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[PhaedrusXY]

Q115: Some time ago someone on these boards told me that the word "unique" in the Shapechange description refers only to creatures that have divine ranks. Is there a source for that?

There is no source for that, but generally, it means you can't Shapechange into the Tarrasque (since it's noted to be one of a kind) or into gods.

Technically, in the Forgotten Realms, there were originally 5, 2 of which are dead, so you could argue...

Did the others fight to the death? THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

[McPoyo]

Q115: Some time ago someone on these boards told me that the word "unique" in the Shapechange description refers only to creatures that have divine ranks. Is there a source for that?

There is no source for that, but generally, it means you can't Shapechange into the Tarrasque (since it's noted to be one of a kind) or into gods.

Technically, in the Forgotten Realms, there were originally 5, 2 of which are dead, so you could argue...

Did the others fight to the death? THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

One per "continent". The one (of two) on the main FR landmass was down in chult, and may or may not be dead, depending on which religious group you believe.

[bearsarebrown]

I thought there was one on every plane.

[Anklebite]

Q116 Changing the Ninja from Sudden Strike to Sneak Attack, giving a free [Ki] feat every 4 levels and making Ki uses per encounter(instead of per/day).

How significantly would this bump it up in tiers? Would this bring it to 4?

Q116 yeah, it probably would I would play the shit out of that class, assuming a low optim campain.

[bearsarebrown]

Q117 Very related to 116.

Other then Complete Adventurer, five feats in Complete Scoundrel, and Dragon (#342, 351, 354), where is there source material for the Ninja class?

[spoiler]Also, why doesn't Complete Scoundrel have a feat to stack Scout and Ninja levels? It makes much more sense then stacking Fighter and Ninja...[/spoiler]

[Anklebite]

Q117 Very related to 116.

Other then Complete Adventurer, five feats in Complete Scoundrel, and Dragon (#342, 351, 354), where is there source material for the Ninja class?

[spoiler]Also, why doesn't Complete Scoundrel have a feat to stack Scout and Ninja levels? It makes much more sense then stacking Fighter and Ninja...[/spoiler]

you might be able to use the swift ambusher feat for that, but it is a bit DM dependent.

[rypta]

Q116:  A human fighter wields a small longspear:  He wields it with one hand, the damage decreases to 1d6, he takes a -2 penalty to attack, and it maintains the reach property.  Is any of that incorrect/am I missing anything?

I don't think inappropriately sized reach weapons actually grant reach anymore, but it isn't 100% clear.

Reach Weaponsof the appropriate size can attack a creature 15 or 20 feet away, but not adjacent creatures or creatures up to 10 feet away.

Rules are here and here.  Specifically, "two hands are required to use a two-handed melee weapon effectively."  Otherwise, you are correct.

That's not right.

So the fighter could certainly wield the small longspear in one hand (and it would count as a one-handed weapon). He'd take a -2 to his attacks, but I'm not sure he'd still have reach with it.

Yea the reach is definitely the least clear.  The logic I applied was as follows: A small longspear is an appropriately sized longspear for a small race and would give a small race reach.  The SRD makes it clear that reach for a small race is the same as reach for a medium race (10 feet), so a small longspear should still grant reach to a medium sized race.

Q118: Are there any normally one-handed reach weapons?  Looking for a way to have reach while wielding a heavy shield to threaten adjacent enemies (yes I know there are more efficient ways to go about this!  ).  

[PhaedrusXY]

Q118: Are there any normally one-handed reach weapons?  Looking for a way to have reach while wielding a heavy shield to threaten adjacent enemies (yes I know there are more efficient ways to go about this!  ).  

Kusari-gama in the DMG. I think the Spinning Sword from Secrets of Sarlona, also.

[Agita]

Q118: Are there any normally one-handed reach weapons?  Looking for a way to have reach while wielding a heavy shield to threaten adjacent enemies (yes I know there are more efficient ways to go about this!  ).  

Kusari-gama in the DMG. I think the Spinning Sword from Secrets of Sarlona, also.

Both of these also threaten adjacent, like the spiked chain. Fuck shields.

[PhaedrusXY]

Q118: Are there any normally one-handed reach weapons?  Looking for a way to have reach while wielding a heavy shield to threaten adjacent enemies (yes I know there are more efficient ways to go about this!  ).  

Kusari-gama in the DMG. I think the Spinning Sword from Secrets of Sarlona, also.

Both of these also threaten adjacent, like the spiked chain. Fuck shields.

Q119: Agita, did you know that we're waiting on you to post in two different games? 

[Agita]

Q118: Are there any normally one-handed reach weapons?  Looking for a way to have reach while wielding a heavy shield to threaten adjacent enemies (yes I know there are more efficient ways to go about this!  ).  

Kusari-gama in the DMG. I think the Spinning Sword from Secrets of Sarlona, also.

Both of these also threaten adjacent, like the spiked chain. Fuck shields.

Q119: Agita, did you know that we're waiting on you to post in two different games? 

A 119

Yes. More than that, I think. I'm a lazy, ADD-ridden bastard, but you should know that already.

[Archmage Joda]

Q120 Is there any way to get the 1000 mile radius telepathy of the Spellweaver (MMII) permanently without having to be Shapechanged into one forevermore?

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q120 Is there any way to get the 1000 mile radius telepathy of the Spellweaver (MMII) permanently without having to be Shapechanged into one forevermore?

Ability rip?  No, wait, that isn't permanent enough...

Manipulate fo-:ahem

[PhaedrusXY]

Q120 Is there any way to get the 1000 mile radius telepathy of the Spellweaver (MMII) permanently without having to be Shapechanged into one forevermore?

Fusion with one and a way to make that permanent. (You could use Astral Seed trickery to come back as the "fused being", for example.)

[CantripN]

Thing is, that Telepathy only works on others of it's kind, so if you're planning to use that for Mindsight, it won't be as good as you probably think.

[bearsarebrown]

Thing is, that Telepathy only works on others of it's kind, so if you're planning to use that for Mindsight, it won't be as good as you probably think.

RAW reading of the feat, I'm not sure if this matters.

[Archmage Joda]

Let me ask this instead then:

Q121 Is there any way to permanently have telepathy to that range without being shapechanged into a spellweaver or such?

[Archmage Joda]

Q122 Is there already a thread on this forum compiling all the various ways to get extra feats?

[Vinom]

Q 123: Is there a more complete masterlist of melee weapons than crystal keep?

 One of my players is getting uppity about low loot count so I'm making an involentary shape shifting weapon and would like something more epic than a D% random weapon table from some book.

[Tonymitsu]

Q 123: Is there a more complete masterlist of melee weapons than crystal keep?

 One of my players is getting uppity about low loot count so I'm making an involentary shape shifting weapon and would like something more epic than a D% random weapon table from some book.

Roll 3d10

Go to that page in an appropriate reference book (A&E Guide, MiC, whatever).

Pick the first weapon or appropriate item that you see when you look at that page