Boosting the DC of Phantasmal Killer


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Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Rulebook Subscriber

Hey folks, I'm looking for any suggestions, my character is a Human Wizard who is an Illusion Specialist. He already has spell focus/greater spell focus illusion, and just got Phantasmal Killer and a feat, to spend. Is there anything I can do no to boost that DC? I realize I missed the boat on being a gnome (a lot of great gnome only feats I've missed as well) but any key feats to help boost a single spell DC? His other feats are: Improved Initiative, Scibe Scroll, Secret Signs, and Silent Spell.


Well there is Spell Perfection (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/spell-perfection) but that requires level 15 unfortunately. If you plan on getting that high then you'll need two more metamagic feats.

What you want now is probably Spell Specialization. (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/spell-specialization) This will only apply to one spell but you can change that spell every even level if you want. Still, it is a +2 to your caster level on the spell which will boost the DC.

Liberty's Edge

Spell Perfection is an option...but not until 15th level, by which point you'll likely want it on a different spell. Persistent Spell is great, but again, maybe not available if it's your highest level spell (though I guess a Rod could do it if you can afford one). Those are all I'm coming up with at the moment.

On another, only vaguely related, note: Make sure to grab Phantasmal Web when you get 5th level spells, that thing's just wonderful.

Liberty's Edge

Larkos wrote:
What you want now is probably Spell Specialization. (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/spell-specialization) This will only apply to one spell but you can change that spell every even level if you want. Still, it is a +2 to your caster level on the spell which will boost the DC.

Uh...that's not how Caster Level works. At all.


Phantasmal Killer would benefit from Persistent Spell and Heighten Spell. Persistent is better but if you are 9th level you can't use it for 2 more levels without Magical Lineage or something like it. Perhaps a metamagic Rod of Persistent is within your budget, it helps if you take Craft Rod.

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Rulebook Subscriber

I was wondering how Persistent works with Phantasmal killer?

If you fail the first one and make the second, do you reroll the next round on the second? Ditto if you make the first one, next round reroll, and if you fail then roll the second save? If after this scenario you make the second save, do you also have to reroll that in round 3?

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Rulebook Subscriber
Deadmanwalking wrote:

Spell Perfection is an option...but not until 15th level, by which point you'll likely want it on a different spell. Persistent Spell is great, but again, maybe not available if it's your highest level spell (though I guess a Rod could do it if you can afford one). Those are all I'm coming up with at the moment.

On another, only vaguely related, note: Make sure to grab Phantasmal Web when you get 5th level spells, that thing's just wonderful.

If you fail to disbelieve the Phantasmal Web, do you get new saving throws after you interact with it, or you get one save?

Liberty's Edge

Galnörag wrote:
Deadmanwalking wrote:
On another, only vaguely related, note: Make sure to grab Phantasmal Web when you get 5th level spells, that thing's just wonderful.
If you fail to disbelieve the Phantasmal Web, do you get new saving throws after you interact with it, or you get one save?

The first save is the disbelief save, since only people who are trapped even see the web at all. You don't perceive it unless you're interacting with it. Besides, spells that get disbelief saves when interacted with are listed as such...and Phantasmal Web isn't.

I had a player ruin so many encounters with that spell...

The Exchange

If you can't raise the DC, have your party use spells like prayer, bestow curse or mind fog to apply penalties to your enemies' saves.

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