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<blockquote data-quote="Iron_Chef" data-source="post: 929530" data-attributes="member: 4530"><p>All "animal" buffing spells will remain at 1 hour/level duration. Making them 1 minute/level is the worst idea I've ever heard. They are easily the most important 2nd level spells in ANY caster's arsenal and the most used on a daily basis. I've found that they don't interfere with PCs wanting stat boosting items, as a stat boosting item means that's probably one buff spell they don't have to cast every day. </p><p></p><p>Spell Focus will still give +2 DC and Greater Spell Focus will still give +4 DC. Dropping them to +1 and +2 each makes them useless as feats and not even good for flavor. I've always felt that specialist wizards should get Spell Focus for free in their chosen school at 1st level, maybe instead of Scribe Scroll, you know, as a flavor thing. Maybe bump their Summon Familiar ability up to 2nd level too, and make Greater Spell Focus their 5th level bonus feat. Would make them very different from "generic" mages.</p><p></p><p>Nerfing casters, esp. wizards, is bad, because without their spells, they are useless wimps in pointy hats waving sticks around. Trust me, I know. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>________________</p><p></p><p>What changes are you PLANNING on not making when upgrading from 3.0 to 3.5? I know it's too soon to tell for sure, but it never hurts to have a list of house rules ready ahead of time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iron_Chef, post: 929530, member: 4530"] All "animal" buffing spells will remain at 1 hour/level duration. Making them 1 minute/level is the worst idea I've ever heard. They are easily the most important 2nd level spells in ANY caster's arsenal and the most used on a daily basis. I've found that they don't interfere with PCs wanting stat boosting items, as a stat boosting item means that's probably one buff spell they don't have to cast every day. Spell Focus will still give +2 DC and Greater Spell Focus will still give +4 DC. Dropping them to +1 and +2 each makes them useless as feats and not even good for flavor. I've always felt that specialist wizards should get Spell Focus for free in their chosen school at 1st level, maybe instead of Scribe Scroll, you know, as a flavor thing. Maybe bump their Summon Familiar ability up to 2nd level too, and make Greater Spell Focus their 5th level bonus feat. Would make them very different from "generic" mages. Nerfing casters, esp. wizards, is bad, because without their spells, they are useless wimps in pointy hats waving sticks around. Trust me, I know. :D ________________ What changes are you PLANNING on not making when upgrading from 3.0 to 3.5? I know it's too soon to tell for sure, but it never hurts to have a list of house rules ready ahead of time. :) [/QUOTE]
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