Planar Substitution Levels

[noeuphoria]

In our epic game, one of the characters has expressed an interest in taking a planar substitution level for sorcerer. What it shows in the book is that basically, for giving up 1 spell known at 2nd level, all spells that deal energy damage now deal 1/2 of that as pure force damage. At first glance, I thought it seemed a bit overpowered, but I don't want to vote against it as a knee-jerk reaction. I was just wondering if anyone else had seen this in use (and if it was horribly overpowered), or if there were any other strong opions about the substitution levels.

 

[Thanee]

For an epic level game, this is probably more like necessary as opposed to overpowered.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Joshua Randall]

Remember also that you have to take the substitution level when you were about to take the regular level it replaces. So if you are already a 21st level sorcerer, you (technically) cannot go back and swap out your 4th sorcerer level for a planar sub. level.

Of course, if you're building the character level-by-level up to 21, then it's a moot point.