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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #600 on: October 28, 2011, 04:58:44 PM »
There's also a Paladin 4 spells that does that, from BoED. It grants +4 CHA, and you explode when you die. Duration is long enough to maintain constantly, if you want to.
Which of the six listed spells does that?

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #601 on: October 28, 2011, 05:03:20 PM »
Q197  Is there a way to get 3rd-level arcane spells and have +7 BAB by level 8?  Without being gestalt or using versatile/heighten or Improved Krau?
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« Reply #602 on: October 28, 2011, 05:12:32 PM »
Q197  Is there a way to get 3rd-level arcane spells and have +7 BAB by level 8?  Without being gestalt or using versatile/heighten or Improved Krau?
battle sorcerer multiclassed with full BAB a bit? Hmm... not sure, does that work?

Edit: Guess not... Hmm...

Edit2: (outsider) Battle sorc 4/spellsword 2/eldritch knight 2 has BAB +7 and 3rd level spells (barely).
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #603 on: October 28, 2011, 05:18:08 PM »
Battle sorc gets 3rd-level spells at 6, with a +4 BAB.  That would give you +6 at 8th level.

Mystic ranger does it... but they're divine spells. :banghead
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #604 on: October 28, 2011, 05:18:44 PM »
Q197  Is there a way to get 3rd-level arcane spells and have +7 BAB by level 8?  Without being gestalt or using versatile/heighten or Improved Krau?
battle sorcerer multiclassed with full BAB a bit? Hmm... not sure, does that work?

Yes, [full base attack bonus] 1 / battle sorcerer 4 / spellsword 1 / abjurant champion 2 works.  [Full base attack bonus] 3 / wizard 2 / spellsword 1 / abjurant champion 2 can manage it too.  Oops, wizard 2 doesn't get 2nd level spells without trickery. 
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #605 on: October 28, 2011, 05:45:08 PM »
If you abuse kobolds a bit it becomes quite easier (loredrake dragonwrought kobolds and all, not sure about the spelling).
I seem to remind that there was something similar that could be done with Dragonlance draconians and the rules to buy back LA.
Then Battle Sorcerer and all added on top
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #606 on: October 28, 2011, 05:59:36 PM »
Q 198 Is the Holly Berry Bomb version of the Fire Seeds spell really as powerful as I think it is?  It states that you can create up to 8 berries, and each do 1d8+CL fire damage (no cap).  So, you could cast it, throw them 5' (getting you just out of the area), and detonate them all in the same spot for 8d8+(8xCL) damage, Reflex for half?  At level 12, that would be an average of 132 damage!  And, detonating them would be a free action, because talking is, right?

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #607 on: October 28, 2011, 06:03:07 PM »
Q199: Am I making up an item?  I thought I remembered something about an item, if someone heals someone near you you can steal the heal.  Can't think of anything else about the item.
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #608 on: October 28, 2011, 06:19:27 PM »
Q199: Am I making up an item?  I thought I remembered something about an item, if someone heals someone near you you can steal the heal.  Can't think of anything else about the item.

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #609 on: October 28, 2011, 06:37:16 PM »
Q200  And I quote:
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Does this mean that to increase your BM CL you have to take levels of BM, or do progression-advancing PrC's also advance BM caster level?
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #610 on: October 28, 2011, 07:26:00 PM »
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I'm looking for a list of low level (1-3) arcane area effect spells, the larger the area the better. Just so you know where this is going I'll be adding snowcasting, flash frost and fell drain.
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #611 on: October 28, 2011, 07:36:07 PM »
Q200  And I quote:
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Does this mean that to increase your BM CL you have to take levels of BM, or do progression-advancing PrC's also advance BM caster level?

Depends on the wording of the PrC's abilities.  You'd want one that increases your spells, spells per day, and caster level as if you had taken a level in the previous class, in which case your effective Beholder Mage level is equal to your actual Beholder Mage level plus the spell advancing levels in the PrC.
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #612 on: October 28, 2011, 09:54:54 PM »
Q 202: Do the custom magic item creation rules cover something like a ring which works 1/day, activates automatically when its wearer dies, and casts revivify and heal on the wearer at that time?
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #613 on: October 28, 2011, 10:15:27 PM »
Q 202: Do the custom magic item creation rules cover something like a ring which works 1/day, activates automatically when its wearer dies, and casts revivify and heal on the wearer at that time?

A 202 Yes.  Such an item would be use-activated, CL 11 (higher if you want, but it costs more).

Revivify: CL 11 x 5 (spell lv) x 2000 / 5 (1 use/day) = 22,000gp x 1.5 (stacking effects) = 33,000gp
Heal: CL 11 x 6 (spell lv) x 2000 / 5 (1 use/day) = 26,400gp
Total: 59,400gp

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #614 on: October 28, 2011, 10:49:00 PM »
Q200  And I quote:
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Does this mean that to increase your BM CL you have to take levels of BM, or do progression-advancing PrC's also advance BM caster level?

Depends on the wording of the PrC's abilities.  You'd want one that increases your spells, spells per day, and caster level as if you had taken a level in the previous class, in which case your effective Beholder Mage level is equal to your actual Beholder Mage level plus the spell advancing levels in the PrC.
But each PRC level would increase the CL only of +1, while a Beholder Mage level would give it a +2 (you can use the Legacy Champion or similiar PrCs if you want to keep getting the 2 for 1 deal)
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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #615 on: October 28, 2011, 11:10:24 PM »
Q200  And I quote:
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Does this mean that to increase your BM CL you have to take levels of BM, or do progression-advancing PrC's also advance BM caster level?

Depends on the wording of the PrC's abilities.  You'd want one that increases your spells, spells per day, and caster level as if you had taken a level in the previous class, in which case your effective Beholder Mage level is equal to your actual Beholder Mage level plus the spell advancing levels in the PrC.
But each PRC level would increase the CL only of +1, while a Beholder Mage level would give it a +2 (you can use the Legacy Champion or similiar PrCs if you want to keep getting the 2 for 1 deal)

As he said, it depends; there are several PrCs that specifically say they increase caster level as if you had taken another level in the original class.  If it doesn't have that wording, then yes, it only would increase by one.

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #616 on: October 29, 2011, 03:07:29 AM »
Q 198 Is the Holly Berry Bomb version of the Fire Seeds spell really as powerful as I think it is?  It states that you can create up to 8 berries, and each do 1d8+CL fire damage (no cap).  So, you could cast it, throw them 5' (getting you just out of the area), and detonate them all in the same spot for 8d8+(8xCL) damage, Reflex for half?  At level 12, that would be an average of 132 damage!  And, detonating them would be a free action, because talking is, right?
Even better, Empower Spell applies to that uncapped caster level.  [1d8+15*produces a random variable between 16 and 23; look at the description of the empower spell feat in the PHB, NOT the SRD].

8*(1d8+15)*(1.5) = empower spell actually paying off.

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #617 on: October 29, 2011, 03:24:23 AM »
Q 198 Is the Holly Berry Bomb version of the Fire Seeds spell really as powerful as I think it is?  It states that you can create up to 8 berries, and each do 1d8+CL fire damage (no cap).  So, you could cast it, throw them 5' (getting you just out of the area), and detonate them all in the same spot for 8d8+(8xCL) damage, Reflex for half?  At level 12, that would be an average of 132 damage!  And, detonating them would be a free action, because talking is, right?
Even better, Empower Spell applies to that uncapped caster level.  [1d8+15*produces a random variable between 16 and 23; look at the description of the empower spell feat in the PHB, NOT the SRD].

8*(1d8+15)*(1.5) = empower spell actually paying off.

*using a 15th level caster for this example.

Excellent!  Now, just to make sure my enemies have no fire resistance first...  8 x resistance means the spell is awesome against anything without, but sucks nuts against even the most basic resist.

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #618 on: October 29, 2011, 04:03:44 AM »
Q 203

Does the +4 dodge AC from Mobility feat apply to provoked AoOs for things such as a) standing up from prone?  b) Moving into a creature's space to initiate a bull rush, over run, or grapple?  c) The generated AoOs of the other combat maneuvers (disarm, sunder, trip, any others I'm forgetting), in which you are not explicitly "moving" in the game sense?

Issue came up in a game 2 weeks ago when my character got tripped, stood up, and the +4 would've turned the hit into a miss.  The DM ruled it does not apply, but IMO it should for a and b, but probably not c.

EDIT: I doubt it would apply, but also d) the AoO provoked for performing a coup de grace.

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Re: Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM
« Reply #619 on: October 29, 2011, 04:19:12 AM »
Q 203

Does the +4 dodge AC from Mobility feat apply to provoked AoOs for things such as a) standing up from prone?  b) Moving into a creature's space to initiate a bull rush, over run, or grapple?  c) The generated AoOs of the other combat maneuvers (disarm, sunder, trip, any others I'm forgetting), in which you are not explicitly "moving" in the game sense?

Issue came up in a game 2 weeks ago when my character got tripped, stood up, and the +4 would've turned the hit into a miss.  The DM ruled it does not apply, but IMO it should for a and b, but probably not c.

EDIT: I doubt it would apply, but also d) the AoO provoked for performing a coup de grace.
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