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http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/metamagic-feats/stylized-spell-metamagic
I realize how difficult it is to cloak spellcasting in Pathfinder compared to 3.5 rules (I've read all the Paizo Forum threads talking about the deception controversies and RAW/RAI issues).
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That all said, my Wizard is 11th level and will eventually end up around 18th level eventually. She'll be facing a rather high number of enemy spellcasters from here on out (Drow especially). She was given a minor artifact (which she must keep) that grants her use of the Stylized Spell feat. Since she fears that some of her future spellcaster foes will be counterspellers and abjuration dispellers, I'd like to find some cunning and savvy uses of this feat. Complicating things further, she's an illusionist. So this feat will greatly help her complicate enemy Spellcraft checks for disbelief checks.
So to all of you who are interested in this feat, do you have some specific examples of smart uses of it? Any testimonials on how you've seen it used effectively in a real game?
The forums only mention the feat a few times with no super-substantive discussion. So any detailed help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Hm. Perhaps this is a highly unpopular feat? Lol.
It certainly is one that requires a tremendous amount of school/subschool/descriptor comparisons .... across a wide swath of sourcebooks to maximize your deception options.
Anyhoo, any good examples or testimonials are still welcome!
Haven't seen it in use - counterspelling is rare enough IME that counter-counterspelling is not a good use of resources.
Haven't seen it in use - counterspelling is rare enough IME that counter-counterspelling is not a good use of resources.
Agreed. Doing some more research on this feat last night ... I determined that it's pretty much a stinker for PCs. But could have specialized NPC value for certain tactical types (like a DM's counterspelling foe).
Too bad. As I love the deception mechanic concept. This feat needs more "teeth" to be viable for frequent PC use.
Found a little use for it. It can be used to hide any daylong buffs with obvious visual effects. Only 2 I have found are Mage Armor and Ablative Barrier