Best use of Marionette Possession.

[fictionfan]

I was thinking of using planer binding and having the service be my body for the duration of the spell. Marionette Possession lasts 10min/lv that is long enough for most dungeons and is definatly enough for a sry and die. Sure there is risk that if the creature dies you die as well but if you went yourself it would be the same risk.

So my question really is what would be the best thing to planner bind for Marionette Possession?

Something with high physical stats and such.

[themanfromsaturn]

I don't know, but that's a genius idea.

[MattR1986]

So wait, you are going to leave your body limp outside the dungeon before going in? I hope your DM can contain his evil glee when you tell him that.

I came across this spell yesterday as well. Personally I was wondering if the best usage isn't this:

You get knocked prone or unconscious. When your turn/back awakne you use this on your bdf or ambarbarian instantly taking your melee touch up a good deal if you have good touch attack spells. When you take down bdf' foes or they're veryweak you go back to your body and let them smash.

[fictionfan]

I'm sure there are ways to hide and protect your body. Also you would likely be doing this then teleporting.

[fictionfan]

I would really like a ruling if personal buff come with you when you cast Marionette Possession or if they stay with the body. I would not mind the ruling ether way. If they come with then I can have a Contingency to teleport me back home if the body dies. If they stay with the body then I can posses the fighter and cast a bunch of range personal buffs and go back to my body. Both are nice tricks.

[fictionfan]

Looking though the list a Bearded Devil (Barbazu) might be the best choice
Str 19, Dex 15, Con 19
DR 5/good or silver; Immune fire, poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10; SR 16
Also +7 natural armor.

Edit: just reliezed the whole thing is a bad idea. I don't want to put my equipment on a devil.

[Ravingdork]

fictionfan wrote:

I'm sure there are ways to hide and protect your body.

Yes. Yes, there are.

[Ragoz]

Keep in mind unconscious targets are considering willing. If you put the target to sleep you can cast this spell on them in relative safety.

[Scarymike]

Ragoz wrote:

Keep in mind unconscious targets are considering willing. If you put the target to sleep you can cast this spell on them in relative safety.

Do you have a source for that ruling (unconscious = willing). I can't find anything like that.

[Avoron]

Target or Targets, Aiming a Spell, Magic, Core Rulebook wrote:

Some spells restrict you to willing targets only. Declaring yourself as a willing target is something that can be done at any time (even if you're flat-footed or it isn't your turn). Unconscious creatures are automatically considered willing, but a character who is conscious but immobile or helpless (such as one who is bound, cowering, grappling, paralyzed, pinned, or stunned) is not automatically willing.

[Pantorts]

Except sleeping does not make you unconscious, only helpless. They're different.

[Avoron]

Which is why I didn't mention sleeping.

Anyway, it's enough to have a cult of purity-obsessed orcs that hunts down half-orcs, beats them into unconsciousness, and transforms them irreversibly into orcs with half-blood extraction - so that's enough for me.