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Damn, over 70 views, but no replies? Am I to think that my original thoughts about the ELH & Drac are right on the money, no input needed? But I'm usually never right... :heh:

Using the calling function of the gate spell, what are some good (& I don't mean the alignment) creatures to call? I've seen gate threads in the past, but don't remember any dealing with specifics of what's useful to call. Any links will, of course, be appreciated as well. I've gone through a...

The only time that allies have to hear the marshall is when he activates the ability ("Go team, go!"), as a swift action. Once it's activated, the bonus is granted & doesn't go away until the marshall decides to drop it ("Pyle, what is your major malfunction!") or suffers an effect like Altamont...

Hey, it should still work for the lantern archon, right? You have to be closer & it does less damage, but if you have an enemy that can't get you & can't get away (the larger version of forcecage?), then a slow & steady barrage should work. Haste will even speed up the process.

No prob', thanks for the clarification. :) Yeah, I should have specified when the class might be entered. Hmm, not much use there. Nobody has Leadership, & the party never bothers to summon anything. Thanks again.

Does PAO allow supernatural abilities to be gained? Going over the spell description, it doesn't state that it grants them. So for the ghaele at least, the point is moot, because it has to use its Alternate Form ability to transform into a globe of light (which is an incorporeal form, again...

I take it you don't have the MH? Auras can be cativated as a free (or swift?) action that can be kept up until the marshall decides to end them. In my character's case, it only really cares for the aura that helps penetrate SR, so that would pretty much always be up. 1. We're playing in a evil...

Thanks for the responses guys. (And I asked #2 as a mechanics question, which should fit here. I wanted to see what others thought about one option as opposed to another. Just because it looks good to me, doesn't mean that it is mechanically-sound. ;) )

1. The Aura ability says, unless otherwise noted, it effects all allies within a 60' range. What if the marshall doesn't want the effect to affect allies? What if he wants the bonus all to himself? Would he still have to verbalize to himself, or could he just plot out his tactics in his mind to...

Peter Gibbons, Thanks, I'll have to dig up my other books to compare/contrast. Zandel, While not RAW, that's not a bad houserule. Thanks also.

Okay, I don't remember seeing this brought up here before, & a player in my group, already playing an assassin (the PrC), might multiclass into another PrC with the Death Attack ability (the dark hunter, from CW). Would the dark hunter class levels add to the assassin's for the save DC? What...

Dragon #296 has the dragonscribe. A five-level PrC that can't be entered until 11th character level (highest requirement is Know (arc) 13 ranks). Benefits include: +1 level of arcane spellcasting for every level, Dragonlore (similar to Bardic Knowledge, but only pertains to dragons), Overcome...

I seem to remember a tagline I heard somewhere: "challenge your perceptions." So, special abilities make someone special, but not necessarily a dick. ;) Hmm, not a really good example, there. Or do you think that the other members are only cohorts/followers? I'd say Robin is more like Batman's...

Hmm, I was guessing that LA/ECL wouldn't apply to the Leadership score, 'cause by RAW, LA/ECL is stated to only apply to [XP to level up] & [starting/average money], of which the Leadership score is neither. 'Course, IIRC, the feat description doesn't refer to HD at all, but merely Character...

I didn't want to intrude in BloodyAx's Leadership threads, as my boggle is a bit different than what he's asking. I know a cohort's LA/ECL counts towards the Cohort Level, but does the leader's LA/ECL (if any) count towards his own Leadership Score? I'm guessing it doesn't... :\

Mind you, I'm looking at this in the long run. Thinking of a character build that wouldn't really work until in the teens of levels. My group has occasionally had one-shots & started campaigns above 1st level, so... Hmm, okay, comparing the tsochar's ability scores to a troll's... The troll in...

Has anyone tried to figure out the above? I realize that since there isn't an LA listed, this indicates that the tsochari aren't meant as PCs, but for some reason, I think they're a really cool monster race that would be fun to play (most likely in an evil campaign), & the ability to skin-ride...

Yeah, I thought of that as well, but wanted to find something regarding [not being able to use metamagic feats with SPAs].

reveal, Thanks for the link. I was so intent on the books that I forgot about the online material. Shariell, The feats for metamagic'ing SPAs are actually general feats, not metamagic ones. Thanee, CArc references this subject mostly in regards to invocations. I was looking for something more...

I know it's not normally feasible to combine the two, but there are some hinky monsters out there... there's at least one official creature that casts spells as if they are SPAs. Is there a rule anywhere that directly states that metamagic feats cannot be used with SPAs? I've searched the core...