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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bront" data-source="post: 2305825" data-attributes="member: 19696">This is truely unplayable, and honestly looks like you are simply trying to see what you can get away with.  Munchkining to the max.The stat bonuses are unbalanced, and unreasonable, and they alone make it fairly unplayable.  Not to mention the skill bonuses.The weapon and armor restrictions are negligable because the character would be unlikely to be able to cary them anyway.There's a thread on casting spells on, around, or through anti-magic shells.  This ability is actualy not that incredably powerful or useful.The Absorbtion power makes no sense.  They do this instead of being effected?  Can they chose this? or is it always on?  It it automatic, or is there a DC involved?Built in fly is very powerful.  reasonable for what you are going for, but powerfullIdentify, at will? per day?  interesting ability, but very powerfull given the short time of the spell.Gaze attack is nice, I like it, though it's a bit dry how you describe it.  Still, very powerful.At will magic: Um, you have successfully made all other restrictions useless.  Free +8 ac, and damage equivilent to up to 5 shortbow attacks per round that never miss.I would never allow this as a template, period.  I wouldn't even NPC/Monster it.  It doesn't make much sense, and realy only seems like it's built to give the PC cool powers with no regard to how it all fits togeather.If you're made of pure magic, an anti-magic field should do something like 1 point of con damage per round you're in it.  It should tear at the fabric of your being.Spell absorption shouldn't be a painfull process, they should simply have SR described as absorbing spells, or it should heal them (WAY to powerful).Are you thinking humanoid pure energy/magic form, or misty sort of pure energy form?  if the second, they should effectively be in a perminent gasseous form state.  Pretty much as the spell, though since it's a natural state, no concentration check on spells.+8 racial bonus to skills is amazing.  Few ever get more than +2 to any skill, and that's usually a physical skill like climbing.  Why are they so much better suited to a knowledge skill than a studious elf?  Let alone every skill used in magic.few races ever get more than a +2 to a non-strength stat, and even then, a +4 is huge.  Just think, you are saying that a magic born's average intelegence, charisma, and wisdom is nearly the starting human maximum?  Why?Seriously, I would suggest breaking it up into two templates.--------------Divine and Arcane magic born.Template gives them a subtype magic, but does not change their base type, size, speed, or any other abilities unless listed otherwise.-2 Str, -2 Con for frail bodies.Divine - +2 Wis and Cha - Greater attunement to divine magicArcane - +2 Int and Cha - Greater attunement to arcane magicA magic born is resistant to magic of his own type, but susceptible to the opposite type.  +2 to save vs spell of the same type, -2 to save vs spell of the opposite type.  Unnamed magic gain a +1 save modifier (items, infusions, spell like abilities)Sense magic: A magic born can sense magic at willEmpower casting: A magic born is attuned to casting their form of magic, and gain +1 caster level when casting spells of their own type.Magic dependent: A magic born cannot sustain his life force in null magic areas. They take 1D4 subduel damage every round in an anti-magic field. (Taken from monboesen)  A dispel magic cast on a mageborn will stun the mageborn for 1D4 rounds if they fail a save.+2 racial bonus to use magic device and concentration when spellcasting.  Attunement to magic makes it easier to use items, and harder to loose a spell when casting.Cantrip: A magic born is assumed to always have the spell Prestidigitation going at all times, and can make minor (IE, not game effecting) magical effects happen without casting a spell.Divine Power: A Divine Magic born may use an ability that requires turn undead as if it had 3 available turns per day.  The feat extra turning can be used to increase this number.  Feats that require the turn undead class ability can be selected as if the magic born had the class ability.  PrCs that require the ability must be allowed by a GM.Arcane Knowledge: Knowledge of the arcane comes easy to an Arcane Magic Born.  If he uses an arcane spell book, he may select one additional spell per level for free from his spell list when he advances in that magic using class.  If the spell caster has a limited number of known spells, he gains one additional known spell per spell level.  This is chosen when access to that level of spells is gained.ECL on this template?  Probably +2, but it's flavorful, not overtly powerful, and has real weaknesses.</blockquote>

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