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Tenfingers 06-15-07, 10:15 AM	Fireball is a given, but the description of Imbue Arrow says any area effect spell: "an arcane archer gains the ability to place an area spell upon an arrow. When the arrow is fired, the spell’s area is centered on where the arrow lands, even if the spell could normally be centered only on the caster. This ability allows the archer to use the bow’s range rather than the spell’s range. It takes a standard action to cast the spell and fire the arrow. The arrow must be fired in the round the spell is cast, or the spell is wasted." So you can only imbue spells with an area effect? Bursts, Cones, and spells that Spread? So you can imbue "Burning Hands" because it has an area effect, but you cant imbue a single target ranged touch spell, like a ray, or single target touch spell, like Shocking Grasp? Has anyone compiled a list of spells you can imbue? A couple of other questions; if you imbue an arrow with a spell, when you fire the arrow, does it become a ranged touch attack, or does the arrow have to hit? Is it possible to hit with the spell, but not hit with the arrow? If the arrow hits, I assume it does normal damage (including things like PBS, and Sneak Attack)? If you have Rapid Shot, can you fire an Imbued arrow and a normal arrow as a full round action (taking the -2 to both attack rolls)? What about when you have a BAB greater than 5 (For example, I have a BAB of +6 / +1 and Rapid Shot. Can I fire an Imbued Arrow at +4, a regular arrow at -1, and a regular arrow at +4 as a full round action)?
Timlagor 06-15-07, 11:01 AM	Ah finally a way to Sculpt that Colour Spray into a 20' spread!
Tenfingers 06-15-07, 11:15 AM	I cant figure out how to search this forum for these answers...
Tenfingers 06-15-07, 11:50 AM	Using rpgoracle search, these are Wizard/Sorcerer Spells that have an area effect (from Player’s Handbook I): 0 Level Detect Magic 1st Level Obscuring Mist Burning Hands Color Spray Sleep Detect Secret Doors Detect Undead 2nd Level Fog Cloud Glitterdust Hypnotic Pattern Shatter Web Whispering Wind Detect Thoughts 3rd Level Fireball Stinking Cloud Deep Slumber Dispel Magic 4th Level Black Tentacles Rainbow Pattern Solid Fog Confusion Crushing Despair Fear Shout 5th Level Cloud Kill Mind Fog Cone of Cold Waves of Fatigue 6th Level Acid Fog Circle of Death Dispel magic, Greater Undeath to Death 7th Level Delayed Blast Fireball Prismatic Spray Waves of Exhaustion 8th Level Incendiary Clound Scintillating Pattern Shout, Greater Sunburst 9th Meteor Swarm Wail of the Banshee Mage’s Disjuntion It appears "Imbue Arrow" is just as bad as "Enchant Arrow"...
Howie23 06-15-07, 12:22 PM	Using rpgoracle search, these are Wizard/Sorcerer Spells that have an area effect (from Player’s Handbook I): I don't think the detect spells (detect magic, undead, evil, etc) would work at range. David
trollbill 06-15-07, 12:50 PM	Note that unless they have corrected this somewhere I am not aware of, the Imdue Arrow ability makes no specifications regarding whether the spell you imbue is arcane or divine. Ergo, if you had an Arcane Archer with levels in cleric or druid, area effect spells from those classes, as well as his arcane casting one, should be valid choices. And, of course, your arcane selection could also come from levels of Bard or Hexblade.
solbergb 06-15-07, 02:40 PM	Actually those fog spells (including obscuring mist) don't have an area entry as such. Which means they might not work for imbuing, or for sculpt spell.