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=== Spell-Like Ability === | === Spell-Like Ability === | ||
:* '''AKA:''' Sp | :* '''AKA:''' Sp | ||
: ''Spell-like abilities'' are magical abilities that work much like | : ''Spell-like abilities'' are magical abilities that work much like [[Spells]], except that they are ''not'' spells and so have no verbal, somatic, focus, or material [[components]]). They can replicate nearly any effect that a spell could produce, and typically require a standard action to activate. Refer to the ability's description for details. | ||
: Spell-like abilities, like spells, immediately end when in an area without magic, such as an [[Antimagic Field (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)]], and cannot be reactivated until the non-magical area is left, or the effect preventing magic is ended. ''Spell-like abilities'' are subject to [[Spell Resistance (SR)]], unless specifically noted otherwise in the ability's description. Just like spells, ''spell-like abilities'' provoke attacks of opportunity from threatening enemies unless the creature activating it makes a [[caster check]] to cast defensively (DC 10 + (spell level x 4)). | : Spell-like abilities, like spells, immediately end when in an area without magic, such as an [[Antimagic Field (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)]], and cannot be reactivated until the non-magical area is left, or the effect preventing magic is ended. ''Spell-like abilities'' are subject to [[Spell Resistance (SR)]], unless specifically noted otherwise in the ability's description. Just like spells, ''spell-like abilities'' provoke attacks of opportunity from threatening enemies unless the creature activating it makes a [[caster check]] to cast defensively (DC 10 + (spell level x 4)). |