Fiendish Sorcery

[pawsplay]

if you have no racial bonuses to any mental ability score, then it's impossible to raise that stat above 18, and therefore impossible to cast 9th level spells without some sort of special help- bringing up the separate problem that dwarves can't be good arcane spellcasters with their ability modifiers.

If they start with a 14, they can get there by 20th level. Or more to the point, if they have a 15, they can get their by 16th.

 

[Aus_Snow]

I think that "Planetouched" should be higher CR creatures. Or, better yet, a template that "costs" something to add.

Just don't like this whole "[nearly] all races being equal" thing, a la 4e.

It doesn't make sense to me, that (for instance) demon-blooded beings would be equal, stat-wise, to Halflings, Elves, Dwarves, etc.

So yeah, I don't like the stat modifications as written, but I also don't believe they should be at the power leevl they are, either.

 

[Thanael]

James - if I were to start a subscription to the adventure paths today, is there anyway to get #25 for the 30% off and free pdf too?

Thanks!

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