Fun Finds v5.0

[phaedrusxy]

Where is that hatch?  I want to stay as far away as possible.   

The ridiculous thing is that that's from a 2E adventure, where you have a lot less hp than in 3.5...

lol, better have a Feather Fall prepared. 

[Gazzien]

Where is that hatch?  I want to stay as far away as possible.   

The ridiculous thing is that that's from a 2E adventure, where you have a lot less hp than in 3.5...

lol, better have a Feather Fall prepared. 

Glyph for 14d4 + 60hp maximum on PWK... that's average of (effectively) 95 HP damage, and I don't see a save listed. Assuming that you did have Feather Fall, even... and in 2e, that's a hell of a lot more health than it sounds like, yeah? (123 effective if you take the 8d6 falling)

[ksbsnowowl]

My favorite and most memorable 2e module.  I think I'm going to run a 3.5 converted version of it after my viking game finishes up (still over a year from now).

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For those curious, the adventure is The Labyrinth of Madness, for levels 15+.  Quite a deadly adventure.  I played it as a 20th level character, and one of my party mates died to this very trap.

Updated to 3.5, the above trap would deal 10d8 damage from a Greater Glyph of Warding (blast glyph), the falling damage would still be 8d6, and the Power Word Kill would work on anyone with less than 100 hit points.  On average, anyone with more than 173 hit points is unlikely to be affected by the PWK.  Given the 3.5 inflation of hit points, it might be worthwhile to empower the greater glyph of warding, or base it on a 6th level spell that would deal more damage.

At least the 15th level character's class levels are wiped away when he is turned into a zombie.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

I vaguely remember seeing something about using metamagic feats on psionics... Where is this from?

There was a feat (or was it a class feature?) in a Dragon Mag that let you do that, I think.

Yep.
Dr#349 Cerebremetamagic feat goes either way, or make scrolls of psi powers via the
Chameleon Crafting feat and have the party Wiz/Archivist eat the slightly higher cost.

[Keldar]

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My favorite and most memorable 2e module.  I think I'm going to run a 3.5 converted version of it after my viking game finishes up (still over a year from now).

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For those curious, the adventure is The Labyrinth of Madness, for levels 15+.  Quite a deadly adventure.  I played it as a 20th level character, and one of my party mates died to this very trap.

Updated to 3.5, the above trap would deal 10d8 damage from a Greater Glyph of Warding (blast glyph), the falling damage would still be 8d6, and the Power Word Kill would work on anyone with less than 100 hit points.  On average, anyone with more than 173 hit points is unlikely to be affected by the PWK.  Given the 3.5 inflation of hit points, it might be worthwhile to empower the greater glyph of warding, or base it on a 6th level spell that would deal more damage.

At least the 15th level character's class levels are wiped away when he is turned into a zombie.

I think there was a very similar trap in Ruins of Myth Drannor, though I think it had a Blade Barrier.  I just remember a TPK was only avoided due to a ring of regeneration.  For extra fun, the tunnel only let to a second hatch that released a bunch of Devils from stasis.

[Arz]

Dark Sun PrC2 - Obstinate Soul = +1 level existing class features @ 1st level for Dwarves ECL 5.

Dwarves for the bloodline god!

[Jackinthegreen]

Not so much a "fun" find as an annoying one: The Improved Overrun feat doesn't get rid of the AoO.

[snakeman830]

Not so much a "fun" find as an annoying one: The Improved Overrun feat doesn't get rid of the AoO.

While annoying, I can kind of understand why.  Normally, Overrun gives your opponent the choice to just avoid it or to make an AoO against you at the risk of being knocked over.  Improved Overrun means they no longer get to make the "just avoid it" choice, so in the interest of balance, the designers made it not a "lose-lose" feat for the opponent.  They missed a number of key factors (namely Overrun sucks) on their decision and I am not saying they did a good job, but I can understand why they did it.

[Sinfire Titan]

The feat Fiendish Legacy gives anyone willing to invest 2 feats Teleport 1/day with a CL equal to their character level (significantly easier investment than Greater Dragonmark, although it lacks uses/day and item/feat/PrC support). Complete Mage.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

... character level 9 is right on time. 
Also gets SM5 and Unholy Blight.
Prereq feat is situational decent.

[Captnq]

Paired is a +1 Shield Enhancement. Technically, you don't have to actually touch anyone else, and since there is no facing, anyone in a square next to yours with a paired shield grants you a bonus to your AC.

Wrapping is a +1 Shield enhancement that lets you "stick" to a target. Both you and the target suffer a -5 to your rolls and a -2 to hit.

Get a platoon of men with Paired Wrapping shields. They swarm someone. They shield bash then activate the wrapping. Each man clinging to you is another -2 to hit and -5 to all other rolls. Each man gains a +1 to his AC. Keep sticking city guards on someone until they collapse from the sheer weight and penalties.

[snakeman830]

Paired is a +1 Shield Enhancement. Technically, you don't have to actually touch anyone else, and since there is no facing, anyone in a square next to yours with a paired shield grants you a bonus to your AC.

Wrapping is a +1 Shield enhancement that lets you "stick" to a target. Both you and the target suffer a -5 to your rolls and a -2 to hit.

Get a platoon of men with Paired Wrapping shields. They swarm someone. They shield bash then activate the wrapping. Each man clinging to you is another -2 to hit and -5 to all other rolls. Each man gains a +1 to his AC. Keep sticking city guards on someone until they collapse from the sheer weight and penalties.

Did we just find a way to make a katamari ball?

[zook1shoe]

Dark Sun Prestige 1 has a 3.5 PrC of the Soulknife! So be a Soulknife 10/Soulknife 10
Dune Trader grants a cohort, which stacks w other cohorts.

#2 Dragon Warrior grants a roc animal companion at 9th total level.
Judaga Warrior gets the ability to coup de grace as a free action.
Royal Animator can change corpses' abilities for animation.

[Maat Mons]

A female Avebury circle megalith (Dragon 297, p49) is an epic magic item that allows anyone who casts reincarnate while touching it to choose the new form instead of rolling randomly.  Despite explicitly being an epic item, it only costs 162,400 gp. 

A lesser folio (Dragon 297, p45) is a non-epic item, despite being written up inside the writeup of an epic item.  It gives a +10 enhancement bonus on perform checks involving words or music for a price of 12,800 gp.  If your DM allows un-updated 3.0 material without adjustment, that's a nice addition to whatever competence bonus you're already getting. 

[zook1shoe]

Master Alchemist can make a potion of wish and miracle!

[nijineko]

Dark Sun Prestige 1 has a 3.5 PrC of the Soulknife!

ara, i've been mentioning that prestige for nigh on a year now. =P

and don't forget the prestige qualifies for most soulknife feats, and usually gets twice the benefit! practiced mind blade, anyone?

[Ithamar]

For the cost of 2 feats from Dragon Compendium, any spontaneous arcane caster can turn undead:  Necromantic Bloodline + Kin Mastery.  Would that then qualify you for Extra Turning perhaps and open up other fun stuff?

[zook1shoe]

What? I've been looking for that kind of thing! Thanks Ith

[Jackinthegreen]

Let's take Slayer's Enemy Sense ability out of context and say it can also apply to a ranger's favored enemies.

[ksbsnowowl]

Let's take Slayer's Enemy Sense ability out of context and say it can also apply to a ranger's favored enemies.

Eh, Nemesis is better.