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Intuitive Spell - Removes thought components from spells
Thought components - +10 concentration unless you spend a move action to center yourself.
Every psychic caster is spontaneous.
Sorcerers and Bards: Sorcerers and bards choose spells as they cast them. They can choose when they cast their spells whether to apply their metamagic feats to improve them. As with other spellcasters, the improved spell uses up a higher-level spell slot. Because the sorcerer or bard has not prepared the spell in a metamagic form in advance, he must apply the metamagic feat on the spot. Therefore, such a character must also take more time to cast a metamagic spell (one enhanced by a metamagic feat) than he does to cast a regular spell. If the spell's normal casting time is a standard action, casting a metamagic version is a full-round action for a sorcerer or bard. (This isn't the same as a 1-round casting time.) The only exception is for spells modified by the Quicken Spell metamagic feat, which can be cast as normal using the feat.
For a spell with a longer casting time, it takes an extra full-round action to cast the spell.
Spontaneous Casting and Metamagic Feats: A cleric spontaneously casting a cure or inflict spell, or a druid spontaneously casting a summon nature's ally spell, can cast a metamagic version of it instead. Extra time is also required in this case. Casting a standard action metamagic spell spontaneously is a full-round action, and a spell with a longer casting time takes an extra full-round action to cast. The only exception is for spells modified by the Quicken Spell feat, which can be cast as a swift action.
Excellent! I spend a full round action AND increase the spell level by 1 to get the exact same thing I could do by spending a move action and I spent a feat to do it! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! A bargain at twice the price!
Seriously, though, errata please?
That's...
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I was going to say that it is at least good for spell combat, but I don't think any of the psychic (or spontaneous in any way) options that give spell combat/spiritual combat have any wording discussing metamagic.
I finally thought of a (terrible) use of this feat! You use it when you were already planning on using a metamagic on the spell so you don't need the ridiculous concentration check.
Still strictly worse than bumping your concentration bonus, IMO. My 9th level psychic has a +25 on defensive casting (+21 otherwise) currently at the cost of 2 feats and a trait. I would much rather have the passive at the cost of 2 feats and a trait than active at the cost of a feat and a spell level.
Holy cow. I totally didn't catch that myself. How horrible! FAQ'd.
Spontaneous Metafocus is a thing.
For the matter, one could go Improved Eldritch Heritage(Arcane) or crossblooded sorcerer with Arcane and Psychic bloodlines, but all of these options are so limited or specific that that Metamagic Feat might as well not exist.
A sensible choice would be to make an exception for that feat not increasing the casting time for spontaneous, as a similar alternative would just be to remove the Centering option.
Spontaneous Metafocus is a thing.For the matter, one could go Improved Eldritch Heritage(Arcane) or crossblooded sorcerer with Arcane and Psychic bloodlines, but all of these options are so limited or specific that that Metamagic Feat might as well not exist.
A sensible choice would be to make an exception for that feat not increasing the casting time for spontaneous, as a similar alternative would just be to remove the Centering option.
IMO, every feat should be able to stand on its own. They've seemed willing to fix things as they errata (Prone Shooter comes to mind). Removing the centering option forces psychics to either hyperspecialize into Concentration (which I did anyway) or never cast defensively.
Mental Static Aura (Su): A creature with this ability creates a field around it that makes concentrating difficult for those without this ability. Living creatures within 30 feet must succeed at a concentration check (DC = 10 + 1/2 the HD of the creature with a mental static aura + that creature’s Charisma modifier) to cast a spell with a thought component (Occult Adventures 144). Failing this check causes the spell to be lost with no effect. In addition, all spellcasters must attempt this check at the start of their turns if they are concentrating on an active spell or effect. Failing it means that they cease concentrating on the spell or effect. Creatures with this ability are immune to its effects and can cast spells normally.
Format: mental static (DC 18); Location: Aura.
The metamagic protects against this. Not sure it would be as common as silence, even in an all psychic campaign. But this does sort of justify it, ish.
I've not gone through to see how many creatures have this ability.
Edit: Had a quick browse and there are several creatures of a range of CRs that have this or a variation on the theme, including a template.
It is not very common, but it is definitely a thing that psychic casts may have to deal with occasionally. It does seem a bit corner case for a metamagic feat - but silent spell could be argued similarly.
Mental Static Aura (Su): A creature with this ability creates a field around it that makes concentrating difficult for those without this ability. Living creatures within 30 feet must succeed at a concentration check (DC = 10 + 1/2 the HD of the creature with a mental static aura + that creature’s Charisma modifier) to cast a spell with a thought component (Occult Adventures 144). Failing this check causes the spell to be lost with no effect. In addition, all spellcasters must attempt this check at the start of their turns if they are concentrating on an active spell or effect. Failing it means that they cease concentrating on the spell or effect. Creatures with this ability are immune to its effects and can cast spells normally.
Format: mental static (DC 18); Location: Aura.The metamagic protects against this. Not sure it would be as common as silence, even in an all psychic campaign. But this does sort of justify it, ish.
I've not gone through to see how many creatures have this ability.
Edit: Had a quick browse and there are several creatures of a range of CRs that have this or a variation on the theme, including a template.
It is not very common, but it is definitely a thing that psychic casts may have to deal with occasionally. It does seem a bit corner case for a metamagic feat - but silent spell could be argued similarly.
How is it better than just bumping up your concentration bonus? That's the litmus, really.
the longer time for spontaneous metamagic is really nothing but problematic ever. I wonder if it would be unbalanced to just make it normal and then make everything that makes it faster a one-level deduction on metamagic level increases or something actually useful.
Intuitive Spell - Removes thought components from spells
Thought components - +10 concentration unless you spend a move action to center yourself.Every psychic caster is spontaneous.
That's not exactly true. A Blood Arcanist with the Psychic Bloodline still uses a blend of spontaneous and prepared casting. They can apply Intuitive Spell while preparing their spells and avoid the extended casting. It's a really narrow exception, though.