Spiffy Eberron spherical world map! (Scroll down and expand the + spoilers!)
How much can I expect the campaign to adjust to my level progression? I don't want to be gimped if I try to stay home for a month or few to make items or learn powers via power stones. (I know that time limits exist for good reason; else, I'd be arbitrarily powerful.) For example, if I take a level's worth of XP and spend it on crafting or research or appending my repertoire, should I expect to face foes of my now-lower ECL or my would-be higher ECL?
Adjust warbeast stats as needed. I must know pricing before I can buy it.
Magebred War Mules (self trained) are quite the bargain at 12G after Mercantile!
Can Magebred be applied to Magical Beasts?
The Handle Animal Guide says so, but I can't find the ruling for this. I want to make my Corollax less squishy.
What would I need to do to learn how to Magebreed animals, thus making them Magebred?
What mapping software will we use for area maps and combat grids? Google Docs can do this in ASCII text, however crude.
Can shapesand make things with moving parts, like gears?
As an Erudite, can I use
independent psionic research to learn a 'discipline' power at the same level a full Psion (or other manifester) could? What about learning spells that are treated as powers due to Spell-to-Power? Mind you, this costs more XP than learning a power via a power stone. (I'd rule yes on powers but no on spells.)
How dangerous is it to bring an extradimensional space into another extradimensional space? The rules aren't clear on this. (For example, what happens if I bring a Heward's Handy Haversack into a
rope trick?)
Are we using
infinite-use power stones which can lead to power stone recharge?
May we allow any psionic buffs to be made permanent with
incarnate? It is 500XP per power level. Same question for
permanency and spells.
For powers that are based on spells with expensive components/focuses, do the psionic versions have these components or focuses? For example, does
psionic divination have a material component cost because the spell version does? The power version doesn't explicitly list one. (I say no because of the clause, "<power> works like <spell> except as noted here.")
May we make
psionic fly into an hour/level or a 10min/level power? Right now, there's no great reason to use it when the spell verison is better.
Is there a hard limit on the number of times I can reroll a single roll? For example, can I use
second chance and
fate of one and the Luck Domain power on the same roll?
Does
greater concealing amorpha block line of effect since I have total concealment?
If I totally submerge an
acorn of far travel in
quintessence, does this mean I can use a single acorn forever? Does it prevent the acorn from working?
Illusory script seems
way too powerful for a L3 spell. It basically means I can make a giant banner that says, "Drop naked!" and have it affect everyone I don't like. For HOURS. Also, why
wouldn't everyone who could use this on their shops or newspapers or written articles to force people to pay them money?
Do stat tomes stack, up to +5 pre-epic? (Normally no, but I'd rule so.) If this is included, I can see people actually making them intead of having to wait until epic to make a +5 tome due to XP loss.
Do you rule that stat bonuses from tomes and
wishes stack? Both are normally inherent bonuses, but I'd probably let them stack. What say you?
Does
telekinesis and its psionic version affect incorporeal creatures? It's no [Force] descriptor, but the ability to grapple ghosts seems too cool to disallow! What say you?
Since you changed
guidance of the avatar to treat the roll as a natural 20, does that stack with
divine insight (
Spell Compendium 70) since
divine insight grants an insight bonus on a skill check?
Finally, what else is there to discuss before I submit my updated preliminary character sheet? Without animal pricing, I can't do a full purchase list, but I can show my prospective build and story.
Dragons of Eberron has the epic city of Io'lokar, which I've dubbed the "Epic City of Indifference." There's an entire
neighborhood devoted to L20+ characters, and the notion that they seem to be doing mundane tasks themselves instead of, y'know, using magic (which everyone in the city seems to have) feels
absurd to me. Must take some epic-level brainwashing not to care enough to use your own magic talents to improve your lot in life when simply sweeping the street manually will do. Also, feels much like Zeal from
Chrono Trigger if they ever got a malificent ruler, or Shangri-la from Earth's myths.
Should
psionic charm and
psionic dominate be augmentable to affect Constructs as well? (Currently, Constructs and Living Constructs are immune to both. Good for me if we keep it that way!)
Normally the feat Auction Surge requires 2 action points to activate, but the section on action points says I can only use 1 AP per round. How much does Action Surge cost?
Can I use
psychic reformation to swap feats gained from wondrous locations? If so, what are the limits?
Normally Warforged can't wear armor because their body
is armor. I find this notion stupid and say that only the outermost armor's effects apply. (But see the next question.) What say you?
I normally also say that each creature can wear one suit of body armor plus one robe which is in the 'about the body' slot. What say you?
Psionic contingency is vague on how many PP I can spend on the companion power, or even if I must spend PP to manifest the companion power. The only listed limit is the power must be no more than 1/3 your manifester level for
psionic contingency to a max of power level 6. (I normally limit psi contingency by PP, not power level, so as to avoid confusion or the legalese that I can spend a stupidly high amount of PP, or virtual PP for psi-like abilities, on this contingent ability.)
Do
contingency and
psionic contingency have anything preventing me from making the contingent trigger, "When I want to"? For example, "
Teleport me home when I want to."
Does a Planar Shepherd's Planar Bubble affect objects, too? A Fernian Planar Shepherd may be trying to innocently sing, "We Didn't Start the Fire" just by walking around. (Bye, bye combustibles if so!)
Speaking of planes, how will I know which planes are remote or coterminous throughout the campaign? (
Eberron Campaign Setting starting on page 92 has sections on what happens when planes are close or remote.)
If a metaphysical item doesn't cast a spell or manifest a power, is its caster level a prereq for making it? (It was ruled not in 3.0 and Pathfinder, but was lost in translation.)
For metaphysical items, are we having designated slots as in 3.5 (boots, rings, belt, etc.), or a generic number of attuned slots,
Frank & K style? (Starts on page 255 at the bottom under "Eight Item Limit.")
What are your thoughts on the
Wish Economy? (Page 268 has a small snippet. In short, use
planar binding to bind Efreet and get
wishes as the binder pleases.)
For running businesses, are we using 3.5's rules that state, "The ultimate blacksmith is in the wilderness, in the Volcano of Doom," or
Frank & K's system, where the most profitable merchants are in large trade cities? (Page 147 in that doc for businesses)
Can my off-duty thralls manage my business?
Do coins have weight? Normally, it's 50 coins per pound but I've almost always ignored that.
Do you rule that you still need cover to use the Hide skill? If so, expect more Rogues and stealthers to carry tower shields!
Are we nixing the spell
starmantle and the item Starmantle Cloak from
Book of Exalted Deeds? A DC15 Reflex save to halve or negate HP damage is too easy.
Can I use
secret page to add spells to my spellbook that I couldn't normally access? For example, could I add
time stop to a spellbook via
secret page if I've never encountered the printing before? What would the skill check and DC on that be if it's possible?
Do Ur-Priests exist? Can PCs become one? Same with Beholder Mages.
Are we using taint in this campaign? If so, expect tained Undead to have infinite spells and PP.
If I level so rapidly that I can't visit my trainer between levels, how much do I owe?
If you were rewriting the ACF Spontaneous Divination (
Complete Champion), how would you fully phrase it?
If I use Empower or/and Maximize on a
summon spell, does that affect the damage each summonling does?
Do you allow Invisible Spell? (It's hard
not to break something with that!)
Does Chain Spell affect rays? I'd prefer it. Same thing with Chain Power.
If I apply Empower and Maximize to the same ability, do we still roll the Empowered part, or say it's 1.5x the Maximized result?
What are your thoughts on the
Tippyverse Citizen Advancement Program? It's an expensive, yet very quick, way to possibly turn L1 weaklings into LX beings!
Are there metapsionic rods like there are metamagic rods? How do we determine the cost? Must I still expend my focus? (I'd say no to focus expenditure. Metamagic rods have all the goodness of on-the-fly use 3/day with none of the downsides, save one rod/spell and only 3 daily uses.) The
Magic Item Compendium 232 has rules on making a psionic version of any magic item.
What are your thoughts on a Planar Shepherd of Fernia eventually getting free
wishes via Wild Shape: Efreet?
Is Beholder Mage allowed for PCs? (I'd use a double
polymorph any object once I could get access to the spell, or
metamorphosis/
polymorph with Metamorphic Transfer.)
Can an Incantatrix still cast spells in his repertoire from his school he opposes from going Incantatrix? The 3.0 Ix and the 3.5 Red Wizard are this way.
Can I use an Incantatrix's Cooperative Metamagic to apply metamagic to psionic powers? What about Metamagic Effect?
Can I use
psychic reformation or retraining to swap out feats gained by wondrous locations, like Iron Will from an O Hole?
The feat Metamagic School Focus gives me 3 daily uses of -1 slot adjustment for metamagic. Can I apply 2 or 3 to the same spell, to a minimum of +0 slot level? For example, can I use 3 daily uses of this feat to Heighten a spell by 3 levels once per day? (This is most handy in early entry or for reserve feats.)
Arcane Thesis normally reduces the cost of each metamagic feat by 1, to a total minimum metamagic cost of +0. Is this still true? For example, can I use Arcane Thesis, Invisible Spell, and Split Ray on
enervation to cast it from a L4 slot?
Is there a psionic equivalent of Arcane Thesis? If not, could we make it? How would it work?
Can I use
shadow evocation and
shadow conjuration to bypass XP or focuses or material components on spells that are mimicked? (The spells aren't truly cast, merely mimicked.)
Any objections to purposely disbelieving a spell that
shadow evocation or
shadow conjuration mimics?
How powerful would I need to be to set up my own society in the midst of the wilderness (as far as practical from other nation-states or city-states) and make my own metaphysically-powered mini-Tippyverse? Resetting metaphysical boon traps of food, water, flavor (
prestidigitation),
unseen servants and skeletons harvesting
plant growth bumper crops...
Are there any official means to grant everyone in a city continuous
see invisibility or other buff? I know of mythals, but they're
very expensive and probably epic. I want to do this by L12 at latest.
May I go dumpster diving for the
lowest level versions of spells? This is especially useful for my Artificer thrall so I can learn these spells as powers. How often should I expect NPCs to use these lower-than-usual level versions of spells?
How picky are you on how I fill prereqs? For example, the Planar Shepherd requires the Wild Shape class feature, but the divine minion template grants Wild Shape as a racial ability, though as if I were a L11 Druid. Also, the River Spirit Folk (
Unapproachable East) provides Trackless Step as a racial ability, but the Arcane Hierophant requires it as a class feature.
If I lack the specified prereq but have something better, do I still qualify? For example, if I have Improved Evasion but not Evasion, do I still qualify for something that requires Evasion? What about if something requires Slippery Mind but I have racial immunity to [Mind-Affecting] abilities?
Let's assume I want to use
animate dead to make someone my loyal skeletal or zombie minion. What happens to the creature's soul? (I've heard conflicting reports as to whether I just use the body or trap the soul with it.)
Is making Undead 'tuh EVULZ?' If so, under what circumstances and why?
Complete Mage has a wondrous location called the Metamagic Storm, which grants the user an extra metamagic feat for 1 year for which he meets all prereqs. May we make a version with Metapower: Linked Power/
synchronicity?
Are Knowstones legal? They're from "Dragon," cost as much as a Pearl of Power, and grant the user a specific extra spell known.
Can a StP Erudite learn an Artificer's infusions? (They normally aren't spells, but it's your call.)
Poisons and grafts are
prohibitively expensive by their normal prices. Are you changing these prices? If so, how? (I normally say poison costs 10% of current per dose. I've never delved much into grafts, but they're
stupidly expensive!)
Do you rule that inherent bonuses (and similar permanent bonuses) grant bonus skill points retroactively? (Normally not, but it would be cool!)
How do you feel about the Dark Chaos Feat Shuffle? (That is, cast
embrace the dark chaos to trade a feat for another specific feat, then
shun the dark chaos to change that specific feat into any feat you desire.)
Do you limit potions to L3 spells and below? (I'd prefer not, since that feels awkward.) What about limiting wands to L4 spells and below? (Dorjes have no such restriction.)
Do you require I learn 4 separate version of
protection from alignment and
magic circle against alignment, for Law/Chaos/Evil/Good?
Protection from alignment and
magic circle against alignment are pretty spiffy ways to prevent [Charm] and [Compulsion] effects. They can provide
immunity to such effects from level 1. That seems much. By far. Especially if I can be warded against all 4 alignment corners. What do you say, though?
Are contingent effects (like
contingency) omniscient for purposes of triggering conditions?
Does the AC bonus from the chahar-aina and dastana (
Oriental Adventures 76) stack with armor bonuses to AC from metaphysical abilities such as
mage armor and
inertial armor? If I don't get the AC bonus, do I still benefit from enhancement bonuses to AC (the '+')? What about other properties like Fortification?
When using the Dancing Mongoose and Raging Mongoose maneuvers, must I make a single attack or full attack in that round for these maneuvers to work? They say, "After initiating this boost, you can make one/two additional attack(s) with each weapon you wield (to a maximum of two/four extra attacks if you wield two or more weapons). These extra attacks are made at your highest attack bonus for each of your respective weapons." After all, if I make 0 attacks in the round otherwise, Dancing Mongoose gives me 1 additional attack.
Does Able Learner still require I be human or doppleganger? (Changelings are both.) Does it also grant all current skills as class skills?
What's the minimum AC bonus for Dodge? Now it's HD/3. Should it be (HD/3)+1?
Simulcarum is
quite the potent spell. What are the limits on what creatures I can duplicate, especially since my Spell-to-Power Eruditeness (or even a basic spell component pouch) lets me duplicate
any creature within the CL limit?
Blade barrier confuses me. DDO makes this spell into a ring of damaging blades around the caster that moves with the caster, but the 3.5 version seems like an unmoving wall of blades. How are you running this spell?
Can a
body outside body clone use SLAs? Psionic powers? Psi-like abiliites? Supernaturals? Maneuvers? Stances?
I heard I could use
Spellcraft or/and
detect magic to ID metaphysical items. If this is true, how does it work?
May we use the SRD version of the Torc of Power Preservation?
Can i use Supernatural Transformation on my psionic manifesting since manifesting is a psi-like ability, and with transparency, a a spell-like ability? If I do, can I still use an Incanatrix's Metamagic Effect or/and Cooperative Metamagic with my powers?
How do you feel about componentless
wishes and other expensive abilities? Dweomerkeeper and Planar Shepherd (Fernia) and Metamorphic Transfer (Zodar) can get me free
wishes.
Let's assume I change forms into a creature that has an ability usable X/day. I use all the charges of this ability. I change forms into it again later that day. Do I get all the charges back? (Most notable with
shapechange and limited use supernatural abilities.)
Am I at all racing Phaedrus or/and his posse? Will I encounter him? If so, how will it work?
Does my feat that grants INT instead of CON to HP also apply if I have no CON score?
How important is it to track mundane ammo? (Arrows, bolts, shuriken...)
Can I use an Incantatrix's Metamagic Effect on Artificer infusions? Cooperative Metamagic? Infusions technically aren't spells, but Metamagic Effect applies to any ongoing magical effect.
Item alteration (
Eberron Campaign Setting 113) lets me change the bonus type of an item, excluding sacred or profane. There are no other listed limits. Thus, with enough
item alterations and items, I can have arbitrarily high stats. (Get a bunch of unslotted items that grant +2 INT, for example. Persist
item alteration via Incantatrix or another means, then, vwa-la! I'm the smartest man alive!)
Is Circle Magic banned?
As a Thrallherd, how can I use my Believers? (They're low-level NPCs, the equivalent of Leadership's followers.) I assume they're contacts, artisans, and other disposable low-profile minions.
Surprise!