Ninja Invisibility Question

[Angel of Adventure]

So the Ninja class can eventually use a Ki charge to go invisible for 1 round. My question is:

Do they stay invisible for the whole round, or will they become visible if they attack (or do anything else that would typically break an invisibility spell)?

Thanks,

AoA

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Unlike the invisibility spell, a ninja's ability to go invisible does not end if they attack.

 

[Arkhandus]

Yep. It lasts the whole round, even if they attack.

 

[Jhaelen]

Funny. I never noticed that. Is this written somewhere explicitly or is it inferred because the ghost step ability doesn't say 'as the spell'?

I always assumed the ability was basically identical to the 'swift invisibilty' spell.

Not that it mattered in my game so far. There's never been any ninjas on either side of the table. But I'd still be interested to know

 

[Christian]

Page 21 of the most recent FAQ. "The invisibility granted by the ninja's ghost step class skill lasts until the start of the ninja's next turn, regardless of whether she attacks or not. Thus, it's more like greater invisibility than like the normal invisibility spell."

 

[Hypersmurf]

Funny. I never noticed that. Is this written somewhere explicitly or is it inferred because the ghost step ability doesn't say 'as the spell'?

Exactly. Ending-on-attack is not an inherent quality of the invisible condition; it is a property of the spell.

Something that makes you invisible as the invisibility spell will end-on-attack; something that makes you invisible with no reference to the spell has no reason for ending-on-attack.

-Hyp.