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Lady's Gambit

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#1
gargamella
May 17, 2009 7:44:33 Lady's Gambit allows you to sacrifice an amount of hit points equal to your character level. Each damage roll you do for 1 round gets a bonus to attack and damage equal to half the hit points sacrificed.

I'm human, wizard5/war mage (DL) 5 / Force Missile5/Argent Savant 1
My feats are:
Eschew Materials
Combat casting
Power attack --> pre req for ledy's
Weapon focus (ranged spells)
Iron Will --> pre req for Ledy's
Empower spell* --> from War Mage
Arcain Thesis (dardi)
Enlarge Spell*--> from War Mage
Knowledge Devotion
Twin spells
Ledy's Gambit

my question is:
there is a way to fast heling the hit points i lose to activate Ledy's Gambit?
I thought Polymorph any object on me to get an hight fast healing or items...
as i can't change feats i'm afraid... i could change olnly twin spells and get a rod...
#2
pyro_azer
May 17, 2009 8:08:14 http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=662842

Here is a list.
#3
gargamella
May 17, 2009 10:25:41 does fast healing stack?

i mean from different sources (classes, spells,items...)
#4
yawar
May 17, 2009 10:43:25 No, you use the better, but it stacks with regeneration.
#5
Senevri
May 17, 2009 12:41:50 Lady's Gambit is a feat?

...Accessible by anyone?
I'm thinking psionics, Vigor here.
#6
dr_rocktopus
May 17, 2009 12:53:20 Where is lady's gambit from? I now have a burning desire to abuse it constantly. :embarrass
#7
pyro_azer
May 17, 2009 13:11:31
Where is lady's gambit from? I now have a burning desire to abuse it constantly. :embarrass

Dragon issue 317.
#8
rymosrac
May 17, 2009 22:51:48 Note that while the Power Attack prereq does push this feat in the direction of people who hit things with other things, the bonuses are to ALL attack rolls and ALL damage rolls, not just those using weapons.
#9
phaedrusxy
May 17, 2009 23:07:24 Delay Death + Diehard + this = LOL

Then die and come back via (Contingent) Revivify. :D
#10
rymosrac
May 17, 2009 23:13:19 Delay Death + Diehard + Virtually Anything = LOL

This one's pretty good, though. +10 atk / +10 dmg for a single feat at lvl 20? Yes plz.
#11
phaedrusxy
May 17, 2009 23:46:49 Oh it's capped at CL for the hit point loss. I didn't see that the first time. :P
#12
rymosrac
May 18, 2009 0:46:55 Ahh, yeah. Now your first post makes sense. Uncapped would be epic.

As-is, I could see it as an alternative means of fueling power attack, though certainly not as good as Shock Trooper.
#13
tshern
May 18, 2009 3:23:42 Can't find the original thread about this feat. Too bad, it had some novel ideas.
#14
tshern
May 18, 2009 3:33:14 Just an idea here, but temporary hitpoints could be used for this. I am not quite if this works, so shoot my idea down if it does: Get Regeneration with Polymorph or some other spell, cast False life/Heart of Earth/whatever, spam Lady's gambit, take nonlethal damage that starts eating your temporary hitpoints. Soon Regen heals those back. You don't really risk losing your own HP either...
#15
tshern
May 18, 2009 4:13:00 Spamming, but sue me: Minor shapeshift.
#16
rymosrac
May 18, 2009 9:01:31 Ooo. . . I like it. +1/2 ECL to attack and damage for your swift action every round? I approve. The 4th level spell requirement makes this a gish trick, though, and they're always hungry for more swift actions. Still, not bad at all.
#17
tshern
May 18, 2009 15:18:12 Not necessarily a gish trick either. Not sure of the wording, but I suppose a pure Wizard could use it for one's occasional damage spell. Especially before Quicken spell starts kicking in (which is after the game is halfway through, quickening 1st level spells at level nine is not that impressive barring some very special combos).
#18
jseah
May 18, 2009 16:08:36 Since it's for 1 round, and not 1 attack, the multiple attack and damage rolls that TK gives you works very nicely with it. Especially since the 1/2 ECL bonus to attack and damage nicely makes up for your half BaB... wait, it uses CL for base attack... hmm... 1.5 effective BaB XD
Dealing CL x 1/2 ECL in bonus damage. At 20, this works out to +10 damage on 20 attacks. Each. Potentially +200 but you prob. won't hit on all.

TK thrust works as well and achievable at lower levels.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 gargamella May 17, 2009 7:44:33	Lady's Gambit allows you to sacrifice an amount of hit points equal to your character level. Each damage roll you do for 1 round gets a bonus to attack and damage equal to half the hit points sacrificed. I'm human, wizard5/war mage (DL) 5 / Force Missile5/Argent Savant 1 My feats are: Eschew Materials Combat casting Power attack --> pre req for ledy's Weapon focus (ranged spells) Iron Will --> pre req for Ledy's Empower spell* --> from War Mage Arcain Thesis (dardi) Enlarge Spell*--> from War Mage Knowledge Devotion Twin spells Ledy's Gambit my question is: there is a way to fast heling the hit points i lose to activate Ledy's Gambit? I thought Polymorph any object on me to get an hight fast healing or items... as i can't change feats i'm afraid... i could change olnly twin spells and get a rod...
#2 pyro_azer May 17, 2009 8:08:14	http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=662842 Here is a list.
#3 gargamella May 17, 2009 10:25:41	does fast healing stack? i mean from different sources (classes, spells,items...)
#4 yawar May 17, 2009 10:43:25	No, you use the better, but it stacks with regeneration.
#5 Senevri May 17, 2009 12:41:50	Lady's Gambit is a feat? ...Accessible by anyone? I'm thinking psionics, Vigor here.
#6 dr_rocktopus May 17, 2009 12:53:20	Where is lady's gambit from? I now have a burning desire to abuse it constantly. :embarrass
#7 pyro_azer May 17, 2009 13:11:31	Where is lady's gambit from? I now have a burning desire to abuse it constantly. :embarrass Dragon issue 317.
#8 rymosrac May 17, 2009 22:51:48	Note that while the Power Attack prereq does push this feat in the direction of people who hit things with other things, the bonuses are to ALL attack rolls and ALL damage rolls, not just those using weapons.
#9 phaedrusxy May 17, 2009 23:07:24	Delay Death + Diehard + this = LOL Then die and come back via (Contingent) Revivify. :D
#10 rymosrac May 17, 2009 23:13:19	Delay Death + Diehard + Virtually Anything = LOL This one's pretty good, though. +10 atk / +10 dmg for a single feat at lvl 20? Yes plz.
#11 phaedrusxy May 17, 2009 23:46:49	Oh it's capped at CL for the hit point loss. I didn't see that the first time. :P
#12 rymosrac May 18, 2009 0:46:55	Ahh, yeah. Now your first post makes sense. Uncapped would be epic. As-is, I could see it as an alternative means of fueling power attack, though certainly not as good as Shock Trooper.
#13 tshern May 18, 2009 3:23:42	Can't find the original thread about this feat. Too bad, it had some novel ideas.
#14 tshern May 18, 2009 3:33:14	Just an idea here, but temporary hitpoints could be used for this. I am not quite if this works, so shoot my idea down if it does: Get Regeneration with Polymorph or some other spell, cast False life/Heart of Earth/whatever, spam Lady's gambit, take nonlethal damage that starts eating your temporary hitpoints. Soon Regen heals those back. You don't really risk losing your own HP either...
#15 tshern May 18, 2009 4:13:00	Spamming, but sue me: Minor shapeshift.
#16 rymosrac May 18, 2009 9:01:31	Ooo. . . I like it. +1/2 ECL to attack and damage for your swift action every round? I approve. The 4th level spell requirement makes this a gish trick, though, and they're always hungry for more swift actions. Still, not bad at all.
#17 tshern May 18, 2009 15:18:12	Not necessarily a gish trick either. Not sure of the wording, but I suppose a pure Wizard could use it for one's occasional damage spell. Especially before Quicken spell starts kicking in (which is after the game is halfway through, quickening 1st level spells at level nine is not that impressive barring some very special combos).
#18 jseah May 18, 2009 16:08:36	Since it's for 1 round, and not 1 attack, the multiple attack and damage rolls that TK gives you works very nicely with it. Especially since the 1/2 ECL bonus to attack and damage nicely makes up for your half BaB... wait, it uses CL for base attack... hmm... 1.5 effective BaB XD Dealing CL x 1/2 ECL in bonus damage. At 20, this works out to +10 damage on 20 attacks. Each. Potentially +200 but you prob. won't hit on all. TK thrust works as well and achievable at lower levels.