Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition is a 2003 revision of D&D Third Edition.
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May magic missile be energy substituted
Does energy substitution cover force damage type?
I'd like to fire flaming missile to exploit monster weaknesses and searching for a way to add fire description to the spell or replace original with ...
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Do Teleportation spells transfer kinetic energy?
The Short question here is do teleportation spells in Pathfinder/3.5 carry over any kinetic momentum you were subject to before the teleportation. For context, please see this example situation (which ...
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How do I gain extra feats outside of normal levelling?
I'm new to D&D and new to version 3.5 particularly.
I'm creating a character using the PHB and need to know if there are any means for getting extra feats - perhaps some items or possibly quests?
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What is the LA when only the ECL is listed?
If a class or race has an ECL but no LA value, does that mean that the ECL is the LA, or that it just has a LA of 0 and your character is just that much more powerful with no drawbacks?
For example, ...
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What weapon has the highest base damage? [closed]
Which mundane, medium-sized weapon deals on average the highest base damage per hit?
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Touch Attack Spells vs Incorporeal Creatures
Is it possible to hit an incorporeal creature with a spell that requires a melee touch attack without the use of any magical ability that allows one to make contact with incorporeal beings? Put ...
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How big a creature can you entangle with entangling breath?
I am looking for rules (which I could not find in manuals) or personal contributions to the question: how big a creature can you entangle with entangling breath?
Should it depend on the size of the ...
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Is a fumble on a natural 1 an official rule?
I am currently a player in a D&D 3.5 game where rolling a 1 on any attack roll is not only an automatic miss, but also means that something "bad" happens – such as dropping your sword, falling ...
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Is there a Beloved of Chemosh template anywhere?
For a while, I am looking for this template, but failed to find one (even unofficial). In a long time ago, Sean Everette posts to a message aobut this template in dragonlance forums
A template for ...
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Do Powerful Build and Monkey Grip Stack?
The Character in question is a Large half-Minotaur Goliath who is using monkey grip.
Normally a Large Goliath could wield a Huge weapon with no penalty.
Monkey Grip allows you to wield a weapon 1 ...
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Character build for Gandalf in D&D3.5?
In my groups next campaign I am hoping to be a PC instead of the DM and I want to play a character who is like Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. I began looking at options; he would ...
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Do you have to permanently sacrifice turns/rebukes for more daily Devotion Feat uses?
I've been reading Complete Champion and I came across a conflict the in text that I need resolved.
On page 52, in the Domain Feats section, the text reads:
If you have the ability to turn or ...
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How can I add spellcasting ability to a preexisting Fighter class character?
My wife, she has a level 4 Fighter (Dwarf) She really wants to do spells, but not playing in quite some time, I completely forgot how to do the change. She really wants to be a Wizard or a Sorcerer. ...
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How to build a Secret Base without killing the builders
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How can I build a secret base without having to just kill all the builders afterwards to keep the secret?
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Another player and I want to build a secret base for an assassins ...
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Can you initiate maneuvers with weapons other than those the discipline favors?
When playing a class from Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords can you initiate manuevers while not weilding a disciplines favored weapon? For example: could one use Desert Wind manuevers without ...
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Stacking Turn Resistance
Does Turn Resistance from different sources stack?
Typed bonuses do not stack, however, turn resistance doesn't specify a type. So, if an undead gets a multiple bonuses to turn resistance do they ...
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Can a creature use rake when you can't win a grapple check?
Creature A grapples creature B. Creature B has Rake. Creature B attempts to rake creature A.
Can you rake when you did not start the grapple, and can't win a grapple check?
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In this case, ...
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Do the 3.5 books ask you to refer to 3.0 books?
I noticed some of the 3.5 manuals refer to books like Manual of the Planes and Oriental Adventures, but when one of my friends found those books, they were 3.0 edition. Is that right, or were there ...
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How does two weapon fighting calculate the offhand attack?
I am making a character who uses two weapons at once, but this is the first time that I have attempted to make a dual-wielding character. He will have 2 attacks/round from his BAB. Two-weapon fighting ...
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Questions about Improved Familiar advancement
I have a sorcerer with a Gem Scarab familiar planned for a campaign starting at level 10, which would give the familiar 10 HD, which is more than enough for a Gem Scarab to advance a size category. ...
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Was psionic combat removed from Pathfinder?
I have the 3.5 edition of the Psionic Handbook that covers psionic combat. But reading through the Pathfinder I have found nothing so far.
If changing to Pathfinder, will I no longer need psionic ...
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Does Armor have a base +1 AC if made for tiny creatures?
According to the Armor for Unusual Creatures table, tiny or smaller creatures receive half the AC from armor. So what happens to the armor bonus when the armor bonus is only +1?
For example, Gnome ...
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Healing Kits in combat
2 players are in combat, with no healing abilities except for 1 player has the Healing skill and also has a Healing Kit +1.
Can he use that kit in combat to heal his friend that is low on health or ...
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How do I model sinkholes collapsing under the PCs?
I found the rules for quicksand but those aren't exactly what I'm seeking. While I am using a marshy environment I want to create terrain which can suddenly give way under the PCs. There are a few ...
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Multi Class Leveling
I am new to D&D, currently using 3.5 & Pathfinder (Pathfinder book arrives next week, ordered it). I am extremely confused with the Multiclass leveling system.
When I opt to take a new class ...
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What is the cost for the upkeep of gear?
Our campaign setting is money poor, the cost of a master work weapon is far out of the commoner's reach. When players need to purchase things they certainly think it through. NPC crafters do not have ...
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Can you use more than one martial maneuver in a single round?
At first I thought you could only use one martial maneuver a round, but after looking through Tome of Battle, I can't seem to find that explicitly stated anywhere. Is there really such a restriction ...
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How do I tell how long my adventure is going to be?
I'm a new DM starting a campaign I've written myself. I have a party of 4 players right now- three have been playing for years, one has never played before. My problem is I'm not sure how to tell how ...
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How many natural weapon attacks would I get?
If a character has 3 natural weapons (2 claws and a tail), and has the feats Improved Multiattack (eliminates penalty to attack rolls for secondary attacks, but still uses 1/2 Strength damage bonus) ...
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Writing rules and guidelines for a 3.Xe, 4e mashup system and campaign [closed]
Recently I've taken on the project of creating my own campaign and system that i hope to be combination of 4e and 3e, but distinct from each. Could anyone give me suggestions as to how to write the ...
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Problems with a party of only Spellcasters?
Given a party of only spellcasters (and only unique classes, i.e. only one character can take any specific class), what are possible roadblocks or problems the group may run into? Should they be ...
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Is the “Raise dead” spell subject to augmented summoning?
My question is simple: does raising the dead with a "raise dead" spell constitute a type of summoning that can be affected by the augment summoning feat? (Aren't we effectively "summoning" the dead ...
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Can I use a full attack and natural attacks in the same round?
I'm playing a 7th level monk variant in D&D 3.5e and I'm a werewolf. The variant has a 1 for 1 BAB. (level 1 = BAB+1) If I'm in hybrid form, Can I make my 2 standard attacks followed by 2 claws ...
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My DM's ruled that all spells cast in armor are subject to Arcane Spell Failure. Can you change his mind?
My Fighter wants to multiclass into Bard, and continue wearing heavy armor; I'd just avoid spells with somatic components, since only spells with somatic Components worry about an armor's Arcane Spell ...
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Question about the Bag of Endless Caltrops
I don't recall seeing anything about caltrops obtained from a Bag of Endless Caltrops disappearing. Does that mean you could in theory stockpile these caltrops by regularly removing them from the bag, ...
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I need help with a 3e-4e merger homebrew system (specifically fighters)
I am trying to create my own RPG system, similar to 4e and 3e, and hopefully a happy merger of both.
For casting classes, there are 4 tiers of spells per 10 levels, totaling 12 tiers of spells ...
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Magic Dead Zones and rules clarifications
I would like clarification on some points, if possible with rule sources, regarding Magic Dead Zones (and, maybe, Anti-Magic Fields):
Do potions work at all? In an MDZ, there is no conduit for ...
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Domains for a Sorcerer with Domain Access
Domain Access from Complete Champion p52 allows a sorcerer to take a cleric domain for the price of forever losing one L1 and one L2 spell known. The sorcerer gets the domain power, but can cast the ...
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Is there a way to eliminate opponents through grappling?
I am playing a monk in our Oriental Adventures campaign, and recently we had a situation where another player was grappling a wu jen spell caster. We thought about breaking her neck to quickly get rid ...
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Is there any way to reduce Metapsionic Costs?
I Already know of the Torc of Power Preservation and Earth Power and Metapower.
If it Matters the Character in Question(Though it isnt made yet.) is Level 10, has a Flaw which means he has 5 open ...
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How does one become a god?
How does one become a deity? I read Deities and Demigods, but some things are either not explained or not mentioned at all.
Do you have to get a blessing from a god with 20+ divinity?
Can you ...
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Can I make my full round multiple attacks with the same weapon?
If I am level 6 with the attack progression +6/+1, can I use the same weapon to attack twice during a full-round action? If I am level 11 and get +11/+6/+1, can I use the same weapon to attack three ...
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Does the target of a spell know who is casting it?
Lets say a wizard casts a compulsion spell on someone. Is that person aware that a spell was cast on him? Is he aware of where the spell came from?
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How can I mechanistically empower a prophecy or fortune without railroading the plot?
I am interested in the idea of incorporating fate (via prophecy or fortunes told) in my campaign. I would like to come up with a set of rules/mechanics to make a prophecy or fortune teller's ...
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Which class should my “fallen” paladin change to?
My friend and I are playing D&D 3.5 and I want to change from being a Lawful Good Paladin. My DM will allow me to make him fall if I make it look good and choose a new class that's fit for a ...
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Can a spellcaster use Harmonic Chorus on himself?
I've been looking into ways to boost my save DCs, and I came across Harmonic Chorus. There seems to be a bit of inconsistency in the description, which makes me think it may be possible to cast it on ...
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Do Psicrystals get Feats?
Ive been looking at the uses of Psicrystals lately and have been wondering why I keep seeing references to them getting feats. I have not read anything to support the idea. They technically dont have ...
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How to kill a character without making their player too angry
I have been DMing a game for a group of friends. In between two sessions, which ended with them facing a few enemy NPCs, I realized that these intelligent opponents had a very good way to kill one of ...
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Non-lethal weapon damage - does a magic bonus add?
Is there any place in the manual where the following statement is proven or disproven?
You can't add your weapon's magical bonus if you want to deal nonlethal damage with it.
(My answer would be ...
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What CR adjustment should I make for Divine Rank 0
How do I calculate the the CR adjustment when adding Divine Rank 0?
Note: Yes, I know that not everyone agrees with the CR but it is a useful overall guide. So, with that being said I need to make ...
