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Thread: Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XXI
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Q 574
The Shadow Creature template (Lords of Madness, p.168-9) says "Shadow Creatures also have one special ability for every 4 Hit Dice they possess (minimum of one additional ability)".
Does that make the progression of abilities gained 1, 8, 12, 16, 20 (divide HD by 4, round down, min 1), or 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 (divide HD by 4, round up; effectively "at 1 HD, and every 4 HD beyond that")?Homebrew!
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A 574
In D&D you always round down (PHB p. 304). So it is 1, 8, 12, 16, 20.
Q 575
Can Polymorph be dispelled? Does the target revert to its natural form if it enters an Antimagic Field? What happens if it exits again?
Q 576
Can you discern whether someone is a real creature of a certain species or a polymorphed one?
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A 575
Yes, Polymorph can be dispelled. If someone under the influence of most any spell with a duration enters an Antimagic Field their ongoing spells are suppressed; if they leave the Antimagic Field before the duration of the suppressed spells expires, those spells resume their previous function. So someone under the influence of Polymorph would indeed revert to their natural form inside an Antimagic Field, and then their Polymorph form again after leaving the Antimagic Field.
A 576
The True Seeing spell does exactly that.
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Q 575 Corollary
Would you have to use a Free Action to change into any non-natural form after exiting an AMF if you used Shapechange instead of Polymorph?
Q 576 Addendum
Is there a non-magic way? You only get a disguise bonus, if you use polymorph as a disguise. Otherwise you simply look like the creature you want to change into, right?Last edited by Andezzar; 2012-07-28 at 06:50 AM.
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A 575 Corollary
You would immediately revert to the last form you had assumed via Shapechange, with no other action on your part.
A 576 Addendum
On first inspection, any character is entitled to a reactive Spot check to see through a disguise effect of Polymorph; that or similar form-changing magic grants +10 to the opposed Disguise check, with various Spot and Disguise modifiers depending on the particular form chosen. After that penetrating a disguise takes extra effort.Originally Posted by Spot
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The problem is you only get the +10, if you use the spell as a disguise and it is not an illusion.
Originally Posted by SRD on Alter Self
I'm talking about the first case, where you assume the form of a specific species not a specific specimen of that species. Can anyone spot that you are not a genuine representative of that species?Last edited by Andezzar; 2012-07-28 at 07:54 AM.
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Re: A 576 Addendum
I'm afraid you're misreading the spell and making up something beyond what is written. Alter Self provides a disguise capability, but its function is not based on the spellcaster's intentions for such use.Originally Posted by Alter Self
Special: Magic that alters your form, such as alter self, disguise self, polymorph, or shapechange, grants you a +10 bonus on Disguise checks (see the individual spell descriptions).
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Q 577
Do the aging penalties and bonuses stack? I.e, does venerable give you -6 to physical stats and +3 to mental?
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A 577 Yes.
With age, a character’s physical ability scores decrease and his or her mental ability scores increase (see Table: Aging Effects). The effects of each aging step are cumulative.
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Sorry about this but I keep looking and can not find it.
Psionics, are they effected by being silenced / defensive casting ?"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint - it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff."
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A 578
Psionics are purely mental actions - there are almost never any verbal, somatic or material components to them. So they are not affected by a silence spell.
You may defensively manifest to reduce the Concentration check to avoid AoOs while manifesting within an opponent's reach.
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Q579
I'm taking the knowledge devotion feat for my character and was wondering
if all humans fall into the Knowledge Local skill for purposes of this feat?
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A 579 Yes.
All Humanoids are covered by Knowledge (local). That includes all the Player's Handbook races, including Humans.
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Q580
if someone who is making a spot check knows what he is looking for, he gets a bonus to his check (in relation to spot vs hide)
if at all, where do the books say this?
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A 580
That's in the Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions treatment in the Skills chapter of Player's Handbook, on page 64. See also here.
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Is there a way for a Paladin to gain access to their Special Mount for a longer time span than 2 hours/paladin level per day?Last edited by Menteith; 2012-07-28 at 11:38 PM.
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A 581
I believe that there's an Extend SLA feat in Savage Species.
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How would one stop Psionic caster if you had one knocked out. A wizard chained up and gagged is fine unless he has a few meta magic feats. But if Psionic is just pure will (with added sound effects for some of the abilities) how can you safely capture one at low-to-mid level range?"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint - it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff."
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Depending on your definition of "mid-level range", Psionic Restraints (damping) at 24K gold might be affordable; someone wearing such a restraint cannot spend Power Points at all. Otherwise the methods for stopping a psion are pretty much all equally effective against Wizards, such as dropping an AMF/NPF, or hitting them with a poison that drops Intelligence below 10.Last edited by willpell; 2012-07-29 at 04:32 AM.
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A 582 additional
Hit them on the head so much that they'll be unconscious for a week.
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Q 583
Suppose a Medium character is under the effect of the spell Giant Size, becoming Gargantuan. They then cast Alter Self. Which of the following is the case:
a) Their ability scores remain modified by Giant Size. They may take the form of a Small, Medium, or Large creature.
b) Their ability scores return to their values pre-Giant Size. They may take the form of a Small, Medium, or Large creature.
c) Their ability scores remain modified by Giant Size. They may take the form of a Huge, Gargantuan, or Colossal creature.
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d) Do the answers to any of these questions change if the order in which the spells is cast is reversed?Lord Raziere herd I like Blasphemy, so Urpriest Exalted as a Malefactor
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Q 584
With low-light vision a creature "can see twice as far as normal in dim light", but how far can a creature without low-light vision see under that condition?Last edited by Andezzar; 2012-07-29 at 11:29 AM.
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A 584 See the table linked to here. You need to check the bright and shadowy illumination radius for each light source, then double it for low-light vision characters.
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Q 584 Addendum
This does not help much for "global" conditions like dusk and dawn. It also does not help with the observer in darkness and observed in dim light - unless the expected result is that no observer can see in that situation.Last edited by Andezzar; 2012-07-29 at 12:05 PM.
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A583
I think you may have hit on something here...
Since Alter Self states "The new form must be within one size category of your normal form" and "You retain your own ability scores" (with the lack of a qualifier in here I take this to mean your current scores, not your base scores) the correct answer (just imo, by my reading) is a).
Note, that i think this is the 'wrong' answer, as presumably the stat modifications from giant size should be size bonuses, but the spell, like many others in CA, doesn't specify this, so RAW, they are just a.n. bonus.
If you reverse the order of the spells the answer instead becomes c), as Giant Size will still increase your size after the Alter Self has taken affect.