Question about Abjurant Champion & Divine Companion

[parinho7]

Shielding (Su): As a swift action, you can order the creature to convert the energy it has stored into protecting you. This is the equivalent of an abjuration spell that provides you with a deflection bonus to AC and a resistance bonus on saves each equal to the number of stored spell levels, or as many levels as you designate (up to the maximum currently stored). This effect lasts for 1 round per arcane caster level you possess.

does this means that i can apply the abjurant armor and extended abjuration of the abjurant champion?

 

[Dandu]

No.

 

[Ahnehnois]

Even though it says the effect is equivalent to a spell, it's still a supernatural ability. When you activate it, you are using a supernatural ability, not casting a spell (and thus don't have spell failure or AoOs or anything else that comes with spellcasting). My strict RAW reading is thus that no, those abjurant champion abilities wouldn't work, because they only work when you "cast a spell".

My common sense ruling, however, is that they should work, because abjurant champion enhances your self protection magic and this is magical and protects you.

 

[Dandu]

It is not, however, your own magic, but magic from a divine companion thingy that you feed magic to and which protects you in turn.

 

[Corsair]

Also, it is neither an Armor nor Shield bonus, so even if your DM allows the extending, it won't get an AC boost from Abjurant Armor.


(Speaking of which, are the only spells it does apply to Shield and the Luminous Armor spells?)

 

[Dandu]

Pretty much, since the author didn't realize that Mage Armor was infact a Conjuration spell.

 

[Corsair]

Frankly, since it is limited to only Shield and Armor bonuses, I don't think for balance reasons there is any problem with allowing it to work on any spell that grants Shield and Armor bonuses.