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Cleric Domain Powers, especially Aura-type powers. What kind of action to activate?
A lot of Domain powers are usable for 1 round per day per level, these rounds don't need to be consecutive. As written, those powers take a standard action to activate. That just doesn't seem right, considering the duration and the scope of these powers. The powers in question are:
Aura of Repetition, Aura of Chaos, Eyes of Darkness, Aura of Forgetfulness, Destructive Aura, Deadly Weather, Divine Presence, Protective Aura, Aura of Menace, Freedom's Call, Aura of Madness, Aura of Protection, Ward Against Death, Might of the Gods, Nimbus of Light, Master's Illusion, Gale Aura.
Other powers share the same 1 round per day per level duration, but are less troublesome.
Remote Viewing and Read Minds are phrased differently, and make sense as standard actions. Rage is implicitly a free action, Bramble Armor explicitly so. Aura of Heroism and Weapon Master are swift, Body of Ice and Aura of Decay are called out explicitly as standard actions (which really isn't necessary unless other powers are free actions). so what gives?
The White-haired Witch. As written, this archetype uses Intelligence to grapple and adds it as a bonus to damage, but otherwise uses strength to hit, trip, reposition and maybe damage. I can't believe that's intentional.
SLA's and SU use standard actions unless otherwise stated.
With that said just because one of them might not be intended to have an activation action of standard that does not mean the rest do.
It is always better to give each specific rules question its own thread. Yeah I know that is a lot of threads to make, but it makes it easier for the devs to sort out, and the less work they have to do the quicker they can get an answer for a specific question.
SLA's and SU use standard actions unless otherwise stated.
With that said just because one of them might not be intended to have an activation action of standard that does not mean the rest do.
It is always better to give each specific rules question its own thread. Yeah I know that is a lot of threads to make, but it makes it easier for the devs to sort out, and the less work they have to do the quicker they can get an answer for a specific question.
As I wrote, "As written, those powers take a standard action to activate". I know the RAW, I'm asking about the RAI.
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Derp.
As I wrote, "As written, those powers take a standard action to activate". I know the RAW, I'm asking about the RAI.SLA's and SU use standard actions unless otherwise stated.
With that said just because one of them might not be intended to have an activation action of standard that does not mean the rest do.
It is always better to give each specific rules question its own thread. Yeah I know that is a lot of threads to make, but it makes it easier for the devs to sort out, and the less work they have to do the quicker they can get an answer for a specific question.
What makes you think that the RAI is any different from the RAW? I looked up a few of the ones you mentioned (it'd have been easier if they were linked or quoted) and I don't see any problem with them being a standard action. Why don't they work as standard actions?