Dragonmark Recharge [Archive] - Wizards Community

Dragonmark Recharge [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Wraith428
02-03-06, 01:58 AM How long does it take for a dragonmark to recharge? I guess this really comes down to how long does it take for a spell-like ability to recharge. Are there any hard rules on this. 1/day is a vague.

For instance if you use you least dragonmark at 8:00pm on Zor could you use it again a 2:00am on Far? Do you have to rest between uses? Does it reset at midnight??? at sunrise??? at sunset??? Any help appreciated.

Wraith428
Save-vs-DM
02-03-06, 03:51 AM Dragonmark spell-like abilities follow the same rules as regular spell-like abilities.

How Often Can Spell-Like Abilities Be Used?

Most spell-like abilities have a daily use limit (most often once a day or three times a day). A spell-like ability that is usable at will has no use limit at all, and the creature can use it as often as it likes; however, an at will ability still requires a standard action to use unless its description specifically says otherwise.

As noted earlier, spell-like abilities with daily use limits become available to the creature automatically each day. The creature doesn't need to rest, study, or prepare for them in any way. In this case, a "day" is any contiguous period of 24 hours. There is no set "recharge" time for a spell-like ability. Instead, the creature can use the ability a set number of times in any given period of 24 hours. For example, a lillend can use its darkness spell-like ability three times a day. The lillend cannot create three darkness effects at 11 PM one day, then create three more two hours later (at 1 AM the next day). Instead, the lillend can use darkness up to three times during any period of 24 consecutive hours. If she creates darkness at 11 PM on a given day, she can use the ability only twice more during the following 24 hours. Let's say she uses the power again at 1 AM the next day and again at 7 AM that same day. She has exhausted her daily limit on her darkness ability at 7 AM. The earliest she can use the ability again is 11 PM on the second day, when she can use the power only once (because she already has used the power twice during the preceding 24 hours). If she doesn't use the power at all after 7 AM the second day, the earliest that she will have three uses available again will be 7 AM on the third day.

So, long story short, your dragonmark spell-like abilities can be used once per 24 hour period. I generally just use "sunrise" as the reset time to make things a bit easier to track.

Cheers,
Save vs DM
LugWrench
02-03-06, 04:32 PM You can get various wondrous thingamajigs that let you use the mark more times per day, but nothing that shortens the 'recharge' time.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Wraith428 02-03-06, 01:58 AM	How long does it take for a dragonmark to recharge? I guess this really comes down to how long does it take for a spell-like ability to recharge. Are there any hard rules on this. 1/day is a vague. For instance if you use you least dragonmark at 8:00pm on Zor could you use it again a 2:00am on Far? Do you have to rest between uses? Does it reset at midnight??? at sunrise??? at sunset??? Any help appreciated. Wraith428
Save-vs-DM 02-03-06, 03:51 AM	Dragonmark spell-like abilities follow the same rules as regular spell-like abilities. How Often Can Spell-Like Abilities Be Used? Most spell-like abilities have a daily use limit (most often once a day or three times a day). A spell-like ability that is usable at will has no use limit at all, and the creature can use it as often as it likes; however, an at will ability still requires a standard action to use unless its description specifically says otherwise. As noted earlier, spell-like abilities with daily use limits become available to the creature automatically each day. The creature doesn't need to rest, study, or prepare for them in any way. In this case, a "day" is any contiguous period of 24 hours. There is no set "recharge" time for a spell-like ability. Instead, the creature can use the ability a set number of times in any given period of 24 hours. For example, a lillend can use its darkness spell-like ability three times a day. The lillend cannot create three darkness effects at 11 PM one day, then create three more two hours later (at 1 AM the next day). Instead, the lillend can use darkness up to three times during any period of 24 consecutive hours. If she creates darkness at 11 PM on a given day, she can use the ability only twice more during the following 24 hours. Let's say she uses the power again at 1 AM the next day and again at 7 AM that same day. She has exhausted her daily limit on her darkness ability at 7 AM. The earliest she can use the ability again is 11 PM on the second day, when she can use the power only once (because she already has used the power twice during the preceding 24 hours). If she doesn't use the power at all after 7 AM the second day, the earliest that she will have three uses available again will be 7 AM on the third day. So, long story short, your dragonmark spell-like abilities can be used once per 24 hour period. I generally just use "sunrise" as the reset time to make things a bit easier to track. Cheers, Save vs DM
LugWrench 02-03-06, 04:32 PM	You can get various wondrous thingamajigs that let you use the mark more times per day, but nothing that shortens the 'recharge' time.