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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EarthSeraphEdna" data-source="post: 4129058" data-attributes="member: 49309">Okay, there seem to be some major balance problems with a few of the spell-like abilities of immortals, both from the divinity templates themselves and portfolios (especially double portfolios due to the standard + swift activation times):1.) The Greater Dispel Magic SLA that immortals and above get is rather useless, because the maximum caster level bonus you can ever get on your dispel check for Greater Dispel Magic is +20.2.) The Good portfolio's Holy Word SLA, the Evil portfolio's Blasphemy SLA, the Law portfolio's Dictum SLA, and the Chaos portfolio's (also the Music portfolio's) Word of Chaos SLA are all overpowered. Your caster level for all spells and spell-like abilities is equal to your HD + your divine rank, so your caster level will always be higher than your HD. Holy Word/Blasphemy/Dictum/Word of Chaos kills all enemies that don't match the corresponding alignment if their HD is equal to or less than your caster level - 10. So a in a fight between a 60 HD intermediate deity (caster level 72nd) with the Law portfolio and a 60 HD intermediate deity with the Music portfolio, it's just going to be Russian Roulette to see who penetrates the other guy's spell resistance for Dictum or Word of Chaos.3.) Having at least 17 HD and double-Thievery or double-Time portfolios gets you Time Stop at will as a standard or swift action. Need I say more? As a 17 HD hero-deity (a "mere" ECL 32) with double-Thievery or double-Time portfolios, you'll be able to wipe the floor with anybody that doesn't have Spell Stowaway (Time Stop) or Slipstream. I know that Spell Stowaway (Time Stop) costs only an epic feat slot, but not every immortal is capable of casting Time Stop or willing to take Nescience just to qualify for Spell Stowaway (Time Stop), and it shouldn't be that every immortal is forced to take this epic feat even though it doesn't make sense for them.4.) Don't you think that the Charity portfolio's Wish SLA and the Luck portfolio's Miracle SLA are a bit too much? Sure, immortals can toss around a daily number of Wishes without the xp cost due to their divinity templates, but Wish and Miracle beat everything but Time Stop in terms of the most powerful 9th-level portfolio SLA. And just like the Time Stop portfolio SLA, a 17 HD hero-deity (ECL 32) with double-Charity or double-Luck portfolios can cast Wish/Miracle at will as a standard or swift action, all without the xp cost.</blockquote>

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