You can do this sort of thing using a feat, if that tickles your fancy at all.
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Others, such as golems and undead creatures other than vampires, are not affected by the loss of their heads.If a vampire can survive a vorpal blade, I'm reasonably sure that Cthulhu would be just fine. Oh! My mistake, that's what I get for visiting these forums just as I wake up. Sorry about that. But the point still stands, it's not impossible to survive a vorpal strike, so a being such as Cthulhu should be fine even if he loses his head.
Others, such as golems and undead creatures other than vampires, are not affected by the loss of their heads. If a vampire can survive a vorpal blade, I'm reasonably sure that Cthulhu would be just fine.
Players need to learn one way or another that splitting from the party, and other poor decisions, will have their own consequences. If you baby him now, he'll only keep doing it. Have him learn early that his choices can kill him, it's best to do so before he gets attached to his character. Then he'll think twice about doing something like that in the future.
They have an entry for regular bats right here. As for why you'd justify taking a bat, I'd say to just do it for flavor purposes. Wizards are strong enough already to not need a familiar's bonus to saves, initiative, or HP, so you have some wiggleroom there. You don't always need to take the most optimal choice for mechanics, as you'll still be a strong party member with a bat familiar. But maybe I'm just biased.
For the other poster, tusks are a part of one's teeth, so the feat can work for the human (with Racial Heritage). Assume the canines grow... a lot. But that's not naturally in human anatomy. Teeth don't grow to be that large! Only by having an ancestor as an orc(or half-orc) could you ever grow teeth large enough for such a flavorful bite attack. But you seem to be arguing that Racial Heritage doesn't give humans anything they do not naturally possess. Humans don't naturally possess tusks! Or, we can assume that humans do meet that fluff prerequisite, and have their teeth grow to match the flavor of the Razortusk feat, on account of their orc heritage. And with that, we can assume that humans do meet the fluff prerequisite of Fox Shape, allowed the ability to change into a fox on account of their Kitsune heritage. Both of these feats work, or neither of them do. They both have implied fluff prerequisites, which seem to bar you access for feats. Which is it?
Humans (and Half-Elves) have teeth. Yep, that works. But it's a Razortusk feat. Are you ignoring the hidden prerequisite in the fluff name "Razortusk?" Humans and half-elves don't have tusks. Why would you assume this works, because the flavor of the feat clearly indicates otherwise?
I dislike the "the rules don't say that I can't" philosophy. I find this to be humorous, as everyone arguing that yes, humans can use this feat with Racial Heritage, are using the simple philosophy that "the rules say I can, so I can." Those arguing against it are using the philosophy "the rules say you can, but you actually can't."
To add on to this, there's also the Battle Aspergillum, Sickle, Wooden Stake, Whips, Boarding Axes, Machete, Ankus, Battle Ladder, and more that are all "not weapons" and cannot be manifested as Mindblade weapons, as they all do other things and are only treated as weapons when you hit things with them.
Actually, they kind of are an improvised weapon. You just don't get penalties for using it like that other then losing the AC bonus."If you use your shield as a weapon"? That's rather telling right there. And the fact it says to treat the shield as a one handed weapon, not that it is a one handed weapon. I can hit you with my frying pan, using it as a one handed weapon. That doesn't mean it is a weapon. it's still a cooking tool, and was designed as a cooking tool. Any offensive use is purely a coincidence. Similarly I could hold a lit bic lighter and spray hairspray through the flames to create a jet of flame. Are you going to claim the hairspray can is a weapon in and of it's self?Except those are very clearly defined in the rules as improvised weapons. Shields are not improvised weapons. Longswords kind of are an improvised weapon. You just don't get penalties for using it other then proficiency penalties.
Okay, that's nice. Thunder and Fang references Earth Breakers and Klars being necessary to function. Tail Terror references using a tail to function. Can you point to me the part where Fox Shape says you use the Change Shape racial ability?
Start with 20 STR after racials. +5 from all your level ups(25), and a +6 enhancement bonus from a Belt of Giant Strength(31). One level of Alchemist can give you Mutagens for an alchemical bonus of +4 to Strength(35). Taking damage with the Blood Rage spell active(so just whack yourself a few times) can give you morale bonuses of up to +10 Strength(45). Using the Eldritch Heritage feats, you can take Strength of the Beast from the Orc Bloodline to get an inherent +6(51). I came up with that rather quick, so it's far from optimized, and STR can certainly go higher, but it's entirely possible to use Blood Money as a ninth level caster with enough STR to spam Wishes(as long as you can heal the ability damage and as long as your spell slots persist, at least).
Step up feat, and a grapple to stop their movement. Then its just you, caster, and that sweet vorpal sword. We're looking for a way to restrain and keep spellcasters prisoner, rather than cutting them in half. While that's the simplest way to get the job done, it's not exactly what we're looking for here. Anyways, to add on to what's already been said. Make sure to take all possessions other than(and maybe including) the clothes on the spellcaster's back, such as a spell component pouch and spellbook, along with anything else magical. Gag and binding their hands can stop V and S components, but they can circumvent that if they have the proper feats. Tying someone up with rope gives them the "pinned" condition, and any caster that's pinned must make a concentration check to cast spells. That can go a long way in stopping any unruly spells from getting out.
I'd say it could hold a shield, but couldn't wield it in any effective way it grant the AC bonus. The Monkey Belt can't wield weapons, so it can't do anything as simple as stab with a dagger. And, as a shield is technically a weapon as well, it would make sense to say it couldn't provide the armor bonus in addition to not being able to shield bash.
In addition to the loss in DEX, large creatures take a -1 penalty to AC and attack, as penalties for their large size. That's likely where you're missing one point of AC.
Sure, you got to keep those pesky "unwritten rules" in mind. :)Indeed, can't have those dead people taking actions after all. ;) In case you're really using this as a legitimate argument.
Here is a screenshot, as this section doesn't seem to be listed on the pfsrd.
Presumably, for feats such as Cautious Fighter, which is racially restricted without any real reason behind it, as there's little reason why humans, or any other races should be locked from that particular boost to fighting defensively. But, you could also argue that Racial Heritage doesn't apply to that feat, either. I mean, it has flavor text in it. And how can you justify a human "caring about survival more than victory?" Racial Heritage doesn't give you that necessary flavor prerequisite. So I guess Racial Heritage just doesn't work unless the feat in question is lacking in flavor text.
It was meant to be a joke but okay I'll bite. You can't deny that improvised weapon is a weapon, weapon is in the name. As far as wielding it, I said you wield reigns in two hands. Now my mind blade can create a horse and wagon. That's totally a double weapon. It's a no-go.
A hat of disguise operates like disguise self. It's illusion, not transmutation. Not exactly on the same level as something like alter self or change shape. So, even going by that interpretation, no, that wouldn't really work. What about a Hat of Disguise, Greater, in that case?
One of the great mistakes in rules interpretation is thinking that raw can only say one thing I'm just going to echo this. It might be intended to have Change Shape, but as written, it is not required. So ruling as written, there is no requirement to have Change Shape. That may be the intention, and I won't refute that. But there's no way RAW to interpret that you need something the feat does not say you need. It doesn't say you need Change Shape, it doesn't say you need anything other than 13 Charisma, +3 BAB, and being a Kitsune. That's the requirements. That's RAW. But regardless, others may continue to interpret it by adding restrictions and limits on the rule that are not present. I'm not entirely sure why you'd add those restrictions, as it would make as much sense as adding restrictions to other feats like Power Attack, Cleave, etc, beyond the listed prerequisites as that's how you're "interpreting" those feats. If others continue to interpret the feat by adding prerequisites to feats that don't have them, then I suggest we all FAQ the OP and wait for official clarification on RAI.
All PCs being a small-sized race is always fun.
Then I'll have to concede to you on this point! There aren't many other feats I can think of that give you an at-will spell on the level of Beast Shape(even if limited) at such an early character level. While I still believe that it should be at-will, as there's no wording to indicate otherwise, I will admit that the lack of examples to compare to makes it a suspect, so I'll give that point to you. Otherwise, be it once per day or infinite, it does still seem that a human can benefit from the Fox Shape feat with Racial Heritage(Kitsune).
Bear with me a second here. http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/racial-feats/wings-of-air-sylph Would this count? I know it doesn't technically say "functions as the Fly spell," or anything like that, but it functions similarly by giving you the at-will ability to fly(in light armor) for the cost of a couple feats.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/groundling Here's one. EDIT: And as for traits, I have Beastkin, which functions in a somewhat similar manner.
Oh! I forgot to mention. The Second Chance trait is also very damned good in order to keep you alive through the most terrible of saving throws.
It depends exactly on how you're dying, but there are few general ways to help keep yourself afloat. Iron Will and its improved variant can help patch up your weaker will save, and Toughness gives you a bigger HP buffer. A feat like Diehard can help stop you from dying, and while I don't consider it an amazing feat, it can help ease the burden if you're very worried about dying off. Improved Initiative is a great feat that'll help with both offense and defense, as it can better allow you to set yourself up before the enemy can act. Any traits to further increase your initiative, like Reactionary, can be a great benefit as well. This list isn't thorough at all, but I hope it helps at least a little!
Any chance we might be able to see something on the Medium? Maybe I'm not looking in the right places, but I don't see that class discussed much at all recently.
I would say the same way you determine how often you can use power attack.Thats an excelent point.. if its not tied to shape change, how do you determine uses per day? Thank you.
This feat doesn't list a number of times you can do it per day, even for Kitsune. It can be assumed that it gives you an infinite amount of uses, without an arbitrary limit like "add it to your spell list." You know, feats like Vital Strike, Power Attack, Deadly Aim, Cleave, etc. don't list a "number of times you can use this per-day." Are we to assume none of these feats function, because it's not specifically giving you the ability to use them at-will? That's silly. Just like it's silly to impose a made-up restriction on the number of times you can use the Fox Shape feat per day.
No, this is clearly within the rules of Racial Heritage. It does not require the change shape Magical Racial Trait to take Fox Shape. If it did, it wouldn't say "Preqrequisite:..., Kitsune," it would say, "Prerequisite:..., Change Shape Racial Trait."Because as demonstrated in previous cases of this nature, there is no rules text to support the OP's assertation. The only defense of what the OP wants falls into "ignore the rule because it's a cool idea" variety.How is this out of rules territory?Hey, how often could a human use this, if it were allowed by the GM?Depends on the GM. Since you're out of rules territory, I can't give you an answer to beat his head with. In fact, I'd say that not allowing it seems to be "out of rules territory," as that would be a twist of the feat's flavor text to forbid someone from taking and benefiting from a feat they meet all the prerequisites for.
You most certainly would. Polymorph spells grant you the natural attacks of your new form, and since Beast Shape II is a polymorph spell you'd gain the fox's 1d3 bite attack.
Except that it literally doesn't mention it even once. The closest it gets is that it reduces bite damage but it is certainly not explicit.The pedantic b@&~+~!@ is saying that it technically doesn't have a prerequisite of the kitsunes change shape ability, which it never the less references nearly once a sentence. This. Change Shape is not listed in the prerequisites, and it is not once mentioned in the text of the Fox Shape feat. It does list "Changing from kitsune to fox shape is a standard action", but as Racial Heritage allows you to qualify as a Kitsune for the effects of feats, there's no real argument there either. You can argue that you don't want to allow it for thematic or flavorful reasons, but there's nothing there to suggest that applying the feat as a Human with Racial Heritage(Kitsune) is impossible.
And even if you absolutely wouldn't allow the player to dismiss, they certainly wouldn't be stuck in that form forever. Beast Shape II only has a duration of 1 min/level.
This spell should work, kinda, though it only affects one target and doesn't have a range of miles.
Now, I think I'm the farthest thing from an optimizer, but I have a general grasp on what each class favors. Intelligence and spells for a Wizard, Dexterity and weapon finesse for a Rogue, Paladins with good Strength and Charisma, etc. Each class tends to lean itself in one or two directions. But the Medium has me completely stumped. Their day-to-day ability to swap their entire focus with spirits leaves me wondering how to build a Medium that's even remotely effective. Do I favor martial abilities or spells? Should I aim for a jack-of-all-trades type? What feats do I even begin to consider? Sorry if this question has been answered before. I've only recently done my reading up on the Medium, and haven't found any answers that could help give me a direction with character building. Thank you for your time!
Something like this?
If you're playing as a Bolt Ace, you can use Hand Crossbows from level 1. They're proficient with all types of crossbows, exotic or otherwise.
This page lists beneficial effects from both drinking and bathing in dragon blood. This seems to suggest that eating other parts of the dragon would result in similar magical effects, but that can probably be left up to DM discretion.
RAW, I'd say no. But I wouldn't say it's an unreasonable houserule to convert a fraction of your fly speed(half or so) into swim speed while underwater.
I've always been interested in doing a campaign where every character, for whatever reason, is shrunken down to only a few inches tall. Along with it just being kinda weird, there's a whole lot to come up with concerning rules and stat blocks for now gigantic(or gigantic-er) sizes. That, and along with balancing out magic items and such(you can't really buy from Ye Olde Magic Shoppe effectively when you can't even carry your gold). And I'm pretty sure players would get a little fed up with being so comically underpowered compared to your everyday commoner. It'd be neat to try out sometime, still, with a willing party, but there'll likely be a lot of work to do keeping it all in line.
In fact, who's to say a Barbarian can even use a bow in raging? It definitely takes concentration and patience to line up your shots, moreso than "hitting them with the blunt end" for nonlethal damage, so following that line of logic it makes sense to remove a raging Barbarian's ability to shoot as well.
You can take a non-lethal attack with any weapon at a -4 to attack. Edit: Source. Under Nonlethal Damage, You can use a melee weapon that deals lethal damage to deal nonlethal damage instead, but you take a –4 penalty on your attack roll.
You want a Ring of Eloquence.It's function presumes the ability to speak. As it says it helps you choose the right words, so the ring won't help a mute, which animals for this purpose, are. The wearer retains the ability to speak in these languages even if she assumes a form normally unable to do so (such as a druid wild shaped into a wolf).
If he's ugly in the strong kind of way, you can throw this on him.
Ctrl+f for "fall" provides no results. I can't believe you ignored the Paladin conundrum. Shame on you.
Seriously? People are interpreting the description of gloves of arrow snaring to require a feat it says the wearer does not need? It gives you a feat that does not function without a second feat. The gloves do not give you this second feat. The first feat only functions when the second feat is used.Again, the gloves do not give you the second feat. They only give you the first feat. The feat that does not work without the second feat. You need to deflect arrows to do anything with Snatch Arrows. The gloves allow you the feat, but the feat does not function if not used in conjunction with Deflect Arrows, a feat the gloves ignore by allowing you to drop prerequisites.
Once worn, these snug gloves seem to meld with the hands, becoming almost invisible to casual observation. Twice per day, the wearer can act as if he had the Snatch Arrows feat, even if he does not meet the prerequisites for the feat. Both gloves must be worn for the magic to be effective, and at least one hand must be free to take advantage of the magic.Prerequisites: Dex 15, Deflect Arrows, Improved Unarmed Strike.Seems pretty clear to me... The gloves allow you to catch&keep or catch&throwback projectiles twice a day provided you have a free hand. It gets a little iffier than that. From the entry on Snatch Arrows: "When using the Deflect Arrows feat you may choose to catch the weapon instead of just deflecting it. Thrown weapons can immediately be thrown back as an attack against the original attacker (even though it isn't your turn) or kept for later use. You must have at least one hand free (holding nothing) to use this feat." The gloves allow you the Snatch Arrows feat twice per day, without the prerequisites. This means you do not need Deflect Arrows. However, Snatch Arrows only takes effect when using the Deflect Arrows feat, which the gloves do not grant you. RAW, this means the gloves are useless without Deflect Arrows, as you need to use Deflect Arrows for Snatch Arrows to even function. Without Deflect Arrows, Snatch Arrows is a useless feat. It is a perfectly reasonable house rule to allow the gloves to grant both Deflect and Snatch Arrows. (Please note this is all based on my own interpretation, as I cannot seem to find any official clarification on the issue).
I think this works pretty well for a music free Bard.
Edit- Pretty much ninja'd. :(
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