A174 As far as SLAs are concerned.
That said, I think that SLAs gained from class abilities use class level as effective caster level but I can't find this specific rule in PF. It is the most logical however.Quote:
Originally Posted by SRD
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A174 As far as SLAs are concerned.
That said, I think that SLAs gained from class abilities use class level as effective caster level but I can't find this specific rule in PF. It is the most logical however.Quote:
Originally Posted by SRD
Q175
The Chirurgeon Archetype for Alchemist says:
So, can I make all of my extracts curative extracts and then make them inert to make new extracts which will be used throughout the day? And if I did that, could I also use those many curative extracts throughout the day? Or does making the curative extract active count to my daily allotment of extracts and causes me to remove one of my non-curative extracts to replace it like a cleric's spontaneous curing thing?Quote:
From the SRD
Infused Curative
At 2nd level, a chirurgeon’s extracts of cure spells automatically act as infusions, and can be used by non-alchemists. When a chirurgeon prepares his extracts, he may choose to render any or all of his infused curatives inert and prepare other extracts to replace them (unlike infusions, which continue to occupy the alchemist’s daily extract slots until consumed or used).
A175?:
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Originally Posted by PFSRD, Extracts
All I've been able to find on the subject is this. I would lean towards not being able to regain extract slots, but I'm not sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by PFSRD, Infusions
A175 You can't reactivate a curative once it's been rendered inert, there is no provision in the rules for that. This rule allows you to create curatives at the start of day but later replace them for other extracts as needed by making them inert instead of using them (and thus not using up any of your essence). In a way it's kind of like a reverse spontaneous casting, yes.
The whole thing is very poorly worded, yes. I spent an afternoon trying to figure out what the hell the meaning and intent were when I first got UM. While there may be other interpretations, me and several other GMs came to the consensus that this is the most logical one and likely RAI.
Goodday,
I'm having a little discussion with someone in my party. He wants to play a Rogue Archer, and says that ALL his attacks in 30ft are counted as sneak attack, even when the target hasn't lost his dexterity.
I say it's bull**** and the target must be denied his dexterity bonus and you must stand within 30ft to get sneak attack.
Cause to me it says that there are too ways to get it. Trhough denying his dex or flanking, and an archer can't flank.
Can someone tell me who's wrong or right?
A 176 (please number your questions)
In order to be a valid target for sneak attack, the target must either be flanked or somehow denied Dex to AC. Catching the target flat-footed is probably the most common way to deny Dex, but isn't the only way.
In addition to those requirements, a ranged attack can come from no further than 30 feet away.
My hunch is that your friend is being intentionally obtuse when reading the last sentence of this paragraph:
However, that last sentence doesn't negate any of the conditions applied earlier in the paragraph; it simply adds an additional one to ranged attacks.Quote:
Originally Posted by PF SRD
Q 177
Can a creature forego its immunity to an effect and be affected by it anyway?
Q178. Can the Evil Eye Hex be applied to a creature multiple times if each is penalizing different things; i.e., if I Evil Eye'd saves and then AC?
Q179. Would Accursed Hex allow the Healing Hexes to apply to a creature more than once per day?
A177 No, unless specifically stated in the rules block, immunity cannot be turned off willingly.
A178 Yes, it says so right next to the ability description in the SRD.
A179 If the creature succeeds on a saving throw against it, then yes.
Q180: Magic Item Creation says, that you can not create potions, spell-trigger, or spell-completition items without meeting all the prerequisites. However, potions are "single use, use-activated" items. Could you instead make for example a single use, use-activated gemstone that casts a cure light wounds spell on any person who crushes it in his hand?
Creation cost would be the same as for a potion of cure light wounds, with the only difference that you would use Craft Wondrous Item instead of Brew Potion. And you would not need to know the spell.
Doesn't that make the Brew Potion feat redundant? Every single potion could instead be made as a Wondrous Item. You could even make a salve of cure light wounds. Slap it on someone else, who could even be unconscious, and he gains the benefit of the spell.
Is that the case or did I miss something important.
A 181
There is nothing in RAW that would prevent you from using Craft Wondrous Item as you described. Brew Potion has a small advantage for reduced creation time (2 hours if the potion is 250 gp or less) so you have more of your day left after the item is crafted. It's worth noting that there is some crossover between the two feats. Craft Wondrous Item is the requisite feat for some elixirs (ostensibly because the items in question require higher than 3rd level spells).
A 181 additional
I don't see why you couldn't do that, but potions have the upside of being useable by any character without identification, while, by RAW, anyone attempting to use the wondrous item would have to know (or at least have a good idea of) its function first (not a problem if you're crafting it yourself, obviously).
Q 182
Is it stated anywhere that the DC 15 use of Knowledge (history) cannot be used to determine the approximate date of a specific future event?
A 183
Yes. The dictionary. History is the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
@183: I think Knowledge (local) seems to be the more appropriate skill to interprete the current situation and developments in a given region. But I would allow a +2 circumstance bonus to such Knowledge (local) checks if you have 5 or 10 ranks in Knowledge (history).
No. The dictionary, in large part, is not RAW (see: discussions of why purely mental actions may be taken while dead). Further, look at the text of the three stated Knowledge (history) checks:
The first and third use the term historical/historically. It would have been a simple matter for the second use to be written "Determine the approximate date of a specific historical event." As it was not, and there has not been errata to that effect (despite other errata being issued for the skills section), one cannot assume that, RAW, the second listed use of Know(history) only works for events in the past.Quote:
-Know recent or historically significant event
-Determine approximate date of a specific event
-Know obscure or ancient historical event
However, common sense, obvious RAI, and the Core Rulebooks which would be flung at your head would all indicate that no, one should not attempt to use Knowledge (history) to divine the future.
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one cannot assume that, RAW, the second listed use of Know(history) only works for events in the past.
I think it's pretty obvious in the RAW reading that you have to know of the specific event before attempting to determine it's date, which necessitates that either 1) your character knows the future and said events are immutable enough to make the prediction, or the the ever so much more likely 2) the event occurred in the past.Quote:
-Determine approximate date of a specific event
Q 184
Council of Thieves, part 3: What Lies in Dust; page 58, Osirian Spirit Jars.
Is the cost listed for a single jar, or for a set of three jars?
ed: if we take the description of Ring Gates as precedent, the listing is for a set of three, which I suppose makes sense, seeing as the jars are magically connected? is this assumption correct?
Q 185
If you crit with a spell with an attack roll (melee or ranged touch attack), it deals 2x damage. Is this only hit point damage, or will it also apply to ability damage (such as Chill Touch), penalty (such as Ray of Enfeeblement), drain (not sure of a spell that does this), etc.?
If you deal 2x damage with ability damage and you crit with Chill Touch (and the target fails its Fort save), would you deal 2 strength damage or 1 (since it doesn't have a roll)?
Same question for Force Hook Cage : would a 11th level Magus deal 11 or 22 damage with it on a crit?
If you crit with Vampiric Touch as a level 10 caster, would you deal 10d6 damage and gain that much temporary hit points, or would you only gain 5d6 temporary hit points?
Q 186
If I cast a spell with a duration of 1 round at the start of my turn, does the effect of that spell end at the start of my next turn, or the end of my next turn?
Q 187
Is there any way for a non-wizard to gain any benefits of a Wizard Arcane school without taking any levels in Wizard?
For instance, the "Forwarned" ability of the Divination school, or the "Shift" ability of the Teleportation school. Or, you know, an entire school.
Q 188
Are the Seeker archetype and the Magical Lineage trait the only ways to reduce Metamagic costs in Pathfinder?
Q 189
Can you select a spell with Magical Lineage that you cannot cast at level 1?
If you were to Empower (+2) and Maximize (+3) your Magical Lineage spell, would the spell have a +3 or +4 spell adjustment modifier?
If your Magical Lineage spell is Magic Missile, and you apply Merciful Spell (+0) to it, do you prepare Magic Missile in a level 0 spell slot? I'm assuming that even if it CAN be prepared in a level 0 slot, it would be expended as a normal spell since Magic Missile is not a cantrip. Is this the case?
A185:
Ability damage and hit point damage are doubled on critical hits. Anything else apparently not, unless specifically mentioned.Quote:
A spell that requires an attack roll can score a critical hit. A spell attack that requires no attack roll cannot score a critical hit. If a spell causes ability damage or drain (see Special Abilities), the damage or drain is doubled on a critical hit.
A 186
The spell ends at the start of the initiative count when you first cast it. 99+% of the time, this does mean that it ends at the start of your next round.
Q190 Are there any good ways to avoid being grappled apart from Freedom of Movement? To provide context, we're lvl6 (so no FoM) and going against a superior enemy with a CMB on grapple that basically always succeeds and a large enough CMD that we can't break it. So basically we would need some kind of temporary bonus to either CMB (to break the grapple) or even better, a bonus to CMD so they don't succeed in the first place.
A190
One of the easiest countermeasures to grappling, at low levels, is Grease, cast on the PCs which don't want to be grappled. First level spell, minute/level duration, +10 to CMB and Escape Artist checks to break grapple, +10 CMD to avoid being grappled. A first level wand of Grease, fully charged, costs 750gp and still has a duration of "longer than the fight probably lasts." Plus, allies can help pull each other out of the grapple, for another slight bonus.
It's more resource intensive, but you likely have access to Blink, now, which will make grappling essentially useless. Also, spells like Mirror Image (or even Fly) can help stop you from being grappled in the first place.
Alternatively, if you're not dealing with an improved grab, tentacled monstrosity which could pin an entire party at once, you could conceivably load your tankiest party member down with spiked armor and spiked gauntlets (or whoever has natural weapons/improved unarmed strike), buff them up, and send them over first to provoke hugs. Just having someone who can handle some damage, and has a way to deal damage effectively while grappled, go in and tie that capability up will also solve the problem.
Grease is a wonderful idea (since I can cast it) but the the enemy is so absurdly good at grappling that even with a +10 bonus to CMD, it still has a 70% to succeed and since the GM always rolls high (it's the law), it's not gonna be enough. There really ought to be something like the Jump spell but for Escape Artist instead.
Blink would work (I could cast it from a scroll) but while it would allow me to slip a grapple, it would also completely disable me, so that's a no. Mirror Image and Blur would help mitigate the grappling to some degree, if combined with grease, it might even work for a while if I felt particularly lucky.
The creature has the grab ability and can dish out enough damage with rake that being caught for even a round would likely mean death for any of the party members.
Just out of curiosity though:
Q191 Grab ability only works on creatures up to attacker's size. So they don't get a free grapple check if you're big enough, what about the bonus granted by the ability? Most creatures with grab also get a +4 or +8 bonus to grapple checks from the ability, do they still get that bonus if you're too big or not?
A191: The RAW is completely unclear about this. Either interpretation would be completely in line with how it's written.
Q 192:
Does the Gunslinger when he gets Deeds, get acces to all of them or does he has to pick one at given level?
Edit: Already found the answer(:
Q193 How does one go about fighting a swarm of fine/dimunitive creatures with no AoE damage capabilities? It just so happens that our party can dish out a lot of damage but all of it targets a single creature and unless I'm missing something swarms that small are immune to all weapon damage and targeted spells which is just an absurd trait. Spells like rays and orbs could logically destroy a large amount of creatures that tightly packed so I don't see the reasoning behind that. Can you target the swarm with alchemist's fire/acid flasks then? It doesn't seem like you could hit it any more than with a targeted spell and if it only takes splash damage then 1 point of damage is pretty much useless (not that 1d6 is much better against a tougher swarm). Am I gonna have to invent a flamethrower to deal with this? :smallconfused:
Q194
Can you use a metamagic rod with spells from a wand?
A194 No, metamagic rods apply metamagic effects to spells being cast. If you're using a wand, you're not casting a spell.
Q195
After one enters a stance employed by a fighting style a style feat embodies, is there any condition, effect, or situation caused by an outside force that can cause one to drop or end the stance? (Style Feats, Ultimate Combat, pg 78) Example: A monk is first to act in combat, he has all three of the Crane Style feats. He uses a swift action to adopt the stance from the Crane Style. Does he remain in this stance until he dies and/or combat ends? Or is there a way an outside force can cause him to drop the stance?
Q196: Would a creatures natural immunity to polymorph be in conflict with a natural change shape ability, or would a natural polymorph ability ignore the immunity?
A195: The only condition that deactivates your stance is activating another stance, or effects that explicitly state that they change your stance. I am not aware if those exist.
A196 An immunity always takes priority but since this is a rather unique case the GM might be inclined to make an exception. How would you even achieve that anyway?
@196: With a custom creature. However, proteans to have immunity to polymorph while being shapechangers unless they want to.
A196+ Yes, the only way around an immunity is when the rules explicitly say so, like in the case of proteans. If making a custom creature then a similar rules provision should be added for it to avoid confusion later.
Q197) Can a Crag Linnorm skeleton fly?
Q198) How do I know/determine if a creature flies magically in general? (it's for the skeleton template)
Q199) Would mystic theurge let a character control more HD undeads?
For example: cleric 3/necromancer 3/mystic theurge 2
would have caster level 5 + 5 = 10
A197 Yes, since it doesn't use wings to fly, it should be able to do so as a skeleton.
A198 See Flight under Universal Monster Rules:
A199 Yes, assuming you can find enough corpses, you should be able to control up to a maximum of 30x4 HD at level 20.Quote:
Originally Posted by SRD
Edit: You should also note that these are separate "HD pools", when you cast Animate Dead as a necromancer, it can't exceed 15x4 HD. You can't control the excess with the cleric's HD pool, you can however use Command Undead to assume control of the excess but this is again a separate pool.
Q200
Has a Red Wizard equivalent been published? Circle magic in particular is what I'm looking for.
A200
The closest thing I can think of is the Coven Hex for the Witch class. Unlike Circle Magic (which tops out at CL 40), the only limit to this caster level booster is the number of witches you can fit in a 30' radius.
Q 201
Is the 30-foot aura mentioned above measured as a radius or a diameter?Quote:
Aura of Heroism (Su): At 8th level, you can emit a 30-foot aura of heroism for a number of rounds per day equal to your cleric level. Using this ability is a swift action. Allies in the area are treated as if they were under the effects of heroism.
A201
I don't see it expicitly written anywhere, but are spells are typically measured by radius rather than diameter, so I would go with that.
A200
No, and I belive Red Wizard isn't open content, so there will never be an official conversion.
Q202 Speaking of spell areas, Grease covers a 2x2 square, right? Or is it a 4x4 square?
A202
It says "10-foot square" so 2X2 sounds right. 4x4 would be a twenty foot square.
Q203
Here's a weird interaction question.
Dragonbane Aura grants a bonus on saving throws against dragons breath to allies equal to the bonus from your aura of courage when in your aura of courage.
Fair enough, makes sense.
But here's where things get tricky. There is another feat, Fearless Aura, that grants allies immunity to fear effects when in your aura of courage.
Does this mean that with for Paladin that has both feats, your allies, within the area, are immune to dragon breath effects?
@202 Just thought I'd check in case it was like the radius of a circle.
A203 No, since immunity is no longer a bonus to checks. It's either the original bonus since nothing says that it no longer applies, or it's no bonus at all if the GM wants to argue that immunity replaces the bonus completely but that would make the feat useless.
A 201 Addendum
Aha! It's in the Beastiary, under Monster Introduction
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Aura: If the creature has a particular magical or exceptional aura, it is listed here along with its radius from the creature and, as applicable, a save DC to resist the aura's effects.
Q204 Can I use Spellcraft for the Craft Construct feat? The general rules says spellcraft or other appropriate skill(usually). And the feat says it works like other item creation feats which all can use spellcraft.
A204 Yes, you can use Spellcraft to create any magic item including constructs.
Q204+ No, unless you also wish to craft the base components, there is no need for the Craft skills.
Q205 Does having extra arms actually provide any benefit to grappling? I was considering playing an alchemist 2/Tetori Monk X, for a grapple focused build with extra arms and I could not find anything about it.
A205 No, there's no benefit for having extra arms (apart from being more versatile), only extra legs.
Q206: Suppose I make a first level sorcerer with the elemental (fire) bloodline and give him Burning Hands as one of his starting spells. He then gets Burning Hands (a version that's technically of the energy type of his bloodline but since it's fire anyway it's identical) as one of his bonus spells at 3rd level.
Can he then switch the original Burning Hands away for some other spell at 4th level (without losing the bonus spell) or not?
A206 (Deleted old post; I misread the question)
Since bloodline spells are "in addition to the number of spells given on the sorcerer table," so I think, technically, you have Burning Hands listed twice for spells known. That would allow you to switch the first with another spell known at 4th level.
A206 Technically there's no rules for this, so talk to your GM. Since you can't know the same spell twice, you can't replace "one of them", the only question is, if you decide to replace burning hands, can you retroactively benefit from the bonus spell? You really should have thought of this beforehand. :smallsmile:
Q207 Is there any simple way to avoid ability damage? I'm looking for something to the effect of Sheltered Vitality from Spell Compendium.
Q208
Can a witch use the prehensile hair hex to deliver touch attacks on targets 10' away? Logically it would seem an obvious "yes," but I can't seem to find a good RAW definition of what constitutes a "touch attack."
A208 This is the only relevant part:
Any unarmed/natural attack can be used to deliver a touch attack, so yes, you can do that.Quote:
[...] and she can use it as a secondary natural attack [...]