Recent content by ninja.assassin

Try to think of it this way. Sure, you're constantly doing something in a combat round. Ducking, looking, weaving, talking, thinking. Maybe at the beginning of the round you decide to cast a spell you begin gathering the mental strength, divine favor, or psionic might you need to complete the...

Yeah, I generally agree with the FAQ, but not in that instance. Using a fifth level spell to avoid falling damage isn't that over powered so probably shouldn't be ruled against.

It seems RAW it would specifically require Rogue levels, though granting any class levels a character has in classes that grant Sneak Attack as a class ability to count as Rogue levels for making this determination would be a very easily understood call. I would personally rule this way.

Unless the area they are transferred to has abnormal gravity, a gate to the astral plane might be interesting since you can't easily move around their without something approximating flight and there is no gravity to stop your momentum. Of course, this begs the question, does the gate spell...

If you're already acting in initiative order, though, when you leave your Hide-granting cover/concealment and you act before your target it won't matter that your victim has seen you -- if you're angle is simply a sneak attack they'll be surprised anyway.

Technically, attacking while invisible denies your victim their Dexterity bonus to AC not considers them flat-footed. Flat-footed is a condition and as such carries with it other connotations. Like flat-footed characters can't make attacks of opportunity.

Defense against passwall: fortified walls. Passwall doesn't work through objects as hard or harder than metal. If you're primarily being assaulted in your headquarters then shame on you for not having exotic/hard materials for defensive walls. If you're rolling in money, time, and resources...