Fun Finds v4.0

[Captnq]

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this is what I was referring to, just didn't say from what. This means a Medium Longsword is one-handed for a Medium creature, two-handed for a Small creature, and light for a Large creature. Thus w sizing, it can morph into any non-ranged weapon.
obviously that Underdark item is better

So... what you are saying is...

You'd allow me to buy a medium morphing sizing dagger, turn it into a huge dagger, thus making it go from light to two-handed, then you'd let me turn it into a medium greatsword?

I'm just curious as to why. Working on the finishing touches on the Extrapolated Weapon Special Ability Handbook 1.01, but I'm more then willing to revisit WSA 2.03 if you have a good reason for why the weapon's size changes but the number of hands doesn't when you use morphing.

[zook1shoe]

Why? Because my interpretation of how it is written, along with that verbiage about weapon sizing and handed-ness, allows this to happen.

you could possibly do this with other rules, like improvised weapons.

ex: a greatsword used as a improvised bastard sword. This means you have access to two- and one-handed weapons. Turn it into a scimitar which could be used as a large kukri, this then resizes and allows light weapons


I agree some of this is on the brink of ridiculous, but by RAW it works. Not like there's other ridiculous RAW stuff

@at your other question, yes I would. Its far from the most disruptive ability out there. And it gives melee chars something good.

[linklord231]

A scimitar could never be used as a giant kukri.  The blade is on the wrong side. 
Otherwise, I agree. 

[zook1shoe]

I know.. I couldn't think quickly of any thing else. Battleaxe to handsxe? Short sword to dagger?

[nijineko]

interesting twist: if you have a level of monk, thus the unarmed strike ability allowing an unarmed strike to count as weapon or natural weapon; add in the necklace of natural weapons, and place these abilities on them, then you could literally change your hands, feet, hair, whatever... into a weapon. maybe add the metaline enhancement.

mix in a bit of warshaper for extra natural weapons.

now pick up multi/two weapon fighting and multiattack and go to town with all your extra natural weapons.

which incidentally, also allows a monk to have +5 to unarmed strike, as the unarmed strike counts as a single natural weapon for purposes of the necklace, and much cheaper than the amulet of mighty fists.

however, if you want to mix unarmed strike and a bunch of natural weapons, the amulet winds up being cheaper overall.

[Amechra]

You know what I just noticed?

Transdimensional Spell + True Creation = Ghost Touch + Weapon/Armor/Whatever.

I probably read that one wrong, though...

[Prime32]

Some stuff from Dragon #332

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On p44 there's a warlock ACF which trades their DR/cold iron for DR/byeshk, as well as a new Least invocation: lesser confusion that lasts 1 round +1/2 caster levels, and gains +1 DC if you worship the Dragon Below.


p53 has some magic instruments for bards: make Inspire Courage last 8 rounds after you stop playing for +400gp, add +2 to Suggestion/Mass Suggestion DCs for +2,600gp, or add +1 to the bonuses and number of targets for Inspire Heroics for +18,000gp


p84 has the Altered State feat. You can go on a vision quest to gain one of the following benefits each time:

• +1 inherent bonus to Strength checks, +4 insight bonus to unarmed disarm checks
• +1 hp/level, +2 on saves vs fear
• +2 Ref, +1 grapple damage
• +10ft land speed, +1 initiative
• +2 Will, +1 insight to attack/damage while charging
• +2 Fort, +1 insight to attack/damage while "surrounded by enemies"
• Any successful attack grants you a +1 circumstance bonus on attack rolls against the same creature for the rest of the encounter, stacks up to 4 times.
• +4 trip, +1 insight to attack vs diseased/poisoned/ability damaged targets

There are some extra mechanics surrounding the ritual which need to be taken into account though, like only lasting 1 day/level for each use (or maybe 1 day/barbarian level), requiring a Handle Animal check, and taking 1d6 days to perform if you want a non-random bonus.


p87 of the same issue has the Dderwydd Chymdeithas Initiate feat. It grants a druid one Knowledge skill out of geography/history/local/religion/the planes as a class skill, and adds disguise self/undetectable alignment/helping hand/sending/teleport/shadow walk/sequester/discern location/etherealness to their spell list.


p90 - Wyrmslayer paladin ACF: Replaces Knowledge (nobility and royalty) with Knowledge (arcana), remove disease SLA with resist energy, and can multiclass with ranger as long as their first favored enemy is dragons.


p91 - Fear Mirror rogue special ability. Whenever you're subjected to a fear effect, so is the original creature. Sounds like a fun companion for a Dread Witch

[SorO_Lost]

I think you mean Dragon 332.

Edit - Also while description text says Barbarians can gain it, neither the description text nor the Feat's prerequisites state in any way it is Barbarian only.

[snakeman830]

EDIT: never mind, missed the first clause in the description.

[123456789blaaa]

interesting twist: if you have a level of monk, thus the unarmed strike ability allowing an unarmed strike to count as weapon or natural weapon; add in the necklace of natural weapons, and place these abilities on them, then you could literally change your hands, feet, hair, whatever... into a weapon. maybe add the metaline enhancement.

mix in a bit of warshaper for extra natural weapons.

now pick up multi/two weapon fighting and multiattack and go to town with all your extra natural weapons.

which incidentally, also allows a monk to have +5 to unarmed strike, as the unarmed strike counts as a single natural weapon for purposes of the necklace, and much cheaper than the amulet of mighty fists.

however, if you want to mix unarmed strike and a bunch of natural weapons, the amulet winds up being cheaper overall.

Isn't a monks unarmed strike their whole body? That would mean that their entire body would be turned into a weapon.

[zook1shoe]

The alphorn in Song and Silence lets you use bardic music at a distance of 1d10 miles

[nijineko]

interesting twist: if you have a level of monk, thus the unarmed strike ability allowing an unarmed strike to count as weapon or natural weapon; add in the necklace of natural weapons, and place these abilities on them, then you could literally change your hands, feet, hair, whatever... into a weapon. maybe add the metaline enhancement.

mix in a bit of warshaper for extra natural weapons.

now pick up multi/two weapon fighting and multiattack and go to town with all your extra natural weapons.

which incidentally, also allows a monk to have +5 to unarmed strike, as the unarmed strike counts as a single natural weapon for purposes of the necklace, and much cheaper than the amulet of mighty fists.

however, if you want to mix unarmed strike and a bunch of natural weapons, the amulet winds up being cheaper overall.

Isn't a monks unarmed strike their whole body? That would mean that their entire body would be turned into a weapon.

pretty much. it will depend on the dm, really. only part attacking counts while it is attacking, or the whole body are the two most likely dm determinations.

in either case the end result is interesting. you can either change your attacking parts into pretty much whatever weapons you want, or you can change the entire monk into a weapon. and that might not fall under the usual shapechanging and poly rules, so you probably get to keep all your necklace enhancements.

the question becomes, if someone else wields the monk, does it still count as an unarmed strike when the monk hits someone or do their abilities override? this sounds like the perfect fastball special combo. throw the monk as a weapon, it falls into an adjacent square, the monk attacks....

[zook1shoe]

Dancing monk?

oh, I forgot to say "alphorn + shrink item" above

[Forumowicz]

Adding enhancements to whole monk's body starts getting weird really fast.

Throwing Teleporting Fleshgrinding Dancing Monk?
It is even hard to interpret.

A ghost touch monk could be abusable, if we stick to the last sentence...

EDIT Didn't notice that dancing was already mentioned, even tough it is the very post above 

[zook1shoe]

Yeah fleshgrinding would get crazy, esp if you had a necklace w it for several unarmed strikes.

oh my foot starting grinding you, now my elbow, ahhh! now my hips?

[ksbsnowowl]

Yeah fleshgrinding would get crazy...

Doesn't that happen every weekend at every youth rave on the planet?

[sirpercival]

Yeah fleshgrinding would get crazy...

Doesn't that happen every weekend at every youth rave on the planet?

Certainly in Faerun (c.f. festhalls).

[JaronK]

Awesome find for Archivists: Mule's Enlightenment.  It's a spell that lasts a really long time and grants you a feat of your choice, plus a bunch of other bonuses.  Now use it to give yourself the Extra Spell feat.  Scribe the spell.  Repeat tomorrow.

JaronK

[Garryl]

Source for Mule's Enlightenment, please?

[Lo77o]

Awesome find for Archivists: Mule's Enlightenment.  It's a spell that lasts a really long time and grants you a feat of your choice, plus a bunch of other bonuses.  Now use it to give yourself the Extra Spell feat.  Scribe the spell.  Repeat tomorrow.

JaronK

Just like Alter Self/Polymorph etc into a human for a bonus feat?