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For questions about Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition, a revision of D&D Third Edition, published in 2003.

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Does Malevolence need an ethereal ghost that is manifested as opposed to a non-ethereal ghost?

Yes, Malevolence requires an ethereal ghost, because it's possible to un-ethereal a ghost The ghost entry says: A ghost dwells on the Ethereal Plane and, as an ethereal creature, it cannot affect or …
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How does a magma mephit turn back into its original form?

The Magma Mephit has a neat little ability called Change Shape: Change Shape (Su) Once per hour, a magma mephit can assume the form of a pool of lava 3 feet in diameter and 6 inches deep. The mephit’ …
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How to get dodge & mobility without using up feats?

Listed items You're out of luck for Dodge as far as items go - the only item that grants it, to my knowledge, is the Manual of the Winding Way (Dungeon 117, p78) which is sadly an artifact. Mobility i …
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Striking back against a malevolent GM

Out of game problems should be solved out of game Talk to the DM. Seriously. Especially since you're kind of over-reacting. The things the DM did are by the rules Stunning on detect evil? Perfectly by …
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Stacking Enhancement Bonuses

No No enhancement bonuses stack. No bonuses of the same type stack, except for dodge and circumstance bonuses (but good luck getting those to raise your Strength). In most cases, modifiers to a given …
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How to get rid of a character you no longer are interested in playing?

Make sure your GM knows you wish to change course. After that, it depends on whether or not you don't like just your character's personality or the entire build as well. Bring in a successor One of th …
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Class option for archery + botany + potions

For an intelligent potion-brewer, you will want the Artificer class, from Eberron Campaign Setting. Very intelligent Any character can have a high Int score, but it's more useful for some than for o …
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Does Wall of Blades (Warblade maneuver) work against touch attacks?

Yes, it does. These are the touch attack rules: Some attacks disregard armor, including shields and natural armor. In these cases, the attacker makes a touch attack roll (either ranged or melee). A …
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What is the highest dispel check one can hope to roll?

109, normally To my knowledge, this is a complete list of bonuses to your dispel check: Minor School Esoterica (Abjuration): Competence bonus of half your class level to dispel checks (maximum +6 wit …
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Does the (Swift,) Fly spell cause physical resistance when an object is hovering

None of this works by the rules Alright, let's unpack this. A needle is not a weapon so it's an illegal target for blade of blood. It cannot even be an improvised weapon, as according to page 159, foo …
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Does vampire lord paladin gain bonus to saves equal to twice his charisma modifier?

Yes, it stacks Let's review the stacking rules. In most cases, modifiers to a given check or roll stack (combine for a cumulative effect) if they come from different sources and have different types …
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Does mystic shield allow casting while in an antimagic field?

I don't think it does Let's take a look at what AMF actually does: The space within this barrier is impervious to most magical effects, including spells, spell-like abilities, and supernatural abilit …
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Why are humanoid favored enemies required to be so specific?

You have two questions - why it's like that, and what happens if it wasn't. I'll try to answer both. Favored Enemy through the ages In AD&D, you got your bonus against all sorts of monsters, from gobl …
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Can a marshal add double his Charisma modifier to his Diplomacy skill?

Yes The marshal needs to select the Motivate Charisma minor aura: A minor aura lets allies add the marshal's Charisma bonus (if any) to certain rolls. Motivate Charisma: Bonus on Charisma checks and …
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How do I enforce laws against powerful PCs?

In my experience, "high level guy shows up and punches you in the face" comes across as "rocks fall, everyone dies" - DM fiat. And the players may be right, since it's possible that you didn't establi …
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