Mitigating Factors in Epic Spell Creation

[the Jester]

When, exactly, do you apply mitigating factors vs. the x5 modifier for a permanent epic spell?

For example, I'm working on a spell whose DC is 37 before mitigating factors and the x5 modifier. Now, I'm taking -63 in mitigating factors... is my DC 0? Or is it 122? Or is there another answer entirely?

 

[Jack Simth]

Mitigating factors come after everything else; so if you have DC 40 from the seed, *5 from Permanent, and -100 from Time, you have (40*5)-100=100

 

[the Jester]

Yep- just looked at an example in the book (k'duh), and you're right.

Thanks!

 

[Lorehead]

Many of the examples in the book are completely wrong, to say nothing of inconsistent. As a result, the system is essentially unusable. Because of simple errors in arithmetic, or perhaps a failure to properly update the examples when the rules changed, the epic spell DCs in the book are much, much lower than they're supposed to be, some by more than a thousand points. Thus, the system produces DCs nowhere close to what was intended.

You can find corrected versions in the errata and the SRD.

 

[the Jester]

Many of the examples in the book are completely wrong, to say nothing of inconsistent. As a result, the system is essentially unusable. Because of simple errors in arithmetic, or perhaps a failure to properly update the examples when the rules changed, the epic spell DCs in the book are much, much lower than they're supposed to be, some by more than a thousand points. Thus, the system produces DCs nowhere close to what was intended.

You can find corrected versions in the errata and the SRD.

Sounds like some significant rewriting...?