Newbie Question. Cleric Domain Auras (those that buff) - Do they affect you? and Do you need to spend a action every turn to keep them turn on?

[Secane]

Cleric Domain Auras like the Liberation lv 8 power and Glory's Lv 8, do they affect you too? Or do they only affect allies?

Need to ask, making War-priest Character. Extra advice on Domains for a War-priest is appreciated.

EDIT!: Oh and for those that NEED actions to use, like Archon SubDomain's Aura do you need to use a standard action EVERY turn to use it?

[Cheapy]

You count as your own ally, unless it makes no sense whatsoever like in the case of Gang Up.

[hogarth]

My interpretation:

-Yes, they affect you, assuming it makes sense.

-It takes a standard action every time you want to activate the ability, but you can activate the ability for multiple rounds. E.g. as a standard action, you could activate Divine Presence (the Glory ability) for 5 rounds; of course, that means you might end up wasting a few rounds if the combat ends early.

[Grick]

hogarth wrote:

My interpretation:

-It takes a standard action every time you want to activate the ability, but you can activate the ability for multiple rounds. E.g. as a standard action, you could activate Divine Presence (the Glory ability) for 5 rounds; of course, that means you might end up wasting a few rounds if the combat ends early.

I've always assumed that once you turn it on, it's on for as long as you like. Manually starting it each round or choosing a set number of rounds when you start it seems harsh to me.

[concerro]

Secane wrote:

Cleric Domain Auras like the Liberation lv 8 power and Glory's Lv 8, do they affect you too? Or do they only affect allies?

Need to ask, making War-priest Character. Extra advice on Domains for a War-priest is appreciated.

EDIT!: Oh and for those that NEED actions to use, like Archon SubDomain's Aura do you need to use a standard action EVERY turn to use it?

Some stay on, and some are only for one round. If they are continuous the ability will say so. Otherwise it is one round only.

[Secane]

concerro wrote:

Secane wrote:

Cleric Domain Auras like the Liberation lv 8 power and Glory's Lv 8, do they affect you too? Or do they only affect allies?

Need to ask, making War-priest Character. Extra advice on Domains for a War-priest is appreciated.

EDIT!: Oh and for those that NEED actions to use, like Archon SubDomain's Aura do you need to use a standard action EVERY turn to use it?

Some stay on, and some are only for one round. If they are continuous the ability will say so. Otherwise it is one round only.

Ah... I can't find ANY Auras (so far) that have a "continuous" wording on it. The closest I got is "These rounds do not need to be consecutive"...

Can you give an example?

[concerro]

Secane wrote:

concerro wrote:

Secane wrote:

Cleric Domain Auras like the Liberation lv 8 power and Glory's Lv 8, do they affect you too? Or do they only affect allies?

Need to ask, making War-priest Character. Extra advice on Domains for a War-priest is appreciated.

EDIT!: Oh and for those that NEED actions to use, like Archon SubDomain's Aura do you need to use a standard action EVERY turn to use it?

Some stay on, and some are only for one round. If they are continuous the ability will say so. Otherwise it is one round only.

Ah... I can't find ANY Auras (so far) that have a "continuous" wording on it. The closest I got is "These rounds do not need to be consecutive"...

Can you give an example?

Sorry about that. I was thinking about abilities that are activated as a whole. I somehow over looked the word aura. The archon ability as an example would stay one until it expired or you turned it off. You do not have to activate it every round.