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It was in reference to the Nightmare Spinner's Spirit Chill ability, "...creatures affected by a fear effect you cause (whether by a spell, class ability or other effect) take non-lethal damage as well..." With an Intimidate check to "Demoralize" you can cause a target to become shaken. So...

Yeah, that makes sense. The feature that I was concerned with is the Nightmare Spinner's ability which is a flat immunity to fear, similar to what a paladin has.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking.

What about from the use of Intimidate to demoralize a foe? If the check is made it leaves them shaken. But the PHB specified "fear effect" as a spell or innate ability (or something like that), saying nothing towards skill checks.

Ah, good calls. So they would never be effected by it but would still have to make their roll to make use of the ability. That seems fair. Thanks guys!

Is there a feat like Spell Focus where you can take a specific spell type (like [Fear], [Air], etc.) instead of a school? Thanks!

If a creature/character is immune to some sort of magic, effect, etc. do they count as "successfully saving" against the magic, effect, etc.? The Dread Witch PrC (Heroes of Horror) gets the ability that "any fear effect against which you successfully save is immediately targeted back at the...

I can't remember the exact details but there's also the Mortalbane feat from Book of Vile Darkness. If memory serves, it adds 2d6 to your eldritch blast against living targets 5 times per day. And although it's in the BoVD, it's not a [Vile] or [Evil] feat.

That's what I was thinking too. Thanks!!

Are spells which cause one of the fear conditions (shaken, frightened, panicked, cowered) but does not have the [fear] type still considered "fear effects"? Thanks!

Great post, I was about to ask the same exact questions!!

No, but I think the advice is very productive because it sought to rectify balance issues between the non-powergaming players with the powergamer, it used the strengths of the powergamer to help him become a better roleplayer and it didn't sink the GM to blatantly attacking the character with...

I think this is the most productive advice that's been given yet.

Cool, thanks all!

I like that, it's a pretty novel idea. With that in mind the landscape, laws and cultures would be skewed towards nature-loving. It would put a different spin on a typical fantasy world.

I recently bought a 3.0 version of the Player's Guide to Kalamar. Is there a 3.5 version too? Thanks!

The Alchemist Savant PrC from Magic of Eberron gets Poison Use but I can't recall at what level.

Right, which is why I'd orchestrate a situation where the paladin would use his Detect Evil around the Bishop. The Detecting may not be directed towards him specifically but if he's caught in the area studied, he'd show up too.

So much the better! Surely someone in the groups' interest will be piqued that the seemingly honest, good priest has a strong Good aura and a less strong Evil aura. Maybe they'd confront him about it straight out and from there he's try to have them killed since they're the only ones who know...