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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #180 on: July 10, 2010, 03:56:53 PM »
Q51: Is there a (relatively easy) way to give a Behir a burrow speed and tremorsense?


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Q52: Does Spring Attack work with a burrow speed, or is there an equivalent feat for burrowers?


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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #181 on: July 10, 2010, 04:14:56 PM »
Tremorsense from a graft in Fiend Folio.

Burrow speed from mineral warrior? 
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #182 on: July 10, 2010, 04:46:27 PM »
Tremorsense from a graft in Fiend Folio.

Burrow speed from mineral warrior? 
Thanks :)

Any way to get a Burrow Speed that doesn't kill your flight speed?
I forgot to mention it's for a Half-Fiend Behir :P
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #183 on: July 10, 2010, 04:51:58 PM »
Tremorsense from a graft in Fiend Folio.

Burrow speed from mineral warrior? 
Thanks :)

Any way to get a Burrow Speed that doesn't kill your flight speed?
I forgot to mention it's for a Half-Fiend Behir :P
Get the fly speed from an item.
Otherwise, become a Dragonborn after Mineral Warrior. You lose the template features, but keep the stat adjustments and speed modes.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #184 on: July 10, 2010, 05:15:36 PM »
Tremorsense from a graft in Fiend Folio.

Burrow speed from mineral warrior? 
Thanks :)

Any way to get a Burrow Speed that doesn't kill your flight speed?
I forgot to mention it's for a Half-Fiend Behir :P

Being incorporeal is better than having a burrow speed.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #185 on: July 10, 2010, 05:38:17 PM »
Tremorsense from a graft in Fiend Folio.

Burrow speed from mineral warrior? 
Thanks :)

Any way to get a Burrow Speed that doesn't kill your flight speed?
I forgot to mention it's for a Half-Fiend Behir :P
Get the fly speed from an item.
Otherwise, become a Dragonborn after Mineral Warrior. You lose the template features, but keep the stat adjustments and speed modes.
you'd keep the burrow speed.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #186 on: July 10, 2010, 05:49:22 PM »
Tremorsense from a graft in Fiend Folio.

Burrow speed from mineral warrior? 
Thanks :)

Any way to get a Burrow Speed that doesn't kill your flight speed?
I forgot to mention it's for a Half-Fiend Behir :P

Being incorporeal is better than having a burrow speed.
Obviously, but that's not what he asked for. :P

Tremorsense from a graft in Fiend Folio.

Burrow speed from mineral warrior? 
Thanks :)

Any way to get a Burrow Speed that doesn't kill your flight speed?
I forgot to mention it's for a Half-Fiend Behir :P
Get the fly speed from an item.
Otherwise, become a Dragonborn after Mineral Warrior. You lose the template features, but keep the stat adjustments and speed modes.
you'd keep the burrow speed.
...Yes. That's what I said.

But if you want to stealthily kill people, you should be using Lucid Dreaming, not mole tactics. :P
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #187 on: July 10, 2010, 06:35:58 PM »
But if you want to stealthily kill people, you should be using Lucid Dreaming, not mole tactics. :P
I'd prefer luring them into a village where every building is rigged to explode, and every villager is rigged to explode.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #188 on: July 10, 2010, 06:36:45 PM »
Q53: What's a good finish for gnome savage bard 5/ur-priest 5/sublime chord 2/mystic theurge 5/arcane progression 3?

I was considering shadowcraft mage, but only 3 levels of it don't seem to give much when your arcane spells can't be silenced, and your other spells aren't much for illusions.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #189 on: July 10, 2010, 06:50:18 PM »
Q53: What's a good finish for gnome savage bard 5/ur-priest 5/sublime chord 2/mystic theurge 5/arcane progression 3?

I was considering shadowcraft mage, but only 3 levels of it don't seem to give much when your arcane spells can't be silenced, and your other spells aren't much for illusions.
SCM is definitely a good idea - it really only needs a single Illusion spell known and Heighten Spell to work at full capacity. In your case, you might get Silent Image for your Bard Spells and some 4th-level figment in your SC spells known to full potential, depending on whether you also want to be able to mimic 2nd-level and lower spells. Other than that, Incantatrix is a good fallback. Level 3 gives you the free metamagic ability. Dweomerkeeper is another option, but might need some finangling to get the Magic domain.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #190 on: July 10, 2010, 09:12:11 PM »
Q54:

Do Negative Levels used on an Undead count as bonus HD or just the bonus hit points? I am thinking just the bonus hit points, but clarity would be helpful!

The reason is, is for Undead Battery which allows you to drain Undead HD for free metamagic use
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #191 on: July 10, 2010, 09:14:03 PM »
Q54:

Do Negative Levels used on an Undead count as bonus HD or just the bonus hit points? I am thinking just the bonus hit points, but clarity would be helpful!

The reason is, is for Undead Battery which allows you to drain Undead HD for free metamagic use
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Only hit points. Why would they count as bonus HD?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #192 on: July 10, 2010, 09:33:24 PM »
Q54:

Do Negative Levels used on an Undead count as bonus HD or just the bonus hit points? I am thinking just the bonus hit points, but clarity would be helpful!

The reason is, is for Undead Battery which allows you to drain Undead HD for free metamagic use
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Only hit points. Why would they count as bonus HD?
Corrilary: What's the source of Undead Battery?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #193 on: July 10, 2010, 09:35:16 PM »
Q 32

Exactly how important is Concentration to a Dragonfire Adept? I've seen people suggest to max it, but there aren't all that many invocations it would actually be needed for. Is it just one of those "You won't need it most of the time, but when you do need it you're screwed without it" things?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #194 on: July 10, 2010, 09:40:15 PM »
Q55: Is there anything like a salt mummy template? can I make salt mummies with class lvls?

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #195 on: July 10, 2010, 10:13:16 PM »
Q54:

Do Negative Levels used on an Undead count as bonus HD or just the bonus hit points? I am thinking just the bonus hit points, but clarity would be helpful!

The reason is, is for Undead Battery which allows you to drain Undead HD for free metamagic use
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #196 on: July 10, 2010, 10:15:41 PM »
Is there any special reason you couldn't drain temporary bonus HD?  A bard cohort with Inspire Greatness and Requiem might be what you're looking for, here.  Or are you needing something permanent for some reason?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #197 on: July 11, 2010, 12:15:45 AM »
Q55: Is there anything like a salt mummy template? can I make salt mummies with class lvls?
There is a salt mummy in Monster Manual III.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #198 on: July 11, 2010, 12:37:51 AM »
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Besides the BoVD, is there any place that gives a stated value/use for bond souls?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Singing Tesla Coil Edition
« Reply #199 on: July 11, 2010, 12:48:42 AM »
Temporary bonus HD would work great. What level do they gain Inspire Greatness?
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