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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 3177246" data-attributes="member: 12460">I'll be honest. I don't like most of the changes. In general, it seems like you "fix" a lot of things that weren't broken or made complex things which were simple. However, you do have some good ideas. I like, for instance, your ideas on polymorph; though I won't yoink them wholesale, I may incorporate some of them into my home campaign. Some exceptions include divine power (I like it because it is simpler, but I don't feel it was complicated enough before to require a change), enlarge person (vast improvement over the current "must-have" 3.5 version), identify (I never saw why clerics didn't need to pay to cast it either), and rope trick (it is quite easy to rest in a rope trick, but putting you on the astral plane is a double edged sword; I like that).Good work overall. I am curious about your motivations for some of the changes though. Specifically in the case of alter self, it seems you took a confusing spell, removed most of the confusion, and merely layered on lots of complexity. The new version is more complex, but easier to understand. I'm not sure if that was needed. I think simply clarifying the original spell would be better. I also don't agree with your change to hold person. I think simply making it a "dazed" condition preserves the intent of the spell much better. I don't understand the reason for the change to teleport at all. Seems it is now more of a "greater dimension door" than a "teleport." The change to true seeing is understandable, although it adds a level of complexity that I don't think is necessary. I also understand wanting to "fix" blasphemy, but I don't think you've "fixed" it so much as put a band-aid on a knife wound. I simply allow a Will save with a penalty for each level you are below the caster to negate the effect in my home campaign and it seems much more fair. I think your change to fly is a mistake, as it makes dispelling a fly spell an auto-kill in high altitude combat. I feel your change to freedom of movement (while I recognize it is a powerful spell) adds too much. Giving PCs yet one more thing to track will detract from the gameplay experience, and be unimportant for most high-level characters anyway. Your change to gate seems to greatly diminish the power of the spell. Adding an XP cost for summoning a specific creature is a good way to balance the spell in a simple manner.</blockquote>

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