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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #680 on: September 06, 2010, 10:36:40 PM »
Q 199 Found an old 3.0 template that says "receives a +4 racial bonus to Scry and Sense Motive checks". What did Scry get changed into?
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« Reply #681 on: September 06, 2010, 11:34:14 PM »
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« Reply #682 on: September 06, 2010, 11:38:49 PM »
A 199: Scrying used to offer no save or SR, but required a scry check with more-or-less equivalent modifiers to those for the will save the current version offers.  Some sort of bonus to save DCs for scrying subschool spells would be roughly equivalent. 

The scry skill also allowed you to notice if you were being scryed on.  I don't think there's a non-magical way to do that anymore. 

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« Reply #683 on: September 06, 2010, 11:46:12 PM »
The scry skill also allowed you to notice if you were being scryed on.  I don't think there's a non-magical way to do that anymore. 
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« Reply #684 on: September 06, 2010, 11:48:06 PM »
The scry skill also allowed you to notice if you were being scryed on.  I don't think there's a non-magical way to do that anymore. 
NI Listen and Spellcraft checks and keeping an ear out for the verbal components with your name attached?
Would Spellcraft be a good exchange? Since the +4 Scry wouldn't exist anymore, what would be a good substitute?
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« Reply #685 on: September 07, 2010, 12:01:01 AM »
The scry skill also allowed you to notice if you were being scryed on.  I don't think there's a non-magical way to do that anymore. 
NI Listen and Spellcraft checks and keeping an ear out for the verbal components with your name attached?
Since the +4 Scry wouldn't exist anymore, what would be a good substitute?
+4 scying save DC?
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #686 on: September 07, 2010, 12:01:39 AM »
The scry skill also allowed you to notice if you were being scryed on.  I don't think there's a non-magical way to do that anymore. 
NI Listen and Spellcraft checks and keeping an ear out for the verbal components with your name attached?
Since the +4 Scry wouldn't exist anymore, what would be a good substitute?
+4 scying save DC?
Which equals out to a +4 to Will saves vs Scrying attempts. That works.
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #687 on: September 07, 2010, 12:17:10 AM »
The scry skill also allowed you to notice if you were being scryed on.  I don't think there's a non-magical way to do that anymore. 
NI Listen and Spellcraft checks and keeping an ear out for the verbal components with your name attached?

I wasn't looking in the right place.  A DC 20 intelligence check works. 

Which equals out to a +4 to Will saves vs Scrying attempts. That works.

The most direct update for +4 scry is +4 to save DCs for divination (scrying) spells you cast and +4 to inteligence checks made to notice a magical sensor.  The scry skill never let you block scrying, so +4 to will saves against scrying spells directed at you would not be a direct update (if that's what you meant). 

Would Spellcraft be a good exchange?

If you want to give a different skill bonus instead, just ask yourself what skill bonus suits a vampire lord. 

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« Reply #688 on: September 07, 2010, 12:19:11 AM »
The scry skill also allowed you to notice if you were being scryed on.  I don't think there's a non-magical way to do that anymore. 
NI Listen and Spellcraft checks and keeping an ear out for the verbal components with your name attached?

I wasn't looking in the right place.  A DC 20 intelligence check works. 

Which equals out to a +4 to Will saves vs Scrying attempts. That works.

The most direct update for +4 scry is +4 to save DCs for divination (scrying) spells you cast and +4 to inteligence checks made to notice a magical sensor.  The scry skill never let you block scrying, so +4 to will saves against scrying spells directed at you would not be a direct update (if that's what you meant). 

Would Spellcraft be a good exchange?

If you want to give a different skill bonus instead, just ask yourself what skill bonus suits a vampire lord. 
I think I like the +4 to save DCs and INT checks.
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #689 on: September 07, 2010, 01:03:13 AM »
197 Does anyone know where the feat Versatile is located?

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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #690 on: September 07, 2010, 01:24:19 AM »
I know where the feats versatile performer, versatile tyrant, and versatile unarmed strike are located.  (Complete Adventurer, Dragon 313, and Player's Handbook II, respectively.) 

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« Reply #691 on: September 07, 2010, 02:30:25 AM »
Are you talking about the UA "add one class skill"?
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« Reply #692 on: September 07, 2010, 02:40:45 AM »
q 198. can a dreadnecro raise a 1/2 golem as a undead?
 q 198b. can a half golem be ressurected via spell?
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #693 on: September 07, 2010, 03:26:29 AM »
Q199 What would the CR of an encounter that involved a Vermin Lord(MM3, CR 17) and 3 ECL 13 optimized NPC's be?
Q199b Would this encounter be appropriate for an optimized ECL 13 group of 4?

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« Reply #694 on: September 07, 2010, 04:03:31 AM »
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Re: Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...
« Reply #695 on: September 07, 2010, 04:49:43 AM »
Q199 What would the CR of an encounter that involved a Vermin Lord(MM3, CR 17) and 3 ECL 13 optimized NPC's be?
Q199b Would this encounter be appropriate for an optimized ECL 13 group of 4?
It depends on what the "ECL 13" was. Only PCs have ECLs, really. NPCs are just straight CRs. A character level is +1, and monster HD +1 for X levels based on what they are (outsider, monstrous humanoid, etc). Then you have templates which add +8 LA but only +2 CR, like vampires. But lets give you the benefit of the doubt that they are actually CR 13 each, not ECL 13. In that case, the answer to "b" is no, it's overpowering.

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« Reply #696 on: September 07, 2010, 04:51:23 AM »
Depends upon the party composition.  If they're equipped to deal with the verminlord's weaknesses and minimize its strengths, it should be a tough but fair battle. 
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« Reply #697 on: September 07, 2010, 05:26:38 AM »
Sorry, that question was more of me venting than seriously asking. Just lost a blue mage/incantantrix to that encounter, after being Fleshshivered (SpC)(Twice!) from ambush and then grappled by the colossal spiders. Honestly, the verminlord was a bit of a chump, it was the 2 spellcasters and the frenzied berserker that kept the rest of the party busy while I was nauseously-grapple-raped.

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« Reply #698 on: September 07, 2010, 05:30:57 AM »
Sorry, that question was more of me venting than seriously asking. Just lost a blue mage/incantantrix to that encounter, after being Fleshshivered (SpC)(Twice!) from ambush and then grappled by the colossal spiders. Honestly, the verminlord was a bit of a chump, it was the 2 spellcasters and the frenzied berserker that kept the rest of the party busy while I was nauseously-grapple-raped.
As I said, it is overpowering if they were all CR 13, and not ECL 13. That ECL can be anything from CR 9 to CR 13. Regardless, one CR 17 by itself is considered overpowering for a group of ECL 13 PCs.
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« Reply #699 on: September 07, 2010, 05:35:12 AM »
I don't have a definite idea of the NPC's levels, just based on the DM I'm guessing they are built as characters of around ECL 13, which makes them more-or-less CR 13. And we already beat the tar out of the verminlord once, he managed to get away and apparently ally with (what we thought were) a completely different set of enemies in order to ambush us. My DM isn't batshit-painthuffing-crazy like yours, Kevin, but he is a malicious sonofabitch, apparently.