Running a wrath of the righteous campaign and I came across the following question, Does a caster need to take Steal Power as a mythic spell or is it merely a regular spell that can only affect mythic creatures?
If it is merely a regular spell, then casters with wild arcana could expend a mythic surge to cast the spell with the result that if the target fails its save, then the caster will at least get the surge back. I thought this option too powerful but at the same time, the spell does not indicate that an expenditure of mythic power is required to cast the spell; therefore, it is not a mythic spell.
My balance thought is that it is a regular spell; however, it is an exception to the wild arcana type abilities that allow the casting of any spell; therefore, a caster must know the spell (spontaneous caster) or have the spell memorized. Thoughts? Any other ideas?
Steal Power is a regular spell, not a mythic one. You can find it in Mythic Adventures in the spell section after the mythic spells. As written, you can use wild arcana to cast the spell, if you like.
My thoughts about it are:
- I would never waste a surge on the off-chance that it might work. First, I don't know off the bat if the opposition includes a mythic being. Second, they have ridiculous saves, quite often failing only on a 1, and this spell is just 5th level.
- I rather use that surge for something that will happen instead of hoping it will steal surges. Lets say another Heal for example or the 2 points I need on the bloody save against the mythic fireball or die.
- And we have not yet gotten to spellresistance or mythic counterspellers:)
As an afterthought, look closely at the spell description. It says "...regain one use...", so you can only replenish your surges and not collect them.