Divination School + Inquisitor + lookout tactical feat = everyone acts in the surprise round?


Round 3: Alchemist and Inquisitor


So, say there's a party that has a character with at least 3 levels of inquisitor and the lookout tactical feat. Everyone in this party also has one level of mage with the divination school. Does the party always get a full round action every combat, no matter what?

If so, I'd say everyone in the Pathfinder Society will quickly do this, as this makes a whole lot of sense.

Edit: spelling


No, just the Inquisitor, unless all the mages take the feat too.

Though, going through all that nonsensical trouble for such a fleeting tactical advantage is a bit odd. I guess if you're willing to jump through those hoops, you've earned it.


oops, misread the solo tactics :(

But appearently rogues with 1 level of divination mage is common.

So, to revise, a suprise round only happens if the at least one beligerant fails their perception check. If this does occur, one level of divination school wizard plus the tactical feat gives someone a guarinteed full-round action when normal suprise round actions are standard or move only.

Which means that if both a rogue and an inquisitor take one level of wizard, both get to take a full-round action. This make the rogue able to make maybe two full-round sneak attacks before facing retaliation.

It was a brief idea based on a misunderstanding.

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