how to transfer conditions?


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Sorry if this has been answered before, my search turned up empty. I'm running my first campaign as a GM and have run into a question I haven't been immediately able to answer.

In short: are there ways to transfer conditions from one enemy to another?

Example: a player in my group has a paladin with the enforcer feat dealing nonlethal damage. She intimidates for 10+ rounds on a very regular basis. Is there a way for her to transfer/duplicate the shaken condition (+the long duration) to enemies nearby?

I'm aware this would be a powerful ability. Shaken is a weak condition, but imagine this with blind or stunned...

Thanks for the answers!


The only thing it makes me think to is the Waandering star motes spell, that dazes the target (Will save), but if the target succeeds, it bounces between enemies until someone fails the Will save.

There might be clerical thingies to take bad conditions from others on yourself (but that's all I can remind)


Hm, not exactly what I'm looking for but thanks for the tips.

I was thinking more about a mechanic like a contagious condition, where the same condition can be spread over multiple targets (a bit like a disease).

Are there really no spells or abilities doing that?


Usually you apply conditions to one or multiple targets at once, but there's no contagion mechanic for conditions.
There are still feats or spells helping your paladin buddy make multi-target shaken, though.

If I were to design a spell following this, I would make it only convey lesser conditions like shaken/sickened, as conveying really debilitating conditions could become kind of a killer move.


Yea, I agree spreading the powerful conditions would be game breaking. I just wondered whether there was some powerful mind control magic doing that kind of stuff.

Anyway, thanks for confirming.

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