Are creatures with "Constant — detect evil" stunned by overwhelming evil auras?

[Axoren]

Let's say that a player has an overwhelming evil aura and recalls that there was a forest in which a village of pixies all had constant Detect Evil, at all times. He then decides it would be easy money to go into the woods and just collect stunned pixies by walking up to them and tying them up.

He is far higher level than twice that of any of other pixies. So, they should all be stunned as soon as they see him, right? Is there anything the pixies can do to avoid being permanently stunned while he collects them?

[Java Man]

Edit: just found the bit on this. I would say the ability would be shut off by the stun, same as a spell would be. Constant abilities that are inactive, voluntarily or not, can be reactivated as typical cor the ability.

So, yes, pixies get stunned for one round, and then fight or flee as they deem prudent. Also, stunned is not helpless, debuffed, but not helpless, it would still take effort to "collect" them.

[Axoren]

Java Man wrote:

Why would the pixies be stunned at all?

Detect Evil wrote:

If you are of good alignment, and the strongest evil aura's power is overwhelming (see below), and the HD or level of the aura's source is at least twice your character level, you are stunned for 1 round and the spell ends.

Should have specified, the character is Overwhelmingly Evil.

[Mysterious Stranger]

The spell states that if you are stunned it is only for a 1 round and the spell ends. Just because something is constant does not mean you can’t turn it off. Sight is constant, but I can close my eyes.

[Snakers]

Although I find it hilarious to think that the fae would just stand there being absolutely stunned at how evil this guy is and they can't even think about anything because of his evil plot. its something that the fae might do being so inhuman...amusing.

[Axoren]

Mysterious Stranger wrote:

The spell states that if you are stunned it is only for a 1 round and the spell ends. Just because something is constant does not mean you can’t turn it off. Sight is constant, but I can close my eyes.

But then wouldn't their detect evil reactivate? If it doesn't, how long does it stay down?

[Java Man]

From universal monster rules: "A spell-like ability usually has a limit on how often it can be used. A constant spell-like ability or one that can be used at will has no use limit; unless otherwise stated, a creature can only use a constant spell-like ability on itself. Reactivating a constant spell-like ability is a swift action."

So, down until the pixie takes a swift to bring it back up.

[Mysterious Stranger]

Axoren wrote:

Mysterious Stranger wrote:

The spell states that if you are stunned it is only for a 1 round and the spell ends. Just because something is constant does not mean you can’t turn it off. Sight is constant, but I can close my eyes.

But then wouldn't their detect evil reactivate? If it doesn't, how long does it stay down?

How long can you keep your eyes closed? Constant does not mean it cannot be turned off, it means it can be turned on whenever the creature wants. Obviously the creature is not going to turn it back on if it causes them to become stunned.

Java Man has the correct rule.

[The Sideromancer]

Evidently, he needs to cloak himself so that he cannot be detected without detect evil. There's probably a way to do that at the level at which the aura becomes overwhelming.