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[Onasuma]

Could I get some clarity on how stacking fractional reductions work. AIUI you can stack a fractional reduction with a second one, as long as one is general and one is specific:

A half elf, with half effect spirit bolt, takes a spirit bolt, halves it twice and takes 5 tblp

A dwarf with half effect red takes a fire blast, halves it twice and takes 3/1

Where does that line stop? Does 1/2 effect from evil sources (angel touched) stack with a tables resistance to an effect they're doing? An evil wizard casts pain at me when Im 1/2 evil sources and 1/2 effect pain, am I taking 6, or 3tblp?

Thanks,

Heather

It's actually really clear and all of the above are fine.
The isue isn't anything to do with resisting effects.

A clear example is 1/2 effect weapon blows doesn't stack with 1/2 effect fire vs a sword of power, but 1/2 effect magic and 1/2 effect fire would. Why? One is a damage reduction (1/2 effect weapon blows), the other is two resistances.

Lee

[Patch]

Just looking at my copy of the Neuronics book and there appears to be a typo on "Bomination" in regard to its immunities.

While it is obviously a "Domination" effect and it has resistance level factors, does immunity to "Beguile, Befriend and Spiritual Mastery" apply to it? or is it only immunity to Domination Effects and resistance levels?

Thanks

Patch

Copied from 16.3:

Domination

Range: 3’ initially TBLP: 15
Duration: 5 Minutes Immunities: Spiritual Mastery
The user dominates the target’s mind with their own, forcing them to obey. The target must obey all commands from the user except suicidal ones. However this attack is level-based, and only affects targets with a resistance level to neuronics of less than the user’s own level (i.e. will affect a 7th level target if used by an 8th level character).


Lee

[Prymuz]

Quick query - Does controlling undead (asking them to return to home plan) or ordering an undead to its death (walking across a trapped line or into certain death combat), break neutralities to undead? (as per table ability to <5th level lesser undead)


Cheers,
Tom

Depends but likely it does yes.

Lee

[LauraSB]

pathfinder skill levels in multi classes, ie having a make or similar skill with a class, multiclassing pathfinder, would the skill levels stack with original class?

had someone says it stacks, but i don't trust it

my example is 5 skill levels in make healing from say witch, what happens multiclassing pathfinder? (yeah that is being specific )

It doesn't stack, you use your best

Lee

[Ironcore]

Hi Lee

Does an Elf multi-raced High Elf or Elder fey gaining a 1/2 spirit now just count as a Half Elf?
So have the same options regarding going Priest or Devout Believer etc?

Thanks
Andy

Yes

Lee

[seamusmccauley]

Hi Lee
Scholar is a published multiclass for Awakener. Would a (human, as it happens) Awakener acquire Scholar abilities as published (read languages, rec powerbase, use scrolls etc) or does the Awakener prohibition "can never acquire read languages" etc apply?
Possible follow-up question - if the latter, is the Scholar multiclass any use to an Awakener?

[Helsvell]

If you are a winter elf chromatic wizard can you use your racial Body of Ice affirms and Javelin of Ice innates as they are advanced glyphs?

Thanks,

Peter


Yes they are racial innates, no that doesn't mean you can cast them for mana without being totally blatant.

Lee

[will1890]

Just a quick question let’s say an undead is controlled by a master of the dead so at infinite levels with a command undead to stand still and do nothing or act as they please and then a domination effect E.g. domination 10lvls to attack your allies what would happen, would the command stand as it is at higher levels or would the priest need to give another command?

Will B

Highest level domination wins where they contradict.
If people are abusing perm effects beyond dungeon then don't.

Lee

[MarkD]

Hi Lee, if I am affected by curse of unhealing, and my disease is cured, does it end at 1 hour when I would fall unconscious, or does it take 2 hours but still kill me?

Cheers,
Mark

It's cured.

Lee