Why is it 9th level? Anyone used it much?

[CRGreathouse]

Moment of Prescience is amazingly powerful in my experience. The wizard in my high-level campaign prepares 2 a day... he casts the second once the first is expended.

The best part (for him) and the worst part (for me) is that he uses it on Knowledge skill checks, almost exclusively. Occasionally he's used it to avoid a save-or-die spell, but that's certainly less than a third of the total uses.

"So the clerics knew nothing? I roll Knowledge (religion) with moment. I get a 58."

 

[Li Shenron]

The best part (for him) and the worst part (for me) is that he uses it on Knowledge skill checks, almost exclusively. Occasionally he's used it to avoid a save-or-die spell, but that's certainly less than a third of the total uses.

"So the clerics knew nothing? I roll Knowledge (religion) with moment. I get a 58."

Don't... let... me... speak...

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Don't... let... me... speak...

*Casts silence on Li Shenron and pins him* *Phew* Just in time.

 

[CRGreathouse]

Don't... let... me... speak...

No, really--why do you think it's weak? In my experience it's the most-used sorcerer/wizard spell 7th level and up.

 

[Sejs]

What's so good about the foresight spell?

Once foresight is cast, you receive instantaneous warnings of impending danger or harm to the subject of the spell. ...In addition, the spell gives you a general idea of what action you might take to best protect yourself andgives you a +2 insight bonus to AC and Reflex saves.

(The man crossing the room toward your back is an assassin. This is what he looks like. He is going to stab you with a poisoned dagger that he will draw out of his waistcoat. If you make your way over toward the door guard he will not attack. If you spill your wine on his waistcoat it will neutralize the poison.)

You are never surprised or flat-footed.

All in all it's cool - I'd personally have it as an 8th level spell and/or have it with a longer duration, if I had my druthers.

 

[Scion]

The best part (for him) and the worst part (for me) is that he uses it on Knowledge skill checks,

Since when is knowledge an opposed skill?

 

[CRGreathouse]

Since when is knowledge an opposed skill?

I suppose this all comes down to semantics: how to interpret "opposed ability or skill check"? Our group reads it '((opposed ability) or (skill)) check', but you're reading it 'opposed ((ability) or (skill check))'.

 

[Scion]

I suppose this all comes down to semantics: how to interpret "opposed ability or skill check"? Our group reads it '((opposed ability) or (skill)) check', but you're reading it 'opposed ((ability) or (skill check))'.

SRD:
any single attack roll, opposed ability or skill check, or saving throw.

I think that the second or pretty well cinches it. opposed ability or opposed skill check. The second or definately cinches

 

[CRGreathouse]

SRD:
any single attack roll, opposed ability or skill check, or saving throw.

I think that the second or pretty well cinches it. opposed ability or opposed skill check. The second or definately cinches

If you read it that way I agree that it's weak. It wouldn't make sense to me, though; you can use moment to win a horserace (one of the core examples of opposed checks), but not to ride faster on your own...

 

[Scion]

If you read it that way I agree that it's weak. It wouldn't make sense to me, though; you can use moment to win a horserace (one of the core examples of opposed checks), but not to ride faster on your own...

Hey, there are going to be inconsistencies in any ruling I was just pointing it out that I believe you are useing a houserule. But of course they could have put that or in their accidentally, it wouldnt be like typoes never happen after all.