Archer ranger with Improved Precise Shot. . . no cover bonuses to AC granted unless it's total cover (see feat). Soft cover is a lesser state than cover, so it should be ignored entirely.
Feeblemind. . . implies you can't understand language or coherently communicate. Saying a word is coherently communicating and implies understanding language, so the "the final gestures, words, and so on" of spell completion and the requirement that "a single word that must be spoken" for spell trigger items rules that out. SLAs have no components and don't require anything special to use (they aren't casting spells), so I don't believe those are affected by feeblemind (except for save DCs of course).
Suppose an ally of mine is attacking one foe, then I
somehow become invisible, draw my sword, and move to
the other side of that foe, thus flanking the foe. Does my ally
still get a flanking bonus even if I am invisible?
You get a flanking bonus from any ally your foe can see (and
who is in the correct position to flank). If your foe can’t see
you, you don’t provide a flanking bonus to any ally.
Sharp readers will note that this means you cannot flank a
blind creature; however, truly blind creatures are effectively
flanked already (they can’t use their Dexterity bonus to AC and
you a +2 bonus to attack them). Creatures with the blindsight
ability effectively “see” within blindsight range and can be
flanked.
3.5: New flanking text ties flanking to threatening, but not much else is explained from the 3.0 ruling. Therefore, it is assumed that an invisible creature can indeed provide a flank. Also, blind creatures can be flanked.
They brought plenty of water breathing and other utility potions.
A simple hallway underwater. . . say. . . 100 ft long. . . or even better, an intersection of 2 long hallways.
In the middle of the hallway/intersection, apply an unhallow spell with a dispel magic attached. Set the caster level very high, try around 13. It'll be unlikely that the PCs will be able to dispel the unhallow.
When they walk in, those low level potions/wands are probably getting dispelled. Even better is to force the PCs to go through the hallway multiple times. A good idea is to put some sort of chase or time sensitive situation that involves moving through the hallway(s) multiple times.
I can understand the practicality behind this behavior but seriously... it's creeping me out!
*shrug* I think it's smart playing. NEVER punish/prohibit/look down upon smart playing.
If the discussion of mutilation really bothers you, make an agreement with the players that they will do said mutilation every time to creatures that speak or creatures that walk. This prevents the players from having to constantly repeat the same gory details over and over.
Really hard to say. The game's CR system is built around 4-5 man groups. If you have six or more, add 1 to their APL. The "epic" level challenge is CR = APL + 3. So in theory, the level for each character should be 11. But I'd be hesitant to give 8 level 11 characters a CR 15 encounter of a single cleric and consider it to be very difficult.
Assuming you're doing 20 point buy and have followed standard wealth guidelines, I'd go ahead and throw in some minions in the mix. I'd have a couple of summon monster spells (the highest the cleric can cast) precast before the fight. I'd also have him fully buffed up and ready to rumble.
What happends to the fighter's attack (or attacks) once feebleminded ?
Feeblemind only does the following:
* Cha/Int go to 1.
* The affected creature is unable to use Intelligence- or Charisma-based skills
* can't cast spells
* can't understand language
* can't communicate coherently
None of that has anything to do with a fighter's attack or attacks *unless* they're tied to Intelligence or Charisma-based skills.
There is one corner case here. Since feeblemind is neither ability damage, a temporary penalty (it is a permanent debuff), or ability drain. . . it's a bit difficult to figure out what happens to feats that require a certain ability Charisma or Intelligence score as a prerequisite (e.g. Combat Expertise requiring 13 Int). I would argue that while under the affect of feeblemind, these feats (and feats that use these feats as prerequisites) are unavailable to the fighter.
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Some spells and abilities cause you to take an ability penalty for a limited amount of time. While in effect, these penalties function just like ability damage, but they cannot cause you to fall unconscious or die.
Feeblemind does not cause you to take an ability penalty for a limited amount of time. It literally sets your scores to a specific number -- even with enhancement/inherent bonuses applied.
The next 3 hours were a single conversation to try and convince a smuggler to sneak a noble couple back into town.
Some people either don't get or *HATE* that the diplomacy skill is an abstraction for a lot of "roleplaying".
Some GMs will penalize your diplomacy check if you aren't convincing enough acting out your character's negotiation. Because the player is actually the character, right? Some GMs simply won't let you make a diplomacy check at all. It's OK to make attack rolls to see if your character has the ability to hit things. . . but it's not OK to make a diplomacy check to see if *the character* can convince a smuggler to sneak a noble couple back into town.
What an abysmal game. I feel sorry for your cousin for having to endure that.
I'm playing a character right now focused on phantasmal killer. Here's my take.
You still visualize a mental image of a phantasm. Even if you're blind, you still "see" the image because it's in your head. This is different from a pattern -- if you're blind, you literally don't see a pattern and it doesn't affect you.
That said, seeing something in your mind or seeing it with your eyes isn't what true seeing says. It simply says you see through illusions. Whether it's a mental image or a "real" image (like a figment/pattern), you see through illusions when affected by true seeing. The differentiation between actual images (patterns/figments) and mental images (phantasms) is not made. . . and we shouldn't assume that there is a difference.
I know this nerfs the heck out of my character, but it's illogical to assume mental images are not "seen" -- when an image (mental or physical) *has* to be seen. Otherwise, it's not an image.
In this recent thread: http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p0l7?At-what-point-does-a-Coup-de-Grace-break I agree with most of the others who are supporting the idea that invisibility drops after the completion of the attack. I would go further and say it as after the attack action.
No, an attack and an attack action are different things. An attack action is a specific action in the game rules. For instance, Vital Strike is applied to an attack action. A Full Attack is a different action that does different things.
Invisibility breaks in the coup de grace thread because, like the attack action and the full attack, it makes use of an attack. Invisibility is tied to attacks. . . not attack actions or full attack actions. Normally an attack involves an attack roll, but not in the case of coup de grace; it automatically hits with no attack roll. But it's still an attack.
A full attack action can yield multiple attacks. Since invisibility breaks on any attack you make, it ends when the first attack is made. The action that caused the attack is irrelevant. For instance, an attack of opportunity causes an attack. This attack would also break invisibility.
Once again, just like always, "common sense" is not a good argument when discussing game mechanics.
I've always found this to be false. All game systems are based on common sense.
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Sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts.
A game system like Pathfinder still requires sound and prudent judgement based on simple perception of the situation or facts.
By dismissing common sense, you're effectively saying good judgement is unimportant |:
This is a silly argument, but it appears to be true due to the way the text reads now. I have enough sound and prudent judgement to know it's a silly argument. I would heavily recommend that people ignore this rule in their games. But I'm not going to argue that the reasoning in the argument is invalid.
So any class, spells, unique combo ideas? Just basically looking for general input. Thanks.
Playing an gnome arcane sorcerer as an "illusionist". It's working out OK, but there are a few pitfalls to be aware of:
1. Color spray is the best possible spell to take at first level. Stacking Spell Focus/Greater Spell Focus/gnome racial/maximum Charisma score will make this a dominating spell for most of the early game in a large number of situations.
2. The figment spells (silent/minor/major) are good, but they're EXTREMELY GM dependent. GMs have this strange irrational desire to constantly and repeatedly nerf these spells into the ground. When picking spells at a new spell level (4th/6th/8th/etc.), don't pick a figment spell. You want to pick a "spammable" spell for your first pick per new spell level, and the figment spells have just not been reliable in my experience due to poor GMing. They're great utility and can be extremely helpful in the right situations.
3. Given the dominating nature of color spray in the early game, I've had a lot of success focusing other spells on things that A) do not check SR and B) work on "immune to mind-influencing effects" creatures. Grease and glitterdust are true stars here. If I were making my character again, I would have picked grease as my second 1st level spell and glitterdust as my 1st 2nd level spell pick at 4th level. They're so effective (even after being nerfed from 3.5) that they're ridiculous.
4. Always have a way to deal consistent damage most of the time. I think magic missile is still a superior spell choice at 3rd level. Wands of magic missile or scorching ray are always welcome.
5. Since the arcane bloodline forces you to deal with metamagic feats, I think the clear winner for this build (and most builds) is Persistent Spell. You can pick up Threatening Spell or even Piercing Spell at 3rd/5th level -- but at 7th level there's really no choice much better than Persistent Spell.
With animal companions, you're interfacing with a low-Intelligence animal. That interface is done through the handle animal skill. I typically relegate control of the animal companion to the PCs once basic handle animal requirements are met.
I assume that animals have the awareness necessary to fight with basic combat strategy: flank when available, avoid attacks of opportunity when possible, attack with the most optimal way possible, etc. The only time I intervene is when the animal tries to do something that it shouldn't be able to do. For instance, having a wolf open a door using a door knob without being trained to do so is clearly beyond the ability of a wolf. There are ways around this, like the speak with animals spell and tricks -- but even those methods have limits. For instance, teaching an animal to interrupt spellcasting is probably beyond the limits of an animal companion. Maybe "attack the creature who begins to speak" would work most of the time. But teaching animal companions what spells are is probably too much.
With a familiar, you're dealing with a creature that eventually becomes more intelligent than an average human. This creature is specifically linked to a spellcaster in a magical way. I tend to let players have almost complete control of their familiar, particularly once the player hits level 5 (speak with master) or if the familiar can communicate via speech/telepathy. Before level 5, I assume the only language the familiars understand/communicate is essentially pantomiming. BTW, a great tool for getting around this is the gnome racial speak with animals ability:
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A wizard may cast spells on his familiar even if the spells do not normally affect creatures of the familiar's type (magical beast).
The only real drawback to the mithril buckler is that if you use your shield hand for casting, you lose the AC bonus until your next turn. You could cast with your other hand, but then you don't threaten with a weapon. I'd just work around it by carrying a weapon in your shield hand. If you have to use your weapon (highly unlikely), then you lose the shield bonus and take a -1 penalty to hit -- but it's very unlikely you'll actually need to use that. So the mithral buckler strategy is still a great way to get the fortification armor property.
Some of the various gear that wizards like:
Rods: I prefer Piercing/Persistent Spell early and Dazing/Quicken Spell later.
Early on, the elemental gems are tremendous. They're a huge help in the early "oh crap" fights versus high SR and save bad guys (around level 3-6). The air elemental is preferred due to flying being an early bane to a party. They're expensive, but beating an early fight that would otherwise be impossible is worth every gold piece.
The main thing that I notice wizard players doing is failing to use the Scribe Scroll feat to its maximum effectiveness. No wizard worth his salt should be walking around without a bunch of scrolls. The PFS restriction on wizards not having Scribe Scroll is actually a pretty serious wizard nerf in my mind. The key early scrolls: magic weapon, protection from evil, obscuring mist, invisibility, levitate, alter self, etc.
I agree that Pearls of Power are ideal for buffs that benefit from being reapplied. . . my favorite use is for False Life.
Wands are OK, but honestly if your GM gives you enough craft time, scrolls are cheaper per use. Wands that don't have save-based spells are best. . . magic missile, scorching ray, haste (5 rounds of haste are usually enough to kill just about anything) are all really strong.
I just got a look at a fellow member's character. He's playing a druid, and through smart and tactical character choices, he has "out-rangered" my ranger.
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For someone like me, who is more interested in character concepts, story arcs, dramatic and descriptive adventures, action set-pieces that break the rules (we don't use attacks of opportunity, to keep things more fluid and lively, for example), how do I deal with min/maxing and move on?
Why are you angry that his character can do things you don't care about better than you can?
Crawling: You can crawl 5 feet as a move action. Crawling incurs attacks of opportunity from any attackers who threaten you at any point of your crawl. A crawling character is considered prone and must take a move action to stand up, provoking an attack of opportunity.
I never have been able to understand how Weapon Focus is never a top-rated feat. . . especially with builds that focus on multiple attacks or use attack roll penalties to do extra effects. I guess I must be bad at math and have played with too many silly DPR calculators |:
It's easier for a GM to come up with an encounter that favors the rage mechanic in terms of duration. 1-3 round combats with a small number of combats (3-4) between rests is the norm.
If the GM comes up with a combat that lasts 10+ rounds (or has 10+ 1-3 round encounters), the advantage goes back to the fighter. But in that situation, the combat is usually considerably difficult, more likely to make a TPK, and thus riskier for a GM.
Since 3.5 and PF drastically changed traps and trap interaction, there's a *lot* of changes. I'll try to give an indication of how I do it now.
Trap Detection
It's a perception check made by the player, but it must be an active (searching) check. The only passive option is the rogue's Trap Spotter talent (check made by the GM).
Acceptable "active" checks can involve taking 10, taking 20, or using a move action. If you aren't rushed or distracted, you can simply take 10 the entire time and spot any trap within the range you can see. The perception DC increases by +1 per 10 feet away. Most traps are in unfavorable conditions (dark places with torch light illumination), so typically a +2 to the DC also applies until you're in the area with normal light. Taking 20 means you spend 2 minute standing still (doing nothing else) and looking while not distracted/threatened. (And no, taking 20 still takes 2 minutes even though a move action is "quicker" than a standard action, see Using Skills.)
If you are distracted (typically combat is a distraction), the DC increases by +5 and you can't take 10 or 20. Time constrained (rushed) means you can't take 10 or 20, but you don't get the +5 DC distracted penalty. It's a move action to try and find a trap every time. The DC increase and the move action per check makes finding in-combat traps pretty rough without trap spotter.
Trap Removal
There are a number of ways to remove traps. One method is to use disable device. This method is very quiet and very effective if the DC is met. It has the potential (with a rogue talent) to be very fast.
Here's a chunk of cut text from 3.5 which may or may not apply:
3.5 SRD wrote:
Other Ways To Beat A Trap
It’s possible to ruin many traps without making a Disable Device check.
Ranged Attack Traps
Once a trap’s location is known, the obvious way to ruin it is to smash the mechanism—assuming the mechanism can be accessed. Failing that, it’s possible to plug up the holes from which the projectiles emerge. Doing this prevents the trap from firing unless its ammunition does enough damage to break through the plugs.
Melee Attack Traps
These devices can be thwarted by smashing the mechanism or blocking the weapons, as noted above. Alternatively, if a character studies the trap as it triggers, he might be able to time his dodges just right to avoid damage. A character who is doing nothing but studying a trap when it first goes off gains a +4 dodge bonus against its attacks if it is triggered again within the next minute.
Pits
Disabling a pit trap generally ruins only the trapdoor, making it an uncovered pit. Filling in the pit or building a makeshift bridge across it is an application of manual labor, not the Disable Device skill. Characters could neutralize any spikes at the bottom of a pit by attacking them—they break just as daggers do.
Magic Traps
Dispel magic helps here. Someone who succeeds on a caster level check against the level of the trap’s creator suppresses the trap for 1d4 rounds. This works only with a targeted dispel magic, not the area version.
I think all the above is perfectly fine to be applied to PF. I assume this was cut because it was wordy and kind of common sense (dispel magic on a magic item = magic trap, fill in a pit, etc).
Theme is OK I guess, but I think it's more important to focus on what you're trying to do with the character.
Unlike wizards (who have the luxury of easily changing up their spells), sorcerers have limited spells and must look at it from this perspective:
* limited spells must be good enough to cast over and over in most fights.
* limited spells must be versatile enough to be cast over and over in most fights.
There's only so many spells that are good. There's only so many spells that are versatile. There's even less spells that are both good and versatile. You want to pick as many "grouped-together" spells as you can (since feats and abilities tie off certain attributes, like spell school and subschool). So focusing on a specific concept helps with a sorcerer by picking a select group of related spells that are both good and versatile. Theme may play into that, but getting an overall focus helps when you make some basic design choices.
Step 1: Do you want to have a high Charisma?
This is more of a binary choice than it sounds. When I say "high Charisma", I mean MAXED Charisma at the start (at the expense of other stats) and focusing on attacking saving throws/SR/resistances and spamming spells. Anything else could result in Charisma being a secondary or even tertiary stat.
High Charisma Choices:
* Save-based Battlefield Controller (hinder/distract enemies)
* Save-based Blaster (blast enemies with as much damage as possible)
Low Charisma Choices:
* Summon/Buff-Bot Battlefield Controller (use summons/teammates as pawns and buff/help them to where enemies can't win)
* Melee (buff yourself, tear into enemies and smash them)
The easier of the 4 options are the battlefield controllers. Blast spells have a bad reputation in PF -- they're harder to optimize, and there's less ray cheese than in 3.X -- but battlefield controllers are pretty easy to deal with. Making a melee sorcerer is more difficult than it was in 3.X, but it's not impossible. So for a "sorcerer noob" I'd recommend the battlefield control options.
One save-based battlefield control option that is pretty nice is the illusion route. This gives you some elements of a blaster along with plenty of control spells. If you take this route, I *highly* recommend playing a gnome to get the +1 save DC.
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If you take a saving throw spell, you're going to have to get rid of it eventually (using the dump a spell for another mechanic). You need to make the most out of each spell. Heighten Spell is a hack-fix to make spells work later on, but really it's better to pick more powerful spells with higher save DCs. 3.5 added the dump spell mechanic after 3.0 because Heighten Spell alone wasn't a good option (and it *requires* you to get Heighten Spell). The exception to this is the Spell Perfection route and "saving" a spell like slow -- but even then I recommend getting Spell Perfection on the most powerful spell you have at the time (7th level spell most likely).
Don't take more than 1 spell per spell level that has a saving throw. There are some exceptions to this (when a spell has a save ability and a useful no-save ability -- like glitterdust). You don't want to load up on spells that have a save that later becomes obsolete. You don't want to rely on Heighten Spell (but you can, if you'd like -- but I don't like it). Most of the spells you should take are saveless and/or SR-less. Acid Arrow is a great example of a 2nd level spell you should take eventually. With no save, no SR, average enemy touch ACs not really going up that much as the levels increase, and a high level cap on damage increases, the spell is a no-brainer.
Always cast either the highest level spells you can or (at worst) one level behind -- unless exceptional circumstances pop up. For instance, if I'm playing a 4th level sorcerer, I pick one 2nd level spell that is "spammable". I also have a 1st level spell that is still very effective that is my "spammable" spell. Eventually you should trade up these "spammable" spells for utility spells when you get to 3rd or 4th level spells.
Rods are freaking awesome for sorcerers. The Craft Rod feat is also freaking awesome. By taking a +5 to the craft DC, you can possibly craft most rods without any prereqs other than Craft Rod. The craft DC is somewhat high, but there are ways around that. A rod of Persistent Spell should be standard equipment for most higher level save-based battlefield controlling sorcerers. Crafting a Selective Spell rod (for use with things like confusion) is much easier than taking the Selective Spell feat (available earliest at 10th level, typically 11th for sorcerers).
The Spell Perfection feat is also freaking awesome. Even though it is steep in prereqs and you don't get it until late in the game, being able to spam a super-powered spell over and over is a huge advantage of the sorcerer. I usually plan to take this feat with practically any build. Does that mean its broken. . . maybe. But it's very hard to deny that the feat is strong.
If you don't go the save-based route, the goal will be to focus on survival and your minions (party and summons). A dead summon lord buff bot is useless. So stacking Dex/Con/Wis is preferable to buffing Cha. The minimum requirement is to maintain Cha to the point that you can cast spell levels you're supposed to be casting. This same character cares about lower-level saveless spells just as much as any other sorcerer.
Don't underestimate the importance of AoE damage spells. Arcane classes are often asked to have an AoE damage spell. Don't completely ignore this expectation. There are saveless AoE damage spells, but it doesn't hurt to have a wand or some scrolls that focus on save-based AoE damage. It won't be an optimal choice, but sometimes optimal isn't necessary.
Always max out every advantage you can against SR and spell DCs. In the very early game(1-4), saving throws > SR. But afterwards, getting Spell Penetration/Greater Spell Penetration is pretty important. When playing a save-based sorcerer, I usually get (Greater) Spell Focus between 1-4 and take (Greater) Spell Penetration ASAP at 5/7.
Just some humble opinions (: No need to take the above as an absolute requirement to play a sorcerer.
The text from the disguise skill is identical to the 3.5 text. The polymorph school text is new in Pathfinder. When in doubt, the "newer" version that is Pathfinder-specific is usually right.
Hmmm. . . what to do about low Int characters. . .
Let's assume your character must have an Int score above 0. Comatose or mindless characters are very boring.
I imagine playing a character with 1-2 Int would also be rather boring. Since you can't understand speech, you'd be essentially mentally handicapped. I don't think it's impossible to play this way. . . but it is rather difficult. I would only allow the best roleplayers to attempt this.
With 3-6 Int, you can interact with your teammates in a better way than with 1-2 Int. I would generally allow an experienced player to play a character with an Int score in this range. But I would require that both the player and I write a character contract to lay out what is permissible and what isn't with the character. This level of Intelligence is essentially a box that contains what you want to do. And no, the books don't specify such limitations.
With 7+ Int, I impose no real restrictions on what happens in the game. That's up to the player.
If a lich polymorphs into a dragon, which lich racial abilities are kept and which disappear? After reading the polymorph school rules, it's not really clear. Abilities based off of body obviously disappear, but are the lich's abilities (DR, touch attacks, fear aura, etc.) based on form or not?
Also, what happens to hit points for Constitution? A lich has no Constitution score and gains bonus hit points from its Charisma. When polymorphed into a dragon, is the lich temporarily considered to be alive and thus have a Constitution score (with a +8 bonus)? Does polymorph even change creature type?
In general, how does polymorph interact with non-standard creatures types such as undead?
A lich is an acquired template -- you have to make the phylactery yourself (with Craft Wonderous Item), have a caster level of 11 or higher, etc.
The only extraordinary and supernatural abilities that disappear are those closely connected with the form of the creature. For instance, an undead creature has darkvision. A dragon has wings. A dog has a sensitive nose (and thus the scent ability).
The fear aura and the paralyzing touch are not connected to the physical form of the creature. They're properties of being a lich. A dragon might lose his wings if he polymorphs, so he can't fly. A dog may lose his sensitive nose, therefore he can't use the scent ability. A lich is fearsome (fear aura) because he's a lich -- polymorph doesn't bring you back to life and end your relationship with your phylactery. Likewise, the paralyzing touch doesn't depend on a specific physical element of the lich's form.
The DR might indeed be tied to the creature's form (bludgeoning implies a skeletal form). Furthermore, the touch attack by a lich is considered a natural weapon, so you'd lose that weapon when you convert to dragon form.
A lich isn't considered to be alive when he polymorphs. You gain no bonus HP from Constitution -- in fact you don't gain any bonus Constitution.
The lich still remains undead. Otherwise he's not a lich.
Did your balanced monk take less damage because he had better defenses? Or was it because he just didn't contribute much to a fight and thus didn't get attacked much? If you spend a significant amount of your resources buffing defenses, of course you'll take less damage. Not because defenses work well (they don't, the math really speaks to this) but because a defensive character flails ineffectively at foes and attracts no attention.
You're working off an assumption that damage = threat. That's not always true. . . in fact, in many situations it's not true. "Contributing" to a fight isn't always about damage. But a poorly geared character is never going to be as effective as a well-geared character. And let's face it, monks are poorly equipped by most players because the gear often sucks -- particularly in 3.5. The 3.5 amulet of mighty fists was pretty horrible for its cost and gave monks a pretty bad rep for damage output. A PF holy amulet of mighty fists + a permanent magic fang is pretty close in cost to a +3 weapon now -- a huge difference compared to the past.
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It's telling that you highlight being able to run away from lower CR enemies as an advantage of the monk. I've never heard anyone complain about any other class's inability to run away from low-CR foes. Why do you suppose that is?
Generally speaking, no one can fight infinite enemies. At a certain point, you have to escape -- you generally have to sleep, eat, drink, refresh spell slots/uses per day, etc. There are ways around this with gear. . . but given a base class, the monk is best at fighting lots of smaller CR encounters partially because the monk *can* escape if he needs to. A wizard is very good at escaping too -- but no one will suggest that he can consistently deal with a huge number of monsters (unless they were all grouped in a 20-foot radius) with no consumable use. Sure, a bag of infinite fireball scrolls would be a nice item (:
Also, this can be used to find the misinterpretations of rules that leads to exploitation, a noble goal, I’d say .J
LOL -- an irritating goal for a DM.
The gentle cleric of doom:
11th level cleric with the repose domain and the Quicken Spell Like Ability feat. Based on info from the Bestiary, caster level is equal to the hit dice of the caster. Spell level is questionable, but since the ability is gained at first level, it's easy to rule that it's a first level spell. First touch, standard action -- staggered. . . second quickened touch, helpless sleep. No save. Best used when a teammate has a Killing Blow type feat (coup de grace = standard action). Put BBEG to sleep, teammate with big axe and Power Attack performs coup de grace, fight is over.
Note this won't work on Constructs, Dragons, Elementals, Oozes, Plants, Undead, and elves (regular or half). It's also subject to spell resistance on both casts. It also requires 2 touch attacks. The standard action touch also provokes an AoO. It can also be used 3 times a day at maximum.
