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| - Spell-like abilities are magical abilities that work similar to spells, but are not cast from a spellbook. Instead they typically have a fixed number of uses per day. Spell-like abilities rarely cause an attack of opportunity, require a concentration check, or can be counterspelled. In addition, since these are not cast from an arcane spellbook, they are never subject to arcane spell failure. If the ability is not identical to an existing spell, it is usually applied as an extraordinary effect and is thus not subject to dispelling. 10 + level + ability modifier
- Spell-like abilities (Sp) are magical and work just like spells (though they are not spells and so have no verbal component, somatic, material, focus or XP components). They go away in an antimagic field and are subject to spell resistance if the spell the ability resembles or duplicates would be subject to spell resistance. The saving throw (if any) against a spell-like ability is 10 + the level of the spell the ability resembles or duplicates + the creature's Cha modifier.
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| - Spell-like abilities are magical abilities that work similar to spells, but are not cast from a spellbook. Instead they typically have a fixed number of uses per day. Spell-like abilities rarely cause an attack of opportunity, require a concentration check, or can be counterspelled. In addition, since these are not cast from an arcane spellbook, they are never subject to arcane spell failure. If the ability is not identical to an existing spell, it is usually applied as an extraordinary effect and is thus not subject to dispelling. Spell-like abilities can be obtained from various sources. Perhaps the most obvious is by assigning one to a creature in the Toolset via the "Special Abilities" tab in the creature's properties window. Another common source is from certain feats, usually class feats. They can also be obtained as a result of a polymorph, or granted by a specially scripted AI. It is only for these last two sources (polymorph and scripting) that a spell-like ability might ever generate an attack of opportunity, be subject to a concentration check, or be counterspelled. The caster level of a spell-like ability depends on how the ability was gained. Abilities granted through the Toolset have their caster level specified there, with "monster abilities" having a caster level of zero. (The caster level field is inaccessible for "monster abilities".) Abilities obtained via class feats have a caster level equal to the corresponding class level. The remaining abilities use the class level of the first class a creature has. The DC of the saving throw of a spell-like ability is sometimes defined by that ability. When the ability's description does not specify the DC, it follows a formula similar to that used for spells: 10 + level + ability modifier The major difference compared to spells is that for class feats, the level in question is the corresponding class level, which can be much higher than the highest spell level. For other spell-like abilities, the level used is the innate level of the ability. The ability modifier used in this formula is that of the primary ability of the class used to cast this ability for class feats, and that of charisma in other cases.
- Spell-like abilities (Sp) are magical and work just like spells (though they are not spells and so have no verbal component, somatic, material, focus or XP components). They go away in an antimagic field and are subject to spell resistance if the spell the ability resembles or duplicates would be subject to spell resistance. A spell-like ability usually has a limit on how often it can be used. A spell-like ability that can be used at will has no use limit. Using a spell-like ability is a standard action unless noted otherwise, and doing so while threatened provokes attacks of opportunity. It is possible to make a Concentration check to use a spell-like ability defensively and avoid provoking an attack of opportunity, just as when casting a spell. A spell-like ability can be disrupted just as a spell can be. Spell-like abilities cannot be used to counterspell, nor can they be counterspelled. For creatures with spell-like abilities, a designated caster level defines how difficult it is to dispel their spell-like effects and to define any level-dependent variables (such as range and duration) the abilities might have. The creature's caster level never affects which spell-like abilities the creature has; sometimes the given caster level is lower than the level a spellcasting character would need to cast the spell of the same name. If no caster level is specified, the caster level is equal to the creature's racial Hit Dice. The saving throw (if any) against a spell-like ability is 10 + the level of the spell the ability resembles or duplicates + the creature's Cha modifier. Some spell-like abilities duplicate spells that may work differently or be of a different level when cast by characters of different classes. A monster's spell-like abilities are presumed to be the sorcerer/wizard versions. If the spell in question is not a sorcerer/wizard spell, then default to cleric, druid, bard, paladin, and ranger, in that order. Warlock invocations are considered spell-like abilities. They come in least, lesser,greater, and dark flavors, and are subject to arcane spell failure in medium or heavy armor.
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