Talk:Aspect of the Queen Bee (3.5e Feat)

Level 7 Ability

As written, this ability doesn't do anything, as it doesn't say what effect the larva have on enemies. --Neofenrir 03:54, October 25, 2009 (UTC)

Fixed. Thanks for the catch. - TG Cid 12:39, October 25, 2009 (UTC)

Response to IP Edits

First off, this is a wizard-level feat, so just because you or your DM wouldn't allow this in your game doesn't mean it needs to be changed. It's tailored to a level of play that is positively riddled with save or dies, the first of which is usually considered to be phantasmal killer. Available at level 7, it forces a Will save or immediate death, whereas this is a ranged touch attack (on a class with Medium BAB) 1d4 round effect (hardly instantly, as you claim, even though it is admittedly unlikely that a monster will have the means to remove the larva). So this is, in effect, weaker than phantasmal killer, except that this is usable at will. Secondly, there is no "minimum DC 21 Fortitude save". At level 7, assuming the hivemaster had 24 Constitution, the save DC would 10 (base) + 3 (1/2 class level rounded down) + 7 (Con modifier) = 20. There's no minimum; it's fairly calculated using a very standard formula.

Lastly, your revisions were rather unfounded. For a wizard-level campaign, fast healing 5 is not that big of a deal, and granting an ability that's already given by the class itself is rather contradictory to the idea that a feat opens up options (part of the purpose of the Aspect of the Vermin class feature). If you have a grievance with the feat as written, post it here on the talk page. Or, as I'm sure you may have considered, don't use it in your campaign. If this feat made you squirm, don't look at the class; it will probably make your stomach turn. - TG Cid 15:57, June 22, 2010 (UTC)