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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #80 on: April 23, 2014, 06:24:47 PM »
Any thoughts on how I should rate templates?  A lot of them are pretty lopsided.  As in "this is awesome if you're pursuing option x, but total shit otherwise".

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #81 on: April 23, 2014, 06:26:43 PM »
Any thoughts on how I should rate templates?  A lot of them are pretty lopsided.  As in "this is awesome if you're pursuing option x, but total shit otherwise".

Rate them for what they're best at, it's what people are looking for. Just make sure to mention it in the review.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #82 on: May 01, 2014, 09:05:31 PM »
I shall be adding spells that target specific Types to the "So You Want to be an X" posts.  They will be spells that specifically target that Type, don't work at all, have a different affect, or buff.  I'm about halfway through the list of 5000+ spells.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #83 on: May 16, 2014, 02:19:10 AM »
Okay I think I have the spells that specifically target or work differently against creatures by Type listed.  There were about 5000 entries to skim, so I'm pretty sure I missed one here or there, so if anyone finds one I didn't mention let me know.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #84 on: May 30, 2014, 09:16:21 PM »
Would you guys also like a list of Feats targeting Creatures by Type?

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #85 on: June 04, 2014, 06:38:08 PM »
Anyone out there??

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #86 on: June 04, 2014, 07:22:23 PM »
Yes, I am here. I do not think I would get any use from a list of feats targeting creatures, but you can do it if you want to.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #87 on: June 05, 2014, 04:33:19 PM »
One of these days, when I'm feeling more motivated (which is a hint that it'd be awesome for someone else to do this), I want to put all of these into a sortable table.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #88 on: June 05, 2014, 08:56:37 PM »
One of these days, when I'm feeling more motivated (which is a hint that it'd be awesome for someone else to do this), I want to put all of these into a sortable table.

The nature of some of the templates make tabling difficult.  It's why I've been putting it off.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #89 on: June 09, 2014, 04:02:48 AM »
If you've got Conjure Ice Beast, you probably also want Summon Desert Ally, which applies the Dustform template to all creatures it summons.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #90 on: June 09, 2014, 06:27:25 PM »
Thanks!  Does anyone else know of something i missed?

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #91 on: July 09, 2014, 02:07:52 AM »
I swear if I lose another nights work too "Connection reset, could not find server" error I will do bad things...

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #92 on: July 11, 2014, 10:40:26 PM »
Okay recommendations for wis based Divine casters are up.  Those who feel I am in error please feel free to tell me so!  :D

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #93 on: July 14, 2014, 09:47:11 PM »
Man if you wanna have an LA _ or +0 template as a caster you gotta be evil or dead people it seems like...

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #94 on: July 26, 2014, 04:39:28 PM »
You're missing Half-dragon from MM1 page 146.  It's applicable to any living, corporeal creature and changes the creature's type to Dragon.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #95 on: July 26, 2014, 04:50:48 PM »
I just checked and it's there in the sourcebook section. 

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #96 on: July 26, 2014, 05:13:11 PM »
How finished are you on the different types then?  Half-dragon isn't listed in the Humanoid post under "Changes type to Dragon" part.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #97 on: July 26, 2014, 06:07:38 PM »
Ah I see the confusion.  Scroll down to "Templates for Any".  If it allowed itself to be applied to all or damn near all Types it's in there.

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #98 on: July 26, 2014, 08:24:05 PM »
Ahh, gotcha.  Thanks for the clarification.  Perhaps noting that in the OP might alleviate some confusion on that?  "Instead of adding templates that work on any creature to each of the type lists, they're in their own separate list."

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Re: Template Handbook Discussion
« Reply #99 on: July 27, 2014, 02:43:00 AM »
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