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Are two free hands required to throw a two-handed ranged weapon?
I have a character who routinely uses a shield. He has an Efficient Quiver and there are some spears in the quiver.
Spears are two-handed melee weapons and have a range increment of 20 feet.
Can I, ...
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Are the 'Rules of the Game' web articles for using special attacks as attacks of opportunity corroborated by any other source?
To provide some context, I am prepping a new direction for my players in to the the worlds of H.P Lovecraft for a change of pace. So I would like to use the D20 rules for that and I had a mind to try ...
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Dual wielding hand crossbow and full attack
Could a rogue (level 30) do 8 attacks in a full attack using two hand crossbows?
We had player in our campaing using this mechanic, but it was not clear how she was doing this. She had all the two ...
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manyshot/ arrowsplit and damage
If a character with a +6 Strength comp. bow uses the talent manyshots and throws 3 arrows at the same time with one attack, does the character add the strength bonus of the bow to each arrow?
If the ...
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Do Black Tentacles "protect" you from ranged attacks as creatures grappling you do?
If you are trying to shoot some creature, and your target is grappling, rules say: "roll randomly to see which grappling combatant you strike".
Does Black Tentacles spell's effect count as a ...
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Is there a way to deal damage to a target without them knowing?
I'm playing a sneaky Poison Dusk Lizardfolk who dabbles a lot in poisons. I want to use a blowgun to inflict poisons on my targets, but I don't want them to know they've been damaged. Basically, ...
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Given several restrictions, what's the highest amount of ranged attacks a fighter can make in one turn consistently?
I've been working on a 20th level character concept for a while and trying to optimize it for use in a future game, the requirements would be as follows:
Only 3.X WotC handbooks (No 3rd party books, ...
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Can a lone non-magical human deal with flying targets without projectile/thrown weapons?
Say that for whatever reason, a martial character can't use any projectile (sling, bow, etc.) or thrown (javelin, bloodstorm blade's Throw Anything, etc.) weapons.
The whole region is also covered in ...
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Is there a concise description of what 'special' damage is?
This may be somewhat a worthless question as I've looked diligently without success. I don't believe the information is physically present but I thought I'd give it a shot.
In my games things have ...
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implementation of a ranged grapple attack for an artifact weapon
I have created a new artifact as part of a campaign I am running, with properties that seem a perfect match for the campaign, the items history and our party in general. I expect our dim-witted ...
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Does firing a crossbow wielded in two hands prevent gaining a buckler's AC bonus?
The description of the buckler (Player's Handbook 123, 124) (15 gp; 5 lbs.), in part, says
You can use a bow or crossbow without penalty while carrying [the buckler. I]f you use a weapon in your ...
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How does the Ranged Disarm feat work?
D&D 3.5, Complete Warrior, Ranged Disarm feat.
It only says that we can attempt a disarm attempt with a ranged weapon, but not much else.
So, two questions:
Does the enemy still have an attack ...
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Does thunderous throw permit iterative attacks with two-handed thrown weapons?
The Player's Handbook on Thrown Weapons says, "Throwing a light or one-handed weapon is a standard action, while throwing a two-handed weapon is a full-round action" (113). The prestige class ...
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Can a giant that takes Quick Draw make iterative attacks with thrown rocks?
Giants typically have the extraordinary ability rock throwing:
A giant of at least Large size can hurl rocks weighing 40 to 50 pounds each (Small objects) up to five range increments. The size of ...
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Stack ranged attack and abilities?
Is it possible to stack Manyshot, Deadeye Shot and Ranged Precision Attack against one target?
For example, imagine I ready a ranged attack to occur when my ally strikes an enemy. That target ...
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