Have you been 3.5ed?

[BarkTree]

Like Morrus, I got mine courtesy of WotC today in the mail! How has it changed my life? Well, I'll be able to show them off to one of my gaming groups this weekend. Or something.

I'd be happy to answer a few questions if folks have them.

Can you please tell me if they the book's spines are stitched like the originals' 1st printing or glued like the FRCS, Manual of the Planes, etc.?

 

[coyote6]

Mine arrived on July 1st.

! San Jose is much closer than Seattle, Wisconsin, or even Berkeley. [Bob hurries off to research addresses]

Slightly more seriously -- from where did it arrive? Was this a comp/review copy from WotC, a retailer/distributor preview. or an order from somewhere?

Edit: forgot an 'e'

 

[Storminator]

Like Morrus, I got mine courtesy of WotC today in the mail! How has it changed my life? Well, I'll be able to show them off to one of my gaming groups this weekend. Or something.

I'd be happy to answer a few questions if folks have them.

How does Scrying work? I've asked before, only to be rudely swatted down!

I want actual details! Until we get the book, we'll be continuing to scry the old way, and I'd dearly love to move those skill points around.

PS

 

[EricNoah]

I've got a few DMG questions.

Any chance you could shed some light on the Horizon Walker prestige class?

Kind of a LG oriented question, but have they changed the list of arcane scrolls available to buy in the DMG?

Any noticeable change in the cost of magic items like Boots of Speed?

Horizon Walker is an easy-to-get-into prestige class mostly aimed at a ranger or bard. For the first five levels the class gets to choose special abilities related to various kinds of terrain (skill bonuses or immunities, and attack/damage bonuses vs. creatures from those terrains). The last five levels the character gets to choose special abilities related to various planar environments (fiery, weightless, aligned, etc.). That's basically it.

I don't have the requisite eye for details to answer your other questions.

 

[EricNoah]

Re: Beholders

Is it now possible to target a beholder's eyes?

I don't see anything mentioning that in the MM.

 

[EricNoah]

Can you please tell me if they the book's spines are stitched like the originals' 1st printing or glued like the FRCS, Manual of the Planes, etc.?

Well they don't do that old "pull away" thing the first printing had, so to me it looks like "glued" is the answer. They seem very sturdy, and so far mine also don't seem warped.

 

[EricNoah]

How does Scrying work? I've asked before, only to be rudely swatted down!

I want actual details! Until we get the book, we'll be continuing to scry the old way, and I'd dearly love to move those skill points around.

PS

Well as you've no doubt gathered, there is no scry skill any more.

The scrying spell is on the cleric, druid, sor/wiz, and bard spell lists. The subject of the scrying gets a will save, and there's a list of modifiers to the will save (how well you know the subject, and if you possess a picture, garment, lock of hair etc.). If the will save succeeds you can't try again on that subject for 24 hours.

The sensor created sees the subject and the surrounding area in a 10' radius and can follow a moving subject. There's a small list of spells that have a chance of working when cast through scrying. The focus for the spell is a big mirror.

There's also a Greater Scrying spell that lasts longer and has a list of spells that always function through the spell.

Both spells are of the Divination (Scrying) type; another example in this type is Clairaudience/Clairvoyance.

 

[Thorntangle]

Thanks Eric - Sorry about the vague questions. I'll make them more specific.

Have the stat-boost magic item prices changed? In 3.0 they were 4, 000 gp (+2), 16,000 gp (+4), or 36,000 gp (+6).

What is the price on Boots of Speed?

Happy 4th!

 

[Dinkeldog]

See. Eric Noah's charisma now has a bonus of +4. You too can receive this great benefit when you are 3.5ed.

It's been well-established that PCat has the +4 Cha modifier. Eric's +4 bonus is in Wisdom.

 

[EricNoah]

Thanks Eric - Sorry about the vague questions. I'll make them more specific.

Have the stat-boost magic item prices changed? In 3.0 they were 4, 000 gp (+2), 16,000 gp (+4), or 36,000 gp (+6).

What is the price on Boots of Speed?

Happy 4th!

Boots of Speed: 12,000 gp

Stat boosting items are the same price as before.