OOC: Endur's Return to TOEE part 2

[Endur]

The PHB gives a DC20 +spell level for a concentration check while you are grappled or pinned. (p. 70, p.170). You can cast a spell, so long as there is no somatic component and the material component is already in hand (p.170). Spell-like abilities generally work like the spells of the same name (p.313). Dimension Door only has a Verbal component, so you could cast it while grappled if you pass the concentration check (p.221).

Is there somewhere else it says that Spell-like abilities automatically have a somatic component or Warlock SLAs have somatic components or that the illusion aspect of Flee the Scene adds a somatic component to it?

 

[Thanee]

Yep, all warlock invocations have somatic components unfortunately.

Flashback to the night the party first gathered at the Inn in Hommlet...

Thanks, very helpful. It's hard to recall all those little details from months ago.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Pyrex]

Now that I'm back from the holiday weekend, I'll have Raner updated & reposted this afternoon.

 

[Endur]

Thanks, very helpful. It's hard to recall all those little details from months ago.

Keep in mind, that when I do flashbacks, I am probably revealing information I did not post previously. Perhaps details that you didn't think were important when you first heard Elmo's tale.

 

[Endur]

Nauseated is a worse condition than I realized. No attacks and no spellcasting for a minute if the victim of Noxious Blast fails a DC19 fort save. Very nasty. If Lenya stops rolling 1s and 2s on her Eldritch Chain to hit dice, I can imagine a lot of my spellcasters being sick to their stomache on a regular basis.

 

[Pyrex]

Wow, that is nasty. Helpful when outnumbered though.

 

[Thanee]

Nauseated is a worse condition than I realized. No attacks and no spellcasting for a minute if the victim of Noxious Blast fails a DC19 fort save. Very nasty. If Lenya stops rolling 1s and 2s on her Eldritch Chain to hit dice, I can imagine a lot of my spellcasters being sick to their stomache on a regular basis.

Took long enough to get there.

Still it was a really, really tough decision between that and Chilling Tentacles, which is rather nasty as well... especially at will. Took the first also, because the latter is probably seriously annoying.

And yes, her attack rolls have been terrible most of the time (as I recall).

BTW, it's DC 21, Lenya has Ability Focus for her Eldritch Blast.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Thanee]

And one question I was wondering about... when we finally reach 12th level (probably not so soon, but still), I plan to pick up Quicken SLA.

Can Lenya then use Quicken and Empower on her Eldritch Blast at the same time, or do I have to wait until 14th level for that?

In other words... are the meta-SLA feats combined like metamagic, or are they checked independently of each other?

In the description of the feats it sounds like they are only really checked at the time, when you learn them...

Bye
Thanee

 

[Endur]

Can Lenya then use Quicken and Empower on her Eldritch Blast at the same time, or do I have to wait until 14th level for that?

In other words... are the meta-SLA feats combined like metamagic, or are they checked independently of each other?

More complex question than it appears.

You can combine Quicken and Empower with Eldritch Blast.

But you would run into caster level issues with applying empower or quicken with Eldritch Chain or Noxious Blast. Only the basic Eldritch Blast can be modified by Empower and Quicken. Empowered, Quickened Eldritch Blast is still highly useful, just not as useful as a Empowered, Quickened Eldritch Chain of Noxious Blast would be.

 

[Thanee]

More complex question than it appears.

Yep, it isn't completely easy for sure.

You can combine Quicken and Empower with Eldritch Blast.

Ok. That's what I thought as well, even though it is different to how metamagic works, but the meta-SLA feats are some different to begin with.

But you would run into caster level issues with applying empower or quicken with Eldritch Chain or Noxious Blast.

Yep, I didn't think that would work, because the blast shape and eldritch essence does alter the basic level of the power.

To use Empower with the Eldritch Chain (Noxious Blast) I would have to be at least 12th (16th) level, to use Quicken I would have to be at least 16th (20th) level.

Bye
Thanee