Using SLA's or Domain Powers while Wildshaped


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I just leveled up to 4th Level Gnome Druid with Fire Domain... I understand that you need a Feat to cast Spells while Wildshaped (Natural Spell) but what about Domain Powers or Gnome spell like abilities (SLA)?

Can I Fire Bolt while flying around as an Eagle?


prd wrote:
While under the effects of a polymorph spell, you lose all extraordinary and supernatural abilities that depend on your original form (such as keen senses, scent, and darkvision), as well as any natural attacks and movement types possessed by your original form. You also lose any class features that depend upon form, but those that allow you to add features (such as sorcerers that can grow claws) still function. While most of these should be obvious, the GM is the final arbiter of what abilities depend on form and are lost when a new form is assumed. Your new form might restore a number of these abilities if they are possessed by the new form.

Emphasis added.


Since spell-like abilities are purely mental, I think you might be able to use your Gnome ones while wildshaped.

You are able to use your class ones.

scratch that: you can use your SLAs no matter what.


Thanks for the responses... I was of course going to ask my DM but the Paizo Community is famous for their helping of others.. so I appreciate it..

Are the Domain Powers considered SLA? (Spell Like Ability?);


If it has (Sp) after the name, it is a Spell-like Ability (SLA). Firebolt has the (Sp), and the gnome abilities are also SLAs.

Due to the section blahpers quoted (although not the parts he highlighted), SLAs are not restricted by wild shape. It specifically lists extraordinary and supernatural abilities as the stuff that has restrictions :)


Good point. The quote doesn't mention spell-like abilities by name. For that matter, neither does the entire polymorph section.

Frankly, I can't see any reason not to allow it, especially since you usually don't get the new form's spell-like abilities.

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