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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 892134" data-attributes="member: 2486">Okay then, here goes: No problems with this one. I think that this one is fine as well.  It is certainly more useful and versatile than Weapon Focus, but this utility is offset by the prerequisites (effectively requiring the fighter to burn six skill points), a further skill check (on a skill he is highly unlikely to take past the requisite level for any other reason) and then has the proviso of 1 hour meditation time.  On the whole, therefore, it looks fine. Fine again, but change the requisite ability to 13, following the rule of odd numbers for feat prereqs. This one is controversial but I have no problems with it. If one breaks it down carefully, it looks fine.  As with any feat testing for balance, we have to take the worst case scenario (i.e. the caster is 20th level).  By 20th level, he has a:15% chance of -1 DC, -25% effectiveness15% chance of allowing two saving throws20% chance of the spell working normally15% chance of +1 DC, +25% effectiveness15% chance of +3 DC, +50% effectiveness* (*since most damaging spells are instantaneous)10% chance of +3 DC, +50% effectiveness and forcing two saving throws.If we cancel the 15% -1 DC and 15% +1 DC, and treat allowing two saving throws as a DC reduction of 2.5, which cancels with half of the 15% of 50% increase, we have the following left:15% chance of +0.5 DC, +50% effectiveness10% chance of +3 DC, +50% effectiveness, force two saves.Therefore, a net average DC increase of around 0.6*, and an average effectiveness increase of roughly 12.5%.  A +1 level metamagic increases DC by 1 (heighten) and has useful subsidiary effects or increases effectiveness by 25% (half of an empower).  I therefore see no real problem with a +1 level metamagic increasing average DC by 0.6 and effectiveness by 12.5%.*(assumes the forcing two saves increase effective average DC by around 2.5)Given that this is at the 'worst-possible-case' scenario (i.e. level 20 and assuming you don't go epic) I see no problem with Chaotic Spell whatsoever.</blockquote>

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