Class Spell Changes

Spell changes organized by class.

Mage

Sorcerer, Wizard, and all their subclasses.

Cantrips

Daze: Works against any creature with hit dice less than or equal to the caster's class level.

First Circle

Grease: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes. Has no spell resistance check.

Protection From alignment: Gives +5 Saving Throw Bonus vs Mind Affecting Spells and Spell Like Abilities, instead of full immunity.

Magic Weapon: Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Shield: Protects against Lesser and Greater Missile Storm with Greater Spell Focus: Abjuration.

Sleep: Works with any target with equal/lower level than caster's class level and affects (caster level + 1d4) hit dice worth of creatures. Empower Spell increases affected hit dice by 50%.

Summon Creature I (to IX): Will summon creature one tier higher with Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration.

Second Circle

Cloud of Bewilderment: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes.

Continual Flame: Lasts 24 hours.

Darkness: Non-hostile spell (does not anger friendly NPCs).

Death Armor: Replaces any other "backlash" armor spell.

Flame Weapon: Lasts Turns/level. Damage caps at CL 10. Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Invisibility: Lasts Rounds/level.

Knock: Cannot open doors, only containers.

Lesser Dispel: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Web: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes. No spell resistance check.

Third Circle

Dispel Magic: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Find Traps: Reveals traps, does not disarm them.

Greater Magic Weapon: Lasts Hours/3 levels. Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Gust of Winds: Opens doors.

Invisibility Sphere: Lasts Rounds/level

Keen Edge: Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Stinking Cloud: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes. Has no spell resistance check.

Fourth Circle

Elemental Shield: Replaces any other "backlash" armor spell.

Improved Invisibility: Invisibility lasts Rounds/level. Concealment effect is still Turns/level.

Phantasmal Killer: Fears target for Rounds/level on failed will save. A target that fails their fortitude save still dies.

Summon Shadow: Gains +1 AB, +1 AC, and +12 hit points per Illusion Focus.

Shadow Conjuration: Mage armor: Does not stack with itself or other mage armors.

Shadow Conjuration: Changed school to Illusion.

Wall of Fire: Damage increased to 2d6 + 1 per caster level, with no saving throw. Deals double damage to undead.

Fifth Circle

Animate Dead: Is affected by the Undead Summoning changes.

Bigby's Interposing Hand:: Has a reflex save.

Cloudkill: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes. Has no spell resistance check. Deals 1d4+1 CON damage per round to all creatures in the area of effect (fortitude save for half).

Dismissal: Also blocks all new summoning in the area for 30 seconds.

Dominate Person: Duration changed to 2 Turns+Turns/3 levels. Additionally effects orcs, monstrous humanoid, goblinoid, and reptilian humanoids.

Greater Shadow Conjuration: Changed School to Illusion.

Lesser Planar Binding: Creatures are slightly stronger with each Conjuration Focus. Ignores Caster's Alignment.

Mestil's Acid Sheath: Replaces any other "backlash" armor spell.

Mind fog: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes. All creatures in the area of effect take a 2d6 will save penalty (will save for half) and are dazed for 1 round (will save negates).

Sixth Circle

Acid Fog: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes. Applies a 75% movement speed penalty with no save and -2 to AB and damage rolls for all creatures within the area of effect. Has no spell resistance check.

Bigby's Forceful Hand: Has a reflex save.

Flesh to Stone: Duration changed to Turns/2 Levels.

Greater Dispelling: Caps at level 20. Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Isaac's Greater Missile Storm: Cannot strike one target with more than ten missiles. This limits it to only producing ten missiles if only one viable target is present upon casting.

Planar Binding: Creatures are slightly stronger with each Conjuration Focus. Ignores Caster's Alignment.

Shades: Changed school to Illusion.

True Seeing: Duration changed to Rounds/level.

Seventh Circle

Banishment: Also blocks all new summoning in the area for 60 seconds.

Bigby's Grasping Hand: Has a reflex save.

Mordenkainen's Sword: Duration increased to Turns/level.

Prismatic Spray: Wild Mages roll twice for the effect table.

Eighth Circle

Blackstaff: Also works with magic staves and dire maces. Works with magic weapons and stacks with other weapon buff spells.

Create Undead: Is affected by the Undead Summoning changes.

Greater Planar Binding: Creatures are slightly stronger with each Conjuration Focus. Ignores Caster's Alignment.

Greater Sanctuary: Lasts Rounds/4 levels and it has a cooldown timer of 240 seconds.

Incendiary Cloud: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes. Damage increased to 4d6 + 1d6 per 2 levels (reflex save for half damage), and creatures within the area of effect are blinded (no save)

Ninth Circle

Bigby's Crushing Hand: Has a reflex save.

Black Blade of Disaster: Slightly rebalanced and empowered. Has permanent haste.

Gate: May summon a Good, Neutral or Evil creature.

Mordenkainen's Disjunction: Caps at level 20. Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Timestop: Only affects the area in which it is cast. Also has a cooldown timer 240 seconds.

Weird: Fears targets for Rounds/level on a failed will save. Targets that fail their fortitude saves still die.

Cleric

Without counting domain spells

Cantrips

No changes

First Circle

Bless: Changed to Rounds/level. For Healers it lasts Turns/level.

Protection From alignment: Gives +5 Saving Throw Bonus vs Mind Affecting Spells and Spell Like Abilities, instead of full immunity.

Magic Weapon: Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Summon Creature I (to IX): Will summon creature one tier higher with Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration.

Second Circle

Darkness: Non-hostile spell (does not anger friendly NPCs).

Find Traps: Reveals traps, does not disarm them.

Lesser Dispel: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Third Circle

Animate Dead: Is affected by the Undead Summoning changes.

Continual Flame: Lasts 24 hours.

Darkfire: Lasts Turns/level. Damage caps at CL 10. Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Dispel Magic: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Fourth Circle

Dismissal: Also blocks all new summoning in the area for 30 seconds.

Freedom of Movement: Doesn't protect from movement speed reduction effects, Slow and Web spells.

Greater Magic Weapon: Lasts Hours/3 levels. Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Fifth Circle

Healing Circle: Level cap removed. Also, when casted it creates a stationary zone below the caster that heals all creatures within the area of effect each round for a period of three rounds, for a total of up to 3 * (1d8 + Caster Level) additional healing to all creatures that remain within the area of effect.

Monstrous Regeneration: Duration changed to Turns/level. Does not stack with itself or Regenerate.

True Seeing: Duration changed to Rounds/level.

Sixth Circle

Banishment: Also blocks all new summoning in the area for 60 seconds.

Create Undead: Is affected by the Undead Summoning changes.

Greater Dispelling: Caps at level 20. Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Greater Sanctuary: Lasts Rounds/4 levels and it has a cooldown timer of 240 seconds.

Harm: Deals 10 points of damage per caster level.

Heal: Heals 100 + 5*CL. Capped at 200 at level 20.

Seventh Circle

Greater Restoration: Has 240 seconds of cooldown timer before it can be casted again.

Regenerate: Duration changed to Turns/level. Does not stack with itself or Monstrous Regeneration.

Eighth Circle

Create Greater Undead: Is affected by the Undead Summoning changes.

Mass Heal: Heals 150 + 5*CL . Capped at 300 at level 30.

Ninth Circle

Gate: May summon a Good, Neutral or Evil creature.

Druid

Only balance-friendly spells here.

Cantrips

No changes.

First Circle

Grease: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes. Has no spell resistance check.

Entangle: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes.

Sleep: Works with any target with equal/lower level than caster's class level and affects (caster level + 1d4) hit dice worth of creatures. Empower Spell increases affected hit dice by 50%.

Summon Creature I (to IX): Will summon creature one tier higher with Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration.

Second Circle

Lesser Dispel: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Third Circle

Call Lightning: Damage dice are upgraded from d6s to d10s when the spell is cast outside during rain or thunderstorm.

Greater Magic Fang: Continues to scale past level 14. (+6 6/+6 at 17, +7 7/+7 at 20...)

Spike Growth: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes.

Fourth Circle

Dispel Magic: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Freedom of Movement: Does not protect from movement speed reduction effects, Slow and Web spells.

Fifth Circle

Awaken: Also grants +1 deflection AC/3 levels.

Monstrous Regeneration: Duration changed to Turns/level. Does not stack with itself or Regenerate.

Vine Mine: Camouflage: Grants Hide in Plain Sight to all allies while they remain within the area of effect.

Sixth Circle

Greater Dispelling: Caps at level 20. Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Healing Circle: Level cap removed. Also, when casted it creates a stationary zone below the caster that heals all creatures within the area of effect each round for a period of three rounds, for a total of up to 3 * (1d8 + Caster Level) additional healing to all creatures that remain within the area of effect.

Regenerate: Duration changed to Turns/level. Does not stack with itself or Monstrous Regeneration.

Stonehold: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes.

Seventh Circle

Harm: Deals 10 points of damage per caster level.

Heal: Heals 100 + 5*CL. Capped at 200 at level 20.

True Seeing: Duration changed to Rounds/level.

Eighth Circle

No changes.

Ninth Circle

Mass Heal: Heals 150 + 5*CL . Capped at 300 at level 30.

Bard

Includes Favoured Soul and Warlock.

Cantrips

Daze: Works against any creature with hit dice less than or equal to the caster's class level.

First Circle

Grease: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes. Has no spell resistance check.

Lesser Dispel: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Magic Weapon: Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Protection From alignment: Gives +5 Saving Throw Bonus vs Mind Affecting Spells and Spell Like Abilities, instead of full immunity.

Sleep: Works with any target with equal/lower level than caster's class level and affects (caster level + 1d4) hit dice worth of creatures. Empower Spell increases affected hit dice by 50%.

Summon Creature I (to VI): Will summon creature one tier higher with Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration.

Second Circle

Cloud of Bewilderment: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes.

Darkness: Non-hostile spell (does not anger friendly NPCs).

Invisibility: Lasts Rounds/level.

Third Circle

Dispel Magic: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Find Traps: Reveals traps, does not disarm them.

Greater Magic Weapon: Lasts Hours/3 levels. Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Gust of Winds: Opens doors.

Invisibility Sphere: Lasts Rounds/level

Keen Edge: Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Wounding Whispers: Replaces any other "backlash" armor spell.

Fourth Circle

Dismissal: Also blocks all new summoning in the area for 30 seconds.

Dominate Person: Duration changed to 2 Turns+Turns/3 levels. Additionally effects orcs, monstrous humanoid, goblinoid, and reptilian humanoids.

Improved Invisibility: Invisibility lasts Rounds/level. Concealment effect is still Turns/level.

Fifth Circle

Greater Dispelling: Caps at level 20. Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Healing Circle: Level cap removed. Also, when casted it creates a stationary zone below the caster that heals all creatures within the area of effect each round for a period of three rounds, for a total of up to 3 * (1d8 + Caster Level) additional healing to all creatures that remain within the area of effect.

Mind fog: Affected by Persistent Area spell changes. All creatures in the area of effect take a 2d6 will save penalty (will save for half) and are dazed for 1 round (will save negates).

Sixth Circle

No changes.

Ranger

Also balance-friendly.

First Circle

Grease: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes. Has no spell resistance check.

Entangle: Affected by Persistent Area spells changes.

Summon Creature I (to IV): Will summon creature one tier higher with Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration.

Second Circle

Sleep: Works with any target with equal/lower level than caster's class level and affects (caster level + 1d4) hit dice worth of creatures. Empower Spell increases affected hit dice by 50%.

Third Circle

Blade Thirst: Duration increased to 1 Turn / Level. Enhancement Bonus has been changed to 2 + 1 / 5 levels beyond the 11th (i.e. +2 at level 11, +3 at level 16, +4 at level 21, +5 at level 26). Additionally, the enchanted weapon gains an equivalent amount of Vampiric Regeneration. Can be applied to magic/enchanted weapons.

Greater Magic Fang: Continues to scale past level 14. (+6 6/+6 at 17, +7 7/+7 at 20...)

Fourth Circle

Freedom of Movement: Does not protect from movement speed reduction effects, Slow and Web spells.

Paladin

<Witty remark pending>

First Circle

Bless: Changed to Rounds/level.

Bless Weapon: Can be applied to magic/enchanted weapons.

Protection From alignment: Gives +5 Saving Throw Bonus vs Mind Affecting Spells and Spell Like Abilities, instead of full immunity.

Second Circle

No changes

Third Circle

Dispel Magic: Each Abjuration foci increases dispel's power by +2 over the cap.

Greater Magic Weapon: Lasts Hours/3 levels. Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.

Fourth Circle

Freedom of Movement: Does not protect from movement speed reduction effects, Slow and Web spells.

Holy Sword: Replaces other weapon buff spells, does not work with enchanted weapons.