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Do Magic Ammo Bags work on Grenade-type weapons, such as Alchemists Fire? And if not, is this something that should/could be taken to Improving Amia or even open to a DC request?

Where do I post questions/issues about spawn CR?

I'm noticing on Caraigh in the area just past the goblins on the Coast Road that there are undead spawns in both adjacent areas (Dormenwood for example) which are extremely powerful. I thought Caraigh, particularly the entry areas, were intended for low levels but perhaps these spawns are intentionally much higher for some IC reason I'm not aware of.

Don't go out at night! The undead are meant to be nasty though, yeah, for IC reasons.

Yeah it's a layover from the whole Orcus cult thing. The undead come out only at night (8p-5a server time I think?), other than that it's like it used to be!

NAUX wrote:

Do Magic Ammo Bags work on Grenade-type weapons, such as Alchemists Fire? And if not, is this something that should/could be taken to Improving Amia or even open to a DC request?

Ammo bags work on arrows, bolts, and bullets, that's it.

Most of the time on Caraigh, the undead are out between 8pm to 6am, but not always the case, there are stragglers lol.
Also, it's not quite the same as it was, given what Rigela said, so be prepared haha

Trident question

I read here that weapon focus - trident does NOT give bonus AB, but everything else works fine on trident. Is it true?

Yes. But you can use it with a shield!

It's treated as a one-handed weapon.

Good

and I know about shield. I get gladiator vibe from that. :twisted:

And thank you.

Foolish question but one i have to ask given that it has been oh so many years since i played the game with any conviction, but what types of AC are there and what does and doesn't stack? At present i guess i'm wearing something that doesn't stack with something else or when someone spells me up... i'm just not seeing it!

walnutboy wrote:

Foolish question but one i have to ask given that it has been oh so many years since i played the game with any conviction, but what types of AC are there and what does and doesn't stack? At present i guess i'm wearing something that doesn't stack with something else or when someone spells me up... i'm just not seeing it!

Dodge from different sources will stack up to +20 total, it's lost when flat-footed unless you have an appropriate feat to negate that, if I recall.
Natural, deflection, shield and armor all take the highest amount, whether it's by spell or items and don't stack. Armor skin gives you natural armor to your character that adds +2 ac that will stack with armor AC from items/spells. Keep in mind of what armor you wear if you are dexterity based, since anything beyond cloth limits your max dex ac.

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Armor - The actual armor/clothing slot
Shield - Separate from Armor
Natural - Barkskin & amulet usually
Deflection - Things you wear Cloaks, Gloves, Belts, Rings
Dodge - Boots, and I think Dexterity?

As for stacking umm... I'll have to let one of the build monkeys answer. I know that Deflection doesn't stack, that's the one you get a message on usually. Often times spells such as Mage Armor I think, will give you a +1 to multiple AC types, such as Natural, Deflection, & Dodge, but since deflection doesn't stack you'll only get a +2 AC instead of +3. That's just used as an example, I don't remember off the top of my head exactly what Mage Armor gives, just that it's multiple.

AC types: Armor (armor, some gloves), shield (shields), deflection (cloaks, helms, rings), natural (amulets), dodge (boots)

Dodge is the only AC that stacks, up to a +20 dodge AC bonus.

http://nwn.wikia.com/wiki/Armor_class

Its more so i know what to look for than ensuring my build is healthy. I'm one of those people that it i see a lot of yellow text in the actions window it annoys me repeatedly til i sort it!

Thanks for the help!

For DC item requests is there a known list of properties which are an automatic No?

There are so many item properties and many have different strengths. For example I've never seen +6 enhancement on a weapon. But maybe it's been approved before and I just don't know it. The same can be said for various immunities, resistances, feats, etc. Is it all on a case by case basis? Something normally not approved but with the right balancing negative properties it could be? If something is available on a store bought item is it automatically fair game on a DC item?

I understand this is potentially a big grey area and it may not be possible to answer but I'm sure others struggle with the uncertainty of knowing how to frame a request and may invest in RP towards a goal only to later realize it was unrealistic to begin with. Thanks for your time.

I am pretty sure a +6 enhance vs everything wouldn't be allowed, but I believe a +6 enhance vs Undead was approved; so a +6 vs a racial class sounds doable.

There are +6 throwing daggers IG, but I wouldn't count on it being put on a generally better weapon set. As long as you pose your request reasonably we can help fine-tune things into a balanced state if you're not exactly sure where the harder lines are.

Well, that was just an example. Others might be:
Damage Resistance Divine, Positive, or Magic
Physical Damage Resistance greater than -/5. This came up on a recent thread.
Damage Reduction greater than +5/5. Is +6/5 off limits? How about +5/10?
Spell Immunity by spell or level or school.
Spells - Use per Day. Is there a limit?

I'm guessing much of this is case by case and dependent on balance considerations but I guess I'm just wondering if there's something considered game breaking by itself such that it should be avoided.

I've got to be honest this is an area where I've struggled before and it's mainly my own doing that I ended up disappointed. Hence the question.

I think +6 punching gloves have been approved, haven't they?

Epic gloves are +6 so I bet so.

But gloves and throwing items are a bit different; you won't see a sword with a flat +6 I bet.

Here's a link with some of that stuff spelled out, at least, including the +5/+6 Enhancement bit.

Do feytouched feel the presence of cold iron from short distances like real fairies apparently can?

I think you kind of have to say they don't, just because of the can of worms that would open if they could. You'd get feytouched complaining about how they should have been able to detect that invisible/stealthed attacker if they have cold iron on them, or whatever, and it would be a huge hassle. And anyways, feytouched don't get the DR 5/cold iron that full fey do. They don't have the weakness to it, why would they have the ability to detect it?

Alright, thanks, good to know^^ Just got asked today by someone and... well didn't know if they did :O

Liz wrote:

I think you kind of have to say they don't, just because of the can of worms that would open if they could. You'd get feytouched complaining about how they should have been able to detect that invisible/stealthed attacker if they have cold iron on them, or whatever, and it would be a huge hassle. And anyways, feytouched don't get the DR 5/cold iron that full fey do. They don't have the weakness to it, why would they have the ability to detect it?

Our lore on Fey says they can detect their banes and lures from pretty far away, if not the exact position of them than at least the general presence. In terms of dealing with other players IC, I would assume it would need to be cooperative like any other PnP ability not represented in game mechanics.

Mercedes wrote:

Liz wrote:

I think you kind of have to say they don't, just because of the can of worms that would open if they could. You'd get feytouched complaining about how they should have been able to detect that invisible/stealthed attacker if they have cold iron on them, or whatever, and it would be a huge hassle. And anyways, feytouched don't get the DR 5/cold iron that full fey do. They don't have the weakness to it, why would they have the ability to detect it?

Our lore on Fey says they can detect their banes and lures from pretty far away, if not the exact position of them than at least the general presence. In terms of dealing with other players IC, I would assume it would need to be cooperative like any other PnP ability not represented in game mechanics.

So does this work the same way for feytouched?

Thanks!

Would Expeditious retreat also increase casting speed?
Reading it on the Wiki it sounds like its haste without +4 ac/+1 attack

Darkblade wrote:

Would Expeditious retreat also increase casting speed?
Reading it on the Wiki it sounds like its haste without +4 ac/+1 attack

Should not increase casting speed. It is basically haste without extra AC or +1 attack.
http://nwn.wikia.com/wiki/Expeditious_retreat

Thanks

Does the disarm property on whips count as a power for the purposes of mythal crafting?

For mythal crafting purposes it does. It can also be removed by mythals.

Hey, is Throat Shot a thing on this server? I heard in party chat that it exists but that it isn't given out anymore to new characters. Is that true?

Peace out.
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It's an assassin ability.

Job System:
Does the Miller job using the Underdark Tredmill also allow turning Logs into Empty Pages? Because according to the matrix, the Tredmill uses the same job (Miller) like the Windmill, but only supports Barrelstalk.

Naivatkal wrote:

Sorta: viewtopic.php?p=934656#p934656

It's an assassin ability.

He's probably talking about Throat Shot, which is a PC taught ability known by afew archers on the server, not the Assassin ability.

Ooooh I never knew about that!

TormakSaber wrote:

Naivatkal wrote:

Sorta: viewtopic.php?p=934656#p934656

It's an assassin ability.

He's probably talking about Throat Shot, which is a PC taught ability known by afew archers on the server, not the Assassin ability.

Hey, yeah I was. I have a guy that would love to use that ability, it's very thematic for anti-arcanists. Is it possible to learn that on his own or is he out of luck? I don't think anyone plays anymore that have the original ability and since scripting is down he can't make his own one.

Ts_ wrote:

Job System:
Does the Miller job using the Underdark Tredmill also allow turning Logs into Empty Pages? Because according to the matrix, the Tredmill uses the same job (Miller) like the Windmill, but only supports Barrelstalk.

So, having defeated the 10% chance for 30 times, I can now conclude that Logs do grow in the Underdark, but the Millers haven't figured out how to make Empty Pages out of them in their Tredmills.

On a completely unrelated note: Is there a Windmill in a place where the more evil races can go?

Thanks
Ts

Ts_ wrote:

Is there a Windmill in a place where the more evil races can go?

I know of at least two.

Can scrolls of Tenser's be bought from NPCs? Can they be scribed by PCs?

I don't know if there's a NPC shop that sells them, but I do know they can be scribed by PCs. The only spell restricted from scribing is Timestop, I believe.

You can scribe Timestop scrolls, you just can't cast the spell from them.

And I think there's Tenser's scrolls... maybe... I don't recall really.

Naivatkal wrote:

You can scribe Timestop scrolls, you just can't cast the spell from them.

And I think there's Tenser's scrolls... maybe... I don't recall really.

Are you sure of this? I tried some time ago and I couldn't even scribe it.

Dead wrote:

Naivatkal wrote:

You can scribe Timestop scrolls, you just can't cast the spell from them.

And I think there's Tenser's scrolls... maybe... I don't recall really.

Are you sure of this? I tried some time ago and I couldn't even scribe it.

You can't scribe them, nope. Same with Haven.

That's weird... I could have sworn we changed it so you could scribe to trade scrolls between wizards but just couldn't cast it.

Thanks for all the replies! Those sure are a lot of very different answers though. Anyone know for sure if Tenser's scrolls can be bought from npcs? And if they can be scribed?

I've just tested this on server B, and Tenser's works just fine for my Rogue/Monk/Ftr. He had them scribed not that long ago; handful of weeks I think.

Thanks very much!

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