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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #200 on: August 27, 2010, 04:16:39 AM »

So, mithral chainmail (4,150) with +6 worth of enhancements (36,000), the benefit of a belt of giant's strength +4 (16,000), and the benefits of boots of striding and springing (5,500) minus the +5 to jump (2,500).  If you figure double cost on the strength and speed boosts for the combination of uncustomary space limitation and multiple different abilities, that would be around 78,150 gp.  Personally though, I'd go with a belt of giant's strength and boots of speed, or at least put the same benefits on the appropriate body slot. 

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #201 on: August 27, 2010, 04:19:11 AM »

So, mithral chainmail (4,150) with +6 worth of enhancements (36,000), the benefit of a belt of giant's strength +4 (16,000), and the benefits of boots of striding and springing (5,500) minus the +5 to jump (2,500).  If you figure double cost on the strength and speed boosts for the combination of uncustomary space limitation and multiple different abilities, that would be around 78,150 gp.  Personally though, I'd go with a belt of giant's strength and boots of speed, or at least put the same benefits on the appropriate body slot.
Well see here's the thing. What you just did made it 78150. The selling price is 85,300. Where's the extra money come in?
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #202 on: August 27, 2010, 04:25:26 AM »

So, mithral chainmail (4,150) with +6 worth of enhancements (36,000), the benefit of a belt of giant's strength +4 (16,000), and the benefits of boots of striding and springing (5,500) minus the +5 to jump (2,500).  If you figure double cost on the strength and speed boosts for the combination of uncustomary space limitation and multiple different abilities, that would be around 78,150 gp.  Personally though, I'd go with a belt of giant's strength and boots of speed, or at least put the same benefits on the appropriate body slot.
Well see here's the thing. What you just did made it 78150. The selling price is 85,300. Where's the extra money come in?
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« Reply #203 on: August 27, 2010, 09:29:28 AM »
Q60: In ToB, it takes a swift action to activate or switch stances.  Are you allowed to stay in stances indefinitely out of combat?  I'd assume not when you're sleeping, but take Hunter's Sense, for instance: can you have scent up pretty much all the time?
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #204 on: August 27, 2010, 09:30:13 AM »
Q60: In ToB, it takes a swift action to activate or switch stances.  Are you allowed to stay in stances indefinitely out of combat?  I'd assume not when you're sleeping, but take Hunter's Sense, for instance: can you have scent up pretty much all the time?
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #205 on: August 27, 2010, 09:48:23 AM »
Q60: In ToB, it takes a swift action to activate or switch stances.  Are you allowed to stay in stances indefinitely out of combat?  I'd assume not when you're sleeping, but take Hunter's Sense, for instance: can you have scent up pretty much all the time?
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in fact, it directly states that.
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They don't/haven't, was the point. 3.5 is as dead as people not liking nice tits.

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #206 on: August 27, 2010, 11:14:43 AM »
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #207 on: August 27, 2010, 11:32:55 AM »
You can't be in light armour and no armour at the same time anyway.  :eh
Well, I think there are a few light armors that, with enhancements, can count as being unarmored or something along those lines.
If you find such a thing, be sure to let me know because that would be awesome. No more having to pay for bracers of armor.

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #208 on: August 27, 2010, 11:45:09 AM »
Q61: Do questions have to be about DND?

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A gygaxian dungeon is like the world's most messed up game show.

Behind door number one: INSTANT DEATH!
Behind door number 2: A magic crown!
Behind door number 3: 4d6 giant bees, and THREE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HONEY!
They don't/haven't, was the point. 3.5 is as dead as people not liking nice tits.

Sometimes, their tits (3.5) get enhancements (houserules), but that doesn't mean people don't like nice tits.

Though sometimes, the surgeon (DM) botches them pretty bad...
Best metaphor I have seen in a long time.  I give you much fu.
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Seven for the Barbarian-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Monks doomed to die,
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #209 on: August 27, 2010, 12:06:17 PM »
Q51 I need to make some kind of healer character, I am bored with all of the ideas I can come up with. What are some fun ideas for a healer that are unusual, amusing, or just uncommon. Needs to be something that becomes useful faster than Rainbow Servant and that's too overdone.

Lightning based DFA with a party of mechantrixes.
Dread necromancer in a party of undead.
Master Brewer in a party of poison-healing dwarves.

Dread necromancer with shape soulmeld: lightning gauntlets, poison healer, and ten ranks in profession(brewer).

Those mostly rely on me being able to control what other people will play as, which is unpossible.
A single healer could be one of the above.. but with the feat Shape Soulmeld (lifebond vestments).  Add in the feat Bonus Essentia for more healing.  Instead of investing in feats, you could take a one level dip into Incarnate.

You heal the party with Lifebond Vestments (which hurts you), then use the infinite healing tricks above to heal yourself.  The downside is the healing from Lifebond Vestments is pretty low (better for outside of combat healing).

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #210 on: August 27, 2010, 12:09:37 PM »
You can't be in light armour and no armour at the same time anyway.  :eh
Well, I think there are a few light armors that, with enhancements, can count as being unarmored or something along those lines.
If you find such a thing, be sure to let me know because that would be awesome. No more having to pay for bracers of armor.

Don't pay for bracers of armor until very high levels.  Up until then just get a wand of Mage Armor and loan it to the mage each day to cast on you.

Can't you get (greater?) Luminous Armor in a Schema?

Also, with regards to the previous post, at high level (16), incarnates don't need some other trick to heal themselves.

Level 16 incarnate?  awesome.  You get the heart bind.  Make it Lifebond Vestments.

Now take that Faerunian regional feat that at first level lets you cast two cantrips.  Then take practiced spellcaster, obtain familiar, and share soulmeld.  You and your familiar can now infinitely heal each other, taking half damage of what you healed.
Eh, the wizard have more money than them combined, he could in theory just use all his money on a fleet of trained attack mules, but then we aren't playing 3.5 but zergling rushing in Starcraft instead.

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #211 on: August 27, 2010, 12:16:37 PM »
Also, with regards to the previous post, at high level (16), incarnates don't need some other trick to heal themselves.
Yeah, but that comes with a pretty big drawback... you have to be an Incarnate for 16 levels!   :D

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #212 on: August 27, 2010, 12:25:56 PM »
Also, with regards to the previous post, at high level (16), incarnates don't need some other trick to heal themselves.
Yeah, but that comes with a pretty big drawback... you have to be an Incarnate for 16 levels!   :D

Incarnates work all the way to level 20.  They may not be as good as casters, but they can still contribute.
Eh, the wizard have more money than them combined, he could in theory just use all his money on a fleet of trained attack mules, but then we aren't playing 3.5 but zergling rushing in Starcraft instead.

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #213 on: August 27, 2010, 03:58:48 PM »
Q63
Is there a collection of average AC by CR?
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #214 on: August 27, 2010, 04:04:10 PM »
Q 64 What are all of the classes that can get haste in some way, shape, or form to qualify becoming a Swiftblade?
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« Reply #215 on: August 27, 2010, 04:07:37 PM »
All arcane classes.

They can just take Arcane Disciple (Time) or Arcane Disciple (Celerity).

Divine Classes can just splash a level of Contemplative to grab one of those same domains, but really, Swiftblade doesn't advance divine casting, so...



On a more serious note: Wiz/Sor/bard gets it as a 3rd level spell, Combat Trapsmith gets it as a first level spell. SotAO Paladins or rangers can get it as a third, as well.
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A gygaxian dungeon is like the world's most messed up game show.

Behind door number one: INSTANT DEATH!
Behind door number 2: A magic crown!
Behind door number 3: 4d6 giant bees, and THREE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HONEY!
They don't/haven't, was the point. 3.5 is as dead as people not liking nice tits.

Sometimes, their tits (3.5) get enhancements (houserules), but that doesn't mean people don't like nice tits.

Though sometimes, the surgeon (DM) botches them pretty bad...
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #216 on: August 27, 2010, 04:14:39 PM »
Q 64 What are all of the classes that can get haste in some way, shape, or form to qualify becoming a Swiftblade?
Beguiler, Bard, Shugenja, Sorc/Wiz, Wu Jen get it regularly. Time and Celerity domains grant it (Arcane Disciple can get anyone in on the fun). Warmages can get it via Eclectic Learning (PHBII variant). If you're planning on using a divine class, you'll need Alternative Source Spell (or some other method; I like this one best).

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« Reply #217 on: August 27, 2010, 04:38:37 PM »
Q 65: Does anyone have the JPM Gish build that used Sublime Chord and Mindbender while keeping 16 BAB?  There was the King of Combustion (Wiz 6/Ruathar 3/Warblade 1/JPM 10) and then this one, that I can't for the life of me replicate  :banghead

Q 66: Does Cha have the same support Wis does for stat-boosting?  I can get somewhere between 60 and 70 Cha without really heavy CL shenanigans on a Wis based character fairly easily, but don't know how high Cha can be pushed.
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #218 on: August 27, 2010, 06:29:20 PM »
Q 66: Does Cha have the same support Wis does for stat-boosting?  I can get somewhere between 60 and 70 Cha without really heavy CL shenanigans on a Wis based character fairly easily, but don't know how high Cha can be pushed.
There's no Owl's Insight equivalence for Cha.
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A gygaxian dungeon is like the world's most messed up game show.

Behind door number one: INSTANT DEATH!
Behind door number 2: A magic crown!
Behind door number 3: 4d6 giant bees, and THREE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HONEY!
They don't/haven't, was the point. 3.5 is as dead as people not liking nice tits.

Sometimes, their tits (3.5) get enhancements (houserules), but that doesn't mean people don't like nice tits.

Though sometimes, the surgeon (DM) botches them pretty bad...
Best metaphor I have seen in a long time.  I give you much fu.
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Seven for the Barbarian-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Monks doomed to die,
One for the Wizard on his dark throne
In the Land of Charop where the Shadows lie.
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #219 on: August 27, 2010, 06:31:33 PM »
The advantage of owl's insight is a bit of an issue.  OTOH, it's a little easier to boost cha with low LA, and you can do a lot more with a high charisma in terms of saves, ac, skills, et cetera.
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