Post by Twilight Semner on Jun 20, 2010 17:39:45 GMT
After seeing this item in our Aboleths loot and noticing just how cool of an item it was, I got stuck on wanting to get one and make myself a sorcerer PM in the near future. However, I've been told by a lot of others that such a build would lack far too much in comparison to a regular old palemaster.
First, it lacks the versatility of a regular palemaster, especially since sorcerers can't learn new spells by adding any portion of their palemaster level, which is understandable. Secondly, it lacks the ability specialize in a specific school, such as necromancy, in order to gain a bonus to spell DC, and with the lack of known spells as a sorcerer, he can't make up the difference by using spells barred by necromantic focused PMs.
Now, both of those deficiencies are understandable, in that they are so inherent to those base spell casting classes that there seems little reason to change them. The one thing missing that seems to be deemed universally necessary for palemasters, or any necromantic arcane caster for that matter, is the ability to use Death of Magic.
My suggestion then, in light of the fact that the staff is supposed to change sorcerer levels to palemaster levels for the purpose of spellcasting (and I'm pretty sure epic spells fall into the spellcasting category), is to either make that script, which I would imagine adds the usual PM DC bonuses, also meet the prerequisite for acquiring epic spells, or simply limit the possible epic spells to one by adding a single use property to staff that gives the Death of Magic epic spell (or a conversation, perhaps, that adds a single epic spell from among your epic foci, to a little more, though limited, versatility).
I think fixing this single drawback to sorcerer palemasters would make it a much more viable build on the server, without making the item overpowered, considering the many drawbacks (though not completely debilitating) that the build would still have. With the item changed in this way, I would gladly reincarnate my sorcerer into this build without any second thoughts. I think it would be a nice little fix.
And if you don't, I'll make.. uh... this face..
Anyway, I hope this isn't an unreasonable or game-breaking suggestion. It's just something I've been thinking about for the last couple days.
First, it lacks the versatility of a regular palemaster, especially since sorcerers can't learn new spells by adding any portion of their palemaster level, which is understandable. Secondly, it lacks the ability specialize in a specific school, such as necromancy, in order to gain a bonus to spell DC, and with the lack of known spells as a sorcerer, he can't make up the difference by using spells barred by necromantic focused PMs.
Now, both of those deficiencies are understandable, in that they are so inherent to those base spell casting classes that there seems little reason to change them. The one thing missing that seems to be deemed universally necessary for palemasters, or any necromantic arcane caster for that matter, is the ability to use Death of Magic.
My suggestion then, in light of the fact that the staff is supposed to change sorcerer levels to palemaster levels for the purpose of spellcasting (and I'm pretty sure epic spells fall into the spellcasting category), is to either make that script, which I would imagine adds the usual PM DC bonuses, also meet the prerequisite for acquiring epic spells, or simply limit the possible epic spells to one by adding a single use property to staff that gives the Death of Magic epic spell (or a conversation, perhaps, that adds a single epic spell from among your epic foci, to a little more, though limited, versatility).
I think fixing this single drawback to sorcerer palemasters would make it a much more viable build on the server, without making the item overpowered, considering the many drawbacks (though not completely debilitating) that the build would still have. With the item changed in this way, I would gladly reincarnate my sorcerer into this build without any second thoughts. I think it would be a nice little fix.
And if you don't, I'll make.. uh... this face..
Anyway, I hope this isn't an unreasonable or game-breaking suggestion. It's just something I've been thinking about for the last couple days.
