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<blockquote data-quote="DreamChaser" data-source="post: 24213" data-attributes="member: 1190"><p>I understand what you're saying about the point buy system...you do have more control over the character stats, but I think that if you are going to make a roll for something, it should only be when there is a reasonable chance of failure, otherwise it doesn't really add much to the game except an extra die roll. If there is so little chance of failure, I'd ditch the roll and choose another penalty (perhaps bleed over from the souls causing a chance of insanity.</p><p></p><p>In terms of the rarity of the Soulweaver feat, I don't think that is really a balancing factor. Are their any prereqs? How is it rare?</p><p></p><p>In terms of spell preparation: I think that it could work like this.</p><p></p><p>The soulreaver prepares her spells each day by drawing in the necessary soul-energy and setting it into her focus with the spell. The nature of the energy allows the conversion of any spell into negative energy to spontaneously cast inflict spells. Each day when the soulreaver prepares spells, she must make a Will save (or Concentration check) against a difficulty equal to 10 + the highest level spell she can cast. If she succeeds, nothing unusual happens. If she fails, she suffers a minor penalty (-1 to Will saves, for example) due to the disruptive influence of the personality of the soul she absorbed. The penalty could increase as higher level spells are gained.</p><p></p><p>When a soulreaver casts a spell, she merely releases the stored energy from the focus. No roll needs to be made (unless she is attacked). The spell takes form normally. She can try to use a metamagic feat on the spell as she casts it by summoning more soul energy. This requires another roll just as though she were preparing spells to keep from absorbing a part of the soul.</p><p></p><p>This system would make it possible for there to be a prestige class of soulreavers who intentionally draw in the memories and experiences of the souls they gather, hoping to gain greater powers but going slowly insane in the process.</p><p></p><p>Hope some of this is helpful; they are just off the top of my head thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DreamChaser, post: 24213, member: 1190"] I understand what you're saying about the point buy system...you do have more control over the character stats, but I think that if you are going to make a roll for something, it should only be when there is a reasonable chance of failure, otherwise it doesn't really add much to the game except an extra die roll. If there is so little chance of failure, I'd ditch the roll and choose another penalty (perhaps bleed over from the souls causing a chance of insanity. In terms of the rarity of the Soulweaver feat, I don't think that is really a balancing factor. Are their any prereqs? How is it rare? In terms of spell preparation: I think that it could work like this. The soulreaver prepares her spells each day by drawing in the necessary soul-energy and setting it into her focus with the spell. The nature of the energy allows the conversion of any spell into negative energy to spontaneously cast inflict spells. Each day when the soulreaver prepares spells, she must make a Will save (or Concentration check) against a difficulty equal to 10 + the highest level spell she can cast. If she succeeds, nothing unusual happens. If she fails, she suffers a minor penalty (-1 to Will saves, for example) due to the disruptive influence of the personality of the soul she absorbed. The penalty could increase as higher level spells are gained. When a soulreaver casts a spell, she merely releases the stored energy from the focus. No roll needs to be made (unless she is attacked). The spell takes form normally. She can try to use a metamagic feat on the spell as she casts it by summoning more soul energy. This requires another roll just as though she were preparing spells to keep from absorbing a part of the soul. This system would make it possible for there to be a prestige class of soulreavers who intentionally draw in the memories and experiences of the souls they gather, hoping to gain greater powers but going slowly insane in the process. Hope some of this is helpful; they are just off the top of my head thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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