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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Martial Spirit stance with Improved Trip and Knockdown
Crusader with the Martial Spirit stance that also has the feats Improved Trip and Knockdown. If the crusader hits for over 10 points of damage, they would be allowed to trip the target. If the trip is ...
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How do you play a LA+1 race at level 1?
How do you play a LA+1 race at level 1?
I have a group starting, and want to keep things equal with the players. I have one player who would like to play a LA+1 race.
How do I balance all of this to ...
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Base attack bonus of a character who acquires outsider levels
I'm attempting to represent a character who is a 12th level Wizard / 4th level fighter who then acquires 15 HD of outsider levels. Which base attack bonus is correct?
12th level Wizard / 4th level ...
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Where are the 3.5e errata? [duplicate]
I am posting this question as in all the previous answers that I have found the links are expired.
Do the errata for each book of D&S 3.5 still exist?
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A question about disembodied monsters and blinding spells on them
I am running a campaign with clerics, wizards and shadowcasters.
One of the characters, a cleric, wants to choose an invisibility spell. This is not the problem.
The problem is how this spell works ...
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Is there a combined Wizard and Sorcerer?
Is there a cross wizard and sorcerer type class or a way of achieving the following. Some of the spells selection are limited like a sorcerer and other slots can be prepared like wizard? I am not ...
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Power of True Restoration in Magic Item?
In the adventure Dragon's Delve Level 7: Sprawl of the Demon Liege, Room 185, the characters can gain a Magical Candlestick that has the power of true restoration (CL 16), which can be activated once.
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Feat that allows you to use your full strength modifier to offhand weapon damage?
I seem to remember having seen a feat that allows you to use your full strength modifier when dealing damage with your offhand weapon when you two-weapon fight but I can't find it now, in Pathfinder ...
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How to spot a sneaky character that uses Hide in Plain sight + leaves no trace + has high "hide" ability
I see this question as the continuation to a previous question (best-ways-to-spot-sneaky-characters).
What are all the possible ways to spot an NPC or a player that has Hide in Plain sight (HiPs), ...
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In Sinister Spire's Drow save bonus?
In the adventure DD2 Sinister Spire all the Drow have an extra bonus on their saves against spell and spell like abilities. Where does this come from? (ie the Matron has +10 and the guards have +3).
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Hide in Plain sight (HiPs) - does it work if I cast light on myself?
Could a rogue with Hide in Plain sight (SP- e.g. shadowdancer) (HiPs) cast on themselves the spell light just to create shadows to hide in?
Reading "light and darkness" in the rule ...
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Hide in Plain sights (HiPs)- is there any need to bluff or distract the observer?
Can a player with HiPs ignore the need to make a distraction or use bluff to avoid the observer having a clue on where they hide?
For example, at the start of their turn they declare to hide with HipS,...
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What healing spell did Cadderly cast on Ivan Bouldershoulder?
In the R.A. Salvatore books Cleric Quintet, Ivan Bouldershoulder was seriously injured. Cadderly put a ring of Regeneration on, then cast a spell that removed the wounds from Ivan and they appeared on ...
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Which manual to follow when the same subtype has different rules in three different manuals? The case of perfect wight becoming incorporeal
Our rogue perfect wight uses the supernatural ability Incorporeal from the Epic Level Handbook (page 34).
She argues that she should only follow the rules written in the Epic Level Handbook for the ...
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What kind of ability is activating a magical item: EX, SU, SP, or something else?
What kind of ability is activating a magical item: EX, SU, SP, or something else?
If there isn't a single answer to this question but it instead depends on the particulars of the item, an explanation ...
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Can an incorporeal enter inside a corporeal to hit them from the inside?
This is a tactic that the rogue in our party, becoming incorporeal (perfect Wight) has used in the past to kill creatures bigger than her size, avoiding being hit or spotted by them. Also this was ...
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Is a Bard/Duskblade or Bard/Monk multi-class feasible? [closed]
I am using 3.0/3.5-style D&D. Free to delve into any other D&D books outside of 5.0 (DM dislikes 5.0).
I plan on playing an Aasimar, or a wood or water elf. We are starting at level 5.
I want ...
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What are all the dual progression prestige classes?
A dual progression prestige class is one that progresses two class features, usually spellcasting, manifesting, invocations, etc. at once. These prestige classes are typically intended for multiclass ...
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Do the incorporeal swordsmen created by the Legion of Sentinels spell appear in midair?
Player's Handbook II 116 has the spell legion of sentinels which has an area of 10 foot radius emanation. An excerpt of the spell text says:
A ghostly, incorporeal swordfighter appears in each square ...
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Can Invisibility Sphere Be Cast On a Rope or Chain In Order to cover More Targets or a Wider Area?
This Q&A in regards to emanations suggests that extending some of them from a creature's space rather than a grid intersection is a good way to handle those effects that emanate from a creature ...
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Can you counterspell Greater Teleport with the Teleport spell?
In our game, the arcane caster went on hold to counterspell Teleport of a demon to stop it escaping at the last moment (unknown to the player the demon had the greater version).
Can you counterspell ...
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Can you Dispel a Magical Trap?
The adventure I am running has the following trap:
Continuous Magic Missile Trap: CR 5;
Proximity trigger; automatic reset; 3d4+3 damage automatically, each round, no save;
Search DC 29; Disable ...
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Shortcuts for GMs preparing a boss sheet
Due to time constraints, I simply do not have the time any more to read through the list of all the feats, all possible enchantments, and all the prestige classes, to then build a boss.
What are the ...
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Character progression of someone wielding an overpowered artifact [closed]
Gaining XP and progressing is viewed as a reward of learning, becoming better in what you do, with greater rewards stemming mainly (though certainly not solely) from achievements in combat, whether ...
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What Prestige Classes exist that apply a template to the character?
There are prestige classes that apply or effectively apply a template to the character that attains a certain level.
To clarify, I am not asking about other "Apotheosis" prestige classes, ...
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What spell interfere-interacts with supernatural abilities?
Is it true that supernatural abilities are affected "only" by antimagic field?
if not, what are some examples of spells or conditions that interfere or interact with supernatural abilites ...
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Do special abilities and wonderous items with similar effects cumulate?
Our monk's build contains various abilities and items that, in part, give him the same bonus, I am not sure if all of them would accumulate or not.
Item: Monk's Belt (DMG 248)
This simple rope belt, ...
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If a character wears a magic item created with a particular spell, then cast the same spell, does the character gain both effects?
This is a general question on whether the effects from a spell stack with the effects of a wondrous item that was created with that same spell, in case the item's effect is different from the spell ...
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Does a rogue need to Hide after every attack of a full attack action in melee?
After reviewing various topics (see below for reference) I was unable to find an answer.
A rogue shadowdancer approaches their target using Hips to hide, is now in front of the target. Attacks melee ...
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Could I cast on myself the same spell limitless? could this be a good strategy for a combat?
Following the Rules Compendium page 137 in the paragraph
"combining spells effect" it is used an example where the same spell may be directed to the same target but the effects would not ...
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How can a permanently remove the incorporeal subtype from my character?
I am playing a Lesser Dream Element Creature (Dragon magazine #287, p. 34) Zenthyri and I need to be permanently corporeal.*
The method of corporeality must be unable to be disjunctioned/dispelled (so ...
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What if the rules for corporeal creatures and incorporeal were symmetrical?
I previously asked this question in regards to the asymmetry between corporeals attacking incorporeals (having a miss chance of 50%) and incorporeals attacking corporeals (no miss chance) as per the ...
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Do all incorporeal PCs have a 50% miss chance when attacking a corporeal creature?
In our D&D 3.5 campaign, for years, we have followed the rule provided in the Monster Manual 1 on the incorporeal subtype. Summarizing: corporeals that hit an incorporeal have a 50% chance to miss,...
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How does the Perfect Wight prestige class's Improved Legerdemain feature work?
The Perfect Wight prestige class from the Epic Level Handbook (page 34) gains the Improved Legerdemain feature at 2nd level.
Could the perfect wight use this to touch a device that is inside a force ...
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Epic feat: self concealment cumulate with other "miss chance" abilities or spells?
One of my players uses in combat the spell displacement (PH 223) allowing the 50% miss chance of attacks.
He also has the epic feat "self concealment" (10%). This feat is on the -epic level ...
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What is the best Polymorph form for a caster (to keep casting)?
As in the title. I'm looking for a good form to choose for my caster to stay in. What I'm looking for specifically is:
Need to be a form that can cast spells so I can also keep casting my spells ...
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Hoist and Stagger Definitions
According to the PHB (Page 162) a character can lift up to his maximum load over his head.
Does this mean that a character with a maximum load of 70 lbs who is already wearing full plate (50 lbs) with ...
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Does partial immunity to fear disqualify one for Craven?
The feat Craven (Champions of Ruin 17) gives a character -2 to saves vs. fear effects, and requires that the character "cannot be immune to fear." This question discusses how immunity to ...
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Can CR be directly lifted from 3.5 to 5e?
I am looking to convert a few modules from 3.5 into 5e and while I am going to change the nature of the creatures encountered I am not 100% sure how.
Does 3.5 follow the same kind of encounter and ...
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How does Skullclan Hunter's Divine Strike work?
The skullclan hunter, found in the Miniatures Handbook, p. 21, gets the ability Divine Strike at level 2.
Divine Strike (Ex): Due to his specialized skill, training, and connection with the forces of ...
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An epic weapon with non epic special abilities
According to the SRD a weapon with a weapon enhancement bonus of +6 is an epic weapon and has a market price of 720,000 gp. Supposing a non epic special ability is added to the weapon, say for example ...
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What makes this custom magic item deal damage repeatedly?
I have found this thing on Jormengand's first post
Using the custom magic item rules, we can get these brilliant items:
The Staff of Instant Death
This item, despite its name, is not a staff in the ...
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What cleric and wizard spells can I use to maximize my immunities?
I'm currently trying to maximize the amount of things my character is immune to. My current situation is:
Aasimar/Lesser Aasimar/Saint.
Bard 1/Sha'ir 1/Geomancer 2/Incantatrix 3/Ur Priest 1/Mystic ...
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Are there published guidelines for pricing magic items based on class abilities?
There are a handful of items that emulate (Ring of Evasion) and/or augment (Monk's Robe) class abilities. However, "class ability" isn't one of the effects on the estimating magic item ...
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Old thing-like race from D&D 3.5e?
I once watched a very interesting video about a race of beings which come from another dimension and seek to gain control over other dimensions through possessing hosts and bring more of their kind to ...
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Price for creating a Robe of Protection from Evil
I have a player that wants to have a Robe of Protection from Evil made. Using just the continuous spell cost seems more than a bit low, as I explain below. What would be a more reasonable way to price ...
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Non-Int-based death attack (aside from marrulurk and Marchosias)
I know of two sources of death attack that use Charisma, rather than Intelligence, for the save DC: the marrulurk race from Sandstorm, and the 7th-level vestige Marchosias, King of Killers from Tome ...
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Cheapest way to get Spring Attack?
Spring Attack requires Dodge and Mobility, so the regular way to get it requires spending 3 feats.
I want to take the elocater prestige class as my 6th level in an E6 game. It requires Mobility and ...
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Intelligent Magic Item Communication Modes
In the SRD, it is noted in the table under Intelligent Items ~ Languages Spoken By Item two footnotes 2 and 4.
Footnote 2 reads
'Like a character, an intelligent item speaks Common plus one language
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How do Naenhoon and Heighten spell interact?
If an Illumian DN1,Wiz1(NaenHoon sigil) with 5 rebuking attempts casts secret weapon using heighten spell, is it a 6th level or a 1st level spell?
(assuming he uses all 5 attempts)
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