Zaydos
2010-01-01, 03:46 AM
I've been looking at Dragon Magazine #357 and I have a few questions about Spell Sovereigns. They look interesting, and like they could be a fun back up character or NPC in some game. So the question is:
#1: Is the prestige class worth it; ignoring comparisons to Incanatrix and Initiate of the Sevenfold Veil or Shadowcrafter Mage (those leave a bad taste in my mouth probably because those are the ones I say no to as a DM), but it loses 3 CL and is what it gains worth it? If I go the NPC route I could change the class if they aren't, and if it is too big of a hit as a player I'd not play it (unless everyone else was woefully unoptimized... which might happen).
#2: Their living spell familiar. It says it has the normal HD of a living spell, but a living spell normally has HD = to its caster level and is not limited to minimum for it's spell level. It would be cheesey to up it, but could you/should it use your CL?
#3: What are some good spells to choose for your living spell familiar? The first thing I could think of was Lesser Orb (for Lv 1) and Enervate (for Lv 4). But at Lv 6 the Lesser Orb is weak unless its CL = yours so see #2 (even then it's just blasting). So what would be a good spell of each level 1 through 4.
#4: Several of its abilities rely on the presence of living spells. As an NPC this means give him living spell minions. But what about as a PC how much power does it lose if they aren't common/gain if they are?
Thank you in advance.
#1: Is the prestige class worth it; ignoring comparisons to Incanatrix and Initiate of the Sevenfold Veil or Shadowcrafter Mage (those leave a bad taste in my mouth probably because those are the ones I say no to as a DM), but it loses 3 CL and is what it gains worth it? If I go the NPC route I could change the class if they aren't, and if it is too big of a hit as a player I'd not play it (unless everyone else was woefully unoptimized... which might happen).
#2: Their living spell familiar. It says it has the normal HD of a living spell, but a living spell normally has HD = to its caster level and is not limited to minimum for it's spell level. It would be cheesey to up it, but could you/should it use your CL?
#3: What are some good spells to choose for your living spell familiar? The first thing I could think of was Lesser Orb (for Lv 1) and Enervate (for Lv 4). But at Lv 6 the Lesser Orb is weak unless its CL = yours so see #2 (even then it's just blasting). So what would be a good spell of each level 1 through 4.
#4: Several of its abilities rely on the presence of living spells. As an NPC this means give him living spell minions. But what about as a PC how much power does it lose if they aren't common/gain if they are?
Thank you in advance.