Ask a Simple Question part 19: Titan-Bloodline Pixie Ubercharger edition

[Bauglir]

It is, but that doesn't tell me what I need to know. The information I'm looking for OUGHT to be in the Fimbulwinter description, but it isn't because that spell is irritatingly vague; I need to know which temperature corresponds to "frigid cold, blizzard, heavy snow", and then use THAT to determine which of the temperature bands (which is what you're describing) applies to an area under the effects of the spell.

There won't be any predetermined temperatures for blizzard and heavy snow. At least, there shouldn't be. As a Canadian, I can tell you that we've had blizzards and heavy snow when it's -40 C and when it's only -5 C. In fact, the more snow you get, the warmer it ends up being because it's the wind that's cold, and a snow fall minimizes that. It just makes it harder to see. If the wind's still strong, that means if the snow wasn't there to minimize it, it'd be that much colder.

Frigid cold, however, I couldn't give you a definite answer for.

That's what I thought, I was mostly hoping for "frigid cold", since the other two are less temperature and more precipitation and windspeed. Still, I wouldn't have put it past WotC to have assigned average temperatures to such conditions or something.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Not that it would apply to the metamagic any more than a mortalbane summon monster.

[kevin_video]

That's what I thought, I was mostly hoping for "frigid cold", since the other two are less temperature and more precipitation and windspeed. Still, I wouldn't have put it past WotC to have assigned average temperatures to such conditions or something.

Depending on where you live, a frigid temperature would normally be anything below 0. But yeah, I wouldn't have put it passed them either.

[Endarire]

Q91
I assumed bonus feats could bypass prereqs.  Is this true?  Regardless, I need a source reference on this.  May I please get one?

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q91
I assumed bonus feats could bypass prereqs.  Is this true?  Regardless, I need a source reference on this.  May I please get one?

Some can, some can't, it's a huge can of worms where the dividing line lies.  There are some classes where it's obvious they don't, but not specified (soulkinife), some where it's specified they don't (monk), some where it's specified they do (fighter), and some where it's nonobvious and nonspecified (rogue).

[kevin_video]

Q91
I assumed bonus feats could bypass prereqs.  Is this true?  Regardless, I need a source reference on this.  May I please get one?

What kind of bonus feats are we talking about? The ones given you ever odd level? The ones given to you by a fighter? The ones you get from a ranger's combat style? The bonus feats a scout gets? There's lots of different ones out there, and that being said, each one is different for each class. A ranger doesn't need to meet the prereqs for the combat style, but a fighter and scout need to with their feats. It says with each class.

Take the Psychic Warrior, for instance. It can take fighter bonus feats, but it still needs levels of fighter for Weapon Specialization.

There's no source reference for this except for what class you're taking. Each one is different. You'd have to research it.

[Bauglir]

Also Racial bonus feats, they bypass prereqs.

Q92

Let's say you've gone insane and decided blasting is a legitimate path to Real Ultimate Power, possibly because you're a necromancer with hundreds of Undead minions who are your real Real Ultimate Power, but who have a tendency to die when your foes hit them with blunt sticks and suchlike, and you've decided that Lord of the Uttercold would be a hilarious way of controlling the battlefield. Is this possibly the only case in which a 1 level dip in Elemental Savant is NOT a trap?

[wotmaniac]

Q 93
hows come Candle Caster from Tome and Blood doesn't get any love around here?  
I mean - you get 5 free mm-feats (granted, you can only use them on the candles .... that just means that you spend all your time crafting candles (and since we know that "experience is a river", that should work out just fine).  standard actions are standard actions -- right?

the whole getting it lit is easy -- is it just because of how abuseable it is?  (e.g., strapping 50 of them together all roman-candle style and attaching them to a single central "fuse", or even just tossing the bundle out in front of you and hitting it with burning hands or some-such)

just curious.

thanks.

[Endarire]

Q91 Part 2
I assumed bonus feats could bypass prereqs.  Is this true?  Regardless, I need a source reference on this.  May I please get one?

The feats in question are those that replace a Bard's types of musics (Eberron Campaign Setting 34).

[betrayor]

Q91 Part 2
I assumed bonus feats could bypass prereqs.  Is this true?  Regardless, I need a source reference on this.  May I please get one?

The feats in question are those that replace a Bard's types of musics (Eberron Campaign Setting 34).

Since it does not state that you can select them without the Prerequisites, then you have to meet the prereqs to select these bonus feats....

[KellKheraptis]

Q 94: What means are there for giving an animal companion both the [Construct] type and speech?  The goal is building Cyclonus, as I'll be running around as Galvatron

[Catty Nebulart]

Q 95 is there a way for a cleric to obtain a familiar without getting arcane levels?

[kevin_video]

Q 94: What means are there for giving an animal companion both the [Construct] type and speech?  The goal is building Cyclonus, as I'll be running around as Galvatron

There was a feat that allowed you to have an animated object as a familiar, but I'm not sure about the animal companion. Speech would likely be the same as with a regular familiar or companion.

[KellKheraptis]

Q 94: What means are there for giving an animal companion both the [Construct] type and speech?  The goal is building Cyclonus, as I'll be running around as Galvatron

There was a feat that allowed you to have an animated object as a familiar, but I'm not sure about the animal companion. Speech would likely be the same as with a regular familiar or companion.

Would that seem to be the easier method of doing this?

[kevin_video]

Q 94: What means are there for giving an animal companion both the [Construct] type and speech?  The goal is building Cyclonus, as I'll be running around as Galvatron

There was a feat that allowed you to have an animated object as a familiar, but I'm not sure about the animal companion. Speech would likely be the same as with a regular familiar or companion.

Would that seem to be the easier method of doing this?

Likely. Unless another way is possible.

[KellKheraptis]

Q 94: What means are there for giving an animal companion both the [Construct] type and speech?  The goal is building Cyclonus, as I'll be running around as Galvatron

There was a feat that allowed you to have an animated object as a familiar, but I'm not sure about the animal companion. Speech would likely be the same as with a regular familiar or companion.

Would that seem to be the easier method of doing this?

Likely. Unless another way is possible.

Well, if nothing else, I can get Chaotic Spell Recall (read : Six-Shot's infinite power supply) and any blasts I decide to do can emulate Galvatron's (read : blow up planets).

[Suzerain]

Q 95 is there a way for a cleric to obtain a familiar without getting arcane levels?

By giving him an arcane caster level. Magical Training comes to mind. Gives you an arcane caster level of 1. Boost that by two and you can take Obtain Familiar. FR-only feat, though.

Or choose a race that gives you a spell-like ability.


Q96
I've been looking and haven't found much... Is there a surefire way to destroy an AMF from outside its area? I mean except Disjunction with a high enough CL, or Wish/Miracle. A spell/item if at all possible.

[cru]

A94: A warforged druid that somehow manages to cast Construct Essence (from Races of Eberron) (e.g. via Ring of Spell Storing) can share it with its animal companion. However, that's 1 minute/level.

[PhaedrusXY]

Q 95 is there a way for a cleric to obtain a familiar without getting arcane levels?

Mystic Wanderer PrC. From a 3.0 book, IIRC Magic of Faerun.

[Catty Nebulart]

A 96 only a few ways come to mind. i belive one of the uses of mystra's silverfire or something like that destroys AMF's. I also think there is a mystra prestige class that grants the ability to destroy AMFs.

Iron Heart surge of course works from the inside which isn't quite what you wanted.

Q 97 Are there any dimunitive or smaller races that are legal cohorts (eg have a printed LA, or something of that sort). Fey are preferred, high mental stats a plus.