cartmanbeck RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 |
In the Valet familiar archetype, it lists one of the abilities as allowing the familiar to cast prestidigitation once per hour (assumedly as a spell-like ability, though it's not specified). However, this spell LASTS 1 hour, so essentially your familiar can use prestidigitation at will. Is this supposed to be once per day?
Kieviel |
Ok. Prestidigitation has a duration of 1 hour. The familiar gains the ability to utilize the spell as a spell-like ability once per hour.
Essentially the familiar can use the spell 24 times per day with one hour in between each casting.
This is different from being "at will" as that means that it can be cast once per round as The black raven said.
Hope this helps.
cartmanbeck RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 |
Ok. Prestidigitation has a duration of 1 hour. The familiar gains the ability to utilize the spell as a spell-like ability once per hour.
Essentially the familiar can use the spell 24 times per day with one hour in between each casting.
This is different from being "at will" as that means that it can be cast once per round as The black raven said.
Hope this helps.
I agree that it's different from "at will", but the spell lasts an hour, and the way the spell is written it doesn't sound like you're limited to a single effect within that hour: "Once cast, a prestidigitation spell enables you to perform simple magical effects for 1 hour. The effects are minor and have severe limitations."
I don't think this is overpowered or anything, but it does seem a little strange that a spell that LASTS an hour would be able to be cast once PER hour by a familiar, especially since there isn't actually any tradeoff in abilities to get it. It seems to be like the Valet archetype is just straight up better than a standard familiar, overall.