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*reads chronal lance*
A 1st level No save stagger?! Against possibly multiple targets?!?!
That spell is broken (and 3pp, not Paizo). Compare to the 3rd level slow
I believe that is the first spell I've seen that grows exponentially more broken as you get higher and higher level, where full attacks/full round actions are even more necessary.
Shouldn't this be in third party rules questions?
looking at the spell, yes, that is an incredibly broken spell because it doesn't allow any kind of saving throw and has a very long duration. there are some things that are immune to staggered, constructs come to mind if I remember correctly. honestly this is why one should be wary of 3rd party spells, cause that one is super broken
if that spell wad 2nd or 3rd level, it would be fine, I think. but it is too much as a 1st level.
It's a bit broken, yes. But a few house tweaks to it and it's fine.
There are quite a few spells that have to make an attack roll to hit don't have saving throws.
It does no damage. and it progresses like magic missile.
The staggered condition allows for a move or standard action each round, so you can take a action to negate the staggered condition if you have an ability that can do that (A Mercy). You aren't completely prevented from acting.
Meh, it's not all that great really. At higher levels, your BAB will slow the ability of this spell from working very effectively.
Touch attacks don't really need a whole lot of BAB to hit most things. Especially the big critters that rely on multiple attacks to deal damage that this will totally shut down.
Especially the big critters that rely on multiple attacks to deal damage that this will totally shut down.
Big critters that can still charge. Creatures that charge can pounce. Creatures that pounce can full attack. Creatures that can have grab on it's 1st multiple attack and can then use grapple on it's next turns.
A few tigers makes the spell not seem so hot...
Especially the big critters that rely on multiple attacks to deal damage that this will totally shut down.Big critters that can still charge. Creatures that charge can pounce. Creatures that pounce can full attack. Creatures that can have grab on it's 1st multiple attack and can then use grapple on it's next turns.
A few tigers makes the spell not seem so hot...
Does your GM always and only throw monsters at you that negate any effective debuffs you use? The spell isn't universally useful, but then, none are. I think it might be a touch too powerful as is for a level one spell, but the staggered condition is actually the most effective against combat specialist types and PCs, which aren't all that common, so, maybe, it isn't all that bad. Multiple missiles, with each staggering for 1 rnd/level does scale quite well, which does help counter greater target "resistance" to the effect.
You can charge, and thus pounce, while limited to Standard Actions.
Yep, you can still charge when limited to a standard action: the only change is you can only move your land speed and not x2 speed. Pounce only requires a charge and not a full round action.
PRD, Core Rules, Combat: "If you are able to take only a standard action on your turn, you can still charge, but you are only allowed to move up to your speed (instead of up to double your speed) and you cannot draw a weapon unless you possess the Quick Draw feat."