Fun Finds v5.0

[Prime32]

It says you can't inflict lycanthropy (though it doesn't say whether you're natural or afflicted).

[Maat Mons]

The baator domain (Fiendish Codex II, p26) gives "the ability to see perfectly in darkness of any kind, even that created by a deeper darkness spell" as its granted power.  That would be pretty handy for a game set in the underdark (or otherwise emphasizing lightless environments). 

The ancestral speaker cleric variant (Dragon 311, p47) gets to pick any two skills as extra class skills.  There's got to be some prestige class that's easier to get into with that. 

[snakeman830]

I believe the correct answer to that is no.

why do you say that?

I believe Soro is using the basis that it's impossible to Take 10 on UMD except for the very specific cases of artificers and warlocks.  The rogue's Skill Mastery ability, for example, doesn't allow Take 10 on UMD nor does any general "you may Take 10 on skill(s), even under adverse conditions" ability allow for it.

I'm not sure this is the case, though.  No Skill Mastery where you choose the affected skills rules out UMD and UPD as options.  I think this would be a case of specific trumping general, since Skill Mastery says "you may always take 10 when using the selected skill"  That would override the general "you can't take 10 on UMD"

[Mithril Leaf]

Ah, it should be read as "... though need not be of the same school."  Very poorly worded.  An equally valid interpretation could be that they must be the same level and of different schools.

Not me. This is atypical "base rule, exception format" found through English and especially D&D rules. For example, "no one is allowed in except law enforcement", or one of the other thousand variants spoken or posted on signs. Pretty common here in the states where D&D was written.

Dear lord.
I just realized.
Rainbow Warsnake + Dragonblood Spell-Pact.
You now have most of the Cleric spell-list up for trade.

Sorcerers using the Wu-Jen spell list can also go back and grab Wizard spells that they like.

Needs Prestige Bard, Silver Pyromancer, and a Child of Eberron True Dragon.

Doesn't Silver Pyromancer have language specifically stating you can't do that? I recall the example was even a warmage.

[ksbsnowowl]

Ah, it should be read as "... though need not be of the same school."  Very poorly worded.  An equally valid interpretation could be that they must be the same level and of different schools.

Not me. This is atypical "base rule, exception format" found through English and especially D&D rules. For example, "no one is allowed in except law enforcement", or one of the other thousand variants spoken or posted on signs. Pretty common here in the states where D&D was written.

Dear lord.
I just realized.
Rainbow Warsnake + Dragonblood Spell-Pact.
You now have most of the Cleric spell-list up for trade.

Sorcerers using the Wu-Jen spell list can also go back and grab Wizard spells that they like.

Needs Prestige Bard, Silver Pyromancer, and a Child of Eberron True Dragon.

Doesn't Silver Pyromancer have language specifically stating you can't do that? I recall the example was even a warmage.

Yep, it does.

In addition, starting at 1st level, you can treat spells from the paladin spell list as though they were arcane spells on the spell list for the arcane spellcasting class in which you could cast 3rd-level spells before becoming a silver pyromancer. You can add these spells to your spellbook or your list of spells known normally, just as though they were arcane spells. You cannot add these spells to the warmage spell list, or to the list of another similar class that can freely access all spells on its class spell list.

[SorO_Lost]

Not quite what I was meaning.

Take my favorite Runestaff creator, a Child of Eberron Steel Dragon Wu Jen Sorcerer / Prestige Bard / Silver Pyromancer, only instead of making you the coolest 5 Spell stick ever he's all like "lets trade pokemon". And he isn't meaning little world destroying monsters.

[ksbsnowowl]

Yeah, I suppose all Cleric spells are already up for grabs, via Red Dragons and the like.  Child of Eberron or whichever one it is that allows Druid spells opens all those up, too.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Netherese Battle Curse (and Magic Mantle while we're at it)
http://dndtools.eu/feats/lost-empires-of-faerun--30/netherese-battle-curse--2053/
... superior +1/2 CL "augmentation" , prep a bunch ahead of time.

[TiaC]

Nightskulk Skinwalkers can get Distraction. Nothing like adding a save vs. Nauseate to all your attacks.

[Prime32]

City of Stormreach p78 has The Three Faces of War, a "variant sect" of the Sovereign Host. You pick your domains from Dol Arrah, Dol Dorn and The Mockery, and may choose longsword, halberd or kama as your favored weapon. Could be useful for a Sovereign Speaker.

Nightskulk Skinwalkers can get Distraction. Nothing like adding a save vs. Nauseate to all your attacks.

Hmmm... Bat-kin get a feat that lets them turn into bats; could be good on a 3.P warlock. Shark-kin with magus levels can gain a version of scent that applies only to spellcasters and SLA users, and is very hard to block. Tiger-kin have a trait that grants +3 initiative if they act in the surprise round. Wolf-kin have Wolf Style, which looks to be the PF equivalent of Improved Trip/Stand Still (and combos well with Gorgon's Fist).

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The 3.5 update booklet for the MMII gives Cloaked Ape's an LA of +2...despite them only having an Int of 3  .

[Sinfire Titan]

The 3.5 update booklet for the MMII gives Cloaked Ape's an LA of +2...despite them only having an Int of 3  .

Int 3 is the bare minimum IIRC. That's a -8 racial penalty, and even if you completely dump the score you still end up with a 3.

[Sinfire Titan]

For the frontliners out there: a Ring of the Righteous (Expedition to Castle Ravenloft) gives 25 temp HP and a +4 Sacred bonus to Strength for 5 minutes. Dirt-cheap at 5,400gp, so buying 2 or 3 of them (or better yet, getting the party's Artificer to make them for you) is a decent idea.

For the sneaks: a Ghost Hood (same book) gives you Invisibility and See Invisibility for 30 minutes 1/day, at the bargain price of 2,140gp.

For the Smiteadins: a Prefect's Vestments (again, EtCR) gives you an extra Smite/day. It also gives an additional Turn Undead use, but the wording is such that it can't be used for DMM.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

  ... who are you calling a Cloaked Ape ?!


(hush kitty avatar hush)

[Hangwind]

Mentor feat in DMGII. Gain a free cohort for going up five levels

For cheese? Get yourself killed at level 7, come back at level 6. Go up a level, taking your apprentice along with you. Get killed. Get raised. Go up a level. Rinse and repeat for infinite level 5 cohorts.

[zook1shoe]

its a different score, doesn't use leadership score
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Rokugan Way of the Thief pg31
feat- grants a cohort
feat- grants a cohort and followers
pg46
feat- cha mod/day Intimidate as a free action to shake foe foe rnds=your level
pg71
feat- when making a Cha check to influence a creature, you can alter the result by 1 step either way

Rokugan Way of the Ninja pg22
feat- while full attack sneak attacking, double your crit threat. Stats w others
feat- delay sneak attack by 3d6 rnds
pg23
feat- replace sneak attack damage for that DC vs. stun 1d4 rnds
pg24
feat- while not helpless, you have total concealment vs. ranged attacks

Way of the Daimyo pg19
feat- gain a craftsman cohort
feat- Cha mod = pseudo-cohorts
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Planescape Chapter 3 (Factions) pg50
Corpse Animator PrC at 3rd level...
Imbue Undead (Su): A corpse animator can imbue any undead that she animates with magical properties. In other words, she may treat a corpse as a magical item, casting the appropriate animation spell after finishing the enchantment. Typically granting the undead bonuses is done just as listed for magic items, as if the corpse was a wondrous item. Its natural weapons can be treated as masterwork weapons for purposes of enchantment, and its hide can be treated as masterwork armor for purposes of enchantment. Furthermore, it can be granted magical spells and abilities just as wondrous items can be. Any enchantment she places on a corpse has its cost reduced by 5% x her class level.

 

[snakeman830]

My...god.  You could already get some seriously dangerous minions if you knew what you were doing.

[zook1shoe]

there's Bone Craft (below) that combines corpses into a super corpse... thats just like adding cheap item $ to make a much bigger and better item

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Bone Craft Necromancy
Level: Sor/Wiz 6
Components: S, F, M
Casting Time: At least 4 hours; see text
Range: Touch
Target: Two large or smaller corpses; see text
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Though the Dustmen are hardly a martial order, they must often go to great lengths to defend their strongholds from thieves and darker creatures seeking the bodies and souls that come into their care. This spell was developed in order to help them create more powerful undead guards. Bone craft grafts two corpses together into one, referred to as the composite body. When animate dead is cast upon the composite body a skeleton or zombie more powerful than normal is created. This procedure can be performed multiple times, adding more corpses to the composite body to create a progressively more powerful undead minion. This spell is one of the faction’s most guarded secrets and is only taught to its dedicated members; anyone that leaves the Dustmen is expected to destroy any copies of it they may possess.
This spell improves the animated creature in several ways. Its total number of Hit Dice is equal to the highest of the two base creature’s Hit Dice plus half of the second’s (rounded up) plus 1. Furthermore, after combining three corpses of the same size a composite body one size larger is produced with the increased natural armor and natural attack damage appropriate to its size. Thus, grafting three medium corpses with 1 HD each and using animate dead upon it would create a large skeleton or zombie with 5 HD, and grafting three large corpses with 5 HD each would create one huge skeleton or zombie with 13 HD. The two corpses that are to be fused together do not have to be the same size; a medium corpse could be added to a large composite body and its size would only increase once enough medium corpses had been added to it.
The composite body automatically possesses all weapon proficiencies, feats, and subtypes that the base bodies would have once animate dead was cast upon it. You may also choose to give it any natural attacks of the base creatures, such as claw or bite attacks. More importantly, every use of bone craft allows you to grant the composite body two abilities from the list below. This is the true utility behind this spell, for with the proper grafting and stitching the undead creature created can threaten even skilled warriors. These abilities are cumulative over multiple castings; using bone craft to add a third corpse to composite body would allow you to add two more abilities in addition to whatever it possessed.
Additional Feat: The body gains a feat of your choosing that it meets the prerequisites for. It cannot take any feats which require class abilities, Intelligence, or anything else inappropriate at the DM’s discretion.
Extra Attack: By adding an extra arm, maw, or tail the creature may make an extra secondary attack each round. It suffers penalties to its secondary attacks as normal, which can be reduced by the Multiattack feat.
Improved Movement: By adding an extra leg you increase the creature’s base speed by 5 and grant it a +2 bonus to Jump checks and to resist tripping.
Special Abilities: With the DM’s permission you may invent unusual abilities of your own. For instance, a zombie may be able to fire its hand at a target as a projectile, or a huge skeleton may be able to grapple medium or smaller creatures and trap them within its hallow chest. The DM may decide that such special abilities constitute two or more choices in terms of this spell.
Bone craft can only be used to combine a number of corpses equal to the caster’s Intelligence modifier into one composite body. Each use requires four hours of surgery plus an additional two for each time the spell has been used on the bodies before. For instance, grafting four skeletons together would require four hours for the first two, six to add the third, and eight to add the last.
Material Component: A variety of tools, ointments, and other chemicals worth 500 gp.

[SorO_Lost]

Didn't we just have a skirmish about posting 3rd party materials a page or two ago?

[zook1shoe]

They're 2nd party. All three have the following...
"LEGEND OF THE FIVE RINGS is produced by AEG under license from Wizards of the Coast, Inc. a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc and 2002 Wizards of the Coast , Inc. All rights reserved."

plus, I don't see anything in the title of this that only allows 1st party material. I've even seen true 3rd party material.

if you don't like that I post 2nd party material, don't respond to it. So either deal with it, or next Fun Finds label the name "Fun Finds 5.0 1zt party only" or something stupid like that.