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<blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 3575885" data-attributes="member: 21064">I like the 24 hours.&nbsp; I see Imbue Item as kind of a way for Master Crafters to always have a powerful magical item on them.&nbsp; And since they're Masters, their magical items are better than most; specifically, they're more versatile.&nbsp; But that doesn't mean they have a constantly morphing sword of Bane.&nbsp; It means at the beginning of the day, or before a big planned encounter, they can prepare themselves by Imbuing their armor or weapon, or perhaps imbuing an ally's.&nbsp; If we reduce the duration, I would say we should up the number of times per day it could be used, because this is the MC's only combat ability.&nbsp; Okay, that's not entirely true, he gets a few levels of spellcasting, too.&nbsp; But he also loses some spellcasting power (2 levels, to be exact) while taking this class.I think it's balanced, though I haven't playtested it or anything.ON THE NEW PROPOSALThis is incorrect, because it's every ODD MC level, not EVERY level.The bolded line doesn't specify the size of the competence bonus.&nbsp; We both know it's the MC level, but you need to word it properly.ON IMBUE ITEM:I think we decided that 14,000gp was too much.&nbsp; Drop it to 5,000gp?This is unclear because what you refer to is actually the &quot;magical enhancement bonus&quot; not the enchantment bonus.&nbsp; Try this:&nbsp; If an item already has a magical enhancement bonus, any enhancement bonus added by Imbue Item stacks, but only with the item's own magical enhancement bonus, not the enhancement bonuses from masterwork items or those granted by spells or abilities.---------------With all that fixed, I think I'll start the ball rolling and vote YES to this PrC.&nbsp; The things that might still need tweaking are the Imbue Item power limits: the gp limit, and the max-modifier limit.&nbsp; My vote will stand through all changes in the &quot;nerf&quot; direction, but I'll have to reconsider if the change is in the &quot;more-powerful&quot; direction. (I actually think 14,000gp is fine.&nbsp; It's not exponential like real character wealth is, but its simple.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rae ArdGaoth, post: 3575885, member: 21064"] I like the 24 hours. I see Imbue Item as kind of a way for Master Crafters to always have a powerful magical item on them. And since they're Masters, their magical items are better than most; specifically, they're more versatile. But that doesn't mean they have a constantly morphing sword of Bane. It means at the beginning of the day, or before a big planned encounter, they can prepare themselves by Imbuing their armor or weapon, or perhaps imbuing an ally's. If we reduce the duration, I would say we should up the number of times per day it could be used, because this is the MC's only combat ability. Okay, that's not entirely true, he gets a few levels of spellcasting, too. But he also loses some spellcasting power (2 levels, to be exact) while taking this class. I think it's balanced, though I haven't playtested it or anything. [b]ON THE NEW PROPOSAL[/b] This is incorrect, because it's every ODD MC level, not EVERY level. The bolded line doesn't specify the size of the competence bonus. We both know it's the MC level, but you need to word it properly. ON IMBUE ITEM: I think we decided that 14,000gp was too much. Drop it to 5,000gp? This is unclear because what you refer to is actually the "magical enhancement bonus" not the enchantment bonus. Try this: If an item already has a magical enhancement bonus, any enhancement bonus added by Imbue Item stacks, but only with the item's own magical enhancement bonus, not the enhancement bonuses from masterwork items or those granted by spells or abilities. --------------- With all that fixed, I think I'll start the ball rolling and vote [b][color=lime]YES[/color][/b] to this PrC. The things that might still need tweaking are the Imbue Item power limits: the gp limit, and the max-modifier limit. My vote will stand through all changes in the "nerf" direction, but I'll have to reconsider if the change is in the "more-powerful" direction. (I actually think 14,000gp is fine. It's not exponential like real character wealth is, but its simple.) [/QUOTE]

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