| rhaiber2 |
Ok, so there are a number of items in pathfinder that cause conditions that degrade to lesser conditions over time, like blinded for 1d2 rounds, followed by dazzled for 1d4 rounds, Or nauseated for 1 round then sickened for 1d6 rounds. The intention here seems to clearly be that a severe condition is wearing off gradually rather than all at once.
But what happens when you take an action to cure the more severe condition? Does the lesser condition still apply?
I am currently playing an Herb Witch and used a remedy to cure a character who was blinded (like in the example above, 1d2 rounds, then dazzled for 1d4). My GM cited the text in the herb witch description that says remedies can only cure one condition at a time to say the dazzled effect remained. This seemed like a possible RAW interpretation, but didn't seem to make sense for me RAI. If the character was struck with a permanent blindness that never wore off on its own, the remedy would've cured him instantly with no lingering effects. Why is it less effective against an effect that would've worn off on its own?