I suggest that the developers consider redesigning this feat, because right now the only use for it is as "filler" in the document.
No arcane caster is going to take a feat that allows them to attack with a +1 bonus with a melee weapon for 1 round!
There's better feats for an arcane caster to take to enhance his spell power -- and there are even better melee combat feats to take, if for some odd reason the arcane caster has chosen to be somewhat skilled in melee weapons.
I could understand if this was a "builder" feat, but its not.
and at low levels gives you a weapon you can hopefully use against those pesky incorporeal undead.
Yeah, even then, it is greatly under powered for a feat, I like the idea of being able to put one spell into the old one and leave it at that.
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Agreed; it is a bit wimpy.
Perhaps link it in some way to the highest level spell you can cast, or expend a slot each morning to charge the weapon up?
A fifth level caster could burn a level 3 spell slot to give the weapon a +3 damage bonus or something for the day.
That would actually make this a slick little feat, and not too far out of line, I think. Although I suppose fighters might cry over it cutting into their weapon specialization territory...maybe it needs a duration of some sort.
That's getting very similar to the arcane strike feat from CW though. Hmm.
Remember the splatbook feat of the same name that gave you +1 to atk per level of the spell slot burned, and +1d4/spell level to damage? Now THAT was a feat!
EDIT: Plog just mentioned that. D'oh!
The PFRPG Arcane Strike is a good 1st level feat for a melee oriented Bard since they can't pick up either Weapon Focus or Weapon Finesse until later. Gives a Bard an immediate boost in damage.
Doug
Remember the splatbook feat of the same name that gave you +1 to atk per level of the spell slot burned, and +1d4/spell level to damage? Now THAT was a feat!
EDIT: Plog just mentioned that. D'oh!
Yeah, it was fine, it was just a problem when they started making them stack with multiple spells sacrificed. That is why I thought it should be restricted to only 1 spell can be sacrificed.
Yeah, it was fine, it was just a problem when they started making them stack with multiple spells sacrificed. That is why I thought it should be restricted to only 1 spell can be sacrificed.
I had always ruled it that way; also, it applied to only the first attack in a round when I used it (can't remember if that was official, but that's how we ruled it). Never had a problem at all; it gave bards and sorcerers a nice boost in melee.
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Yeah, it was fine, it was just a problem when they started making them stack with multiple spells sacrificed. That is why I thought it should be restricted to only 1 spell can be sacrificed.Remember the splatbook feat of the same name that gave you +1 to atk per level of the spell slot burned, and +1d4/spell level to damage? Now THAT was a feat!
EDIT: Plog just mentioned that. D'oh!
Oh weird, I never even picked up on that, I had just assumed it was a one-spell at a time thing. Interesting.
Well, back on the topic at hand, how does this PF feat get a boost so it sucks less? Conversely, is it really that bad? It's not that far of from weapon specialization, in that it grants +1 damage and makes the weapon magic, instead of a plain +2 damage.
Of course, this feat doesn't lead to a tree of extra feats like weapon spec. does...
This spell, along with about half the other combat feats, underwent quite a bit of redesign in the Beta.... never worry. (Here is a small leak... this feat now scales as you go up in caster level...)
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
That small leak just made it a must have feat for my upcomming half elf bard.
Thanks,
Doug
This spell, along with about half the other combat feats, underwent quite a bit of redesign in the Beta.... never worry. (Here is a small leak... this feat now scales as you go up in caster level...)
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
OMDG I thought I wouldn't hear from you for a long time!
Thank you
It was; people who were blowing multiple spells were borking the rules.
Oh weird, I never even picked up on that, I had just assumed it was a one-spell at a time thing. Interesting.
Not RAW with additional damage, they neglected to switch it to a swift action after they were invented.
This spell, along with about half the other combat feats, underwent quite a bit of redesign in the Beta.... never worry. (Here is a small leak... this feat now scales as you go up in caster level...)
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
Scaling...sweet! I have been pushing for more feats that scale!