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<blockquote data-quote="Pax" data-source="post: 1521937" data-attributes="member: 6875">Yeah.&nbsp; I hate &quot;you get two saves to avoid this spell&quot; tricks, where nothing balances the spell in the other direction.&nbsp; Not true.&nbsp; You have to have some concealment or cover in order to hide, unless you have the class ability &quot;Hide in Plain Sight&quot;.&nbsp; PHB v3.5, page 76:&nbsp; Yes - well, ALMOST yes.&nbsp; The rogue must be in Light or NO armor, and must not be helpless (if you're tied up, you can't use Evasion).&nbsp; It would be reasonable to houserule that a Rogue denied his dexterity bonus to AC (somehow, despite the rogue's Uncanny Dodge), is also denied the benefit of Evasion.&nbsp; It's not in the RAW, but it'd make reasonable sense.Complete Warrior's 3.5 update to Divine Might reads:&nbsp; So, your ruling was entirely righteous; Searing Light is not a weapon, and so, Divine Might cannot give a bonus to damage.&nbsp; I suppose a generous DM might see fit to allow it to be applied to &quot;weaponlike spells&quot; (Flame Blade, Thunderlance, etc).&nbsp; And you're well within your rights to do so.&nbsp; ALL Prestige Classes are subject to GM approval as a final (unlisted) prerequisite.&nbsp; If you, the GM, don't think the character has demonstrated the sort of behavior that you, the GM, in your sole authority have determined is required of a character before they can take levels in a given prestige class ... then the character doesn't qualify for that class, and that's that.&nbsp; The PC in question is perfectly able to begin leaning more and more into the casting of actual divination spells.&nbsp; He could then, at a later date, arguably claim to have MET your last stated prerequisite for the class.&nbsp; IF he doesn't want to do so, then obviously, he doesn't deserve to be allowed to take levels in the class.&nbsp; ^_^</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pax, post: 1521937, member: 6875"] Yeah. I hate "you get two saves to avoid this spell" tricks, where nothing balances the spell in the other direction. Not true. You have to have some concealment or cover in order to hide, unless you have the class ability "Hide in Plain Sight". PHB v3.5, page 76: Yes - well, ALMOST yes. The rogue must be in Light or NO armor, and must not be helpless (if you're tied up, you can't use Evasion). It would be reasonable to houserule that a Rogue denied his dexterity bonus to AC (somehow, despite the rogue's Uncanny Dodge), is also denied the benefit of Evasion. It's not in the RAW, but it'd make reasonable sense. Complete Warrior's 3.5 update to Divine Might reads: So, your ruling was entirely righteous; Searing Light is not a [b]weapon[/b], and so, Divine Might cannot give a bonus to damage. I suppose a generous DM [b]might[/b] see fit to allow it to be applied to "weaponlike spells" (Flame Blade, Thunderlance, etc). And you're well within your rights to do so. ALL Prestige Classes are subject to GM approval as a final (unlisted) prerequisite. If you, the GM, don't think the character has demonstrated the sort of behavior that you, the GM, in your [b]sole[/b] authority have determined is required of a character before they can take levels in a given prestige class ... then the character doesn't qualify for that class, and that's that. The PC in question is perfectly able to begin leaning more and more into the casting of actual divination spells. He could then, at a later date, arguably claim to have MET your last stated prerequisite for the class. IF he doesn't want to do so, then obviously, he doesn't [i]deserve[/i] to be allowed to take levels in the class. ^_^ [/QUOTE]

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