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How does this interact with creatures larger/smaller than the user? Do you halve/double the distance for each size category difference between the user and the target?
You halve the damage for each size category above medium, doubled for below that.
You also halve the damage against a flying target.
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Also what about a variant the flayed the flesh of/eroded a foe's bones to dust?
Cool idea...although sounds a bit like Atomic [Effect].
I think it might be worth mentioning, at this point, the fact that Exalted has several Charms and Sorceries that could be used for Divine abilities in the IH system, though obviously copyright issues would prevent UK himself from publishing them. This note about the Weapon [Effect], which I suspect would be something akin to a shower of shurikens or the like out of a wuxia film (correct, UK?), reminds me immediately of the Death of Obsidian Butterflies, which is one of the lowest "level" attack spells in Exalted. It basically creates a football-field-sized cloud of butterflies literally made of obsidian, volcanic glass, that just whirl and fly around at high speed and shred everything in the area.
I think I'll start a thread for this.
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I'm glad everyone liked those divine abilities. Perhaps Krusty would be interested in adding them to his book. I certainly give full consent with no strings attached. Afterall, Krusty has provided me with hours of entertainment. Contributing is the least I can do.
Mayhaps I should take requests for additional divine abilities?
As for the wording "AS a" ect. That could apply as an alternative wording. As it stands, the two feats are mean to work in unison for a particular deity of mine. Though this new wording would also be appropriate for certain characters. Particularly The King in Yellow. Perhaps it could be reworded to include both as options for more flexibility.
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5. Are the divine templates going to include the following notations...(Ex) and (Su)?
6. Are the divine templates going to be given a nice airbrushing? They still contain some errata. Particularly the description of the Elder deity. "Each is the personification of . Elderones go by the esoteric name of daitya, which implies giant god, a reference to the fact their minimum size is restricted." - Personification of?
7. Are you going to do the Hellraiser beasties?
8. Iron Man...what stature equivalent would he currently be? I now it's all the suit's doing, but...he has fought demigods and won.
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dante58701, I think I can answer #4...
In light of an infinitely scaling metamagic system, having the base spells scale infinitely makes magic way too powerful. Do some math with both, and you would quickly find mortal mages could 1-shot Time lords with Magic missile. (Well, maybe not time lords, but the damage with both is astronomical; things like Fireball would be ridiculous)
I think it was simpler to go with the Meta-magic over continued spell scaling; Metamagic allows one to make their spells 'scale infinitely' in any aspect they choose. (range, duration, area, damage) even if the original didn't. Plus, the scaling is really controlled. I.E: you know how much bang for you buck you are getting with each application of metamagic, so its easier to use, and slightly less insane.
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What if someone wanted to play an Awakened Neutronium Golem Wizard?
I don't know whether this is a thing of beauty or evil.
Better, but still not totally finished, however I hope I have enough else to keep you distracted while I get them done.
I am now 5 pages + wonky portfolios + errata from having the text done. Of those missing 5 pages they are all half finished or better. So the biggest bugbear is just getting the portfolios totally finished which is such a grind.
Incidently I mentioned on the website that I had a new epic spell for stealing divinity - I did, but I couldn't get it to work off the Divine Ascension epic spell table (you'll know what I mean when you see it) so I may need to make a new table for this new spell, but I am not sure where I can fit that in.
Which one, Gods & Monsters or Epic Bestiary Volume II?
Gods & Monsters will be the Appendices of Ascension. But I am going to add some monsters and a section on Pantheon building.
I was thinking maybe they would all be Pantheon based monsters, but I may bend a few rules.
I will probably add the Serpentine (Epic) Dragon because a mate always keeps asking for Typhon. However I am open to suggestions for most of the other monsters.
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3. Where the hell did Fecundity go?
Never liked it...and I can't for one minute believe you would ever have a character take that ability.
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4. Where the hell did Unbridled Magic go?
Ltheb was kind enough to answer this. I tried to keep Unbridled Magic balanced but to no avail. Sorry.
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5. Are the divine templates going to include the following notations...(Ex) and (Su)?
Yes....eventually.
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6. Are the divine templates going to be given a nice airbrushing? They still contain some errata. Particularly the description of the Elder deity. "Each is the personification of . Elderones go by the esoteric name of daitya, which implies giant god, a reference to the fact their minimum size is restricted." - Personification of?
If you find any errata list it in the Upper_Krust Fix This thread.
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7. Are you going to do the Hellraiser beasties?
Maybe - or would they just be Advanced Kytons?
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8. Iron Man...what stature equivalent would he currently be? I now it's all the suit's doing, but...he has fought demigods and won.
Whatt demigods has he fought and won against?
He did recently gain a power up, but at best hes Class 100 now. So hes still weaker than Thor, Sentry etc.
So I think that would make him a Demi-god equivalent with the new power-up.
Although you have to wonder how his technology makes him so powerful when races 1000s of years more advanced can't make armour as good.
U_K!
Update looks great.
Just a minor suggestion. (Ill list it in the 'fix this' thread soon) For the resonance section, certain parts need to be more specific:
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1 - 'Apertures contain 1 Qp per year of existence.' You reference another table, but just saying this flat out makes the aperture a lot easier to understand. (And reduces complications for characters with quintessence from multiple sources)
2 - It might be best to note whether the 'multiple creatures bonding to an aperture' clause applies to creatures bond all at once, or if one creature bonds with it, leaves, and then another does so as well.
3 - Under Soul Objects, and destroying them. It isn't clear what their weaknesses are. They are related to portfolio weaknesses, but how?
Apertures are pretty cool. (note to self: find a 10-quadrillion year old aperture and become a time lord) And the rest of the section is just all-around sweet. Your fix for Thelemic effect was pretty simple yet effective.
Oh, and jeeze, the Double Sword portfolio is Ultra-Strong. I eagerly await someone to throw together stats for Dr. Swordopolis. (8-bit Theater reference )
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What if someone wanted to play an Awakened Neutronium Golem Wizard?
I don't know whether this is a thing of beauty or evil.
New question...I know STACKING the divine templates over existing dragons would be inappropriate since they already include some of the template mechanics. Unless these abilities are all intended to be purely racial.
But what about OVERLAPPING...kinda adding the divine templates...then tweaking ever o slightly to fill in the holes since a lot of divine abilities were not incorporated into the dragons but were later incorporated into the gods.
The dragons are missing a lot of abilities, but stacking the divine template would make them too powerful. So I was thinking an overlapping might be more amenable.
In particular the Night Dragon has this problem. As a great wyrm is has a severe lack of abilities that a Divine Rank 60 dragon should have. Perhaps an errata file to cover these issues?
Oh...I know you told me...but the Abiding ability...I forgot what it's for and exactly what it does.
Ok...this is my revised LeShay...although it needs work. Advice, Critiques, Ideas?
Leshay
Medium Fey (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 50d6+650 (825 hp)
Initiative: +21 (+17 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative)
Speed: 40 ft.
Armor Class: 45 (+17 Dex, +6 insight, +12 natural armor), touch 33, flat-footed 42
Base Attack/Grapple: +25/+30
Attack: +30 brilliant energy keen unerring bastard sword +73 melee (1d10+35/17-20)
Full Attack: 2 +30 brilliant energy keen unerring bastard swords +73/+68/+63/+58 melee (1d10+35/17-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Gaze, leShay weapons, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 25/cold iron and epic, elf traits, fast healing 25, immune to poison and disease, low-light vision, spell resistance 60, superior two-weapon fighting
Saves: Fort +29, Ref +44, Will +35
Abilities: Str 21, Dex 45, Con 37, Int 33, Wis 23, Cha 47
Skills: Bluff +71, Concentration +66, Diplomacy +77, Disguise +71, Escape Artist +70, Gather Information +24, Hide +70, Intimidate +24, Jump +5, Knowledge (local, nature) +59, Listen +59, Move Silently +70, Search +59, Speak Language (any five), Spot +59
Feats: Blind-Fight, Cleave, Dodge, Combat Expertise, Improved Critical (leShay weapon), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Mobility, Power Attack, Quick Draw, Spring Attack, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (leShay weapon), Whirlwind Attack
Epic Feats: Blinding Speed, Polyglot, Spell Stowaway (heal)
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 30
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Any
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +45
A leshay's natural weapons are treated as epic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Combat
Elf Traits: Immune to magic sleep spells and effects; +2 racial bonus on Will saves against enchantment spells or effects; low-light vision (can see twice as far as a human in low-light conditions); entitled to a Search check when within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door as though actively looking for it; Martial Weapon Proficiency (composite longbow, composite shortbow, longbow, longsword, and rapier) as bonus feats; +2 racial bonus on Listen, Spot, and Search checks (already figured into the statistics given above).
Gaze (Su): All creatures within 30 feet who meet the gaze of a leShay become affected as if by charm monster. A Will save (DC 53) negates the effect. Each opponent within range of a gaze attack must attempt a saving throw each round at the beginning of his or her turn in the initiative order. A leShay can also actively gaze as an attack action by choosing a target within range, who must then attempt a saving throw. LeShay are immune to their own gaze. The DC is Charisma-based.
LeShay Weapons (Su): Each leShay carries two personal melee weapons that he or she manifests from his or her own life essence. The weapon can change form as he or she desires, typically appearing as a bastard sword (one in each hand). When not in combat, the weapons simply do not exist, but leShay can 'draw' their weapons from nowhere as a free action. LeShay weapons are considered light weapons for a leShay, regardless of their size.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will-alter self, detect thoughts, displacement, freedom, greater dispel magic, heal, greater invisibility, knock, speak with plants, spell turning, greater teleport, water breathing. Caster level 50th; save DC 28 + spell level. The DCs are Charisma-based.
Superior Two-Weapon Fighting (Ex): A leShay fights with a leShay weapon in each hand. Because these weapons are extensions of its own body, the leShay does not take an attack or Damage penalty for attacking with two weapons.
Im intending to turn this into a deity. Though before I bother with such a monumental task I wanted to get the LeShay right.
Ahhh! Resonance! Finally! At last I have some news on this Deal to give my player who sold his soul to Nexus. It actually will be possible for him to get out of the bargain and be able to come back from the dead again- all he needs to do is figure out how to get 1000 Quintessence (plus Nexus's likely-exorbitant interest rate of course) and pay the god off.
Apertures look, to me, a great deal like Epic versions of WotC's existing "Magical Location" concept- most books they've done recently have a few listed near the back. This is, of course, a good thing, since it gives us potential for the Apertures doing something other than/in addition to merely granting divinity to a creature.
Soul Objects- well, anyone want to take a stab at what Sauron's Portfolios are, now that we can look at the One Ring in a new light?
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