2 Questions

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#1

Amakiiri

Oct 29, 2014 16:54:45

1. half elves have the same fey ancestry as full elves granting immunity to sleep - does that mean they share the Trance ability that full elves have as well?

 

2.  invisibility 2nd lvl illusion - v,s,m - lasts up to an hour +1 person per lvl cast above 2

     greater invis 4th lvl ill  - v,s - lasts up to 1 minute - no mention of additional persons per lvl

 

are these spell descriptions backwards? or is the duration wrong for greater?

 

#2

Novacat

Oct 29, 2014 17:12:50

1. No, half-elves do not Trance, because they do not have the Trance feature as a racial benefit.

 

2. No. Greater Invisibility is higher level and has more restrictions than regular Invisibility because it is not broken by attacking/casting.

#3

Grazel

Oct 29, 2014 21:16:27

1. No, their fey blood is strong enough to give them some immunities, but the human blood and need for sleep counteracts the elven trance ability (which is a meditative pseudo-sleep). Since they aren't pure fey (elf) they have a watered down subset of the fey powers. It's also why there is no variant half-elf that gets a bonus feat and skill instead of stat bump because their human blood isn't pure.

 

2. Invisibility has a longer duration and affects multiple people if "powered up". It also breaks due to attacking and other situations.

Greate Invisibility only affects the caster and has a shorter duration (and higher spell level) because it doesn't break like invisibility. That's also why it's a separate spell rather than just Invisibility with a "at higher levels" entry for added benefit of not breaking as easily. It may not be totally intuitive because of the name but it's not just a powered up Invisibility spell, it's a variant Invisibility spell with a different overall effect, just a shared effect of making the caster invisible.

#4

Timborama

Oct 30, 2014 5:53:28

For #2, to put it more simply:

 

Invisibility is for scouting, retreating, or exploration (casting either just before or during it)

GREATER Invisibility is for combat (casting either just before or during it)