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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 6224521" data-attributes="member: 27780">Dragon Issue 345: July 2006part 6/6Sage advice: Andy is teaching Geraldine how to read. Andy is sso proud. Who's a clever little mouse, collins collins. Maybe he can sstart answering questions ssome issue ssoon. Does a barbarians fast movement stack with other speed increasing effects (Yes. It has no type, sso of coursse.)Does a raging barbarian lose rage when they go unconcious (no)Does uncanny dodge prevent you from losing AC due to feiiiiiinnnaaaaaaaarrrrrrghhhhhhhlark (Ssomeone already assked that one, collins collins. Hmph.)Can a multiclassed cleric/wizard lose their wizard spells to spontaneously cast cure spells (no)Do domain bonuses to caster levels apply to spells from other classes (yess)Does trackless step work even when a druid is shapechanged (yess)Can a druid walk on thin ice with trackless step (No. On the pluss side, it'll close up again after you go through, and there'll be no sign you died there. Your body can sstay one with nature forever.)How does a favored soul ready spells (ssame ass a ssorcerer)Do two resistances to energy stack (No. Only the besst countss)Can a monk use a gauntlet attack as an unarmed attack (Sskip didn't think sso. Andy doess. You'll sstill ssuffer nonproficiency penaltiess though, collins collins)If a creature with natural weapons takes monk levels, how do they interact (Itss complicated. Andy doessn't like that idea. )Does ki strike allow monks to affect incorporeal opponents (no)Does a monks spell resistance stack with a racial SR (no. Again, only besst countses, precious.)Is using poison an evil act. (Andy doessn't think sso. Itss how you usse it. What iss evil anyway? ) Does a paladin use their turning level or their actual level to see if they destroy undead (Turning level, preciouss. ) Can you take 10 on use magic device with skill mastery (No Only warlockses get that sspecial power.)Can you get sneak attack damage on burning oil (Yess indeed, teeheeheehee.)If you gain evasion twice, do you have improved evasion (no)Why do scouts have trapfinding, but not disable device (ssilly writerses. There iss errata for that already. ) Class acts: Adventurers get Equipment Arrays. Save on your shopping time and make sure you don't forget the essentials by picking up one of these. Perfect for quick generation of NPC's, and pretty helpful for players as well. Divine gets Underdark animals. Since a big part of adventuring is underground, it might actually make more sense if you get a mount suited to that environment, rather than horses, which are noisy and not particularly suited to close quarters combat. A giant burrowing snake, an underground velociraptor, a large albino ape. All are definitely worth considering for your paladin or druid's animal companion. Just be careful not to overencumber them, because that greater underground flexibility does have a price. Arcane is missing this month, but has been replaced by a Psionic feature, Psicrystal Substitutions. Like familiars, psicrystals only offer minor benefits most of the time, but if you're willing to spend a little extra on them, you can get more from them in return. Definitely worth considering, as they make your choice of psicrystal personality a good deal more significant. Warriors get Combat strikes. A trio of tactical feats, each of which grants you three maneuvers. Another way in which the later 3.5 writers tried to rebalance fighter types with spellcasters in terms of overall power and versatility, and failed. More fighty stuff is not the key. It's all in the utility tricks. Nodwick shows us another strange little part of their world. Dork tower reveal their terrible taste in music. Zogonia decide not to take on this particular dungeon crawl. They replenish too rapidly. OotS show how to handle monsters in a civilized fashion. Well, this issue was pretty different from the last one, but still had plenty of interesting things to say about giants, so it comes as welcome. It's particularly good to see their attempts to seamlessly meld mechanical and setting material still improving, and more near-complete campaigns instead of little pieces that you still need to do all the assembly yourself. I wonder if that's also being mirrored by similar changes in Dungeon at the same time. Extended adventure paths definitely seem to be making a difference for them too. Let's see if next issue has any big, joined-up features that'll force people to remember them.</blockquote>

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