Homebrewed Spell: True Critical

[White Whale]

1st level spells shouldn't give that much functionality as a Swift action. Why? Because Swift action spells don't suffer from Arcane Spell Failure, and that means they're too good for dippers.

As a 2nd level Swift spell, it's not subject to dipping abuse.

Cheers, -- N

IME, dipping into a +0 BAB, d4 hp class isn't exactly broken. Without the spells with no arcane spell failure it's almost totally useless.

Anyway, if you feel that putting True Critical at a swift action is a bit too powerful, maybe you should add a drawback. Like being dazed after casting it.

 

[Nifft]

Or have a Metamagic Rod.

Relevant for Thri-Kreen, perhaps, but not normal races.

@ White Whale: Drawbacks are terrible as a balance mechanism. Look around for reports on how celerity played out. IMHO a Swift action spell like this should be somewhere between true strike (better, but much more expensive) and Quickened true strike (significantly better).

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I think it's competitive at 2nd level, particularly given how nasty Ray spells can be when they crit. Look at enervation. This spell isn't limited to Gish builds.

Cheers, -- N