Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer 26: Still better than CustServ

[Lycanthromancer]

Q254

What is the base land speed of an Animorphic bat? A bat's speed is normally 5ft however it is diminutive size and would be small sized as a humanoid.

I'm fairly sure it's still 5', to make up for the +6 Wis and the fly speed.

[Unbeliever]

Q255:  anyone know of a handy spell or other ability that allows you to either transfer damage between 2 targets or lets someone take hits for someone else? 

Empathic Transfer doesn't quite work since I want to transfer it between two people, say a handy undead and another PC, and keep myself out of it.  I know there's the Torc of Heroic Sacrifice (MIC) and the feats from Drow of the Underdark, but something like a spell would be really handy for my party support necromancer.  Thanks.

[Lycanthromancer]

Q255:  anyone know of a handy spell or other ability that allows you to either transfer damage between 2 targets or lets someone take hits for someone else? 

Empathic Transfer doesn't quite work since I want to transfer it between two people, say a handy undead and another PC, and keep myself out of it.  I know there's the Torc of Heroic Sacrifice (MIC) and the feats from Drow of the Underdark, but something like a spell would be really handy for my party support necromancer.  Thanks.

Share Pain and Shield Other?

[charleskoz]

Q256: I use Share Pain with my psicrystal and get whacked. It takes damage, and it can't be healed because it's a construct. Short of taking Psionic Repair Damage by blowing a feat on Expanded Knowledge, is there any way I can fix it? How fast would it heal naturally? Thanks.

[glassgnawer]

Q255:  anyone know of a handy spell or other ability that allows you to either transfer damage between 2 targets or lets someone take hits for someone else?  

Empathic Transfer doesn't quite work since I want to transfer it between two people, say a handy undead and another PC, and keep myself out of it.  I know there's the Torc of Heroic Sacrifice (MIC) and the feats from Drow of the Underdark, but something like a spell would be really handy for my party support necromancer.  Thanks.

If you're a binder Dahlver-Nar's Shield Self ability lets you split damage between you and other creature, will save if said creature is unwilling.

[Lycanthromancer]

Q256: I use Share Pain with my psicrystal and get whacked. It takes damage, and it can't be healed because it's a construct. Short of taking Psionic Repair Damage by blowing a feat on Expanded Knowledge, is there any way I can fix it? How fast would it heal naturally? Thanks.

There's nothing barring a psicrystal from being healed via most means, including Cure X Wounds, Metamorphosis, and Body Adjustment.

[charleskoz]

Q256: I use Share Pain with my psicrystal and get whacked. It takes damage, and it can't be healed because it's a construct. Short of taking Psionic Repair Damage by blowing a feat on Expanded Knowledge, is there any way I can fix it? How fast would it heal naturally? Thanks.

There's nothing barring a psicrystal from being healed via most means, including Cure X Wounds, Metamorphosis, and Body Adjustment.

Really? I'm confused. The SRD says constructs don't heal.

[Maat_Mons]

Q256: I use Share Pain with my psicrystal and get whacked. It takes damage, and it can't be healed because it's a construct. Short of taking Psionic Repair Damage by blowing a feat on Expanded Knowledge, is there any way I can fix it? How fast would it heal naturally? Thanks.

There's nothing barring a psicrystal from being healed via most means, including Cure X Wounds, Metamorphosis, and Body Adjustment.

Really? I'm confused. The SRD says constructs don't heal.

It means they don't recover 1 HP per level with a night's rest (or twice that for a day of bed rest) the way living creatures do. 

Cure x wounds specifies an effect it has on living creatures and an effect it has on undead creatures.  Constructs are a valid target for the spell, but it does nothing to them since they are neither living nor undead. 

[charleskoz]

Q256: I use Share Pain with my psicrystal and get whacked. It takes damage, and it can't be healed because it's a construct. Short of taking Psionic Repair Damage by blowing a feat on Expanded Knowledge, is there any way I can fix it? How fast would it heal naturally? Thanks.

There's nothing barring a psicrystal from being healed via most means, including Cure X Wounds, Metamorphosis, and Body Adjustment.

Really? I'm confused. The SRD says constructs don't heal.

It means they don't recover 1 HP per level with a night's rest (or twice that for a day of bed rest) the way living creatures do. 

Cure x wounds specifies an effect it has on living creatures and an effect it has on undead creatures.  Constructs are a valid target for the spell, but it does nothing to them since they are neither living nor undead. 

Okay, so I am back to not having a way to heal my psicrystal.

Would empathic transfer work?

[McPoyo]

Which is irrelevant since you share manifesting of any of the powers that give Temp Hp and pre-empt the damage. Or the powers that heal and do the same thing because it doesn't care about type, then.

Also, psicrystals heal damage when the master does their daily meditation to get back PP. Check the psicrystal section in the classes chapter.

[snakeman830]

Q256: I use Share Pain with my psicrystal and get whacked. It takes damage, and it can't be healed because it's a construct. Short of taking Psionic Repair Damage by blowing a feat on Expanded Knowledge, is there any way I can fix it? How fast would it heal naturally? Thanks.

You can share powers that heal yourself with it, since that ability specifically says that it doesn't necessarily have to affect the psycrystal's type.

EDIT: Swordsaged by a pigeon...

[charleskoz]

Which is irrelevant since you share manifesting of any of the powers that give Temp Hp and pre-empt the damage. Or the powers that heal and do the same thing because it doesn't care about type, then.

I have Vigor, but it lasts only a short time so I can't keep that active all the time. It lasts much less time than Share Pain does. I'm low level and have few PP at this point.

Also, psicrystals heal damage when the master does their daily meditation to get back PP. Check the psicrystal section in the classes chapter.

Thanks, but I did look and I don't see what you're referring to.. maybe I'm blind today.

[Lycanthromancer]

Flavor the psicrystal as made from bone and give it the Human Heritage feat?

[weenog]

Q258  Where can I find price guidelines for a feat in an item?  I'm assuming MiC but no idea which page.

[charleskoz]

No feats for psicrystals in this game. I think I'll find another way around this.

The following is easier:

Q259: If a power has two augments, are they applied in parallel or independently when you spend extra power points? For example:

"1. For every additional power point you spend, the shards deal an additional 1d4 points of damage.
2. For every 2 additional power points you spend, the shards deal an additional point of Constitution damage on a failed Fortitude saving throw."

Do I need to spend 3 PP extra to get an extra 1d4 of damage and also an extra Con point on a failed save? Thanks.

[Jackinthegreen]

Q258  Where can I find price guidelines for a feat in an item?  I'm assuming MiC but no idea which page.

A258 Even within the MiC there aren't any guidelines for items that grant feats.  One could probably look at enhancements like Mobility on page 13 and work out the requirements for the enhancement.  One could also look at the Dark Blue Rhomboid Ioun Stone for a possible basis on feats, since it's 10k for a non-slot item granting a feat.

[Lycanthromancer]

No feats for psicrystals in this game. I think I'll find another way around this.

The following is easier:

Q259: If a power has two augments, are they applied in parallel or independently when you spend extra power points? For example:

"1. For every additional power point you spend, the shards deal an additional 1d4 points of damage.
2. For every 2 additional power points you spend, the shards deal an additional point of Constitution damage on a failed Fortitude saving throw."

Do I need to spend 3 PP extra to get an extra 1d4 of damage and also an extra Con point on a failed save? Thanks.

You have to spend power points on each augment individually.

[snakeman830]

Q258  Where can I find price guidelines for a feat in an item?  I'm assuming MiC but no idea which page.

Check Arms & Equipment Guide, actually.  I remember there being some rules in there for it.

A259: Yes, you need to spend 3 additional power points to get both of those.

[Shiki]

No feats for psicrystals in this game. I think I'll find another way around this.

How comes?

[kevin_video]

Adventure's Armory and Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting from Pathfinder. Armory doesn't give the stats, but it does give the errata version.

Eww PF 

There's nothing wrong with PF. Unless you count the Ultimate Combat and Magic books.

Q 260 A soulknife is considered a 1st level manifester if he has Hidden Talent, correct? Now what if he takes Practiced Manifester, or takes a level of an additional psionic class? Does he become a 5th level manifester with the former, and does he become a 2nd level manifester if he's say a soulknife 1/psion 1?