Simple Q&A 28: Revenge of the Monktopus

[snakeman830]

Q258 Is there any prestige class somewhere which is the Divine version of Ultimate Magus? (divine prepared/Divine spontanous)

Just out of curiosity, are there ANY spontaneous divine classes other than Favored Soul?

[kevin_video]

Q258 Is there any prestige class somewhere which is the Divine version of Ultimate Magus? (divine prepared/Divine spontanous)

Just out of curiosity, are there ANY spontaneous divine classes other than Favored Soul?

Not normally, but you can make them spontaneous. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/spontaneousDivineCasters.htm

[Garryl]

Q258 Is there any prestige class somewhere which is the Divine version of Ultimate Magus? (divine prepared/Divine spontanous)

Just out of curiosity, are there ANY spontaneous divine classes other than Favored Soul?

The Spirit Shaman may or may not count. Shugenjas are also spontaneous.

[ksbsnowowl]

Q 243: How good is the invocation caustic mire?  I'm making an Eldritch Disciple/Hellfire warlock, and that invocation just screamed "awesome subject for Mortal Bane" - but as a greater invocation, I'm not so sure.

Bump

[Maat_Mons]

Q258 Is there any prestige class somewhere which is the Divine version of Ultimate Magus? (divine prepared/Divine spontanous)

Just out of curiosity, are there ANY spontaneous divine classes other than Favored Soul?

Not normally, but you can make them spontaneous.

Dragon 311 had another one, evangelist.  There's also divine bard. 

[lans]

Is their a way to extend the size of an aura?

[ksbsnowowl]

Q 260: How fast should an army move overland?  According to the overland movement table, a party of Dwarves on foot should be able to cover 16 miles in an 8-hour day.  But when you've got an army, there are logistical issues that slow them down.  In the Red Hand of Doom adventure, the Goblin Horde takes 28 days to travel 100 miles on a highway (even taking out the 3 days they battle to take over towns... 25 days to go 100 miles...) that's a bit on the ridiculous side.  Sadly Heroes of Battle has nothing on the subject.

So, you think an army of Dwarves could pull off 12 miles in a day, day after day?

Q 261: Flying creatures can't fly if they are encumbered to a medium load or more, but can they still using medium or heavy armors?

[jojolagger]

Q 260: How fast should an army move overland?  According to the overland movement table, a party of Dwarves on foot should be able to cover 16 miles in an 8-hour day.  But when you've got an army, there are logistical issues that slow them down.  In the Red Hand of Doom adventure, the Goblin Horde takes 28 days to travel 100 miles on a highway (even taking out the 3 days they battle to take over towns... 25 days to go 100 miles...) that's a bit on the ridiculous side.  Sadly Heroes of Battle has nothing on the subject.

So, you think an army of Dwarves could pull off 12 miles in a day, day after day?

a goblin horde has far more logistical problems than a Dwarven army. Goblins are naturally chaotic, while dwarves are naturally lawful. A dwarven army could travel far more efficiently than a goblin horde. 12 per day sounds good, assuming no significant problems arise.

Q 261: Flying creatures can't fly if they are encumbered to a medium load or more, but can they still using medium or heavy armors?

Depends on source of flight. either way there are feats in, Races of the Dragon (IIRC, one of the kobold friendly dragon books), that up it to medium, then heavy.

[GawainBS]

Q 260: How fast should an army move overland?  According to the overland movement table, a party of Dwarves on foot should be able to cover 16 miles in an 8-hour day.  But when you've got an army, there are logistical issues that slow them down.  In the Red Hand of Doom adventure, the Goblin Horde takes 28 days to travel 100 miles on a highway (even taking out the 3 days they battle to take over towns... 25 days to go 100 miles...) that's a bit on the ridiculous side.  Sadly Heroes of Battle has nothing on the subject.

So, you think an army of Dwarves could pull off 12 miles in a day, day after day?

Q 261: Flying creatures can't fly if they are encumbered to a medium load or more, but can they still using medium or heavy armors?

A 260: If I'm not mistaken, Roman armies at the earlier part of the Imperial era travelled about 48 km a day. Keep in mind that that was mainly in friendly territory (or as close as), with very good roads. Romans are not dwarves, but now you've got a benchmark of some kind, for what that's worth.

[weenog]

Q 262:  A warblade 5/fighter 1 spending his fighter bonus feat on Martial Study uses his warblade initiator level of 5 to determine which maneuver he can pick up with that feat, right?

[Littha]

Q 262:  A warblade 5/fighter 1 spending his fighter bonus feat on Martial Study uses his warblade initiator level of 5 to determine which maneuver he can pick up with that feat, right?

Yes because it would be a warblade maneuver (using that recovery mechanism).

[weenog]

Yeah, I figured as much.  Just a little confusion there due to picking up the maneuver as a non martial adept class feature.

[Agita]

Q 263

Is there anything that lowers Spot or Listen penalties for distance or extends the increments at which Spot and Listen penalties are taken? I know of the Cragtop Archer PrC's Farsight ability; is there anything else, be it spell, magitc item, class ability, or otherwise?

[weenog]

Spyglass should, but RAW it doesn't do shit for checks.  Just magnifies objects viewed to twice their size, with no associated effect.  Probably shouldn't be too difficult to talk your DM into reducing Spot penalties for distance, maybe cutting them in half, though.

[Bauglir]

Q264
Is there any RAW basis for treating Psychometabolism (Healing) effects as Conjuration (Healing) effects for the purposes of magic-psionics transparency? The XPH notes equivalencies for Disciplines to Schools, but not for Subdisciplines to Subschools. As much sense as it makes, I'd prefer a clear rule to having to talk my DM into it. If Dreamscarred Press has published such a rule, that probably works too, but otherwise it'd have to be official WotC material.

[bkdubs123]

Q265
When dealing with a Gaze attack, if you are looking at the creature's reflection, via a mirror or other method, I know that you are fully invulnerable to its passive form, but what about the active form?

[Bauglir]

Q265
When dealing with a Gaze attack, if you are looking at the creature's reflection, via a mirror or other method, I know that you are fully invulnerable to its passive form, but what about the active form?

A265
The rules for focusing a gaze note that people defending against the passive version still benefit from that defense; I think it's safe to say that a similar defense such as using a mirror follows the same guidelines. It's odd that tracking a creature in a reflective surface gets a distinct entry from looking at a reflection, though.

[rot42]

266: Bracers of Armor and other items providing magical bonuses of whatever type to AC - can they be enhanced with armor properties (Fortification, Death Ward, and the like)?

[bkdubs123]

A265
The rules for focusing a gaze note that people defending against the passive version still benefit from that defense; I think it's safe to say that a similar defense such as using a mirror follows the same guidelines. It's odd that tracking a creature in a reflective surface gets a distinct entry from looking at a reflection, though.

Hmm... I'd rather know for a fact. I'd rule it that way, but it would be great if there was an FAQ or something on this.

[Bauglir]

Q266
Yes, if your DM is lenient or allows the Arms and Equipment Guide (see the sidebar on page 130); it's 3.0, though, so your mileage may vary. Otherwise, I don't know of any rules specifically allowing it.