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

[Samalpetey]

Q317
Would the increase in caster level from Abjurant Champion allow you to cast a higher level spell than normal? I.e if someone has, for example, 1 wizard level and 17 bab, would they be able to scribe level 9 spells into their spellbook and cast them?

[Gem]

A317:

If you're talking about the Abjurant champion's "Martial Arcanist, the answer is no. Caster Level is a variable that effects the strength of your spells. An increased caster level does not give you additional spells per day or spells known.

In your example, you would cast the spell magic missile with a Caster Level of 17. The spell's range would be 270 feet, and it would create the maximum of 5 missiles. But the increased caster level alone would not give you additional spells per day, or additional spells known.

[OMG PONIES]

A 310 The number of master thrower tricks usable on a specific attack depends on the specific tricks selected. Some are specified as standard actions, and thus you could not use two of them simultaneously (for instance, tumbling toss and doubletoss). In your example, you cannot use Weak Spot and Trip Shot on the same attack, as Trip Shot requires a normal attack.

Trip shot:...The character makes a normal attack against the opponent with a thrown weapon.

Weak Spot:...When using a thrown weapon against a target of her size or larger, the character can make a ranged touch attack instead of a normal attack.

Emphasis added. Ask your DM whether you can use Palm Throw in conjunction with either, since the text of Palm Throw does not stipulate whether or not the attack is still considered "a normal attack." In regards to your question about Sneaky Shot, you can use it as many times per round as you can take a move action (normally once). The last part of your question needs no answer, since option A from your example is invalid.[/QUOTE]

A314 Dark Creature's Hide in Plain Sight works alongside (or even without) either Child of Shadow or Fellmist Robe. The text quoted from Tome of Battle indicates that you can't use the stance to hide in plain sight. You're not--you're using the Extraordinary ability granted by your template. There's no need for cover or concealment of any sort; as long as you're not in natural daylight, a daylight spell, or a similar effect you can make a Hide check as indicated in your example.

A315a Ask your DM. The answer to this depends on whether your DM views trees as creatures or objects, among other things. If the tree is considered a creature of the plant type, it depends on the size assigned to the tree, as:

Any creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three size categories larger than it is.

If your DM rules a tree is an object that fully obstructs movement, things get a little dicier. For what it's worth (and I hope not to go outside RAW here), I'd rule that the rules about accidentally ending in an illegal square take effect. The character ended their movement in a square that, while legal at the time, becomes an illegal square before the character can move again. If your DM agrees, the following would apply:

Sometimes a character ends its movement while moving through a space where it's not allowed to stop...When that happens, put your miniature in the last legal position you occupied, or the closest legal position, if there's a legal position that's closer.

A315b Ask your DM.

[Sugashane]

Q. 318 - A&B

After a charge, level 15 fighter uses Combat Brute AND Robilar's Gambit.He uses a greatsword so he gets 3x's his deduction from the charge to his 3 attacks in the second. But then when he gets hit (in that same round) he gets to retaliate because of Robilar's Gambit. Does he still get that bonus since the round has not ended?

And if the fighter called a -5 Power Attack before his attacks, he would have to keep that for each attack of opportunity until his next round, correct?

[Curmudgeon]

A 318 A&B Yes & yes.

(I'm assuming, from your description, that you're using the Momentum Swing maneuver of Combat Brute.) The text of this maneuver states that "[y]our attacks during the second round gain a bonus", so if your attacker had lower initiative than you the bonus would apply on your AoO from Robilar's Gambit. However, an attack by an enemy with a higher initiative count would be after the end of the round but before your next turn; that would not give you any Momentum Swing bonus. This language is distinct from that of Power Attack, wherein the penalty applies "until your next turn", so the Power Attack penalty would apply in either case.

[Sugashane]

A 318 A&B Yes & yes.

(I'm assuming, from your description, that you're using the Momentum Swing maneuver of Combat Brute.) The text of this maneuver states that "[y]our attacks during the second round gain a bonus", so if your attacker had lower initiative than you the bonus would apply on your AoO from Robilar's Gambit. However, an attack by an enemy with a higher initiative count would be after the end of the round but before your next turn; that would not give you any Momentum Swing bonus. This language is distinct from that of Power Attack, wherein the penalty applies "until your next turn", so the Power Attack penalty would apply in either case.

That is probably the 4th or 5th question of mine you've answered. lol. Thank you.

[Kred]

Q319
Defensive Sweep

If an opponent begins his action adjacent to you and does not move, he provokes an attack of opportunity...

It means a foe, which hits my ally, provokes AoO? Or he provokes AoO only from actions directed on me?

Q320
Robilar's Gambit + Karmic Strike
Will i get 2 AoO from 1 foe's attack?

[Chronos]

Quoth OMG PONIES:

A314 Dark Creature's Hide in Plain Sight works alongside (or even without) either Child of Shadow or Fellmist Robe. The text quoted from Tome of Battle indicates that you can't use the stance to hide in plain sight. You're not--you're using the Extraordinary ability granted by your template. There's no need for cover or concealment of any sort; as long as you're not in natural daylight, a daylight spell, or a similar effect you can make a Hide check as indicated in your example.

A 314 dispute:
Unlike most other forms of Hide in Plain Sight, the Dark Creature version does not grant concealment, nor remove the need for it. As written, you would need some source of concealment (which could be Child of Shadow or Fellmist Robe). Given that this is the only HiPS that works that way, some DMs might houserule otherwise, but that's not what's written.

[KillianHawkeye]

A 319

No. What provokes the AoO is the enemy ending his turn without moving. Attacking or not attacking bears no relevance to the situation.

[Curmudgeon]

A 320

Yes, if the opponent's attack is a hit.

[Andezzar]

Q 321

What items are at risk of being destroyed by an area effect spell? worn/carried objects? unattended objects? what about floors walls and ceilings?

[Yogibear41]

Q 322

What book is Grimma's Cauldron in? It allows you to brew potions without the brew potion feat from what I hear.

[Curmudgeon]

A 321

Unattended nonmagical items are fully affected by the spell. Unattended magic items get a saving throw. Attended items have a chance to be affected only if the character attending them rolls a 1 on their saving throw, and then their attended magic items get their own saving throw.

Most structures can be affected by area spells, but their construction may mitigate or bypass the damage. Stone will, for instance, be unaffected by the brief heat of a Fireball spell.

[unseenmage]

Q323

Does a saddle take up a magic item body slot on your mount?

[DeltaEmil]

Q 324

Does the dodge bonus granted by the Constant Guardian feat found in "Drow of the Underdark" stack if a creature is within 10 feet of two or more allies (all of them having that feat) that all chose that creature to gain the feat's benefit?

[lsfreak]

Q 325

Two affects both successfully fatigue a creature. There is no clause preventing this to escalate into exhaustion.

A:
The first one takes effect and has a duration of 2 rounds.
The second one takes effect on the next round and has a duration of 1 minute.
They stack, so the victim is exhausted. Are they exhausted for 1 round (until the first effect wears off) or for 1 minute (until the second wears off)? I presume it's going to be the same for fear stacking.

B:
Reversed situation, the 1-minute-duration takes effect, and on the next round the 2-round. Are they fatigued first round, then exhausted two rounds, then fatigued for the remaining seven rounds?

Q 326
A inflicts B with a condition with a duration of one round. The condition is removed just before A's next turn begins, correct?

[Curmudgeon]

A 323 Yes.

All worn magic items use a body slot by default; for example, a Battle Bridle (Magic Item Compendium, page 151) uses your mount's Face slot. Which specific slot is used (Waist, Torso, or possibly Body) will be up to your DM if not specified in the magic saddle's description.

A 324 Yes.

Dodge bonuses stack with one another unless otherwise specified. (Dodge bonuses from multiple instances of the same spell are limited by the spell stacking rules, but Constant Guardian is a feat, not a spell.)

A 325

Fatigued

A fatigued character can neither run nor charge and takes a -2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity. Doing anything that would normally cause fatigue causes the fatigued character to become exhausted.

Exhausted

An exhausted character moves at half speed and takes a -6 penalty to Strength and Dexterity. After 1 hour of complete rest, an exhausted character becomes fatigued. A fatigued character becomes exhausted by doing something else that would normally cause fatigue.

Unless the effects specifically state that they will cause exhaustion in an already fatigued character, they do not stack to cause exhaustion. The fatigued character must themselves do something that would normally cause fatigue. If the effects specifically state that they do stack, either the effect descriptions will specify the duration of the exhausted condition, or if not then that condition would remain only as long as the stacking fatigue effects both persist.

A 326 Yes.

[GreyMatter]

Q 327

Can a Crusader choose Martial Study (Iron Heart Surge) at 9th level, assuming that they chose Martial Study (any other Iron Heart maneuver they meet the prereq for) at 6th level?

[mattie_p]

A 327: No. The crusader's initiator level for non-crusader maneuvers is 1/2 of 9 or 4.5, rounded down to 4. This initiator level is not sufficient to take Iron Heart Surge, which needs IL 5.

[Kred]

Q328
Charge + Valorous Weapon enchant + Sneak Attack 10d6 (e.g) = 20d6 ?

[mattie_p]

A 328: No. Rules Compendium p 17 makes it clear that extra damage dice are never multiplied, not on a critical hit nor when using a Valorous weapon on a charge. Only the weapon's base damage (which includes any non-dice modifiers such as str bonus) is multiplied.

[Kred]

Q329
Are there progression for Natural Reach, Weapon Damage after Colossal size?

[unseenmage]

Q330

Can a construct or undead handle Quintessence without harm?

Q331

Can a construct or undead handle Quintessence without risk of it evaporating?

[Kred]

Q332
Human psion metamorphosed into Sun Giant. How much itterative attacks i will have?

[Urpriest]

Q329
Are there progression for Natural Reach, Weapon Damage after Colossal size?

A329 There are no sizes larger than Colossal. Dragons can have larger natural weapons and reach as per the Epic Level Handbook, but a Colossal+ Dragon is still Colossal in size.

Q332
Human psion metamorphosed into Sun Giant. How much itterative attacks i will have?

A332

As many as its BAB will allow, the same as if it was not metamorphosed into a Sun Giant.

[OMG PONIES]

A 322 I think the item you're mentioning is Gremma's Cauldron, which can be found in Expedition to Undermountain, on page 217.

A330 Yes. Expanded Psionics handbook only details effects that quintessence has on objects and living creatures. As non-living creatures, constructs and undead are not subject to these effects. Granted, if they accumulate 1 pound or more within a 5-foot radius, they'd still have psionic activity hampered, as follows:

Powers require twice as many power points to manifest, unless the manifester makes a successful Will save each time he or she attempts to manifest a power. Also in these circumstances, manifesting a psi-like ability that is usable at will is a full-round action rather than a standard action.

Rules citations about constructs/undead being creatures, but not living:

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Construct type: a construct is an animated object or artificially constructed creature...Since it was never alive, a construct cannot be raised or resurrected...Because its body is a mass of unliving matter...

Undead Type: undead are once-living creatures animated by spiritual or supernatural forces...These spells turn undead back into the living creatures they were before becoming undead.

A331 Yes. As long as the construct or undead doesn't scrape quintessence off a protected object, this rule does not apply:

Quintessence can be manually scraped away from a protected object, freeing it to rejoin the time stream. When you do this, there is a 75% chance that the quintessence evaporates back into the continuum. Otherwise, it coalesces again into a 1-inch diameter bead, available for later use.

Emphasis added.

Q333 Regarding initiator levels and prestige classes, which of the cited sentences takes precedence:

If you lack any martial adept levels, your initiator level is equal to 1/2 your character level.

Prestige classes work a little differently. In most cases, you add the full prestige class level to your martial adept level to determine your initiator level.

It seems like the second quote should apply only to the martial PrCs listed in Tome of Battle, but I can find no such language. Does this mean that even non-martial PrCs like, say, Abjurant Champion provide full initiator level advancement?

[Gargravarr]

Q334

Do these Dex bonuses to damage stack?

Dead Eye Feat
You may add your Dexterity bonus on damage rolls made with ranged weapons for which you have the Weapon Focus feat, so long as the target is within 30 feet.

Hit-and-Run Tactics Fighter ACF
In addition, when attacking a fl at-footed opponent within
30 feet, you can add your Dexterity bonus (if any) as a competence
bonus on weapon damage rolls.

Shadow Blade
While you are in a Shadow Hand stance and attack with one of the discipline's preferred weapons, you can add your Dexterity modifier as a bonus on melee damage for attacks made with the weapon.

I'm guessing Shadow Blade and Hit-and-Run do stack, because one is a competence bonus and the other untyped but Hit-and-Run won't stack with Dead Eye since it's the same source (Dex) and both are untyped? Or do they all stack?

[Andezzar]

A 334

Shadow Blade does not stack with Dead Eye because the former only applies to ranged weapons and the latter only to melee weapons.

Generally though untpyed bonuses stack even with other untyped bonuses if they come from different sources.

[Gargravarr]

Q333 Regarding initiator levels and prestige classes, which of the cited sentences takes precedence:

It seems like the second quote should apply only to the martial PrCs listed in Tome of Battle, but I can find no such language. Does this mean that even non-martial PrCs like, say, Abjurant Champion provide full initiator level advancement?

A333 partial

I was wondering the same thing at some point. However, my understanding is that only those PrCs that directly continue progression to existing maneuvers count as a full initiator level added (Deepstone Sentinel, Bloodclaw master...) and those that don't continue progression count as 1/2 (Bloodstorm Blade from ToB and all other PrCs outside ToB unless they gain maneuvers through their own class progression)

[Urpriest]

A 334

Shadow Blade does not stack with Dead Eye because the former only applies to ranged weapons and the latter only to melee weapons.

Generally though untpyed bonuses stack even with other untyped bonuses if they come from different sources.

A 334 Additional:

Source refers to the name of the ability or to the class that grants it, depending on which part of the rules you consult. Dex itself is never a source.