Min/Max Boards

I remember hearing (I think on this board) that force effects ignore DR.  Anyone know where this rule is?  And if it applies to DR - (dash)?

I'm especially asking in regards to chakra bind Crystal Helm, that gives the force descriptor to melee attacks.

Thanks.

Dominate Person targets one humanoid.

A half-celestial human is an outsider(native).

This means Dominate Person does not work on a half-celestial human, right?  Even though he's got a humanoid shape (with wings).

There's a good chance my guys may find themselves being trained by someone who considers himself a drill sargeant.  One of the NPCs will be a dwarf who doesn't know when to shut up.  At some point, he'll be told to "drop, and give me 20!".  While the PCs are training, they'll hear the dwarf complain "This is so unfair.  Pushups are harder for dwarves"

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, he's going to complain.  But I'm wondering if it is true?  Dwarves have the same weight as humans, but in a shorter frame.  So their center of gravity is closer to their toes, which makes pushups easier, but the center of gravity is also closer to their arms, which makes pushups harder.  I don't know which one wins out????

Ethereal Filchers can pop from the Ethereal Plane to the material plane as part of a  move action, grab an item, then pop back to the Ethereal Plane as a free action.  Ie, it steals something before the PCs even get to react (unless they ready an action).

What's involved in deciding what they can steal off the PCs?  Sleight of Hand?  An attack roll?  Having to render the PCs helpless?  In this instance, they don't care about being observed.

FWIW, I'm saddened that the SRD doesn't include the picture in the MM.  I love that picture.

Dragon Shaman Vigor (PHB2-13) provided fast healing for allies within 30' of the character.

When does this healing take place?

On the shaman's turn or the ally's turn?

At the start of the turn, the end of the turn, or anytime desired?  (eg, if movement happens, do you have to be within 30' at the start, end, all, or any part of the turn?


Edit: DMG-293 says fast healing happens at the start of the turn.  And since other shaman powers happen on the ally's turn (eg, bonus damage), we'll play the ally's fast heal at the start of the ally's turn if they start their turn within 30' of the dragon shaman.

Complete Champion, p46 lists the ACF for the Barbarian.  Taking the Lion Totem so you get Pounce at 1st level is a common thing.

But does choosing lion totem means you're required to take the 5th & 7th level ACFs for the lion totem as well?

When computing initiator level, how does level adjustment and racial hit die figure in?

TOB, p39, seems to alternate between "class level", which I assume means ECL, and "levels in classes taken", which I assume means don't count LA.

2 characters in particular:

A half-celestial human (LA+4) with 2 levels of the NPC Warrior Class, ECL=6, initiator level = ???  (I'm guessing 3 = 6/2)
A pseudodragon (LA+3, racial HD 2), 1 level of NPC Adept, ECL=6, initiator level = ???  (again, I'm guessing 3)

Thanks.

The DMG has some charts for generating a random town.

There's several web sites that have implemented these charts, so all you have to do is click a button.

But the charts only use the PHB and DMG base classes.  Does anyone know of a website that has included other classes into the charts as well?

I'm about to level up in a class that gives me a familiar.  I remember there are several ACFs and whatnots you can get instead, but I don't recall what they are or where to find them.  Help?

Where are the guidelines for designing flying castles?  The only place I can think of is the stronghold builders guide, but I remember seeing a message on these boards that had a lot more places to look -- but my searchfoo is getting me nowhere.  The message I remember was either about flying castles or flying ships.

Actually, my player already has a flying castle that sits on a cloud (taken over from some evil cloud giants).  What he wants to do is radically expand the land (cloud) area surrounding the castle proper.  Any way to do that without it being hideously expensive?