Shield spell duration

[Seheren]

I don't see any reason why min/level is too much to ask, it is obviously useful but not overly powerful.

[Kitsunestume]

Which area has a first encounter that dispels 50-75% of a casters' buffs?

(Not trying to come off as agressive, but as far as dungeon balancing if this is happening I'd like to know where.)

From what I've noted, almost any use of arcane buffs in Wurest is pointless, considering the sheer number of [Edited]Lesser Spellbreaches those casters have, while divine spell-casters wander through unaffected.

Anyway like I said it's not a bad thing. But this and Whurest seem the only two places I can get xp now and I'm guessing Whurest dispels even tougher being an epic CR area

Spellbreach ignores a dispel check and strips the strongest 2-4 arcane buffs of a pretty extensive list.

[Edited according to Cornuto's post below. Will need to check, as James Spellcraft regestered them using Greater, prior to the Sundering]

[Cornuto]

^lesser spell breaches.

[Cornuto]

It does take away a lot of defensive arcane buffs, but mages are still very useful for providing offensive buffing, crowd control, and the defensive buffs that aren't removed by the spell.

I think the spell is balanced well enough for a level 20+ dungeon.

[Kitsunestume]

It does take away a lot of defensive arcane buffs, but mages are still very useful for providing offensive buffing, crowd control, and the defensive buffs that aren't removed by the spell.

I think the spell is balanced well enough for a level 20+ dungeon.

Quite agreed, just don't try tanking that area with an EK

[Vladadier]

We've modified a number of buffs so that casters can't stack as insane AC forever.

How does this affect classes that grant permanant buffs. for Example, My ice fury, always has permanent aura, damage bonus and damage reduction up due to his class. Does this mean that if self-buffing or being buffed by another caster, that is 3 less buffs he can get? I am asking because they show up next to my portrait like magical buffs do, and are listed at the bottom of character sheet

[Catastrophe]

It shouldn't effect those things at all, unless you have spells that would add to the same bonuses. Say for example, you have natural ac from an item. If you cast a spell that grants natural ac, they would not add to each other. You would get the bonus from either the spell or the item that is the better one. So if you have an item that gives +2 natural ac, and you cast a spell that gives +3 natural ac, you would benefit from +3 ac.

Make sense?

[Farmboy2003]

Just a quick question: Does the change in the spells duration also apply to the item 'brooch of shielding'? Having an item that gives shield 3/day for 5 minutes seem fair and balanced, but having one that gives it for 36 seconds seems a waste.