This has come up in my campaign and I'm hoping for some feedback.
1. First of all, I have an Oracle in my game and I am not sure when they refresh spells: is it after 8 hours of rest (like other spontaneous casters)? Or is it at a specific time of day (as clerics)?
I couldn't find anything official here; I am inclined to say after resting since oracle powers are "innate" rather than coming necessarily from a divine source.
2. Also, there are specific times per day abilities my party has (i.e. lay on hands, channel energy, and bloodline powers). I am guessing that these powers refresh using the same system as recovering spells? Does this mean that a lay on hands used in the 8 hours before getting spells is lost for the next day?
Thanks for your help,
Peet
The idea is once per 24 hours, but I don't like to track time by the hour so I normally say when they wake up the next day. <--that is for 1 and 2
The rules don't list a specific time other than what you already noted.
I would say that oracles refresh their spells in the same way that sorcerers and bards do, using the "Daily Readying of Spells" and "Recent Casting Limit" rules.
For the daily abilities, I take these to be refreshed daily in the same way that spells are (at the chosen time of day, or after 8 hours of rest, as appropriate to the class). I don't think it's ever come up that one of these has been used in the preceding 8 hours, but I would probably rule that this reduced the number of uses the following day (even though the rules don't expressly say that).
They regain their powers once per 24 hours.
or
They regain their powers together with spells when they rest.
or
They regain their powers when the GM says so.
Whatever comes first on my table. Keep it short and simple.