Ask a Simple Question: The Revenge of the Grue

[bearsarebrown]

Q 165 I've asked this in another thread, but I thought I'd get everyone's opinion. It says in the published book of Shackled City that the players probably shouldn't have completely green characters, and maybe an introductory adventure that lead to the Shackled City would be best. Especially since all of the characters should be ECL 3 by the time they finish the first section with the skulks. Any suggestions on what introductory adventure would be best?

Shattered Gates of Slaughter-guard or something like that... it's a first level one about goblins. Very simple.

[kevin_video]

A165:

Do you want them to advance their characters to 3rd level?

If not, Sons of Gruumsh FR adventure 4th level to 6th if they are lucky..

Sons of Gruumsh looked pretty cool. I was thinking of just having them go from 1st to 2nd. Just a starting out adventure.

[McPoyo]

Sunless Citadel can be fun, and easily make most parties 3rd level, possibly 4th ,depending on how they go.

[kevin_video]

Sunless Citadel can be fun, and easily make most parties 3rd level, possibly 4th ,depending on how they go.

I was thinking more of a one-shot like these. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/oa/20030530b&page=1 Although I don't think any of these fit.

[Nameless Void]

Q166: Does the Uncanny Trickster PrC advance spellcasting?
I'm too lazy to even read its text.

A166:
Levels 2 and 3 are +1 level of existing class features

Edit: Yes

[NiteCyper]

Q166: Does the Uncanny Trickster PrC advance spellcasting?
I'm too lazy to even read its text.

A166:
Levels 2 and 3 are +1 level of existing class features

That doesn't answer my question. The simple question is: is spellcasting a class feature (to be advanced by such classes as Legacy Knight or Uncanny Trickster (in particular))?

[McPoyo]

Q166: Does the Uncanny Trickster PrC advance spellcasting?
I'm too lazy to even read its text.

A166:
Levels 2 and 3 are +1 level of existing class features

That doesn't answer my question. The simple question is: is spellcasting a class feature (to be advanced by such classes as Legacy Knight or Uncanny Trickster (in particular))?

Spellcasting is a class feature, so....yes

[deuxhero]

Q167 Timeless Body states ""A druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged" is there anything that magically ages people (and if so, what), or is this an artifact of the days when haste would age whoever it was cast on?

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q167 Timeless Body states ""A druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged" is there anything that magically ages people (and if so, what), or is this an artifact of the days when haste would age whoever it was cast on?

It's an artifact, pretty much.  There might be some faerunian splatbooks with aging stuff, but nothing in the core rules (except the open clauses in wish and miracle, I guess)

[Havok4]

Q167 Timeless Body states ""A druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged" is there anything that magically ages people (and if so, what), or is this an artifact of the days when haste would age whoever it was cast on?

It's an artifact, pretty much.  There might be some faerunian splatbooks with aging stuff, but nothing in the core rules (except the open clauses in wish and miracle, I guess)

Also the variant curse rules from the book of vile darkness can age a creature. (Which is crazy when coupled with true dragons)

[PhaedrusXY]

Q167 Timeless Body states ""A druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged" is there anything that magically ages people (and if so, what), or is this an artifact of the days when haste would age whoever it was cast on?

The Phane can age people.

[kevin_video]

Q167 Timeless Body states ""A druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged" is there anything that magically ages people (and if so, what), or is this an artifact of the days when haste would age whoever it was cast on?

The Phane can age people.

Time dragons can do so with their breath weapon as well.

[MAdgryphon]

Q168: Is there any way to get evasion faster than the ring or the first two levels of either monk or rogue?

[kevin_video]

Q168: Is there any way to get evasion faster than the ring or the first two levels of either monk or rogue?

Not likely. Unearthed Arcana states that Evasion's requirements are a minimum of a Reflex of +3. So unless you took Lightning Reflexes at first level, with a class with strong Reflex, and the DM allowed the Evasion ability outside of the bonus feat for generic classes (ie UA's Expert, Warrior, Spellcaster), and/or allowed generic classes to be part of the regular list, chances are no.

[NiteCyper]

Aren't generic classes considered usable by normal PCs anyways? They're weaker versions. Of course, (one of) the only good use(s) for them is dipping.

[bearsarebrown]

Aren't generic classes considered usable by normal PCs anyways? They're weaker versions. Of course, (one of) the only good use(s) for them is dipping.

No actually. They're specifically called out only for use in games where they are the only classes. Much like PrC Bard/Ranger/Paladin can't exist in the same world as Bards/Rangers and Paladins.

[NiteCyper]

Aren't generic classes considered usable by normal PCs anyways? They're weaker versions. Of course, (one of) the only good use(s) for them is dipping.

No actually. They're specifically called out only for use in games where they are the only classes. Much like PrC Bard/Ranger/Paladin can't exist in the same world as Bards/Rangers and Paladins.

Doooh, that's just a guideline! Why can't Bards and Rangers go together? I just checked the SRD; it can't be due to alignment...right?

[kevin_video]

No actually. They're specifically called out only for use in games where they are the only classes. Much like PrC Bard/Ranger/Paladin can't exist in the same world as Bards/Rangers and Paladins.

Doooh, that's just a guideline! Why can't Bards and Rangers go together? I just checked the SRD; it can't be due to alignment...right?

Bards and Rangers work just fine together. It's that Prestige Bards, Prestige Paladins, and Prestige Rangers can't exist in the same world as a regular Ranger, Bard, or Paladin. That's like trying to cross-class an Urban Ranger with a Ranger. They're the same thing. You can't be both. Unless the DM says straight out that those three classes don't exist as base classes, you can't take the prestige version. And while, yes, it's a guideline, chances are your DM won't allow a non NPC character to have them when regular classes are readily available.

[Surreal]

A 168: Shadow Creature template, Lords of Madness

[NiteCyper]

A 168: Shadow Creature template, Lords of Madness

LA +2.