Mendicant
2017-02-07, 09:04 PM
Not talking about truenaming here.
Has anyone ever played with incorporating skill checks or other universal stats into spells as a way to nerf and/or buff them?
For instance, you could allow a DC X stealth or hide check to retain invisibility after an attack or to extend its duration, making it more useful for sneaky characters. Or perhaps cure spells are at least partially keyed off of their target's total HP, making them more effective for a barbarian. Heal checks could be incorporated into healing magic more generally. Are there any variant systems that do anything like this? Can you think of obvious candidate spells?
I think if done right this could keep more skills relevant for longer, and could promote intraparty synergies that encourage casters to buff their beatsticks for reasons other than good manners: if the party monk's climb or balance skills let him move at more dramatic angles than Air Walk would normally allow, it makes him a bit more relevant.
Has anyone ever played with incorporating skill checks or other universal stats into spells as a way to nerf and/or buff them?
For instance, you could allow a DC X stealth or hide check to retain invisibility after an attack or to extend its duration, making it more useful for sneaky characters. Or perhaps cure spells are at least partially keyed off of their target's total HP, making them more effective for a barbarian. Heal checks could be incorporated into healing magic more generally. Are there any variant systems that do anything like this? Can you think of obvious candidate spells?
I think if done right this could keep more skills relevant for longer, and could promote intraparty synergies that encourage casters to buff their beatsticks for reasons other than good manners: if the party monk's climb or balance skills let him move at more dramatic angles than Air Walk would normally allow, it makes him a bit more relevant.