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2021-08-06, 06:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
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2021-08-06, 10:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
Sadly it turns out that the rules already specify a bonus for halflings: “A halfling has a +2 racial bonus on Climb checks because halflings are agile and surefooted.” I don't think we are allowed to give more bonuses for the same thing.
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2021-08-06, 04:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
It's probably more than that. From the options listed we seem to be dealing with a scenario without footholds. Which leads to Climb DC 25: An overhang or ceiling with handholds but no footholds.
We also assume Serini has Str ~5 (no evidence, racial, age). Which is a -4 penalty. With a +2 for race.
So we need at least a +7 bonus on climb check to and rolled 20.
Problem is, climb ranks are not the only why to gain a climb bonus. It could be a magic spell or item, it could be that her strength score is higher or she got a way to gain climb speed.
For a strong alternative explanation; Spider Climb, which eliminated the need for climb checks all together.
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2021-08-06, 04:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
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2021-08-06, 05:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
To see if it actually wriggles and jiggles and tickles inside, and/or to catch the fly. Or as part of the marketing campaign for Eschew Materials.
Besides, she wouldn't be casting it herself; she'd be using a scroll or wand or other magic item and not have to deal with the normal components.FeytouchedBanana eldritch disciple avatar by...me!
The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
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2021-08-06, 05:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
No, she's hanging on her left arm, which is her troll arm, so it has a Str of
2523 like a troll, minus perhaps an age penalty.
Update: ok, subtract -12 size penalty because trolls are large and halflings are small, so that's 11 minus an age penalty. Still stronger than her halfling arm.
Update: just to be clear, we're using a Climb check for hanging onto an animate creature because we're afraid of the grapple rules, right?Last edited by b_jonas; 2021-08-06 at 06:06 PM.
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2021-08-06, 06:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
Serini used a weapon against Vaarsuvius, which couldn't be done while grappling unless Vaarsuivus was also involved in the grapple, which isn't the case. This does not exclude being afraid of the grapple rules, of course.
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The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
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2021-08-06, 10:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
The climb rules only require a check for climbing, not clinging. It says right in the rules you can cling with one arm while taking another action, and I don't think it says there's a check associated with it
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2021-08-07, 12:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
There is no proof her troll arm does anything. However it is good speculation. All we known is that troll blood allowed to heal (near) fatal wounds and she got troll skin for her troubles. Even the regeneration aspect has been speculation.
Besides, I did say: climb ranks are not the only why to gain a climb bonus; it could be that her strength score is higher. So I got you covered.
It says right in the climb rules. But, yeah, if you take the text very literally it doesn't say you need to climb first before you can cling. However climbing is the most sensible solution to end up in a situation where one can cling. Even in the comic we see Serini climb (or crawl) over Sunny. I do think this implies she has some method to climb, I agree with that assessment, but there are so many options we can't narrow anything down.Proudly addicted to pointing out where exactly rules can be found.
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2021-08-07, 01:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
#1227 7th panel: “troll flesh always grows back, even when you mix it with a halfling”. It's not just troll skin, it's troll flesh, and it did grow back.
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2021-08-07, 05:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
True, I forgot that exact line. Although we haven't seen it, it is most likely she has a form of regeneration based on the text. We don't know if troll flesh keeps other troll properties when mixed with a halfling. We need to see more of Serini before we can settle whether this is a full graft or just regeneration with extra fluff.
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2021-08-10, 10:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-10, 02:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-10, 02:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-10, 02:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
Absolutely! Especially given that quite evidently, trolls are basically planties (just think about it: they are green, they can regrow lost parts of their body and fire does nasty things with them) that are able to ennoble clearly inferior non-plant organisms by making them part plant.
"Parasitic twin of the donor's actual offspring" might be more accurate, but yes, you could say that.
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2021-08-10, 09:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-10, 10:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-11, 05:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-11, 06:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-24, 09:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
I was re-reading again and it seems like either Serini has a magic item paralyzes the subject or Sunny has something like a Hold Person spell like ability.
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2021-08-24, 10:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
How so?
Also I think applying the levitation beam DOWN would work, if that is doable? I'm not familiar with Octocular Beast abilities.
Clearly, trolls are the result of an ancient orc-offshoot that developed a symbiotic relationship with moss and progressively delegated more and more of their biology to their smybionts.Last edited by Squire Doodad; 2021-08-24 at 11:36 PM.
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2021-08-24, 10:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Based on this strip, it seems like some spell or spell like ability was cast on Elan (my best guess is Hold Person) to prevent him from moving so my best guess is that either Serini or Sunny did the deal.
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2021-08-24, 10:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Class and Level Geekery XVIII - Everyone's an Expert
Beholders(because we joke that Sunny's not a beholder because of copyright, but it's obvious that's at least an inspiration)... don't have Hold Person, weird.
Probably just Telekinesis' grapple option then.Cool elan Illithid Slayer by linkele.
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2021-08-24, 11:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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An explanation of why MitD being any larger than Huge is implausible.
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2021-08-25, 12:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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So Beholders are just magic alien octopuses. I like it.
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2021-08-25, 05:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-25, 10:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-08-25, 10:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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