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[Negative Zero]

It isn't "handled". Humans can now take favored enemy: human, full stop. The Favored Enemy mechanic is one the DM essentially controls. Think it's overpowered? Use more non-human enemies.

I suspect the change was added because so many games asked "why do I have to be evil to take my own race as FE?". It hardly breaks the game -- look at weapon specialization: +2 damage to everything!

thanks much Olgar. hope there was no offense taken by me posting here. certainly none was intended. i simply wanted to know if there was an "official" comment on it.

you're quite right, there are ways around it. my GM seems to think that applying it only to humans from a specific country is the fix. not sure if i agree or not. just wanted to know if anything about it was mentioned inthe PHB.

thanks again

~NegZ

 

[Conaill]

There is no heavy lance. There is a Two-handed melee weapon "Lance" that has reach.

So is the classical lance-and-shield knight no longer feasible? Do they need Monkey Grip to hold the lance one-handed? Or is there some sort of exception for wielding a lance while mounted (or perhaps with a special jousting armor that has a hook to keep the lance in place)? Maybe an additional benefit of the Mounted Combat feat?

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hi all!

Are there any differences to the new Planetar or Solar (apart from Damage Reduction obviously)?

Thanks.

 

[Fiendish Dire Weasel]

Awesome, thanks It's Man!

Good to see it looks like they got rid of the dumb "increased hit die" thing on Dragon Disciples.

Hope they also made the breath weapon DC bsaed of Con like real ones.

Can't wait for my books!

-FDW

 

[Ph0eNiX]

Ooo... Ooo... OK, maybe I'm just too lazy to figureit for myself from the various articles Paizo published, or maybe I feel like I'm missing something in the text, but could someone post the githyanki stat block?
Grr... books too far from release for my taste!

 

[Brekki]

Brekki's 3.5 answers

@ Tzarevitch

Scrying; Divination; Brd3, Clr5, Drd4, Sor/Wiz 4; comp: V,S,M/DF,F; casting time: 1 hour; duration: 1 m/l; Save: Will Negates; SR: Yes

You can see a creature at any distance. If the subject succeeds a Will save, the scrying attempt fails.

                     Will Save Modifier
On other plane         +5

-Knowledge-
None                  +10
Secondhand             +5
Familiar               -5

-Connection-
Likeness or Picture    -2
Possesion or Garment   -4
Body part, hair, nail -10

@ heirodule

Reduce Person: m/l, halves height/length/width, weight/8, +2 Dex, -2 Str, +1 attack/AC, size cathegory changed to smaller one, equipment is reduced along with the person.

Endure Elements: allows you to "endure" otherwise harsh environments, no damage reductions.

Neutralize Poison: seems the same, duration now 10 m/l

Blindness/Deafness: is a necromancy spell now

Craft (Alchemy): "To make an item using Craft (alchemy), you must have alchemical equipment and be a spellcaster."

@ Negative Zero

There is nothing in the ranger's favorite enemy entry about dominant races, or other such limitations to the favorite enemy ability.

@ Upper_Krust

Angel, Planetar; Large Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good)
- DR 10/evil, regeneration 10 (weakness = evil), electricity and fire resistance 10
- added slam attack for 2d8+10 and lost the composite longbow
- added Improved Sunder
- spell-like abilities: improved invisibility replaced by invisibility; 3/day polymorph (self only), power word stun, waves of fatigue; 1/day removed shapechange/symbol, added mass charm monster/waves of exhaustion
- planetars have access to two of the following domains ... (plus any others from its deity).

Angel, Solar; Large Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good)
- dancing greatsword no longer also vorpal
- added +2 mighty (+5) composite longbow, added slam for 2d8+13
- DR 15/epic and evil, regeneration 15 (weakness epic and evil), electricity and fire resistance 10
- added Improved Sunder and Track
- CR 23 now
- spell-like abilities: improved invisibility replaced by invisibility, added polymorph (self only), added power word stun, added waves of fatigue; 3/day added mass charm monster, added waves of exhaustion, removed shapechange; 1/day removed mass charm, removed symbol
- solars have access to two of the following domains ... (plus any others from its deity).

@ Ph0eNiX

Githyanki as characters:
- +2 dex, +2 con, -2 wis
- medium sized
- base land speed 30 ft
- darkvision 60 ft
- special attacks: psionics
- special qualities: psionics, spell resistance equal to class levels +5
- automatic languages: githyanki. bonus languages: common, infernal, draconic, undercommon
- favored class: fighter
- level adjustment: +2

 

[hong]

Re: Brekki's 3.5 answers

Angel, Planetar; Large Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good)


Angel, Solar; Large Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good)

They're called "angels" now? Not celestials?

And I say, it's about frikkin' time.

 

[Cheiromancer]

Are Geas spells still of the [compulsion] type?

Any changes to the wording? I'm especially curious about whether there are loopholes that allow the subject to disobey at the cost of being "punished" by the spell.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

The new solar looks weak. Only 209 hit points and AC 35? Oh well, I guess it's the DR and spellcasting that make it unstoppable.

 

[Bill Muench]

Any chance of getting the lowdown on the Heirophant? Do they get a spell progression? What special abilities? Requirements? Etc. Thanks!