Epinephrine
2008-05-23, 04:08 PM
Is this too powerful?
The way it reads in Spell compendium is that your grapple check has you level and wisdom bonus rather than your size and strength bonus, but that implies that you add your BAB. I crunched the numbers in a spreadsheet and it is way too tough. Anything but a fighter buffing his strength constantly is caught.
Assuming your wisdom parallels a fighter-type's strength (which it should) and your level parallels his BAB, you gain an advantage of your BAB over them. At higher levels this can mean tying up 2-3 equal level fighters for dozens of rounds. It also means trapping 6 rogues or casters easily.
I brought up the power of the spell to my DM, who suggested that it work without your BAB - this feels a bit weak, as it's of little use against full BAB progressions, but it's still quite reasonable against casters and rogue-types.
What do you guys think?
The way it reads in Spell compendium is that your grapple check has you level and wisdom bonus rather than your size and strength bonus, but that implies that you add your BAB. I crunched the numbers in a spreadsheet and it is way too tough. Anything but a fighter buffing his strength constantly is caught.
Assuming your wisdom parallels a fighter-type's strength (which it should) and your level parallels his BAB, you gain an advantage of your BAB over them. At higher levels this can mean tying up 2-3 equal level fighters for dozens of rounds. It also means trapping 6 rogues or casters easily.
I brought up the power of the spell to my DM, who suggested that it work without your BAB - this feels a bit weak, as it's of little use against full BAB progressions, but it's still quite reasonable against casters and rogue-types.
What do you guys think?