Simple Q&A 29: The CR 5 Gargantuan Dragon of DOOM

[kevin_video]

Q 108a Is there a way to give a spider intelligence? Preferably permanently.
Q 108b Is there already a spider with intelligence? Besides the phase spider.

[ImperatorK]

Q109: What ways are there for mundanes to prevent an enemy from attacking (or avoid the attack altogether, besides high AC, of course)?

[Kajhera]

Q 108a Is there a way to give a spider intelligence? Preferably permanently.
Q 108b Is there already a spider with intelligence? Besides the phase spider.

> Polymorph Any Object
> Spider Companion + Devoted Tracker, for all your drow paladins
> Incarnate Construct or similar on an Adamantine Spider
> Chwidencha (int 3, DOTU), drider, aranea, Harpoon Spider (int 14, MM3), imp in alternate form

[kevin_video]

> Polymorph Any Object
> Spider Companion + Devoted Tracker, for all your drow paladins
> Incarnate Construct or similar on an Adamantine Spider
> Chwidencha (int 3, DOTU), drider, aranea, Harpoon Spider (int 14, MM3), imp in alternate form

Q 110 There's an adamantine spider, now? What book is it in?

[Mooncrow]

> Polymorph Any Object
> Spider Companion + Devoted Tracker, for all your drow paladins
> Incarnate Construct or similar on an Adamantine Spider
> Chwidencha (int 3, DOTU), drider, aranea, Harpoon Spider (int 14, MM3), imp in alternate form

Q 110 There's an adamantine spider, now? What book is it in?

A110  Drow of the Underdark, page 106

[PhaedrusXY]

Q109: What ways are there for mundanes to prevent an enemy from attacking (or avoid the attack altogether, besides high AC, of course)?

Spring Attack + Staggering Strike maybe.

[ImperatorK]

Q109: What ways are there for mundanes to prevent an enemy from attacking (or avoid the attack altogether, besides high AC, of course)?

Spring Attack + Staggering Strike maybe.

Staggering Strike doesn't prevent from attacking. But Spring Attack does, just in a weak way (the enemy can still try to charge you or just walk over).

Q111: Where can I find the information about natural weapons being always light weapons (if it is so, I'm not sure)? Please give me a page if it's a book or a link if it's in SRD.

[Mooncrow]

Q109: What ways are there for mundanes to prevent an enemy from attacking (or avoid the attack altogether, besides high AC, of course)?

Spring Attack + Staggering Strike maybe.

Staggering Strike doesn't prevent from attacking. But Spring Attack does, just in a weak way (the enemy can still try to charge you or just walk over).

Q111: Where can I find the information about natural weapons being always light weapons (if it is so, I'm not sure)? Please give me a page if it's a book or a link if it's in SRD.

A111 It's in the Weapon Finesse feat text PHB page 102: "Natural weapons are always considered light weapons."

or here if that's easier.

[PhaedrusXY]

Q109: What ways are there for mundanes to prevent an enemy from attacking (or avoid the attack altogether, besides high AC, of course)?

Spring Attack + Staggering Strike maybe.

Staggering Strike doesn't prevent from attacking. But Spring Attack does, just in a weak way (the enemy can still try to charge you or just walk over).

Q111: Where can I find the information about natural weapons being always light weapons (if it is so, I'm not sure)? Please give me a page if it's a book or a link if it's in SRD.

A111 It's in the Weapon Finesse feat text PHB page 102: "Natural weapons are always considered light weapons."

or here if that's easier.

Note that you can still power attack with them, though.

[sirpercival]

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Q105: Do Mauling Gauntlets (soulmeld) apply their bonus to grapple checks as well?

Q106: If you have the Scorpion's Grasp feat (Sandstorm) and the Ring the Golden Bell feat (dragon compendium, dragon 319), can you grapple opponents with an unarmed strike at range??

[Gnomeo]

A105: Strictly speaking, no, since grapple checks are described as attack rolls instead of ability checks (Bull Rush specifically calls the roll an ability check).

A106: You could certainly start a grapple, but in order to maintain the grapple you would need to enter your opponent's space.

[JollyGreenGargant]

Q 112  Does anyone know a way to go from giant to humanoid or monstrous humanoid through means other than PAO?  Any templates suggested must be acquired ones (I already have Primordial Giant as an inherited template) (and before you ask, it's to qualify for the Tauric template).

[Nagukuk]

Q113: If you were playing a race (celestial type) that had cleric spellcasting (casts spells as an "x" level cleric) and had access to domains- a,b,c (this spell casting is not specifically associated with/to a God.)

  You then added an actual Cleric level of 1 or more of (Your choice of God.) Would you also gain access to (as a Cleric ) 2 domains your choice from domain - d,e,f(assuming the access AS cleric domains differ from the ones gained fro being a cleric?

[Maat_Mons]

Q 112  Does anyone know a way to go from giant to humanoid or monstrous humanoid through means other than PAO?  Any templates suggested must be acquired ones (I already have Primordial Giant as an inherited template) (and before you ask, it's to qualify for the Tauric template).

[bearsarebrown]

q114 Can a large creature ride another large creature without penalty?

[Kuroimaken]

q114 Can a large creature ride another large creature without penalty?

I don't see why not, Incubi ride Succubi all the time.

In all seriousness though, I believe there's a rule somewhere stating a mount must be at least one size category larger than its rider. Can't remember where.

[Mooncrow]

q114 Can a large creature ride another large creature without penalty?

I don't see why not, Incubi ride Succubi all the time.

In all seriousness though, I believe there's a rule somewhere stating a mount must be at least one size category larger than its rider. Can't remember where.

DMG, page 204

[Tenebrous Apostate]

Q115: What happens when a Constitutionless creature (such as undead or construct) gets the effect of the Fiendform spell? The spell changes its type so I wonder if it gets a new Con score and what will that score be if any.

[Littha]

Q115: What happens when a Constitutionless creature (such as undead or construct) gets the effect of the Fiendform spell? The spell changes its type so I wonder if it gets a new Con score and what will that score be if any.

Unless it states specifically I would imagine it doesn't gain a Con score.

[Tenebrous Apostate]

Q115: What happens when a Constitutionless creature (such as undead or construct) gets the effect of the Fiendform spell? The spell changes its type so I wonder if it gets a new Con score and what will that score be if any.

Unless it states specifically I would imagine it doesn't gain a Con score.

So when an undead is no longer undead it keeps its lack of Con AND the immunities it provides or does it revert to a dead member of the the creature type it chose to emmulate?