Talk:Change Magnetics (3.5e Power)

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Ghostwheel opposes this article and rated it 0 of 4.

This rating refers to a substantially different version of the article, or concerns mentioned in it have already been addressed.Taking control of someone's weapons (especially a rogue who'd have a low save, but regardless since at most it's +12ish vs. a DC of 32), an even moreso as an immediate action, is definitely not appropriate for High-level content. EDIT: Now it doesn't even have a DC for the strength check. On top of that, control body is also VH.

Remember it only can control certain types of armor and weapons. Much like real world where only certain metals have magnetic potential (outside a lab). Thus a druid with darkwood weapons and armor is completely unaffected as is a dwarf in mithral.--Franken Kesey 14:27, 10 May 2019 (MDT)

Except most enemies with manufactured weapons use steel in general, you don't tend to face hordes of druids, especially ones who focus on the use of weapons. --Ghostwheel (talk) 14:33, 10 May 2019 (MDT)

Changed to very high. I think the DC is too high. What would be a good DC?--Franken Kesey 15:02, 10 May 2019 (MDT)

Problems

This power has a couple problems:

• It the wrong discipline, it should be psychokinesis.
• The Strength DC is insane, it could just be DC 10 + Manifesting ability score mod and it would be fine.
• It also duplicate to unique kineticist powers and give access to it to all psion/wilder. Even if it limited to metal, that kinda shifty. I recommend doing the things above and then putting it only on the judge list.

I don't understand why you put all these powers on the Psion/Wilder list. They are clearly designed for the judge, why make the judge essentially redundant by giving the otherwise superior Psion all their option? --Leziad (talk) 16:03, 10 May 2019 (MDT)

Fixed discipline and DC. It is somewhere between control object and retrieve. With restrictions on what kind of objects can be affected. Acts in many ways like Magneto's power.--Franken Kesey 16:14, 10 May 2019 (MDT)