Jack_Simth
2022-02-03, 07:46 AM
So, the Succubus (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/demon/succubus/):
1) Can she choose not to Energy Drain during an act of passion so as to maintain her cover? Because if she's pretending to be that Expert-1's wife, there's the potential for not kissing breaking the ruse... but killing him with a kiss would also blow the game. The ability in question:
A succubus drains energy from a mortal she lures into an act of passion, such as a kiss. An unwilling victim must be grappled before the succubus can use this ability. The succubus’s kiss bestows one negative level. The kiss also has the effect of a suggestion spell, asking the victim to accept another act of passion from the succubus. The victim must succeed on a DC 22 Will save to negate the suggestion. The DC is 22 for the Fortitude save to remove a negative level. These save DCs are Charisma-based.
2) Profane Gift grants telepathy with the victim. Does it work across planes? It says any distance, but is silent about the planes (unlike, say, the Telepathic Bond (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/t/telepathic-bond/) or Status (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/status/) spells which specifically say they don't). The ability in question:
Once per day as a full-round action, a succubus may grant a profane gift to a willing humanoid creature by touching it for 1 full round. The target gains a +2 profane bonus to an ability score of his choice. A single creature may have no more than one profane gift from a succubus at a time. As long as the profane gift persists, the succubus can communicate telepathically with the target across any distance (and may use her suggestion spell-like ability through it). A profane gift is removed by dispel evil or dispel chaos. The succubus can remove it as well as a free action (causing 2d6 Charisma drain to the victim, no save). (Emphasis added)
1) Can she choose not to Energy Drain during an act of passion so as to maintain her cover? Because if she's pretending to be that Expert-1's wife, there's the potential for not kissing breaking the ruse... but killing him with a kiss would also blow the game. The ability in question:
A succubus drains energy from a mortal she lures into an act of passion, such as a kiss. An unwilling victim must be grappled before the succubus can use this ability. The succubus’s kiss bestows one negative level. The kiss also has the effect of a suggestion spell, asking the victim to accept another act of passion from the succubus. The victim must succeed on a DC 22 Will save to negate the suggestion. The DC is 22 for the Fortitude save to remove a negative level. These save DCs are Charisma-based.
2) Profane Gift grants telepathy with the victim. Does it work across planes? It says any distance, but is silent about the planes (unlike, say, the Telepathic Bond (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/t/telepathic-bond/) or Status (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/status/) spells which specifically say they don't). The ability in question:
Once per day as a full-round action, a succubus may grant a profane gift to a willing humanoid creature by touching it for 1 full round. The target gains a +2 profane bonus to an ability score of his choice. A single creature may have no more than one profane gift from a succubus at a time. As long as the profane gift persists, the succubus can communicate telepathically with the target across any distance (and may use her suggestion spell-like ability through it). A profane gift is removed by dispel evil or dispel chaos. The succubus can remove it as well as a free action (causing 2d6 Charisma drain to the victim, no save). (Emphasis added)