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<blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 2501412" data-attributes="member: 326"><p><strong>The basic idea behind the uber-epic magic system.</strong></p><p></p><p>Hey all! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Okay I am just going to briefly explain the changes to spellcasting that allow for things like destroying a planet at about 100th-level. I wasn't going to reveal it, but I think its looking increasingly like I will have to rely on dimensional magic for the really big effects. So it'll be interesting to hear your opinions.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the idea was really simple. What if, stacked metamagic multiplied an effect rather than added to it.</p><p></p><p>eg. 3rd-level Fireball with Empower Spell x8* (+16 levels for a 19th-level spell) would deal: 10d6 x16 (10d6 x2 x2 x2 x2) = 160d6 damage.</p><p></p><p>*With Metamagic Freedom.</p><p></p><p>Instead of 10d6 x5 = 50d6</p><p></p><p>Of course this would be applied to Widen Spell, or Enlarge Spell etc.</p><p></p><p>Now the logical aspect is this.</p><p></p><p>Imagine if you create a 6th-level spell that mimics fireball with the Widen Spell attached.</p><p></p><p>Fireball = 3rd level, Widen Spell = +3 levels. So its logical that you could create a 6th-level spell that was like fireball, only double the area of effect, right!?</p><p></p><p>Lets call this spell Greater Fireball.</p><p></p><p>Now if we apply the Widen Spell feat to Greater Fireball, the area will double. </p><p></p><p>Fireball (3rd) = 20 ft. radius</p><p>Greater Fireball (or Widened Fireball, both 6th) = 40 ft. radius</p><p>Widened x2 Fireball (9th) = 60 ft. radius (if a double, double equals a triple)</p><p>Widened Greater Fireball (9th) = 80 ft. radius</p><p></p><p>So the question is, should a double, double equal a triple, or a quadruple? It seems to me that you can keep creating spells and then doubling them, effectively mimicking the quadruple approach.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, that was the idea. Told you it was a very simple tweak.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Upper_Krust, post: 2501412, member: 326"] [b]The basic idea behind the uber-epic magic system.[/b] Hey all! :) Okay I am just going to briefly explain the changes to spellcasting that allow for things like destroying a planet at about 100th-level. I wasn't going to reveal it, but I think its looking increasingly like I will have to rely on dimensional magic for the really big effects. So it'll be interesting to hear your opinions. Anyway, the idea was really simple. What if, stacked metamagic multiplied an effect rather than added to it. eg. 3rd-level Fireball with Empower Spell x8* (+16 levels for a 19th-level spell) would deal: 10d6 x16 (10d6 x2 x2 x2 x2) = 160d6 damage. *With Metamagic Freedom. Instead of 10d6 x5 = 50d6 Of course this would be applied to Widen Spell, or Enlarge Spell etc. Now the logical aspect is this. Imagine if you create a 6th-level spell that mimics fireball with the Widen Spell attached. Fireball = 3rd level, Widen Spell = +3 levels. So its logical that you could create a 6th-level spell that was like fireball, only double the area of effect, right!? Lets call this spell Greater Fireball. Now if we apply the Widen Spell feat to Greater Fireball, the area will double. Fireball (3rd) = 20 ft. radius Greater Fireball (or Widened Fireball, both 6th) = 40 ft. radius Widened x2 Fireball (9th) = 60 ft. radius (if a double, double equals a triple) Widened Greater Fireball (9th) = 80 ft. radius So the question is, should a double, double equal a triple, or a quadruple? It seems to me that you can keep creating spells and then doubling them, effectively mimicking the quadruple approach. Anyway, that was the idea. Told you it was a very simple tweak. Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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