OOC Twisted Infinity

[Someone]

I would zap her with Disintegrate, and substitute her with a Polimorphed goldfish. Nobody would notice the difference.

 

[Lichtenhart]

I don't think the goldfish's cuisine would be as good as mine. You have a woman that goes adventuring with you AND cooks for you and you disintegrate her? :\

Also if you got rid of me that way, my betrothed (who is a silver dragon, btw) would probably have had a word or two with you.

 

[Someone]

Well, your character isn´t technically a sorcerer, only a spontaneous spellcaster.

 

[Wrahn]

I don't think the goldfish's cuisine would be as good as mine. You have a woman that goes adventuring with you AND cooks for you and you disintegrate her? :\

Also if you got rid of me that way, my betrothed (who is a silver dragon, btw) would probably have had a word or two with you.

Well if you start hanging out with Ferrix and Ashy, you will have your dwarves...

Alright, this is becoming disturbing, no more fairy tale references!

 

[Pyrex]

*still waiting for the game to start*

Heigh ho, heigh ho.... Ok. I'm done now.

 

[Lichtenhart]

Wrahn, sorry, but I need another ruling. I asked about the fly-by attack for Rosie because this is the action I'd like to be able to do: stay out of the combat hovering on her, then when need arises, move in (half her fly movement, heal or buff one of my companions (or deliver a touch attack spell to one of my foes), and move out the other half of her fly movement. I thought about it, and i'm not sure the flyby attack for her is the right way to do it. Maybe I should take spring attack or ride-by attack to do that?
I'm confused, and I couldn't find anything clear in the rules. What would you say? If you otherwise don't like that kind of action at all, I'll just forget about it.

 

[Pyrex]

I'm not the DM, but that sounds very much to me like Ride-By Attack (effectively the carpet is a flying mount).

Note that to Ride-By with a Touch spell you'd already need to be Holding the Charge.

 

[Wrahn]

Currently, the way I read the rules, when you cast a touch spell you must immediately discharge it. You can't Ride/fly by with it. I make this caveat though, I am sick and have had very little sleep, so I will look at it again if someone can come up with a place in the rules I am missing.

As a side note it sounds like an interesting feat to be able to do it, perhaps something like Ride by Touch with a prereq of Ride by. Too tired to think of all the implications though...

 

[Lichtenhart]

I thought that casting a touch spell and delivering it was the same action. That way I could move in, cast the spell, deliver it, and move out. But the issue becomes more confuse the more I think about it, so I think I'll drop it altogether. Maybe we could make an epic feat out of it.

Anyway, since it looks like something Elly has to take rather than Rosie, I'll go with Improved maneuvrability for her. So I can finish equipment once and for all and start writing down her background, and don't delay the game any further.

 

[Pyrex]

Touch Spells and Holding the Charge: In most cases, if you don’t discharge a touch spell on the round you cast it, you can hold the charge (postpone the discharge of the spell) indefinitely. You can make touch attacks round after round. If you cast another spell, the touch spell dissipates.
Some touch spells allow you to touch multiple targets as part of the spell. You can’t hold the charge of such a spell; you must touch all targets of the spell in the same round that you finish casting the spell.

Touch Spells in Combat: Many spells have a range of touch. To use these spells, you cast the spell and then touch the subject, either in the same round or any time later. In the same round that you cast the spell, you may also touch (or attempt to touch) the target. You may take your move before casting the spell, after touching the target, or between casting the spell and touching the target. You can automatically touch one friend or use the spell on yourself, but to touch an opponent, you must succeed on an attack roll.

Here are the relevant bits on holding the charge and cast-move-touch.