Sorcerer's Robe and Serpentine bloodline


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Dark Archive

Serpentine Bloodline

Sorcerer's Robe

So the bloodline power grants you a natural attack that inflicts poison damage. Would the robe permit you to imbue a spell with poison damage, or since the ability technically grants you a natural attack rather than being a direct attack itself, will it not work?


Technically, it seems more like the latter interpretation is correct, and since you posted with your PFS sorcerer character I assume it's for said character. So for the purposes of PFS, assume it won't work unless your GM says otherwise.

Personally, given the investment needed and the increased action cost, I'd be fine with adding a fairly weak poison to a spell in a home game.

Dark Archive

Weak is relative, d4 con damage for 6 rounds with two saves to get rid of it would be great to toss on to a Glitterdust and throw at groups, even if most make the first save. That said, I agree that it shouldn't work, I was just hoping someone could convince me otherwise :)


"You grow fangs" is the effect of Serpentine's power; it wouldn't work. (The other concern I'd have is this: a rounds-per-day mechanic might not be the same thing as a uses-per-day mechanic.)

Also, when you use Sorcerer's Robe on a multitarget / AoE spell, you choose which target is hit by the rider; you don't hit everyone.

Quote:
...the wearer expends one use of her 1st-level bloodline power and selects one target of the spell to be affected by that bloodline power. If the spell allows a saving throw, a successful save against the spell means the bloodline power deals half damage (if it normally deals hit point damage) or is negated (if it does not). The robe can be used up to three times per day.

Grand Lodge

Hmm... could you use this to give the party barbarian fangs for one round when you cast haste on the party?

Liberty's Edge

I would say the latter. It is not an ability that lobs poison, it gives fangs.

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