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Message: <blockquote data-quote="knight_isa" data-source="post: 3353935" data-attributes="member: 1434">I've had this idea for a while, and today I finally took the time to flesh it out.  Basically, this is an idea to make cantrips a little more useful past level 3.  So here are a dozen cantrips that affect the next spell cast.  The questions I have are:1) does this idea have merit (does it make sense and would it ever be used)?2) are the spells balanced?  If not, what could I do to correct the issues?3) what would be the most appropriate school?  Most I defaulted to Transmutation.Here a short summary:[CODE]Caster Preserver        +1/2 CL bonus to save vs. own spellDuration Extender       +1 CL for durationEnergy Augmenter        +1d3 energy damage to energy spellLingering Reminder      1 point of damage is continuousMaterial Provider       eschew materialsRange Enhancer          +2 CL for rangeResistance Penetrator   +1 CL to overcome SRSomatic Stabilizer      -10% ASFSpell Fortifier         +1 to dispel DCTarget Locater          -10% miss chance due to concealmentVerbal Stabilizer       -10% SF due to deafness/silenceVerbal Silencer         +5 to Listen DC[/CODE]And the long version:Caster PreserverAbjurationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textYou gain a +1/2 caster level bonus to the save against the next spell you cast before the end of the next round.Duration ExtenderTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textYou gain a +1 bonus to caster level when you determine the duration of the next spell you cast before the end of the next round.Energy AugmenterTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textThe next damage-dealing spell with an energy descriptor (acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic) that you cast before the end of the next round is augmented.  All targets of that spell take an additional 1d3 points of damage of one energy type matching the spell's energy descriptor(s).Lingering ReminderTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textOne point of damage from the next instantaneous damage-dealing spell that you cast before the end of the next round is continuous damage that lingers for one round.Material ProviderTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: VCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textYou can ignore the material component worth less than 1gp of the next spell you cast before the end of the next round.Range EnhancerTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textYou gain a +2 bonus to caster level when you determine the range of the next spell you cast before the end of the next round.Resistance PenetratorTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textYou gain a +1 bonus to caster level checks to overcome spell resistance for the next spell you cast before the end of the next round.Somatic StabilizerTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: VCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textThe arcane spell failure of the next spell you cast before the end of the next round is reduced by 10%.Spell FortifierTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textThe DC to dispel the next spell you cast before the end of the next round is increased by 1.Target LocaterDivinationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textThe miss chance due to concealment is reduced by 10% for the next spell you cast before the end of the next round.Verbal StabilizerTransmutationLevel: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textThe spell failure caused by casting a spell with a verbal component while deaf and/or silenced is reduced by 10% for the next spell you cast before the end of the next round.Verbal SilencerIllusion (Glamer)Level: Sorcerer/Wizard 0Components: SCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textThe Listen DC to hear the next spell you cast before the end of the next round increases by +5.Comments/suggestions?Edit: Changed the Energy Augmenter to 1d3Edit: Changed duration to be similar to True Strike</blockquote>

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