Harliquinn wrote:
This was proposed by Pedro in another post.
The issue with that at the time was it scaled *way* up with Tier. 2 Tier III spells would be CTN 36 and 2 Tier IV spells would be 42.
John
Actually, your numbers are a bit off. Tier 3 are generally 21-23. Taking two 23's, that would be a CTN of 34, 32 with the talent revision. And that is at the high end of doable at T3. Totally doable at T4. And that's if you choos two of the most difficult T3 spells. There are other T3 spells to choose that would make it much easier. Also remember, you don't have to have two spells of the same tier. Choose a T3 and a T1 and now it's still REAL powerful, but now most folks can do it.
For T4 spells, again they are generally 24-26. Taking two 23's, that would be a CTN of 04, 38 with the talent revision. And that is at the high end of doable at T4. Totally doable at T5. Same goes for adding on lower tier spells.
Yes, combining the the most powerful of all magics should be VERY hard, but still possible. At the high end only a master should be able to do it, but if you can do it, the rewards are amazing. Also, keep in mind that there are a very limited number ho high tier Base spells to work with. You can't use any other type of spell. There are only 14 base T4 spells that Arcanists could access in the two core books,A third to a half of those are diety spicific heritage Psionic spells. For combining two tier 4 spells, there is not a lot to work with. About the best you are looking as is a psionic Crushing Blow Inferno, which is only a 22+24. 46-12 is 34. Where you are looking at high numbers is when you start throwing adaptations on lower tier spells, and those should be really darn hard.
If you look at what you can do, and when, this ends up being a good balance of difficulty, staying true to the current system, putting the difficulty in the ballpark of where Pedro wanted it and staying true to the spirit of the game.