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Message: <blockquote data-quote="da chicken" data-source="post: 306291" data-attributes="member: 5634">Cloudgatherer:Nice.  Here's my attempt:The base DC should be 27, because the spell grants an enhancment bonus if one is not already present.  So +1 for DC 27.  If it only worked on magical weapons, it would be base DC 17.[If divine and good, ad hoc blessed weapons from good clerics at +2.]The spell only works on weapons, not on natural weapons, so ad hoc -2.We're at:  27 - 2 = DC 25.Now comes the tricky part.  +5 enhancment is nonepic and easy to get.  So we'll say +2 DC per point.  So +10 DC for +5 enhancment.  Now, stuff over +5 is hard, and should be progrssively harder.  Say +3 DC each for +6 to +10, +6 DC each for +11 to +15, +12 DC each for +16 to +20, etc.We'll start out with +15.  That's realistically as high as we need it to be.  If we need it higher, we should be powerful enough to research a new spell.DC 25 + 10 (nonepic) + 15 (epic to +10) + 30 (epic to +15) = DC 80.That's pretty high, so I'll increase the casting time to 10 minutes for -18.  This is always a good idea for noncombat spells, as the return on investment is so dang high. DC 80 - 18 = DC 62Currently, this spell gives any weapon a fixed enhancement bonus of +15 and takes 10 minutes to cast.Now, lets make it caster level dependent.  Lots of ad hoc here.At level 20 (technically impossible) it should be +5, and at level 21, it should be +6.  So, we say base +1 enhancment, plus +1 for every five levels, rounded down.  This represents a pretty big power loss (+15 is now level 70).  If this spell just gave us +6, it would be DC 38.  Half the difference is 24, so ad hoc this to -25.DC 62 - 25 = DC 37Making the duration 1 hour/level isn't a big change.  I'd say Ad hoc +2, as DC +2 would make it 40 hours normally.DC 37 + 2 = DC 39You also might consider limiting the bonus to +10 and instead greatly extending the spell duration.  1 day/level would probably cost you about +50 to +70 DC.  At that point, you should be looking at backlash damage.Epic Magic WeaponTransmutationSpellcraft DC: 39Components: V, SCasting Time: 10 minutesRange: TouchTarget: One weapon touchedDuration: 1 hour/levelSaving Throw: Will negates (harmless)Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)The weapon touched gains an enhancment bonus.  This bonus is +1, plus an additional +1 for every five levels of the caster, rounded down, to a maximum of +15 at caster level 70.  The spell does not function on natural weapons.</blockquote>

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