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[JamesC]

If a spiritless creature with a magic shield blocks a pure mantic quad, what happens?

He blocks it.

Lee

[Ironcore]

Hi Lee,
Can a Dwarf warrior with Privileged tradition m/c Power Warrior? It's says they're are in the warrior bracket only.
I can't see Power Warrior as m/c option for any other classes.(may have missed it though)

Thanks Andy

Yes but it is a points app as you are correct its not published.

Lee

[bendy]

Just a quicky. When doing a proper path (ie non mancer) can you now choose any colour matching your alignment or is it still white for goodly and black for evil?

Cheers

No you pick a relevant colour.

Lee

[BBB]

Do Items gained by Guild Abilities (e.g. such as the ISP from DORAC) or from points abilities (e.g. Adventurer Multiclass) use up Item Slots for characters restricted in the number of items they can have (e.g. Paladins, Monastic)?

BBB

Guilds, CC and similar yes on item slots and are items.
Own spent points no on item slots, but might be items (EG Adventurer) for monks/similar.

Lee

[graham1980]

It says crol can only be fire, air, water or earth mages and cannot cast grey, however it does not say anything about learning other colours. So i was wondering if they can learn other colours as specialists or are they entirely limited to red, blue, green or brown.

Thanks

Red, Green, Blue, and brown is it.

Lee

[JamesC]

Armour Mastery states that it is applied before AC.

Assuming you have PAC 12, 6 points of AM and Imm. to Bruising PAC if hit by a triple I assume you still take 1 point of bruising.

If that is true why is it written this way as normally the numerical comes after AC.


It is probably just a flavour wording thing (I don't have the exact wording on me). The rule is:
A/C
Numerical
Fractional and percentile.

Lee

[Netheril]

Can you use items of +x casting levels for learning spells?

And if so does the spell stay learned when the item blows up, if that would mean you no longer have the casting levels required to have learned it?

Cheers,

Sean

Nope, only your own permanent abilities.

Lee

[Netheril]

Damage reductions, I should probably know this by now, but still not 100% sure how it works!

So I get the one numeric, one percentage and one fractional.

But the fractional sometimes seems problematic. I -think- the rule is that if one of the damage reductions is conditional it will stack with a universal damage reduction, as per the following examples, but just want to be sure:

I believe that I can stack my 1/2 effect to mantic effects from a spiritual source and my resistances to causing/spirit bolt, etc together, even though both are fractional. But can I stack 1/2 effect black/bronze/whatever and 1/2 effect mantic effects from spiritual source?

Not as sure, but think I can stack 1/2 effect grey with 1/2 effect dispels?

If I get hit by a black mana weapon blow from behind, can I stack 1/2 effect black with 1/2 damage blows from behind? (am magic only obviously)

Think the above examples will cover any other such instances I'm not sure of. Hope clear enough?

Cheers,

Sean

So:
Weapon blows = 1 fractional, but!!!
Resistances will stack if relevant.

Effects = Resistances, but they broadly stack in most ways. So 1/2 fx mantics and black and causing is fine.

Lee

[graham1980]

Can Grinner MR to Hobgoblin as they are a sub race of goblin??

Yes

Lee

[graham1980]

If a hobgoblin take poisoner, does the cost reduction in immunity to poison stack... ie become a 75% discount,

i am assuming not but just wanted to check

No

Lee

[graham1980]

Is the shifts granted from Deci assassin physical or magical?? I am wondering if they can be used by say somone with brute?

Thanks

They are magical innates.

Lee

[Phoenix13]

Can a hermit neutral priest split his spirits so for example 30 evil 30 neutral or 20 good and 40 neutral if so what limit are the evil or good spirits?

they function as per the rules in words from abobe.

Lee

[miles]

If you take multi class warrior to 8th, would buying the published 3pts armour mastery sharp and blunt (300points total) count as only 1 slot or would each purchase require a 1st class slot?

Miles

Sharp and blunt are seperate abilities.

Lee

[bendy]

Hihi

If I make say a monster pts item of 9/3 life then is this a magic item and if so what color?

If I can only use say black Mana items does this mean I can't use say an item of 1 dac?

Cheers

i think this is basically character specific. Check based on the character.

Lee

[AJull]

Hi,
What happens to the evil priest when an embodied undead is either dismissed or destroyed, are they harmed?

Andy J

it depends on the power up. In general it has a bad effect on them.

Lee

[graham1980]

Does the warrior ability "immunity to accuracy through pac" grant immunity to blade sharpening or is it litterally only the ability accuracy??

thanks

It grants immunity to accuracy in all its forms, including blade sharpening.

Lee

[JamesC]

Armour Layering question:

If you have MC Plate over MC Chain granting PAC 10 where the chain is +0 spiritual and the plate is +0 magical how is damage calculated regarding pure blows.

Is it per effective piece of armour or does the layering come into effect?

Also would someone with a casting metal restriction suffer from the chainmail?

You apply the armour that has the relevant power base. Layering only matters if both have it.

All non-magical metal applies to metal restrictions.

Lee

[Cildan]

Could a dwarf warrior priest step change to another priestly class of they wanted to?

Not standardly

Lee

[Alasdair]

If I buy the 20pts ability to be equipped with a suit of armour, and use this for skins, what AC can I battleboard?

X+2 (mastercrafted)

What is X?

Alasdair

So it's not really amour.... but I'm willing to go with 4. (so 6 is master crafted).


Lee

[Elferrick]

If you have "live to minus x first time needed" as an ability, then get an item of the same can you use both.
If yes, how would it work

It all depends what they'd say but exactly, but if its Survivor/similar and the published item when you would need any live to they both kick in. So say 6 from "Ability" and 6 from "item" for 12 total.
Two items wouldn't stack, but abilities probably would in line with above.

Lee