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Date Posted: 15:20:32 11/19/03 Wed
Author: mvd
Subject: Casting Epic Spells

I can't seem to find a rule...

First of all, the DC for casting an epic spell is 10+ the appropriate modifier. animate dead seed is 10 + 13 for a tenth level caster can have a maximum number of points in spellcraft= 13. My question, then, is when the caster of said epic spell makes his/her spellcraft check to see if he/she successfully cast the spell, is the check made in this fashion: 10+spellcraft+ability mod.?

If not, it seems to me that it must be done like this:

d20+spellcraft+ability mod.

My question is, if you have a tenth level dude with a 13 in spellcraft and a +4 to his INT and he tries to cast the above animate dead, which is a 5th level spell, he would have to beat a DC 23 (applying epic spell logic to the problem). To do this, he would need to roll a 6 or higher. This indicates that there is always a 25% chance that he would always fail. Yet, at this level you don't have to make rolls. You can successfully cast these spells 100% of the time. How does this justify the same system when applied to Epic Spell Casting?

Anyone following my logic? :)

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Re: Casting Epic Spells -- Adilbrand, 15:37:54 11/19/03 Wed
gotchya! thanks! -- mvd, 15:49:07 11/19/03 Wed
One more question -- mvd, 16:08:35 11/19/03 Wed
Good Question. I hope my answer is equally as good -- Adilbrand, 17:56:08 11/19/03 Wed
Yeah -- mvd, 07:02:09 11/20/03 Thu
Re: One more question -- Adilbrand, 20:05:30 11/19/03 Wed
Re: One more question -- Fyrestryke, 20:40:29 11/19/03 Wed
What's "the old way"? (NT) -- Me, 21:08:51 11/19/03 Wed
Read the previous post - roll one die, then multiply it (NT) -- Adilbrand, 04:33:44 11/20/03 Thu
Perhaps all casters could have either option? (NT) -- mvd, 06:40:58 11/20/03 Thu
Re: Perhaps all casters could have either option? -- Adilbrand, 07:08:31 11/20/03 Thu
Take ten? -- mvd, 07:09:54 11/20/03 Thu
Oh. -- Adilbrand, 07:14:34 11/20/03 Thu
Re: Oh. -- Fyrestryke, 07:17:05 11/20/03 Thu
Re: Oh. -- Adilbrand, 07:19:33 11/20/03 Thu
Re: Oh. -- mvd, 07:26:23 11/20/03 Thu
Re: Oh. -- Fyrestryke, 07:31:36 11/20/03 Thu
Yes -- mvd, 07:42:39 11/20/03 Thu
Re: Yes -- Fyrestryke, 07:51:02 11/20/03 Thu
Re: gotchya! thanks! -- Adilbrand, 17:45:11 11/19/03 Wed

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