Strategic Spell (level 4 Investigator feat)
Your ability to predict the flow of combat has expanded. You may now use the Cast a Spell action when Devising a Stratagem. You may only do so when targeting a single opponent. You must choose which spell to use when using this ability. If you use that spell later this round, you must use the result of this roll. You may substitute your Intelligence modifier for your Wisdom or Charisma modifier when making this attack roll. If you use your Intelligence modifier for the roll, you may add your Strategic Strike damage to the damage roll. As normal, if the target of your attack is the subject of a lead your are pursuing, you may use this as a free action.
I've obviously modified Magical Trickster for this feat, and I tried to balance it around what MT does for Sneak Attack. I kept it to a one target spell for that reason. I am very interested in any feedback you may have. Thank you.
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The action usage is a little unclear - it makes it sound like casting the spell is part of the stratagem action, when it clearly isn't. Instead, try writing it in a way where you can choose to devise a stratagem for your spells rather than your attacks, and "when you Cast a Spell against the target later that round"...
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Feedback.
The power level of this feat is very different for Cantrips as it is for Spell Slots.
If, say, I were to Devise using a highest level Spell Slot, and rolled low, the fact that I could abandon that Stratagem to effectively save the Slot means this ability greatly extends the range of a character's applicable finite resources.
Something to consider.
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Burrowing the wording from Athletic Strategist might be useful as it does a similar thing but with the athletic skill instead of spell attacks.
Thanks for the feedback, one and all! Here's the next attempt.
Strategic Spell (level 4 Investigator feat)
You know how to cast spells to their maximum effect. You may use Devise a Stratagem to modify Casting a Spell instead of modifying a Strike. You must apply this substitution to the first spell you cast in this round. You may substitute your Intelligence modifier for your Wisdom or Charisma modifier when making this attack roll. If you use your Intelligence modifier for the roll, you may add your Strategic Strike damage to the damage roll. As normal, if the target of your attack is the subject of a lead your are pursuing, you may use this as a free action.