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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VanRichten" data-source="post: 4212869" data-attributes="member: 63745">By this definition one could extrapolate that you are stating that a vampire's energy drain attack attached to his slam attack would in essence require him to take a standard action to activate.The unfortunate problem is that you must understand in order for a Supernatural Ability to require a Standard Action to activate it must have a duration of less than Permanent or Constant.  This means that while a dragon's breath weapon being a Supernatural ability does take a standard action to activate since it is an instantaneous effect, the same dragon's Damage Reduction does not since the duration of said effect has a duration of Permanent or Constant.This is one of those situations where the player is rules lawyering his way based on a very strict and albeit unwavering interpretation of the rule.  The same argument occured involving the creation of magic items in another forum.  In that an argument of by the book vs the spirit of the book took place.  This was the forum where I stated that by the book one could for 2000gp create a single glove that has a Use Activated Effect True Strike spell.  Thus giving the wearer a constant +20 to attack.</blockquote>