Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition

[GawainBS]

Q203  Is there a feat, similar to Weapon Finesse and Intuitive Attack, that lets you use your Intelligence modifier for attack instead of Strength?

There is an Epic feat, from Complete Warrior I believe, that does exactly that.

That's STR to damage, IIRC.

[Ithamar]

An Epic feat that grants STR to damage?  Sounds broken.

Edit:  Yeah, Combat Insight from CW is INT to damage.  Not to hit.  Sorry.

[GawainBS]

An Epic feat that grants STR to damage?  Sounds broken.

  INT of course.

[weenog]

Q208: How can taking the Meager Fortitude flaw for a warforged barbarian 1/fighter 4/warforged juggernaut 3/frenzied berserker 2 bite me on the ass?  I already know about Disintegrate, and we don't use Massive Damage rules.

Immunities: poison, sleep, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, anything that causes sickening, energy drain, nonlethal damage, extra damage from crits, mind-affecting effects, suffocation.

[ksbsnowowl]

Q206: Are there any options, aside from Hunter's Eye, for a Ranger to get Sneak Attack? Things like ACFs etc.

There is a thrid party book that has several good options for alternate weapon styles.  One of them grants sneak attack dice at levels 2, 6, and 11.  It's a book about the wilderness, but I don't recall the title exactly.

Edit: I previously posted about it here.

[the_shadowmind]

Q209Other than the "Guide to Shadow magic" which seems very incomplete is there a handbook for the Shadowcaster[ToM] anywhere?

[McPoyo]

Q208: How can taking the Meager Fortitude flaw for a warforged barbarian 1/fighter 4/warforged juggernaut 3/frenzied berserker 2 bite me on the ass?  I already know about Disintegrate, and we don't use Massive Damage rules.

Immunities: poison, sleep, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, anything that causes sickening, energy drain, nonlethal damage, extra damage from crits, mind-affecting effects, suffocation.

considering fort is a good save for all those classes, doubtful it'd hurt very much.

[anrke]

Q210 - Do age modifiers also effect the stats of a druids wild shape form?

The SRD on Alternate Form (http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Alternate_Form) doesn't explicitly mention it.  Perhaps it would have to be house ruled, but I would imagine a human druid of venerable age would turn into for example a black bear of venerable age (and therefore continue to apply the aging mods?)

edit: although, Except as described elsewhere, the creature retains all other game statistics of its original form, including (but not necessarily limited to) HD, hit points, skill ranks, feats, base attack bonus, and base save bonuses. to me also indicates age modifiers would continue to apply for Wild Shape?

[weenog]

Q208: How can taking the Meager Fortitude flaw for a warforged barbarian 1/fighter 4/warforged juggernaut 3/frenzied berserker 2 bite me on the ass?  I already know about Disintegrate, and we don't use Massive Damage rules.

Immunities: poison, sleep, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, anything that causes sickening, energy drain, nonlethal damage, extra damage from crits, mind-affecting effects, suffocation.

considering fort is a good save for all those classes, doubtful it'd hurt very much.

I figured as much, but there always seems to be that one thing that comes up and surprises you when you rely on immunities to cover for a weakness.  I was hoping to spot it ahead of time before deciding whether to take the flaw. (DM requires 2 flaws for 1 feat, doesn't like Shaky, and I'm 1 short of what I want, grumble grumble.)

[Agita]

Q208: How can taking the Meager Fortitude flaw for a warforged barbarian 1/fighter 4/warforged juggernaut 3/frenzied berserker 2 bite me on the ass?  I already know about Disintegrate, and we don't use Massive Damage rules.

Immunities: poison, sleep, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, anything that causes sickening, energy drain, nonlethal damage, extra damage from crits, mind-affecting effects, suffocation.

considering fort is a good save for all those classes, doubtful it'd hurt very much.

I figured as much, but there always seems to be that one thing that comes up and surprises you when you rely on immunities to cover for a weakness.  I was hoping to spot it ahead of time before deciding whether to take the flaw. (DM requires 2 flaws for 1 feat, doesn't like Shaky, and I'm 1 short of what I want, grumble grumble.)

Murky-Eyed?

[PhaedrusXY]

Q208: How can taking the Meager Fortitude flaw for a warforged barbarian 1/fighter 4/warforged juggernaut 3/frenzied berserker 2 bite me on the ass?  I already know about Disintegrate, and we don't use Massive Damage rules.

Immunities: poison, sleep, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, anything that causes sickening, energy drain, nonlethal damage, extra damage from crits, mind-affecting effects, suffocation.

considering fort is a good save for all those classes, doubtful it'd hurt very much.

I figured as much, but there always seems to be that one thing that comes up and surprises you when you rely on immunities to cover for a weakness.  I was hoping to spot it ahead of time before deciding whether to take the flaw. (DM requires 2 flaws for 1 feat, doesn't like Shaky, and I'm 1 short of what I want, grumble grumble.)

Murky-Eyed?

I usually take Vulnerable (-1 AC).

[weenog]

Definitely taking Vulnerable.  Just not yet sure what to pair it with so I can pick up both Leap Attack and Righteous Wrath before starting to play the character.

Thinking of a class/feat setup something like[spoiler]1 Bar 1  Adamantine Body, Righteous Wrath (flaw)
2 Ftr 1 Power Attack (fighter bonus)
3 Ftr 2 Destructive Rage, Cleave (fighter bonus)
4 Ftr 3
5 Ftr 4 Improved Bull Rush (fighter bonus)
6 WFJ 1 Intimidating Rage, Powerful Charge (juggernaut bonus)
7 WFJ 2
8 WFJ 3
9 FrB 1 Leap Attack, Diehard (berserker bonus)
10 FrB 2[/spoiler]and finishing up both Frenzied Berserker and Warforged Juggernaut over the next 10 levels, grabbing Shock Trooper (12), Improved Sunder (15) and Combat Brute (18) along the way.  Thought about grabbing Shock Trooper at 9 and Leap Attack at 12, but I'd rather not shoot my AC completely into the gutter before I have Deathless Frenzy.

[McPoyo]

Q210Alright, I must be missing something. I went back to this thread by JanusJones looking for part of that combo I had forgotten for a BBEG, and realized I was either missing something, or he had a typo: How is he getting the Cha*2 to save penalties from the unseelie fey? My copy of the Dragon Compendium just says -Cha morale penalty to saves, not -Cha*2. Am I seriously missing something?

[Havok4]

Q211: Would the gloryborn armor template allow a poison dusk lizardfolk to use its chameleon skin ability while in armor?

[Bastian]

Q208: How can taking the Meager Fortitude flaw for a warforged barbarian 1/fighter 4/warforged juggernaut 3/frenzied berserker 2 bite me on the ass?  I already know about Disintegrate, and we don't use Massive Damage rules.

Immunities: poison, sleep, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, anything that causes sickening, energy drain, nonlethal damage, extra damage from crits, mind-affecting effects, suffocation.

considering fort is a good save for all those classes, doubtful it'd hurt very much.

I figured as much, but there always seems to be that one thing that comes up and surprises you when you rely on immunities to cover for a weakness.  I was hoping to spot it ahead of time before deciding whether to take the flaw. (DM requires 2 flaws for 1 feat, doesn't like Shaky, and I'm 1 short of what I want, grumble grumble.)

Murky-Eyed?

I usually take Vulnerable (-1 AC).

I usually take Fussy (sickened when drink a potion for the length of its effect).

[MyndBulletz]

Q211: Would the gloryborn armor template allow a poison dusk lizardfolk to use its chameleon skin ability while in armor?

The Chameleon Skin ability is not useable while wearing armor of any kind. The description makes the armor sound like it exposes more of the body, and it might but that's only aesthetically. It's still armor and as such, the Lizardfolk cannot use it's ability.

[Arcane-surge]

Q 212: Is the shapechange spell limited by the caster's hd, or can a 17th level Wizard shapechange into a 20hd Solar? It says there's a limit of caster level (max 25), but also says it's based on polymorph (which is caster level or hd, whichever is lower).

[GawainBS]

Q 212: Is the shapechange spell limited by the caster's hd, or can a 17th level Wizard shapechange into a 20hd Solar? It says there's a limit of caster level (max 25), but also says it's based on polymorph (which is caster level or hd, whichever is lower).

A 212: Specific tromps general, so Shapechange is based on CL.

[Phaenix]

Q210Alright, I must be missing something. I went back to this thread by JanusJones looking for part of that combo I had forgotten for a BBEG, and realized I was either missing something, or he had a typo: How is he getting the Cha*2 to save penalties from the unseelie fey? My copy of the Dragon Compendium just says -Cha morale penalty to saves, not -Cha*2. Am I seriously missing something?

A210: I can't see any reason why he's applying double Charisma bonus. So apparently, what you are missing is whatever he was smoking at the time. 

[dna1]

Q 214.  How do I calculate CR for multiple, classed npc's. Im doing a hunting party made up of 5th/6th level humans, how many do I need to make it a CR10? There leader is a 8th level sorc.
Thank you for the help