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SpellChange MadeNotes
Color Spray

Targeting: Doesn't hurt self

Metamagic: No metamagic can change rolls for duration of effects, so removed the Empower and Maximize.

May update description + effects see notes.

The effects of the spell are a bit better than the SRD version but also a bit worse. Better when stunning only (stun seems much better than blindness!) but much better odds on a good Sleep duration (3 + 1d4 vs 2d4).

I'll leave as-is for now. But with EffectRunScript we can do some changes to effects (and clear them when the run script ends).

Displacement
Need to think of what to do to make this worth using over Improved Invisibility besides its spell level.
Ethereal VisageComponent added: SomaticWas missing Somatic but was in description and fits other similar spells
Ghostly Visage
Made up by Bioware possibly to replace Blur and Mirror Image they never got in.

Greater Shadow Conjuration

Shades

Shadow Conjuration

Corrected spell schools of subspells to Illusion

Fixed some metamagic omissions

Scripts: Will point to the original spells but need to take into account some things like say, a potion of Shadow Conjuration and drinking the Magic Missile version!

Will be reviewing in more detail/adding more spells/something else in Overhaul Spells - Shadow Conjuration

Potentially we should add in will saves to discount / lower damage if saves are made. Not sure.
Improved InvisibilityCounterspell: Invisibility purge

This could do with being reviewed. Possibly the duration (or improve Displacements duration).

Possibly "Once Invisibility is lost the concealment lasts for X rounds" (based on caster level) meaning it doesn't last foreverver.

Note: The engine does support "proper" improved invisibility, ie the "you stay invisible even if a hostile action occurs" but that way is madness.

Invisibility Sphere

Counterspell: Invisibility purge

Updated description: Re-entering doesn't provide invisibility again, and you can't see your allies (engine limitation).

We can't really action the "can see allies in area" due to engine limitations.
Mass Blindness/DeafnessCounterspell: Remove Blindness/Deafness

Not sure why this is Illusion other than "they don't have many offensive spells". The base version is correctly Transmutation, and this one was made up by Bioware.

Tempted to move to Transmutation when the Shadow Conjuration spells are improved.

Phantasmal KillerCounterspell: True Seeing


Shadow Shield

Bioware original spell. Similar to Ghostly Visage and Ethreal Visage probably just making up some useful spells for Illusion which has limited non-complex options.

Silence

Updated description and script: Will save to negate when entering, interactions with amplify (Dispel/overlapping).

Counterspell: Amplify

Clarified description.

We need a standard "Can vocalise" which includes a check for this used consistently for things like singing Bard Songs etc.

Updated once I noticed Amplify should counter/dispel it.

WeirdScripting: Fortitude save should be vs. Fear not Death Magic. It's not technically death magic.

Note SRD has the AOE at "Large" radius not "Colossal" but might be willing to give Weird the benefit of the doubt due to the cooler VFX and the fact Wail of the Banshee is just usually better (3.0E has this problem with several spells!)tz

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Transmutation

SpellChange MadeNotes
Amplify

Added new counterspell: Silence

Description and script: Dispels Silence. Applies an AOE that lowers Move Silently skill for those in the area and decreases sonic immunity.

Make it long range and able to dispel silence at range makes it much more useful. Even if limited to bards: https://dnd.arkalseif.info/spells/spell-compendium--86/amplify--3825/index.html

Also made alterations to Silence to match.

Aura of VitalityRange: Touch → Short

As noted in the description. Note spell script also needs fixing (centres on caster anyway). This is how the 3E spell works: https://dndtools.org/spells/magic-of-faerun--20/aura-of-vitality--1732/

Transmutation
Level: Druid 7,
Components: V, S,
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One creature per 3 levels, no two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)

All targets receive a +4 enhancement bonus to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution scores.

Awaken

Range: Touch → Self

Valid Targets: Self, Item

Changed to self-targeting for ease of use. It just affects your animal companion after all.

This needs some scripted fixes toa llow Maximize to work too.

Balagarn's Iron Horn

Changed from Enchantment to Transmutation

Marked as Hostile

AI category changed from AOE Discriminate to AOE Indiscriminate

It was obviously meant to be Transmutation since the PnP is Transmutation. Probably copy/paste error.

Things we might want to do to improve it is change it from a personal circle to a close ranged cone, ala Burning Hands style. Better since can not hit allies then.

Battletide

Removed Hostile flag

Removed projectile (personal only)

AI category changed to Persistent AOE

Minor fixes

Bestow Curse

Counterspell: Remove Curse

Possibly change to subspells for options to make this more useful.

It's tempting to add all the options: https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/3e_SRD:Bestow_Curse

-6 for a specific statistic

-4 attack rolls and skill rolls

50% chance to act normally 50% not.

8 options for subspells means we can have the 6 attributes at -6, -4 to attack rolls and skill rolls, and -3 to all stats (a better buff then -2) to reflect the original spell. The 50% to not act is more like Confusion and probably best leaving that to a shorter duration spell.

KnockMetamagic changed to Quicken/Silent instead of Quicken/StillNo somatic component only verbal so this makes more sense.
Mass Haste

Spell school Enchantment → Transmutation

Noted Haste specifics in description.

Will remove the amount of creatures limit since the level you get this is so high it might as well be everyone.

Moved to Transmutation not sure why it was in Enchantment which already has lots of good (albeit disabling) spells.
Polymorph Self

Innate spell level of subspells 3 → 4

Subspells added relevant metamagic (just in case we need a reference for it)

Minor fix to the level, mainly may affect opposing counter spells or spellcraft checks
Stone to FleshMetamagic: Remove extendNot needed metamagic
UltravisionMetamagic: Added QuickenJust was missing metamagic

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