Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer 26: Still better than CustServ

[X-Codes]

Q247:

Is there any way of applying Power Attack to thrown weapons, or in other ways gain bonuses to thrown weapons as a medium-sized character?

While not directly a bonus, Brutal Throw lets you apply your Str mod in the attack rolls of the thrown weapons... if your Str mod is greater than the Dex mod it is be a good pick.

Also a pre-req for Power Throw, noted above.

[kevin_video]

Q 248 I just came across a pretty neat little armor add-on called the armored kilt. It's like the dastana from OA, and it stacks with it. The only issue is that it turns light armor into medium, and medium into heavy. So my question is, what happens when you make them both out of mithral? Are they still going to add up to be a medium piece of armor? If so, how would I knock it down so that it's light armor?

[GawainBS]

Q 248 I just came across a pretty neat little armor add-on called the armored kilt. It's like the dastana from OA, and it stacks with it. The only issue is that it turns light armor into medium, and medium into heavy. So my question is, what happens when you make them both out of mithral? Are they still going to add up to be a medium piece of armor? If so, how would I knock it down so that it's light armor?

A 249: I think the material doesn't matter. It's the added encumbrance. I'd rule-zero it and say "if both are mithral, it's light."

[kevin_video]

Q 248 I just came across a pretty neat little armor add-on called the armored kilt. It's like the dastana from OA, and it stacks with it. The only issue is that it turns light armor into medium, and medium into heavy. So my question is, what happens when you make them both out of mithral? Are they still going to add up to be a medium piece of armor? If so, how would I knock it down so that it's light armor?

A 249: I think the material doesn't matter. It's the added encumbrance. I'd rule-zero it and say "if both are mithral, it's light."

The encumbrance also lowers the Dex bonus by 1, so theoretically if the encumbrance is gone, so should the -1 to the Dex mod. Makes sense to me.

[zook1shoe]

Q 248 I just came across a pretty neat little armor add-on called the armored kilt. It's like the dastana from OA, and it stacks with it. The only issue is that it turns light armor into medium, and medium into heavy. So my question is, what happens when you make them both out of mithral? Are they still going to add up to be a medium piece of armor? If so, how would I knock it down so that it's light armor?

what source?

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Q 248 I just came across a pretty neat little armor add-on called the armored kilt. It's like the dastana from OA, and it stacks with it. The only issue is that it turns light armor into medium, and medium into heavy. So my question is, what happens when you make them both out of mithral? Are they still going to add up to be a medium piece of armor? If so, how would I knock it down so that it's light armor?

I think if you'd make them both out of mithral they'd cancel out, but this is skirting the edges of houserules, so I'm not sure how well it will be received in a game that's actively plaid.

[kevin_video]

Q 248 I just came across a pretty neat little armor add-on called the armored kilt. It's like the dastana from OA, and it stacks with it. The only issue is that it turns light armor into medium, and medium into heavy. So my question is, what happens when you make them both out of mithral? Are they still going to add up to be a medium piece of armor? If so, how would I knock it down so that it's light armor?

what source?

Adventure's Armory and Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting from Pathfinder. Armory doesn't give the stats, but it does give the errata version.

[Archmage Joda]

Q 246 Is therea handbook/compilation of all the various methods for recharging arcane spellslots and psionic powerpoints?

I'll just leave this here for a moment....

[Bozwevial]

Q 248 I just came across a pretty neat little armor add-on called the armored kilt. It's like the dastana from OA, and it stacks with it. The only issue is that it turns light armor into medium, and medium into heavy. So my question is, what happens when you make them both out of mithral? Are they still going to add up to be a medium piece of armor? If so, how would I knock it down so that it's light armor?

I think if you'd make them both out of mithral they'd cancel out, but this is skirting the edges of houserules, so I'm not sure how well it will be received in a game that's actively plaid.

Don't you apply effects in the most beneficial order? Or is that only for a specific situation?

[zook1shoe]

Adventure's Armory and Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting from Pathfinder. Armory doesn't give the stats, but it does give the errata version.

Eww PF 

[Lycanthromancer]

Adventure's Armory and Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting from Pathfinder. Armory doesn't give the stats, but it does give the errata version.

Eww PF 

C'mon. Go easy on the poor dear. He's suffered so much already that he's probably craving abuse at this point.

[Archmage Joda]

Q 249 What ways are there for an arcane caster to have infinite or nigh-infinite spells per day without using Tainted Scholar/Sorcerer?

[Lycanthromancer]

Q 250 What ways are there for an arcane caster to have infinite or nigh-infinite spells per day without using Tainted Scholar/Sorcerer?

A250:Reserve feats?

There's always the Repeating/Echoing Spell trick, where you get back the spell you just cast.

Use the spell tiles from (I think) CMage and the utterance that lets you put it back together?

[Eviltedzies]

Question 251: Can a Rod of Absorbtion be stored in a Casting Glove and still absorb spells? What about simply casting shrink item on the rod itself and taping it to your palms?

[wotmaniac]

Question 251: Can a Rod of Absorbtion be stored in a Casting Glove and still absorb spells? What about simply casting shrink item on the rod itself and taping it to your palms?

don't see why not.

[malaspina]

Question 252: Can standard actions gained through the Factotum's cunning surge be used to initiate ToB maneuvers?
252 bis: What other synergies exist between Factotum and martial adepts (Swordsages in particular)?

[GawainBS]

A 252: Yes. A standard action is a standard action. Of course, you can only initiate maneuvres that requre a standard action.

[behaigo]

Q 253

Can a prestige class that offers a +1 spellcasting apply that to another prestige class?  For example, could I take one level in, say, Ultimate Magus and follow it up with Incantatrix and have those levels raise my Ultimate Magus casting?

Q 253b

What about PrCs that have their own independent casting, like Ur-priest?

[zook1shoe]

Q 253

Can a prestige class that offers a +1 spellcasting apply that to another prestige class?  For example, could I take one level in, say, Ultimate Magus and follow it up with Incantatrix and have those levels raise my Ultimate Magus casting?

No, it doesn't work that way. you just choose one spellcasting class and advance that since they all care about the actual spellcasting class, not something that advances it.

the exception to this is Uncanny Trickster (Complete Scoundrel) where it advances 'class features' instead of 'spellcasting level'. there are a couple others

Q 253b
What about PrCs that have their own independent casting, like Ur-priest?

Yes (but more like an arcane spellcasting version)

[lianightdemon]

Q254

What is the base land speed of an Animorphic bat? A bat's speed is normally 5ft however it is diminutive size and would be small sized as a humanoid.