Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition is a 2003 revision of D&D Third Edition.
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Would an armor and shield of light fortification stack?
Lets say we have a character wearing both an armor and shield with the light fortification special ability. If this character is critically hit, are percentile dice rolled twice to negate the critical ...
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Can Tenser's Floating Disk be ridden?
I know the rules for TFD in 3.5 mention it can carry anything within its weight limit and can be directed by the caster within its range limits, but are there any rules about actually riding Tenser's ...
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Can I Coup de Grace and/or make a death attack with a touch spell?
This question has two components: firstly, can a character with Assassin levels trigger their Death Attack (after the three rounds of study, of course) by making a Coup De Grace against the helpless ...
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What can limit dex for AC?
This is possibly a bug in Hero Lab but it's been pretty solid so far; so I'm trying to work out what it's doing. If it is a hero lab bug, then this question will probably need to be deleted.
I've ...
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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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Can a Specialist Wizard multiclass to cast spells from his prohibited schools?
I've had DMs rule both ways on this..I haven't seen any official RAWs on this so I was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction?
If a Wizard specializes (giving him 1-2 prohibited ...
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Does the spell Nondetection offer protection against all divination spells?
Does the spell Nondetection (and therefore the Unseen Seer ability Guarded Mind) protect the target from all divination spells or just the ones given as examples in the PHB (see quote)?
The ...
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Negative Damage of an Animal
The D&D Wiki indicates some animals have a negative modifier to their damage such that they can never do positive damage. In this case it's 1d2-5. How should this be interpreted?
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How to make monsters with class levels?
Say I was trying to make a 3rd level Harpy bard. Do I remove its seven hit dice, feats, BAB and skills etc and start from scratch? Or do I add the class levels on top of all that? How does level ...
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Question regarding spellcraft: Learn a spell
Browsing the PHB, I noticed the 3rd entry of the spellcraft skill's usages:
15 + spell level: Learn a spell from a spellbook or scroll (wizard
only). No retry for that spell until you gain at ...
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Best way to convert creatures from 3.x to 4E?
I've reccently discovered a load of monsters I created for 3.x D&D and would love to convert them to 4E.
Do any guides exist for this? Or could someone give me the most important points to ...
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Is it possible to teleport while on the Astral plane?
According to both the D20 SRD and the Pathfinder PRD "Teleportation is instantaneous travel through the Astral Plane."
My question, if a character were already on the astral plane for whatever ...
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What is Ghost Wire, and where is it in the books?
Recently, a freind of mine used an item called "ghost wire". I have never heard of this item before and couldn't find it any of my books, so I had to use some on the spot rulings as to its use. Can ...
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Calculating encounter level with mixed CR enemies?
In D&D 3.5 how do you calculate the Encounter Level of an encounter when the encounter involves elements (usually enemies) of multiple CRs?
For example an encounter involves
4 Zombies (CR1/2)
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Is that blackguard riding a dragon? Nope, but their pony sure looks evil
In Elder Evils, there is a bodak blackguard who has a really cool mount. It's a flying construct with a nightwing's essence bonded to it. Very reminiscent (perhaps borderline steal?) of the Hobgoblin. ...
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Yummy, I love the taste of ghosts..?
The SRD says
An incorporeal creature has no physical body.
Do incorporeal creatures have matter - any at all?
If one argues that ectoplasm is matter (with some supplements such as Ghostwalk), ...
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If I create a character with 2 Psionic Classes does he get bonus PP Per day From both?
I have a Wilder/Psiwarrior Character I have just created and I have a question. Does this character get bonus PP Per day based on both his Wisdom and Charisma? I was unsure when I was reading this and ...
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Impact of removing Dragonborn from Khorvaire
I plan on running an Eberron campaign and may end up doing it in 4th ed, but am interested in preserving the story of 3.5 Eberron. IMO Dragonborn should not be common in Khorvaire and would be at best ...
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Is OD&D faster than D&D 3e at low levels, and why?
I've never played OD&D, AD&D or retro-clones, but fans of those games often say they run much faster than D&D 3e and 4e, especially to resolve combat. However, it's my experience that ...
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Any gods of balance in the 3.5 default setting pantheon?
Are there any deities whom favor balance between good and evil over all things? Less emphasis on war/valor/tyranny than Heironeous and Hextor, less about magic than Boccob. I'm looking for a deity or ...
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What does a DnD (v3.5) DM need to learn to start a Pathfinder campaign?
I'm interested in making the switch to Pathfinder from DnD v3.5 as a DM. Aside from buying the books, I'm wondering if people can either a) direct me to good resources/threads (as I'm sure this ...
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About to start first campaign. Question re: Treantmonk's Guide to Rangers
I decided to select the Ranger class for my first campaign. I used Treantmonk's Guide to Rangers (switch hitter) for my first build. I added Beastmaster and Skirmisher to supplement my expected play ...
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How does Magic Circle against Evil work?
Magic Circle against Evild20SRD has two primary effects:
Affecting all creatures within 10-ft. of its target with a Protection from Evild20SRD effect.
Drawing a 10-ft.-radius circle centered on its ...
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Are there any rules for building demolition?
I'm planning a scenario in which my players, being a crafty lot, may try to destroy a building. Are there any rules for what it would take to accomplish that? Would a building have an AC?
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An insomniac character, how could that work?
I searched the player's handbook a while ago for the sleep deprivation rules but I don't remember finding anything, even though I recall having been told about such rules.
Apart from asking if any ...
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Is there a Masterplan-like tool for 3.5?
I'm looking for a tool like Masterplan or something near, but for a 3.5 / Pathfinder d20 game.
I don't mind if you know of something better ;)
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Do special abilities require an action every round they are active?
Extraordinary ability is a free action to use. Is it a free action to turn on, and then no action afterwards. For instance, if someone is using hide in plain sight, and then becomes unconscious, is ...
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Does raising a familiar from the dead restore the lost experience points?
In 3.5 edition, Wizards and Sorcerers suffer an XP penalty if their familiar dies:
If the familiar dies or is dismissed by the sorcerer, the sorcerer
must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw. ...
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Need a good “Katrina Horror” scenario/resources for my Pathfinder campaign
AVAST! THAR BE SPOILERS AHEAD!
In my current Pathfinder campaign, set in Golarion, I'm mashing up the Second Darkness Adventure Path, initially set in the seedy pirate-infested town of Riddleport, ...
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Character Build - “Bad Luck” Theme
I'm trying to build a character who suffers a strange and inexplicable stigma that attracts misfortune to all the people around him. (In South America it's called "mufa"; in colloquial language, ...
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Do underwater opponents have cover from someone in the water?
Someone under the water has total cover from someone on the land. If you are in the water but not under it you have partial cover from a land based opponent. What I'd like to know is if you are in ...
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How do you make a vampire cleric stay dead?
In our current D&D 3.5 campaign we have made enemies with powerful drow vampire clerics. They have an annoying habit of resurrecting as their god is one who brings people back from the dead to ...
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How Can I Make Supplies Matter In D&D 3.5e?
On long journeys we always forget to track supplies so I am looking for a way to make supplies actually matter in D&D 3.5.
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Rend on fleshless opponents
The rend special attack of (let's say) a cave troll deals additional damage against targets hit by both front claws.
The description includes the following: "it latches onto the opponent’s body and ...
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Can a sleeping character Hide?
Hiding requires an opposed roll.
Can a sleeping character hide at all? If they do so, do they roll Hide when they go to sleep (for hiding their sleeping spot, etc.), or do they make an opposed roll ...
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How to mitigate glass cannon syndrome in Pathfinder?
This is the more gamey part of my other question, What to do when your character is just too good?
In D&D 3.5e and Pathfinder, damage output grows very, very quickly. Much more quickly than hit ...
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A fantasy system with similar dicerolling and levels of success as World of Darkness
The group I play with and I really like the fantasy setting of D&D 3.5. However, we find the rules a bit cumbersome, particularly in complex battles.
We would still want the system to include ...
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What are the steps for creating an animal companion?
I'm having some issues statting out a badger Animal Companion for a 6th level Ranger in D&D 3.5.
Can anyone provide step by step instructions that I can follow whenever I create an animal ...
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Which classes are good as long-range fighters?
I've just started out playing DnD, with three experienced friends and one non-experienced. Our party consists of 1 Cleric, 1 Bard, 1 Fighter, 1 Druid, and me, the ranger.
However, I want to pick a ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of oldschool D&D combat initiative?
Old D&D and D&D3E/4E treat initiative and combat order differently like so:
D&D 3.5 / 4E: All participants roll individual initiative, once only at the start of combat. Each player takes ...
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How to make spell components relevant again?
The spell components mechanic has always seemed a bit ham-fistedly handled in D&D since 2nd edition. What should be an interesting way of defining a wizard generally becomes "I have my pouch" and ...
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Is there a web resource for feats for D&D 3.5?
I remember a web page called the Netbook of Feats that had a huge list of feats for 3.5e. Does anyone know where that went?
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In a high fantasy setting, what changes when you restrict player magical item purchases?
In every game that I've played or run, the players have been able to easily buy or craft any magic item that they could pay for. What are the pitfalls of this kind of unlimited magic freedom system? ...
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Can Prestidigitation color people's skin?
The Prestidigitation spell in D&D 3.5 specifically says that it is possible to use it to color items (see SRD). Given the wording, "items" can be interpreted either as "inanimate object" or more ...
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How should I hand out magic items in D&D 3.5e?
So, I started running a standart 3.5 campaign (magic average) with four PCs several weeks ago, and as I am a rookie DM and quite an inexperienced player myself, I am starting to wonder when and in ...
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How much damage does a thrown tower shield deal?
Out of curiousity, I've been trying to create a sort of "Captain America" type character using the Tower Shield Specialist and the Throw Anything feat. Unfortunately, I've been having a lot of trouble ...
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Is Cartography a craft or a profession?
Simple question, for pathfinder is Cartography used as a skill classified as "craft " or "profession"?
For reference:
Craft Skill
Profession Skill
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Group-wise Combinable Magic Items (each member owns 1)
I realize this isn't the best reference, but there was a show in the 90's "Captain Planet" where there was 5 kids, and each had a ring of power, and it was when they would combine all of them the ...
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Confusion about magic weapon pricing
So, a friend of mine is trying his hand at GMing and is planning out a campaign that will start us out at level 5 with a 5000gp starting budget. My Elven Swashbuckler will be bringing along a +1 Keen ...
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How can I convert monsters from 4e back to 3.5?
For Christmas this year, I got the Monster Manual Three. Only problem is, this one is for 4e and I play almost exclusive 3.5. However, I started flipping through the pages anyway out of curiosity.
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