@daermadm said in Metamagic Feat: Generation Casting:

aermadm
DM
3 days ago

While I have no problem with this feats abilities in general, there are way too many missing detail here. Was there more detail in the source?

Nope that’s all it gave us.

Compressed Spell

[Mongoose Publishing; Ulltimate Feats; Page 13]

You are able to reduce the area of effect of a spell in order to increase its damage.

Prerequisites: Arcane Spellcaster 1+, Spellcrafting 8 ranks.

Benefit: You are able to reduce the radius of a spell’s area by five feet to increase its damage by two dice. Spells affected by this feat use up a spell slot two levels higher than the spell’s actual level. Only spells with a radius listed in the area of effect can benefit from this spell.

Table: Special Ability Types

Dispel: Can dispel magic and similar spells dispel the effects of abilities of that type?

Spell Resistance: Does spell resistance protect a creature from these abilities?

Antimagic Field: Does antimagic field or similar magic suppress the ability?

Attack of Opportunity: Does using the ability provoke attacks of opportunity the way that casting a spell does?

The mechanics of the Critical Fumble, i.e., rolling a ‘1’ on a d20, and the Critical Hit, i.e., rolling a natural ‘20’ on a d20, have been part of D&D for many years but never were cannon rules that I remember. In 3.5 Manaverse, so far i think the natural 1 and natural 20 is only being applied to the following

Critical Success & Failures apply to:

They DO NOT apply to:

Caution: Subject to change based upon the whims or sobriety of the DM.

THE STAFF OF ARCHMAGI

THIS IS A MORE ADVANCED FORM OF THE STAFF OF THE MAGI. SOME FUNCTIONS USE CHARGES, SOME DO NOT. THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS DO NOT DRAIN ANY CHARGES:
DETECT MAGIC
FEATHER FALL
CONTINUAL LIGHT/DARKNESS
INVISIBILITY
KNOCK
MIRROR IMAGE
WIZARD LOCK
DISPEL MAGIC
FLY
WATER BREATHING

THE FOLLOWING FUCTIONS DRAIN 1 CHARGE:
FIREBALL
LIGHTNING BOLT
POLYMORPH SELF/OTHER
ANY OF THE 5 WALL SPELLS
CLOUDKILL
CONE OF COLD
CONJURE ELEMENTAL
FEEBLEMIND
TELEPORT
GLOBE OF INVULNERABILITY

THESE FUNCTIONS DRAIN 2 CHARGES:
ANTI-MAGIC SHELL
CHAIN LIGHTNING
DISINTEGRATE
GEAS
TRUE SEEING
DELAYED BLAST FIREBALL
FINGER OF DEATH
PRISMATIC SPRAY
TELEPORT W/O ERROR
MIND BLANK

THIS STAFF CONFERS 20% MAGIC RESISTANCE TO THE WIELDER AND USES ARCHMAGI CUBES. IT DOES NOT ABSORB SPELLS, AND IF A RETRIBUTIVE STRIKE IS DECLARED, THE RESULTING EXPLOSION OF ENERGY WILL DESTROY ALL LIFE IN A HALF-MILE RADIUS, MAKING A MAGIC-DEAD AREA OF THE SAME SIZE. THIS STAFF OPERATES AT THE 20th LEVEL OF ABILITY.

@daermadm

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I had not reread the 2e spell in a while, but I thought I was playing by those rules. I did not even clearly recall that the spell did mention saving again for the bounce.

Split Ray
( Complete Arcane, p. 83)

[Metamagic]

Your ray spells can affect an additional target.

Prerequisite
Any metamagic feat,

Benefit
You can cause any ray spell tofireone additional ray beyond the number normally allowed. The additional ray requires a separate ranged touch attack roll to hit and deals damage as normal. It can be fi red at the same target as the fi rst ray or at a different target, but all rays must be aimed at targets within 30 feet of each other and fi red simultaneously. A split ray spell uses a spell slot two levels higher than the spell’s actual level.

Type: Metamagic
Source: Dragon Annual 5

You maintain a ray spell for an additional round.
Benefit: When the extended ray spell is cast, you can use your next action to attack with the same ray. You can designate either a different target or the same target. A successful ranged touch attack is required for the second target. If any other actions are taken, or the spell is disrupted before your next action, then you lose the extended spell (though any previous effects remain). An extended ray uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell’s actual level.

Type: Metamagic
Source: Dragon Annual 5

You can attack three adjacent targets with a ray spell.
Benefit: A split ray can hit three targets. A successful ranged touch attack is needed for each target, and each roll incurs 5-4 penalty to hit. A target cannot be attacked more than once with a given spell. A split ray uses up a spell slot two levels higher than the spell’s actual level.

Type: Metamagic
Source: Dragon Annual 5

You change the effect of a ray spell to a 30-foot radius burst centered on yourself.
Benefit: A ray burst hits all targets (friend or foe) within 30 feet. Targets within 30 feet are allowed a Reflex save to avoid the burst. Any targets that do not avoid the effect are treated as if they were hit by the ray spell. Any target with 100% cover with respect to the caster is not affected. A ray burst spell uses up a spell slot three levels higher than the spell’s actual level.

Type: Metamagic
Source: Dragon Annual 5

You expand a ray spell to a 30-foot cone.
Benefit: All targets in the area of effect receive Reflex saves to avoid the effect, but are otherwise affected as if they were hit by the ray spell. A coned ray uses up a spell slot two levels higher than the spell’s actual level.

good, because Erok has been using it since the beginning 😜

@halfgiant said in Harm Spell (Variant): Daerma Adventures:

The 3.5 Harm (link) is a will save, just kept it the same.

That works. Fixed the first post.

@dwarf Well that was depressing, i had hoped over time maybe 5e would have had enough power creep to become interesting. Similar to 3.0E in the day, after a few years some of their later products started producing some interesting ideas.

With that said, the 3.5E metamagic rods i never really found interesting or thematically liked. Just seemed lame, and Kargin did investigate what he called meta crystals that you could embed in wands, rods, and staffs. However shortly after that @dwarf brought up the concepts of lens’s and amp’s … and we just ran with that. Kargin also flirted with psicrystals, i do believe he has some prototypes specific for melee types, and some specific for caster types. There was a lot of interest but it typically fades fairly quickly because in order for them to work they need to be implanted into their spine or at the base of their skulls to hide the crystal, while others implant the crystal shard in their forehead, forming a mythical “third eye.” Some warriors tend to have them implanted into the hand or chest, often sporting custom-made armor to show off the crystal to their enemies. To implant and integrate the crystals into the various systems of the body (i.e. nervous, immune, etc…) requires the skills of an alchemist… and that is where Kargin loses them.

Back to the drawing board.

the initial build of the powermaster had 3 primary processors - one for each “spellcasting” class, mage cleric and psion. i think it was the 3rd or 4th gen where a “physical” processor was added - for melee, movement or whatnot. a few generations after that, a set of 4 co-processors was added, taking the load off the main brains for minor actions like ongoing spell concentration, shifting targets, gem actions, refreshing stoneskins, etc. the co-processors are limited to self/personal effects only - fiddling and diddling with things running in the background on the powermaster himself.

so, for example, if Daren was casting a prismatic spray at some lich that pissed him off, triggering the lich’s dim-door contingency - a coprocessor could re-target the ongoing spell and hit the bastard anyway (provided he was in range, obviously), but the coprocessor isn’t “smart” enough to initiate the casting in the first place as it involves both casting and targeting (a non-personal effect).