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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #680 on: June 27, 2010, 07:42:04 PM »
The problem is Explosive Runes allows SR, and beating SR 28 with CL9th might be a bit tricky :(
1. SR might only be for the item it is cast on, not the burst effect. Failing that.
2. 1 in 20 casting should go through, This just means you'll need 25 times as many castings. (for good measure)
I'm going with a conservative reading, so let's assume SR applies.

Any other ideas?
And thanks for the suggestions so far :)

Give everyone modified crossbows or slingshots and have a shitload of Quall's Feather Token Tree and shoot them at the Balor repeatedly.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #681 on: June 27, 2010, 07:49:29 PM »
Any other ideas?
Beads of force attached to your arrows, the marbles resulting from dust of dryness glued together (but use holy water, instead of normal water) 100 gallons of holy water per marble will ruin a balor's day (1 pint of holy water does 2d4 damage. 8 pints per gallon, 100 gallons per marble). :D
Just use unusual magic items in creative ways.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #682 on: June 27, 2010, 07:51:56 PM »
Any other ideas?
Beads of force attached to your arrows, the marbles resulting from dust of dryness glued together (but use holy water, instead of normal water) 100 gallons of holy water per marble will ruin a balor's day (1 pint of holy water does 2d4 damage. 8 pints per gallon, 100 gallons per marble). :D
Just use unusual magic items in creative ways.
Thanks, I'll look into it :)

I'll probably keep a Wand of Orb of Force as backup and see if I can get some Metamagic feats somehow just in case...
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #683 on: June 27, 2010, 08:01:10 PM »
Q176
Metamorphic Transfer allows 3 transfers per day, regardless of the number of times I change form.

I use metamorphosis to become a Blink Dog.  In one day, can I use the blink ability thrice and the dimension door ability thrice?

Q177
If I use a Blink Dog's blink ability thrice in one day, can I turn into a choker and use its continual Quickness ability?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #684 on: June 27, 2010, 08:04:22 PM »
Q176

I use metamorphosis to become a Blink Dog.  In one day, can I use the blink ability thrice and the dimension door ability thrice?

Q177
If I use a Blink Dog's blink ability thrice in one day, can I turn into a choker and use its continual Quickness ability?
A 176 You would need to take Metamorphic transfer twice to get both abilities.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #685 on: June 27, 2010, 08:32:37 PM »
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #686 on: June 27, 2010, 08:40:26 PM »
Q174: If an Erudite can cast Arcane Fusion, why does this do something?  I see it allows you to cast 2 Sorc Spells you know, but you know none, and in fact can never know any (except from like multiclassing).  You happen to know some powers that have the same name and effect as some Sorc spells.  Do you just hope your DM sees those two things as the same?

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #687 on: June 27, 2010, 09:00:13 PM »
Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #688 on: June 27, 2010, 09:09:47 PM »
Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.

Apart from the lack of attack bonus and feat you need to spend to get proficiency I cant see one. Oh and the need for high str

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #689 on: June 27, 2010, 09:41:17 PM »
Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.

i dont know whats a worse idea... wanting a wizard want to be in melee? or a wizard wasting feats on exotic WP, and weapon finesse? 

if anything make a gish to do what you want.   

but thats a bad idea for someone who's mainly a caster.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #690 on: June 27, 2010, 09:45:00 PM »
Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.

Assuming you aren't devoting actual resources to it, there is no downside.  You may remove your extra hand from the weapon as a free action to cast spells, and it's not like you have shield proficiency.

If you are devoting resources to it, then I will have to agree with the other posters in that it's a serious mistake, and definitely a downside.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #691 on: June 27, 2010, 09:49:24 PM »
Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.

Assuming you aren't devoting actual resources to it, there is no downside.  You may remove your extra hand from the weapon as a free action to cast spells, and it's not like you have shield proficiency.

If you are devoting resources to it, then I will have to agree with the other posters in that it's a serious mistake, and definitely a downside.
Ya might want a mithril buckler though. Fine AC for a caster, that.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #692 on: June 27, 2010, 09:52:18 PM »
Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.

Assuming you aren't devoting actual resources to it, there is no downside.  You may remove your extra hand from the weapon as a free action to cast spells, and it's not like you have shield proficiency.

If you are devoting resources to it, then I will have to agree with the other posters in that it's a serious mistake, and definitely a downside.
Ya might want a mithril buckler though. Fine AC for a caster, that.

I would agree with this as a long term solution, it gives you somewhere to put your fortification enchantment.
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Quote from: Negative Zero on November 04, 2009, 02:16:14 AM
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #693 on: June 27, 2010, 10:53:30 PM »
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Q174  Is there a way to get bardic music to affect undead to the same extent it affects the living?  I know there's the feat Requiem, but bardic music effects only have half duration with that.  Is there a way to get full duration against undead? 

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #694 on: June 27, 2010, 11:04:47 PM »
Q176

I use metamorphosis to become a Blink Dog.  In one day, can I use the blink ability thrice and the dimension door ability thrice?

Q177
If I use a Blink Dog's blink ability thrice in one day, can I turn into a choker and use its continual Quickness ability?
A 176 You would need to take Metamorphic transfer twice to get both abilities.

I don't have an answer for 177

A176/A177: Your mileage may vary, seeing as Metamorphic Transfer's wording isn't the cleanest, but as far as I can tell, you actually get to transfer 3 separate abilities each day, not just 3 uses. The 3 uses limitation is for non-continuous abilities, such as the Blink Dog's dimension door ability, but continuous abilities last as long as you're in that form. So you could "transfer" the Blink and Dimension Door abilities of the Blink Dog (using two of your transfers for the day) and use each of those up to 3 times (since they are non-continuous). You could then later turn into a Choker and use its Quickness for as long as you were a Choker for your third "transfer".

Note that Metamorphic Transfer is different from the similar feat Assume Supernatural Ability, which is explicitly for only one ability and cannot be changed.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #695 on: June 27, 2010, 11:06:51 PM »
Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.

i dont know whats a worse idea... wanting a wizard want to be in melee? or a wizard wasting feats on exotic WP, and weapon finesse? 

if anything make a gish to do what you want.   

but thats a bad idea for someone who's mainly a caster.

Dude. Poly. Morph.

Just (Draconic) Polymorph into a Wartroll ASAP (Or a cave troll), and wield a Elven Courtblade to your hearts content.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #696 on: June 27, 2010, 11:56:31 PM »
My DM allows us to train with weapons if we spend XP and gold and make sure we have the in game time.  There's also a chance that you just turn out to be naturally crappy with that weapon and lose that gold and experience but that's the dice's decision.  That and the only time he would be using it would be when the fecal matter impacts the impeller blade.

Q178  Is there any downside for a wizard based caster to use a two handed weapon for melee?  I was thinking of an Elven Courtblade since it can be finessed.

Apart from the lack of attack bonus and feat you need to spend to get proficiency I cant see one. Oh and the need for high str
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #697 on: June 28, 2010, 12:08:23 AM »
If you're going to keep a backup weapon for when poop meets propeller, wouldn't it be better to make it something powerful enough to resolve the situation?  Preferably something so powerful it would give the DM a heart attack if you weren't saving it for emergency special occasions like you are.

An A10, for example.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #698 on: June 28, 2010, 12:31:46 AM »
If you're going to keep a backup weapon for when poop meets propeller, wouldn't it be better to make it something powerful enough to resolve the situation?  Preferably something so powerful it would give the DM a heart attack if you weren't saving it for emergency special occasions like you are.

An A10, for example.

lol  I chose the courtblade because my character has an absurdly high dexterity (23) due to a fortuitous roll, it can be used with weapon finesse and does a base of 1d10 damage 18-20 x2 crit. 
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Robot Ninja Pirate Edition
« Reply #699 on: June 28, 2010, 12:37:00 AM »
Q 155

If a wizard specialized in Divination takes the Prescience variant from Unearthed Arcana, does he still need to prepare at least one divination spell per spell level, or does losing the specialist slot also loosen that restriction?

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