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How is this supposed to work. Say that you have the Cleric Domain Power Aura of Destruction. It's a supernatural ability that takes a standard action to turn on. And lets say that you also have the Elemental Wall spell-like ability from the Evocation School that is also a standard action to turn on.
My question is this, since both of these abilities say that they go for a number of rounds and those rounds don't need to be consecutive, what kind of action is it to maintain these powers? Do you have to concentrate on them each round (spending a standard action each round to do so)? Or do these powers and others like them run automatically until you either run out of rounds or you dismiss them, spending another standard action to stop them?
Any insights you can give me would be appreciated.
It is my understanding that maintaining or ending such powers is a free action unless otherwise specified. I also think that the default is "maintain as a free action or it automatically ends at the start of the next time increment".
However, I can't point to any particular rule at this point in time; I'll get back to you if I find anything.
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I had the same question about Freedom's Call from the Liberation domain, but there appears to be nothing in the rules about what action it is to maintain the effect.
I suppose it's up to the DM whether it's a free action like bardic performance or a standard action the same as activating it or concentrating on a spell.
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I had the same question about Freedom's Call from the Liberation domain, but there appears to be nothing in the rules about what action it is to maintain the effect.
I suppose it's up to the DM whether it's a free action like bardic performance or a standard action the same as activating it or concentrating on a spell.
This does seem like a fairly major oversight and something that should be FAQ'ed.