| Spidercat |
Today my group fought a few wyverns, including a couple of forked-tail wyverns: https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/dragons/wyvern/wyvern-fo rked-tail/
Against one of the breath attacks, the rogue (who has improved evasion) failed her saving throw, while everyone else succeeded. No one else has evasion, which means half damage all around. However, the breath attack also has the effect of temporarily blinding those that fails the reflex saving throw. I may be answering my own question here (since I just said she failed the saving throw) but the question was still raised around the table: everyone took only half damage, but only the rogue was blinded? Doesn't improved evasion halving the damage also means she avoids the additional effects of the breath attack? We couldn't find the answer online, so I'm asking here, was I correct in having the rogue blinded (until she managed a good reflex at the end of her next turn)?
Thank you!
| Azothath |
from Unch Rogue Evasion (Ex): At 2nd level, a rogue can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If she succeeds at a Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the rogue is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless rogue does not gain the benefit of evasion. which is almost identical to Rogue. I used Unch as they had a chance to alter the text and did not.
You can see it only affects damage not riders or conditions.
then, Improved Evasion (Ex) (PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 70): This works like evasion, except that while the rogue still takes no damage on a successful Reflex saving throw against attacks, she henceforth takes only half damage on a failed save. A helpless rogue does not gain the benefit of improved evasion.
Now with no damage the rider or condition could be avoided.
So all that saved take dmg/2 and avoid the condition. The creature with impvd evasion that failed takes dmg/2 and the condition[blind].