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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 1467354" data-attributes="member: 11146">I somewhat agree that pitting a powerful foe against a low-level party can be a mistake.&nbsp; In this case, however, I don't intend that the sorcerer will stick around to fight.&nbsp; I'm hoping that the sorcerer will go on to become a recurring nemesis for the party, who, let's face it, will rapidly catch up in levels.Still, some adjustment does seem to be needed.&nbsp; What do you think of using lesser geas or suggestion?&nbsp; Suggestion is a 3rd level spell and the subject, if they fail their will save, is compelled to follow through until the suggestion is completed or 1 hour/level.&nbsp; Lesser geas is similiar but the subject suffers if it doesn't follow through in any given 24 hour period.&nbsp; Lesser geas is a 4th level spell.Another idea I had was to take the 2ed version of the charm person spell and turn it into a researched spell for my 3.5 sorcerer called greater charm person.&nbsp; Can sorcerers &quot;research&quot; spells?&nbsp; The 2ed version of cp is much more powerful and seems to do what I need...it only allows a sporadic will save to resist at longer (much longer) intervals.&nbsp; Depending on the subject's intelligence, the subject gets a new save every month to day.&nbsp; The goblin chieftain would be allowed a new save every week.&nbsp; As to why the rest of the tribe hasn't detected any monkey business between their chieftain and the sorcerer, I had the idea that the sorcerer was able to enthrall his audience in public and cast the spell in public...thus, the tribe could see the influence on their leader and there were no doubts as to whether anything out of the ordinary was going on.&nbsp; Sometimes the best way to hide something is to do it in plain sight.Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 1467354, member: 11146"] I somewhat agree that pitting a powerful foe against a low-level party can be a mistake. In this case, however, I don't intend that the sorcerer will stick around to fight. I'm hoping that the sorcerer will go on to become a recurring nemesis for the party, who, let's face it, will rapidly catch up in levels. Still, some adjustment does seem to be needed. What do you think of using [i]lesser geas[/i] or [i]suggestion[/i]? [i]Suggestion[/i] is a 3rd level spell and the subject, if they fail their will save, is compelled to follow through until the suggestion is completed or 1 hour/level. [i]Lesser geas[/i] is similiar but the subject suffers if it doesn't follow through in any given 24 hour period. [i]Lesser geas[/i] is a 4th level spell. Another idea I had was to take the 2ed version of the [i]charm person[/i] spell and turn it into a researched spell for my 3.5 sorcerer called [i]greater charm person[/i]. Can sorcerers "research" spells? The 2ed version of cp is much more powerful and seems to do what I need...it only allows a sporadic will save to resist at longer (much longer) intervals. Depending on the subject's intelligence, the subject gets a new save every month to day. The goblin chieftain would be allowed a new save every week. As to why the rest of the tribe hasn't detected any monkey business between their chieftain and the sorcerer, I had the idea that the sorcerer was able to enthrall his audience in public and cast the spell in public...thus, the tribe could see the influence on their leader and there were no doubts as to whether anything out of the ordinary was going on. Sometimes the best way to hide something is to do it in plain sight. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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