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[demiurge1138]

I would also amend the Acquire Feats to something like the following:

Acquire Feats (Su): An eater of knowledge has two bonus feats, taken from a consumed creature. If the eater of knowledge consumes a creature, it can choose to replace one or both of its bonus feats with a feat of the consumed creature.

Demiurge out.

 

[BOZ]

I think this is doable. I'd add that the eater must meet the minimum prereqs for the primary ability score used for casting of the stolen spells (Int for Wiz, Cha for Sor, and son forth). I'd also place a limit on the highest-level spell it can learn, comparing its Hit Dice to the spellcaster class level charts to determine the highest-level spell it can cast. (Thus, a 10-HD eater could only cast stolen wizard spells up to 5th-level).

I'd also rename it to "Acquire Spellcasting" since it is the only class feature it can acquire with that ability. Unless you want to open the bigger can of worms, allowng it to steal evasion, favored enemy, lay on hands, etc.

it was supposed to say aquire spellcasting... i forgot.

by ability scores alone, it can handle everything except 9th-level spells. i'll think about the limit to the spell level.

I would also amend the Acquire Feats to something like the following:

Acquire Feats (Su): An eater of knowledge has two bonus feats, taken from a consumed creature. If the eater of knowledge consumes a creature, it can choose to replace one or both of its bonus feats with a feat of the consumed creature.

i'm not sure why you would want me to make such a change? it seems kind of confusing.

 

[demiurge1138]

i'm not sure why you would want me to make such a change? it seems kind of confusing.

Maybe my wording was off. I was suggesting that the eater of knowledge be allowed to switch out feats from creatures consumed (as in, it eats a character and starts using his feats). As it stands, it looks as if its bonus feats are a one-time deal, like the illithid savant. Am I interpreting you right?

Demiurge out.

 

[BOZ]

i'm not sure. what i mean it to say is "when an eater consumes a brain, it permanently gains two bonus feats from what that creature had". it can't double up on feats (except Toughness and ones where that is allowed) and can't take feats where it doesn't meet the prereqs, so most eaters won't have like 50 feats or anything crazy like that. if you, as the DM, wish to start an eater off with two stolen feats, or 12 feats, that is your choice of course. i suppose it could dump bonus feats it doesn't use though, but it is intelligent enough to know what it wouldn't find useful.

 

[demiurge1138]

Got it; it gets two feats from anything it eats. I thought it had a maximum of two feats. Now that makes sense.

Demiurge out.

 

[BOZ]

i may need to fix that, then, if it's not so clear.

 

[Shade]

it was supposed to say aquire spellcasting... i forgot.

by ability scores alone, it can handle everything except 9th-level spells. i'll think about the limit to the spell level.

Yeah, I suppose it will have around a 19 in each of the mental stats, eh?

 

[BOZ]

we had previously decided on Int 18, Wis 18, and Cha 20.

to satisfy my curiousity, and because i forgot to look it up, could someone tell me what the highest level spell a 7th-level cleric and an 8th-level mage could cast in 2E?

 

[Shade]

7th-level cleric = 4th level spells

8th-level mage = 4th-level spells

This is assuming that Baldur's Gate had it right.

 

[BOZ]

i have no idea, but it doesn't seem wrong. given that, perhaps your earlier assertation of 5th-level spells being max seems fine.