Shape Power

[Stalker0]

Shape Power (Heroic)
Prereq: Int 13+
Benefit: When using a power that has a blast 3 range, you can turn it into a burst 1, or a blast 1 turned into blast 3. A blast 5 range can be turned into a burst 2, or a burst 2 into a blast 5.

 

[Khaalis]

I'm on the fence on this one. I am not sure I like the sheer amount of flexibility granted by 1 feat. I also think this is too powerful for heroic.

On a pure mechanical note...
Is "or a blast 1 turned into blast 3" supposed to be "or a burst 1 turned into blast 3"?


One idea for a Paragon feat I had been toying with along this line was:

SHAPE POWER -- [Paragon]
-- Benefit: You can change the Target of your powers from "Each creature in (blast or burst)" to "Each enemy in (blast or burst)".

 

[FireLance]

SHAPE POWER -- [Paragon]
-- Benefit: You can change the Target of your powers from "Each creature in (blast or burst)" to "Each enemy in (blast or burst)".

I think this kind of steps on the toes of the Epic-level Spell Accuracy feat .

With respect to Shape Power, its effects are similar to the Paragon-level Arcane Reach feat, which can be used to convert a burst to a blast and vice-versa, but without the "safe zone" for the caster when converting a blast to a burst, or the additional affected square when converting a burst to a blast. However, in exchange for that, it gives up a bit of flexibility - Arcane Reach can be used to deliver a blast attack at range, for example.

Overall, I'd say it would be balanced as an Paragon-level feat (like Arcane Reach), and it should have a similar prerequisite of Dex 15.

 

[Khaalis]

I think this kind of steps on the toes of the Epic-level Spell Accuracy feat .

Doh. Knew there was a reason I was only tossing the idea around and hadn't written it up. I need a vacation from my vacation. Give me a few days to catch up on sleep and I'll be back on my feet.