Hi all,
Can you tell me how to calculate the damage for a spell cast by a 20th level / Archmage Tier 6 Magus:
20th CL mythic chain lightning that has the effects "channel energy" (mythic 6th tier Archmage ability), the Empowered Magic Magus arcana and the Maximize Magic magus arcana?
Thank you!
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Hi all,
Can you tell me how to calculate the damage for a spell cast by a 20th level / Archmage Tier 6 Magus:
20th CL mythic chain lightning that has the effects "channel energy" (mythic 6th tier Archmage ability), the Empowered Magic Magus arcana and the Maximize Magic magus arcana?
Thank you!
As I recall, the rule on Maximize is that it only maximizes the base spell damage and not the 'Empowered' portion, so what you'd probably end up with is:
200 (20d10 maximized) + 20d10 / 2 (Channel Power) + 20d10 / 2 (Empowered) = 20d10 + 200 Electricity damage that ignores SR
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It's explicit in the Maximize feat that if you use both Empowered and Maximize the empowered part is separate.
All variable, numeric effects of a spell modified by this feat are maximized. Saving throws and opposed rolls are not affected, nor are spells without random variables. A maximized spell uses up a spell slot three levels higher than the spell's actual level.
An empowered, maximized spell gains the separate benefits of each feat: the maximum result plus half the normally rolled result.
Channel power does not have the same exception
You gain the ability to channel raw arcane power into a spell. You can also expend one use of mythic power when casting an arcane spell to increase its damage by 50%. If the spell has a duration greater than 1 round, the duration doubles. Any saves required by the spell take a –4 penalty, although for mythic creatures, this penalty is reduced to –2. This spell ignores any spell resistance the targets have, although targets immune to the spell or to magic still retain that protection.
It just "increases the damage by 50%". Since both Maximize and Empower refer to "variable numeric effects" I would rule that Channel Power affects everything. So for Maximized, Empowered, Channel Power mythic chain lightning:
(200 [Maximized] + 20d10/2 [Empowered]) * 1.5 [Channel Power]
=300 + (20d10*0.75)