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Title: What percentage of the round do breath weapons take?
Post by: alloowishus on November 23, 2023, 12:11:33 PM

Are they considered missile? Spell?

Title: Re: What percentage of the round do breath weapons take?
Post by: Spectre771 on November 24, 2023, 04:25:42 PM

For drakes/wyverns, it was one of their base attacks if it was something natural to them.  If was an intelligent creature with access to spell lists (or equivalent) then it counted as a spell.  One of our players has a pixie with access to spell lists, but breath spell isn't natural to the pixie versus a dragon.

Title: Re: What percentage of the round do breath weapons take?
Post by: alloowishus on November 27, 2023, 12:37:16 PM

Ok for natural, how long does that take? 100% I would think it would be faster than a normal melee attack, I was putting at 75%

Title: Re: What percentage of the round do breath weapons take?
Post by: MisterK on November 27, 2023, 11:25:08 PM

Quote from: alloowishus on November 27, 2023, 12:37:16 PM

Ok for natural, how long does that take? 100% I would think it would be faster than a normal melee attack, I was putting at 75%

I would rate it along the missile weapons (60%).

Title: Re: What percentage of the round do breath weapons take?
Post by: Spectre771 on November 28, 2023, 03:59:33 PM

Hmmm, part of my post is missing.

Breath weapons, if are natural for the creature, take the same percentage as a melee attack.  If it's from a spell list, then the percentage for casting any spell.

For the drakes, their attacks can be combo attacks:
On Land:  Breath + (1 claw or 1 bash)
Diving Attack: Breath + (1 Horn or 1 Claw or 1 Bash)

In this the breath attack still allows for a melee attack.