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Thread: Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XXI
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Q746
A. Can a dragon(great wyrm) use detect gem to locate a demilich?
B. Would the Heighten Breath feat plus the spell Rebuking Breath use the reflex
save vs breath weapon? And would the demilich be able to use their plus 20
bonus against turn/rebuke?
C. If a rebuked undead creature is attacked will that end the rebuke effect?
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A 746 A. Yes.
That ability is limited to 60' range, though.
A 746 B.
Rebuking Breath rebukes undead unless they succeed on the breath weapon's saving throw (a Reflex save for Dragons). Heighten Breath increases the DC of that saving throw. A Demilich's Turn Resistance increases their effective HD for a Cleric's turn/rebuke attempt, which is not the mechanism used by Rebuking Breath.
A 746 C. No.
There is no interaction between being rebuked and being attacked except for the creature doing the turning/rebuking.You can attack them with ranged attacks (from at least 10 feet away), and others can attack them in any fashion, without breaking the turning effect.
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Q 747
Does anyone have a source for the Half-Construct Template?
EDIT: Never mind, found it in the MM2 starting on page 209. Thanks anyway.Last edited by Getsugaru; 2012-08-22 at 11:49 PM.
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Repost and new question.
Q748
How does a Pearl of Power interact with metamagic? If I have a Pearl for 2nd-level spells, and the Still Spell feat, which (probably two) of the following cases are correct?
* I prepare Still Hypnotism (a 1st-level spell in a 2nd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. I now have Still Hypnotism prepared again.
* I prepare Still Hypnotic Pattern (a 2nd-level spell in a 3rd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. I now have Still Hypnotic Pattern prepared again.
* I prepare Still Hypnotism (a 1st-level spell in a 2nd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. I now have a regular Hypnotism prepared again; it is no longer Still.
* I prepare Still Hypnotic Pattern (a 2nd-level spell in a 3rd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. I now have a regular Hypnotic Pattern prepared again; it is no longer Still.
* I prepare Still Hypnotism (a 1st-level spell in a 2nd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. The attempt fails, and my daily usage of the Pearl has been squandered.
* I prepare Still Hypnotic Pattern (a 2nd-level spell in a 3rd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. The attempt fails, and my daily usage of the Pearl has been squandered.
* I prepare Still Hypnotism (a 1st-level spell in a 2nd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. The attempt fails, or cannot be attempted in the first place; I am still free to use the Pearl today.
* I prepare Still Hypnotic Pattern (a 2nd-level spell in a 3rd-level slot). I cast it, and then attempt to re-prepare it with the Pearl. The attempt fails, or cannot be attempted in the first place; I am still free to use the Pearl today.
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2012-08-23, 01:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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A 748
You need a pearl corresponding to the final version of the spell (including metamagic) If you use the pearl it is exactly as if you hadn't cast the spell.
So if you prepare a still spell (in a +1 slot) you need a pearl of power (spell level +1) to use the spell again. this spell is still in both castings.
There is no mention what happens if you use the wrong pearl AFAIK.
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So in other words a level 2 pearl will work for a Level 1 spell with +1 in metamagic. That's what I considered the most likely scenario but I figured I should be sure, since anything other than Heighten Spell doesn't change the spell slot, and I didn't recall the Pearl saying "spell's effective level" or "level of spell slot" or anything.
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If someone is slain in a way that prevents the use of resurrection spells which you have available, but they've gone to an Outer Plane upon death as is assumed to occur in default D&D metaphyics, is it possible to rescue them from that afterlife and return them to the living world via Plane Shift? (Cast once on yourself to get to Hades or wherever, then cast it on them to send them back to the PMP, and optionally cast a third time to get back yourself.) Or would they return to the PMP as a corpse, or would the spell fail altogether, or what? Do any of these answers change for any other mechanisms of getting from plane to plane (other than Astral Projection, I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work in any case)?Last edited by willpell; 2012-08-23 at 03:50 AM.
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A 749 (maybe)
Looking at the "The Nature of the Dead" section of MotP (p.89) and the "What happens after you die?" section of CD (p. 125-130), there is nothing that specifically says you cannot use planar travel to transport souls, although both are fairly specific about what spells are required to return a soul to it's former body (and Plane Shift doesn't get a mention).
In absence of any specific rules I can find, I can only assume that an attempt to shift a disembodied soul through the planes using magic would fail, since it isn't listed anywhere as an option to return a character to life.
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Q 750
Do the effects of Pharaoh's Fist and Pain Touch Stack?
Reasoning for "yes": Pain Touch does not specifically state a "Stunning Fist attack", but only "victim of a stunning attack". Pharaoh's Fist is a "stunning attack" (that in being an attack that stuns the enemy)
Followup: Does it work on every enemy that is stunned, or just the one in the center that was actually hit by an attack?
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A 750
Yes. Assuming you mean the CW feat Pain Touch, any creature that is stunned by your pharaoh's fist attack will be affected by the nausea from pain touch. (Excepting immunities of course.)Dex
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Q751:
A spell stacking question: I cast Protection From Energy (Fire) on myself twice. Since this spell doesn't say castings replace themselves, I should have two instances of this spell on me, set to absorb 120 fire damage (e.g. both need to be dispelled to remove the protection). A Red Dragon breathes on me in two consecutive rounds, rolling 140 fire damage both times. How much damage do I take, and more importantly why? Options include but aren't limited to:
- 0 damage in round 1 (the 1st breath uses up and discharges the 1st casting, and the rest of the damage is absorbed by the 2nd casting), and 40 damage in round 2 (the 2nd breath uses up and discharges the remainder of the 2nd casting).
- 20 damage in round 1 (the 1st breath uses up and discharges the 1st casting and the rest gets through), and 20 damage in round 2 (the 2nd breath uses up and discharges the 2nd casting and the rest gets through).
- 20 damage in round 1 (the first breath uses up and discharges both castings simultaneously and the rest gets through), and 140 damage in round 2 (since neither spell is active anymore).
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A 751
Option 1. is correct. The Player's Handbook example in Stacking Effects (pages 171-172) is:For example, two bless spells don’t give twice the benefit of one bless. Both bless spells, however, continue to act simultaneously, and if one ends first, the other one continues to operate for the remainder of its duration.Originally Posted by Protection from Energy
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Q 752
Are there any prestige classes specific to the Sorcerer, like how the Master Specialist is specific to the Wizard?Incarnum: VoP's best (and possibly only) friend.
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A 752
The only sorceror-only prestige class that leaps to mind is the Pact-Bound Adept (Dragon Magic), as it requires a dragonpact.
Dragonpacts, introduced in the same book, can only be entered by a sorceror, not any spontaneous caster.
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Q 753
Is there any reason you couldn't use the psionic power "call weaponry" to get colossal or colossal+ weapons?
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Q 754
I think I remember reading somewhere that with 5 ranks in Balance you can get up from prone without provoking AoOs. Where was that?
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A 754
Sorry no. 5 ranks in balance permit one to retain one's dexterity bonus to AC while balancing.
There are a number of ways of standing without provoking (e.g. DC 35 tumble check) but not with balance.
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A 753: There doesn't seem to be. Note, however, that you can't actually wield the weapon you call unless you're almost equally large (and since the power says "You call a weapon “from thin air” into your waiting hand..." that may be grounds to prevent you from doing it, but that's less RAW and more a DM thing, which is out of the purview of this thread).
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A753 additional
The examples they give of weapons that you can call do not specify a size, so a DM might very well rule that it's impossible to ask for a given size of weapon. Certainly if you are Colossal yourself you will call a Colossal weapon by default, but otherwise the text says nothing specific about size but by omission implies that no option exists to determine the size of weapon you get. Remember that D&D rules are generally a list of things you can do, with an assumption that anything unlisted cannot be done (save when Rule Zero is applied of course). If it says nothing, the default answer is generally "no".
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Re: A 754 [correction]
Making the DC 35 Tumble check for Free Stand still provokes AoOs. From page 103 of Complete Adventurer:Free Stand: With a DC 35 Tumble check result, you can stand up from prone as a free action (instead of as a move action). This use of the skill still provokes attacks of opportunity as normal.
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Q 755
Can a character with 10 levels of Dragon Disciple (thus having the half-dragon template) then take levels in the Half-Dragon Paragon class?
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A 755: Yes, a Dragon Disciple can take levels in half-dragon paragon.
The SRD has a paragraph that makes this clear:
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Q. 756
I apologize in advance if this question has been asked before. My question is: what happens if you cast magic jar at a ghost?
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A 756
By casting magic jar, you place your soul in a gem or large crystal (known as the magic jar), leaving your body lifeless. Then you can attempt to take control of a nearby body, forcing its soul into the magic jar.
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Q757
Is there ever any game-mechanical difference between "the save DC of your spells is increased by 2" and "the target of your spells takes a -2 penalty on saving throws"? To me the use of the latter just seems like awkward grammar.
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Q 759: can monsters and animal companions grapple you without provoking?
if i'm a druid, do i need to have my companion take any feats to be ablr to grapple? does he need Imp unarmed strike and Imp grapple?Originally Posted by actual quote from this forum
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A 759 partial
Several monsters have the Improved Grab special attack, which allows them to grapple without provoking an AoO. I don't know of any animals that have this ability, though some may. Note that if you're asking about having your elephant pick you up with its trunk or something, whether the attack provokes is not relevant, since you can just choose not to take the AoO, and train the animal to recognize that it can safely make the attempt.
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A 757
Mathematically, there's no difference between adding 2 to the DC or subtracting 2 from a roll.
However, there are non-mathematical reasons why you might want to do one or the other. For example, if you don't want the target to know that the power is unusually difficult to resist. Or if you have somebody who is bad at math, it's usually just faster not to bother them with the extra mathematical steps.
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Q 728: All strikes with chosen weapons from that discipline.
There are several caveats in the phrasing of the benefits of that feat.
- +1 bonus on damage rolls with all the preferred weapons of your chosen discipline when using a strike combat maneuver
- +2 bonus on checks involving the discipline’s key skill
- save DCs of any maneuvers that you perform from the chosen discipline are increased by 1
Chosen discipline is mentioned in each of the three potential bonuses from the feat, but the +1 on damage applies during any strike combat maneuver.
A 758: No
Refer back to stacking, from the SRD:
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A 757 additional:
Do note that increasing the DC of your spells by 2 only affects your spells that target others, while the literal wording you quoted: "the target of your spells takes a -2 penalty on saving throws" could affect other saving throws the target makes, depending on the exact wording.Last edited by mattie_p; 2012-08-25 at 07:03 AM.
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Q 759 ADDENDUM
The thing i was thinking about is: can a Dire Eagle companion grapple an enemy, fly up and then drop him for massive damage?
but the question is extended to every monster and animal. is grapple possible for monsters? or do they provoke every time as well?Originally Posted by actual quote from this forum