Simple Q&A 16: Has Anyone Really Been Far Even As ...

[Littha]

You can prepare spells of lower level in higher level slots, so I'd say yes.

That, and having BAB+6 doesn't disqualify you for having BAB+5

Not if you don't know any spells of a lower level...

[PhaedrusXY]

Q108: (possibly pedantic) RAW, does a character that can cast spells higher than a PrC's requisite level, but not those OF the requisite level, qualify for said PrC on spellcasting grounds, or not?  Would a theoretical Barbarian 1/Cleric 7/Nar Demonbinder 1 qualify for Rage Mage, for instance?

No. You can slap on a feat like Arcane Disciple or Mother Cyst to qualify, though.

[InnaBinder]

You can prepare spells of lower level in higher level slots, so I'd say yes.

That, and having BAB+6 doesn't disqualify you for having BAB+5

In this particular example, the potential snag is the character *technically* has no 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level slots to fill as an Arcanist.

[McPoyo]

Don't those prereqs all do something like "3rd+ level spells"?

[PhaedrusXY]

Don't those prereqs all do something like "3rd+ level spells"?

No, they don't. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[archangel.arcanis]

Don't those prereqs all do something like "3rd+ level spells"?

No, they don't. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

I would say it depends on how you get the spells. If it is like a wizard where you may learn a lower level spell in place of of a higher level spell you would only need to learn one of your 4th level spells as a 3rd level choice instead. You still wouldn't have the slot but could use a 4th level slot to cast it. You know have a 3rd level spell that should qualify you.

[PhaedrusXY]

Don't those prereqs all do something like "3rd+ level spells"?

No, they don't. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

I would say it depends on how you get the spells. If it is like a wizard where you may learn a lower level spell in place of of a higher level spell you would only need to learn one of your 4th level spells as a 3rd level choice instead. You still wouldn't have the slot but could use a 4th level slot to cast it. You know have a 3rd level spell that should qualify you.

Yes, but we're talking about a Nar Demonbinder. They have a fixed spell list, which doesn't include anything below 4th level. Nar Demonbinder was quite popular right after the UE book came out, and I saw a lot of builds jumping through hoops to use it to qualify for other PrCs (and made some myself). Arcane Disciple and Mother Cyst were the easiest, IIRC.

If it were a Sublime Chord, then yeah choosing a lower level spell known might work. (I forget what it takes to qualify for that PrC, though. You might be required to have 3rd level spells already, or something...)

[InnaBinder]

Don't those prereqs all do something like "3rd+ level spells"?

No, they don't. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

I would say it depends on how you get the spells. If it is like a wizard where you may learn a lower level spell in place of of a higher level spell you would only need to learn one of your 4th level spells as a 3rd level choice instead. You still wouldn't have the slot but could use a 4th level slot to cast it. You know have a 3rd level spell that should qualify you.

Yes, but we're talking about a Nar Demonbinder. They have a fixed spell list, which doesn't include anything below 4th level. Nar Demonbinder was quite popular right after the UE book came out, and I saw a lot of builds jumping through hoops to use it to qualify for other PrCs (and made some myself). Arcane Disciple and Mother Cyst were the easiest, IIRC.

If it were a Sublime Chord, then yeah choosing a lower level spell known might work. (I forget what it takes to qualify for that PrC, though. You might be required to have 3rd level spells already, or something...)

Given the expanding quotamid, does this need a separate thread?

[Generic_PC]

Q109: Can a Crusader's damage pool delay non-lethal damage?

Q110: If it does, does it come out as non-lethal damage?

Q111: If it doesn't, can a troll crusader use his delayed damage pool on non-fire non-acid damage?

[BruceLeeroy]

A88

You don't multiply the cost of making something masterwork, you do multiply the cost of the base item and any special materials.

Okay so a masterwork studded leather for a nonhumanoid is 200 instead of 175, but what about the mithral chain shirt that 1100? Chain shirts are 100 so that's 200, and making light armor out of mithral is 1000 extra, so 2000. So 2200, no?

Yes

Since you'd be large in bear form, wouldn't your unarmed strike damage be 2d8 without warshaper and 3d8 with it?  

Yes, good catch.

Q112

Elan: Elan Totemists scare me. Dragonborn Elan Totemists give me nightmares. Optimized Dragonborn Elan Totemists can give me a seizure. What a damn race! Aberration is one of the best types for playing a Totemist, so watch out for these guys.

Why?

[Maat_Mons]

Q 113: If the healer class was changed to add the spells from one domain, chosen at first level, to its spell list and was changed to a spontaneous caster that automatically knows all spells on its list, like beguiler or dread necromancer, what tier would it be in?  What if it added the spells from two or three domains instead of one? 

[bananaphone]

Q 114:    The Swiftblade prestige class has two abilities:  Blurred Alacrity, which gives concealment to physical attacks; and Evasive Celerity, which gives "miss chance" against targeted spells.   Both of these abilities are Extraordinary.

Would the True Seeing spell be able to pierce this concealment?  What about Blindsight or Tremorsense?

[snakeman830]

A109-111: yes to the first two, no to the third

A112: Aberrations get access to the feats Rapidstrike and Improved Rapidstrike, which instantly make playing a natural attack-based build far more frightening.

A114: There's nothing obscuring vision, so True Seeing has nothing to penetrate.  Tremorsense and Blindsight are more questionable, but since the miss chance is from the Swiftblade moving so fast, I doubt either work.

[KellKheraptis]

Q 116: What means are there to achieve melee touch attacks?  I know of wraithstrike and deep impact, are there any others?

[BruceLeeroy]

A116 Heartseeker Amulet, MiC.

[KellKheraptis]

A116 Heartseeker Amulet, MiC.

Constant or per day usage?  The idea is phasing out some of the less useful stuff in the Chrono-Legionaire, so it needs to be constant

[Agita]

A116 Heartseeker Amulet, MiC.

Constant or per day usage?  The idea is phasing out some of the less useful stuff in the Chrono-Legionaire, so it needs to be constant

Per-day. I don't think there are any really constant non-custom sources of touch attacks other than those you mentioned. Unless you count an item of permanent Wraithstrike for 8k.

[Takanaki]

Q117 WTF Did PHBII do to my polymorph spells? Does Polymorph work like shapechange under these rules? I dunno.... it looks like a right pain in the ass, someone help  

[The_Mad_Linguist]

A117: Nothing whatsoever.

Q 116: What means are there to achieve melee touch attacks?  I know of wraithstrike and deep impact, are there any others?

Kinda sorta the spectral dagger

[kevin_video]

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Q 89 The exotic armor and shields section in Races of Stone has a Gauntlet Shield. It says it can hold things, but can't use weapons with it. However, it can perform somatic component spells, and hold onto various items. I read this as "can't use to fight with a light weapon in that hand" as opposed to "can't fight with weapons at any time, even when trying to power attack." Am I correct in my interpretation?

Q 99 A player is a monk/mystic ranger with the Ascetic Hunter and Improved Two-Weapon feat has the spell Lion's Charge for the pounce. Can he do his flurry of blows at the end of the charge?[/quote]