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<blockquote data-quote="Al'Kelhar" data-source="post: 1480725" data-attributes="member: 7884">Sorta collective reply to the comments which have gone before and which I can remember because they struck a chord with me:Buff spells: Sensible toning down to +4 fixed bonus and 1 min/level duration.Line and cone areas of effect: Line and cone areas of effect were standardised to fit in with D&amp;D miniatures rules.&nbsp; Hardly a rationale for those of us not playing miniatures games.&nbsp; I've house-ruled lightning bolt back to having a line effect of Medium range, or two parallel lines 5' apart to half Medium range.Spider climb: Fine as a 2nd-level spell, because it grants extraordinary mobility for 10min/lvl.&nbsp; I've house-ruled it by adding the following text:&quot;A creature subject to spider climb gains a +4 bonus to Reflex saving throws against the web spell and a +4 bonus to Escape Artist checks to escape from those web spells which it fails to save against and from monstrous spider webs and the like (e.g. ettercap webs).&nbsp; It is not considered entangled by web spells which it saves against, or from which it has broken loose, and it can move into and through an area covered by spider webs or the web spell at its normal speed without becoming entangled.&quot;Polymorph:&nbsp; Seems OK as is, although somewhat ambiguous wording.&nbsp; Have clarified to impose the size limitations of alter self - one size smaller or larger than recipient's natural form only.&nbsp; The annis and brown bear forms seem to get a good workout, and are especially useful if complemented by fire shield and all the AC buffs.Shield:&nbsp; Provides a shield bonus to AC, so stacks with everything except other shields.&nbsp; Not usually an issue for a spellcaster.&nbsp; Deflects magic missiles and since it's a force effect it works against incorporeal attacks.&nbsp; My wizard usually has the best AC of the party against wraiths and spectres!&nbsp; I would consider either having an increase in AC bonus at higher levels (much like shield of faith) or a longer duration (say 10min/lvl) but not both.Ray of Enfeeblement: Have given it a Fortitude half save, and clarified that the effects of multiple rays don't stack.&nbsp; Otherwise way too powerful for a 1st-level spell.Cheers, Al'Kelhar</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Al'Kelhar, post: 1480725, member: 7884"] Sorta collective reply to the comments which have gone before and which I can remember because they struck a chord with me: Buff spells: Sensible toning down to +4 fixed bonus and 1 min/level duration. Line and cone areas of effect: Line and cone areas of effect were standardised to fit in with D&D miniatures rules. Hardly a rationale for those of us not playing miniatures games. I've house-ruled [I]lightning bolt[/I] back to having a line effect of Medium range, or two parallel lines 5' apart to half Medium range. [I]Spider climb:[/I] Fine as a 2nd-level spell, because it grants extraordinary mobility for 10min/lvl. I've house-ruled it by adding the following text: "A creature subject to spider climb gains a +4 bonus to Reflex saving throws against the [I]web[/I] spell and a +4 bonus to Escape Artist checks to escape from those [I]web[/I] spells which it fails to save against and from monstrous spider webs and the like (e.g. ettercap webs). It is not considered entangled by [I]web[/I] spells which it saves against, or from which it has broken loose, and it can move into and through an area covered by spider webs or the [I]web[/I] spell at its normal speed without becoming entangled." [I]Polymorph:[/I] Seems OK as is, although somewhat ambiguous wording. Have clarified to impose the size limitations of [I]alter self[/I] - one size smaller or larger than recipient's natural form only. The annis and brown bear forms seem to get a good workout, and are especially useful if complemented by [I]fire shield[/I] and all the AC buffs. [I]Shield:[/I] Provides a shield bonus to AC, so stacks with everything except other shields. Not usually an issue for a spellcaster. Deflects [I]magic missiles[/I] and since it's a force effect it works against incorporeal attacks. My wizard usually has the best AC of the party against wraiths and spectres! I would consider either having an increase in AC bonus at higher levels (much like [I]shield of faith[/I]) or a longer duration (say 10min/lvl) but not both. [I]Ray of Enfeeblement:[/I] Have given it a Fortitude half save, and clarified that the effects of multiple rays don't stack. Otherwise way too powerful for a 1st-level spell. Cheers, Al'Kelhar [/QUOTE]

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