Simple Q&A 28: Revenge of the Monktopus

[PhaedrusXY]

Being an outsider also has benefits when using Alter Self/Polymorph, right?

Only in that you can turn into other Outsiders, while non-outsiders can't.

[GawainBS]

Being an outsider also has benefits when using Alter Self/Polymorph, right?

Only in that you can turn into other Outsiders, while non-outsiders can't.

"Only", right. 

[snakeman830]

Q234: What issue of Dragon is the targetteer variant from and what exactly does it do?

[GawainBS]

Q234: What issue of Dragon is the targetteer variant from and what exactly does it do?

A 234: Dragon 310, IIRC, and it gives a more Ranger-like skilllist, less armour proficiencies, more ranged weapon proficiencies, special ranged abilities selectable instead of feats. (most noteworthy: DEX to damage with ranged weapons).

[PhaedrusXY]

Q235: Do these wealth by level values look correct for 3.5?

[Risada]

Q235: Do these wealth by level values look correct for 3.5?

Yeah.... and I happen to use that same link when I'm away from my DMG...

[kevin_video]

Q235: Do these wealth by level values look correct for 3.5?

Yes. Personally I use this one. It's got NPC wealth too.

[Shadowhunter]

A 234:

Also, they get another ability. It's like an improved Rapid Shot, except that it could be argued that it stacks.
It says that you can make 2 more attack and net -5 on all your attacks. It doesn't state that you can't combine this with Rapid Shot, you just need rapid shot to take it. So you could argue that by netting a -7 on your attack bonus you'll gain 3 more attacks.
Not really RAI I think, but it's RAW.


The last one is to give up attacks to increase the threat range of your arrows for a round. Trust me, not worth it.
-1 Attack for +1 critical increase?
No chance.

[Catty Nebulart]

Q236 as an Artificer I have been caught hideously unprepared for a current situation, and I need some way to talk to or at least scry on someone. I have a way that will cost me 100 gold and two of my second level infusions (Make a minion immune to fire and let it teleport), I'm just wondering if anyone has anything better? I have up to 3'rd level infusions and am locked in a sealed room surrounded by fire.

[weenog]

Q236 as an Artificer I have been caught hideously unprepared for a current situation, and I need some way to talk to or at least scry on someone. I have a way that will cost me 100 gold and two of my second level infusions (Make a minion immune to fire and let it teleport), I'm just wondering if anyone has anything better? I have up to 3'rd level infusions and am locked in a sealed room surrounded by fire.

Depending on your artificer level, Spell Storing Item might be the hero here.  With 3rd-level infusions, one could assume at least Arti 5.  How well sealed is the sealed room?  Would Alter Self into something with a burrow speed get you out?  Maybe you're an arti 6.  How far can you run in 1 round after turning incorporeal as an immediate action via Permeable Form?  Or at Arti 6 you could just go with Scrying, it's level 3 on the bard list.

[behaigo]

Q 237: Where can I find a thread like this, but for d20 Modern/Future?

[Catty Nebulart]

Q236 as an Artificer I have been caught hideously unprepared for a current situation, and I need some way to talk to or at least scry on someone. I have a way that will cost me 100 gold and two of my second level infusions (Make a minion immune to fire and let it teleport), I'm just wondering if anyone has anything better? I have up to 3'rd level infusions and am locked in a sealed room surrounded by fire.

Depending on your artificer level, Spell Storing Item might be the hero here.  With 3rd-level infusions, one could assume at least Arti 5.  How well sealed is the sealed room?  Would Alter Self into something with a burrow speed get you out?  Maybe you're an arti 6.  How far can you run in 1 round after turning incorporeal as an immediate action via Permeable Form?  Or at Arti 6 you could just go with Scrying, it's level 3 on the bard list.

I don't want to get out of the room, there is fire outside getting out would make all my stuff burn. Spell Storing Item is a good idea, thanks.

[radionausea]

Q234: What issue of Dragon is the targetteer variant from and what exactly does it do?

A 234: Dragon 310, IIRC, and it gives a more Ranger-like skilllist, less armour proficiencies, more ranged weapon proficiencies, special ranged abilities selectable instead of feats. (most noteworthy: DEX to damage with ranged weapons).

Same armour proficiencies, lose proficiency with martial melee weapons and and exotic weapon proficiency with two ranged weapons.

[weenog]

Q236 as an Artificer I have been caught hideously unprepared for a current situation, and I need some way to talk to or at least scry on someone. I have a way that will cost me 100 gold and two of my second level infusions (Make a minion immune to fire and let it teleport), I'm just wondering if anyone has anything better? I have up to 3'rd level infusions and am locked in a sealed room surrounded by fire.

Depending on your artificer level, Spell Storing Item might be the hero here.  With 3rd-level infusions, one could assume at least Arti 5.  How well sealed is the sealed room?  Would Alter Self into something with a burrow speed get you out?  Maybe you're an arti 6.  How far can you run in 1 round after turning incorporeal as an immediate action via Permeable Form?  Or at Arti 6 you could just go with Scrying, it's level 3 on the bard list.

I don't want to get out of the room, there is fire outside getting out would make all my stuff burn. Spell Storing Item is a good idea, thanks.

I had assumed that there was an eventual boundary or limit beyond which there was no more fire.  Plane-hopping, are you?

[AriasDerros]

Q238: Is there a way to reduce the time to regrow lost limbs with regeneration, preferably a feat? More specifically the Troll-Blooded feat regrows lost limbs in 3d6 minutes IIRC, and the Shriver maxes at 15 minutes. how can i get that down to 1 minute, or even 1 round?

[PhaedrusXY]

Q238: Is there a way to reduce the time to regrow lost limbs with regeneration, preferably a feat? More specifically the Troll-Blooded feat regrows lost limbs in 3d6 minutes IIRC, and the Shriver maxes at 15 minutes. how can i get that down to 1 minute, or even 1 round?

Wow... that is one of the oddest questions I've ever seen on here... Why, might I ask? I don't know of a single effect in D&D 3.X that severs limbs... The fact that there are rules for regrowing them is just a hangover from earlier editions that had things like the Sword of Sharpness.

Typically creatures with regeneration can just pick up the severed limb and stick it back to the stump, immediately reattaching it. Would that work? Or is the limb destroyed?

[AriasDerros]

Q238: Is there a way to reduce the time to regrow lost limbs with regeneration, preferably a feat? More specifically the Troll-Blooded feat regrows lost limbs in 3d6 minutes IIRC, and the Shriver maxes at 15 minutes. how can i get that down to 1 minute, or even 1 round?

Wow... that is one of the oddest questions I've ever seen on here... Why, might I ask? I don't know of a single effect in D&D 3.X that severs limbs... The fact that there are rules for regrowing them is just a hangover from earlier editions that had things like the Sword of Sharpness.

Typically creatures with regeneration can just pick up the severed limb and stick it back to the stump, immediately reattaching it. Would that work? Or is the limb destroyed?

well, I'm the only DM in my group that doesn't house-rule like crazy, and it gets inconsistent. So it could come up.
And since I'm building Ulquiorra for an epic build, I kinda wanted his rapid-regen, I mean I can get crazy fast healing + regen.
So it's more a case of mechanics to back up fluff.

Edit: T_M_L can go ahead and mark A238 for my purposes (as usual it's the simple thing I miss).

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q238: Is there a way to reduce the time to regrow lost limbs with regeneration, preferably a feat? More specifically the Troll-Blooded feat regrows lost limbs in 3d6 minutes IIRC, and the Shriver maxes at 15 minutes. how can i get that down to 1 minute, or even 1 round?

Easiest and cheesiest way is to use a magic trap of regeneration that triggers every round.

[Esgath]

So a friend of mine is playing a dungeoncrasher 6/lion totem barbarian 1 with knockback and needs 1-2 level dips before taking deepwarden.
Before I give bad advice I wanted to doublecheck if what I am suggesting is legal.

Q 239: If he takes some warblade levels and get battle leaders charge, could he then still pounce on his charge in that round? And could he still use knockback for bull rushes with those attacks?

[CantripN]

So a friend of mine is playing a dungeoncrasher 6/lion totem barbarian 1 with knockback and needs 1-2 level dips before taking deepwarden.
Before I give bad advice I wanted to doublecheck if what I am suggesting is legal.

Q 239: If he takes some warblade levels and get battle leaders charge, could he then still pounce on his charge in that round? And could he still use knockback for bull rushes with those attacks?

Not sure on that, as per RAW. We don't allow it in our games, and I think it's not legal. What I would suggest Warblade as an option even so, other options are Totemist 2, Incarnate, Feat Rogue 2. Another option is just 3 more levels of Fighter (or 4...), to get the final Zentharim Fight sub. level - that's worth 3 levels.