Inspired Arcana

[Kurashu]

Inspired Arcana [DIVINE]
Many clerics of The Nexus have learned to access the raw power of Its magic. You are one of them.
Prereq. Able to cast 4th level arcane spells, Able to cast 4th level divine, Able to Turn/Rebuke Undead, Must worship Nexus as your patron deity
Benefit: When you prepare your spells, you may expend a number of Turn or Rebuke Undead attempts for the day. You may select a number of arcane spells whose total levels do not exceed the amount of Turn or Rebuke attempts. These spells are treated as divine spells for the day and therefore do not suffer Acane Spell Failure and benefit in any other way as your other divine spells. However, the spells are still cast at your arcane caster level. This effect lasts until the next time you prepare your spells.


The Nexus is a genderless god, in case your wondering. Roughly, it's equal to Mystra. But that's not the point. How balanced is this feat?

 

[Sound of Azure]

Cool idea.

Why not just have the feat grant the ability to treat an arcane spell as a divine spell at the time of casting (by expending a number of turn/rebuke attempts equal to the arcane spell's level). To whit:

Inspired Arcana [DIVINE]
Many clerics of The Nexus have learned to access the raw power of Its magic. You are one of them.
Prerequisites: Able to cast 4th level arcane spells, Able to cast 4th level divine, Able to Turn/Rebuke Undead, Must worship Nexus as your patron deity
Benefit: As a swift action, you may expend a number of turn/rebuke attempts to cast one of your arcane spells as a divine spell, thus ignoring arcane spell failure for armour or encumbrance. Spells cast using Inspired arcana are cast at your arcane caster level, as normal.

Savvy?

 

[Nifft]

What's the goal here? You are getting either the effect of poor man's Still Spell for a few spells each day, or you are getting Divine Persistent Metamagic wraithstrike, depending on what sources you allow.

If your goal is a very expensive version of Still Spell: go for it. It's weak, but whatever.

If your goal is the latter: erp.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Sigurd]

This is very powerful. There are a lot of circumstances where clerics simply dont need to do any turning. Expanding their spells per day and allowing them to cherry pick arcane spells (Do they need to study and learn them?) is like being able to give up metamagic feats for a day to cast healing spells.

Is there a reason why these shouldnt at least be counted against a cleric's allowable castings per day? Do they have to declare when they receive their spells that they are studying arcane spells instead? If they don't do this they are really head and shoulders above the wizard with this feat.

S

 

[Sound of Azure]

What's the goal here? You are getting either the effect of poor man's Still Spell for a few spells each day, or you are getting Divine Persistent Metamagic wraithstrike, depending on what sources you allow.

If your goal is a very expensive version of Still Spell: go for it. It's weak, but whatever.

If your goal is the latter: erp.

Cheers, -- N

Re: 2. That's why I suggested turning it divine at the time of casting, rather than at preparation.

BTW, Kurashu. I didn't mention it in my first reply, but you mention "preparing" spells in your version of the feat, but the feat requirements do not state "able to prepare 4th level arcane spells". You may want to fix that if you keep your version.

 

[Nifft]

Re: 2. That's why I suggested turning it divine at the time of casting, rather than at preparation.

Won't help against Divine Metamagic... you use that at casting time, not prep time.

Unless I'm missing something obvious?

Thanks, -- N

 

[Sound of Azure]

No, you're right. I'm just being dense... coffee hasn't started working yet, I guess.

Wait, I didn't think you could use more than one divine feat at once?

 

[Nifft]

Wait, I didn't think you could use more than one divine feat at once?

Depends on the action type I guess.... *looks stuff up*

Ooo, never mind. Complete Divine does indeed say that you can only activate one Divine feat in any given round. So, score Sound of Azure!

Okay, that would help a lot.

Thanks, -- N

 

[Sound of Azure]

Phew,

I wasn't sure if I was just remembering the rule from Defenders of the Faith.

To be fair, that wasn't part of my original idea. I'm glad it worked out in the end.

I guess my version is like a multi-use (weaker) sudden still spell. Meh.

 

[Nifft]

To be fair, that wasn't part of my original idea. I'm glad it worked out in the end.

I guess my version is like a multi-use (weaker) sudden still spell. Meh.

There are probably other advantages... like, the spell only needs your Divine Focus instead of a live spider or whatever, and its caster level will be pumped by a Karma Bead, and... uh... I dunno. I'm sure there's some reason why the poster thinks it's worth such high prereqs.

-- N

PS: Hey, SoA! Please take a look at the "Warlock-like Psionicist" thread and gimmie feedback!