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Destruction Spell - bugged DC!?

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by Mr.Goodkat, Jan 1, 2015.

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    Hey there,

    I just used the Cleric spell 'Destruction' and noticed the DC isn't what it's supposed to be.

    It should be 10 + Spell Level + Wisdom Modifier + Bonuses right?

    In my case this would be 10 + 7 + 5(21Wis) + 4(GSF Necro) = 26

    However when I use it on Nym in the Wandering Village the actual DC seems to be only 17 because that's when he starts saving successfully.

    Is this a bug or is 'Destruction' just handled differently because it's a touch attack? If the latter should be the case it's pretty ridiculous since a touch attack is actually harder to land than a regular spell.
     
    Mr.Goodkat, Jan 1, 2015
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    All touch attacks are bugged like that. I wasn't aware that GSF:Necro would help Destruction, but the loss of WIS bonus pretty much kills it anyway. :-(
    Edit: I failed my math, your case proves that GSF didn't work either. Double sigh.
     
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    Wow, that really sucks. Could have been an awesome spell otherwise.
     
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    IIRC from previous posts, touch spells create a temporary weapon object. It has a fixed (really low) DC, and it can't benefit from any of your DC increasers.

    There are mods which fix this, I think.
     
    JT, Jan 9, 2015
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