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    confused Master Specialist Balance Problem

    Imo the Master Specialist's (CM) Minor, Moderate, and Major School Esoterica class features are seriously unbalanced between the different schools of magic. What to do about it ?

    Here are my opinions for them:

    Minor

    Abj great
    Cnj rubbish (only useful for dedicated monster summoner; then this really helps, along with the Augment Summoning feat and the Rapid Summoning alternative class feature)
    Div meh, too situational
    Enc great
    Evc rubbish, too situational, and it is poorly worded
    Ill great
    Nec rubbish (only useful for dedicated undead contollers)
    Trn meh, too situational

    Moderate

    Abj ok
    Cnj great
    Div meh, too situational
    Enc ok
    Evc rubbish, too situational
    Ill ok
    Nec great
    Trn ok

    Major

    Abj great
    Cnj great (also for the dedicated monster summoner with Rapid Summoning, now he can summon monsters as a swift action)
    Div meh, too situational
    Enc great
    Evc ok (great if you use a maximized Moonbow)
    Ill meh, too situational (could be useful in a more social environment)
    Nec rubbish (again only useful for dedicated undead controllers)
    Trn utter rubbish

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    So, Abjuration and Enchantment have the best stuff, followed by Conjuration and Illusion.

    Everything for Divination is too situational and the Necromancy stuff is only good for undead controllers.

    Evocation and Transmutation are the worst, the Major School Esoterica of the latter is a bad joke.

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    So, opinions ? Any good ideas for better powers for i.e. Evocation and Transmutation ? Are some of the Esoterica too powerful (like i.e. Minor Esoterica for enchantment) ?

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    Pixie in the Playground
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    Default Re: Master Specialist Balance Problem

    I was looking at this problem too, I'm currently playing through as a Cnj and like it but I agree the others need fixing.

    The only thing I could think of had to due with evocation's Moderate and Major. But it still kinda blows...

    Moderate-Any evocation spell of 3rd level or lower can be prepared with up to two levels of known metamagic feats without changing the spell level used. Any additional increase rases the spell level as normal.

    Major-This bonus increases to four for 3rd and lower. Also 4th and 5th level spells can be prepared with up to two levels of know metamagic feats without changing the spell level used.


    Any thoughts on how to word that better?

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