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[X-Codes]

I think the MMII is notorious for having really bad CRs written in it's monster entries, both too high and too low depending on what, exactly, you're talking about.

[cru]

Q 171: I have a warrior that is wearing a gauntlet on his main hand and wielding a scimitar with his main hand. Can I attack interchangeably with my gauntlet and scimitar? For example with 3 attacks:  1.)Scimitar, 2.)Backhand with Gauntlet, 3.)Scimitar again
I'm not trying to get extra attacks, but I wanted to slash, or backhand a foe if I wanted to. Essentially what I wanted to do was enchant my scimitar with things that I would use all the time such as Shadow Striking, and enchant my gauntlet with situational things like Binding.

A171: I fear the rules are:
1. If you use two weapons, you take two-weapon fighting penalties.
2. If you're using the hand to wield a weapon, you cannot use it for other stuff.
Can you wield your scimitar in 2 hands? If so, letting go of the scimitar with 1 hand is a free action, and grasping a carried 2H weapon is also a free action. So this would at least get past #2. But there's still rule #1.
That said, I would allow a 11th level fighter to slash/punch/slash at 11/6/1.

Edit: a rather irrelevant but still perhaps applicable situation is when you're wielding double weapons: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm#doubleWeapons.

[wotmaniac]

I think the MMII is notorious for having really bad CRs written in it's monster entries, both too high and too low depending on what, exactly, you're talking about.

that's a bit of an understatement.
I was quite dubious of the mountain giant's CR 26, so I decided to try to dig in and see what I could come up with.  Even being very generous, I could only come up with a 16.  After that, I just gave up trying, and now I just eyeball it (even more than with the other books' creatures).

[Garryl]

Q 171: I have a warrior that is wearing a gauntlet on his main hand and wielding a scimitar with his main hand. Can I attack interchangeably with my gauntlet and scimitar? For example with 3 attacks:  1.)Scimitar, 2.)Backhand with Gauntlet, 3.)Scimitar again
I'm not trying to get extra attacks, but I wanted to slash, or backhand a foe if I wanted to. Essentially what I wanted to do was enchant my scimitar with things that I would use all the time such as Shadow Striking, and enchant my gauntlet with situational things like Binding.

A171: I fear the rules are:
1. If you use two weapons, you take two-weapon fighting penalties.
2. If you're using the hand to wield a weapon, you cannot use it for other stuff.
Can you wield your scimitar in 2 hands? If so, letting go of the scimitar with 1 hand is a free action, and grasping a carried 2H weapon is also a free action. So this would at least get past #2. But there's still rule #1.
That said, I would allow a 11th level fighter to slash/punch/slash at 11/6/1.

Edit: a rather irrelevant but still perhaps applicable situation is when you're wielding double weapons: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm#doubleWeapons.

The two-weapon fighting penalties only apply if you take advantage of the extra attack(s) from a second weapon. If you're just interchanging weapon attacks with your normal allotment of attacks, you don't take TWF penalties.

[Bauglir]

Q173

Is there any rule stating that spellcaster level = caster level? Or is it purely based on how a reader parses it? Because the obvious way to parse it, to me, would be accurately expressed as "Levels of a spellcaster class". If there is, Master Spellthief shenanigans are safe, but otherwise I'm not sure.

[ksbsnowowl]

Q 174: I'm looking to make a Shadow Mastiff into a Woodling creature (MM3) so as to thematically match with a Verdant Prince (MM4) for a Wild Hunt of sorts.  Problem is that Woodling can't apply to outsiders (which a shadow mastiff, and yeth hound, both are).  What templates are there that change the type of an outsider to something else?  Half-troll would, but I don't want to give them fast healing.

PS - I know I could just give a Shadow Mastiff Woodling anyway, but if there is a legal way to template stack, other than Half-Troll, I'd like to investigate going that way.

[Bauglir]

Q 174: I'm looking to make a Shadow Mastiff into a Woodling creature (MM3) so as to thematically match with a Verdant Prince (MM4) for a Wild Hunt of sorts.  Problem is that Woodling can't apply to outsiders (which a shadow mastiff, and yeth hound, both are).  What templates are there that change the type of an outsider to something else?  Half-troll would, but I don't want to give them fast healing.

PS - I know I could just give a Shadow Mastiff Woodling anyway, but if there is a legal way to template stack, other than Half-Troll, I'd like to investigate going that way.

If you think the Type pyramid from Savage Species still applies, nothing but Construct and Undead (IIRC). Otherwise, anything at all that changes type. Half-Fey?

[Vinom]

Q 175: If someone reads from a nether scroll (Lost Empire of Faerun) could they gain a level in an arcane casting class they don't qualify for?

[Talore]

q176 I need sources for non-crappy character portraits, for inspiration. /tg/ is too slow.

[kevin_video]

Q 177 What adventure was it that had an evil hound archon?

[Vinom]

q176 I need sources for non-crappy character portraits, for inspiration. /tg/ is too slow.

Google

[KellKheraptis]

Q 178: Other than divine power, transformation, and the one from FCII, and its psionic equivalents, and the bardic music ability, what means exist to boost BAB other than raw class levels, if any?

[McPoyo]

There's that one prc that let's someone drop their's to boost yours, or whatever. And I just had a massive brain fart and can't remember anything more than that.

[cru]

A178 Druids have their schtick, too. Eighth level spell probably called Megalodon Empowerment, probably from Stormwrack.

[Integral]

There's that one prc that let's someone drop their's to boost yours, or whatever. And I just had a massive brain fart and can't remember anything more than that.

Kensai can drop theirs to boost others. Particularly good coupled with Warchanter. The Skillful weapon enchant let's you set your BAB to 3/4 HD, if it's less than that to start with.

[SeekingKnight]

Q179

Is there any restriction to bonus languages a character gains from high intelligence, barring Druidic?

[InnaBinder]

Q180
Are there extant rules penalizing the perception skills (Spot, Search, Listen) based on movement? I've had more than one player ask about making Spot/Listen checks while at a dead run.

[Scrollreader]

Q179

Is there any restriction to bonus languages a character gains from high intelligence, barring Druidic?

A179: Yes.  Bonus languages from high intelligence must come from your race or class list (if your class offers one).  Sucks for warforged.  

[Vinom]

Q179: Is there any restriction to bonus languages a character gains from high intelligence, barring Druidic?

A179: Yes.  Bonus languages from high intelligence must come from your race or class list (if your class offers one).  Sucks for warforged.  

C179: That rule is one of the most ignored rules of DnD, and most DMs don't even remember it.

[Sobolev]

Q179: Is there any restriction to bonus languages a character gains from high intelligence, barring Druidic?

A179: Yes.  Bonus languages from high intelligence must come from your race or class list (if your class offers one).  Sucks for warforged.  

C179: That rule is one of the most ignored rules of DnD, and most DMs don't even remember it.

Which is a terrible nerf to Humans, who can have any.