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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 6099500" data-attributes="member: 27780">Dragon Issue 310: August 2003part 9/9Sage advice is back from the month off, and has spent the time mastering the new rules. Now Skip is Official again! Skip, aahh, the eternal sage! All praise the eternal sage. None can rival Skip. None can defeat Skip. None can go on longer, none can be more definitive. Through decades of trials, Skip has triumphed over every puzzle, and Skip will continue to triumph long after you, and all Skip's former companions are gone. Now, back to work. Skip has a rep to maintain, and the big city waits for no-one. What's the difference between EL, ECL and CR (EL is how tough an overall group of creatures is, ECL is class level plus however much extra power a monster gets from it's racial abilities. CR is how hard an individual monster is to beat in a fight. )Why are ECL's and CR's so different. (Because some abilities have more impact when PC's have them, and use them all the time. PCs are different starts to rear it's ugly head again after nearly vanishing in 3.0 )When does a monster go epic (When its total HD exceed 20. This may require them to be considerably higher than 21st level.)What levels would an ECL 15 minotaur have (You are correct. 8 racial levels, plus 7 class ones.)What class abilities are considered special attacks (Anything which hurts or hinders someone. Heh.)What counts as multiple attacks for monsters ECL (More than one attack. If any of them do more than 1d8, you also get another +1 to ECL. Is that so hard.)Do anthromorph felines lose the pounce power. (Yes. Their legs aren't suited to it.)Can a gold dragon with levels in sorcerer also learn higher level cleric spells (yes, but complicatedly. )Does a human with the reptilian template still get their normal powers (yes. Templates do not take stuff away unless they say they do. )How do racial HD figure in multiclass XP penalties (Ignore them. Monsters have enough problems without that crippling their advancement as well. )Why do ogre mages get regeneration listed twice (Because they get better at it)Does manyattack apply to full attacks as well as standard attacks (no) What good is improved manyshot. (At epic levels, it's very useful. Endless iteration is not to be sneezed at.)Can precise shot and rapid shot be used with manyshot (Yes, no. Look at action types for compatibility.)Can you add your strength bonus to manyshots with a composite bow( Yes. Just call Skip Odysseus.) What's new looks into the future. Odds of success are vague. They really should get better prophets. As I feared, this issue rushes through a whole load of topics in a shallow and unsatisfying way, which is a particularly sharp contrast with the incredible degree of focus in the last issue. Warrior types once again don't get particularly impressive amounts of customisation when compared to spellcasters. Speaking of which, let's head to the next issue to see if they get the same treatment, or if there's obvious favouritism going on here.</blockquote>

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