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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Beholder Bob" data-source="post: 1039372" data-attributes="member: 12866">Death Spell [Metamagic]Benefit: This metamagic feat may only be applied to a spell that deals damage and has a duration of instantaneous. All targets who take damage from the spell must make a Fortitude save (DC 10+1 for every 10 points of damage suffered) or die. Furthermore, the spell gains the [Death] descriptor (and is thus it is negated by spells like Death Ward). Undead targeted by the spell suffers damage normally, but are immune to the death effect. A death spell uses up a spell slot two levels higher than the spell's actual level.[SIZE]It is, unfortunatly, too powerful.  Imagine a fireball, cast at 10th LV, with Death Spell and Maximize.  It does 60 points of damage, and is DC 16 Fortitude or death.  Even if the save is made, a reflex save is still needed to reduce damage to 30.  Now, this would make it a 8th level spell, but it requires 2 saves and has a good radius for a death effect.  Compare that to Finger of Death, a 7th LV spell, death or 3d6+1/LV (25 max) avg of 36.  So, for +1 LV of spell, you gain radius, and higher damage.  Then again, the DC 16 is compared to the DC 17+INT Mod - at least a DC 20, probably a DC 22.  How about a 3 LV adjustment?Also, change the name of additional specialization (sounds like an improvement).  How about Narrow Focus, or Limited Field?</blockquote>