Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XVIII

[Fitz10019]

A48, contested (corner case)
I believe the Dodge description is distinguishing between when you designate your dodge opponent (during your turn), and when you can select a new opponent (any action).

With an AoO, you can use special attacks, such as trip and grapple.

With Improved Grab (or Scorpion's Grasp) you can start a grapple as a free action as a result of a successful melee hit (possibly as a result of an AoO).

If an action is required to select a new opponent [Yora's point], would a free action during an AoO qualify as a chance to select a new opponent?

[UserClone]

A 48, Rebuttal

No, because the AOO itself is not an action. Also, "your action" is essentially synonymous with "your turn."

You threaten all squares into which you can make a melee attack, even when it is not your action.

Your initiative result becomes the count on which you took the delayed action. If you come to your next action and have not yet performed an action, you don’t get to take a delayed action (though you can delay again).

You can ready a standard action, a move action, or a free action. To do so, specify the action you will take and the conditions under which you will take it. Then, any time before your next action, you may take the readied action in response to that condition.

Emphasis mine.

[Draxar]

Q49

A Favoured Soul gets Weapon Proficiency, then later Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialisation in their Deity's favoured weapon.

What happens if they start following a different god?

[Cog]

A 49:
Nothing. Any Favored Soul is a Favored Soul of (Deity Here); that's a function of the class, not the character's worship habits. A Favored Soul of Kord who starts thinking that , hey, that Hextor guy sounds pretty cool, is still a Favored Soul of Kord and gains class features accordingly. Those levels would need to be rebuilt (see the rules in PHB 2) to gain different proficiencies in their place.

It's worth noting that Favored Soul does not have an ex-class member description, unlike Clerics.

[CommodoreCrunch]

Q 50
What happens when you put a bag of holding (or handy haversack, etc) inside another bag of holding? I know what happens with BoH and Portable Holes, but I've never seen a mention of other extra-dimensional spaces interacting with each other.

[Obahai]

Q51.

What is the crit multiplier on a warlock's eldritch blast?

[CommodoreCrunch]

A 51 Unless otherwise specified, the threat range on an attack roll is 20 and the multiplier is x2. (Player's Handbook, p140)

[Ursus the Grim]

Q 50
What happens when you put a bag of holding (or handy haversack, etc) inside another bag of holding? I know what happens with BoH and Portable Holes, but I've never seen a mention of other extra-dimensional spaces interacting with each other.

A50

Nothing specifically spectacular that I see in RAW. However note that Bags have physical dimensions and measurement. It may not be possible to put certain bags inside others based on physical sizes. Each Bag also has a static weight and volume that will accumulate as a normal item put inside the larger bag. Retrieving items from the smaller bag would also be difficult because you have to search through the primary bag and then the secondary bag, doubling the time it takes to retrieve a given item.

[Groverfield]

A51: It's 20 x2, as CmdCrc had said, and they also mention it specifically in CArc when they mention that spells and rays have 20 x2 crit when not mentioned, provided they have attack rolls to make, so eldritch cone and eldritch doom (?? the emanation one) do not crit ever because they do not have attack rolls.

Q52: Are there any rules/feats for sharing spells with a character instead of your familiar?

[Elric VIII]

Q 53

a) Can a martial maneuver count for its own prerequisites?
For instance, can I learn Emerald Razor (requires 1 Diamond Mind maneuver) at Warblade 3, then use the ability to replace a maneuver at 4th level to replace the maneuver that I used to qualify for ER?

b) Similar to the above, can I take Martial Study to learn Moment of Perfect Mind (no prereqs), then take it again to learn Emerald Razor, then use the PHB2 rules to retrain the first Martial Study, and still br able to use ER?

[Groverfield]

A53)a) No, otherwise you'd also be able to use the skills /feats you gain from your next level to qualify for a PrC that you've not entered yet.
b) You'd lose the ability to use or benefit from features you no longer meet the prerequisites for until you qualify for them again (If you retrain power attack to point blank shot, you can't use cleave until you have power attack again.) Also, if you retrain away power attack, you don't technically have cleave (which requires power attack) for the moment of your new feat, so you couldn't take greater cleave even if you met all other prereqs.
There's a better example of this, but I can't think of it.

[Elric VIII]

A53)a) No, otherwise you'd also be able to use the skills /feats you gain from your next level to qualify for a PrC that you've not entered yet.
b) You'd lose the ability to use or benefit from features you no longer meet the prerequisites for until you qualify for them again (If you retrain power attack to point blank shot, you can't use cleave until you have power attack again.) Also, if you retrain away power attack, you don't technically have cleave (which requires power attack) for the moment of your new feat, so you couldn't take greater cleave even if you met all other prereqs.
There's a better example of this, but I can't think of it.

The thing is, you still meet the prerequisites of knowing one maneuver from school X.

This is more akin to getting into Fochlucan Lyrist using a Ring of Evasion, then taking 2 levels of Rogue and selling the ring. Which does work.

[Asmodeus 9]

A52: I haven't heard of a real share spells for other characters.
But there are several ways to affect you and another character with a single casting of a spell.
- Chain Spell metamagic feat (CAr 76) ... (nice with buffs like Greater Magic Weapon)
- Eldritch Tapestry of the War Weaver (HoB 112)
- Blade Brothers spell (PHB2 103) ... (theoretically this is a share spells, but the chances are bad)


Q54: How many common (those for 2305gp) +1 spiked gauntlets can a marilith (MM p. 44) wield? And why?

[Groverfield]

The thing is, you still meet the prerequisites of knowing one maneuver from school X.

This is more akin to getting into Fochlucan Lyrist using a Ring of Evasion, then taking 2 levels of Rogue and selling the ring. Which does work.

To clarify what I said, if you meet the prereqs after selecting the new feature, then it works, however you can't use a maneuver that requires another maneuver alone to qualify for a maneuver that requires another maneuver.

Think of it like this: for the brief moment that you're retraining off Maneuver A for Maneuver C, and Maneuver B (which you have) requires you to have Maneuver A or C. If Maneuver C requires Maneuver B, then you cannot because you don't have Maneuver B because you don't have Maneuver A.
If Maneuver C does not require Maneuver B, and Maneuver B requires Maneuver A or C, then you can because you'll temporarily effectively lose B, but when you get C you can use B again.
(If you require any additional discussion, a new thread might be required)

[Elric VIII]

To clarify what I said, if you meet the prereqs after selecting the new feature, then it works, however you can't use a maneuver that requires another maneuver alone to qualify for a maneuver that requires another maneuver.

Think of it like this: for the brief moment that you're retraining off Maneuver A for Maneuver C, and Maneuver B (which you have) requires you to have Maneuver A or C. If Maneuver C requires Maneuver B, then you cannot because you don't have Maneuver B because you don't have Maneuver A.
If Maneuver C does not require Maneuver B, and Maneuver B requires Maneuver A or C, then you can because you'll temporarily effectively lose B, but when you get C you can use B again.
(If you require any additional discussion, a new thread might be required)

New Thread

I think your adding of the third variable changes the answer, but we'll see.

[Groverfield]

The thing is, you still meet the prerequisites of knowing one maneuver from school X.

This is more akin to getting into Fochlucan Lyrist using a Ring of Evasion, then taking 2 levels of Rogue and selling the ring. Which does work.

To clarify what I said, if you meet the prereqs after selecting the new feature, then it works, however you can't use a maneuver that requires another maneuver alone to qualify for a maneuver that requires another maneuver.

Think of it like this: for the brief moment that you're retraining off Maneuver A for Maneuver C, and Maneuver B (which you have) requires you to have Maneuver A or C. If Maneuver C requires Maneuver B, then you cannot because you don't have Maneuver B because you don't have Maneuver A.
If Maneuver C does not require Maneuver B, and Maneuver B requires Maneuver A or C, then you can because you'll temporarily effectively lose B, but when you get C you can use B again.
(If you require any additional discussion, a new thread might be required)

[Curmudgeon]

A 52 additional info

The spell Imbue with Spell Ability allows sharing a limited variety of spells with another character.

A 54 Six.

A marilith usually holds a longsword in each of its six hands and wears many bangles and jewels.
...
Feats: In combination with its natural abilities, a marilith’s Multiweapon Fighting feat allows it to attack with all its arms at no penalty.

[DeltaEmil]

Q 55a

How far away can the Blade Guide spirit companion of the Eternal Blade telepathically communicate with its Eternal Blade? Does it have unlimited range? If it manifests so that it can speak with others, does it also have unlimited range with its telepathy?

Q 55b

How close must the Blade Guide spirit companion be for the Eternal Blade to use its abilities? Can it be outside of his range of sight? On the other side of the world? On another plane of existence?

[Elric VIII]

A 55a

A creature with this ability can communicate telepathically with any other creature within a certain range (specified in the creature’s entry, usually 100 feet) that has a language. It is possible to address multiple creatures at once telepathically, although maintaining a telepathic conversation with more than one creature at a time is just as difficult as simultaneously speaking and listening to multiple people at the same time.

Some creatures have a limited form of telepathy, while others have a more powerful form of the ability.

This is your best gauge for it.

[Douglas]

A55b

No limit is specified in any of the ability descriptions as far as I can tell, but taking advantage of this can only be done for a very short time - if you don't have line of effect to your blade guide, it instantly relocates to you after 1d6 rounds.

[Delcor]

Q56

Dumb question:

What is a gish?

[Curmudgeon]

A 56

A combination spellcaster/physical combat specialist. The term originally referred to a Githyanki Fighter/Wizard combination. A gish uses magic to make themselves better fighters.

[Taelas]

A56:

A character combining spells with actual combat as their primary focus. A multi-classed Fighter/Wizard, for instance, is a gish.

[Zaq]

Q 57

In BoED, ravages and afflictions deal additional damage based on the victim's Charisma modifier, so a high-CHA victim is worse off than a low-CHA victim. Are there any other effects which deal additional damage (or have harder save DCs, stronger effects, or whatever) based on the victim having high stats instead of low stats? If so, what?

[AxeD]

Q58: If I play a Rakshasa Sorcerer, what ECL do I need to be a 10th level Sorcerer? Is is 7 Racial levels and 3 Sorc levels?

[Cog]

A 58:
A Rakshasa is ECL 14 (7HD+7LA). Adding 3 sorcerer levels to get 10th level casting would be ECL 17.

[Chen]

Q59

I need some clarification on how the last layer of a prismatic wall work.

It states "Energy field destroys all objects and effects" and then has the Will save to be plane shifted.

Now presumably a character is not an object so the first part does not affect them and thus they make the will save. However, what happens to their gear? The spell doesn't specify unattended objects so it seems to me like even if you make it through the wall, all your stuff gets destroyed by the last layer with no chance at saving it. Is this correct?

[Petrocorus]

Q60

I'm not sure to understand the requirements of the Holy Warrior feat.
Can an arcane spellcaster use it if he knows some of the spells listed in the War Domain?

[Cog]

A 60:
The character needs access to the domain, not merely the spells of that domain. There are various ways, generally PrCs, for a character to gain this access if they did not start with it.

[Curmudgeon]

A 59

From page 166 of Player's Handbook:

An item attended by a character (being grasped, touched, or worn) makes saving throws as the character (that is, using the character’s saving throw bonus).

... and from page 177:

Items Surviving after a Saving Throw: Unless the descriptive text for the spell specifies otherwise, all items carried or worn by a creature are assumed to survive a magical attack.

If a character makes the Prismatic Wall saving throw, all their attended items also automatically save versus that effect unless explicitly excluded. The violet layer of Prismatic Wall has its listed effect against objects that are not attended.