Dungeonscape Answers

[Piratecat]

Makes part of a spell do special 'City Damage' because of some special urban power.... thing. I dunno, it's pretty out there.

I think city damage is when a building falls on you. Anyways, thanks.

I'm looking forward to Dungeonscape. I remember Rich Burlew discussing how he needed to write stats for "lard" for it.

 

[Cam Banks]

Makes part of a spell do special 'City Damage' because of some special urban power.... thing. I dunno, it's pretty out there.

How much of this book was inspired by The Authority's Jack Hawksmoor?

Cheers,
Cam

 

[Ranes]

Sorry to hijack -- what does City Magic do?

It's a metamagic feat. A spell that does any kind of energy damage can be modified, so that half of that damage becomes 'city damage', thereby bypassing resistances and immunities. The spell must be cast in an urban area larger than a small town. There are other considerations, such as CL but I don't think I should effectively reprint the feat.

I will have to wait until Monday at the earliest before I can buy Dungeonscape but not to worry; plenty of time to incorporate it into my next campaign.

 

[Particle_Man]

LA +0, CR stays the same too. Probably because most of the creature's abilities remains similar, despite the size decrease, since it receives Endurance and Improved Natural Attack feat for all its natural weapons for free and gains +4 Str and +4 Con. They also get +2 bonus to save against disease and poison, but any modifiers to Hide and Move Silently when in a specified terrain only apply in dungeons/underground. Fly maneuverability improves one step.

This may give small paladins a boost in special mounts they can take into a dungeon. A dungeonbred heavy warhorse!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

How much of this book was inspired by The Authority's Jack Hawksmoor?

Certainly Jack's influence shows up in Races of Destiny's city crunch. I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if it was elsewhere as well.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

This may give small paladins a boost in special mounts they can take into a dungeon. A dungeonbred heavy warhorse!

So would just making their mount a "riding" dog that they don't ride. Having a celestial hound companion solves the problem nicely.

 

[DreadArchon]

What, can't you apply Dungeonbred multiple times?

"You're attacked by three Small Purple Worms."
"What?!?"

 

[BOZ]

Makes part of a spell do special 'City Damage' because of some special urban power.... thing. I dunno, it's pretty out there.

LOL!

 

[Pants]

I think city damage is when a building falls on you. Anyways, thanks.

Kinda makes me think of casting a fireball spell that suddenly turns into a broken door and a bag of garbage.

 

[Henry]

OK, first of all: City Damage... what the?!?!?!

Second, Razz, can you give a brief rundown of the 'why' of a Factotum class that they came up with? Just describing the mechanics, they sound like a flavorless "dungeon delver" class with lots of racked-up abilities, but no reasoning that would tie them together.