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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AeroDm" data-source="post: 1097578" data-attributes="member: 13650">Spellfire is very very powerful at the low levels because it is based off on Constitution rather than some scaling mechanic.  It is as strong at 1st level as it will be at 20th (assuming no Con raises).However, it also has really great flavor.  From what I know of Realms (the setting/story/grand reaching essence as opposed to Campaign Setting) Spellfire is an ability where people draw in magic and use it to further power themselves rather than just take the raw brunt of it.  With that in mind, I think you could easily declare that only *hostile* magic may be absorbed.  I really doubt that Spellfire was created to be "charged" up by friendly spells and then dropped as a bomb on some poor soul.  Rather it is an instinctive power that a rare few have.  Instead of dying, they somehow counter the magic.  Instead of sittign there, they channel the energy back.Using Spellfire this way would greatly reduce its power and retain the flavor it is suppose to have (imo).</blockquote>