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Re: *NEW* Ask A Simple Question, Get A Simple Answer
« Reply #300 on: December 03, 2009, 05:28:00 PM »
A85: I don't know if it would apply but in the Epic mosters section it talks about advanced dragons who are C+ and it is a pseudo-category that was made just to increase their damage. So there is a case to be made there.
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Re: *NEW* Ask A Simple Question, Get A Simple Answer
« Reply #301 on: December 03, 2009, 05:41:43 PM »
A85:Additionally, the Immortals Handbook (3rd-party sourcebook) had rules for huge swathes of sizes. For instance, the Mortiverse (some goofy ENWorld rules experiment) is Xona-Titanic. (Titanic is the same as Colossal+.)

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« Reply #302 on: December 03, 2009, 06:28:56 PM »
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This is a special form of ability damage that cannot be magically or psionically healed. It is caused by the use of certain psionic feats and powers. It returns only through natural healing.

You cannot heal it, but you can definitely be immune to it.

The wording on strongheart vest might be useful.  I'm away from book at the moment, so i can't check

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« Reply #303 on: December 03, 2009, 06:52:22 PM »
Q85: What happens if you grow beyond colossal?  Like, say, a wereroc cloud giant psychic warrior using augmented Expansion.  Do you just apply standard size mods from the spell and increase damage accordingly?

I don't think this is clearly defined anywhere. And I know there are somet things in epic level handbook that should be bigger then just colossal who only have normal size mods.

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Re: *NEW* Ask A Simple Question, Get A Simple Answer
« Reply #304 on: December 03, 2009, 09:48:27 PM »
Is Soulbreaker (weapon enhancement) + Hunter's Mercy (spell) a legal combo for negative level-age?

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« Reply #305 on: December 03, 2009, 11:15:19 PM »
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This is a special form of ability damage that cannot be magically or psionically healed. It is caused by the use of certain psionic feats and powers. It returns only through natural healing.

You cannot heal it, but you can definitely be immune to it.

The wording on strongheart vest might be useful.  I'm away from book at the moment, so i can't check
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"Any time you would take ability damage, such as Constitution damage or Strength damage, the amount of the damage is reduced by 1 point, to a minimum of 0. [snip example] Every point of essentia you invest in your strongheart vest further reduces ability damage by an additional point.  For example, if you have 3 points of essentia invested i this soulmeld, you will subtract 4 points from any ability damage dealt to you."
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« Reply #306 on: December 03, 2009, 11:20:25 PM »
Q86. Is there any easy way to add Summon Nature's Ally to Wizard's spell-list? The only one i'm aware is through Rainbow Servant...
Didn't find any domain to give many of them via Arcane Disciple either...

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« Reply #307 on: December 03, 2009, 11:24:01 PM »
Q86. Is there any easy way to add Summon Nature's Ally to Wizard's spell-list? The only one i'm aware is through Rainbow Servant...
Didn't find any domain to give many of them via Arcane Disciple either...
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Re: *NEW* Ask A Simple Question, Get A Simple Answer
« Reply #308 on: December 04, 2009, 12:47:07 AM »
Is Soulbreaker (weapon enhancement) + Hunter's Mercy (spell) a legal combo for negative level-age?
It's tricky, as Soulbreaker is a melee-only weapon enhancement and Hunter's Mercy applies only to bow attacks. You would need to find a bow that can be used in melee. SoX's Yuan-Ti Serpent Bow works, for instance. (But only in melee, given the details - melee and ranged are enhanced separately.)

For similar reasons, the whole concept of Manifesting Lucky arrows fails. Manifesting Lucky is a melee-only enhancement, and you only get the ammunition x1/50 reduction when using arrows as, well, ammunition (ie, with ranged enhancements).
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« Reply #309 on: December 04, 2009, 01:10:44 AM »
Q: 86
What are some good feats for a character using the following build structure. http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19862546/Shapeshifter__The_Epitome. Namely going for Warblade 7/ Warshaper 5/Shapeshifter 1/Master of Many Forms 7 not in that order.

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« Reply #310 on: December 04, 2009, 01:26:03 AM »
A84  There is also Runesmith in Races of Stone(P118).  But it requires you to be a dwarf, and to have heavy armor proficiency as some of the requirements.

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« Reply #311 on: December 04, 2009, 01:38:15 AM »
I have a friend building a druid and I swear I remember a feat that allowed druids to cast a Summon Nature's Ally in a spell slot a level lower than the actual spell.  However I cannot find it anywhere now that I'm actually looking for it for her.  Can anyone help?
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« Reply #312 on: December 04, 2009, 01:43:07 AM »
I have a friend building a druid and I swear I remember a feat that allowed druids to cast a Summon Nature's Ally in a spell slot a level lower than the actual spell.  However I cannot find it anywhere now that I'm actually looking for it for her.  Can anyone help?
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« Reply #313 on: December 04, 2009, 01:46:50 AM »
For similar reasons, the whole concept of Manifesting arrows fails. Manifesting is a melee-only enhancement, and you only get the ammunition x1/50 reduction when using arrows as, well, ammunition (ie, with ranged enhancements).

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« Reply #314 on: December 04, 2009, 01:51:06 AM »
Q87  Besides Human and Strongheart Halfling, are there any other races that give a bonus feat at level 1?
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« Reply #315 on: December 04, 2009, 01:52:39 AM »
Ah!  That's why I couldn't find it!  Thanks.
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« Reply #316 on: December 04, 2009, 01:53:38 AM »
Thought it was Manifester. Ends up being Lucky. One of those enhancements that otherwise would be nasty.

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« Reply #317 on: December 04, 2009, 01:57:31 AM »
Q87  Besides Human and Strongheart Halfling, are there any other races that give a bonus feat at level 1?
There are a few human-esque races out there that get the bonus feat.  Silverbrow human, for example.

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« Reply #318 on: December 04, 2009, 02:02:39 AM »
Q87  Besides Human and Strongheart Halfling, are there any other races that give a bonus feat at level 1?
There are a few human-esque races out there that get the bonus feat.  Silverbrow human, for example.
And Azurins.

@ Rebel7284: What were you looking for, anyway? Both Silverbrow Humans and Azurins are effectively humans, for instance.

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« Reply #319 on: December 04, 2009, 02:15:40 AM »
Q87  Besides Human and Strongheart Halfling, are there any other races that give a bonus feat at level 1?
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