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In our last session, my aberrant sorcerer cast Baleful Polymorph onto an enemy human fighter (at least we think they were human)turning him permanently into a turtle. I floated the question, "If we used the turtle for soup, would it be cannibalism? Would it be an evil act?" We of course do not know if the human made his will save, which might be important, as if his mental abilities have been reduced to animal level is he not in all respects a turtle?

What think you, players?

Thank you Claudekennilol! I read that section over and obviously missed that sentence completely. Clear as a bell.

I've seen some posts insisting that Truestrike can be used for special maneuvers (grapple, trip, etc.), and others saying it cannot because a CMB roll is not an attack roll. Can anyone point to a clarification of this? I cannot find anything in the Pathfinder FAQ's, nor much here on the message boards.

Thanks.

Well, is my face red. Thanks for the clarifications!

I recall that in 3.5 if you drank a potion and then another while the first was still in effect bad things could happen. I can't seem to find mention of that in Pathfinder, was it removed? Can a character be under the effects of multiple potions at the same time? How about a potion and an oil?

It is mentioned that this question has been answered in the FAQ. Has anyone found that? I have looked at the original module listing, and it does not have an FAQ tab, so where is it?

The Persistent Spell metamagic feat causes the victim of a spell to roll their saving throw twice and take the lower result. I know it's not RAW, but what about spells that require a different kind of saving throw, like the CMD roll required by Black Tentacles or Telekinesis? Seems to me to be in the spirit of the feat, what think you?

That is a very good question. UMD lets you use magic items you don't otherwise qualify for, even a non-caster can use scrolls and wands with it. That tells me that UMD is intended as a powerful skill. Rather than the Use Scroll part of it, I would say that Emulate A Class Feature would be the appropriate function. In this case, the user would be emulating the ability to cast divine spells if an arcane spellcaster, or vice-verse. One spell per day isn't going to break the game, imo, but it allows creative users greater versatility.

Monster Ronster wrote:

I know this is an old thread, but I came looking for it because I use Hero Lab. And they apparently think that a half elf can choose an extra spell known each level as a Favoured Class Racial Bonus. It appears to be in error, if I've read this thread correctly.

No it's right.

FAQ wrote:

Half-Elf or Half-Orc: Can a character of either of these races select human racial archetypes (such as from Advanced Race Guide?

Yes. Half-elves and half-orcs may select racial favored class options, archetypes, traits, and so on, as if they were a full member of both races (a half-elf can select elf and human rules elements, a half-orc can select human and orc rules elements).

Edit 9/26/13: This is a reversal of an earlier ruling. This resolves a discrepancy between this FAQ and two Advanced Player's Guide FAQs.

Buuuuut:

Hey there folks,

Alternate racial favored class bonuses are not "an effect", and hence do not qualify under the clause presented in the "half" races.

Sorry charlie... :-)

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing

From the mouth of a designer.

Heightened, Persistent Bungle + Any Save-Or-Suck?

And how do multiple metamagic feats effect casting time? Is it just the one step up, or one step per feat?

I know this is an old thread, but I came looking for it because I use Hero Lab. And they apparently think that a half elf can choose an extra spell known each level as a Favoured Class Racial Bonus. It appears to be in error, if I've read this thread correctly.