Anyone experienced in spellcrafting could you suggest an appropriate level for the new spell?

[Liam Warner]

I want to change the 2nd level share memory http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/share-memory so that the length of the memory shared can be hours per level rather than a flat 1 minute. I'm thinking that 4th might be an appropriate level for the new spell given no other factors are changed and your merely experiencing someone's memories not changing anything. Does that seem right or should it be higher/lower?

[ShadowcatX]

I would probably step it up to 5, figure minutes per at 3, flat hour at 4, and hour per at 5. But I tend to be on the safe side with things like thiz as well.

[Gilarius]

Extend metamagic doubles the duration for a 1 level increase, so it needs to be higher level than that. I think an increase of 3 spell levels is about right, but would also be happy with 2 levels. I'd go with the 2 levels because this is not a powerful spell, as long as any players understand that it doesn't set a general precedent for other spells which are likely to be 3 levels higher.

How's that for sitting on the fence? I've agreed with both of you.

[Cyrad]

I'd make it a flat hour at 4th, myself. I agree with everyone else here.

[Liam Warner]

So general consensus is 5th level thanks.

[Nephril]

your understanding of the word consensus is a bit misguided lol.
shadowcat says 5, gilarius says 4 and cyrad says 4. general consensus of 4.
unless they are planning to use this as an interrogation technique a 4th level spell is fine. even if it was for interrogation a will save and sr at 4th level maybe resave per 1 hour of memory shared. 1 save ends the spell sounds fair to me.

[Liam Warner]

Nephril wrote:

your understanding of the word consensus is a bit misguided lol.

shadowcat says 5, gilarius says 4 and cyrad says 4. general consensus of 4.
unless they are planning to use this as an interrogation technique a 4th level spell is fine. even if it was for interrogation a will save and sr at 4th level maybe resave per 1 hour of memory shared. 1 save ends the spell sounds fair to me.

Er no Gilarius said 5 was about right but could go to 4 if made clear it was a special case while Cyrad said they agreed with the others and would make it a FLAT HOUR at 4th while I want an hour per level. So it was one 5, one probably 5 and one I agree 5 sounds good for hour per level.

[Gilarius]

Liam Warner wrote:

Nephril wrote:

your understanding of the word consensus is a bit misguided lol.

shadowcat says 5, gilarius says 4 and cyrad says 4. general consensus of 4.
unless they are planning to use this as an interrogation technique a 4th level spell is fine. even if it was for interrogation a will save and sr at 4th level maybe resave per 1 hour of memory shared. 1 save ends the spell sounds fair to me.

Er no Gilarius said 5 was about right but could go to 4 if made clear it was a special case while Cyrad said they agreed with the others and would make it a FLAT HOUR at 4th while I want an hour per level. So it was one 5, one probably 5 and one I agree 5 sounds good for hour per level.

Yep, there's been a surprising amount of agreement in this thread. Is the interweb about to break? ;)