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<blockquote data-quote="Pyrex" data-source="post: 3406626" data-attributes="member: 11600">I wouldn't allow beating the DC by Y to remove the protection; but it would tell the reader what is necessary to bypass it upon casting.&nbsp; Example:--The DC to copy Bob's Fireblast into your spellbook is Spellcraft DC 20.&nbsp; (15 + SpellLevel 5).--If you beat the DC by 5 (i.e., DC 25) you know that there is something missing in the spell description.--If you beat the DC by 15 (i.e., DC 40) you learn that to properly cast the spell you need a jade totem inscribed with Bob's Arcane MarkRemoving the protection would involve researching a new spell based upon the original.I wouldn't require a feat.&nbsp; Specifying those sorts of protections is just part of the process of researching/creating a new spell from scratch.&nbsp; You're never going to come across a protected version of Fireball because it's a common spell and no one is going to waste the time required to research a protected version.Paranoid wizards researching their own custom spells however, might add such protections.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pyrex, post: 3406626, member: 11600"] I wouldn't allow beating the DC by Y to [i]remove[/i] the protection; but it would tell the reader what is necessary to bypass it upon casting. Example: --The DC to copy [i]Bob's Fireblast[/i] into your spellbook is Spellcraft DC 20. (15 + SpellLevel 5). --If you beat the DC by 5 (i.e., DC 25) you know that there is something missing in the spell description. --If you beat the DC by 15 (i.e., DC 40) you learn that to properly cast the spell you need a jade totem inscribed with Bob's [i]Arcane Mark[/i] Removing the protection would involve researching a new spell based upon the original. I wouldn't require a feat. Specifying those sorts of protections is just part of the process of researching/creating a new spell from scratch. You're never going to come across a protected version of [i]Fireball[/i] because it's a common spell and no one is going to waste the time required to research a protected version. Paranoid wizards researching their own custom spells however, might add such protections. [/QUOTE]

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