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    Limiting a Spell Component Pouch

    Its a fine idea ... provided the fighters/etc likewise track how much damage their armor/weapons receive over time, reducing their corresponding effectiveness accordingly if not maintained in a similar fashion?? Further, I foresee such an annoying system quickly offset by routine use of the...
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    Nightmare Spinner Inspire Fear ability

    The last sentence of the quoted text states you can affect 3+your Cha modifier each day.
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    Aid another from a Symbiont? Intellegent Item? Familiar?

    Ok, apparently I wasnt as clear as I thought. He gets a Listen/Spot check for himself plus one for each scarab. The question indicated the scarabs are telepathic with a +5 racial bonus to Listen and Spot. Since each scarab essentially has nothing to do BUT look around when affixed to their...
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    Aware & Unaware?

    A surprise round occurs because its exactly that: a surprise attack. Thus in your situation, ONLY the individual who suddenly attacked without provocation nor warning would have benefited from the surprise round since his allies, like the unfortunate NPC, would have also been caught unprepared...
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    Aid another from a Symbiont? Intellegent Item? Familiar?

    AFB so it may be RAI, but IRC the Aid Another rule indicates/implies the temporary bonus to your skill roll occurs because the additional participates review your attempt to hopefully catch potential mistakes or oversights. Since this isnt possible with a sensory check like Listen and/or Spot...
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    Unique Magic Item Properties/Quirks

    - owner can use unseen servant and/or prestidigitation at will (regardless of class) - item's material composition changes daily (iron, cold iron, silver, mithral, etc) - daily use of a single selected spell, which may be changed once each level.
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    Organizing Your Ideas, Rules, and Fluff Snippets

    "wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information." unfortunatey the link to their...
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    Zasasaolsun

    Easily enough. She’s a 1st level human fighter with above average str, wis, charisma, and a minimum Dex 15 who selected Two-Weapon fighting as one of her starting feats to dual-wield the long/short swords. However she is NOT wearing flouncing around in the impractical metal bra-n-panties...
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    AD&D Commemorative Core 3: I Haz 'Em!

    Not suspicion, merely fact. Send your donation directly to the Gygax Fund and they receive 100%. Donate via purchasing the book(s) and the Fund gets (100-X)% because it requires time and effort on someone's part to collect, track, and ultimately pass-along that partial donation ... business...
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    Creating a Hag coven (Hag followers)

    Green Hags are CR5. 7th level PC with leadership is eligible for a 5th level cohort, so you might gain Hag1 that way ... then have it introduce you to Hag2, convincing it to join your convey via Diplomacy.
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    Can a FLGS be TOO friendly?

    Sounds ok/normal. You indicate three SEPARATE individuals greeted you with offers to help with their particular subdept/niche (board games, video games, etc) as you casually wandered thru what sounds like a rather large store; spending "several" minutes within each area - so its likely each...
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    Hag Eye and Identification

    DM call. Gary/TSR did not indicate WHAT spell is used to create a Hag Eye (nor did WOTC during the various edition updates), therefore I propose Scrying since its specifically enchants an eye so the possessor may remote-view the area surrounding the eye from elsewhere on the same Plane...
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    Hag Eye and Identification

    Yes? Fluff implies the Hag Eye as a Crystal Ball variant and thus likewise uses Scrying for its base enchantment which specifies "As with all divination (scrying) spells, the sensor has your full visual acuity, including any magical effects. In addition, the following spells have a 5% chance per...
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    Hag Eye and Identification

    Agreed. Using Analyze Dweomer upon the ring would reveal whomever enchanted the gemstone can see from the gem's current viewpoint as desired - PROVIDED the ring fails a Will save since the fluff impies its constantly "attended" via the lifeforce connection to its creating Hags. Accordingly, RAI...
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    Would You Brave A Deadly Dungeon For This Weapon?

    The basic question is not whether the group would seek a SPECIFIC item (intelligent or not), but rather why presumably more experienced/prepared groups have not already deciphered the available Lore and recovered it – unless the foreshadowed grief of dealing with the potential...
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    How do you deal with Hardness 20? (Spoilers for The Infernal Syndrome)

    AFB but presuming the Dispel Magic is ineffective because the Creator either exceeds your maximum effective point or Crafted it, would it not be possible/wise to Transmute the base material to something with less than Hardness 20?, like Metal->Stone, Stone-> Flesh; THEN commence whacking?? If...
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    Multiple Magical Crafters?

    Seems "obvious". RAW: "Combining Skill Attempts - When more than one character tries the same skill at the same time and for the same purpose, their efforts may overlap." Therefore whomever has the highest relevant skill makes the corresponding roll with a +2 modifier for each helper making the...
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    Just lost my RPG collection to fire.

    True, and raises the question asto what a non-gamer considers "reasonable" since most(?) gamers average 12 books annually for 32 years, a reasonable collection should have around 380 books; plus the monthly Dungeon/Dragon subscriptions.
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    Permanent Portable Magnificent Mansion?

    RAW says time is subjective so you're correct ... however sounds like he'd be more a plot-point/npc by that time so chances are your GM would gratefully allow some form of immortality/life-extension to maintain his presence. Undeath offers many benefits.
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    Permanent Portable Magnificent Mansion?

    True, especially if you tilt it moderately Positive and set the Time factor to 1 round:1 day allowing you to enter and return one round later fully rested and 24 hp Fast Healed (plus whatever actions taken within); a feature likewise greatly appreciated by your Crafters.
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