Patrick O'Duffy
First Post
We've recently added a ninja to my Eberron game, and in the first session the PCs fought a group of trained blink dogs. The question came up as to whether the ninja could effectively use its sudden strike ability (which relies on opponents being denied their Dex bonus) against the dogs.
The dogs have scent, which according to the SRD "A creature with the scent ability can detect an invisible creature as it would a visible one.' Does this mean that the dogs (or any other critters with scent) do not lose their Dex bonus against an invisible attacker, such as a ninja using ghost step?
Also, is this an automatic process? The SRD also states "Noting the direction of the scent is a move action. If it moves within 5 feet of the scent’s source, the creature can pinpoint that source." Does that imply that the dogs would need to use a move action to detect the ninja and negate its invisibility?
These are pretty obvious questions, yet in 5+ years of running D&D it's the first time they've come up for me. Weird.
The dogs have scent, which according to the SRD "A creature with the scent ability can detect an invisible creature as it would a visible one.' Does this mean that the dogs (or any other critters with scent) do not lose their Dex bonus against an invisible attacker, such as a ninja using ghost step?
Also, is this an automatic process? The SRD also states "Noting the direction of the scent is a move action. If it moves within 5 feet of the scent’s source, the creature can pinpoint that source." Does that imply that the dogs would need to use a move action to detect the ninja and negate its invisibility?
These are pretty obvious questions, yet in 5+ years of running D&D it's the first time they've come up for me. Weird.