Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="corndog" data-source="post: 43507" data-attributes="member: 2623">Anyway, back to the topic:While considering ways to recapture the spirit of the traditional D&D wizard without unbalancing them or making them too weak, I keep stumbling over the idea of weapon selection. I want to encourage a more traditional selection, namely dagger/knife and staff. Here's my proposal:New Feat #1:Precision Spell TargettingYou are adept at delivering touch spells, ranged touch and ranged spells to their targetsPrerequisite: Special! The only way to acquire this feat is to impose a voluntary restriction on the weapons your wizard or sorceror may use.Effect: By limiting your weapon arsenal to only Daggers and Quarterstaves, you gain a bonus of +3 on all checks and hit rolls required to 'aim' a touch or ranged touch spell.In addition, it is more difficult for your targets to dodge your area of effect and simlar spells, resulting in a +3 modifier to the DC of any reflex save imposed by a spell you cast.Although it is a bit sneaky, You may use the Exotic Weapon feat to buy back the use of any weapon you abandon to gain this feat.Normal: You may use the weapons normally allowed to your class, and gain no added bonuses to your spellcasting effectiveness.New Feat #2Pinpoint Spell TargettingIn exchange for abandoning martial weapons pratice, you have gained an excellent talent for delivering your touch, ranged touch and ranged spells to their targets.Prerequisite: As with Precision Spell Targetting, this fe3at may only be gained by sacrificing your proficiency in weapons normally allowed to your class. A wizard or sorceror selecting this feat forgoes all skill in her class weapons, having devoted her practice to learning how to better target her spells.Effect: As with the Precision Spell Targetting feat, except that the bonus to checks and DCs for the caster's spells increases to +6.I realize the power of these two feats seems broad and slightly unblanced, but consider what the PC has to give up to get them. I think they work, but I'm open to suggestions.</blockquote>

Verification