S. J. Digriz wrote:
The following is incorrect:
Goblin (Intelligence/Charisma) I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again, Goblins have some of the best feats and heritages around. Of particular note here is the Goblin feat ‘Burn It!’ when combined with the Oscillating Wave Conscious mind can make your Produce Flame deal an extra 2.5x the spell’s level damage when your psyche is unleashed (that’s an extra 10 damage at level 8, and 15 damage at level 12!)
Both Burn It! and Unleash psyche are status bonuses, and so they do not stack.
Still, Burn It! is somewhat useful for when your psyche is not unleashed. To unleash your psyche, you need to cast a spell first anyway. Cast ranged 'Produce Flame' or other fire spell with a bonus for Burn It!. Then on the next round, unleash your psyche, and cast a ray of frost or other cold spell (as per the requirements for oscillating wave, and benefit from the unleash psyche status bonus.
Burn it is still extremely useful for the Oscillating Wave build, because it applies to Entropic Wheel, while Unleash Psyche does not (since wheel has a duration). Additionally, the fastest way to stack entropic wheel motes is to put persistent damage on enemies, and Burn It! works there as well. The more I think about the Oscillating Wave, the more I think it's more about building around Entropic Wheel, rather than the adding or removing energy.
VampByDay wrote:
I sort of cover this when I say that the abilities become 'useable' if amped. The issue I have with Infinite Eye are that most abilities are just bad if not amped. Guidance still has the 10 minute cooldown if not amped, I just think it is the worst of the choices. Notice how I didn't put it as red however. Worst among the choices does not mean 'Unusable.' I'll make that more clear.
I think you're still underselling it. Omnidirectional Scan, Guidance, and Glimpse Weakness are all fantastic spells unamped.
Omnidirectional Scan: Do you think the Aid action is worth taking? What if I told you that you could take it, get a free enhanced seek action on top of it, and guarantee that you can use your best proficiency to do the Aid reaction. Also, you can't critically fail the check.
That's what Omnidirectional scan is, unamped. If you amp it, it becomes bardic inspiration, plus an even better aid reaction. It goes from good (enhanced aid action) to great (super aid action.
Guidance is guidance. It's worth casting sometimes. But the fact that the amp is a reaction is itself a huge bonus to it: you have much better information on when you get to cast it, which makes the focus points you use on this far more efficient.
And like I said, glimpse weakness deals comparable damage to other single action spells, with the possibility of a crit since it runs off your ally's attack bonus.