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It seems like we have flavor text mixed in with the mechanical text, but I am not all of these contain flavor text.
This is mostly for the PDT, but others can feel free to chime in.
However before I get into the flavor based questions I want to point out a contradiction.
Expose Weakness (Ex): The stalker vigilante can use sneaky tricks in order to make it easier to damage a foe, whether it be throwing a fine dust of cold iron over a fey or melting a glob of silver onto a lycanthrope’s hide. The stalker vigilante can add the ability to reduce a creature’s damage reduction or hardness by 10 to the list of options when attempting a dirty trick combat maneuver check (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide 320). This does not stack with itself, and it does not work against creatures
with DR/—.
From what I understand the intent is to let the vigilante bypass the DR or hardness and then the GM comes up with how it happened. If this is the case then it should be noted that the beginning text is flavor text. However as written it could seem as if the materials needed have to already be in place. If this is the case then this ability is very circumstantial.
If this is another GM discretion ability then it should noted so players know up front.
Foe Collision* (Ex): The stalker vigilante shoves one of his foes into another. When the stalker vigilante deals hidden strike damage with a melee attack, he can also deal an amount of nonlethal damage equal to the extra damage from hidden strike to an opponent adjacent to the first (even if the second opponent is out of his reach). Unlike normal, this vigilante talent applies to any successful
hidden strike.
I read this one as the vigilante has a means to deal extra damage to an opponent that is adjacent to the targeted opponent. However if the first opponent is a stone golem(just one example) I can see a GM calling for a strength check or combat maneuver check. Is the "shove" flavor text?
The following are not flavor based questions.
Divine Training II (Ex): The zealot vigilante gains the ability to cast one 2nd-level spell per day and increases the number of 1st-level spells he can cast per day by three. A zealot vigilante must be at least 4th level, have a Charisma 12 or higher, and have the divine training I base ability to select this talent.
Is this saying he gain an "additional" number of spells that he can cast beyond what the spellcasting table for the class gives, or is the intent that you must take the other divine training in order to cast spells normally?
I found the answer. The book says "* A zealot vigilante only knows spells of this level only if he has the appropriate talent to cast spells of this level."
It appears to me that you already know the answer to each inquiry, or your phrasing seems to indicate as much. However, perhaps after the play test the flavor text will be further separated from the mechanics.
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so how are we suppose to use this ability if occult adventures does not come out till after the playtest ends?
Living Shadow (Sp): Once per day, the warlock vigilante
can become a living shadow as though he were using
shadow body (Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures 186). This
effect lasts for 1 round per vigilante level, and the warlock
vigilante can’t cast spells while in this form. At 14th level,
the warlock vigilante can remain as a living shadow for
1 minute per vigilante level instead, and can cast spells
while he’s a living shadow. A warlock vigilante must be at
least 6th level to select this talent.
It appears to me that you already know the answer to each inquiry, or your phrasing seems to indicate as much. However, perhaps after the play test the flavor text will be further separated from the mechanics.
I am about 99% sure I know the answer. This was really done so they can clear it up for other people so an FAQ is not needed later on.
They don't actually cast arcane spells (the type of casting isn't explicitly defined anywhere, but it's implied to be arcane). So by the current RAW, they can cast in armor. That's probably getting changed, though :(Thanks Anchovies.
I also can't figure out if a Warlock suffers Arcane Spell Failure Chance from medium and light armors.
According to Mark Seifter, they are arcane spells, and they do suffer ASF.
Also, I'm really confused by the number of spells it can cast. Is it supposed to be the same as spells prepared?
From another thread, here is my summary of the number of spells cast per day. This is different from the number of spells that can be prepared each day.
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Warlock Spells Per Day
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Arcane Training 121st level Warlock, Int 11
Arcane Training 2414th level Warlock, Int 12
Arcane Training 34318th level Warlock, Int 13
Arcane Training 4433110th level Warlock, Int 14
Arcane Training 54333114th level Warlock, Int 15
Arcane Training 643332116th level Warlock, Int 16
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That's pitifully bad. The casting specializations should have the full 5/5/5/5/5/5 of the other 6ths-casters.
That's spells prepared the way Arcanists do, meaning they can actually cast way more spells than that per day (6/6/6/6/5/5 by 20th, actually). They can cast that one 6th level Spell they get 5/day by 20th level...and switch it per day.
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You're mixing up spells prepared and spells per day. The 6/6/6/6/5/5 is spells prepared, the 4/3/3/3/3/2/1 is spells per day.That's pitifully bad. The casting specializations should have the full 5/5/5/5/5/5 of the other 6ths-casters.That's spells prepared the way Arcanists do, meaning they can actually cast way more spells than that per day (6/6/6/6/5/5 by 20th, actually). They can cast that one 6th level Spell they get 5/day by 20th level...and switch it per day.
Yep. You're right...that's a lot less good. And kinda weird.
