Taskshaper Questions....


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I'm just wondering how certain abilities work for the Taskshaper:

1. Imprint Skill- Do you substitute the rank of any STR or DEX based skill for another STR or DEX based skill or for any skill?

Example: Ranks in climb for ranks in swim or ranks in climb for ranks in perception. (I'm sorry if this question seems stupid, but its worded weird)

2. Imprint Class Ability- Can a Taskshaper use this ability to get Minor or Major Magic rogue ability for the round? Can it be used to get a Summoner's summon monster ability (takes one round to cast as a "single" action... but I guess last's for more than one round)?

(or do these things count as spell casting?)

3. Shaped Attack and Shaped Resistance- All other Shaped capacities have the cost of using a moment of change and a duration. Technically you still have to use a moment of change (or do you?) to activate these abilities, but they have no duration... Does that mean they are infinite in duration? If so, does this mean you can spend moments of change to change what you get or they do they stay the same from when you select the ability?

Example: I have a claw attack and have resistance 5 acid. I spend two moments of changed (one per turn) and change the claw attack to a gore attack and the resistance 5 to fire or they can't be changed from claw and acid.

4. Change Shape- Not a question... But I am assuming that Change Shape duration is based on the spell being used and your "Spell" level.

5. Become the Mask- So it becomes harder to control the more powerful you are? Can you force the "mask" to do something or can you only prevent it from doing things? If you can only prevent it from doing things, how is this ability useful (unless the mask want's to help you)?

(I guess you can try to convince it to tell you things... but what big baddy in their right mind tell you their master plan?)


1-For another Dex or Str skill. So Climb to Swim or Stealth. To change to any skill you need the Shaped Capacity Improved Skill Imprint. If you have that you can exchange any skill to any other skill. Climb to Perception or Perception to Spellcraft or whatever.

2-Both count as spellcasting, I think. Check with your DM. Best thing to do with Imprint Class ability is actually to combo combat boosters, you can't get Favored Enemy, Weapon Training or Sneak Attack, but you can get Smite, Challenge, Judgement, Bane, Bardic Performance, Rage, Studied Target and Studied Enemy.

3-...Good question, I don't know either. I guess infinite and you can spend moments of change to change what you get. I would also allow spending a moment of change to dismiss the natural attacks so you don't have to always walk around with fangs and claws.

4-Yes.

5-Choose masks that can easily be intimidated or are allied to the party. It's more useful for misteries and intrigue. And remember just because you turn into the BBEG doesn't mean you have his powers.
You can use this to confront important people and see their reaction before actually confronting them. "Lady MacBeth did you muder him?" "Yes and now I'll murder you!" "No you won't."
Or to get information in a controlled enviroment without needing to kidnap someone and tip your hand to BBEG. "This information is not valid to the judge, I'll tell him you kidnapped me and forced me to say those things." "But we never kidnapped you."
Or to get information from someone you killed without using a Speak with Dead spell. "Oops we killed the guy who knew the password." "Don't worry I touched him."


VM mercenario wrote:
2-Both count as spellcasting, I think. Check with your DM. Best thing to do with Imprint Class ability is actually to combo combat boosters, you can't get Favored Enemy, Weapon Training or Sneak Attack, but you can get Smite, Challenge, Judgement, Bane, Bardic Performance, Rage, Studied Target and Studied Enemy.

I was just wondering because they were spell-like abilities instead of regular spellcasting.

The sneak attack however was already said by Right Publishing to work with the ability. The reasoning behind it was that in order for the ability to have an effect was for the user to take an action to attack (it was also limited because of the level reduction and the moments of change used per sneak attack).


Arcanic Drake wrote:
VM mercenario wrote:
2-Both count as spellcasting, I think. Check with your DM. Best thing to do with Imprint Class ability is actually to combo combat boosters, you can't get Favored Enemy, Weapon Training or Sneak Attack, but you can get Smite, Challenge, Judgement, Bane, Bardic Performance, Rage, Studied Target and Studied Enemy.

I was just wondering because they were spell-like abilities instead of regular spellcasting.

The sneak attack however was already said by Right Publishing to work with the ability. The reasoning behind it was that in order for the ability to have an effect was for the user to take an action to attack (it was also limited because of the level reduction and the moments of change used per sneak attack).

Really? Nice.

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