What is the range of Form of the Dragon III's frightful presence? Is it 300 feet like most huge dragons? Or is it 30 feet like what it says in the Bestiary's Universal Monster Rules section?
What description? The spell doesn't give a range for frightful presence.
(Bringing this up again because it's come up in game again.)
Generally polymorph spells that don't specify a new value for the caster's new form, it uses the actual creature's value. As such, it seems like it would be pretty easy to figure out the range of the frightful presence for whatever age of dragon you polymorphed into. Just look up the youngest dragon of that kind that is the appropriate size, and use its range.
That would make it 300 feet Dominigo.
But it only works with LoS/LoE doesn't it?
Any word yet on what the RAW/RAI is on this?
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Frightful Presence (Ex)This special quality makes a creature’s very presence unsettling to foes. Activating this ability is a free action that is usually part of an attack or charge. Opponents within range who witness the action may become frightened or shaken. The range is usually 30 feet, and the duration is usually 5d6 rounds. This ability affects only opponents with fewer Hit Dice than the creature has. An opponent can resist the effects with a successful Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the frightful creature’s racial HD + the frightful creature’s Cha modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature’s descriptive text). On a failed save, the opponent is shaken, or panicked if it has 4 Hit Dice or fewer. An opponent that succeeds on the saving throw is immune to that same creature’s frightful presence for 24 hours. Frightful presence is a mind-affecting fear effect.
Format: frightful presence (60 ft., DC 21); Location: Aura.
The bolded parts are what I would use for the frightful presence ability, since you don't get an age category when you use the spell. So, 30ft range, 5d6 rounds.
It looks to me like the only way to remain consistent on the issue.
Frightful Presence (Ex)
This special quality makes a creature’s very presence unsettling to foes. Activating this ability is a free action that is usually part of an attack or charge. Opponents within range who witness the action may become frightened or shaken. The range is usually 30 feet, and the duration is usually 5d6 rounds. This ability affects only opponents with fewer Hit Dice than the creature has. An opponent can resist the effects with a successful Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the frightful creature’s racial HD + the frightful creature’s Cha modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature’s descriptive text). On a failed save, the opponent is shaken, or panicked if it has 4 Hit Dice or fewer. An opponent that succeeds on the saving throw is immune to that same creature’s frightful presence for 24 hours. Frightful presence is a mind-affecting fear effect.
Format: frightful presence (60 ft., DC 21); Location: Aura.
I'm resurrecting an old thread because I didn't see an answer to my question elsewhere. I have a question about factoring a PC's hit dice into the save for Frightful Presence. For a PC using Form of Dragon III, PC's normally don't have racial hit dice, right? They have hit dice based on class. So would the PC be able to add 1/2 the total of their hit dice, or does that part of the save not apply because the PC does not have racial hit dice?
And a follow up question; can a dragon choose to not have the Frightful Presence Aura active? Like turn it on and off?
And a follow up question; can a dragon choose to not have the Frightful Presence Aura active? Like turn it on and off?
Read the general rules quoted above, it is a free action to activate.
I'm resurrecting an old thread because I didn't see an answer to my question elsewhere. I have a question about factoring a PC's hit dice into the save for Frightful Presence. For a PC using Form of Dragon III, PC's normally don't have racial hit dice, right? They have hit dice based on class. So would the PC be able to add 1/2 the total of their hit dice, or does that part of the save not apply because the PC does not have racial hit dice?
The DC for any of these abilities equals your DC for the polymorph spell used to change you into that form.
Your HD as a PC transformed into a dragon does not affect the DC, you use the DC of the spell you are using (18+relevant spell casting modifier for FotD III).