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[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q 321 One of my characters that I'm playing with has the silver dragon bloodline(Major). He gets Breath Weapon(ex) at lvl 16. Is there any way I can empower that ability, like say Empower Spell-like ability from MM1, or with a spell?

Maximize Breath (Draconomicon), or any of the other metabreath feats, is probably your best bet.

[darrellbutts]

/Q323 What methods are available for boosting skill checks (specifically, available to a wizard/incantatrix)?

[Sobolev]

/Q323 What methods are available for boosting skill checks (specifically, available to a wizard/incantatrix)?

MWK Items (PHB, 50gp), Competence Items, (source:misc.), Item Familiar (feat)

[zook1shoe]

Any skill in particular?

[BruceLeeroy]

A:323 Divine Insight Spell is a great way to get ridiculous skill checks with an Incantantrix, if you can find a way to add a divine spell to your list (or get a wand and UMD it).

Q324 Is a fear effect specifically mind affecting or specifically a morale effect, and if so where can I locate the RAW to support this?

[JaronK]

Q324 Is a fear effect specifically mind affecting or specifically a morale effect, and if so where can I locate the RAW to support this?

From here: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/specialAbilities.htm

"All fear attacks are mind-affecting fear effects."

As for morale, it's Heroes of Battle that covers morale, so you'd have to find it there.  Morale definitely looks like fear (and things immune to morale are immune to fear), but I don't know if they actually count as the same.

JaronK

[Esgath]

Q 322 Are fists considered Natural weapons?

A 322: No. Even the monk's unarmed strikes only count as natural weapons for certain spells and effects.

[darrellbutts]

Any skill in particular?

Specifically Spellcraft checks -- to get higher level spells into a spellbook prior to that school being banned (due to Incantatrix/Red Wizard)

[Esgath]

Any skill in particular?

Specifically Spellcraft checks -- to get higher level spells into a spellbook prior to that school being banned (due to Incantatrix/Red Wizard)

3.5 Incantatrix doesn't let you cast spells from the school you declare prohibited. That would be the 3.0 Incantatrix, and some class features did function a little bit different in that one I think.
If your DM lets it fly, I did some calculations once for CL 8:    11 rank + 5 int + 2 familiar + 2 item(circumstance) + 5 item(competence) + 2 heroism + 3 skill focus + 2 knowledge (arcana) = 32 + take 10 = 42
Otherwise, buy yourself a wand of Guidance of the Avatar or Divine Insight (SpC) and UMD it.

[Aharon]

Q325 Are the DCs of Special Attacks gained via polymorph adjusted for HD? I.e., if I change into a Bebilith at 14th level, is the DC of the poison 25 instead of 24?

[KellKheraptis]

Q 326: Are there any means of obtaining Ex flight (akin to Raptoran/Dragonborn) that state "equal to base land speed" or the like?

[Sinfire Titan]

Q 326: Are there any means of obtaining Ex flight (akin to Raptoran/Dragonborn) that state "equal to base land speed" or the like?

A326: Grafts.

[KellKheraptis]

Q 326: Are there any means of obtaining Ex flight (akin to Raptoran/Dragonborn) that state "equal to base land speed" or the like?

A326: Grafts.

Hmm...and just refluff it as "special training and meditation costs" for wingless flight?  Works for me.

EDIT : Q 327: Do all the Rage variants have the same statements for skill use?  Also, is Ring the Golden Bell included?  I wouldn't think so, but I'll have to check.  Looking for ways to boost stats without using spells/powers, just to see if I can make Goku without using spellcasters or a Swordsage

[kharmakazy]

Q319 Is there some way to attack with a glyph of warding actively? (im eying Fang Trap from serpent kingdoms)

No love for 319. guess i should take that as a no...

[Unbeliever]

Q319 Is there some way to attack with a glyph of warding actively? (im eying Fang Trap from serpent kingdoms)

No love for 319. guess i should take that as a no...

A319  does the Glyph Seal (Magic Item Compendium) work for your purposes?

[kharmakazy]

Q319 Is there some way to attack with a glyph of warding actively? (im eying Fang Trap from serpent kingdoms)

No love for 319. guess i should take that as a no...

A319  does the Glyph Seal (Magic Item Compendium) work for your purposes?

Near as I can tell that is nearly identical to the spell. What I am trying to determine is if there is some way I can cast a glyph on an object, toss that object at someone and have it activate, or some workaround thereof

[kevin_video]

Q 328 Anyone know where I can find a pdf copy of "The Weird of the Wyrms"? It's a 5th level adventure. My Google-fu seems to be failing. It's about a young girl getting kidnapped while a local town's on fire.

Q 329 Converting a 2e adventure to 3.5 and a drow necromancer has the spell Wizardmark. No idea what that does, and would like to know what it does, and what it's been renamed to (if it was kept at all)?

[braininthejar]

Q330: Most polimorph-related effects make the target creature keep his original mind in the new shape. What happens if you polymorph a naturally two-headed creature into something with one head / odd number of heads?

[Tshern]

A330: Nothing special, you keep your own mind.

[braininthejar]

but say we change an ettin (two headed) into a three headed monster. what mind will the middle head have?