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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 896235" data-attributes="member: 10397">Ok one at a time.Nifft: Yes, just like most published spellcasting prestige classes. and indeed several of the Storm Mages abilities have no combat effect, or only if you happen to be fighting in bad weather. How is it a no brainer for a sorcerer? or anyone? its very specfic...its a Storm/Weather mage. if this isnt your character concept why would you take it? And yes that making it to good is very much opnion.  I understand that many feel the fact that sorcerers give up so little and gain so much is a problem with many spellcasting prestige classes. I first of all dont really see it as a problem, and secondly if it is I'd say the problem lies more with the Sorcerer class giving so little incentive to stay with it. Generaly, I prefer to just write new spells. I already have a Blizzard spell that I will probably add and post here Cloudkill and Acid Fog were added for the nature of their effect not for their "energy" type. (I have issues with refering to acid as "energy") <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile    :-)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" />Ranger Wickett: [rant] I have heard people make this statement about a lot of things, my work and other peoples and I am begining to get a trifle annoyed with it. Its an absolute statement. Not, it might be overpowerd, or in my opnion its overpowered, but the absolute statement that it IS overpowered and that is a fact. While their does need to be a certain baseline for balance, when push comes right down to shove its all a matter of taste and opnion. Plus, making absolute declaritive statements about things of this nature is just rarely a good idea. [/rant] Well to be technical it doesnt get EVERYTHING a wizard or sorcerer would. More importantly, as I mentioned most spellcaster prestige classes get full or nearly full spell progression. Few would probably take them otherwise. Also as mentioned, many of the Storm Mage's actual abilities have little or no combat power. What really would I do to tone it down and still really have much left?Al: Again that absolute statement.... Overall your more or less right, although not for quite the reason you think. The DC boost part in this case I wouldnt consider quite equal to 2 Spell Focus feats because even one spell focus feat well chosen would affect more spells than those included in the Storm Mage spell list. But it also increases caster level in all respects so overall your right. However many spellcasting prcs recieve simliar powers. However, I may rework it just slightly more. Probably make it apply just to DC and overcoming spell resistance. you misread this. It must be a spell from the (rather small) Storm Mage spell list. They dont gain any other sort of bonus spells. And many of the abilities have little or no combat power. As I've mentioned the whole "tradeoff" thing is that big a deal to me. Not to many other designers aparently either. If their is a problem I see it as having more to do with core classes not offering much at mid and upper levels as far as class abilities. I dont really think so. The only changes I plan on making is the aforementioned tweak to Storm Power, and I am probably going to replace the Widen Storm ability. Instead I think I will have them gain eventualy 2 or so uses per day of an ability similiar to Sculpt Spell allowing them to manipulate the areas of effect of Storm spells.The Jester: The abilities you mention are the backbone of this prestige class. If I dropped them it would be because I was totally re doing the whole thing. I took out one level of spell progression already. Thank you tho for " I think its a little to powerful", as oposed to, "its to powerful". I apreciate that <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile    :-)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></blockquote>

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