Wolfix
First Post
1. Summoning a monster/Creating an Astral Construct requires a full round action. Does this mean I lose my dex bonus to ac during that round or am otherwise less able to defend myself? I mean, I am supposed to be concentrating the whole time...
I ran into this while running a small mock combat for fun and discovered I would like to take a 5ft step back & create an astral construct. Of course the vile gnolls attacking me would take a 5ft step forward and try to hit me, and it struck me as kinda odd that I would still have my normal defense up for that round.
2. My 3.0 phb tells me (p148) "You must make all pertinent decisions about a spell (range, target, area, effect, version, etc.) when you begin casting."
The srd (3.5, right?), under both the magic & psionics section, tells me "You make all pertinent decisions about a spell/power (range, target, area, effect, version, and so forth) when the spell/power comes into effect."
So am I right in assuming that I can place my Astral Construct just before the beginning of my next turn instead of choosing where when I start manifesting?
I ran into this while running a small mock combat for fun and discovered I would like to take a 5ft step back & create an astral construct. Of course the vile gnolls attacking me would take a 5ft step forward and try to hit me, and it struck me as kinda odd that I would still have my normal defense up for that round.
2. My 3.0 phb tells me (p148) "You must make all pertinent decisions about a spell (range, target, area, effect, version, etc.) when you begin casting."
The srd (3.5, right?), under both the magic & psionics section, tells me "You make all pertinent decisions about a spell/power (range, target, area, effect, version, and so forth) when the spell/power comes into effect."
So am I right in assuming that I can place my Astral Construct just before the beginning of my next turn instead of choosing where when I start manifesting?