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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mercucio" data-source="post: 1666247" data-attributes="member: 7928">Hi All!Thanks for the feedback. I've written a few clarification on a couple of feats below:Ceremonial SpellI don't understand clearly if you can increase the casting time for example of a factor of 3 to get 3 benefits on different parameters or the same, and I don't understand what do you mean by "factor", could you explain? 1. When applying Ceremonial Spell, you may only increase *one* level-based aspect of the spell you are casting. You could use this feat to increase a spell's effective caster level for damage dice or a spell's effective caster level for determining duration, but not both simultaneously.Here's a sample situation. Arathor is a 9th level wizard with an Intelligence of 17 (+3), being chased by angry orcs in the mountains. Sprinting away from his pursuers, he scrambles down the mountainside, seeking escape. He is halted by a 900-ft wide chasm. There is no bridge, and the orcs are only a few minutes behind him. He has dimension door prepared, however his range is only 760 feet (400 ft + 40 ft. per level * 9 = 760 ft.) leaving him 140 ft. short. However, if he casts the spell as a ritual to extend the spell's range he might be able to make it across before the orcs catch up. He can ritually extend the casting of spell by a factor of 4 (Int modifier +1), which would raise his effective caster level to 13th, just allowing him to clear the chasm. Clearing his mind he begins casting. He spends one standard action casting dimension door. On the next round, instead of teleporting across the chasm (and falling) Arathor spend another standard action to continue casting dimension door (1 additional "factor" of time) to increase his effective caster level by 1 (to 10th) for the purposes of the spell's range *only*. On the third round Arathor again spends another standard action (2 additional "factors" of time) casting dimension door, increasing his effective caster by 2 (to 11th) for the purposes of the spell's range *only*. This continues for another two rounds, increasing Arathor's effective level by a total of 4 (to 13th) for the purpose's of determining range only. Arathor has now spent 5 standard actions (1 base + 4 for +4 caster level) casting dimension door to raise his effective caster level for determing the range of his dimension door to 13.This cumulative option only makes it even more powerful out of combat (think of a Cleric who turns a cure light wounds into basically a full-healing spell without using a higher slot).Well, said cleric could indeed do that. However, the healing aspect of any spell in the cure x wounds series that ceremonial spell could affect would be the the +1 hp per caster level (it is the only level-based aspect, the d8's are fixed). Given that your typical cleric is going to have a 16-20 wisdom I don't see much of an issue.Focused MetamagicLi Shenron: You're right, Spell Focus (chosen school) shouldn't be listed and the requirement is fulfilled by Focused Spellcaster, which has Spell Focus in the chosen school as a prerequisite.Thanee: Granted Improved Metamagic is either a 15th level ability (Incantrix 10 or Dweomorkeeper 10) or a epic feat gained at 27th level or later (30 ranks Spellcraft). However, given that the feat has 15 ranks in Spellcraft and 4 feats as a prerequistes, I feel the benefit is more than balanced. After all, the feat can only affect spells of 1 school, whereas Improved Metamagic affects spells of all 8 schools.Focused SpellcasterLi Shenron/Thanee: Heh, my brother agrees with you on that one. +1 caster level in your chosen school it is.Improved Shadow MagicLi Shenron/Thanee: There are 8 Illusion(shadow) spells in the PHB =). Most of them are found at 7th level or later. Change the requirements to read: Ability to cast five different illusion spells, one of which must be 4th level or higher.Insidious Magic/Subtle MagicLi Shenron: You could easily combine them in to one feat. I was a little wary of that, thinking that they might be too good as one feat.Kemrain: Glad you like 'em. They actually two feats used by a cult in my campaign called the Magi of the Unseen. =)</blockquote>

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