Re: Q 1153This is actually an illegal combination.Quote:
MULTIWEAPON FIGHTING [GENERAL]
Special: This feat replaces the Two-Weapon Fighting feat for creatures with more than two arms.
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Q 1166
This is my first 3.5 and I've read the rules I just want to make sure. I'm kinda getting confused by spellcasting. I'm a duskblade with Arcane Channeling. Do have to roll for the attack and the spell? Or do I just roll the attack and the spell activates? That's what I assume. Do I have to pass a Concentration check to see if the weapon gets infused by arcane channeling?
A 1165
No, you have to start with a masterwork Tower Shield which costs 180 gp = 30 gp (Shield) + 150 gp (Masterwork).
Animated is an enchantment costing the equivalent of a +2 Enhancement Bonus, and you need a real +1 Enhancement Bonus, making the shield cost the same as a +3 Tower Shield. Enchanting armor to +3 costs Bonus˛*1000 gp or 3˛*1000 gp = 9000 gp
All in all a +1 Animated Tower Shield costs 9180 gp.
Ok, I think I get it, so if you wanted say a +5 ability (whatever it might be, Shield of Blocking Death Stars), you first have to have at least a +5 shield in armor enhancement, then when you apply your Block Death Star ability it uses up that +5 bonus and no longer has the +5 shield ac bonus but does have the new ability instead?
No no no.
The cost of a weapon or armor's enhancement and special abilities is determined like this.
Special abilities are almost always priced as +X, you add together the X's of the abilities you want on your item and then add it to the enhancement bonus. Every magical armor or weapon must have at least +1 enhancement bonus before any other abilities can be added.
Once you've found the sum total of your special abilities' X's and enhancement bonus, consult the table in the DMG that gives the price for total enhancement bonus. Whatever the figure you came up with is, that's the effective enhancement bonus you've got to pay for.
E.g. You want a +1 flaming frosty weapon. That's +2 (flaming) +2 (frosty) and +1 enhancement. Total is +5 which costs 50,000gp, according to the table. You add that 50000 to the cost of a masterwork weapon to get the final value for your magic weapon.
Hah, I saw your attempt at swordsaging.:smallwink:
What Khelb_Panthera wrote is generally correct except that Flaming is just like Frost a special ability that costs +1. So the example weapon would cost like a +3 weapon or 18000 gp (bonus˛*2000 gp, weapons are more expensive than armors and shields).
Were flaming and frosting only +1? I can't get into the srd for some reason.
If that's the case then it would be +1 each for the two abilities and +1 for the enhancement for a +3 total costing 18000. Nevertheless you don't ever have to have an enhancement bonus equal to all the special abilities you want before you can add them all.
It's generally considered most optimal to only put a +1 enhancement followed by whatever special abilities you like until you've got a +10 weapon that's comprised of +1 enhancement bonus and +9 worth of special abilities. Then you get greater magic weapon at CL 16 cast on it at the beginning of each day bringing it up to +5 enhancement and +9 worth of abilities. Just a little FYI.
Eternal wands always get the spell at minimum caster level. For GMW that would be CL 5. At CL 5 GMW only gives you a +1 Enhancement bonus just like regular Magic weapon. Regular wands with CL 16 won't be cheap for something you will want every encounter (375 gp *16 (CL)*3 (Spell Level)=18000 gp or 360 gp/day. Also that only gives you a real enhancement bonus of +4 as the spell and the enhancement bonus from the weapon do not stack. For the full +5 you would need CL 20 for 450 gp/day.
[Edit]GMW has a duration of 1hour/level, so you would probably only need one casting per day.[/Edit]
Q 1167 Has there ever been an official statblock for the Bloodstone of Fistandantilus from Dragonlance in 3.5?
Q1168 Are there any abjuration spells that grant a shield bonus to ac other than shield?
A 1168
Deflect (Player's Handbook II, page 109) is an Abjuration spell which grants a shield bonus to AC.
A 1066
If the weapon attack hits, then the spell effect is resolves automatically without a second roll.
As for whether to make a Concentration check, that depends on what the purpose of the check is. Casting the spell to be channeled does not provoke attacks of opportunity, so you do not have to make a check to cast defensively. However, at least as far as I can tell, any other circumstances that would require a Concentration check to cast (e.g.- taking continuous damage, grappling, etc.) still apply.
Q1169
The 9th level Malconvoker (CSc) ability says you can dismiss your summoned evil creatures as an immediate action rather than a standard one.
Where's this implied rule about dismissing summoned monsters as a standard action?
A 1169
From the Player's Handbook, p. 176:
Since Summon Monster and Summon Nature's Ally are (D)ismissable, they take a standard action by default to dismiss the spell that summoned them.Quote:
(D) Dismissible: If the Duration line ends with “(D),” you can
dismiss the spell at will. You must be within range of the spell’s
effect and must speak words of dismissal, which are usually a modified
form of the spell’s verbal component. If the spell has no verbal
component, you can dismiss the effect with a gesture. Dismissing a
spell is a standard action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
A spell that depends on concentration is dismissible by its very
nature, and dismissing it does not take an action, since all you have
to do to end the spell is to stop concentrating on your turn.
Q1170 Can zombies take attacks of opportunity?
A 1170
Yes. A Zombie has at least a slam attack which is a natural weapon. It has no rules that it does not get AoOs, so it threatens the adjacent quares (more if the base creature was large or larger) with its slam attack and thus gets an AoO.
Q 1171 What rulebooks in 3.5 are considered "core". I keep hearing this term, but I can't find a definition anywhere.
A 1171
Player Handbook 1, Dungeon Masters Guide 1, Monster Manual 1.
A1171
As for the definition, it's written on the cover of said books. The DMG is "Core Rulebook II" for example :smallamused:
Q1172 What do I use to determine an NPC wealth, his HD or CR?
Q1173 If I am a spontaneous caster can I cast a spell in a higher slot without using metamagic? E.G. Can I cast fireball with no 3rd level slot available but 4th level slots unused.
A 1172 ECL.
You use the NPC's effective character level, same as you do for PCs. That's your index into DMG Table 4–23: NPC Gear Value to figure out the total wealth each NPC has to equip themselves.
A1173
Yes. From Rules Compendium Page 139, "Spell Slots" section:
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Originally Posted by Rules Compendium
Could you document this claim? The level adjustments in the adjoining tables are CR-based, which rather strongly suggests that CR (or even class level!) is the level that is intended to be used. Again, none of this is clear contradictory evidence, but I would be curious to see what evidence supports your position.
Q1174 Where are the rules for spell research located?
Q1175
Can barbarian in rage do AoO?