Dear Someone Familiar with D&D 3.5...

[Spleen]

I know that mods don't stack. I said that the mods (or, as they're properly known, enhancement bonuses) don't stack. I was asking about magic abilities. <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"Even if you have lots of hit points, a dagger through the eye is a dagger through the eye."
-Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook v3.5, page 145

"I don't know who's a bigger fool: Him for going, you for following, or me for not leaving you both."
-Demona, Gargoyles (Episode 11: Long Way to Morning)</p>

[Zemyla]

They don't stack, either. Nothing stacks, ever. <p>-----
Do not taunt Happy Fun Zemyla.

<span style="font-size:xx-small;">I think boobs are the lesser of two evils. - Inverse (Pervy)
Dammit, Dan, I'm not dating a damn NPC! - OOC Will (Will Baseton)
Of course! Anything worth doing is worth doing completely wrong! - Travis English
Ultimately, wizards and clerics don't say, "Gee, I want to become a lich because weapons hurt less and I don't have to worry about being backstabbed; that whole 'eternal life' thing is just a fringe benefit."-Darklion
But this one time I killed a walrus with my bare hands, and I suddenly understood spherical coordinates. - KnightsofSquare
Also, when you've worked a 36-hour shift as an intern you too just might pour yourself a catful of coffee and sit down to cuddle with your travel mug. -eirehound
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Adventurers! | RPG World World | The Phantom Lord's OT Board mkII | Indie Madnesse | Brotherhood of Elitist Bastards</p>

[Spleen]

Dodge bonuses. <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"Even if you have lots of hit points, a dagger through the eye is a dagger through the eye."
-Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook v3.5, page 145

"I don't know who's a bigger fool: Him for going, you for following, or me for not leaving you both."
-Demona, Gargoyles (Episode 11: Long Way to Morning)</p>

[Groxley Grunk]

Okay, so the arrows and the bow get a plus ten to dodge.

[Capntastic]

How about that there's so much magic that the string on the bow breaks?

[Archmage144]

How about the people in your avatar have so much hair grease they should die from grease poisoning? <p>

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[Capntastic]

Not really, because they built up a tolerance to it.


Also, to keep up with this thread's theme I should say something about how it's a racial trait from the Quests of TVLand bonus book or some wacky shit.

*Casts Fonzi's Foxtrot of Phantasm*

[Spleen]

How do special materials (mithral, cold iron, adamantium, etc.) affect Craft DCs?

I gave Henry my take: Mithral doesn't affect DCs, because it's supposed to be the same hardness as steel (and thus probably as easy to work with), just lighter. Plus, it's always masterwork, so the DC is already higher. The special cold forging methods you need to use to make sure cold iron stays cold iron increase the DC by 5, as do the special methods you need to use to bend into shape Adamantium, a metal that is prized for its inability to be bent. <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"Even if you have lots of hit points, a dagger through the eye is a dagger through the eye."
-Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook v3.5, page 145

"I don't know who's a bigger fool: Him for going, you for following, or me for not leaving you both."
-Demona, Gargoyles (Episode 11: Long Way to Morning)</p>

[Zemyla]

If it doesn't say it does, then it doesn't.

For example, in the Eberron Campaign Setting, weapons made of a material called byeshk have a higher Craft DC. <p>-----
Do not taunt Happy Fun Zemyla.

<span style="font-size:xx-small;">I think boobs are the lesser of two evils. - Inverse (Pervy)
Dammit, Dan, I'm not dating a damn NPC! - OOC Will (Will Baseton)
Of course! Anything worth doing is worth doing completely wrong! - Travis English
Ultimately, wizards and clerics don't say, "Gee, I want to become a lich because weapons hurt less and I don't have to worry about being backstabbed; that whole 'eternal life' thing is just a fringe benefit."-Darklion
But this one time I killed a walrus with my bare hands, and I suddenly understood spherical coordinates. - KnightsofSquare
Also, when you've worked a 36-hour shift as an intern you too just might pour yourself a catful of coffee and sit down to cuddle with your travel mug. -eirehound
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Adventurers! | RPG World World | The Phantom Lord's OT Board mkII | Indie Madnesse | Brotherhood of Elitist Bastards</p>

[Spleen]

It says that cold iron needs to be forged with a special cold technique, though. <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"Even if you have lots of hit points, a dagger through the eye is a dagger through the eye."
-Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook v3.5, page 145

"I don't know who's a bigger fool: Him for going, you for following, or me for not leaving you both."
-Demona, Gargoyles (Episode 11: Long Way to Morning)</p>

[Archmage144]

GM's call, as always! <p>

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[Spleen]

Yes, of course. But I always like to hear the opinions of people with more experience than I have, and of course there's always the chance one of you might actually know the official answer, which I might have missed while snooping through the DMG. <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"Even if you have lots of hit points, a dagger through the eye is a dagger through the eye."
-Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook v3.5, page 145

"I don't know who's a bigger fool: Him for going, you for following, or me for not leaving you both."
-Demona, Gargoyles (Episode 11: Long Way to Morning)</p>

[Groxley Grunk]

One thing I've found that is if you spend more time reading books then actually playing the game... all your sessions tend to devolve into killing things by throwing dice at them. And that's really dull.

Thus, I reccomend you look back at my other post. When you say: "Hmmm... let's look it up in the book!" To Johnny McPower gamer, he'll keep trying to stump you in an attempt to usurp power. But if you say: "You've put so many enchantments on your arrow that it got confused and just flew towards the nearest living thing. Which was you. Roll for damage, SUCKA." He'll learn to avoid trying to leverage every little number to his advantage.

So next time you have a boring "+2 sword of vorpal danger slash has what kind of attack bonus?" question, just have someone kick you in the balls. You'll eventually learn how to tranfer this sort of pain onto your players. And the whole game will be much more fun for all.

[Spleen]

Speaking of which, what attack bonus does a +2 sword of vorpal danger slash have? <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"Even if you have lots of hit points, a dagger through the eye is a dagger through the eye."
-Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook v3.5, page 145

"I don't know who's a bigger fool: Him for going, you for following, or me for not leaving you both."
-Demona, Gargoyles (Episode 11: Long Way to Morning)</p>

[Groxley Grunk]

A Roshambu styled one.

Now stand still. If we're lucky, I'll get this in one go and you won't be able to reproduce.