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Can't the burrower emerge or the flier land? Do they, but in another square? And the walking one, goes back to the last square they could occupy? Do they then automatically know there's something invisible in the square they tried to move to? And one last case: a character A is charging against a character B, but an invisible character C is in the middle and he doesn't let the charger go through his square unimpeded. Does A charge against C?
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"Prepared and then cast", the recquisites for the Pearl to recover a spell, are the point. One was prepared but lost, the other was cast but not prepared. A Pearl cannot be used to recover a spell lost, say, after being afflicted by a Spellsteal or failing a concentration roll and not successfully casting it. But the provision Jeraa points of the Spontaneous spell being as if it always has been prepared all along seems to clear the question: the Cure spell (or Summon Nature's Ally for druids) is recovered by the Pearl.
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Holy murder-hobos! Now Intrigue Batman can track us from our fingerprints...
It also fits with gorillas, probably.
Thank you! So, there's also nothing on masks that impedes bites?
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If the type doesn't change, and I agree it shouldn't as it is written, would the possessed body have the possessor's type, the body's type, both or the body's type for elements that stay and the possessor's type for elements that are transferred?
Quoting the introduction of Style Feats: "Although you cannot use a style feat before combat begins, the style you are in persists until you spend a swift action to switch to a different combat style" The Combat Style Master feat changes that to a free action.
Enervation adds negative levels, and when you possess somebody through Magic Jar "you keep your... level". So I'd say Vilcaster would be affected by the Enervation, not Bigfellow, even if Bigfellow's body is slain. As for casting Enervation on a "ghosted" Bigfellow, creatures with undead traits are immune to energy drain, and "an undead creature struck by the ray gains 1d4x5 temporary hit points for 1 hour". The body retains its hit points. The question is, which type would be a "malevolenced" humanoid? Undead, humanoid or both? I'd say the body's type. So, while under Malevolence, Vilcaster on Bigfellow would suffer the negative levels, and if he abandoned the body he would lost the negative levels and gain the temporary hit points for 1 hour minus the time since Enervation was cast on him.
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Do they all stop being nauseated because the spell ended or do they remain nauseated for 1d4+1 rounds if they where inside the cloud or the remainder of their 1d4+1 rounds if they had already left it? Thank you!
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Solved one of the doubts: the Phistophilus Binding Contract attack has the grab special quality, so that's how they grapple with their whip-like contracts. Thank you for your input, specially Claxon ;)
Sorry if I'm being a bit dense(r) today. Our boy here is a Phistophilus, aka Contract Devils. They can magically use the contracts they wear as lethal damage whips. Ok until here. Now: as they don't have any special feats regarding whips.
2. A real whip allows you to attack with reach but you don't threaten those squares. The Phistophilus has reach "5 ft. (10 ft. with binding contract)". Is that real-reach or whip-like reach? 3. "A contract devil can use its binding contract to disarm and trip foes as if the contract were a whip" but his Impale (Ex) states: "a contract devil can impale an opponent grappled by its binding contract". And you can't grapple with a whip without special feats, right? Or again, "it looks like a whip but..."
That's a definitive ruling out of its use in combat, thank you very much, EvilMinion: totally missed the "or spell description" part. In theUniversal Monster Rules of the Bestiary it reads "Using all other [than constant] spell-like abilities is a standard action unless noted otherwise, and doing so provokes attacks of opportunity". I see your quote comes from the more basic Core Rulebook. It also rules out the impromptu casting of a Symbol in combat for the same reasons. Well, we'll have to be less colorful, it seems :)
So, it would target the effect of a cursed magic item on somebody, but it wouldn't lift the curse from the item. That's pretty clear. As I re-read it, it also seems clearer that the only permanent item effects affected are curses, so forgtting to affect Helpful Transmutations or Enchantments. How about the spell ones? Targetting a bunch of creatures with Barkskin, Overland Flight and Heroism cast on them: are they potentially dispelled?
I thought about the "victims" part, because that's made me doubt a lot. But spells wording in that regard tend to add words like "willing/unwilling target" or "harmful"... and on the other hand, many cursed victims are not willing. Also, the Saving Throw entry just says "see text" (which then talks about CL Checks, but no STs), which doesn't help much.
If the effect comes from a permanent magic item, break enchantment does not remove the curse from the item, but it does free the victim from the item's effects. This seems to indicate that it works on effects coming from items, at least cursed items, but maybe also enchantment and transmutation items.
I'm thinking on using a Break Enchantment spell-like ability as a team debuff (vs things like Barkskin, Heroism, Fly...). CL 13 for the example. Sharing to see if I'm understanding everything right: - As a Spell-Like Ability, it would be a Standard action to cast. Duration is Instantaneous, so a single use would target every Enchantment, Transmutation or Curse of up to 13 targets all within 30' of each other, with CL checks for each case. - How about magic items like a Belt of Mighty Constitution or a Headband of Alluring Charisma with Transmutation auras? Would those be affected? How? Negated until they are taken off and worn again? 1d4 rounds like with a Dispel Magic? Would they then resume working as temporary ability bonuses (as within the first 24 hours after first wearing it)?
Not really a strong argument, given Break Enchantment specifically states it CAN cancel 5th level spells. It's into his power's reach, in that sense.
Socrates says Athenians are liars.
It's the same here. Feeblemind states conditions that will remove its effect. It never states those conditions are the ONLY EVER that may remove it. While, Break Enchantment states in can cancel Feeblemind (given the conditions it's an 5th lv Enchantment which can't be negated by Dispel Magic); the only condition that could keep BE from cancelling FM is that it's not among the spells that FM states can remove it. So we can either have a paradox of circular "special rule trumps special rule trump special rule trump...", OR we can step out of it noting that FM isn't completely armored (as it should: anybody should be able to create another spell, some day, that negates or suppresses FM, at a high enough level and with the right reasons, without needing the original spell to change its description), and by any other characteristic of it Break Enchantment should work
Let's break it into parts. What does Break Enchantment do by the rules? This spell frees victims from enchantments, transmutations, and curses. Break enchantment can reverse even an instantaneous effect. For each such effect, you make a caster level check (1d20 + caster level, maximum +15) against a DC of 11 + caster level of the effect. Success means that the creature is free of the spell, curse, or effect. For a cursed magic item, the DC is equal to the DC of the curse. Ok. Is Feeblemind an Enchantment? Yes, it is. If the spell is one that cannot be dispelled by dispel magic or stone to flesh, break enchantment works only if that spell is 5th level or lower. Can Feeblemind be dispelled by dispel magic or stone to flesh? No. Is it 5th level or lower? Yes.Everything in the description of Feeblemind says Break Enchantment will work, even the bit about the subject remainin in that state "until a heal, limited wish, miracle, or wish spell is used to cancel the effect of the feeblemind". That bit still means Feeblemind can't be dispelled by dispel magic or stone to flesh, hence Break Enchantment works.
According to "Ultimate Equipment", a torch's fire damage is 1 point per hit (torches also deal gauntlet-like bludgeoning damage). As Light makes the object "to glow as a torch", it could be a rough equivalent.
A bone devil has been confused by a sorcerer and is currently engaged in combat with a summoner who attacked him. Can the osyluth activate his fear aura (free action) in addition to his full attack or is something in the "confused" or "attacks attacker" states that would prevent it?
The v2 Errata to the "Ultimate Combat" book has corrected this:
That's not how Bull Rush works.
Overpowered vs overpowered. Still here after two culls?
You would be surprised. I just "second cull-checked" an item that hadn't been seen for two days.
That word in the title of this item that is meant to describe what the item is, doesn't mean what the Slot and later description tell.
That prerequisite spell can't achieve the level of effect you are giving the item, by far. At no Caster Level, but much less at the item's.
That is not a Pathfinder class, sorry. I don't like your opponent much, but it follows the rules...
You forgot to add a time limit to your activated power...
I downvoted you before. Like, three or sixteen times. But now we've got acquainted, I look around and see that you really can shine, under the right light...
I regret I didn't add more mojo to my item for fear of overdoing it.
My wife would love this item. Well, she would craft it herself on our current game, if she knew something like this existed... Twice.
Too simple vs too complex. Hmm, I think too simple wins the round...
I like specific and lateral-thinking items. Things that would be made by a particular spellcaster and not sold as a regular item anywhere. We already know the regular stuff, and the dark, gruesome stuff is supposedly for the "other guys". But you, weirdo in the corner, are my baby. And nobody puts weirdo in the corner... (I also love classic -and I mean CLASSIC: pre-Tolkien stuff- items given a new spin)
These days I'm finishing a book on the story of musical theatre. So, currently my voting gets done while under the notes of Disney's "The Little Mermaid". Dutch cast, with the wonderful Tessa Sunniva as Ariel.
Too cheap item seems to be of disposable nature... but in the last paragraph recovers fully. I've seen at least three of those, this year. This one was the most blatant.
Items that absorb other items' properties seem to be even a more abundant kind that blood-blood-blood items, this season.
"I survived Paizo Superstar Season 9's first cull!"
Butterfly themed item also one of my favorite ones, just commented my wife "that's what I call Superstar" ;)
Just saw my first pair of items that didn't follow any kind of template. It was weird, as they were also the first 2 items I found with no template.
Overpowered vs. you can already do that without a magic item.
A regular Summoner "Shield Ally/Greater Shield Ally" ability doesn't work when the eidolon is "grappled, helpless, paralyzed, stunned or unconscious". I don't see anything on those lines in the Synthesist archetype's equivalent "Shielded Meld/Greater Shielded Meld" description. Is that meant to be so or is it something that slipped the designer's attention?
Today it looks more clear that my item was among the 400 culled. Still hoping, but more realistically :)
Swarm item vs. anti-swarm item. Well done, algorithm...
I haven't seen my item post-Cull, nor is it in The List. But I still believe it may have done it. After all, I keep seeing new items even today.
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