| Xavram5 |
I see a lot of posts regarding these and some conflicting info. If someone can answer this one question, that will get me pointed down the right path.
First Blast : 3rd level effect
Target : Burst
If Boost Meta word is used on a Burst Target, the rules say...
Boost: The spell affects everything in a 20-foot-radius burst. Its range increases to medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level). Boosting this target word increases its level by 2.
So, does this mean its a 5th level spell? If so, wow, horrible, you've got a Fireball spell at 5th instead of 3rd level. Or does it just mean the TARGET word now has a minimum caster level of 3?
Similar issue on the SELECTED target word, but the boost is worded differently.
Boost: Instead of one target, the wordspell affects up to one target per caster level, no two of which can be more than 30 feet apart. The range increases to medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./ level). If used with an effect word that deals energy damage, the wordcaster must make multiple ray attacks for each target (they cannot be made as melee touch attacks). This boosted target word increases the level of all the effect words in the spell by 3 levels.
So now, if you've gone with the 3rd level Fire Blast spell and made it a SELECTED target with a Boost, is it now a 6th level spell? I guess that's more reasonable, since you can make a whole mess of Ranged Touch touch attacks...but the Fire Blast Effect says you get a Reflex save, so now you have to hit with a Ranged Touch AND they get a Reflex? That seems like a weakened Scorching Ray or Searing Light.
Am I missing something? Seems like anyway you slice it, Word of Power are less effective that straight up spells.
BTW, I looked at the Sorcerror PDF file that was floating around and there are several pieces of incorrect information in there. Like adding certain effects to a Barrier Target...when the effects specifically list Selectd or Burst as a target restriction. So I started not to trust that document.
| Rashagar |
Hmm, I took it to mean something slightly different.
The minimum level a spell using the unboosted Burst target word can be is 1. If you BOOST the burst so it's 20ft radius medium range, then the minimum level is 3 instead. So there is no level difference between a normal fireball spell and an equivalent words of power spell.
My understanding of the Selected target word is the same as yours anyway. Though I know we houseruled it so that needing to make a ranged touch attack negated any attached reflex saves.