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[kevin_video]

Q 30a If you do a partial charge, which is a standard action, can you still pounce and get in all of your attacks?

Q 30b During a surprise round, if you have the charging boots which allow you to do a regular charge as a standard instead of a full action, can you pounce?

[Felix Underwood]

Q26 Which undead can both be created via spell (so that corpsecrafter etc apply to it) and are playable (i.e. have a listed LA)? I've been going through this list and only found the Curst (UE). They're LA +3, though, and have abysmal stats.

A26 Would you allow a player to cast Create Undead on herself as a <Contingency>?

(I house rule allowing the corpsecrafter line to apply to rituals and whatnot.)


A30a & b Yes, and Yes.  A charge is a charge is a charge.  (btw, I think charging boots are redundant.)

[Agita]

Addendum: Yes, Charging Boots are redundant in a surprise round, as you can charge as a standard action during one anyway (and in any other situation in which you are limited to one Standard action).
Other than that, partial charges don't exist in D&D 3.5 as far as I'm aware - you only get to charge as a Standard action if you're unable to take a full-round action.

[BeholderSlayer]

Q15:

from the other thread, oops, I knew better but had a brain fart

If throwing a shrunken item (in this case, a rather large 10x10 chunk of rock) at a creature, may I instead choose to target a grid intersection a la splash weapons to hit a creature by speaking the command word in mid-flight and striking it by proxy of the, now large, chunk sailing into the square?

bump

[McPoyo]

Addendum: Yes, Charging Boots are redundant in a surprise round, as you can charge as a standard action during one anyway (and in any other situation in which you are limited to one Standard action).
Other than that, partial charges don't exist in D&D 3.5 as far as I'm aware - you only get to charge as a Standard action if you're unable to take a full-round action.

partial- charge is the name of the single-action charge, perbPHB

[kevin_video]

Addendum: Yes, Charging Boots are redundant in a surprise round, as you can charge as a standard action during one anyway (and in any other situation in which you are limited to one Standard action).
Other than that, partial charges don't exist in D&D 3.5 as far as I'm aware - you only get to charge as a Standard action if you're unable to take a full-round action.

Charging is a special full-round action that allows you to move up to twice your speed and attack during the action.

So the boots would make that a standard, allowing you to still do a move. Like say to get into position, or move away after charging so you could do it again next round (or after you've activated a Belt of Battle).

I guess the term "partial charge" comes from only being able to move your base movement, not double.

With the use of the boots, I was wondering more if you could move double your movement instead of just your base move. Like say you're 40 ft away, and can only move 30 during a surprise round.

But could you use pounce (which normally requires a full round action) for either, since normally you're only supposed to make one attack action during a surprise round (or move, but we're not looking for that)? If the answer is flat yes as was previously stated, then awesome.

partial- charge is the name of the single-action charge, perbPHB

That's the one.

[Agita]

With the use of the boots, I was wondering more if you could move double your movement instead of just your base move. Like say you're 40 ft away, and can only move 30 during a surprise round.

No. The boots allow you to make a charge as a Standard action, but you get to move only your speed. They basically let you do a partial charge in situations where you wouldn't be able to.

But could you use pounce (which normally requires a full round action) for either, since normally you're only supposed to make one attack action during a surprise round (or move, but we're not looking for that)? If the answer is flat yes as was previously stated, then awesome.

Yes, and don't let any of your DMs tell you otherwise. The full attack from Pounce has nothing at all to do with the action you take to charge.

[McPoyo]

Read the pounce entry of the mm. Technically pounce let's you make one attack, and then a full attack. It's not just a full attack.

And yes, it still activates.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q 29: The acid wash weapon crafting quality says that the weapons in questions are made from two or more metals... can I make an Acid wash sword out of two materials?

Why not? Most "common" metals we use nowadays are allows, and alloys of metals were used way back through history. Hell, Steel isn't pure iron.

So I have a weapon made of Aurorum and Adamantine?

Both of them require being a majority of the weapon, so no. 

[Suzerain]

Q26 Which undead can both be created via spell (so that corpsecrafter etc apply to it) and are playable (i.e. have a listed LA)? I've been going through this list and only found the Curst (UE). They're LA +3, though, and have abysmal stats.

A26 Would you allow a player to cast Create Undead on herself as a <Contingency>?

(I house rule allowing the corpsecrafter line to apply to rituals and whatnot.)

Create (Greater) Undead can be used with contingency by RAW and RAI... so yeah, I would.

And I think I've pretty much answered my own question now, going through ALL the material there is (as far as I know). The "best" thing is Crypt Spawn with LA+2 and a noticeable lack of abilities (other than turn resistance +2, +4 intimidate and 1-5 NA depending on HD).

I haven't checked Eberron stuff though, if there is any. I believe I've checked every template listed on the monster index, though.

And the reason I'm not houseruling rituals to count is because a Dread Necromancer 8+ with Corpsecrafter, Bolster Resistance, Hardened Flesh and Nimble Bones in a desecrated area gives +6HP/HD, +4 init, +4/+4 str/dex (enh), +10' speed, +2NA, and +4 turn resistance. Throw in some Dragon Magazine feats (which, admittedly, I wouldn't allow) and you'll get max hit points too. Now imagine that on a Necropolitan.

[Vinom]

Q 31: What are the dnd 3.5 stats for Glass Steel?

[Suzerain]

Q 31: What are the dnd 3.5 stats for Glass Steel?

A31
I missed that mundane enhancement boni for special materials were 3.0-only - a pity, if you ask me. Anyway, Champions of Valor has the current bunch. They lost the boni, everything else stayed pretty much the same, I think. For armors, it behaves like Mithral. Also, it has hardness 20 and 40 hitpoints per inch of thickness (much like Adamantine). For some retarded reason, the stuff is also cheaper than Adamantine (500gp for a weapon!), but more expensive than Mithral (2,000gp for light armor, 6,000 for medium armor, 12,000gp for heavy armor). It does not give DR like adamantine does.

It used to be really really expensive in 3.0 ... 1500gp/lb for a 1d6 weapon, 2500gp/lb for a 1d8+ weapon. 9,000gp for light (!) armor, 16,000gp for medium, 25,000gp for heavy armor.

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

Q32

Q250
Is there a way to make the Beholder/Polymorph any Object trick truly permanent (as in, it can't be dispelled, or a template forces to be my race/etc.)
Also, if I cast Polymorph any object a few thousand times, each time turning into a Beholder, would the Permanency of the previous castings remain or would the other spells disappear?

Also, If I had level 10 Planar Shepherd Beholders as natives to my Planar Shepherd Plane, can I wildshape into Beholders as they are now Outsiders do to Planar Shepherds ability?

Didn't get answered from last thread =P

[kevin_video]

With the use of the boots, I was wondering more if you could move double your movement instead of just your base move. Like say you're 40 ft away, and can only move 30 during a surprise round.

No. The boots allow you to make a charge as a Standard action, but you get to move only your speed. They basically let you do a partial charge in situations where you wouldn't be able to.

Could you name such a situation where you could make a partial charge as a standard action with the boots, but not normally be allowed to make a partial charge as a standard action without them?

[Vicerious]

Q21  Let's say you've got a racial touch attack, like a lich's paralyzing touch.  Assuming you make your touch attacks with your hands, would wearing gloves or gauntlets interfere with that ability?

Bumping from the end of the page.

With the use of the boots, I was wondering more if you could move double your movement instead of just your base move. Like say you're 40 ft away, and can only move 30 during a surprise round.

No. The boots allow you to make a charge as a Standard action, but you get to move only your speed. They basically let you do a partial charge in situations where you wouldn't be able to.

Could you name such a situation where you could make a partial charge as a standard action with the boots, but not normally be allowed to make a partial charge as a standard action without them?

You would not be allowed to make a partial charge at any time you are not restricted to a single action.  So you couldn't partial charge if you're not slowed, not a zombie, not in a surprise round, and so on.

[dna1]

Q 33. What do Mercurial weapons do? I thought it up'd the dmg die, but was that in 3.0?

Q 34. Whats the benefit of green steel weapons

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q21  Let's say you've got a racial touch attack, like a lich's paralyzing touch.  Assuming you make your touch attacks with your hands, would wearing gloves or gauntlets interfere with that ability?

Nope.  You can still use touch attack spells with gauntlets.  No difference.

A34: +1 Enhancement bonus to damage, IIRC.  So you basically get a discount +1 weapon.

[dna1]

Q 35. Where do I post for help with building characters? I know carns workshop... any other good threads? I dont want to make a new topic every time I want help with a character/npc/monster which is alot.

[wotmaniac]

Q 33. What do Mercurial weapons do? I thought it up'd the dmg die, but was that in 3.0?

A33
full normal damage of their "normal" counterpart, but with a x4 multiplier (but with only a "20" threat range)

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q 35. Where do I post for help with building characters? I know carns workshop... any other good threads? I dont want to make a new topic every time I want help with a character/npc/monster which is alot.

You could just have your own thread and edit the OP.