Questions tagged [dnd-3.5e]
For questions about Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition, a revision of D&D Third Edition, published in 2003.
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Do items in an extradimensional space count as being carried and/or in possession of a character with regard to effects and saving throws?
I was looking at this question, and it occurred to me that there is actually another question involved: If items in an extradimensional space are counted as being possessed by a character with regard ...
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How does Solid Fog work with flying creatures?
...the solid fog is so thick that any creature attempting to move through it progresses at a speed of 5 feet...
So that a flying creature would have to reduce its flying speed to 5 feet when it is in ...
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How would Snowcasting and Mastery of Elements interact?
Mastery of Elements
The archmage can alter an arcane spell when cast so that it utilizes a different element from the one it normally uses. This ability can only alter a spell with the acid, cold, ...
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Would Spell Storing (weapon) be a superior option than Spell Storing, Minor (ring) for self buffing?
In DND 3.5e, both can contain up to 3 levels of spells in total.
Spell Storing, Minor (ring) costs 18000GP.
On the other hand, Spell Storing (Weapon) costs +1 bonus, which makes the minimum cost ...
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Can half-Elves interbreed with half-Orcs?
Can half-elves and half-Orcs interbreed with each other and who will be born in this case?
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How many servants can this Vampire summon to “moon” the party?
The city in which my current campaign is based has been recently divided along social lines. An in-universe counterpart of the Twilight series has become the basis of a werewolf vs vampire factional ...
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Is there any in-game reason for Inflict xx Wound to be necromancy school?
I reviewed the spells and found this interesting fact:
Cure xxx wounds are channelling positive energy (likely via positive energy plane), so is conjuration; inflict xxx wounds are channelling ...
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Building a Cleric (Persist and Turn Undead Optimization)
I'm looking to develop the progression for my cleric character. The concept involves a cleric with multiple domains (Sovereign Speaker and an additional 1-level dip into Divine Disciple, Contenplative ...
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Do the secondary effects of protection from evil prevent a Programmed Amnesia spell?
For context I play 3.5e Dnd, and my character has an amulet of Protection from Evil (continuous effect magic item) and an Evil Dragon successfully cast Programmed Amnesia on him despite the second ...
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Do the claw weapons of Girallon's Blessing count as natural weapons?
Inspired by this question:
Do the claw weapons created by Girallon's Blessing (Spell Compendium, p. 106) count as natural weapons? Are these claw weapons eligible to benefit from, say, a +1 Necklace ...
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Clarification Needed: Mechanics of 'Girallon's Blessing' Claw Attacks and Damage Calculation
Regarding the spell "Girallon's Blessing" from the Spell Compendium, I'm seeking clarification on how the attacks and damage are resolved.
Suppose my character has a Strength modifier of +3, ...
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Can I take/stack different Cleric Variants at different levels?
I'm in the process of creating a cleric character and I've been exploring the various variants available, including Ancestral Speaker, Arcane Disciple, Aspirant, Benevolent, Champion, Cloistered ...
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What's the price of blood?
The class Tainted Sorcerer from Unearthed Arcana (p. 191) has, among other abilities, the class feature "Blood Component":
Blood Component
A tainted sorcerer must use blood in place of any ...
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Enlightened fist and split ray
In one of my recent games a friend brought an enlightened fist (Complete Arcane) to the table: while I'm glad he is showing to like it, I also think to understand where the build is pointing, and ...
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Can the "Anyspell" spell be used effectively by a spontaneous divine caster with the Spell Domain?
I'm planning to play a Cleric with the Variant Class "Spontaneous Divine Caster." I'm considering choosing the Spell Domain, and I want to know if the spell "Anyspell" (and its ...
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Dnd 3.5 - Cleric / Chameleon Build
I need help interpreting some things. I want to create a character for an upcoming game as follows:
Cloistered 4 levels,
Church Inquisitor 1 level,
Sovereign Speaker 9 levels,
Chameleon at least 2 ...
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What's the DC of a Devourer's "trap essence" attack?
What's the DC of a Devourer's "trap essence" attack?
I checked several sources on the internet, but they just say the DC is "charisma-based" without saying what the number is. They ...
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How strong is an on-hit dispel effect?
I am considering customising a monster that can make a dispel magic check (as the dispel magic spell in area use, but only affect the one it hits, CL=10) every time it hits someone. Normally at what ...
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Is there a way to speak with vermin (spiders specifically)?
Is there a method in any first or second party source, be it a spell, item, feat, class feature or what have you, that grants the ability to speak with vermin (spiders specifically)? I understand ...
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Do Goggles of Day counteract Light Blindness?
Do Goggles of Day (Magic Item Compendium page 107) counteract Light Blindness like that of a Drow?
GOGGLES OF DAY
Price (Item Level): 4,500 gp (9th)
Body Slot: Face
Caster Level: 3rd
Aura: Faint; (DC ...
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Is a Stone Giant immune from Petrification?
Can a Medusa's Gaze attack, say, petrify a Stone Giant?
For example a Fire Giant is immune from Fire, the same for Frost giants for cold etc. It seams to follow that a stone giant should have immunity ...
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Can you have a potion of Inflict Serious Wounds?
Can you create a potion of Inflict Serious (etc.) Wounds?
If so, does it give you the ability to do a touch attack which does the Inflict, or does it Inflict the wounds on the drinker?
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Is Shatter Mind Blank a much weaker option than simply using Dispel Psionics?
Am I missing something here? Comparing the Shatter Mind Blank power to the Dispel Psionics power it would appear Shatter Mind Blank is a far weaker option than Dispel Psionics in terms of range, power ...
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Does the Draconic Aura feat improve by character level or class level?
Let's say you're a silverbrown human and have the draconic aura feat. Normally you'd be stuck with a +1 aura, but since you have the dragonblood subtype, the feat states that:
If you are of the ...
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Are Dragonslayer Claws a valid target for weapon enchantments?
Would the Dragonslayer Claws (Dragon Magic page 93) be a valid target for weapon enchantments?
DRAGONSLAYER CLAWS
Perhaps the most dangerous foe a dragon can face is another dragon.
With that in mind,...
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Is Hwyrr, the Clarion Harp considered an artifact in 3.5e?
Is the intelligent item Hwyrr, the Clarion Harp from the Book of Exalted Deeds (pg.117) an artifact or just a very powerful magical item?
The way I interpret the personality description leads me to ...
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Does the Arcane Maul spell's area-effect option deal out double damage to certain creatures?
The arcane maul spell (Secrets of Sarlona pg. 126) has 3 interesting uses as an offensive spell. The 2nd usage has a rules issue I'd like to get a ruling on based on the following paragraph:
If ...
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Buffing an ally who doesn't know you are trying to help
Our ally is in a pit fight to the death. We believe his opponent will cheat to win, but our ally doesn't know we are present to help him. I cast a Conviction Mass to help him against spells from his ...
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Should Artifacts be improved if Epic Level Handbook is introduced to the campaign?
As a recent research, I found that it seems artifacts were designed in the pre-epic era, so their CLs are 20th at most and (if it is a weapon or an armour) can have at most +5 enhancement bonus, which ...
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maximize AC with full plate and tower shield
I know the max AC is without armor.
monk / fist of the forest / sorcerer / cha / con / dex to ac etc./ polymorph and spells. +-114AC
I would like to know of way's to max up AC with full plate.
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What type of damage is a Vicious weapon dealing?
Vicious: When a vicious weapon strikes an opponent, it creates a flash of disruptive energy that resonates between the opponent and the wielder. This energy deals an extra 2d6 points of damage to the ...
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If you cast a spell with Still and Silent metamagic, can you do so while wildshaped without natural spell?
Reading through natural spell it says "You can complete the verbal and somatic components of spells while in a wild shape." which seems to imply that the only reason you can't cast spells ...
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Where can I find the hit points of armors?
I see an ability like this in monster manual:
Rend Armor (Ex): If a bebilith hits with both claw attacks, it pulls apart any armor worn by its
foe. This attack deals 4d6+18 points of damage to the ...
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How does Trap The Soul interact with a Lich?
Trap the soul forces a creature's life force (and its material body) into a gem.
It seems there's no description in the spell says if it would not work with an undead. So I assume it would just work ...
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Is there a rule for poison gathering?
I have heard some people are gathering poison from their Imps (fetched by Improved Familiar feat) and give it to the rogue in their team. But I can't find the related rule anywhere (there's a [Craft (...
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Is this homebrew creature(s) balanced?
I was thinking this kind of question would be closed due to it would be "opinion-based", but turns out there're tons of similar questions exist (and answered) already. So I am going to give ...
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How Do I Determine Different Measurements If I Change The Measurement Of A Dragon?
Okay, so I know my question seems a little confusing, but let me explain. So, I was looking for some measurements on dragons seeing as I'm doing Tyranny Of Dragons and I wanted to have some rough ...
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Can Scorching Ray inflict Sneak Damage multiple times on the same target? [duplicate]
The feat Manyshot makes it clear that it only applies precision-based damage once (for one of the arrows).
Since Scorching Ray does not have that description, and all of its rays can aim at the same ...
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How does Fire Shield interact with Net (and other flammable stuffs strike it)?
Assuming that net is flammable (since the description never says so). When a net hit a character protected by Fire Shield, would the net be ignited? Or would the net be safe simply because it is not a ...
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Do the Quarterstaff of Alacrity and the Speed enchantment stack?
Quarterstaff of Alacrity
Both ends of this +5 quarterstaff of speed have equal enhancement and special powers, meaning that it allows an additional attack with each end every round.
Does that mean ...
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How to describe a scene that a small creature chop a large creature's head off?
So let's assume a halfling (small size) wielding a Vorpal dagger attacking a storm giant (huge size), and the Vorpal ability gets triggered.
As a DM, how should I describe this scene? Would the dagger ...
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Ready an attack to disrupt spellcaster + attack of opportunity?
A player can ready an action to attack a spellcaster within their reach when they want to cast anything.
And a player also gains an attack of opportunity if someone casts a spell within their reach, ...
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I want to play and equip a ghost adventurer, how do the various rules that apply to ghosts interact?
This is kind of a mish-mash with a common theme, so sorry for the broad question.
First, let's set the Rules Compendium as the base here.
Equipment worn or carried by an incorporeal creature is
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How to role-play monsters with Diplomacy ranks?
I see a lot of monsters have diplomacy ranks on their sheet, and some of them even have a pretty high rank of it. I assume that means those monsters should be able to (and would likely tend to) use ...
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Can Abrupt Jaunt take me out of a grapple?
I have a question after a combat with animated furniture:
I have the ability Abrupt Jaunt
Wizard specialist ability from PHB2:
Abrupt Jaunt (conjuration): You teleport up to 10 feet.
Activating this ...
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Prying Eyes plus Scrying
Just thinking of a combo. If I send out a group of Prying Eye by ordering them "keep hidden and follow [someone]", and then I cast Scrying on one of them, would that become a Scrying with no ...
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Are Solars unkillable in a dead magic area or anti-magic field?
Solars have the regeneration special ability only to take lethal damage from evil epic weapons.
And it seems epic weapons are still subject to the dead magic area and the anti-magic field's effects. ...
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Expandable and free Animal/Familiar/Special Mount
I think everyone hate when an animal companion, mount, or familiar dies. But what is even worse is the time you have to wait to get them back if it happens.
Here is a list of every creature you can ...
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Does being under water affect Invisibility?
This came up with our game last night, with the players suggesting it would be easier to see a creature invisible under water, and I suggested that an aquatic caster might, know a version of the spell ...
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Epic weapons that cannot bypass DR x/Epic?
I see in Epic Level Handbook there're some preset specific epic weapons that do not have +6 or more enhancement bonus. Like the following one:
Finaldeath
This +5 undead dread ghost touch morningstar ...
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