Post by callidus on Oct 19, 2014 18:05:34 GMT -7
I noticed that this group has made changes to the drow spell resistance. I am curious as to why this change was made.
As is a drow has to spend a feat to get normal 6+level spell resistance. Without it a PC or an NPC drow will only have a 5% chance to fizzle a spell from a spellcaster of their level. Now, many spellcasters are above a normal PC's level. Against second level or higher casters or any caster that adds additional CL to their spells via any means a drow will have a 0% chance to fizzle a spell.
Raw, Drow have 6+1 class level. While it seems like a lot at first glance this is after a nerf from 3.5 where drow had 11+level. While 11 is a bit high a 6 is halving it already. The chance for a drow to resist a spell of their class level by raw is only 30%. That is 1 in 3 of a spellcaster of the same level. A third level spellcaster without any other modifiers to CL reduces this to 20% or 1 in 5. Additionally many spells cannot be resisted at all. Some such as grease do not invoke a spell resistance save. Ditto for illusions and enemy buffs/summons. At higher levels the amount of spells that ignore SR increase as well.
As such I am curious if this was intended and if so, why.
As is a drow has to spend a feat to get normal 6+level spell resistance. Without it a PC or an NPC drow will only have a 5% chance to fizzle a spell from a spellcaster of their level. Now, many spellcasters are above a normal PC's level. Against second level or higher casters or any caster that adds additional CL to their spells via any means a drow will have a 0% chance to fizzle a spell.
Raw, Drow have 6+1 class level. While it seems like a lot at first glance this is after a nerf from 3.5 where drow had 11+level. While 11 is a bit high a 6 is halving it already. The chance for a drow to resist a spell of their class level by raw is only 30%. That is 1 in 3 of a spellcaster of the same level. A third level spellcaster without any other modifiers to CL reduces this to 20% or 1 in 5. Additionally many spells cannot be resisted at all. Some such as grease do not invoke a spell resistance save. Ditto for illusions and enemy buffs/summons. At higher levels the amount of spells that ignore SR increase as well.
As such I am curious if this was intended and if so, why.
