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I am wondering if there is any other way for a Nagaji to increase the DC of hypnotic gaze, other than an increase to the charisma modifier?
I am trying to wrap my head around the idea that the gaze does not become more powerful with an increase in level. Was this an oversight or intentional?
I can not find any info, but is there an option to increase the DC as a favored class option?
I also would not mind hearing some thoughts about how hypnotic gaze plays out in a scenario. It says it works like the hypnotism spell but I see them as being very different.
Gaze gives the impression that the Nagaji only needs to make eye contact and then, through the subtle uses of it's voice, can then put an individual in a trance like state to increase their attitude towards the Nagaji.
If it worked like the spell then a Nagaji, in time, could look at something close to 100 feet away and still hypnotize an individual. This does not make sense to me. I assumed it must be a close quarters ability.
The spell does not state what the DC to resist would be, only it is a will save.
The spell can be used on multiple targets for an extended period of time and Gaze can only be used on 1 target for 1 round and only used once per day. It seems the Gaze should be far more useful as the Nagaji advances in levels. I think the ability would become stronger, over time, as the character learns better methods of making hypnotic gaze work.
I see the spell and ability as being two very different things and sometimes when an ability references a spell, it can get confusing.
This is not a request for a rules change. I am just wondering if any other players use this ability and how it has worked for them or the possible shortcomings of the ability. Thanks!
It's an alternate racial trait. If you don't like it, don't take it. The DC does not increase because it's a spell-like ability based on a first level spell. Yes, it's only one target, but if it's used out of combat, they take -2 on that save. And while it lasts one round, that's still enough time to make a request. Some GMs will let Spell Focus (Enchantment) apply.
The spell doesn't state a DC because spells have consistent rules for DCs. It's spell level plus casting ability mod, and can be modified by fears and abilities.
In a game, this would play out as locking gazes across the room to make somebody freeze for a moment, or leaning in to whisper a strangely persuasive piece of advice.
But really, you're just replacing some minor skill bonuses with a minor magical trick. Those don't scale, so why should this?