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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kerrick" data-source="post: 4523761" data-attributes="member: 4722">If it's a supernatural power, then it should be usable 1/round, at most. There are no supernatural powers (even monster powers) that are usable more than once per round - they're usable as a standard action. The rest of it is fine - they don't provoke AoOs, they aren't subject to SR, and don't require Concentration checks. It's basically what I did with the sorcerer - each heritage (bloodline) gets a bolt attack usable 3 + Cha bonus times per day.I have to agree with Hawken, though - this is very close to an at-will power, and 3.5 isn't really set up to deal with those. The closest thing I can think of is a dragon's breath weapon (usable every 1d4 rounds) or a gaze attack (every round against a single target), though we do have the warlock and his eldritch blast. Also, you could easily fall into the trap hawken (and many people who have played 4E and warlocks) mentioned - the PC will blow his spells and just "eldritch blast!" over and over again.On the practical side, wizards should generally not get within 10 feet of an enemy except in unusual situations (ambush, tight quarters, or someone grapples the wizard), because he'll get torn apart. I would change it to a single use/round blast, maybe 1d4+Int (just magical damage - there's no real need for a type), and a 30-foot range. Thus:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It follows the guidelines for Su abilities; </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It enables the wizard to be useful, but doesn't allow him to deal out absurd amounts of damage </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can't apply any feats to it, since it's a supernatural ability (well, okay, you could use Ability Focus, from the MM). </li> </ul>Oh, and being a Su power, there has to be a save for half damage - 10 + 1/2 level + Int or Cha. It can't be used as an attack (like what you want) in any case - there's nothing in any edition (that I've seen, at any rate) that allows you to do something like that.</blockquote>

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