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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5231859" data-attributes="member: 57383">That's OK by me. Shall we select some spells then - gate, greater shout, plane shift, trap the soul? How about adding the baleful teleport power?I'd also like to rework the first sentence of that paragraph from "If the question ball is broken, the being of the ball will appear and  may attack the caster or anyone else in the vicinity before plane  shifting away with whatever valuables it can lay its talons on."We've still got to decide the extent of the Being's knowledge for the "Some stuff about what questions it can answer" bit. I'm thinking "The being of the ball can answer questions about any object or creature except for divine beings, artifacts, and subjects concealed from divination by powerful magic such as the sequester or screen spells."As for the 5,000 gp material cost that seems about right. A scroll of legend lore costs at least 950 gp and a question ball is a good deal more useful. Indeed it may be too useful, I am considering cutting it down to 1 question per 2 caster levels, like a contact other planes spell.I'll stick some appropriate-feeling numbers in for the question ball's physical defences.Revising...Question Ball Conjuration Level: Sor/Wiz 6 Components: V, S, M Casting  Time: 10 minutes Range: Touch Duration:  Concentration A question ball spell conjures a magical sphere containing an  extraplanar being which answers any questions put to it. The caster  places a gem or piece of crystal atop a pile of sulphur and sets fire to  it. While the flames consume the sulphur, the caster performs the  verbal and somatic components of the spell, upon the completion of which  the gem or crystal disappears in a sulphurous flash (no damage),  leaving behind the "question ball", which resembles a shimmering sphere  of crystal. The being inside the question ball is bound to answer the caster's  questions as payment for the gemstone that disappeared.  It will answer  one question per caster level. The caster must concentrate on  maintaining the spell (a standard action) in order to ask questions or  receive to the being's answers.  The being of the ball can answer questions about any object or creature  except for divine beings, artifacts, and subjects concealed from  divination by powerful magic such as the sequester or screen spells. The being of the ball may  give answers ranging from a simple "yes" or "no" to multiple sentences,  but no answer will be longer than a minute. These beings are deceitful. They have a 50%  chance of answering accurately, the other 50% of the time the answer  will be a well-crafted lie (a being of the ball has a +16 Bluff check). A being of the ball never answers "I don't know", it will always lie rather than admit ignorance. If the question ball is broken, the being of the ball will appear and seek to kill its summoner and any other creature in its vicinity, if it wins the fight it will devour its summoner (or another victim if the summoner escaped its wrath) and then plane  shifts away with any valuables it has taken a fancy to. The ball  can be broken by great physical force (AC 20, hp 30, DR 10/adamantine, Break DC 30) or by having the psionic power baleful teleport or the spells gate, greater shout, plane shift or trap the soul cast upon it (no saving throw). The question ball will vanish once the caster ceases concentrating or  has used up all their questions.  Material component: A gem or piece of crystal worth at least 5,000 gold  pieces.</blockquote>

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