zypherillius
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THis might get a little wordy, so roll with it.
One of the prereques for the Ur-Priest is never having had any experience with casting divine spells of any sort. (Reference, BoVD or Complete Divine.)
If you apply for the PrC with a race that has a Spell-Like ability of a divine nature, be it inflicting wounds, healing itself, but not fast healing or regenerate, flame striking, blade barrier, anything like that, does it qualify as casting divine spells?
After reading the description of Spell-Like abilities, and I'll put it in here, verbatum out of the PHB
"Spell-Like Abilities: A dryad's charm person effect and the greater teleport ability of many devils are spell-like abilities. Usually, a spell-like ability works just like the spell of tha tname. A few spell-like abilites are unique; these are explained in the text where they are described.
A spell-like ability has no verbal, somatic, or material component, nor does it require a focus or have an XP cost. The user activates it mentally. Armor never affects a spell-like ability's use, even if the ability resembles an arcane spell with a somatic component. A spell-like ability has a casting time of 1 standard action unless noted otherwise in the ability or spell description. In all other ways, a spell-like ability functions just like a spell.
Spell-like abilityes are subject to spell resistance and to being dispelled by dispel magic . They do not fuction in areas where magic is suppressed or negated, such as an antimagic field. Spell-like abilities cannot be used to counterspell, nor can they be counterspelled.
Some creatures are actually sorcerers of a sort. They can case spells as sorcerers do, using components when required. In fact, an individual creature (such as some dragons) could have some spell-like abilities and also cast other spells as a sorcerer."
As I read it, it functions like a spell in the way the ability works, but it is not actually like casting a spell, so I would rule that it doesn't count as casting divine spells if the race can flame strike or inflict moderate wounds as a spell-like ability.
Any help would be appreciated! thanks!
One of the prereques for the Ur-Priest is never having had any experience with casting divine spells of any sort. (Reference, BoVD or Complete Divine.)
If you apply for the PrC with a race that has a Spell-Like ability of a divine nature, be it inflicting wounds, healing itself, but not fast healing or regenerate, flame striking, blade barrier, anything like that, does it qualify as casting divine spells?
After reading the description of Spell-Like abilities, and I'll put it in here, verbatum out of the PHB
"Spell-Like Abilities: A dryad's charm person effect and the greater teleport ability of many devils are spell-like abilities. Usually, a spell-like ability works just like the spell of tha tname. A few spell-like abilites are unique; these are explained in the text where they are described.
A spell-like ability has no verbal, somatic, or material component, nor does it require a focus or have an XP cost. The user activates it mentally. Armor never affects a spell-like ability's use, even if the ability resembles an arcane spell with a somatic component. A spell-like ability has a casting time of 1 standard action unless noted otherwise in the ability or spell description. In all other ways, a spell-like ability functions just like a spell.
Spell-like abilityes are subject to spell resistance and to being dispelled by dispel magic . They do not fuction in areas where magic is suppressed or negated, such as an antimagic field. Spell-like abilities cannot be used to counterspell, nor can they be counterspelled.
Some creatures are actually sorcerers of a sort. They can case spells as sorcerers do, using components when required. In fact, an individual creature (such as some dragons) could have some spell-like abilities and also cast other spells as a sorcerer."
As I read it, it functions like a spell in the way the ability works, but it is not actually like casting a spell, so I would rule that it doesn't count as casting divine spells if the race can flame strike or inflict moderate wounds as a spell-like ability.
Any help would be appreciated! thanks!
