Is this class Balanced?

[McPoyo]

That, or you use the bullshit Spot rules in the PHB to determine if you could "see" it.

Which would probably work as a makeshift range limiter for that ability.

Except they're bullshit rules, don't work anything remotely accurately in roughly half the cases (not to mention the modifiers depending on terrain are hidden in half the books anyhow, so most DMs run them incorrect in the first place), and are easy to break.

[snakeman830]

That, or you use the bullshit Spot rules in the PHB to determine if you could "see" it.

Which would probably work as a makeshift range limiter for that ability.

Except they're bullshit rules, don't work anything remotely accurately in roughly half the cases (not to mention the modifiers depending on terrain are hidden in half the books anyhow, so most DMs run them incorrect in the first place), and are easy to break.

You can't see that mountian range!  You're a mile away so you have a -528 to Spot!

How do people in D&D know when it's daytime?  The penalty to see the sun is well into the billions at least.

[JaronK]

How do people in D&D know when it's daytime?  The penalty to see the sun is well into the billions at least.

One assumes because the sun is of a previously unheard of size catagory so large that it cancels out the modifier.  In which case the earth is too, and thus you can always see the earth.  That's the other thing about this ability... you can target squares with it, not enemies, so seeing enemies isn't actually necessary.

JaronK

[bearsarebrown]

One assumes because the sun is of a previously unheard of size catagory so large that it cancels out the modifier.  In which case the earth is too, and thus you can always see the earth. 

My PC can also see other solar systems? And other galaxies? And quasars that are 18 million light years away, because they're millions of times larger then our sun?

[Kuroimaken]

One assumes because the sun is of a previously unheard of size catagory so large that it cancels out the modifier.  In which case the earth is too, and thus you can always see the earth. 

My PC can also see other solar systems? And other galaxies? And quasars that are 18 million light years away, because they're millions of times larger then our sun?

They're also a fuckton times farther away, so the penalties are still bigger.

[Alastar]

what's the spot penalty for a million light years...??

[JaronK]

what's the spot penalty for a million light years...??

OVER 9000!

[Kuroimaken]

Minus OKKUSENMAN!!

[RobbyPants]

How do people in D&D know when it's daytime?  The penalty to see the sun is well into the billions at least.

Well, even if they couldn't see the sun, they'd still be able to see the effects of the sun's light.  So it would just become light or dark periodically in their crazy world.

Of course, what would they see when they looked to the sky?  Even during day time, would it look blue?  You wouldn't be able to see far enough to actually get any color from it.  So the sky would always look black, but during daytime, everything within range would be light.

I'm glad these Spot rules were well thought out.  We wouldn't want any inconsistencies in our games.

[Sinfire Titan]

How do people in D&D know when it's daytime?  The penalty to see the sun is well into the billions at least.

Well, even if they couldn't see the sun, they'd still be able to see the effects of the sun's light.  So it would just become light or dark periodically in their crazy world.

Of course, what would they see when they looked to the sky?  Even during day time, would it look blue?  You wouldn't be able to see far enough to actually get any color from it.  So the sky would always look black, but during daytime, everything within range would be light.

I'm glad these Spot rules were well thought out.  We wouldn't want any inconsistencies in our games.

I LoLed.