I've never played, played with or even built an Inquisitor, so this may seem like a silly question but I was unable to find anything in the GM's reference:
Hosilla is a 3rd level Inquisitor and in her 'combat' section it reads that:
She prefers to attack humans, to make use of her Favored Judgment feat and judgment of destruction ability. Once reduced to 6 or fewer hit points, she switches to judgment of healing.
From what I know of Inquisitors, they don't get a second use of Judgment until 4th level, correct? It even says that she has only 1 Judgment/day in her stat block...
They can change which Judgement they are using as a swift action.
When the inquisitor uses this ability, she must select one type of judgment to make. As a swift action, she can change this judgment to another type.
They can change which Judgement they are using as a swift action.
When the inquisitor uses this ability, she must select one type of judgment to make. As a swift action, she can change this judgment to another type.
Do 3rd level Inquisitors get two Judgments?
It isn't that they get two Judgments. It is that when they declare Judgement, it lasts the entire combat. They can switch between specific judgments as a swift action during that combat.
Starting at 1st level, an inquisitor can pronounce judgment upon her foes as a swift action. Starting when the judgment is made, the inquisitor receives a bonus or special ability based on the type of judgment made.
At 1st level, an inquisitor can use this ability once per day. At 4th level and every three levels thereafter, the inquisitor can use this ability one additional time per day. Once activated, this ability lasts until the combat ends, at which point all of the bonuses immediately end. The inquisitor must participate in the combat to gain these bonuses. If she is frightened, panicked, paralyzed, stunned, unconscious, or otherwise prevented from participating in the combat, the ability does not end, but the bonuses do not resume until she can participate in the combat again.
When the inquisitor uses this ability, she must select one type of judgment to make. As a swift action, she can change this judgment to another type. If the inquisitor is evil, she receives profane bonuses instead of sacred, as appropriate. Neutral inquisitors must select profane or sacred bonuses. Once made, this choice cannot be changed.
Emphasis mine. Basically the Inquisitor declares that they are using their Judgement ability and it lasts the entire combat (or until they are taken out of combat). During combat they can switch between the particular judgments they want to use(i.e. battle, justice, etc.)as long as they spend a swift action to switch the judgment.
EDIT: Here are a couple of links to some other thread discussions about it as well. Link 1 and Link 2
It isn't that they get two Judgments. It is that when they declare Judgement, it lasts the entire combat. They can switch between specific judgments as a swift action during that combat.
Starting at 1st level, an inquisitor can pronounce judgment upon her foes as a swift action. Starting when the judgment is made, the inquisitor receives a bonus or special ability based on the type of judgment made.
At 1st level, an inquisitor can use this ability once per day. At 4th level and every three levels thereafter, the inquisitor can use this ability one additional time per day. Once activated, this ability lasts until the combat ends, at which point all of the bonuses immediately end. The inquisitor must participate in the combat to gain these bonuses. If she is frightened, panicked, paralyzed, stunned, unconscious, or otherwise prevented from participating in the combat, the ability does not end, but the bonuses do not resume until she can participate in the combat again.
When the inquisitor uses this ability, she must select one type of judgment to make. As a swift action, she can change this judgment to another type. If the inquisitor is evil, she receives profane bonuses instead of sacred, as appropriate. Neutral inquisitors must select profane or sacred bonuses. Once made, this choice cannot be changed.
Emphasis mine. Basically the Inquisitor declares that they are using their Judgement ability and it lasts the entire combat (or until they are taken out of combat). During combat they can switch between the particular judgments they want to use(i.e. battle, justice, etc.)as long as they spend a swift action to switch the judgment.
EDIT: Here are a couple of links to some other thread discussions about it as well. Link 1 and Link 2
Okay, so to clarify - and I'm sorry if I'm being dense - Inquisitors get ALL the judgements from day one, start out being able to use only 1/day which lasts the entire battle and during that battle can switch back and forth between any of them as a swift action?
Yes, exactly.
Yes, exactly.
Much appreciated.
No problem :)
Is it wrong that I think it is ironic that you had an inquisitor question while you avatar is the face of the Inquisitor iconic, Imrijka?
No problem :)
Is it wrong that I think it is ironic that you had an inquisitor question while you avatar is the face of the Inquisitor iconic, Imrijka?
Trust me, in the hierarchy of ironic things in my life, that wouldn't even rank as a novitiate.