D&D 3E/3.5 Nerveskitter (3.5)

[Alexander123]

I was reading the description for immediate actions and it says that you cannot use immediate actions when flat-footed. Now at the start of combat you are flat-footed so does that mean that you can't cast the spell nerveskitter (The Spell Compendium version) which gives a bonus to initiative? That doesn't seem to make sense.

 

[Particle_Man]

Dont' know the spell, but maybe it means that after the first round of combat, when you are no longer flat-footed, it changes your initiative score, which may help your combat situation a bit.

So instead of

A wins and goes
B goes
A goes
B goes
A goes
B goes
A goes
B goes

You could get

A wins and goes
B goes
A goes, B casts nerve skitter as immediate action.
B goes
B goes
A goes
B goes
A boes


Assuming that B is not taken out of the fight before getting to cast it, that could give B two actions "in a row" as if A has missed a turn.

 

[Alexander123]

No it definitely doesn't mean that.

 

[Dandu]

Your place in the initiative order does not change if you later get a bonus to initiative.

I believe there is errata for the Spell Compendium stating that you can cast Nerveskitter while flat-footed, as a special exception to the rules.

 

[irdeggman]

Spell Comp erratta mentioned

Page 146 – Nerveskitter [Omission]
The spell is missing some explanatory text the spell description. Insert this sentence after the first.
“Unlike other immediate actions, you can cast this spell while flat-footed.”

 

[Alexander123]

Thanks for the help guys. I thought it wouldn't make sense otherwise.