to gain Regeneration as a Warforged, but there is a Half-Troll template in Fiend Folio, I believe. It grants regeneration but can't be applied to Warforged legally. It's specifically applied through a magical procedure, though, not breeding. You could talk to your DM about applying it (though I doubt that this build will ever make it within ten feet of a legitimate DM ).

[Halae]

There's the Ring of Regeneration, which does exactly what it says on the tin. I'm pretty sure it's a Core item, too, though it's pretty expensive.

I don't think that there's any other logical way to gain Regeneration as a Warforged, but there is a Half-Troll template in Fiend Folio, I believe. It grants regeneration but can't be applied to Warforged legally. It's specifically applied through a magical procedure, though, not breeding. You could talk to your DM about applying it (though I doubt that this build will ever make it within ten feet of a legitimate DM ).

no worries about getting it close to the DM. You should see the cheese the other players are pulling off.

anyways, he won't allow half-troll, I already checked, and it gives fast healing rather than regen. and ring of regeneration only speeds up natural healing a bit, not enough to matter in a fight, and it doesn't convert damage to nonlethal either, I believe, which makes it a bit moot anyway

[Hirax]

Half-golem (clay) from MM2 gets you pretty darn close. Immunity to spells, supernatural abilities, piercing damage, and slashing damage is a pretty broad spectrum.

[FMArthur]

Is there a way for you to be a non-warforged and trick your way past the feat or PrC requirements? I think there's something changelings can take...

[Lyndworm]

no worries about getting it close to the DM. You should see the cheese the other players are pulling off.

anyways, he won't allow half-troll, I already checked, and it gives fast healing rather than regen. and ring of regeneration only speeds up natural healing a bit, not enough to matter in a fight, and it doesn't convert damage to nonlethal either, I believe, which makes it a bit moot anyway

Well, then... Nevermind.

[Halae]

Half-golem (clay) from MM2 gets you pretty darn close. Immunity to spells, supernatural abilities, piercing damage, and slashing damage is a pretty broad spectrum.

very true. I'll have to check with the DM on that one

[Moriato]

It's pretty clear the the designers didn't want you to be able to both have regeneration, and be immune to non-lethal damage, and for once, they actually did a pretty good job of making it hard to get both, barring DM intervention.

There is one creature that I know of that has both, the Atropal, and because of that you can only deal damage to it with "good weapons or sentient weapons (or otherwise living weapons)" which defeat its regeneration, and even then it still has dr 15/good and silver and epic.

You might be able to do it by having a character that has regeneration, and then becomes a Necropolitan. Becoming undead makes you immune to non-lethal damage, but it also makes you lose your con score, which probably causes you to lose your regeneration, depending on how you interpret this:

A creature must have a Constitution score to have the regeneration ability.

It doesn't actually say you lose the regeneration ability if you lose your con score, but that's probably the intent. The Atropal breaks this rule because... well there's no reason given, it just does.

[Halae]

It's pretty clear the the designers didn't want you to be able to both have regeneration, and be immune to non-lethal damage, and for once, they actually did a pretty good job of making it hard to get both, barring DM intervention.

There is one creature that I know of that has both, the Atropal, and because of that you can only deal damage to it with "good weapons or sentient weapons (or otherwise living weapons)" which defeat its regeneration, and even then it still has dr 15/good and silver and epic.

You might be able to do it by having a character that has regeneration, and then becomes a Necropolitan. Becoming undead makes you immune to non-lethal damage, but it also makes you lose your con score, which probably causes you to lose your regeneration, depending on how you interpret this:



It doesn't actually say you lose the regeneration ability if you lose your con score, but that's probably the intent. The Atropal breaks this rule because... well there's no reason given, it just does.

where is the atropal? and does it have a listed LA?

[Moriato]

where is the atropal? and does it have a listed LA?

You can fint it Here but it's an Epic creature, so no LA, and not really viable for PCs.

Edit: I think there's a weaker version, the "Atropal Scion", but still not meant to be played, I don't think, and I can't quite remember where it's found. I don't think those have regeneration, either

[gomipile]

where is the atropal? and does it have a listed LA?

Do you mind if I quote that in my signature?

Also, the stats for the Atropal are here: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/monst...on.htm#atropal

[BladeofOblivion]

It's not usable as a PC, but the Ghost Tarrasque was the most insanely hard fight ever. We were almost TPK'd, until I found a solution:

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Keep using Daze, various Stuns and the like to hold it off for ten minutes so that the Cleric could cast Resurrection on it. Seriously, who would think of that other than me?

[Halae]

Do you mind if I quote that in my signature?

of course, go ahead

[gomipile]

of course, go ahead

Much appreciated.

[Oslecamo]

It's not usable as a PC, but the Ghost Tarrasque was the most insanely hard fight ever. We were almost TPK'd, until I found a solution:

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Keep using Daze, various Stuns and the like to hold it off for ten minutes so that the Cleric could cast Resurrection on it. Seriously, who would think of that other than me?

Out of curiosity, how did you bypass the ghost's immunity to stuns since it's an undead and stuff? They're pretty much impossible do disable besides anti-undead stuff and daze.

[Talon Sky]

High Damage Reduction can help if you're going down the non-warforged path....armors and magical items that grant such can help you out. :)

[TaintedLight]

I'm looking at way my character can become immune to damage, and the things that really struck me was a warforged can become immune to nonlethal damage through a feat or the warforged juggernaut prestige class, and regeneration turns all but a few damage types into nonlethal damage. is there any way to get regeneration on a warforged without trollblooded (as dragon magazine is not allowed in my campaign)? this is preferably by level 10, but if necessary can be brought a few levels above there

also, are there any other ways to become immune to damage by level 10?

It's not strict immunity, but you are DAMNED hard to kill as a Crusader with Stone Power, especially at low levels.

[dextercorvia]

Note, the feat requires you to not have regeneration. Warforged Juggernaut 2 is okay though.

[TaintedLight]

There's also the Vile Death spell. SpC version makes you immune to death, so who cares how much damage you've taken ?

[Tael]

The Delay Death spell combined with Beastland Ferocity can make you immune to damage provided you have a way to heal back all the damage you've taken.

[Halae]

what is Stone Power? where is it?

[TaintedLight]

Stone Power is a feat from ToB that allows you to subtract a number equal to your BAB or 5, whichever is less, from your attacks for the round to gain +X temp HP for one round, where X is 2 times the accepted penalty. That means your delayed damage pool is emptying into your temporary hit points and any DR you have will apply to the whole pool, not hit-by-hit.

[Halae]

Stone Power is a feat from ToB that allows you to subtract a number equal to your BAB or 5, whichever is less, from your attacks for the round to gain +X temp HP for one round, where X is 2 times the accepted penalty. That means your delayed damage pool is emptying into your temporary hit points and any DR you have will apply to the whole pool, not hit-by-hit.

so, if I have this right, you get hit for, say, 10 damage and you only have a delayed damage pool of 5, then your temporary hit poins (which you likely have about 10 of) take all the damage that flows over the top instead. then, next round, you can drain that remaining 5 points into a new set of temporary hit points next round? Wow. Too bad you can't increase stone power's amount... unless you can? Is there a way to break this further?

[TaintedLight]

so, if I have this right, you get hit for, say, 10 damage and you only have a delayed damage pool of 5, then your temporary hit poins (which you likely have about 10 of) take all the damage that flows over the top instead. then, next round, you can drain that remaining 5 points into a new set of temporary hit points next round? Wow. Too bad you can't increase stone power's amount... unless you can? Is there a way to break this further?

You have it exactly. What you could theoretically do for more Steely Resolve abuse is get enough wizard to get Polymorph, then take Minor Shapechange. Swift action to gain 10 temp HP, though you lose a lot of crusader that way. I'm not sure how else one can break Stone Power, but there is probably someone else around here more fluent in cheese than I.

[BladeofOblivion]

Out of curiosity, how did you bypass the ghost's immunity to stuns since it's an undead and stuff? They're pretty much impossible do disable besides anti-undead stuff and daze.

DM Forgetfulness. Just Kidding, We used Daze, Hide from Undead, Wall of Force, anything we could do to keep it there and not Disrupting our Cleric. Most of the "Stuns" were nonstandard. The thing was Impossible to kill otherwise. Eventually we gave up setting traps and had the Sorcerer use Time Stop and Spam Summon Monster Spells. This was able to hold it off for a while. For the rest of it we just used daze and hoped it failed its save.

[Coidzor]

What you could theoretically do for more Steely Resolve abuse is get enough wizard to get Polymorph, then take Minor Shapechange. Swift action to gain 10 temp HP, though you lose a lot of crusader that way.

That's what Jade Phoenix Mage is for, right?

[TaintedLight]

That's what Jade Phoenix Mage is for, right?

JPM definitely helps, but losing all of that Steely Resolve improvement is what's hurting. The more of that he gets and the more temp HP he can achieve, the more solid an idea this becomes.

[olentu]

DM Forgetfulness. Just Kidding, We used Daze, Hide from Undead, Wall of Force, anything we could do to keep it there and not Disrupting our Cleric. Most of the "Stuns" were nonstandard. The thing was Impossible to kill otherwise. Eventually we gave up setting traps and had the Sorcerer use Time Stop and Spam Summon Monster Spells. This was able to hold it off for a while. For the rest of it we just used daze and hoped it failed its save.

Er daze the cantrip.

[BladeofOblivion]

Yes. Daze the Cantrip. For the record, that sorcerer's Charisma was somewhere in the 40's without enhancements.

[olentu]

Yes. Daze the Cantrip. For the record, that sorcerer's Charisma was somewhere in the 40's without enhancements.

Hmm how did you bypass the target line.