[OOC] House Millithor in City of the Spider Queen

[Endur]

LOL!!! No comment!

Please don't tell me Klaxeon decided to "help" by Suggesting that Torellan jump into the arena...

 

[Endur]

1) "Spell Like" or "Power Like"
-> By definition, SP abilities can be countered and dispelled by Dispel Magic. Since you've already ruled that "Psionics are Different"; it would be perfectly reasonable to rule that all Psionic "Spell Like" abilities are now "Power Like" (and therefore can be countered/dispelled by Negate Psionics) instead.

Actually, both Dispel Magic and Negate Psionics work against spells or psionics.

2) Do "Power Like" abilities retain the associated displays of the similar Power?
-> Since "Spell Like" has no components, I would assume "Power Like" has no displays.

keep in mind that in the psionics template, they specifically mention that psionic creatures do not spend power points to operate their powers. Nor are they bound by the mininum characteristics necessary to manifest a power. But the book says they follow all the other rules for manifesting a power (implying that displays are still there).

(Now for the one you actually wanted answered...)

3) Does a "Power Like" Suggestion require speech?
-> I would say that all that is required is to clearly communicate the Suggestion to the target; which means that telepathy should work. Of course, if telepathy works, by reasonable extension, so should Drow Sign.

 

[Pyrex]

Actually, both Dispel Magic and Negate Psionics work against spells or psionics.

Doh! My bad. I mis-read your post above and thought you said they did not work.

 

[Pyrex]

I don't see Drow Sign working cause it's not a FULL form of communication and is really nothing more than shorthand as It doesn't have "symbols" for every word in the written or spoken language.

From the SRD: "A language-dependent spell uses intelligible language as a medium for communication."

Why shouldn't drow sign qualify as "intelligible language"?

There are clearly some Suggestions that would be difficult/impossible to clearly communicate using drow sign, but there are many that should still work.

(Similarly, it'd be really hard to Suggest that a fire elemtental construct an igloo because there's probably no word for "igloo" in Ignan).

 

[Seonaid]

LOL, you guys are great.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

(Similarly, it'd be really hard to Suggest that a fire elemtental construct an igloo because there's probably no word for "igloo" in Ignan).

That's what common is for!

But to answer your question, I can see where your coming from and if you know the sign and your target knows the sign then I guess you would be set, but in a very limited capacity.

 

[Endur]

Ok. Enough people are in favor of Mind Flayers being able to use telepathy to do a suggestion, so that's what they do.

I'm going to rule that Mindflayers do not "hum" while doing a suggestion because they are not speaking. If they were using a spoken language, it would be obvious that their voice was strange. That is my ruling on "aural".

If someone was able to listen in on the Mindflayer's telepathy, they would "hear" a display of some sort and recognize that the Mindflayer is doing something other than sending a normal telepathic message. i.e. if you were in a mindlink with the mindflayer or target, or using detect magic/detect psionics, you would "hear" the display and recognize that the mindflayer might be using some mental power.

 

[Pyrex]

Sounds reasonable.

 

[Endur]

For Pyrex

New round: Carcelon is the first PC engaged (sort of) in the combat. What is Carcelon going to do, if anything?

 

[Pyrex]

New round: Carcelon is the first PC engaged (sort of) in the combat. What is Carcelon going to do, if anything?

One last trick up my sleeve. Up to you to what I actually manage to accomplish, but I figure it should be at least equivalent to "aid another".
(see IC)