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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Get a simple answer
« Reply #1800 on: January 30, 2009, 07:24:53 AM »
Q 638: Can someone explain how Planar Touchstone(Plh) works? As far as I understand is that you become attuned to a place, and you get some powers(with quite a bit of limits), but there's no mentioning I can get domain powers with it as far as I'm aware of.

One of the places you can be attuned to (web content, I think?) grants a domain power.
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« Reply #1801 on: January 30, 2009, 07:58:46 AM »
Q639: Does Solid Fog restrict your movement to 5' per turn or 5' per move action? I've always thought it's 5' per turn, but reading the spell description, I only notice that "...any creature attempting to move through it progresses at a speed of 5 feet..." without any "per round"-limitation, which sounds like it'd just effectively make creatures act as if their landspeed was 5' which would mean they could move 5' per move action. What am I missing here?

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« Reply #1802 on: January 30, 2009, 08:54:19 AM »
Q639: Does Solid Fog restrict your movement to 5' per turn or 5' per move action? I've always thought it's 5' per turn, but reading the spell description, I only notice that "...any creature attempting to move through it progresses at a speed of 5 feet..." without any "per round"-limitation, which sounds like it'd just effectively make creatures act as if their landspeed was 5' which would mean they could move 5' per move action. What am I missing here?

It means their effective land speed is 5, so they'd move 5 feet per move action.
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« Reply #1803 on: January 30, 2009, 12:09:52 PM »
Q 640: What would happen if a dragon (for example) with poor maneuverability were to fly into a patch of solid fog?  Would he begin falling, as he is not maintaining the minimum forward speed for flight? 

The spell states that creatures falling through the fog are slowed such that each 10 ft of fog they fall through reduces the falling damage by 1d6 (and thus, essentially, reduces the distance fallen by 10 feet.)  A falling creature falls 150 ft on the first round of falling; so does the solid fog actually pause their fall for several rounds as they fall through it at a speed of 5 ft per round?  Or do they simply fall through its 20 ft height at normal "speed," but simply take less damage?
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« Reply #1804 on: January 30, 2009, 12:40:30 PM »
Q 640: What would happen if a dragon (for example) with poor maneuverability were to fly into a patch of solid fog?  Would he begin falling, as he is not maintaining the minimum forward speed for flight? 

The spell states that creatures falling through the fog are slowed such that each 10 ft of fog they fall through reduces the falling damage by 1d6 (and thus, essentially, reduces the distance fallen by 10 feet.)  A falling creature falls 150 ft on the first round of falling; so does the solid fog actually pause their fall for several rounds as they fall through it at a speed of 5 ft per round?  Or do they simply fall through its 20 ft height at normal "speed," but simply take less damage?

I'd say he'd start falling the round after he flew into the solid fog. Then just treat the fall as normal. Fall speed probably doesn't follow the same rules as creature speed (otherwise Solid Fog would be a perfect anti-fall mattress).
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« Reply #1805 on: January 30, 2009, 05:25:09 PM »
Q 641: Does Inspire Greatness (either from Bard 9 or Paladin 9 (Harmonious Knight, CoV web enhancement) allow you to up the hd limit of polymorph before level 15? (same goes for similar spells)
b) what about feats/abilities that compare your hd vs others, like Kiai Shout (CW) for example, or some of those lovely vile feats from Elder Evils
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« Reply #1806 on: January 30, 2009, 05:28:03 PM »
Q 641: Does Inspire Greatness (either from Bard 9 or Paladin 9 (Harmonious Knight, CoV web enhancement) allow you to up the hd limit of polymorph before level 15? (same goes for similar spells)
b) what about feats/abilities that compare your hd vs others, like Kiai Shout (CW) for example, or some of those lovely vile feats from Elder Evils

A641: Yeah, it should work for all of those. It does give you HD, after all, and it even says this:
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« Reply #1807 on: January 30, 2009, 05:30:59 PM »
Q 641: Does Inspire Greatness (either from Bard 9 or Paladin 9 (Harmonious Knight, CoV web enhancement) allow you to up the hd limit of polymorph before level 15? (same goes for similar spells)
b) what about feats/abilities that compare your hd vs others, like Kiai Shout (CW) for example, or some of those lovely vile feats from Elder Evils

A641: Yeah, it should work for all of those. It does give you HD, after all, and it even says this:
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The bonus Hit Dice count as regular Hit Dice for determining the effect of spells that are Hit Dice dependant.

Actually, it says it counts as regular HD for spells such as sleep, which one can understand to mean that it only prevents you from being further affected by offensive spells that check for HD (though YMMV). Check with your DM, just to be on the safe side.
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« Reply #1808 on: January 30, 2009, 05:35:20 PM »
Actually, it says it counts as regular HD for spells such as sleep, which one can understand to mean that it only prevents you from being further affected by offensive spells that check for HD (though YMMV). Check with your DM, just to be on the safe side.
My quote is directly from the SRD. I don't see anything about "such as sleep" in there. Besides, it explicitly says it works. "Such as sleep" would just be an example. Yeah, the DM can always Rule 0 something, but as far as RAW, this is pretty airtight.
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« Reply #1809 on: January 30, 2009, 06:50:25 PM »
Actually, it says it counts as regular HD for spells such as sleep, which one can understand to mean that it only prevents you from being further affected by offensive spells that check for HD (though YMMV). Check with your DM, just to be on the safe side.
My quote is directly from the SRD. I don't see anything about "such as sleep" in there. Besides, it explicitly says it works. "Such as sleep" would just be an example. Yeah, the DM can always Rule 0 something, but as far as RAW, this is pretty airtight.

Hmmm, my quote was from PHB, hence the discrepancy. Sorry to be a nitpicker.
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« Reply #1810 on: January 30, 2009, 07:37:38 PM »
Q 605

Is there a feat that can give you a manifester level for the purpose of qualifying for other feats? I checked Hidden Talent, and it won't work because it seems to give a ML only when manifesting the chosen power by RAW.

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For that matter, is there any way to aqcuire a ML without class levels or already having one?
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« Reply #1811 on: January 31, 2009, 02:08:32 PM »
Q 642:  If you are playing in a game that uses Action Points, such as Eberron, and you roll a natural 1 on a saving throw, does spending an action point and adding 1d6 to that d20 roll make it not an auto-failed save?  I can't find anything in Eberron or d20 Modern that indicates one way or the other.
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« Reply #1812 on: January 31, 2009, 05:26:03 PM »
Q 642:  If you are playing in a game that uses Action Points, such as Eberron, and you roll a natural 1 on a saving throw, does spending an action point and adding 1d6 to that d20 roll make it not an auto-failed save?  I can't find anything in Eberron or d20 Modern that indicates one way or the other.

I would rule no, but i don't know the official ruling.  The point of natural 1's/20's is to have a 5% guarenteed hit and miss, so letting action points (dis)qualify you for those is kinda bad IMHO.

Hmn, since we're on the topic,

Q 642b:  Does using action points to add 1d6  allow you to score a critical threat you otherwise would not have?

Q 643: If I have Warblade and Swordsage levels, can i have Sapphire Knightmare blade as a maneuver Known/readied twice?

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« Reply #1813 on: January 31, 2009, 09:56:36 PM »
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Q 643: If I have Warblade and Swordsage levels, can i have Sapphire Knightmare blade as a maneuver Known/readied twice?

I don't think so. You either know a maneuver or you don't. So you can only have SNB chosen once, and ready it for that class.
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« Reply #1814 on: February 01, 2009, 03:10:13 AM »
Q 644: Can I use the Rashemi Elemental feat (UE) with the Summon Elemental (CM) reserve feat?

The Rashemi feat says: "when casting a spell that summons air or earth elementals"
Summon Elemental says: "the elemental acts as if summoned by a summon monster spell"
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« Reply #1815 on: February 01, 2009, 04:10:19 AM »
A644: Afraid not. The elemental acts as if it was, but the fact is, it wasn't. Rashemi Elemental Summoning is only triggered when you cast a spell that summons air or earth elementals, and you did not do that. The elemental acts as if you did, however.

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« Reply #1816 on: February 01, 2009, 06:00:31 AM »
let's try it again:

Q 645: Can someone explain how Planar Touchstone(Plh) works? As far as I understand is that you become attuned to a place, and you get some powers(with quite a bit of limits), but there's no mentioning I can get domain powers with it as far as I'm aware of.

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« Reply #1817 on: February 01, 2009, 06:45:14 AM »
let's try it again:

Q 645: Can someone explain how Planar Touchstone(Plh) works? As far as I understand is that you become attuned to a place, and you get some powers(with quite a bit of limits), but there's no mentioning I can get domain powers with it as far as I'm aware of.
A 645

Someone already answered that. There is one place (The Catalogues of Enlightenment, pn PH page 166) that gives you the granted power of a domain of your choice.
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« Reply #1818 on: February 01, 2009, 02:25:25 PM »
let's try it again:

Q 645: Can someone explain how Planar Touchstone(Plh) works? As far as I understand is that you become attuned to a place, and you get some powers(with quite a bit of limits), but there's no mentioning I can get domain powers with it as far as I'm aware of.
A 645

Someone already answered that. There is one place (The Catalogues of Enlightenment, pn PH page 166) that gives you the granted power of a domain of your choice.

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« Reply #1819 on: February 01, 2009, 05:12:12 PM »
Q 646 a How does one determine from a non-Monster stat block (such as a race's Character's section) what abilities are special attacks?

q 646 b Although they're spell-like abilities, the duergar's enlarge and invisibility are listed under the heading of 'Duergar Traits (ex)'. Does this mean that they're (ex), or are they still (sp)? If (ex), aren't they usable in an antimagic field, as well as being eligible for assumption via the Change Shape ability?
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