Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition is a 2003 revision of D&D Third Edition.
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Is there a working adaptation of Skyrim's Dragon Shouts to DnD3.x?
I wonder if there's a well designed and tested, working - and, of course, unofficial (?) - adaptation of Skyrim's Dragon Shouts (Thu'um) to DnD 3.x (or possibly Pathfinder)?
If not, how would you ...
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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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Any GM headaches or canon reasons not to let resurrected PCs fight their reanimated corpses?
Given that,
a character can be dissolved in acid and resurrected
A body isn't necessary for resurrection.
Also, given that,
a dark cleric/necromancer can raise a dead body to fight
It seems ...
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Can't get “a hold” of this At-Range Grappling Conundrum
I usually have a solid grip on grappling rules but a recent battle caught me flat footed. Word play aside, a creature with multiple tentacles grappled me from 10' away, and chose to maintain the ...
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What is a radius on a square grid?
So last night, my D&D group ran into an interesting question. The spell Entangle says "Area: plants in a 40-ft radius spread." We (like a lot of people, I think) play D&D on a square grid, ...
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Buff the mighty - half-pint?
Are there any small sized creatures with a bonus to their strength score?
Ideally, I'd like one/some with as close an ECL to zero as possible.
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Are there speed limits on thrown objects in D&D? [closed]
There was an interesting question about the maximum speed of a character, with an even more interesting answer that a properly optimized character can break the speed of light. (So, isn't general ...
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My fifth level PC has a +2 longsword but that's about all
How much can any single possession take up a character's wealth? For this question, I'd like answers that operate under the presumption that wealth-by-level isn't a minimum but instead a target.
I've ...
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Does Improved Natural Attack (Claw) apply to all my claw attacks?
I have a totemist who took Improved Natural Attack to boost the damage of the Claws from the Soulmeld Sphinx claws, and then decided to shape a different soulmeld that also gave claw attacks. (In this ...
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Does having access to a chakra bind from one class allow you to bind another class's soulmelds to it?
I am currently playing a totemist. I was hoping to expand my damage and versatility through multiclassing into Incarnate to gain access to some more damaging powers, and I came across a question I ...
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Is Dragonblood Sorcerer worth it?
Dragon Magic presents a system of substitute levels of various classes for characters with the Dragonblood subtype. One of which, Dragonblood Sorcerer, provides the following benefits:
1st level: ...
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How can I balance an enemy that my players might encounter at different levels?
My story revolves around 8 angels that my players must defeat. The thing is I want them to look for them in no particular order. How can I balance an enemy easily in advance, since they may encounter ...
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Help turning a 3rd lvl fighter into a warblade
Ok so I have a 3rd lvl fighter with the stats str-18,dex-16,con-16,int-15,wis-15,cha-15. I got the ok to start making him a warblade but im not sure what feats and such i should take or how to ...
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Need help with Sorcerer build options
Ok, so I'm working on a Spellscale Sorcerer with a gambler theme; he will eventually be taking levels of Fatespinner and Fortune's Friend (he doesn't consider this cheating any more than an athlete ...
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Do all spellcasting classes get unlimited cantrips?
I at least know that Wizards get to use level-0 spells an unlimited number of times a day, but is this a class feature, or are all cantrips unlimited use? I ask this because some spontaneous ...
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Are there rules for or against unusual or alternate weapon types?
In DnD 3.5 and Pathfinder, are there any provisions for characters wielding weapon types not on the given lists, like meat cleavers or swordcanes? Are those not allowed, do you use them as equivalent ...
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Should a Spellscale caster bother with metamagic feats?
I know the Spellscale's Blood Quickening ability can grant you temporary feats for a day, including limited-use metamagic feats, but would this make it worth forgoing the actual feats themselves?
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How would a monk go about throwing a charging enemy?
Everyone's seen that scene in king-fu movies, right? Someone charges the good-guy, and he flips him tail over teakettle. Sometimes the baddy in question gets tossed a foot or two, sometimes he gets ...
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Can a Void Disciple see the area around a sensed object?
The Void Disciple prestige class (Complete Divine) gains an ability called Sense Void as their primary class feature. This ability allows them to observe an "area, person, or thing" at a distance.
A ...
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Does a Sorcerer that takes a prestige class that adds to arcane caster levels count as advancing as Sorcerer?
I noticed that many prestige classes for caster classes allow an increase in one of the player's caster class levels, but doesn't provide the benefits/class features of taking a full level in that ...
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Which class level applies to creating a Kensai's signature weapon?
I noticed the Kensai's signature weapon's maximum modifier is determined by his class level, but does that mean his Kensai level, or the class he took before he became a Kensai?
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Does Somatic Weaponry apply to invocations?
I am aware that the Somatic Weaponry feat in Complete Mage allows you to use spells with somatic components while your hands are full, but does this apply to a Warlock's invocations, or spells ...
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Old School gamer attempting to get back into it…with some trepidation [closed]
I use to play D&D since Version 2, when it was banned at schools because it was thought to be devil worship, then later after a few people went a little nuts and used their "character personas" as ...
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A level 18 wizard's heritage (treasure) in DnD3.5
To cut a long story very short, the campaign's opening story ends with the following: The party's mentor, master and "step-father", a level 18 neutral evil wizard who dabbled in shadow magic, is dead, ...
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Needing a Plan to Win [closed]
I am new to D&D and I am joining a campaign that automatically starts me in level 6. We are playing 3.5 version. I am a half-elf fighter with an alignment of chaotic neutral. I want to play my ...
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What are some good unusual races for Shadowmancers?
I have an idea for a Shadowcaster/Child of Night character, but I'm not sure what race would work best for it. I kinda wanted to use one of the more exotic playable races or even something playable ...
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Are 3.5 Bards mechanically weak?
People frequently seem to think that Bards are mechanically weaker than other classes, and I was wondering if this was true?
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How can I make my adventures more bard-inclusive?
For whatever reason, it seems that no one in my campaigns ever chooses to play a bard. I am beginning to wonder if it has something to do with the adventures I construct as our game's DM. These ...
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How to impose consequences for breaking the Paladin's Code without coming off as a insensitive GM? [closed]
It all started when we were going through a premade adventure's flavor text and got to the bit when the party walked into the town of Night Falls. One PC, a paladin, used his class ability to detect ...
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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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What happens if a commoner takes a prestige class?
I'm currently in a 3.5/pathfinder campaign. (Mostly 3.5, but since it's steampunk we're borrowing liberally from pathfinder as we find the need.) We started as commoners, the idea being that we would ...
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How does the Soul Eater's Energy Drain touch work?
I've been doing some theory-crafting and attempting to build a high-level villain as a gestalt character, and I'm not sure the combo I was planning on using actually works.
In the Book of Vile ...
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Can a dragon PC be Resurrected?
During this past week's session of D&D 3.5e one of our more experienced group members decided to push our ECL 5 limit and our temporary No Crazy rule (we are training a new player) and play a ...
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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 there any information on how exactly verbal spell components must be phrased?
In a discussion about how to covertly hide a spell, it was brought up that you might be able to disguise a spell with a verbal component by sneaking the spell component words into a normal ...
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Does temporal stasis freeze spell effects?
My question boils down to what qualifies as a condition in the spell temporal stasis, as emphasized below.
You place the subject into a state of suspended animation. For the creature, time ceases ...
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Covertly casting a spell
This question about Charm Person got me musing about a problem with the spell. Obviously, you can't cast Charm Person in the middle of a forum to sway an interlocutor to your side without the other 20 ...
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How to keep my mount alive/relevant as a fighter
I am relatively new to DnD, and the one or two games i've played before have ended at around level 4-5.
I am about to start up a campaign, and I am rolling a Gnome Fighter that is going to focus on ...
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How do I handle Arcane Spell Failure?
Recently, we’ve seen several questions related to the topic of Arcane Spell Failure, and how to get around it. I have answered these (here and here), but neither question is directly about ...
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Repercussions to DM-mandated limit on books allowable for characters?
When running a campaign, especially one with newer players mixed with optimizers, is it a fair call to limit the variety of books available for play? For feats, classes, prestige classes, magic items ...
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Introduce CoC d20's spell costs into DnD3.x
Call of Cthulhu d20 has a Sanity point loss and/or (temp.) ability drain cost for spellcasting. How would it be best to introduce this system into DnD3.x?
Are there (semi-)official guidelines for ...
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Still spell with Arcane Spell Failure and Mounted casting
My players asked a couple of questions concerning the Still Spell feat.
First, on armor:
Arcane Spell Failure: Armor interferes with the gestures that a
spellcaster must make to cast an arcane ...
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True Mind Switch and Dragons - D&D
Suppose you managed to cast True mind switch in a juvenile golden dragon for example. As with a polymorph you don`t get supernatural or spell-like abilities. But then you remain a badass psion in a ...
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Optimizing a Warforged Fighter/Artificer for Survivability
I'm designing a Warforged character for a new 3.5 campaign I'm playing in. I'm looking at going the 'sword and board' route to maximize my AC, as I'll be the party's tank. Fighter is the main class ...
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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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Can a familiar be a character?
I had an odd idea for a Warlock character who was pretty much under the control of his familiar. Backstory-wise, he had made a contract with an extraplanar entity that would allow it to live on the ...
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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 a Warmage make his own spells?
This might just be DM's discretion, but are there any actual rules about Warmages crafting/learning their own spells? i.e. is a Warmage capable of crafting his own spell, and if so, would he need to ...
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Starting wealth for Complete classes
Does D&D 3.5e have official random starting wealth tables for the classes given in the Complete supplements? I know there's a table for the core classes in the Player Handbook, but I can't find an ...
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How can I get more spell slots for my caster without resorting to the Extra Slot feat?
Im planning on building a wizard/Warmage/Ultimate Magus. By level 15 I will have caster level 11 in both classes, this leaves me with 5 levels left. I was planning on taking Dragon Disciple to ...
