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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: Tier evaluation: The Mariner class
« on: December 06, 2012, 02:35:42 PM »
I'm adding it to the Dipping minihandbook as a source of exotic proficiency :-D
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Today I learned that pathfinder snaps Metamagic balance in half.
« on: December 06, 2012, 02:28:47 PM »Has anyone considered that the world after the apocalypse might be better than the world before it?
Every day.
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Today I learned that pathfinder snaps Metamagic balance in half.
« on: December 05, 2012, 10:27:25 PM »
Wait, did a Pathfinder balance conversation just end amicably?
Fuck the mayans, we are well and truly fucked now.
Fuck the mayans, we are well and truly fucked now.
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: What penalties should there be for using ranged weapons?
« on: December 04, 2012, 03:35:58 AM »I've been thinking more and more that archers need some kind of unique combat maneuvers that they can use.
After all, they are completely nullified by some low level spells, and are generally pretty generic.
I just let my players use trip/disarm/etc with them at no penalty. They can't get most of the feats that buff that kind of thing, so that's penalty enough.
Oddly enough, It's more "rule of cool" than anything else.
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Off Topic Fun / Re: I'm getting really frustrated with my chosen profession.
« on: December 04, 2012, 02:34:02 AM »Well, as Jackinthegreen says, it might be to your advantage to get into a profitable profession that pays the bills and you don't mind too much doing, and then use your spare time to exercise your other profession as a pseudo-hobby. That gives you carte blanche to reject projects you dislike (since you don't need the money) while still satisfying your creativity.
Between my disabilities and my family, I don't really have the option of working a normal job. I'm working on SSI right now while I try to learn something marketable that I can actually DO.
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: Howdah material or rules
« on: December 03, 2012, 10:59:20 PM »Spelljammer has some rules for them. The Quezal (I probably butchered that) is known for having a Howdah that seats 24 (cramped) as well as 1-2 siege weapons.
Is that for 3.5 rules, and where can I find the resource? Additionally, what size is the Quezal?
http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0301e&L=spelljammer-l&T=0&P=75
All I got for you, sorry. It's d20 material at the least.
EDIT: Appears to be homebrew, but at least someone tried.
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: Howdah material or rules
« on: December 03, 2012, 10:40:43 PM »
Spelljammer has some rules for them. The Quezal (I probably butchered that) is known for having a Howdah that seats 24 (cramped) as well as 1-2 siege weapons.
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Optimizing a pair of Hook Swords?
« on: December 03, 2012, 10:30:29 PM »Actually the one I've been looking for is an armor special abilities thread. Since, y'know, they are half the price of weapons....
You are welcome.
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Today I learned that pathfinder snaps Metamagic balance in half.
« on: December 03, 2012, 01:38:13 AM »Edit:Technically free Heighten
As a fan of SCMs, I'm drooling.
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: Caster Love
« on: December 01, 2012, 09:55:53 PM »Power Creep: Aside from Tome of Battle, I'm not seeing that much power creep for non-casters. (Factotum is kinda a caster due to having L7 SLAs at Factotum20.)
It's there, it's just more subtle. Casters break the game right out of the gate, but non-casters tend to benefit more (relatively) from obscure PrCs and such.
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Optimizing a pair of Hook Swords?
« on: December 01, 2012, 04:36:54 AM »
Damnit Amechra, stop making me rewrite my NPCs. Now my order of mageslaying monks need to abuse hookswords.
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Min/Max 3.x / Today I learned that pathfinder snaps Metamagic balance in half.
« on: November 30, 2012, 10:20:44 PM »
Moreso the 3rd part stuff like Stack Metamagic, but there is enough in the official content to make PF metamagic entirely incompatible with 3.5. (Note: Stack+Extend+Thesis=infinite buffs.)
Echoing Spell is a +3, but if you can mitigate that you now have double your spell slots.
Bouncing spell makes single target defenses kind of pointless for team monster.
Echoing Spell is a +3, but if you can mitigate that you now have double your spell slots.
Bouncing spell makes single target defenses kind of pointless for team monster.
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: "I can't handle you guys!" "Well, what did you expect?"
« on: November 29, 2012, 02:47:37 PM »Uh, nope. That's basically how I do it. The world exists without the players. The encounter shouldn't have any reason to be ready for the players unless the player do something to make the target aware of them.
Same. My players have said before "why would you give us a challenge that we can't handle? I replied with "Why do you expect to be able to handle anything I throw at you?"
One simply cannot turn off ones emotions. So it begs the question, when you can't handle your players, is it because of what they are doing, or your experience with what they are doing?In the past, I was known to snap and just yell "shut the fuck up", then kind of "reboot" for a moment and go on with the session as if nothing happened. Since then I've developed better coping methods, and your post reminded me that other players could benefit from it.
Accept your emotions, then set them aside. For every decision, acknowledge that your emotions corrupt your decision, and compensate accordingly. You are free to feel whatever you wish. You are equally free to disregard your feelings as illogical and biased.
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Wait, you can play a spider?
« on: November 26, 2012, 11:37:13 AM »Yeah, or totemist giant-killer
Pretty much anything that doesn't care about stats and loves being fine.
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Wait, you can play a spider?
« on: November 26, 2012, 10:58:38 AM »Incarnate Dustform Hairy Spider is a 0 ecl non-mindless fine humanoid
Was there an actual rule against it? I thought it just SUCKED! Since no feats or skills = no PrCs
It'd make a badass factotum.
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Build a character to match this picture
« on: November 24, 2012, 12:47:08 AM »Arenanet also used to have him personally banhammer (banscythe?) people for cheating in guild wars 1... or was that Dhuum? (his older brother)
Yeah, that was Dhuum. Good times...
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Build a character to match this picture
« on: November 23, 2012, 10:09:54 PM »
If anyone cares, that is Grenth, the god of death in the Guild Wars setting. He's kind of a badass, and he specializes in condition damage. Enervation, plagues, cold damage, that kind of thing.
An uttercold assault necromancer fits him perfectly.
An uttercold assault necromancer fits him perfectly.
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: Pathfinder's perfect synergism with normal 3.5
« on: November 22, 2012, 09:09:33 PM »Don't remove ANYTHING?
Then technically speaking, as a Paladin do I use Wisdom and Charisma to cast spells?
Perhaps it's do not remove my Wisdom based spellcasting, and add my new Charisma based spellcasting. Effectively doubling my spells per day?
This is my point exactly. They advise that updating a non-core class to PF should keep the entire class intact, but add new features. Two pages previously, they mangled the core classes
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: Pathfinder's perfect synergism with normal 3.5
« on: November 21, 2012, 06:05:27 AM »I already had an account. Here is the PDF uploaded to my google docs.
WHY DID I READ IT?!
The guidelines on how to update a character directly contradict the updates they did IN THE SAME DOCUMENT.
How so?
"Don't remove anything from a class, as that makes it harder to update a character from 3.5"
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Min/Max 3.x / Spellfire Mageslayer [E6 Gestalt]
« on: November 21, 2012, 12:06:50 AM »
Houserules: Ignore the 8 rank requirement for channeler, PrC on both sides, If you already have a feat granted by a class then choose another, Ascetic Hunter applies to all level-scaling monk and ranger class abilities.
STR: 14
DEX: 15
CON: 14
INT: 10
WIS: 10
CHA: 10
AC: 18 (24 vs Arcanists) = 10+1(dodge, additional +6 vs arcanists)+2(Dex)+4(Nat)+1(Supremacy)
Speed: 50
Attack Bonuses: 6(BaB)+2(Str)+6(vs Arcanists)+1 (WF)+2 (Magic)
Full Round Attack: +9/+9/+4/+4
Full Round Flurry: +8/+8/+8/+3/+3/+3
Vs Arcanists: +14/+14/+14/+9/+9/+9
Diopsid
Martial Monk 1/Spellfire Channeler5
Ranger1/Martial Monk1/Ranger4
ACFs: Martial Monk, Arcane Hunter, Spell-less ranger, Nemesis
1: Spellfire Wielder
Flaw: Dodge
Flaw: Favored Dodge
Human: Endurance
Antifeat (2): Combat Reflexes
Monk: Two Weapon Rend
Combat Style: TWF
Monk: Perfect TWF
Ranger: EWP (Hook Sword)
3: Mage Slayer
Antifeat (4): Double-hit
6: Ascetic Hunter
Monk: Weapon Supremacy (Hook Sword)
Antifeat (6): Tactical Advantage
6a: Flying Tiger
6b: Weapon Focus (Hook Sword)
6c: Oversized TWF
Items:
• Enemy Spirit Pouch (+2 to favored enemy)
•+2 Hooksword (x2)
Notes:
TWF+PTWF+Flurry=Hilarity.
Favored Enemy applies to attack, damage, trip, disarm, bull rush, and AC
Yes, this character is cheesy as all hell.
STR: 14
DEX: 15
CON: 14
INT: 10
WIS: 10
CHA: 10
AC: 18 (24 vs Arcanists) = 10+1(dodge, additional +6 vs arcanists)+2(Dex)+4(Nat)+1(Supremacy)
Speed: 50
Attack Bonuses: 6(BaB)+2(Str)+6(vs Arcanists)+1 (WF)+2 (Magic)
Full Round Attack: +9/+9/+4/+4
Full Round Flurry: +8/+8/+8/+3/+3/+3
Vs Arcanists: +14/+14/+14/+9/+9/+9
Diopsid
Martial Monk 1/Spellfire Channeler5
Ranger1/Martial Monk1/Ranger4
ACFs: Martial Monk, Arcane Hunter, Spell-less ranger, Nemesis
1: Spellfire Wielder
Flaw: Dodge
Flaw: Favored Dodge
Human: Endurance
Antifeat (2): Combat Reflexes
Monk: Two Weapon Rend
Combat Style: TWF
Monk: Perfect TWF
Ranger: EWP (Hook Sword)
3: Mage Slayer
Antifeat (4): Double-hit
6: Ascetic Hunter
Monk: Weapon Supremacy (Hook Sword)
Antifeat (6): Tactical Advantage
6a: Flying Tiger
6b: Weapon Focus (Hook Sword)
6c: Oversized TWF
Items:
• Enemy Spirit Pouch (+2 to favored enemy)
•+2 Hooksword (x2)
Notes:
TWF+PTWF+Flurry=Hilarity.
Favored Enemy applies to attack, damage, trip, disarm, bull rush, and AC
Yes, this character is cheesy as all hell.