[3.5] Spells w/Large Bonuses

[Thurbane]

Hey all,

Just looking for a selection of spells that give large bonuses to a die roll.

Glibness: +30 to Bluff
Guidance of the Avatar: +20 to skill check
True Strike: +20 to an attack roll

Looking for similar skills that I may not be aware of?

Cheers - T

[Carth]

Warp destiny, from Races of Destiny, is an immediate action spell that can be cast after learning that you failed a save. It grants you a reroll with a bonus equal to your caster level, capped at 20.

[eggynack]

It's not on the scale of the ones you listed, but I've always been a fan of primal instinct from dragon magic. Its primary effect is giving a +5 to initiative for 24 hours, which is a pretty massive bonus compared to most effects on initiative. The other primal spells give similarly styled bonuses, but nothing at the level of primal instinct. It's out of a third level slot, too.

[Kuulvheysoon]

Jump (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/jump.htm) can provide up to a +30 to your check at CL9.

[TuggyNE]

Needs moar moment of prescience.

[Slipperychicken]

Expeditious Retreat and similar movement-increasing abilities, through the bonus to speed, grants a +12 to Jump checks to creatures with 30ft base speed or more. If the target has less than 30ft base speed, removing the penalty means an increase from 14 to 18.

Spells that grant Swim or Climb speeds, like Spider Climb, grant (from the speed itself) +8 to the appropriate check.

Disguise Self, Alter Self, and similar spells grant +10 to Disguise checks.

Crown of Veils (Bard 2, Beguiler 3) can grant +8 untyped to a Disguise or Hide check.

Invisibility (and any spell which makes you invisible, like Blinding Color Surge) grants +40 to Hide checks, or +20 if you're moving.

[Vaz]

Divine Insight gives up to +15 insight to any skill check once in the next CL/hours.

Appraising Touch; +10 insight to Appraise but takes 2 minutes.

Assay Spell Resistance; +10 bonus to caster level to beat a single enemy's spell resistance

Brachiation; +10 competence bonus to climb checks, can brachiate moving at +10ft ground speed.

Camouflage; +10 circumstance bonus to hide

Climb Walls; up to +30 enhancement bonus to climb, no climb speed

Crown of Glory; not a huge bonus, but gives a +4 morale bonus to attack rolls, saves, skill checks, immunity to fear effects, and up to 20 Temporary Hit Points.

Entangling Staff; Grapple as a free action if attacking with a Staff with a +8 bonus dealing Constriction Damage

The Raptor; 60ft Movement speed, +8 bonus to Hide, Jump, Listen, Spot, Survival, and Scent

Forestfold; +10 Competence Bonus on Hide and Move Silently while in a specific terrain. Join up with Acorn of Far Travel for funzies.

Hymn of Praise; +2 Caster Level of Good aligned Divine Spell Casters, and +4 sacred bonus to Good Clerics Charisma Check to turn undead. Infernal Threnody does the same for evil characters.

Improvisation; pool of up to 40 points of "luck" which can be used to give up to Half Caster level Luck bonus to attack roll, skill rolls and ability checks

Insightful Feint; +10 Bonus to bluff while Feinting, making it faster (a Free Action, if you have Improved Feint Feat).

Listening Lorecall; +4 Bonus to listen, but gains Blindsense and Blindsight as your ranks increase

Nerveskitter; +5 Bonus to Initiative

Nightstalker's Transformation; +4 Enhancement Dex, +3 Luck to AC, +5 Luck to Reflex Saves, +5 Competence to Spot, Listen, Hide, Move Silently, Proficiency with all Simple Weapons, Hand Crossbow, Rapier, Sap, Shortbow, Short Sword, Weapon Finesse, +3d6 Sneak Attack (but lose Spellcasting ability).

Serene Visage; +1/2 CL Insight to Bluff (yes, this stacks with Guidance of the Avatar and Glibness, but not Divine Insight).

Sign; +4 Bonus to Initiative

Sirine's Grace; +4 Enhance to Charisma and Dex, +8 to Perform, Swim Speed of 60ft, able to Breathe Water, Move and Attack Normally underwater as well

Sniper's Eye; +10 Competence to Spot Checks, Darkvision 60ft, allows 60ft ranged sneak attack, allows 60ft Ranged Death Attack

Sticky Fingers; +10 bonus to Sleight of Hand checks

Sticky Saddle; +10 bonus to Ride TO STAY IN THE SADDLE, DC20 strength check to voluntarily dismount from saddle

Surefoot; +10 competence bonus to Balance, Climb, Jump and Tumble, and do not lose Dex to AC while balancing/climbing.

Swim; +8 Swim checks to perform special actions, and can always take 10 on Swim checks

Towering Oak; +10 competence to Intimidate and +2 Enhancement to Strength

Translocation Trick; Dimension Door and Disguise Self all rolled into one (so +10 bonus to Disguise)

[sonofzeal]

Why does nobody ever mention Weildskill?

Clr1, min/lvl, "the subject gains a +10 competence bonus on a skill check of your choice." It also lets them use the skill untrained if relevant, and because that obviously isn't enough it can also be used to grant a weapon proficiency.

[Talya]

It's not on the scale of the ones you listed, but I've always been a fan of primal instinct from dragon magic. Its primary effect is giving a +5 to initiative for 24 hours, which is a pretty massive bonus compared to most effects on initiative. The other primal spells give similarly styled bonuses, but nothing at the level of primal instinct. It's out of a third level slot, too.


+5 on initiative and survival for 24 hours flat on a level 2 spell (ranger) makes it prime Eternal Wand material. Go go UMD.

[Chronos]

Owl's Insight gives you a bonus to Wisdom equal to half your caster level, with no cap. Plus, it's an insight bonus, a very uncommon type of ability score bonus, meaning it'll stack with almost everything.

[Seffbasilisk]

Brachiation; +10 competence bonus to climb checks, can brachiate moving at +10ft ground speed.

You mean Branch to branch? Brachiation is the feat.

[Jigokuro]

Why does nobody ever mention Weildskill?

Clr1, min/lvl, "the subject gains a +10 competence bonus on a skill check of your choice." It also lets them use the skill untrained if relevant, and because that obviously isn't enough it can also be used to grant a weapon proficiency.

Because it is 3.0 and only available to clerics of Gond; it was rewritten for 3.5 as a domain spell with only a +5 bonus, and the domain was only available via Gond. (I don't think you can fit the "Initiate of Gond" domain into 'worshiping an ideal' rules :smalltongue:)

[Vaz]

You mean Branch to branch? Brachiation is the feat.

Brachiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiation).

http://notallbits.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/the_more_you_know2.jpg

[AmberVael]

Brachiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiation).

There is no spell named "Brachiation" that I know of, regardless of whether it is a legitimate word (which it is). There is, however, a spell called Branch to Branch in the Spell Compendium which does exactly what you described.

So if you want to communicate via images... (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcml6qTRx71rxevt4o1_400.jpg) :smalltongue:

[kardar233]

Why does nobody ever mention Weildskill?

Clr1, min/lvl, "the subject gains a +10 competence bonus on a skill check of your choice." It also lets them use the skill untrained if relevant, and because that obviously isn't enough it can also be used to grant a weapon proficiency.

Because it's fairly obscure, and since it's on the Initiate of Gond list it's only really useful for Archivists?

[Diarmuid]

Is there any way other than a dip/PrC to get Improvisation on a Cleric spell list?

[Spuddles]

Bite of the weretiger/werebear gets you like +16 str.

[Jigokuro]

Because it's fairly obscure, and since it's on the Initiate of Gond list it's only really useful for Archivists?

I believe two and a half hours surpasses the time window for claims of swordsage'd. What should we call it when it is due to a failed spot check? rogue'd?:smalltongue:

[Phelix-Mu]

Races of Eberron has a few gems, especially for shifters. It also introduces (or reintroduces) Mindset spells, which give special bonuses when they are prepared in one of a prepared casters slot.

Of special note is wild instincts, a swift-action cast, 1min/level, druid2, ranger3 spell that grants +10 insight to Listen/Spot, and prevents one from losing Dex to AC when flat-footed or attacked by unseen assailants. Why they really thought it was necessary to give more Spot buffs to druids, only the gods know.

More goodies for shifters and such, plus the bizarre and potentially economy-breaking unseen crafter.

It was actually a good book for casters. Thanks, Eberron!:smalltongue:

[sonofzeal]

Because it's fairly obscure, and since it's on the Initiate of Gond list it's only really useful for Archivists?
...and Artificers. And Warlocks. And, via those three, on anyone who can UMD a wand.

[Saintheart]

Is there any way other than a dip/PrC to get Improvisation on a Cleric spell list?

If you use Node Magic from Champions of Ruin and have a class 1 node with Improvisation in it as one of the spells the node grants, that's one way to do it. The problem being it takes Node Spellcasting as a feat, requires you to be evil IIRC, and from memory it only works in the area of the node.

[Zombulian]

I believe two and a half hours surpasses the time window for claims of swordsage'd. What should we call it when it is due to a failed spot check? rogue'd?:smalltongue:

I thought the agreement from the past was that it would be Monk'd.

[Alleran]

If you use Node Magic from Champions of Ruin and have a class 1 node with Improvisation in it as one of the spells the node grants, that's one way to do it. The problem being it takes Node Spellcasting as a feat, requires you to be evil IIRC, and from memory it only works in the area of the node.
You can do it with non-evil earth nodes, per Underdark. There's even a 9th level spell that allows you to create your own Earth Node (Node Genesis).

[Emperor Tippy]

Owl's Insight gives you a bonus to Wisdom equal to half your caster level, with no cap. Plus, it's an insight bonus, a very uncommon type of ability score bonus, meaning it'll stack with almost everything.

Half your level, it doesn't say caster level.

[kardar233]

Half your level, it doesn't say caster level.

SpC says half caster level.

[Emperor Tippy]

SpC says half caster level.

You would be right, I forgot that it was updated.

*stupid Tippy*.