Spell Caps Options

[Galactygon]

As far as I know, I am undecided whether or not to cap the non-damage spells. In AD&D, damage effects are capped, but non-damage effects (such as range, duration, etc.) aren't. However, there is a chance in BG2, there will be balance issues if I implement the no-cap part.

Unlike the cheese-50 mod (err... the spell-50 mod), there will be no serious balance issues, where skulltrap does five times as much damage as delayed-blast fireball.

-Galactygon

EDIT: The question isn't clear enough. Answering a 'yes' means durations, ranges, etc. (except for damage) will be capped at level 40 rather than a lower level (ie. level 20). Answering a 'no' will indicate the cap remains at level 20 for everything. If you feel you chose the wrong poll choice, please indicate.

This post has been edited by Galactygon: Aug 11 2004, 08:37 PM

[NiGHTMARE]

I think "inspired by" rather than "based on" would be more appropriate in certain instances .

Anyway, the book with most high level stuff is Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns. It has HLAs, Quest spells, etc.

All the tables in it only go up to 30th level, but you can find THAC0 and spell progression* tables up to 40th level in several other books, including Faiths & Avatars, Powers & Pantheons, Demihuman Deities, and Villains' Lorebook.

* Unfortunately they only provide such tables for priests, wizards and bards; nothing for rangers or paladins.

This post has been edited by NiGHTMARE: May 22 2005, 01:11 PM