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    Animal Companion Questions

    Chances are google can imply what a bird can actually be trained todo, however I presume at the least it could drop a carried item before circling above the target once found ... thereby informing you it a) found the target and b) where that target currently is.
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    Fantasy Flight Games officially has Star Wars license

    somewhat disappointing is the initial releases from what is/was primarily(?) an RPG company are a CCG and a board game, with nothing regarding supplementing/replacing the aging RPG lines.
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    Prices of custom magic items.

    Jester ... correct, the dmg/srd are merely offer a suggested guideline regarding how to calculate the value of magic items. In the same vein, a spell's saving throw difficulty represents the caster's skill at casting that particular spell; with a base skill of 10+spell level +(int, wis, chr)...
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    Animal Companion Questions

    You're idea is sound, however Druid/Ranger animal companions are a minor improvement over the routine birds of prey available to everyone. While exceptionally loyal, the modest boost to the druid/ranger's Handle Animal skill isn't a poor substitute for the sor/wiz Familiar you seem to want...
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    The Wreaking Crypt

    maybe write in Word/whatever for ease and spell-checking then cut/paste to Notepad to strip font before cut/paste to Enworld??
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    Prices of custom magic items.

    Agree with Whizbang. Make your life easier and just use Craft Wondrous Item because the rest of the magical crafting feats are a poorly conceived attempt to delay PC creativity. Your "staff" is broom with the bristles removed then enchanted to "recall knowing" Entangle 1/day, using the item as...
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    Prices of custom magic items.

    Agree with Whizbang. Make your life easier and just use Craft Wondrous Item because the rest of the magical crafting feats are a poorly conceived attempt to delay PC creativity. Your "staff" is broom with the bristles removed then enchanted to "recall knowing" Entangle 1/day, using the item as...
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    Maximize Knowledge

    or if allowed, hire somebody who knows that spell to help research an arcane variant.
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    I need help with this campaign... (DM)

    An NPC Adventuring party arrives bearing news of someone attempting to raise an evil army to conquer the surrounding kingdoms, including his (sound familiar). Several of his neighbors have pledged their support, including his now-powerful enemy; who has agreed to put aside their grievances on...
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    Wait just a minute.

    No. Supernatural abilities describe inherent traits of the creature, not possessions - thus the balor's ability bestows the vorpal-property to its whatever sword the balor/you happen to be wielding at the time; releasing the sword removes that temporary property. IMO the ability works with any...
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    Mount Question.

    RAW defaults to mounts with animal-level intelligence trained to "ready" their action to react to their rider's whim. RAI implies Awakened mounts roll initiative/react like the other pc/npcs. It becomes akin to playing basketball atop your friend's shoulders - rider/mount both react per the...
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    stunned freedom of movement

    Comes down to HOW he was stunned. Freedom of Movement prevents magic preventing movement from working, so if magic and psionics affect each other then FOM should have prevented both the stunning effect and subsequent grapple attack. OTOH it would not apply if he was stunned by a secondary...
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    If a spell is currently too high level to cast, can you still add it to spellbook?

    irdeggman - correct, which is why it takes hours of concentrated effort to comprehend those notes before any given effect may be cast. Its akin to having a 4th grader copy passages from a college-graduate text to practice their writing skill - not comprehending the words/formulas would not...
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    If a spell is currently too high level to cast, can you still add it to spellbook?

    irdeggman - correct, which is why it takes hours of concentrated effort to comprehend those notes before any given effect may be cast. Its akin to having a 4th grader copy passages from a college-graduate text to practice their writing skill - not comprehending the words/formulas would not...
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    If a spell is currently too high level to cast, can you still add it to spellbook?

    Even an illiterate could/should be able to duplicate a page of squiggles without necessarily comprehending what it means ... so imo you COULD copy ANY spell, with the DC15+ spell level mechanic simply confirms you didnt make transcription errors so could be done via spellcheck, craft(forgery)...
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    D&D 3.x 3.5 - Hybridizer PrC

    D&D Wiki credits it to the Netbook of Feats, however it also appears in Mongoose's Ultimate Feats for those of you whose GMs auto-exclude unpublished and/or homebrew entries.
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    PC Inheritance

    One shouldnt be able to bequeath XP (or other intangibles) to another, however tangible property should/is fair game ... although in practice, most Adventurers tend to minimize their possessions to what can be easily transported; which are absorbed by their companions if/when they mysteriously...
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    Ring of Invisibility

    Interesting. IMO the primary difference between a spell cast from memory, from a wand/staff, drinking a potion, or using some other item is primarily circumstantial fluff. Therefore a Ring of Invisibility casts the indicated spell upon the receiver per the spell's standard description. The...
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    symbionys and grafts

    Afaik RAW only covers 1:1 ego battles. However I agree it seems reasonable for those seeking to overwhelm the host to combine their efforts (as well as some rallying to its defense) so I'd suggest doing cascading rolls to decide which group of egos overwhelms the rest, continuing until a single...
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