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Ok.... read it a few times, if I missed something forgive me. I searched the board but found nothing on the 3 rd. Level ability Wordstrike.
What range increments?
Line of sight? Effect?
Concealment / miss chance effect it?
Is it a range touch? Mentions "standard action to direct a burst of sonically charged words at a creature or object."
--- if burst it does not list a save or DC formula as the other archetypes do.
It states living creatures automaticly get 1/2 damage?
Just looking for a little clarifications.
Thanks
I would assume 30' and ranged touch.
Sounds like a sonic version of magic missile with a tweak. I would treat it as such. No attack roll, no save, no range increment. You just see the target, fire away, and it hits. That doesn't sound game breaking at all, and it's not an option I'd take over the force-multiplying songs.
Sounds like a sonic version of magic missile with a tweak. I would treat it as such. No attack roll, no save, no range increment. You just see the target, fire away, and it hits. That doesn't sound game breaking at all, and it's not an option I'd take over the force-multiplying songs.
What do you mean by "the force-multiplying songs"?
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Sounds like a sonic version of magic missile with a tweak. I would treat it as such. No attack roll, no save, no range increment. You just see the target, fire away, and it hits. That doesn't sound game breaking at all, and it's not an option I'd take over the force-multiplying songs.
I agree its not game breaking but even magic missle has a range. Just curious if their was errata on it yet or if its been addressed. I love PF work and just seems a bit.... what? left open for interpretation?
"Wordstrike (Su): At 3rd level, the sound striker bard can spend 1 round of bardic performance as a standard action to direct a burst of sonically charged words at a creature or object. This performance deals 1d4 points of damage plus the bard’s level to an object, or half this damage to a living creature. This performance replaces inspire competence."
The fact that there are no details on the range of the attack is kind of annoying, and hopefully people working for paizo can put out some kind of errata. The way I play it is that I assume it has range 30ft (like inspire competence) and I play it like a target spell, similar to magic missile. I also believe that the type of damage is sonic damage, therefore ignoring DR. Also, the ability says "the sound striker bard can spend 1 round of bardic performance as a standard action to direct a burst of sonically charged words at a creature or object." Based on the phrasing I don't feel that this ability should be treated like a bardic performance in that it should not interrupt ongoing performances. For example, I often start an inspire courage as a standard action. The next round I maintain it as a free action and also spend a round of bardic performance from my total, as well as a standard action to use wordstrike. The phrasing doesn't suggest that ongoing bardic performances should be affected in any way.
In terms of strategy, I never found wordstrike to be very useful against enemies. For the most part, weird words is by far superior. I do however find it very useful against enemy equipment at higher levels. For example, by level 10 this ability does 1d4+10 against objects. A short sword has 10 hardness and 2 HP. So for example I can pop off a rogues sword and then he is left unarmed. So while inspiring courage I tactically pop off weapons and shields and help control the battlefield.