Fun Finds v4.0

[zook1shoe]

Sune's relic 'Ring of Firehair' is ridiculously powerful for a diplomancer.
It grants a +2 sacred bonus to Cha and increases any met npc's attitude towards just you by 1 step! Oh you're indifferent? Not you're helpful.

but this really shines when helpful become fanatics!

check out Drag#333 pg 54

[phaedrusxy]

Kind of pricey (22k), but worth it if you can find a DM willing to allow it (or optimized diplomacy, for that matter ).

[jojolagger]

Sune's relic 'Ring of Firehair' is ridiculously powerful for a diplomancer.
It grants a +2 sacred bonus to Cha and increases any met npc's attitude towards just you by 1 step! Oh you're indifferent? Not you're helpful.

but this really shines when helpful become fanatics!

check out Drag#333 pg 54

It also shines when hostile foes become unhelpful, and won't attack you. Sure, they'll still attack your friends, but as long as you don't take hostile actions (healing allies, buffing allies, summoning, ect.) they won't actually attack you.
Outfitting the party with a set would be expensive, but you'd be able to just ignore most combat encounters.

[zook1shoe]

How would Invisible Spell work w the Ring? If they don't know you're casting at them, it won't spoil the better attitude?

[linklord231]

How would Invisible Spell work w the Ring? If they don't know you're casting at them, it won't spoil the better attitude?

Depends on the wording of the ability, I think.  If it's like Invisibililty, where "attacking" breaks the effect, then it won't matter whether they see the spell coming or not.  If it says something like "obviously hostile actions" break it, then you should be fine. 

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Disturbing thought:
PONY GIRL - D20

Don't google it. Just... don't.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20060401a

My aberration Pony , You can comb her hair Eye Stalks.

[Garryl]

Ability Rip causes you to permanently lose a supernatural ability, which is normally a big problem, right? However, DR/magic or an alignment is a supernatural ability, and many spells and effects provide it temporarily. Just cast one of them (say, Protection From Arrows, which also has a long enough duration to last through the casting) and give that up.

[sirpercival]

Ability Rip causes you to permanently lose a supernatural ability, which is normally a big problem, right? However, DR/magic or an alignment is a supernatural ability, and many spells and effects provide it temporarily. Just cast one of them (say, Protection From Arrows, which also has a long enough duration to last through the casting) and give that up.

Are there any Su drawbacks you can get rid of with this?

[123456789blaaa]

Ability Rip causes you to permanently lose a supernatural ability, which is normally a big problem, right? However, DR/magic or an alignment is a supernatural ability, and many spells and effects provide it temporarily. Just cast one of them (say, Protection From Arrows, which also has a long enough duration to last through the casting) and give that up.

Are there any Su drawbacks you can get rid of with this?

The Elder Evil Shothragot has FoM permanently on as a Su ability. If you want to bind it you'll need to get rid of that.

[brujon]

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a natural lycanthrope’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy. If the victim’s size is not within one size category of the lycanthrope the victim cannot contract lycanthropy from that lycanthrope. Afflicted lycanthropes cannot pass on the curse of lycanthropy.


Yup. Become a Lycanthrope that doesn't have to worry about turning people into more Lycanthropes.

[Quillwraith]

Lycanthrope lycanthropy lycanthrope lycanthrope.

[SorO_Lost]

Sun Soul Monk
Originally listed simply for it's +1 cold damage property in Class Boosters, a second read through reveals;

Prerequisite
member of the Sun Soul monk order (see page 25 of the FORGOTTEN REALMS Campaign Setting and page 41 of City of Splendors: Waterdeep), Monk 6th,

Benefit
This feat's benefit depends on the patron deity of the monastery where you studied.

Lathander: You can channel your ki to turn an undead creature. Once per day you can choose to imbue a single unarmed strike with ki; this decision must be made before the attack roll is made. If you hit an undead creature with this attack, it is turned unless it succeeds on a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 your HD + your Wis modifier). If the undead creature has turn resistance, it can add this as a bonus on its save. If you have the Stunning Fist feat, you can also expend a daily use of your stunning fist to use this feat. If you have the turn undead class feature, you can expend a turn undead attempt to use this feat.

Selane: Your unarmed strikes deal an extra 1 point of cold damage and count as silvered weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. When in moonlight or starlight, treat your monk level as three levels higher for the purpose of determining your unarmored speed bonus.

Sune: Your combat style is fascinating to watch. Once per day as a standard action, you can perform a maneuver that fascinates a single creature within 30 feet that can see you (Will negates; save DC 10 + 1/2 your HD + Cha modifier). Creatures of a type different from your gain a +4 bonus on the save. This supernatural effect lasts for 1 round. If you have the Stunning Fist feat, you can also expend a daily use of your stunning fist to use this feat.

Recall that Destroying Undead, Rebuking, and Commanding Undead are internal rules of Turn Undead. So with this Feat a Monk can Rebuke/Command Deathless creatures.

But wait! While the 3.0 FR book notes the Sun Soul Monks has being Good/Neutral aligned in a sidebar, the 3.5 City of Splendors book sets forth actual requirements. The requirement? 20 hours of charitable work and 2 Ranks in either Jump or Tumble. Which means a cleaver Evil aligned PC could join the group to Rebuke/Command Undead. He should probably do this in disguise, just saying.

[linklord231]

Sun Soul Monk
Originally listed simply for it's +1 cold damage property in Class Boosters, a second read through reveals;

Prerequisite
member of the Sun Soul monk order (see page 25 of the FORGOTTEN REALMS Campaign Setting and page 41 of City of Splendors: Waterdeep), Monk 6th,

Benefit
This feat's benefit depends on the patron deity of the monastery where you studied.

Lathander: You can channel your ki to turn an undead creature. Once per day you can choose to imbue a single unarmed strike with ki; this decision must be made before the attack roll is made. If you hit an undead creature with this attack, it is turned unless it succeeds on a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 your HD + your Wis modifier). If the undead creature has turn resistance, it can add this as a bonus on its save. If you have the Stunning Fist feat, you can also expend a daily use of your stunning fist to use this feat. If you have the turn undead class feature, you can expend a turn undead attempt to use this feat.

Selane: Your unarmed strikes deal an extra 1 point of cold damage and count as silvered weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. When in moonlight or starlight, treat your monk level as three levels higher for the purpose of determining your unarmored speed bonus.

Sune: Your combat style is fascinating to watch. Once per day as a standard action, you can perform a maneuver that fascinates a single creature within 30 feet that can see you (Will negates; save DC 10 + 1/2 your HD + Cha modifier). Creatures of a type different from your gain a +4 bonus on the save. This supernatural effect lasts for 1 round. If you have the Stunning Fist feat, you can also expend a daily use of your stunning fist to use this feat.

Recall that Destroying Undead, Rebuking, and Commanding Undead are internal rules of Turn Undead. So with this Feat a Monk can Rebuke/Command Deathless creatures.

But wait! While the 3.0 FR book notes the Sun Soul Monks has being Good/Neutral aligned in a sidebar, the 3.5 City of Splendors book sets forth actual requirements. The requirement? 20 hours of charitable work and 2 Ranks in either Jump or Tumble. Which means a cleaver Evil aligned PC could join the group to Rebuke/Command Undead. He should probably do this in disguise, just saying.

I think extrapolating the turning effect beyond what is specifically stated is incorrect.  "Turned" is a defined condition according to PHB pg 314.  "Turned: Affected by a turn undead attempt. Turned undead flee for 10 rounds (1 minute) by the best and fastest means available to them. If they cannot flee, they cower."  The Sun Soul Monk feat only applies the Turned condition, not Rebuked, Commanded, or Destroyed. 
Deathless would still be Turned, because Sun Soul Monks are not clerics, so the part in the Deathless description that says "Evil clerics can turn or destroy deathless creatures as good
clerics turn or destroy undead" does not apply to them. 

[SorO_Lost]

Oooh, didn't know "Turned" was a status condition as defined by the PHB. I was checking the actual Turn Undead rules which I'd think hold priority over a generalized list status conditions, or anywhere else I didn't care to check.

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TURN OR REBUKE UNDEAD
Good clerics and paladins and some neutral clerics can channel positive energy, which can halt, drive off (rout), or destroy undead. Evil clerics and some neutral clerics can channel negative energy, which can halt, awe (rebuke), control (command), or bolster undead. Regardless of the effect, the general term for the activity is “turning.” When attempting to exercise their divine control over these creatures, characters make turning checks.

No such thing as Turned, and what is Rout?

Destroying Undead: If you have twice as many levels (or more) as the undead have Hit Dice, you destroy any that you would normally turn.

An evil cleric makes the equivalent of a turning check. Undead that would be turned are rebuked instead, and those that would be destroyed are commanded.

But you're right. RAI the Feat can only inflect the "turned" status seems clear enough.

Maybe the TO side can make usage of this. A Cleric that burns all of his Turn Undeads and Persist, so he uses Stunning Fist to Turn Undead by punching evil in the face. He'd have the Wisdom for it.

[Maat Mons]

It's interesting to have a way to apply the turned condition that isn't limited by hit dice.  Are there any rider effects that can be added onto turned? 

[nijineko]

No such thing as Turned, and what is Rout?

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Routing
A routing unit flees combat. It routs immediately when it descends to this morale state, even if the unit has not yet been activated.
A routing unit moves at double speed along the most efficient path toward its edge of the battlefield. The most efficient path is the one that gets it closest to that edge, taking into account additional movement costs for terrain. This could be a path that is not straight, as long as it gets the routing unit closer to the edge than other paths.
When a routing unit moves away from enemy units that engage it, each enemy unit may make an attack of opportunity against the routing unit. However, if the unit is routing as the result of an attack from a unit engaging it, the unit that just attacked it doesn’t get this attack of opportunity.
A unit that routs off the battlefield is eliminated. A unit is off the battlefield if any part of the base of any miniature in it goes over the edge.
A routing unit can’t make any attacks, including ranged attacks.
A routing unit takes a –4 penalty on morale saves. A routing unit that fails a morale save immediately moves again at double speed toward the battlefield edge.
When a routing unit activates, it continues to move at double speed along the same path it had been traveling, unless a commander successfully rallies it.
Whether a routing unit is formed or unformed, facing is ignored for the purpose of attacks against it. The unit takes a –4 penalty to AC.

[linklord231]

Found this in Sword and Fist.  Could be useful in grapple builds. 

At the DM's option, creatures with more than two arms can get a bonus to grappling checks when they wrestle an opponent with their arms (The bonus would not apply, for example, to a marilith's constrict attack.).  This bonus is +4 per extra pair of arms - so a marilith would get +8 (in addition to its size modifier), while a xill or mutant sahuagin would gain a +4 bonus.

[Sinfire Titan]

Found this in Sword and Fist.  Could be useful in grapple builds. 

At the DM's option, creatures with more than two arms can get a bonus to grappling checks when they wrestle an opponent with their arms (The bonus would not apply, for example, to a marilith's constrict attack.).  This bonus is +4 per extra pair of arms - so a marilith would get +8 (in addition to its size modifier), while a xill or mutant sahuagin would gain a +4 bonus.

Not exactly unknown (it's in SS, and I've mentioned the benefit several times in reference to Totemist Grappler builds as a free +4 on top of Girallon Arms).

[linklord231]

Not exactly unknown (it's in SS, and I've mentioned the benefit several times in reference to Totemist Grappler builds as a free +4 on top of Girallon Arms).

Oh, really? Where is it in SS, and does it get rid of the "At the DM's option" language?
I was pretty sure I'd heard about this rule somewhere before, but didn't know where to find it - and I suspected others didn't either, which is why I posted it here.

[Kasz]

Spider Eaters lay their eggs inside a paralysed host which then take 6 weeks to hatch, eating the host from the inside out.

They achieve this because their poison paralyses for 1d8+5 weeks. That's a long time for something that can paralyse and works in an antimagic sphere/zone.

I'd love to see this poison in the hands of a Black Dog... empowered puts it up to a potential 17 weeks...

Also by RAW you can buy an egg for 2000gp or buy a young spider eater for 3000gp