Prosthetic Eye Too Good of a Spell Database

[moosher12]

While allowing a spell database to be a prosthetic eye is really cool, it feels like a superior solution versus it being a datapad or comm unit, as a prosthetic eye is much more difficult to steal or otherwise damage. Allowing your spell database to be an integrated item like this should probably be a feat. The spell database should be exclusive to a worn or held item. Instead of a prosthetic eye. An acceptable alternate to a prosthetic eye it can be a pair of augmented reality goggles instead, or a DBZ-style scouter-like implement instead. Otherwise, the spell database is a great alternative to a spellbook.

[Milo v3]

Taking away a characters spellbook or holy symbol in modern dnds is generally just considered "something you don't do", so this would mainly mean charging a feat for just flavour and 0 actual benefit at 99% of tables.

[QuidEst]

moosher12 wrote:

While allowing a spell database to be a prosthetic eye is really cool, it feels like a superior solution versus it being a datapad or comm unit, as a prosthetic eye is much more difficult to steal or otherwise damage. Allowing your spell database to be an integrated item like this should probably be a feat. The spell database should be exclusive to a worn or held item. Instead of a prosthetic eye. An acceptable alternate to a prosthetic eye it can be a pair of augmented reality goggles instead, or a DBZ-style scouter-like implement instead. Otherwise, the spell database is a great alternative to a spellbook.

Maybe that would be the case if it mattered, but it doesn't matter. The only time you need to actually get your spell database out of your gear is during daily prep, and if it's lost or stolen, you can download it again in ten minutes. "A feat to prevent needing to spend ten minutes replacing stolen gear" isn't a worthwhile feat.