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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #460 on: August 13, 2010, 01:47:20 PM »
It's got multiple limbs, it's just got multiple torsos to go with it.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #461 on: August 13, 2010, 01:49:15 PM »
Q 120 This may not be a simple question. Does anyone remember the living dolls from 2nd Ed? I first encountered them in Ravenloft. The worst ones being the ones who literally traded souls with you so they had your body, and you had theirs.

Did 3.5 ever update these anywhere?
God I hope so.  A Child's Play themed horror game would be awesome.
Yep, they are in one of the dragon mags.
Nice. Wouldn't happen to have a name for what the creature's called, would you? Or an issue number?

It's got multiple limbs, it's just got multiple torsos to go with it.
The picture of it throws it off. What with one person dead, and another about to put a sword through themself because they can't live without the other.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #462 on: August 13, 2010, 01:49:55 PM »
Q 123 What are some multiple-limbed PC playable races, other than thri-kreen?

In core, there is sahuagin.  They're ECL 5 instead of 4 and have the annoying requirement of immersing themselves in water around 3 times per day.  On the other hand, they get a net +12 to abilities instead of a net +2 and have some bonuses if you actually fight in water.  

Xill is also in core, but is ECL 9.  

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #463 on: August 13, 2010, 01:51:25 PM »
Q 124 Whirling Frenzy gives you an additional attack when you're making a full attack. Does this stack with two-weapon fighting, snap kick, haste, and/or a speed weapon because of it's -2 to all attacks?
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They don't/haven't, was the point. 3.5 is as dead as people not liking nice tits.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #464 on: August 13, 2010, 02:09:52 PM »
Q 125: Is Steadfast Determination worth it for a tomenist given it's prerequisite (endurance) which the conditions in which it applies almost never come up?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #465 on: August 13, 2010, 02:12:03 PM »
Q 120 This may not be a simple question. Does anyone remember the living dolls from 2nd Ed? I first encountered them in Ravenloft. The worst ones being the ones who literally traded souls with you so they had your body, and you had theirs.

Did 3.5 ever update these anywhere?
God I hope so.  A Child's Play themed horror game would be awesome.
Yep, they are in one of the dragon mags.
Nice. Wouldn't happen to have a name for what the creature's called, would you? Or an issue number?
After some searching I found it. It is the Carrionette updated in Dragon mag 339.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #466 on: August 13, 2010, 02:41:31 PM »
Q 120 This may not be a simple question. Does anyone remember the living dolls from 2nd Ed? I first encountered them in Ravenloft. The worst ones being the ones who literally traded souls with you so they had your body, and you had theirs.

Did 3.5 ever update these anywhere?
God I hope so.  A Child's Play themed horror game would be awesome.
Yep, they are in one of the dragon mags.
Nice. Wouldn't happen to have a name for what the creature's called, would you? Or an issue number?
After some searching I found it. It is the Carrionette updated in Dragon mag 339.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #467 on: August 13, 2010, 02:49:19 PM »
Q126: I'm looking for a giant race, particularly one that isn't dumb and is more nordic seeming.  I vaguely remember something being made for an offshoot game?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #468 on: August 13, 2010, 03:13:21 PM »
Q126: I'm looking for a giant race, particularly one that isn't dumb and is more nordic seeming.  I vaguely remember something being made for an offshoot game?

A: Firbolg might fit your bill but just skinning other types however your needing them would work too.  Both Frost and Fire giants are/could be very nordic especially given nordic mythology.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #469 on: August 13, 2010, 03:47:17 PM »
Arcana Unearthed (not Unearthed Arcana) has a +0 LA race called giant.  It is actually medium size unless you take all three levels of the racial paragon class.  The base race gets +2 str, -2 dex.  The racial paragon class gives d10 hit dice, cleric attack bonus, and good fortitude saves.  If you take all three levels, you get +2 str, +2 con, +2 wis and large size. 

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #470 on: August 13, 2010, 05:01:00 PM »
Arcana Unearthed (not Unearthed Arcana) has a +0 LA race called giant.  It is actually medium size unless you take all three levels of the racial paragon class.  The base race gets +2 str, -2 dex.  The racial paragon class gives d10 hit dice, cleric attack bonus, and good fortitude saves.  If you take all three levels, you get +2 str, +2 con, +2 wis and large size. 

I think this is the one I've seen before.  I'm looking for something with as low LA as possible, as I want to do it almost exclusively for flavor. 
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Quote from: Negative Zero on November 04, 2009, 02:16:14 AM
In my humble opinion, CO is haberdashery. Some say we're mad, but we can all agree we're hatters. Yes, we have potential to make very sophisticated hats, very fancy hats, be they dark or light. But the truth is that the color of the hat does not come from the group of us - our community doesn't directly produce hats. We simply give average head circumferences, list current fashion trends, and point out some shiny, obscure baubles to add to the latest hat line.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #471 on: August 13, 2010, 05:12:02 PM »
EDIT: Dang, not so much now. I just read that a heavy horse can't fight with a rider on it. I'll have to look for a feat to allow it to do so.
Your horse can't fight while you're riding it, but YOU can still fight while riding a horse.  So it doesn't get a hoof attack, who cares?  Your lance / spirited charge for 200+ damage should kill your foe anyway. So a 1d6+1 damage from your horse shouldn't really matter.  Just use Handle Animal to teach it the appropriate tricks, and you're fine.
Yeah, but you're not going to do 200+ damage at 4th level though. And apparently this DM's campaigns don't go any higher than 10.
The mount can attack too if you make a Ride check DC10.  This is right in the Ride skill description, so if your DM doesn't allow it, smack him with a chair and start calling him Steve.

Q127: Someone link me to that original article with the folding chair and steve, please. I want to share it with some of my group that hasn't seen it.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #472 on: August 13, 2010, 05:22:41 PM »
Q 128: If a character is holding charge on a touch spell (because they missed on their first attack with it), and a creature provokes an attack of opportunity from them, can they make the attack with the touch spell? My gut says yes, but there might be a rule that contradicts that.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #473 on: August 13, 2010, 05:34:06 PM »
Q 128: If a character is holding charge on a touch spell (because they missed on their first attack with it), and a creature provokes an attack of opportunity from them, can they make the attack with the touch spell? My gut says yes, but there might be a rule that contradicts that.

A 128: They should, yes, since they count as "armed". IIRC, there's also a feat that allows casting + attacking with a touch spell as part of an AoO.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #474 on: August 13, 2010, 05:42:14 PM »
Q100: Does this allow druids to wildshape into any vermin or magical beast (as long as you add the fiendish template) even if you didn't have that ability before??
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #475 on: August 13, 2010, 05:43:22 PM »
Q100: Does this allow druids to wildshape into any vermin or magical beast (as long as you add the fiendish template) even if you didn't have that ability before??
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #476 on: August 13, 2010, 06:15:30 PM »
Arcana Unearthed (not Unearthed Arcana) has a +0 LA race called giant.  It is actually medium size unless you take all three levels of the racial paragon class.  The base race gets +2 str, -2 dex.  The racial paragon class gives d10 hit dice, cleric attack bonus, and good fortitude saves.  If you take all three levels, you get +2 str, +2 con, +2 wis and large size. 

I think this is the one I've seen before.  I'm looking for something with as low LA as possible, as I want to do it almost exclusively for flavor. 
Be a human, orc, half-orc, or neanderthal, and be 25-50% taller and heavier than the race fluff says you should be.  Easy.  No reach, no higher weapon damage, no more expensive armor, and no LA, just flavor.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #477 on: August 13, 2010, 06:19:33 PM »
Q100: Does this allow druids to wildshape into any vermin or magical beast (as long as you add the fiendish template) even if you didn't have that ability before??
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It sure does say that.
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Quote from: Negative Zero on November 04, 2009, 02:16:14 AM
In my humble opinion, CO is haberdashery. Some say we're mad, but we can all agree we're hatters. Yes, we have potential to make very sophisticated hats, very fancy hats, be they dark or light. But the truth is that the color of the hat does not come from the group of us - our community doesn't directly produce hats. We simply give average head circumferences, list current fashion trends, and point out some shiny, obscure baubles to add to the latest hat line.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #478 on: August 13, 2010, 07:03:42 PM »
Q 124 Whirling Frenzy gives you an additional attack when you're making a full attack. Does this stack with two-weapon fighting, snap kick, haste, and/or a speed weapon because of it's -2 to all attacks?

One assumes it works like Snap kick.  last i recall, Speed explicitly does not stack with haste
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Re: Ask a Simple Question: Losing the Game Edition
« Reply #479 on: August 13, 2010, 08:02:11 PM »
Q 129 Where can I find the Eastern magician feat?
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