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Techsmith: Forg. Realm. Faith and Panth. Pg206 Gain Mechanical Cohort and extra mechanical based powers 10 levels Prereq overlap with effigy master below. 9 ranks of a craft skill (metal working overlaps with effigy master); Feat Craft Wond., Skill Focus (Craft list of 4); Ability to cast...

I am a miniature painting fanatic. I hunt through about five different miniature sites for all the minis I paint. I mod most and spend upwards of 5 hours on each one (if anyone is interested I do commission painting, rates varying on detail and level of expected quality I'll send you info on...

I highly recommend the firearms article in Dragon 321. it really expands on the renaissance era weapons and gives crafters some unique choices when making firearms. Also included is a misfire chart and several other firearms goodies. The techsmith is a worshiper of Gond in Faerun that creates a...

I still believe the DM took the wrong course of action in telling your party that they could not perform actions well within the rules of the game. Had I been DMing I would have awarded you XP for finding the ruse and defeating the monster. The problem is you actually denied your party...

Trap Mastery [General] (DR347 p88) Investigator –or– Nimble Fingers Know (architecture and engineering): 9 ranks +1 bonus on Disable Device & Search checks to locate & disable traps. +1 bonus on saves to avoid the effects of traps. this is the only thing that is even close featwise and it's a...

By your quote from the Draconomicon they all roll individually against his one roll. So no the PC's are effectively stuck. I'd guess a natural 20 may still let them out. Not sure about natural 20's on grapples it's never been an issue for me since I've been playing 3.x. Then again I have never...

Ahh yes I just read that section in the dragon description about grapple that allows it to use it's breath weapon, spells, and spell like abilities (as long as it makes it's concentration check). Unfortunately the dragon would not have improved grab (at least not normally) as it says in the...

You can use any attack during a full attack action to initiate a grapple (you can also use attacks of opportunity to do so). Once you are grappling a single opponent all the regular grapple rules apply. Including grappling multiple opponents. I don't think you can attack anyone outside the...

Oh and to answer number 2 no. The crush itself is a standard action not part of a full-attack so no attacks then crushing in the same round.

Unfortunately for your dragon I believe the following will apply as you have to maintain the grapple/pin/crush per normal grapple rules. Grappling Consequences While you’re grappling, your ability to attack others and defend yourself is limited. No Threatened Squares: You don’t threaten any...

There's the Thayan Golem from Monsters of Faerun (I know it's not on your list) that's a CR 8 "clay" golem. There are also the half-golem templates but I don't remember what book they are from.

What happens when I add Asetic Hunter, do all my ranger/monk/SD stack? I ask this because Asetic Hunter causes your ranger and monk levels to stack, and since the prestige class says all classes that grant monk unarmed damage stack, does this work?

Simple: You fail the save you believe the illusion to be real (ie. the body is a body and it looks like the vampire). IF anyone interacts with the illusion in anyway (cutting it's head off, burning it, moving it, sniffing it, playing with it's hair, etc) they are allowed a save to disbelieve...

The stuff from dragon mag that really is questionable has been put forward for revision by the DM. If he declares that it needs to be changed it needs to be changed. This should not prevent it from being used, only from being used as written. Part of the joy of D&D 3.5 is that there are so many...

What Mumford has not mentioned is that he has a master list of allowed source material. Dragon Mag is on that list (he is also an avid collector and has used it in the past for his own characters). I fully support his decision as DM to require the exchange for the feature to be gained. It just...