[Pathfinder] Dreamscarred Press FAQ

[ChrisAsmadi]

The +AC insight bonus from a Mystic's Arcane Defense only applies vs spells/powers/ect, right?

[Elricaltovilla]

The +AC insight bonus from a Mystic's Arcane Defense only applies vs spells/powers/ect, right?

Correct. The AC and Saving Throw bonus only apply to psionic powers, psi-like abilities, spells, and spell-like abilities.

[Ninjaxenomorph]

Hmm. Since I've been thinking a lot about the magus lately, that would apply to a magus spellstriking, right?

[Elricaltovilla]

Hmm. Since I've been thinking a lot about the magus lately, that would apply to a magus spellstriking, right?

I don't know. We didn't write the magus.

[exelsisxax]

Hmm. Since I've been thinking a lot about the magus lately, that would apply to a magus spellstriking, right?

It should not. Spellstrike isn't an attack, it's an ability of the magus to stick a spell on an attack. You'd get the bonus on any saves the spell had, but a sword remains a sword.

[Ninjaxenomorph]

A magus using spellstrike to deliver a spell against a mystic isn't exactly a far-fetched scenario, if they are fighting each other. Would the mystic still get his Arcane Defense bonus to his AC versus the magus's melee attack delivering the spell? I'm not asking about the magus, I'm asking about how your class interacts with something.

[Elricaltovilla]

A magus using spellstrike to deliver a spell against a mystic isn't exactly a far-fetched scenario, if they are fighting each other. Would the mystic still get his Arcane Defense bonus to his AC versus the magus's melee attack delivering the spell? I'm not asking about the magus, I'm asking about how your class interacts with something.

Because the melee attack roll is being used in place of the normal attack roll to deliver the spell, then yes it would apply.

[Ninjaxenomorph]

Because the melee attack roll is being used in place of the normal attack roll to deliver the spell, then yes it would apply.

I thought so, but as Exel proved, there are differing approaches to the idea.

[Elricaltovilla]

Instead of the free melee touch attack normally allowed to deliver the spell, a magus can make one free melee attack with his weapon (at his highest base attack bonus) as part of casting this spell.

It's instead of the normal touch attack made to deliver the spell and is still an attack roll that determines if the spell is delivered. Arcane Defense would apply against the normal touch attack, and spellstrike is only changing the type of attack roll, not whether or not that attack roll is being used to deliver a spell.

The question is: Is the attack roll part of delivering the spell? If yes, Arcane Defense applies. Spellstrike's attack roll exists to deliver a spell (you can't spellstrike without a spell to cast) therefore, arcane defense applies.

[Geigan]

Seventh Path

What is the ability score used for DC/Key Ability Modifier on a Mindborn's Psychokinesis ability?

[EisenKreutzer]

Psionics Augmented

The Silhouette has access to two seemingly contradictory Shadow Talents: Grasping Shadow and Limit Break.

Grasping Shadow states that the shadow gains Combat Reflexes and can make AoOs "without counting them against the normal limit on the shadows attacks."
This seems to imply the shadow can make AoOs in addition to their normal limitations, as defined by their Follow-up ability.

The Limit Break Shadow Talent, however, states that it allows the shadow to break its normal limits and make AoOs (among other things).

Do both these abilities grant the shadow the ability to make AoOs? Does the shadow have the ability to make AoOs on it's own, without either of these Shadow Talents?

[Forrestfire]

Psionics Augmented

The Silhouette has access to two seemingly contradictory Shadow Talents: Grasping Shadow and Limit Break.

Grasping Shadow states that the shadow gains Combat Reflexes and can make AoOs "without counting them against the normal limit on the shadows attacks."
This seems to imply the shadow can make AoOs in addition to their normal limitations, as defined by their Follow-up ability.

The Limit Break Shadow Talent, however, states that it allows the shadow to break its normal limits and make AoOs (among other things).

Do both these abilities grant the shadow the ability to make AoOs? Does the shadow have the ability to make AoOs on it's own, without either of these Shadow Talents?

Limit Break allows the shadow to freely make attacks and act for one round. Grasping Shadow gives it Combat Reflexes and lets it AoO as it likes at all times. Normally, a shadow cannot make AoOs at all, as it cannot attack outside of the follow-up ability.

[EisenKreutzer]

Limit Break allows the shadow to freely make attacks and act for one round. Grasping Shadow gives it Combat Reflexes and lets it AoO as it likes at all times. Normally, a shadow cannot make AoOs at all, as it cannot attack outside of the follow-up ability.

Does the shadow use my attacks of opportunity with Grasping Shadow?

[khadgar567]

Any new info about rajah and eventual sand soldier archtype?

[Dac]

e: nevermind

[Forrestfire]

Does the shadow use my attacks of opportunity with Grasping Shadow?

It uses its own, and you use your own.

[EisenKreutzer]

It uses its own, and you use your own.

Thank you!

[Sho]

Path of War / Ultimate Psionics

Q. The Awakened Blade requires that the character be able to manifest Defensive Precognition and Offensive Precognition. Utilizing the Contemplative archetype, the Wilder uses Wisdom rather than Charisma and can change out Known Powers each day. How does this interact with the prerequisites for Awakened Blade?

[Bahumut]

Akashic Mysteries

The Horselord's Greaves veil lists the Daevic and Vizier as having access to it, but the Veil List shows Daevic and Guru. I know full descriptions usually trump table entries, but does anyone know if Daevic/Vizier is correct?

[EisenKreutzer]

Hey, me again.

Psionics Augmented II

Does the Silhouettes shadow have psionic focus? If not, can it be granted psionic focus from a feat like Deep Focus?

[TiaC]

Ultimate Psionics

How does the Hammer power work when augmented? It has an instantaneous duration but allows multiple touch attacks. Does it allow you to make all of those attacks as part of manifesting the power or does it leave the manifester indefinitely charged with the touch attacks?

[upho]

Path of War / Ultimate Psionics

Q. The Awakened Blade requires that the character be able to manifest Defensive Precognition and Offensive Precognition. Utilizing the Contemplative archetype, the Wilder uses Wisdom rather than Charisma and can change out Known Powers each day. How does this interact with the prerequisites for Awakened Blade?

RAW, the contemplative's Meditative Powers feature says the powers you choose each morning are your "powers known". So if you don't choose both defensive and offensive precognition, you no longer meet the prerequisites of the AB and thus won't get any benefits from your AB levels until you meditate and choose both powers again.

(You can of course make one or both of those powers permanently known via for example the Extra Power Known or Expanded Knowledge feats. I think one or both of these feats are typically very much worth their slots pretty much regardless of which kind of wilder you're playing, since the few powers known is the class' greatest limitation.)

[Sho]

Path of War Expanded

Q. The Ambush Hunter Ranger Archetype gains a modified animal companion at 4th level. The Animal Ally feat can be gained by any character which meets its prerequisites. If the character gains the Animal Ally feat first and then gains their 4th level as an Ambush Hunter, thus gaining the Martial Companion class feature, what happens?

• Are the modifications inherent to the Ambush Hunter's Martial Companion now applied to the Animal Ally?
• Does the Ambush Hunter Ranger never gain a Martial Companion?

[exelsisxax]

Path of War Expanded

Q. The Ambush Hunter Ranger Archetype gains a modified animal companion at 4th level. The Animal Ally feat can be gained by any character which meets its prerequisites. If the character gains the Animal Ally feat first and then gains their 4th level as an Ambush Hunter, thus gaining the Martial Companion class feature, what happens?

• Are the modifications inherent to the Ambush Hunter's Martial Companion now applied to the Animal Ally?
• Does the Ambush Hunter Ranger never gain a Martial Companion?

exactly the same thing as what would happen for a normal ranger.

The AC from animal ally is merely a pre-selection of your ranger companion, and gains all abilities provided by a nature bond variant. The animal ally IS the martial companion, so it gains all the abilities of one. It just has a level bump from animal ally.

[AlienFromBeyond]

Q: The Warblade Staff, Greater burst damage ability seems to have no cap on the amount of PP you can spend on it. It's not a power so it's not automatically limited by manifester level, which seems like you could spend up to all of your PP and do half that number in d8s for some old school mega-nova action. Is this intended (probably not) or should it be limited by ML?

Q: Does a Dread taking the Swarm Master archetype from Akashic Mysteries still keep their power points even though they can't manifest anymore?

Follow-up Q: Is the Swarm Master's Swam Form ability at-will? It doesn't list a per day limit unlike the Shadow Twin class feature it replaces.

Q: Does Fury of a Single Blade from the Mobile Knife Marksman archetype work if you move, do a single attack, move again, and then attack again in the same turn?

[angelpalm]

I hope the errata makes the Bladecaster easier to get into a lower levels. I feel as if they should just get rid of the bab requirements altogether. I'd be happy for them to give up that Stance of Arcane steel for that trade and maybe some other minor passive effect.

[Powerdork]

you no longer meet the prerequisites of the AB and thus won't get any benefits from your AB levels until you meditate and choose both powers again.

No, no, what it actually says is,

Unlike the core classes, characters must meet specific requirements before they can take their first level of a prestige class. If a character does not meet the requirements for a prestige class before gaining any benefits of that level, that character cannot take that prestige class.

Now, see that this places the restriction only on 1st level. Add on that the character's already taken the prestige class, and so escapes the 'does not meet requirements' clause entirely.

Unless you can find the place in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook (including PRD) where the rule you describe can be found?

[upho]

Now, see that this places the restriction only on 1st level. Add on that the character's already taken the prestige class, and so escapes the 'does not meet requirements' clause entirely.

Ah yes! My poor old brain obviously managed to totally confuse this with the Retraining rules (which doesn't let you retrain anything used to meet prereqs) and the old 3.5 rules for PrCs (which, outside of UA, doesn't let you keep your PrC features if you no longer meet prereqs).

Thank you.

@ Sho: Sorry for my incorrect reply. Metool is absolutely right, meaning you only need to have the precognition powers known at the time you qualify and may then exchange them however you like.

[Fenryr]

PoW

Does Practiced Initiator helps you with Table: Highest Level Maneuvers Known? Or is it only for stances and maneuvers dependant on initiator level?

[exelsisxax]

PoW

Does Practiced Initiator helps you with Table: Highest Level Maneuvers Known? Or is it only for stances and maneuvers dependant on initiator level?

It raises your initiator level for all purposes (up to HD), including highest level maneuvers accessible. But since it's initiator level and not effective class level, Pow half-initiators CAN'T use it to get higher level maneuvers, as those are gated behind class level unlike primary initiator classes.