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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #20 on: August 10, 2011, 09:52:37 AM »
42 in base 13 is not actually fortytwo. Cardinal numbers are NOT their representation in base 10.

A6 Sorry man, we will DMM persist the jackassing in this thread, so check the handbooks section for this matter. There's a guide for what you're asking.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #21 on: August 10, 2011, 10:00:54 AM »
Q6 I can has cleric build?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #22 on: August 10, 2011, 10:05:15 AM »
Q7: I need to fill tank, scout and battlefield control options for my party, is there a class that can do all of that with minimal resort to splatbooks?
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A8:  Carmendine Monk + Keen Intellect will work for most of that.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #23 on: August 10, 2011, 10:49:06 AM »
42 in base 13 is not actually fortytwo. Cardinal numbers are NOT their representation in base 10.
The difference between "fourty-two" and "42" is one of interpretation, not any rules of mathematics.  If you are at all familiar with source material, you'll know that these sorts of intentional mis-interpretations or odd interpretations are featured greatly.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #24 on: August 10, 2011, 01:05:19 PM »
Q8:  I want to play an idiot-savant character, with no common sense and the Wisdom of a bucket of hair, but somehow stays alive due to intellect alone.  Is there any way to switch most of my defenses to Int?

A9:  The Flame Whips spell from Savage Species/Spell Compendium should do the trick!

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #25 on: August 10, 2011, 01:34:10 PM »
Q9: Is there a persistable Sor/Wiz spell of 5th level or lower that would allow my four-armed gish to make melee touch attacks with reach?  I don't care if it leaves him without the ability to cast spells after casting it.

A10: Divine Mind (CPsi) provides exactly what you need.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #26 on: August 10, 2011, 03:15:42 PM »
Q10:  Gah, my DM is convinced that any introduction of psionics into a game will break it completely, and that all psionics are woefully overpowered.  He's worried that if I play a psionic character, I will totally overwhelm the rest of the party.  What should I play, so that I don't outshine everyone else in my group?  Shouldn't be hard - the party's pretty uber. There's a warmage/eldritch knight, TWO fighters, and he even let our cleric take the Healing domain... talk about broken!

A11:  Yes, you're absolutely right.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2011, 04:16:23 PM »
Q7: I need to fill tank, scout and battlefield control options for my party, is there a class that can do all of that with minimal resort to splatbooks?
A7:  I hate to say it, but Druid is a pretty good bet.  Archivist or Cleric w/ the right domains can do it well, too. 

On the more "mundane" angle, how about a Swordsage?  Setting Sun can give you some BFC if you set it up right.  Or, alternately, you can get a reach weapon and snag some Thicket of Blades for BFC, which also sort of covers your tanking, too, (especially w/ counters) and leave the rest of your stuff for the other options.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #28 on: August 10, 2011, 04:24:51 PM »
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #29 on: August 10, 2011, 05:17:41 PM »
Q11: I'm pretty sure all of you are crazy.
Certifiably insane.
But apparently you have all cast divination.
A:12 The class you want is called a monk. Its in the player handbook.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #30 on: August 10, 2011, 05:42:54 PM »
Q 12

I want to suck horribly. How do I go about this?

A 13

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #31 on: August 10, 2011, 05:48:27 PM »
Q13: Which question will prove to be the most valuable in this thread?

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #32 on: August 10, 2011, 05:51:01 PM »
Q14: I need 30 hippos and one zeppelin for a prank.  I have a line on the the zeppelin, but how can I reliably get hippos?

A15: 13d6+8, assuming no fire resistance of course.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #33 on: August 10, 2011, 06:25:06 PM »
Q15: I'm having a bit of trouble with my calculations. If I'm a level 13 Warmage with 26 intelligence, how much damage will my Orb of Fire spell do?

A16: Eberron Campaign Setting page 256

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #34 on: August 10, 2011, 06:29:30 PM »
Q16:  I've always thought the only NPC classes were Experts, Adepts, Commoners, Warriors, and Aristocrats.  Now I hear there's some other one somewhere, but I forget the name of it.  Where is it?

A17:  LA +0 according to the given example, but the template itself lacks any listed LA in the text.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #35 on: August 10, 2011, 06:41:43 PM »
Q17: What's the LA for the unseelie fey template?

A18: Complete Warrior page 13.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #36 on: August 10, 2011, 07:27:42 PM »
Q18:  Is there an easy way to make all of my Paladin's attacks good-aligned?  I don't have access to Book of Exalted Deeds, so Fist of Raziel is out.  I could have sworn I saw a way to do it once, but I'll be darned if I can find it now.

A19:  The Hunger Domain, and a persistent Consumptive Field.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #37 on: August 10, 2011, 07:34:31 PM »
Q 19

How would I go about building Pac Man?

A 20

It's a pretty good PrC to finish out a Sorcerer/Wild Soul build, for one.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #38 on: August 10, 2011, 07:38:46 PM »
Q20 Of what use is the incantatrix?

A21 IIRC there's a feat in Lords of Madness that can do just that.
Monks are pretty much the best designed class ever.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question #27: The Answer is 42.
« Reply #39 on: August 10, 2011, 07:44:32 PM »
Q21:  How can a change a spell's range to something fixed so I can Persist it?

A22: You don't summon those for combat.  Tremorsense is why they're considered awesome.
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