Warchon
2019-03-17, 02:55 PM
Trying to verify exactly how the immunity of this feature is supposed to work.
The exact text reads (emphasis mine):
Planar Attunement (Ex): At 1st level, you must choosea single plane of existence other than the Material Plane,such as Irian the Eternal Day. Once selected, your planar shepherd features are forever attuned to this plane. Youcannot choose a plane with an alignment trait opposedto any component of your own alignment. For example,a neutral good planar shepherd cannot choose Fernia (because that plane is mildly evil-aligned).
You and your animal companion ignore any harmful effects derived from your chosen plane's elemental orenergy traits, as well as any natural environmental affects associated with the plane. For instance, if you are attuned to Risia, the Plain of Ice, you are not affected by the plane's cold temperatures; on Fernia, you do not take fire damage for being on a fire-dominant plane. You are also immune to the entrapping effects of planes such as Dolurrh. If you choose, you can share this benefit with a number of allies equal to your class level; these allies must remain within 100 feet of you to gain this benefit.
It does not specify what exactly a "natural environmental effect" is. Would a Shepherd attuned to a Fire plane gain immunity to nonmagical fire (an environmental hazard)? All fire? Would a Water attuned Shepherd become immune to drowning period, or only while in or emulating her Plane?
Obviously it would be ridiculous to kill a Shepherd by pulling them underwater while they're already emulating an airless plane, but D&D is nothing if not ridiculous at times.
Specifically, I have a party member who wants to provide her undead allies with immunity to positive energy damage and am not certain how or if this should work.
Would it be reasonable to allow but limit this by having the effect immunity mimic a Protection from Positive Energy spell, which explicitly provides immunity to the plane's effects, but offers only a -chance- to resist actively applied spells and abilities?
The exact text reads (emphasis mine):
Planar Attunement (Ex): At 1st level, you must choosea single plane of existence other than the Material Plane,such as Irian the Eternal Day. Once selected, your planar shepherd features are forever attuned to this plane. Youcannot choose a plane with an alignment trait opposedto any component of your own alignment. For example,a neutral good planar shepherd cannot choose Fernia (because that plane is mildly evil-aligned).
You and your animal companion ignore any harmful effects derived from your chosen plane's elemental orenergy traits, as well as any natural environmental affects associated with the plane. For instance, if you are attuned to Risia, the Plain of Ice, you are not affected by the plane's cold temperatures; on Fernia, you do not take fire damage for being on a fire-dominant plane. You are also immune to the entrapping effects of planes such as Dolurrh. If you choose, you can share this benefit with a number of allies equal to your class level; these allies must remain within 100 feet of you to gain this benefit.
It does not specify what exactly a "natural environmental effect" is. Would a Shepherd attuned to a Fire plane gain immunity to nonmagical fire (an environmental hazard)? All fire? Would a Water attuned Shepherd become immune to drowning period, or only while in or emulating her Plane?
Obviously it would be ridiculous to kill a Shepherd by pulling them underwater while they're already emulating an airless plane, but D&D is nothing if not ridiculous at times.
Specifically, I have a party member who wants to provide her undead allies with immunity to positive energy damage and am not certain how or if this should work.
Would it be reasonable to allow but limit this by having the effect immunity mimic a Protection from Positive Energy spell, which explicitly provides immunity to the plane's effects, but offers only a -chance- to resist actively applied spells and abilities?