My intuition tells me that this ability consumes a use of your judgment for the day, but the wording seems to indicate that, as long as you are currently using your judgment ability, the only limitation is the 1/creature/day thing, and the 1d4 rounds between uses. Is that accurate? It seems way too strong for something you can use on every single creature you meet in a given day.
At 20th level, an inquisitor can call true judgment down upon a foe during combat. Whenever an inquisitor uses her judgment ability, the inquisitor can invoke true judgment on a foe as a swift action. Once declared, the inquisitor can make a single melee (or ranged attack, if the foe is within 30 feet) against the target. If the attack hits, it deals damage normally and the target must make a Fortitude save or die. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the inquisitor's level + the inquisitor's Wisdom modifier. Regardless of whether or not the save is made, the target creature is immune to the inquisitor's true judgment ability for 24 hours. Once this ability has been used, it cannot be used again for 1d4 rounds.
Anyone have any idea on this, or is it just extremely obvious to everyone but me :)?
It's a capstone. They can be pretty powerful.
In any case, swift actions tend to be tight for an Inquisitor anyway.
Ah, thanks. The point about swift actions is well made; at best, the ability can't be used until the second round of combat, or third if you want to activate bane first. Seems much more balanced in that light.
Thanks.