posted 07-08-2003 11:09 PM                       

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Originally posted by Automaton:
Sorry for going on a brief hiatus. I've had some trouble with my brother and the internet connection. Next sunday or monday I'll be in an apartment away from this spider-infested, cockadoodle-doo fucking *bark bark bark* opossums foraging in my gah-damm kitchen orifice of doom. Whence comes the Cable Modem. So hopefully then I'll have my net back to full power and subsequently resume the adventure. Oh, and sorry about the abruptness with which my brother killed my internet from the network out of spite last time. Bad times.

OH, and anyone here who's interested in joining the campaign, contact whichever of the players is interested in getting you set up and also download everything necessary from here.

Thanks, and sorry for the brief snafu.

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posted 07-09-2003 08:40 AM                       

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Originally posted by Automaton:

OH, and anyone here who's interested in joining the campaign, contact whichever of the players is interested in getting you set up and also download everything necessary from here.

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posted 07-09-2003 01:06 PM                    

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Originally posted by Ikuse:
[QUOTE]oh man, is this 3E D&D or what?

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Sounds interesting. What character levels are you at, and what time of day do you typically play?

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posted 08-15-2003 08:57 PM                       

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Originally posted by cfalcon:
Nerd nerd nerd.

NerdnerdnerdNERDnerd.

Nerd-nerd nerd nerd, nerd nerd, nerd, nerdnerd.

Nerdnerd.

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posted 08-15-2003 10:51 PM                   

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Originally posted by starCaliber:
i double-tapped my mana pool

edit: bitch step off

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posted 08-16-2003 07:14 PM                       

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Originally posted by cfalcon:
yeea but im not all up in yo face with me NERDNERDNERD shit like dis yo

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posted 08-16-2003 10:56 PM                       

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Originally posted by Anthrax:
can i be a chaotic neutral gnome

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posted 08-16-2003 11:15 PM                       

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Originally posted by Anthrax:
badgers arent that big

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posted 08-17-2003 09:37 PM                       

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Originally posted by Charmeleon42:
and us girls got stuck with literally no shirts on our backs

Strip D&D? That, I can get into.

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posted 08-18-2003 09:41 AM                    

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Originally posted by Jenova:
Sonuis, I needae know what Mefen'd like in the very-minor wondrous range, lemme know before tomorrow

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posted 08-18-2003 03:48 PM                    

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Originally posted by SSM:
LOOK I AM CONFUSED

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posted 08-19-2003 01:23 PM                       

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Animal Companion (Ex): A druid may begin play with an animal companion selected from the following list: badger, camel, dire rat, dog, riding dog, eagle, hawk, horse (light or heavy), owl, pony, snake (Small or Medium viper), or wolf. If the campaign takes place wholly or partly in an aquatic environment, the following creatures are also available: crocodile, porpoise, Medium shark, and squid. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the druid on her adventures as appropriate for its kind.
A 1st-level druid’s companion is completely typical for its kind except as noted below. As a druid advances in level, the animal’s power increases as shown on the table. If a druid releases her companion from service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer. This ceremony can also replace an animal companion that has perished.
A druid of 4th level or higher may select from alternative lists of animals (see below). Should she select an animal companion from one of these alternative lists, the creature gains abilities as if the character’s druid level were lower than it actually is. Subtract the value indicated in the appropriate list header from the character’s druid level and compare the result with the druid level entry on the table to determine the animal companion’s powers. (If this adjustment would reduce the druid’s effective level to 0 or lower, she can’t have that animal as a companion.)

THE DRUID’S ANIMAL COMPANION
A druid’s animal companion is different from a normal animal of its kind in many ways. The companion is treated as a magical beast, not an animal, for the purpose of all effects that depend on its type (though it retains an animal’s HD, base attack bonus, saves, skill points, and feats). It is superior to a normal animal of its kind and has special powers, as described below.

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Class Level 	HD 	AC 	Str/Dex Adj.	Tricks 	Special	
1st-2nd 	+0	+0	+0	1	Link, share spells	
3rd-5th 	+2	+2	+1	2	Evasion	
6th-8th 	+4	+4	+2	3	Devotion	
9th-11th 	+6	+6	+3	4	Multiattack	
12th-14th 	+8	+8	+4	5		
15th-17th 	+10	+10	+5	6	Improved evasion	
18th-20th 	+12	+12	+6	7		

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Animal Companion Basics: Use the base statistics for a creature of the companion’s kind, but make the following changes.
Class Level: The character’s druid level. The druid’s class levels stack with levels of any other classes that are entitled to an animal companion for the purpose of determining the companion’s abilities and the alternative lists available to the character.
Bonus HD: Extra eight-sided (d8) Hit Dice, each of which gains a Constitution modifier, as normal. Remember that extra Hit Dice improve the animal companion’s base attack and base save bonuses. An animal companion’s base attack bonus is the same as that of a druid of a level equal to the animal’s HD. An animal companion has good Fortitude and Reflex saves (treat it as a character whose level equals the animal’s HD). An animal companion gains additional skill points and feats for bonus HD as normal for advancing a monster’s Hit Dice.
Natural Armor Adj.: The number noted here is an improvement to the animal companion’s existing natural armor bonus.
Str/Dex Adj.: Add this value to the animal companion’s Strength and Dexterity scores.
Bonus Tricks: The value given in this column is the total number of “bonus” tricks that the animal knows in addition to any that the druid might choose to teach it (see the Handle Animal skill). These bonus tricks don’t require any training time or Handle Animal checks, and they don’t count against the normal limit of tricks known by the animal. The druid selects these bonus tricks, and once selected, they can’t be changed.
Link (Ex): A druid can handle her animal companion as a free action, or push it as a move action, even if she doesn’t have any ranks in the Handle Animal skill. The druid gains a +4 circumstance bonus on all wild empathy checks and Handle Animal checks made regarding an animal companion.
Share Spells (Ex): At the druid’s option, she may have any spell (but not any spell-like ability) she casts upon herself also affect her animal companion. The animal companion must be within 5 feet of her at the time of casting to receive the benefit. If the spell or effect has a duration other than instantaneous, it stops affecting the animal companion if the companion moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the animal again, even if it returns to the druid before the duration expires.
Additionally, the druid may cast a spell with a target of “You” on her animal companion (as a touch range spell) instead of on herself. A druid and her animal companion can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the companion’s type (animal).
Evasion (Ex): If an animal companion is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, it takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw.
Devotion (Ex): An animal companion gains a +4 morale bonus on Will saves against enchantment spells and effects.
Multiattack: An animal companion gains Multiattack as a bonus feat if it has three or more natural attacks and does not already have that feat. If it does not have the requisite three or more natural attacks, the animal companion instead gains a second attack with its primary natural weapon, albeit at a -5 penalty.
Improved Evasion (Ex): When subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, an animal companion takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw and only half damage if the saving throw fails.

ALTERNATIVE ANIMAL COMPANIONS
A druid of sufficiently high level can select her animal companion from one of the following lists, applying the indicated adjustment to the druid’s level (in parentheses) for purposes of determining the companion’s characteristics and special abilities.

4th Level or Higher (Level -3)
Ape (animal)
Bear, black (animal)
Bison (animal)
Boar (animal)
Cheetah (animal)
Crocodile (animal)*
Dire badger
Dire bat
Dire weasel
Leopard (animal)
Lizard, monitor (animal)
Shark, Large* (animal)
Snake, constrictor (animal)
Snake, Large viper (animal)
Wolverine (animal)

7th Level or Higher (Level -6)
Bear, brown (animal)
Dire wolverine
Crocodile, giant (animal)
Deinonychus (dinosaur)
Dire ape
Dire boar
Dire wolf
Elasmosaurus* (dinosaur)
Lion (animal)
Rhinoceros (animal)
Snake, Huge viper (animal)
Tiger (animal)

10th Level or Higher (Level -9)
Bear, polar (animal)
Dire lion
Megaraptor (dinosaur)
Shark, Huge* (animal)
Snake, giant constrictor (animal)
Whale, orca* (animal)

13th Level or Higher (Level -12)
Dire bear
Elephant (animal)
Octopus, giant* (animal)

16th Level or Higher (Level -15)
Dire shark*
Dire tiger
Squid, giant* (animal)
Triceratops (dinosaur)
Tyrannosaurus (dinosaur)

*Available only in an aquatic environment.

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posted 08-19-2003 04:05 PM                   

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Originally posted by Automaton:
Heh, funny you should mention that, because druids are actually stronger all around now than in 3.0. Their wild shape is improved, and now they can lose prepared spells to cast summon nature's ally spells of the same level instead, just like a cleric can spontaneously cast cure spells.

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posted 08-19-2003 04:41 PM                    

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Originally posted by Zem:
Excellent... perhaps one day the grandson my druid will come to power, and continue the dream of destroying all civilization.

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posted 08-19-2003 04:48 PM                       

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Originally posted by Sonuis:

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Originally posted by Zem:
Excellent... perhaps one day the grandson my druid will come to power, and continue the dream of destroying all civilization.

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No Tarrasque for you. Its intelligence was increased by 1, making it untamable.

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posted 08-19-2003 04:53 PM                    

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Originally posted by Zem:
Excellent... perhaps one day the grandson my druid will come to power, and continue the dream of destroying all civilization.

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No Tarrasque for you. Its intelligence was increased by 1, making it untamable.

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Not sure about 2e dnd, but in 3.0 and beyond the Terrasque always had an int of 3. Which is like, rock bottom stupid.

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