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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #660 on: October 20, 2010, 05:39:32 AM »
Try tagging them with a Necrotic Cyst and then scry on that. Then when you feel like it, you can dominate them permanently.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #661 on: October 20, 2010, 07:14:55 AM »
Try tagging them with a Necrotic Cyst and then scry on that. Then when you feel like it, you can dominate them permanently.

Clearly, only evil people get awesome things.

Technically not true, since Mother Cyst has no alignment requirement. Neutral people and good-aligned nonclerics who can make a good argument to the DM get awesome things too. :)

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #662 on: October 20, 2010, 10:09:45 AM »
Q 193
does a maximised quill blast hit for the maximum of quills per creature and maximum of damage?
my guess is yes but i want to be sure

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #663 on: October 20, 2010, 10:20:29 AM »
Q191 Are there any spells/effects that can actually pierce a Mind Blank Spell? I don't mean Dispelling it, I mean seeing through it.

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #664 on: October 20, 2010, 12:33:45 PM »
Q194
if you would have to choose 1 book (except spellcompendium) which would be the best for some kickass druid spells?

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #665 on: October 20, 2010, 12:35:03 PM »
A193: Sort of. Spell Compendium updated Quill Blast to hit with a fixed number of quills based on creature size, but you would deal maximum damage. (Spell Compendium also heavily nerfed it by making the attack/save penalty non-cumulative.)

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #666 on: October 20, 2010, 01:54:09 PM »
A194 Assuming PHB is included by default, perhaps Frostburn? PHB2?

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« Reply #667 on: October 20, 2010, 02:28:05 PM »
A193: Sort of. Spell Compendium updated Quill Blast to hit with a fixed number of quills based on creature size, but you would deal maximum damage. (Spell Compendium also heavily nerfed it by making the attack/save penalty non-cumulative.)
and when using the complete divine version?

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« Reply #668 on: October 20, 2010, 03:03:22 PM »
Complete Divine version of Quillblast is awesome. I don't see why we can't just pick the best version of the spells that have been printed.

I'd say the best extra book depends on your spellcasting class and what you're going for. PHB2 is nice for Wizards who want Celerity. Complete Arcane has a lot of arcane spells, unsurprisingly. Complete Champion or Complete Divine add a lot of Cleric options. Complete Mage has some nice Bard spells (and druid self-buffs for some reason too).

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #669 on: October 20, 2010, 06:45:56 PM »
Q195: What tier would the society mind from Untapped Potential be?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #670 on: October 20, 2010, 06:49:35 PM »
Q 196 If a corporeal creature that only does touch attacks with their natural appendages, but not damage, suddenly takes levels in monk, do they gain the unarmed damage with the touch attacks too, or do those touch attacks now become regular attacks?
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« Reply #671 on: October 20, 2010, 06:55:00 PM »
Q 196 If a corporeal creature that only does touch attacks with their natural appendages, but not damage, suddenly takes levels in monk, do they gain the unarmed damage with the touch attacks too, or do those touch attacks now become regular attacks?
Your question is WAY too generic.  It depends on the creature and what the creature is looking to do with their attacks.

For example, if we're talking about a roper here then no, the tendrils will not gain a monk's unarmed damage.

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« Reply #672 on: October 20, 2010, 07:02:39 PM »
Q 196 If a corporeal creature that only does touch attacks with their natural appendages, but not damage, suddenly takes levels in monk, do they gain the unarmed damage with the touch attacks too, or do those touch attacks now become regular attacks?
Your question is WAY too generic.  It depends on the creature and what the creature is looking to do with their attacks.

For example, if we're talking about a roper here then no, the tendrils will not gain a monk's unarmed damage.
I'm just wondering because I'm reading that a lich can choose whether or not to use a touch attack or its natural weaponry. But what if that lich was a thorciasid? Or a rust monster? Or a cockatrice which has a touch, or a claw? Or maybe it's a demilich. There's a lot of monsters out there that have just touch attacks that do ability damage, or drain, or poison, but they don't do actual physical damage with their natural weapons, and some don't even have claws or bites. So if they were advanced as a monk, or had a monk's belt on them, would they gain that unarmed damage to their strikes?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #673 on: October 20, 2010, 07:13:00 PM »
Q 196 If a corporeal creature that only does touch attacks with their natural appendages, but not damage, suddenly takes levels in monk, do they gain the unarmed damage with the touch attacks too, or do those touch attacks now become regular attacks?
Your question is WAY too generic.  It depends on the creature and what the creature is looking to do with their attacks.

For example, if we're talking about a roper here then no, the tendrils will not gain a monk's unarmed damage.
I'm just wondering because I'm reading that a lich can choose whether or not to use a touch attack or its natural weaponry. But what if that lich was a thorciasid? Or a rust monster? Or a cockatrice which has a touch, or a claw? Or maybe it's a demilich. There's a lot of monsters out there that have just touch attacks that do ability damage, or drain, or poison, but they don't do actual physical damage with their natural weapons, and some don't even have claws or bites. So if they were advanced as a monk, or had a monk's belt on them, would they gain that unarmed damage to their strikes?

If they attacked as a normal attack and not a touch attack yes.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #674 on: October 20, 2010, 07:44:31 PM »
Q 196 If a corporeal creature that only does touch attacks with their natural appendages, but not damage, suddenly takes levels in monk, do they gain the unarmed damage with the touch attacks too, or do those touch attacks now become regular attacks?
Your question is WAY too generic.  It depends on the creature and what the creature is looking to do with their attacks.

For example, if we're talking about a roper here then no, the tendrils will not gain a monk's unarmed damage.
I'm just wondering because I'm reading that a lich can choose whether or not to use a touch attack or its natural weaponry. But what if that lich was a thorciasid? Or a rust monster? Or a cockatrice which has a touch, or a claw? Or maybe it's a demilich. There's a lot of monsters out there that have just touch attacks that do ability damage, or drain, or poison, but they don't do actual physical damage with their natural weapons, and some don't even have claws or bites. So if they were advanced as a monk, or had a monk's belt on them, would they gain that unarmed damage to their strikes?

If they attacked as a normal attack and not a touch attack yes.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #675 on: October 20, 2010, 07:54:56 PM »
Q 197:
Would UMD be desired in a Sublime Chord/Ur Priest/Fochlucan Lyrist build?  I would only be missing out on Druid spells I think. (Trying to save some skills points because of those damn skill pre-req's)

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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #676 on: October 20, 2010, 08:08:22 PM »
Q198:  Is there a spell to temporarily give someone the [Cold] subtype so as to benefit from Algid Enhancement?  Whatever that one is that gives you the subtype permanently (with the XP cost) won't work.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #677 on: October 20, 2010, 09:02:05 PM »
Q198:  Is there a spell to temporarily give someone the [Cold] subtype so as to benefit from Algid Enhancement?  Whatever that one is that gives you the subtype permanently (with the XP cost) won't work.
that spell was reprinted in the SpC to be temporary and not have the xp cost.
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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #678 on: October 20, 2010, 09:03:32 PM »
Q 199: Do you gain the ability to achieve psionic focus once you take a psionic feat that requires expenditure of psionic focus?  And further, can psionic focus be achieved without otherwise any psionic ability, simply by way of a high enough concentration check?
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Re: Ask a Simple Question, Part 18: Lucid Dreaming Ghost Pixie Hood Edition
« Reply #679 on: October 20, 2010, 09:07:35 PM »
Q 199: Do you gain the ability to achieve psionic focus once you take a psionic feat that requires expenditure of psionic focus?  And further, can psionic focus be achieved without otherwise any psionic ability, simply by way of a high enough concentration check?
as long as you have at least 1 pp byvirtue of class, race, feat, etc, youcan become psionically focused. Without a pp reserve of at least 1, you can't take psionic feats because you don't have the psionic subtype.
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Behind door number 2: A magic crown!
Behind door number 3: 4d6 giant bees, and THREE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HONEY!
They don't/haven't, was the point. 3.5 is as dead as people not liking nice tits.

Sometimes, their tits (3.5) get enhancements (houserules), but that doesn't mean people don't like nice tits.

Though sometimes, the surgeon (DM) botches them pretty bad...
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