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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Al'Kelhar" data-source="post: 1171037" data-attributes="member: 7884">It seems to me that ray of enfeeblement has to be the most powerful 1st level spell in the game - a no-save touch attack spell causing 1d6 +1 point/2 levels Strength damage for 1 minute/level.  Typical targets (warrior types and large, strong creatures) are unlikely to have high touch AC, and each 2 points of Strength damage imposes a -1 penalty on attack and damage rolls (amongst other things).  A 10th level caster will typically inflict a -4 penalty on attacks and damage - which would be fine for a 3rd level spell, for example, but it seems a bit over-the-top for a 1st level spell.With that in mind, I have proposed a house rule that ray of enfeeblement has a Fortitude partial save.  Typical targets will have a good Fortitude save and are likely to make the save, but will nevertheless still suffer half damage.  I know this break convention for Fortitude saves (which are usually all-or-nothing affairs), but does this seem reasonable?Note that this is a serious endeavour to balance the spell, not nerf it.  I DM one campaign and play a wizard in another, and needless to say, my wizard PC always carries one or two rays of enfeeblement, so if I nerf the spell IMC, I'm going to shoot myself in the foot when my DM takes the same approach.Cheers, Al'Kelhar</blockquote>