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[Ian Frost]

Q226: Is there any way you can get a Animal Companion or a Special Mount count as a Familiar?

A226: Animal Companion, yes. Arcane Hierophant, Races of the Wild

My notes indicate that the Champions of Valor web enhancement has something mount and familiar related, I haven't checked it through

Edit: here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060327a
page four, its a fifth level alternative class feature for a wizard

[Nanshork]

Q 227: Are most/all of the books on psionics published by Dreamscarred Press considered balanced and well-made or just Untapped Potential?  I've decided that the Vancian system is annoying me and I'm ready to finally make a psionic character (whenever a new PbP game pops up anyway  ) and want to know what is good material to look at.

[McPoyo]

Q 227: Are most/all of the books on psionics published by Dreamscarred Press considered balanced and well-made or just Untapped Potential?  I've decided that the Vancian system is annoying me and I'm ready to finally make a psionic character (whenever a new PbP game pops up anyway  ) and want to know what is good material to look at.

I've not noticed anything really "out there". They have an SRD too.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q 224:The Battledancer, from the Dragon Magazine Compendium

It doesn't scale very well, the dr penetration costs actions to activate, and there's little support for it.  Probably most useful as a one-level dip for cha-to-ac.

Q225: Do you guys know whats the highest possible acheivable charisma with 3 LA? 1no restrictions but Homebrew stuff and 3rd party (except for hyperconcious).

Thx

EDIT: Possibly with no lost Wisdom.

Death-Touched (Dragon #313, p166) +4 Charisma, +1 LA.

The Fire-Souled Template (Dragon #314, p23) Gives +4 Charisma for +1 LA, and a number of other cool effects.
Saint Template (Book of Exalted Deeds p184) gives +4 Charisma (and lots of goodies) for +2 LA, but requires feats and goody-goody behavior.
Half-Fey Template (Fiend Folio, p89) Gives +4 Charisma for +2 LA, plus wings and things. (har har)
Half-Nymph Template (Dragon #313 p95) +4 Charisma for +2 LA. Also, +2 to Dex, Int, and Wis.
Radiant Template (Dragon #321 p74) Gives +6 Charisma for +3 LA. Also, Fast Healing 2 while in light, and you become an outsider.
Mirage Mullah Template (Sandstorm p177) Give +6 Charisma for +3 LA. It also has nice SLAs, but has weakness to daylight, including a -4 Charisma penalty.

Fire souled is La +3.  Crystalkeep is notoriously bad.

Q121: What is the highest Charisma modifier/score which can be made at chargen with any ECL +0 combination of templates and races?
Q121a: If ECL +1 was permitted?

A121: Magic-Blooded(dragon 306) Unseelie Fey(dragon compendium) Lesser Cansin(dragon 297) gets a +6.  (-2 str, +2 dex, -2 con, +2 int,-2 wis, +6 cha).  Replace lesser cansin with lesser aasimar to zero out int and wisdom if you want.  
Magic-blooded unseelie fey venerable Dragonwrought  desert kobold gets a +7. (-6 str, +4 dex, -2 con, -1 wis, +3 int, +7 cha)

A121b: draconic magic-blooded unseelie fey venerable dragonwrought desert kobold gets a +9 charisma, and if you pick up your first level feat after templates are is taken into account, ends up with you being a dragon.  Final stat mods would be -4 str, +4 dex, -1 wis , +3 int, +9 cha

Otherwise, magic-blooded feytouched 0/ half-fey transition class 1 gives +2 dex, -2 con, +6 cha, at LA+1.  Toss on phrenic for a bunch of psi-likes and another +4 cha +2 wis +2 int.

[Senevri]

Q228: Some ToB (strike) maneuvers are Supernatural Abilities. Is there a Quicken Supernatural Ability feat?
Found widen, extend, enlarge and empower from ToM.

[Amechra]

Q229: What would a widened Su Strike look like?

[Saxony]

Q229: What would a widened Su Strike look like?

If it has an area of effect, like Inferno Blast, the area would be increased.

If the maneuver does not have an area of effect, I don't think the Widen Supernatural Ability feat can affect the maneuver.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q229: What would a widened Su Strike look like?

Like a normal Su Strike if you zoomed in a little.

[Saxony]

Q229: What would a widened Su Strike look like?

Like a normal Su Strike if you zoomed in a little.

Relevant comedic youtube video.

[weenog]

Q 230:  Was there a feat (regional, I think) that gave a wizard proficiency with all martial weapons?  If so, where can I find it?

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q 230:  Was there a feat (regional, I think) that gave a wizard proficiency with all martial weapons?  If so, where can I find it?

Otherworldly.  PGtF, IIRC.

[CyMage]

A230  There is also Militia.  Otherworldly gives some other benefits as well for use with Alter Self, etc.

[weenog]

Q 230:  Was there a feat (regional, I think) that gave a wizard proficiency with all martial weapons?  If so, where can I find it?

Otherworldly.  PGtF, IIRC.

That (as well as the Militia feat on the same page) works in some circumstances, but let me try to narrow it down so it's useful to me.

Q 231: Is there a feat that would grant a goblin wizard from no specific region proficiency with all martial weapons?  If so, where can I find it?

Saw in Complete Warrior that Improved Familiar with CL 3rd and BAB +3 and the right alignment can get you a worg familiar... I'm trying to figure out how viable it is to make a goblin worg cavalry gish.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Celestial-attended birth can get you otherworldly regardless of lack of region, IIRC.

[weenog]

Celestial-attended birth can get you otherworldly regardless of lack of region, IIRC.

Does that also get around the requirement to be Deep Imaskari, elf, or spirit folk?  And where can I find rules for it?

[Nameless Void]

Q232: Is there a way to increase the DC to break out of Masterwork Manacles (Str DC28).

Q233: Additionally, if said manacles were enchanted, is there a way to make them stronger/harder to break out of?

Q234: Without the MiC, How can I make myself enlarged as per the spell?

[kevin_video]

Q234: Without the MiC, How can I make myself enlarged as per the spell?

You could just put an item that continually does so, like a cloak, or bracers. Spell level 1 x caster level 1 x 2000 x 2 = 4000.

[McPoyo]

Q232: Is there a way to increase the DC to break out of Masterwork Manacles (Str DC28).

Q233: Additionally, if said manacles were enchanted, is there a way to make them stronger/harder to break out of?

Make them out of a stronger material, or cast Harden on them, etc. Dwarvencraft would a little bit, I think.

Enchanted how? like a weapon or armor? Considering that increases hardness and HP, I imagine it would increase the DC to break them as well, but I don't know of an official rule to back that up.

[juton]

Q235

If a player character makes a saving throw (will in particular) should the player be informed? Say my character was scryed, I should get a DC 20 int check to see the sensor, my character also made a will save, does the DM ever have to tell me about it or can he make the roll in secret and never reveal any information to me, the player?

Thanks

[McPoyo]

Q235

If a player character makes a saving throw (will in particular) should the player be informed? Say my character was scryed, I should get a DC 20 int check to see the sensor, my character also made a will save, does the DM ever have to tell me about it or can he make the roll in secret and never reveal any information to me, the player?

Thanks

If a character makes a will save, per the phb, they know they saved against something. They may not necessarily know the source, or what the effect was (without using Spellcraft or the like), but they know they saved against something. If they fail the save, they never know about it unless something else clues them in to it (ie, saw someone cast, heard someone chanting, etc). Even then, it's not necessarily something they know occurred, especially in the case of charms and compulsions.