Ethereal / Readied actions

[andargor]

Ethereal creatues can only see 60 feet away.

I remember seeing that in the Manual of the Planes, I think. But the SRD says:

The Ethereal Plane is coexistent with the Material Plane and often other planes as well. The Material Plane itself is visible from the Ethereal Plane, but it appears muted and indistinct, its colors blurring into each other and its edges turning fuzzy.

So the DM has to stipulate if the Material is entirely visible from the Ethereal (and explain how the lions found the players in the first place), or if visibility is limited. I haven't checked my copy of the Planar Handbook, though.

Andargor

 

[Aaron2]

I remember seeing that in the Manual of the Planes, I think.

This is from the AbilitiesandConditions.rtf file of the SRD:

"An ethereal creature can see and hear into the Material Plane in a 60-foot radius, though material objects still block sight and sound. (An ethereal creature can’t see through a material wall, for instance.) An ethereal creature inside an object on the Material Plane cannot see. Things on the Material Plane, however, look gray, indistinct, and ghostly. "


Aaron

 

[andargor]

This is from the AbilitiesandConditions.rtf file of the SRD:

"An ethereal creature can see and hear into the Material Plane in a 60-foot radius, though material objects still block sight and sound. (An ethereal creature can’t see through a material wall, for instance.) An ethereal creature inside an object on the Material Plane cannot see. Things on the Material Plane, however, look gray, indistinct, and ghostly. "


Aaron

Right. It figures that they put this in a different spot than the Ethereal Plane description...

Andargor

 

[Ruined]

What was the CR of the Ethereal Lions?

I figured them to be CR 7. Dire Lion (CR 5) + Ethereal template (+1 + 20%).

 

[Nail]

Sounds about right, Ruined.