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Sholnfete
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 Posted - 30 Apr 2005 : 18:58:13
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In a friends campaign I use a spellfire wielding rogue. I had a question, out of combat does a spellfire wielder atomatically absorb magic such as a healing spell? My DM and I have been doing it so I absorb healing spells out of combat. I was just wondering because I took Con. damage and it's a pain to naturally recover it, I just wanted to know if I can control absorption.
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Apr 2005 : 22:03:07
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"A spellfire wielder can ready an action to absorb spells targeted at him as if he were a rod of absorption. "
I can not find any indication that a spellfire wielder atomatically absorbs magic of any kind. That it needs to be something planned for. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Sholnfete
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 30 Apr 2005 : 23:37:14
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| I know, it's in the Magic of Faerun book, I just want to know if it automatically absorbs or not. |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Apr 2005 : 23:38:20
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Originally posted by Sholnfete
I know, it's in the Magic of Faerun book, I just want to know if it automatically absorbs or not.
It does not as written automatically absorb any spell at all. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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urza27
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 02 May 2005 : 22:34:44
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| i guess next time you wont almost kill Gar by absorbing Orim's healing next time then |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 02 May 2005 : 22:57:09
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Originally posted by urza27
i guess next time you wont almost kill Gar by absorbing Orim's healing next time then
Hmm as the rules are written nope.
However it certainly is posible that the healing spell was readied for to attack with. The rule design does not always follow the novels or other FR lore. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Sholnfete
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 03 May 2005 : 03:51:04
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| That situation was out of combat I had taken some Con damage and there was a master healer on board. She healed me, I forgot my limitations, and almost blew up a party member. I'm also taking the Spellfire channeler prestige class if that explains more. |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 May 2005 : 05:02:12
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Originally posted by Sholnfete
That situation was out of combat I had taken some Con damage and there was a master healer on board. She healed me, I forgot my limitations, and almost blew up a party member. I'm also taking the Spellfire channeler prestige class if that explains more.
The first makes me wonder if online code being the problem. If so the answer is if the code says you do, you do.
A little more reseach indicates that the PrC might have been wrote too free. I would house rule that a channeler can as a free action absorb rather then all targeted magic is absorbed automatically.
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"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Forge
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 02 Jun 2005 : 18:51:38
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Well, the PrC allows you to absorb more levels of Spellfire but you still damage those who would touch you (as in a heal spell in the instance you described). Either way it would still be detrimental to heal you when you were under-CON'd, although it may be preferable to deal a few points of damage to the Healer rather than lots of damage to another... just hope the Healer makes the check to get the spell off.
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Icewolf
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 02 Jun 2005 : 19:52:00
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If you were close to exploding, with the PrC, why wouldn't you use some excess levels to heal? At 2nd level, the Channeler gets a 1d4+1 per spellfire energy level spent.
No Healing spell wasted on an ingrate who would go and explode on the poor cleric, and you don't die... |
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