Ask a Simple Question 23: You know the drill

[Bauglir]

Q 187
Is this feat as bad as I think it is?

Mastery of the Silver Void (Player's Guide to Eberron, page 126): Automatically quicken any conjuration (teleportation) spell at -9 caster level.

As in, can't even actually use any conjuration (teleportation) spells until you're 9 levels past the level you get access to them? (IIRC, there's a line in the PHB about needing a minimum caster level to cast spells of certain levels.)

A187
Yes. That line is on page 171. It's in the middle of the section on Caster Level. The feat sounds like it wouldn't be terrible at high levels, but there are better ways to accomplish free quickened spell shenanigans that don't set you back like this.

[kevin_video]

A 189

Bluff vs. Sense Motive is most appropiate, I'd say.

Sounds good to me.

[McPoyo]

Q 187
Is this feat as bad as I think it is?

Mastery of the Silver Void (Player's Guide to Eberron, page 126): Automatically quicken any conjuration (teleportation) spell at -9 caster level.

As in, can't even actually use any conjuration (teleportation) spells until you're 9 levels past the level you get access to them? (IIRC, there's a line in the PHB about needing a minimum caster level to cast spells of certain levels.)

A187
Yes. That line is on page 171. It's in the middle of the section on Caster Level. The feat sounds like it wouldn't be terrible at high levels, but there are better ways to accomplish free quickened spell shenanigans that don't set you back like this.

or just use one of the many ways to boost your Cl.

[kevin_video]

Q 190 Is there an item that gives you tongues at-will? If not, how would you go about making a ring of that? Or better yet, what slot would be best suited for that? Maybe a helmet?

[genuine]

A 189

Bluff vs. Sense Motive is most appropiate, I'd say.

Sounds good to me.

Perhaps a straight up diplomacy check to improve the villain's disposition towards the PC. If the villain feels a bit more friendly he'll be willing to talk or give little favors more easily (last meal, similar).

[Vinom]

Q 175: If someone reads from a nether scroll (Lost Empire of Faerun) could they gain a level in an arcane casting class they don't qualify for?

Bump

[Echoes]

Q 175: If someone reads from a nether scroll (Lost Empire of Faerun) could they gain a level in an arcane casting class they don't qualify for?

Bump

No. Your XP total is set to the mid-point for next level, and you have to take a level in an arcane spellcasting class. No where does it state that you get to ignore prerequisites when taking this level.

[InnaBinder]

Q180
Are there extant rules penalizing the perception skills (Spot, Search, Listen) based on movement? I've had more than one player ask about making Spot/Listen checks while at a dead run.

bump

[kevin_video]

Q 191 Just read up on Plane Shift and tuning forks, but I don't see a cost. How much are the tuning forks?

[Echoes]

Q180
Are there extant rules penalizing the perception skills (Spot, Search, Listen) based on movement? I've had more than one player ask about making Spot/Listen checks while at a dead run.

bump

Not in the PHB. I don't recall seeing any elsewhere, either.

Honestly, unless they are moving ridiculously fast (to the degree that their eyes are being irritated by the air moving past them*, it shouldn't matter.

*[spoiler]Yes I know, they're moving through the air and the air itself is stationary outside of wind, but that kind of semantics nitpicking is retarded. [/spoiler]

Q 191 Just read up on Plane Shift and tuning forks, but I don't see a cost. How much are the tuning forks?

They're not a costly material component, so you technically can just say you have them in your spell component pouch. Or take Eschew Materials and just not care.

They are supposed to be quest-hooks that you need to go find if you want to plane shift anywhere other than your home plane. Now, most DMs I've seen handwave them like all other inexpensive material components, which works because frankly the whole "traveling the planes is rare and mysterious and requires lots of involved questing" schtick goes out the window when 9th-level wizards can literally call outsiders who can plane shift as a spell-like ability (and thus get to laugh at things like material components) and order them to be a taxi. You'll note they can do this right at the same time Clerics get plane shift, so at no point do you actually have to rely on the plane shift spell, ever.

[Vinom]

Q 192: I'm creating a custom version of the fly spell, that occupies both hands (No weapons or somantic components) and has clumsy maneuverability for an increased fly speed, would a flight speed of 200 with the ability to run be unreasonable as a third level spell?

[godzilla5939]

Q 193 Is magical beast wild shape worth taking instead of magic feats for a druid?

[X-Codes]

Q 193 Is magical beast wild shape worth taking instead of magic feats for a druid?

Depends entirely on your DM, and how many books he lets you rifle through to pick out some select forms.  That said, so long as you're taking Natural Spell at 6th level, the rest of your feats really don't matter that much.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q 193 Is magical beast wild shape worth taking instead of magic feats for a druid?

Depends entirely on your DM, and how many books he lets you rifle through to pick out some select forms.  That said, so long as you're taking Natural Spell at 6th level, the rest of your feats really don't matter that much.

It's epic.  As long as you pick up epic spellcasting first, sure, knock yourself out.  Hellwasp swarm is a pretty cool magical beast form.

[ksbsnowowl]

Q 185: The Wild Hunter has a megaloceros mount, and the Trample feat.  Trample lets your mount make a hoof attack as you overrun your target, but a megaloceros doesn't have a hoof attack.  But it does get a stampede ability, which is functionally similar to trample, it is just contingent upon there being at least 5 of them...

RAW, does this feat do such a Wild Hunter no good?

Would it be amiss to rule that the megalocerus can trample for 1d4+5 or 1d3+5 damage?

Q 186: The mounted combat feat states:

becomes the regular AC.)

Does this feat work when the mount is struck by a touch attack effect (Eldritch Blast, for example)?  It notes "regular AC," though I imagine this was just short-sightedness on the part of the game writers.

Bump?

[Scrollreader]

A186: if your ride check is higher, then yes.  The parenthetical is an example.  The previous line is the actual mechanics.

[Vinom]

Q 186: The mounted combat feat states:

becomes the regular AC.)

Does this feat work when the mount is struck by a touch attack effect (Eldritch Blast, for example)?  It notes "regular AC," though I imagine this was just short-sightedness on the part of the game writers.

Bump?
[/quote]
I'd say no, as the text clearly states the ride check is the mounts new Regular AC, touch AC doesn't change.

[McPoyo]

Q 186: The mounted combat feat states:

becomes the regular AC.)

Does this feat work when the mount is struck by a touch attack effect (Eldritch Blast, for example)?  It notes "regular AC," though I imagine this was just short-sightedness on the part of the game writers.

Bump?

I'd say no, as the text clearly states the ride check is the mounts new Regular AC, touch AC doesn't change.
[/quote]It could also be argued that a touch attack targets the creature's normal touch AC.

[Vinom]

Q 186: The mounted combat feat states:

becomes the regular AC.)

Does this feat work when the mount is struck by a touch attack effect (Eldritch Blast, for example)?  It notes "regular AC," though I imagine this was just short-sightedness on the part of the game writers.

Bump?

I'd say no, as the text clearly states the ride check is the mounts new Regular AC, touch AC doesn't change.

It could also be argued that a touch attack targets the creature's normal touch AC.
[/quote]
It's never stated that the increase to the mounts AC has any sort of type or duration, for a single attack it's AC, (Not touch or flat footed AC) is changed to the result of a ride check.

[Littha]

Q 186: The mounted combat feat states:

becomes the regular AC.)

Does this feat work when the mount is struck by a touch attack effect (Eldritch Blast, for example)?  It notes "regular AC," though I imagine this was just short-sightedness on the part of the game writers.

Bump?

I'd say no, as the text clearly states the ride check is the mounts new Regular AC, touch AC doesn't change.

It could also be argued that a touch attack targets the creature's normal touch AC.

It's never stated that the increase to the mounts AC has any sort of type or duration, for a single attack it's AC, (Not touch or flat footed AC) is changed to the result of a ride check.

Actually it "Essencially" becomes your AC, what it actually does is negate the attack completely if I am reading that correctly.