| I think it looks better without the period, i.e.
Spellcraft: 24 ranks
Much more streamlined. And the only place USB is used is in the development line, anyway.
BTW, did we ever determine what the mechanical effect of backlash *is*? I seem to recall that straight Con damage seemed unsatisfactory for some reason. Maybe we were wondering what undead sorcerers would use in its place.
Anyway, if we haven't really decided yet, maybe a thread should be started. I'll throw a suggestion into the ring: every two points of backlash reduces the maximum hit points of the spellcaster by 1 hp per hit die. Recoverable by rest. Characters could thus use backlash spells in emergencies, since if they are in the single digits they don't have a lot to lose.
And rather than heal spells neutralizing the cost of backlash, backlash would neutralize the effects of heal. |