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<blockquote data-quote="Velenne" data-source="post: 20457" data-attributes="member: 1856">Lots of good points in that!&nbsp; Thanks for your input, Seraphael.&nbsp; Based on your comments, I have the following replies:1.) The &quot;Scion of the Sphere&quot; ability is the foundation for the PrC.&nbsp; It does actually have a cost mentioned (&quot;Initially conjuring the sphere costs a number of spell levels equal to the metamagic feat’s level adjustment&quot;) It is written as a spell-like ability, meaning that it will cost the Sorceror a standard action to conjure.&nbsp; Further, it has a limited duration, and will likely not apply to all the spells the sorceror will cast..&nbsp; These spells &quot;must still use a higher level spell slot&quot;.&nbsp; So all he really gains from it is the decreased casting time.&nbsp; I guess this wasn't clear in the description.&nbsp; I know there was a lot of info crammed into it.2.) Very good call on the Knowledge<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />lanes thing.&nbsp; That hadn't even occured to me. :/3.) I had orginally thought to balance the &quot;Alyssarhi Elder&quot; ability with the &quot;+1 Effective CL&quot;, (and by extension the whole class, since this was the final &quot;uber&quot; ability most PrC's get for 10th level), by effectively taking away enough spellcaster levels that the character would never cast 9th level spells.&nbsp; For the Sorceror, especially with the Elder ability, this would mean the loss of quite a few spell levels with which to pool from.&nbsp; So, going back to one of my original questions, I should probably back off a few of the &quot;+1 Effecting CL&quot;.4.) Finally, the orignal idea for the PrC was for a Sorceror trained by a Wizard and stooped in education.&nbsp; Through his extensive studies, he masters the inherant abilities within himself in the same way as a Psion.&nbsp; Is it powerful?&nbsp; Oh yes, very powerful.&nbsp; And only the most rigorous of mind, and pure of heart may be trained.Thanks again for your thoughtful insights!&nbsp; Even more are very welcome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Velenne, post: 20457, member: 1856"] Lots of good points in that! Thanks for your input, Seraphael. Based on your comments, I have the following replies: 1.) The "Scion of the Sphere" ability is the foundation for the PrC. It does actually have a cost mentioned ("Initially conjuring the sphere costs a number of spell levels equal to the metamagic feat’s level adjustment") It is written as a spell-like ability, meaning that it will cost the Sorceror a standard action to conjure. Further, it has a limited duration, and will likely not apply to all the spells the sorceror will cast.. These spells "must still use a higher level spell slot". So all he really gains from it is the decreased casting time. I guess this wasn't clear in the description. I know there was a lot of info crammed into it. 2.) Very good call on the Knowledge:Planes thing. That hadn't even occured to me. :/ 3.) I had orginally thought to balance the "Alyssarhi Elder" ability with the "+1 Effective CL", (and by extension the whole class, since this was the final "uber" ability most PrC's get for 10th level), by effectively taking away enough spellcaster levels that the character would never cast 9th level spells. For the Sorceror, especially with the Elder ability, this would mean the loss of quite a few spell levels with which to pool from. So, going back to one of my original questions, I should probably back off a few of the "+1 Effecting CL". 4.) Finally, the orignal idea for the PrC was for a Sorceror trained by a Wizard and stooped in education. Through his extensive studies, he masters the inherant abilities within himself in the same way as a Psion. Is it powerful? Oh yes, very powerful. And only the most rigorous of mind, and pure of heart may be trained. Thanks again for your thoughtful insights! Even more are very welcome. [/QUOTE]

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