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Are drow considered to be witches?
Super Genius Games’ definition of “witch” states that witches include any of the following sorts of creatures:
All hags (green hags, night hags, sea hags, and any other creature who counts as a hag ...
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What class archetypes can replace a Witch's spellcasting ability?
New Material: Spell-less Hexer, but not a Witch
The sylvan trickster rogue archetype can take hexes instead of rogue talents. Since the sylvan trickster is a rogue, they don’t otherwise have spells. ...
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Is witch the equivalent of the warlock of D&D (lorewise)?
Not totally equivalent
Witch hexes are similar to warlock invocations: permanent or infinitely-usable magics. You even get a similar number of them. And like warlocks, witches pair their unlimited ...
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RAW, does deathcall affect all creatures or only "foes"
Pathfinder, like D&D before it, uses a frustrating combination of description (illustrating things, perhaps not exhaustively) and proscription (delineating what you can and cannot do, hopefully ...
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Can I arbitrarily end the witch hex disguise early?
Yes.
The ability says it works like Disguise Self, which is Dismissable, thus allowing you to end the effect earlier.
Duration 10 min./level (D)
The duration is different, but every other mechanic ...
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What kind of magic is witch magic?
Witches from different literary and real world sources would fit in different categories
The term witch has come to mean many things across history and in various literary works. To simplify my ...
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How do witches learn spells?
The rules for witches learning spells are here. It does include rules for learning from a scroll, much like a wizard, but the witch’s familiar cannot learn directly from a wizard—instead it must learn ...
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Is the WBN homebrew Witch class a new coffeelock?
Of course, the only way to know for sure what the creator meant is to ask them, and you may have some luck getting an answer from them on Instagram or Twitter.
That said, it seems that it could have ...
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Can this Monk Witch Grapple and then Pin at a distance in one turn?
Yes, it is legal. The +40 CMB is surprising, though probably not impossible.
Ultimately, 11th-level characters that can full-attack an opponent usually kill that opponent. That’s just how the math of ...
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Where do I find Greater Globe of Invulnerability?
Greater Globe of Invulnerability doesn't exist. The designers most likely meant regular Globe of Invulnerability.
A wisdom witch would learn "Greater GoI" at the time when other patrons learn 6th ...
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Is a cartomancer restricted to the hexes listed as complementing the archetype?
No, they're just suggestions
The hexes are suggested as "complementing" the archetype, meaning that they work well with the modified class, either mechanically or thematically. However, they're just ...
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What kind of action is used to activate the hex Prehensile Hair?
A creature must take a standard action to activate the witch hex prehensile hair
Like most witch hexes without a stated activated time, the activation time of the witch hex prehensile hair is a ...
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Can witches leave a spell slot open for later use in the day?
Yes, they can. Just like wizards.
This has been answered in a FAQ:
Preparing Spells in Open Slots: The Magic chapter says a wizard can leave spell slots open and prepare spells in them later. Can any ...
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Is witch the equivalent of the warlock of D&D (lorewise)?
The two are thematically very similar.
The witch in Pathfinder 1st edition is an arcane spellcaster who gains power by communing with an otherworldly power.
This is fundamentally very similar to the D&...
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How can the Witch Archetype gain access to Hex Cantrips?
They Can't
You're correct that there's no way for a character with the witch archetype to gain a patron's hex cantrip. Unfortunately this means only characters with the witch class can learn to use ...
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Do Pathfinder Witches have a dedicated Patron spell slot?
A witch receives witch spell slots according to the Table: Witch supplemented by bonus spells slots for a high ability score
A typical witch does not get, for example, an additional spell slot at ...
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What kind of action is used to activate the hex Prehensile Hair?
A standard action
Despite the flavor text (instantly grows), there is no mention that this instant takes a swift or even a free action, and as such, remains a Standard Action, the default action to ...
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What class archetypes can replace a Witch's spellcasting ability?
This is a witch archetype that I have invented in response to your question. I have not been able to test it, but I am confident in its balance for two reasons:
Full spellcasting is preposterously ...
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What happens if I'm the target of both a Misfortune and a Fortune hex?
By RAW, nothing indicates that the hexes cancel, so both have their effect.
Fortune, for reference:
The target can call upon this good luck once per round, allowing him to reroll any ability check,...
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Does a sleeping creature wake up if doesn't fail her will saving throw?
The dreamweaver archetype itself implies that a magically asleep creature normally awakens automatically if it feels the hostile force or tingle from succeeding on a saving throw
The changeling-only ...
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Clarification on the witch, known spells, patron spells and bonus spells per level
Is spells known affected by ability score modifier per level?
No, they are not, not for prepared or spontaneous casters. The only time ability scores come into play is with the starting spellbook/...
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What class archetypes can replace a Witch's spellcasting ability?
It is a good idea for your Witch to actually learn some spellcasting
The real problem: the Witch player underestimates spellcasting
From your comments I have understood that your Witch player doesn't ...
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Is there any way to increase the damage die on my Hagbound Witch's claw attacks?
Improved Natural Attack
Improved Natural Attack is a Feat that will increase the damage to 1d6. It's not a great return on investment, but it does exactly what you want. You won't qualify for it until ...
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Ritual Hex vs Take 10 / Take 20
No: You cannot Take 10/20 on Occult Rituals
The Ritual Hex feat gives you the knowledge of a special occult ritual:
You learn to perform a special occult ritual known as Beseeching the
Patron
And ...
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Help calculating witch attack with prehensile hair
You can use your Prehensile Hair as a Primary Natural attack if its your only Natural attack.
While its true that Prehensile Hair references that it's a Secondary Natural Attack, this is a formality ...
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Can a Mirror Witch get multiple uses of Cryptic Omens?
The mirror witch class feature greater omens says, "The number of times per day that the mirror witch can use cryptic omens increases by an amount equal to the Intelligence modifier of the patron ...
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Does the Flight hex grant a bonus to the Fly skill, like the spell does?
Yes, sort of.
The Flight hex allows you to fly as if using the spell Fly. Thus because Fly grants a bonus to Fly checks equal to half the spells caster level, this also applies to the Flight Hex.
Note ...
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Does a sleeping creature wake up if doesn't fail her will saving throw?
Nothing is mentioned in the rules about that.
The Slumber Hex doesn't require any vocal or somatic component so it can be done in a completely silent way. However it is still an offensive action so ...
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Can I cast Clinging Ice twice on the same target?
Yes, but it won't do much
Sustain rules say:
If the spell’s duration is “sustained,” it lasts until the end of your next turn unless you use a Sustain a Spell action on that turn to extend the ...
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