Fun Finds v5.0

[ksbsnowowl]

Also the Dragoloth (a type of half-fiend drow) doesn't exist. Nor do any other hlaf-drow half-fiends, half-dragons, or half-celestials.

Specific trumps general? 

Maybe the demon has to polymorph into a human first?

Not according to Salvatore... 

[SorO_Lost]

Sometime in the last week or two someone made a post referencing a Class that picks up certain Magic Item creation Feats a level early, anyone recall it? I'd love to know the name of the Class.

[Sinfire Titan]

How many Necropolitans do you know? Do they know about the Lifebond feat, from Libris Mortis? If not, they should. It gives +4 Turn Resistance and +2 untyped bonus to all saves as long as a certain someone is alive and within 60ft. Your familiar counts, as do the other party members.

It also can be taken multiple times, and the effects stack (not just the Turn Resistance but the save bonus too). I know a bunch of Dread Necromancer players who would be very happy with a couple instances of that feat, just for the extra security.

[SorO_Lost]

Evil Creatures Undead get all the cool stuff.

[Prime32]

Digging around old articles on the Wizards site:

The lawnmower golem

As a full-round action, a razor golem can separate itself into its component razor disks. This attack form duplicates the effect of a blade barrier spell (set vertically) as if cast by a 15th-level cleric, except that the razor golem can move at half speed while in this state.[...]While in wall form, the golem can attack by merely moving through foe's spaces, which forces opponents to make Reflex saves (DC 18) or take damage from the blade barrier effect.

Note that a CL15 blade barrier is 300ft wide...


Also: bladesong. Just bladesong.

[Jackinthegreen]

Digging around old articles on the Wizards site:

(snip)

Also: bladesong. Just bladesong.

Holy...    

[snakeman830]

Digging around old articles on the Wizards site:

(snip)

Also: bladesong. Just bladesong.

Holy...    

My god...

Combine it with Winter Mask!  Anything else we can combine it with for fun?

[Garryl]

Also: bladesong. Just bladesong.

Wasn't that updated to Bladeweave in SpC, which has a Will save to negate the dazing?

[Jackinthegreen]

Also: bladesong. Just bladesong.

Wasn't that updated to Bladeweave in SpC, which has a Will save to negate the dazing?

Technically there is no official stance on that update, at least within the book, but Bladeweave does indeed look like an update since it's uncannily similar.

[Chemus]

Melee touch attack... thus no save. Granted, it's not caster only, but it's 1 rd per level (touch spells aren't persistable, are they?)

[awaken_D_M_golem]

General Grevious was a piker.
  ... but you already knew that.

How many Necropolitans do you know? Do they know about the Lifebond feat, from Libris Mortis? If not, they should. It gives +4 Turn Resistance and +2 untyped bonus to all saves as long as a certain someone is alive and within 60ft. Your familiar counts, as do the other party members.

It also can be taken multiple times, and the effects stack (not just the Turn Resistance but the save bonus too). I know a bunch of Dread Necromancer players who would be very happy with a couple instances of that feat, just for the extra security.

Wow is that I.P. gold or what ?!
Grateful Dead custom major Bloodline gets 10 of these.

[TiaC]

Everyone knows about the Anthropomorphic Bat, but what about the Anthropomorphic Baleen Whale?
For three monstrous humanoid HD and zero LA you get:

• Size Large
• Stats +8, +4, +4, +0, +4, +0
• Blindsight 120'!
• +9 NA
• Swim 40' and hold breath
• Tail attack(1d4)

They make just amazing Psywars or Swordsages.

[ksbsnowowl]

An Ultraloth with Supernatural Transformation (Binding) can lock you away for eternity.  As a supernatural ability it can't be dispelled, and I'm pretty sure it can't be Disjoined, either.  The only way to get free is temporarily inside an AMF, or to have the Ultraloth dismiss the Su effect.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Ouch !!

Everyone knows about the Anthropomorphic Bat, but what about the Anthropomorphic Baleen Whale?
For three monstrous humanoid HD and zero LA you get:

• Size Large
• Stats +8, +4, +4, +0, +4, +0
• Blindsight 120'!
• +9 NA
• Swim 40' and hold breath
• Tail attack(1d4)

They make just amazing Psywars or Swordsages.

... and Bard with a touch of in-breeding

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[sirpercival]

The Eternal Vortex magical location (CM) lets you 1/day auto-Repeat an instantaneous evocation spell of 6th level or lower. There has to be some way to abuse this. Obviously Contingency won't work, and a lot of the better spells aren't instantaneous, but still.

[sirpercival]

Double post because I'm tired and don't even care.

For those Incarnum users starving for essentia, the Planar Touchstone (Bastion of Souls) feat gives you 1 extra essentia. The higher-order ability is meh (bind an extra chakra, once, before you have to recharge), but the base ability is nice.

EDIT: Also, being a member of the Pentifex Order lets you buy incarnum magic items at 75% market price with a level check.

[sirpercival]

Triple post, baby. You guys can't keep up, whoa.

Some stuff from Dragon 311:

The Spellstrike feat allows you to add the Concussive template to any spell which deals hit point damage. What does Concussive do, you ask? Well, any creature damaged by the spell must make a Balance check (DC 10 + CL) or be knocked prone by the spell. That's pretty cool. Especially when you remember that any creature with <5 ranks is Balance is flat-footed while balancing.

The Arcane Disciple cleric variant trades away Turn Undead and domains, and in exchange gets to convert 20 bard or sorc/wiz spells to divine cleric spells for her spell list. The Aspirant cleric variant, with a 3-level dip, can counterspell divine spells for free, 3+cha/day.

The Battle Howler prc progress bardic music and casting, and (for a 3-level dip) gives +1 to Inspire Courage, for you IC optimizers out there. It also grants Rage, whoopeee.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

... What does Concussive do, you ask? Well, any creature damaged by the spell must make a Balance check (DC 10 + CL) or be knocked prone by the spell. That's pretty cool. Especially when you remember that any creature with <5 ranks is Balance is flat-footed while balancing ...

Are more details needed?
Does the Balance check, draw an Opportunity Attack?

Feels like a 4e style extra roll condition attack.

[Jackinthegreen]

The Cavestalker PrC in Drow of the Underdark gets to treat spiked chains as 1-handed weapons at 4th level so long as you're a ranger with the TWF style.

At 9th level the PrC makes you undetectable through blindsense, blindsight, and tremorsense and also negates the effect of the Blind-Fight used against you.

[linklord231]

The Noble class in the Birthright Campaign Setting gets Leadership at level 3.

A 2nd level Magician can get Skill Mastery for 3 + Int modifier skills.