Lunar Mystery Oracle clarification


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I'm looking for the same answer that Lynceus posited several years ago.

"Mantle of Moonlight (Su): Your innate understanding of the moon renders you immune to lycanthropy. Additionally, you may disrupt a lycanthrope’s connection to the moon with a successful touch attack. This action automatically forces the lycanthrope into its humanoid form, which it must remain in for a number of rounds equal to your oracle level. Upon reaching 5th level, you can use this ability to force others into a rage, as per the spell. Using this ability is a melee touch attack. You can use this ability once per day at 5th level plus one additional time per day for every 5 levels above 5th...

I think what this is trying to say is that the Rage ability is usable 1/day at level 5, and that you can use the ability to disrupt lycanthropes at-will. That's what makes the most sense, at least.

Any clarification on this would be appreciated."

Can the anti-lycanthrope thing be used multiple times per day or only once for every 5 levels?


I don't think so. 'This Ability', Which is Mantle of Moonlight, can do two separate things. Even then, you can still only use it once per day.

This ability would refer probably to the entire Mantle of Moonlight ability, in my opinion.

Scarab Sages

RobL8675309 wrote:

Can the anti-lycanthrope thing be used multiple times per day or only once for every 5 levels?

As I read it, once per day, per 5 levels. It's one ability, the rage and the anti-lycanthrope. The way it's worded, if you touch a non-lycanthrope, they'll go into a rage. If you touch a lycanthrope, if forces them to humanoid form. Duration is 1 round per oracle level for either effect.

But it's a bizarre rule. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm reading it wrong.


Weables wrote:

I don't think so. 'This Ability', Which is Mantle of Moonlight, can do two separate things. Even then, you can still only use it once per day.

This ability would refer probably to the entire Mantle of Moonlight ability, in my opinion.

"You can use this ability once per day at 5th level plus one additional time per day for every 5 levels above 5th. "

So what you can't use it at all then before 5th level?


good point. not actually sure what to think now. god this thing is badly written

Scarab Sages

Brain_in_a_Jar wrote:
Weables wrote:

I don't think so. 'This Ability', Which is Mantle of Moonlight, can do two separate things. Even then, you can still only use it once per day.

This ability would refer probably to the entire Mantle of Moonlight ability, in my opinion.

"You can use this ability once per day at 5th level plus one additional time per day for every 5 levels above 5th. "

So what you can't use it at all then before 5th level?

At 1st level, you have the immunity to lynocraphy


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Murdock Mudeater wrote:
Brain_in_a_Jar wrote:
Weables wrote:

I don't think so. 'This Ability', Which is Mantle of Moonlight, can do two separate things. Even then, you can still only use it once per day.

This ability would refer probably to the entire Mantle of Moonlight ability, in my opinion.

"You can use this ability once per day at 5th level plus one additional time per day for every 5 levels above 5th. "

So what you can't use it at all then before 5th level?

At 1st level, you have the immunity to lynocraphy

At 1st Level you have that and...

"Additionally, you may disrupt a lycanthrope’s connection to the moon with a successful touch attack. This action automatically forces the lycanthrope into its humanoid form, which it must remain in for a number of rounds equal to your oracle level."

Those are both available from the start.

The only thing that is altered at 5th level is the following.

"Upon reaching 5th level, you can use this ability to force others into a rage, as per the spell. Using this ability is a melee touch attack. You can use this ability once per day at 5th level plus one additional time per day for every 5 levels above 5th."


That's how I was reading it as well. You start with the immunity and the de-canthrope ability and then gain the rage at 5th, which can be used once every 5.


yeah. I'm gonna change my position. Given what was pointed out to me, I think that's more sensible. I'm not too proud to admit to being wrong

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