JoeGKushner said:
Can you expand a little on the touchstones and on the psionics? You mentioned that there's at least one new power in the psionic scorpion so I'm betting that there are probably a few (maybe four-five) if previous books are any indication.
Touchstones:
There are 15 touchstone sites. My favourite is probably the blue dragon graveyard where the higher level ability is being able to breathe lightning.
Psionics:
There are two powers: the one already mentioned and
psychic scimitar which is similar to the
spiritual weapon spell but also allows you to deliver touch powers at a distance.
And yeah for WoTC listening to fans about the repeated information on PrCs!
Absolutely! And the editing is pretty good, too, although that judgement is still pending a John Cooper review of the stat blocks.
Furry said:
I'm currently playing a Druid, how happy am I going to be with the spells? Are we talking absurd power here?
Well, druids rock anyway... and they still rock. Yes, there are some good spells in here.
What's possibly more interesting for evil druids is advancing as a Walker in the Waste and then becoming a dry lich. After all, you have to love a druid that can create sand golems and salt mummies and can only be killed by destroying each of his five canopic jars....
Antara said:
Can you provide some details about Summer domain?
Are there any other domains?
Summer domain:
You have one level of heat protection (see Frostburn for what this means) and a +2 to Wis-based checks during summer.
1: Impede Sun's Brilliance (saves carrying a poofy parasol)
2: Sunstroke (I like this spell)
3: Protection from Dessication
4: Skin of the Cactus (natural armour, thorns, resistance to dehydration)
5: Unearthly Heat (the highest level of heat)
6: Sunbeam (PHB)
7: Control Weather (PHB)
8: Sunburst (PHB)
9: Storm of Vengeance (PHB)
Other new domains:
Sand
Thirst
Reprinted "new" domains:
Nobility
Repose
Rune
I haven't mentioned the Epic spells yet but there are four:
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Beast of a Thousand Legs: the beast is a series of tornadoes sweeping through a two-mile-radius area
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Dire Drought: the opposite of
dire winter (see ELH)
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Global Warming: Bruce gets to inflict his politics on us both as an Epic spell and also in some of the introductory comments

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Volcano: what's not to like about this one?