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Good evening everybody
I was just taking a look at Sorcerer's bonus spells from aberrant bloodline this morning and noticed that the last spell gained from it was shapechange (9th).
Quite bad since there are only 2 spells of the polymorph school in the occult spell list (humanoid form and gaseous form) and you eventually take enlarge from the bloodline;moreover shapechange also implies that you should know the spells you wish to replicate with it making it even worse.
I mean, it seems to me a big waste of a 9th level spell slot to use it for a spell that ,at best, replicates a 1st and 3rd level spell (and maybe their heightened versions?) that you should already know.
Am i missing something?
Is there any other fan of aberrant bloodline that feels there should be more than that as last bloodline spell?
Any proposal?
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This has been pointed out a few times, and means you basically have a useless 9th level bloodline spell. Their tentacular limbs power also has a similar problem, in that they have very few ways with which to actually use it (and the effect isn't particularly good even when they can use it).
So sadly i wasn't missing anything from the text.
What if you would houserule that shapechange replicates any spell with the polymorph trait ? Would you break it?.
Anyway about the Tentacular limbs i can still see some creative ways to use them
(Like a safe trap disabling or maybe some thievery stealing from unaware target) aside from the real nice roleplaying impact they give you.
Too bad you can't at least reach-grab with em or constrict :(
Shapechange does give some benefits to an occult spellcaster, but certainly not enough to make it a worthwhile use of a 9th level spell slot.
What if you would houserule that shapechange replicates any spell with the polymorph trait ? Would you break it?.
Probably not; the polymorph spells are pretty lackluster to begin with. I've only seen them used once or twice, and every time the caster has been extremely disappointed by it.
Anyway about the Tentacular limbs i can still see some creative ways to use them (Like a safe trap disabling or maybe some thievery stealing from unaware target)
Those don't work; it doesn't increase your reach in general, only for melee touch attacks and unarmed/natural attacks with claws. Thievery isn't a touch attack or an unarmed attack, so it wouldn't benefit from tentacular limbs. The power is simply written way too restrictively.