Time-Stop at lower levels

[mykovas]

In my campaign, I have a variant class that uses the Bard spellcasting progression. For flavor reasons, I'd like the class to have a version of time-stop as an available spell.

The problem I have here is that the bard-like progression gets its top level (6th) spells at 16th level while the wizard gets his at 17th level. While this is only one level, I still feel this could be a big balance issue, so I'm looking for alternatives.

Most of my ideas so far involve nerfing the spell somewhat, either by reducing the duration to 2 rounds, or by adding a "hangover" effect (i.e. when you snap back to regular time, you're slowed for a round).

Does anyone have any suggestions? Or is this just a very bad idea to start out with.

 

[Pyrex]

You could always translate Temporal Acceleration as a 6th level arcane spell.

 

[Li Shenron]

One character level earlier doesn't seem to me a big issue, particularly at such a high level already!

 

[mykovas]

Thanks people. I have so say, seeing Temporal Acceleration as a 6th-level power makes me feel a whole bunch better about this.

 

[Stalker0]

I think its fine. Consider, how much can this spell caster do with time stop anyway? He doesn't have the high level summons and delayed blast fireballs a wizard would.

 

[Quartz]

I think its fine. Consider, how much can this spell caster do with time stop anyway? He doesn't have the high level summons and delayed blast fireballs a wizard would.

Unless he's got magic items that give him such.