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<blockquote data-quote="Dyntheos" data-source="post: 1523654" data-attributes="member: 18529"><p>the metamagic feats allow lower level spells to have comparative power for thier level equivilents. a 4th level buring hands with increased DC's seems about right for a 4th level spell and not on par with a 7th level spell such as delayed blast fireball or prismatic spray. </p><p></p><p>Minimum level to cast a 7th level variant of burning hands stacking the feats is 13th level.</p><p></p><p>At 13th level a mage would do 20 points of damage. Delayed blast fireball also a 7th level spell deals out 13d6, the average damage being twice the damage of the burning hands and in a larger area of effect and it has the bonus of a timer. Clearly the superior spell.</p><p></p><p>Now looking at making the spell a 4th level equivilent it still deals 20 points of damage as the minimum caster level for 4th level spells is 7th level. Then take a heightened fireball at 4th level which does 7d6, for an average slightly higher (21 against 20) than the burning hands. </p><p></p><p>In the first example the 7th level Burning hands is clearly not even in the ball park when comparing effects of camparable spells, whereas in the second example the damage is spot on for a 4th level spell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dyntheos, post: 1523654, member: 18529"] the metamagic feats allow lower level spells to have comparative power for thier level equivilents. a 4th level buring hands with increased DC's seems about right for a 4th level spell and not on par with a 7th level spell such as delayed blast fireball or prismatic spray. Minimum level to cast a 7th level variant of burning hands stacking the feats is 13th level. At 13th level a mage would do 20 points of damage. Delayed blast fireball also a 7th level spell deals out 13d6, the average damage being twice the damage of the burning hands and in a larger area of effect and it has the bonus of a timer. Clearly the superior spell. Now looking at making the spell a 4th level equivilent it still deals 20 points of damage as the minimum caster level for 4th level spells is 7th level. Then take a heightened fireball at 4th level which does 7d6, for an average slightly higher (21 against 20) than the burning hands. In the first example the 7th level Burning hands is clearly not even in the ball park when comparing effects of camparable spells, whereas in the second example the damage is spot on for a 4th level spell. [/QUOTE]
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