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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Bulmahn" data-source="post: 5231798" data-attributes="member: 5149">Hello everybody,Seems like I am having the same discussion on a different board now, with some of the same folks no less. Hmm...Anyway, this issue has been beat to death on our boards already, so let me get a few things out there. In practice, this bonus is not quite as good as it looks. Is it a good choice for human sorcerers, yes. Is is power creep, possibly, but it is relatively innocuous if it is. This is an additional variability in your choices a level behind the highest level spells you can cast. By the point at which you are getting these spells, you will have already hit your focus spells for your character and will instead be picking up some versatility spells (not always the case, I realize, but common enough). While this can be better than additional hp in some situations, it certainly is not always true, especially considering the sorcerer's d6 HD or 2 skill ranks per level. At the end of the day, the power level for the favored class bonuses are relatively low key, one way or the other. This option adds versatility, as opposed to the others that actually add statistical bonuses. A fair trade off in my book.Jason BulmahnLead DesignerPaizo Publishing</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason Bulmahn, post: 5231798, member: 5149"] Hello everybody, Seems like I am having the same discussion on a different board now, with some of the same folks no less. Hmm... Anyway, this issue has been beat to death on our boards already, so let me get a few things out there. In practice, this bonus is not quite as good as it looks. Is it a good choice for human sorcerers, yes. Is is power creep, possibly, but it is relatively innocuous if it is. This is an additional variability in your choices a level behind the highest level spells you can cast. By the point at which you are getting these spells, you will have already hit your focus spells for your character and will instead be picking up some versatility spells (not always the case, I realize, but common enough). While this can be better than additional hp in some situations, it certainly is not always true, especially considering the sorcerer's d6 HD or 2 skill ranks per level. At the end of the day, the power level for the favored class bonuses are relatively low key, one way or the other. This option adds versatility, as opposed to the others that actually add statistical bonuses. A fair trade off in my book. Jason Bulmahn Lead Designer Paizo Publishing [/QUOTE]

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