Pseudo Stupidity wrote:Oh, and I have no banned opposition schools because of an arcane discovery that I burned a bonus feat on.
The whole arcane discoveries thing is completely retarded.
"Arcane discoveries are not wizard-only-feat, but you can expand a wizard's bonus feat to gain one. You can also expand a regular feat to gain an arcane discovery, although they are totally not feat. And while they aren't feat at all, some of them give you the benefit of feats like craft construct". You shouldn't be surprised by obtaining retarded result when using retarded concept.
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Actually, arcane discovery is retarded but it fit well in Pathfinder's class design.
The first rule of pathfinder's class design is: your class obtain some Stuff at some levels, and some Other Stuff at some other levels. Stuff can be feat, bonus feat, talent, arcana, rage power, etc; Other Stuff can be feat, bonus feat, talent, arcana, rage power, etc.
The second rule of pathfinder's class design is: Stuff is a completely different thing than Other Stuff. Other Stuff is a totally different thing than Stuff.
The third rule of pathfinder's class design is: you can use Stuff, which is a completely different thing than Other Stuff, to gain Other Stuff.
The fourth rule of pathfinder's class design is: you can use Other Stuff, which is a totally different thing than Stuff, to gain Stuff.
eg : a magus gain an Arcana, which is a completely different thing than a feat or an hex, every three level. a magus gain an bonus feat, which is a totally different thing than an arcana or an hex, every 6 level. A magus can spend a feat, which is a totally different thing than an arcana or an hex, to gain an arcana. A magus can spend an arcana, which is a completely different thing than a feat or an hex, to gain the disruptive feat. With some archetype, a magus can spend an arcana, which is a completely different thing than a feat or an hex, to gain an hex. With some archetype, a magus can spend an hex, which is definitely a different thing than an arcana or a feat, to gain the brew potion feat.
And finally, add the last rule for a lot of fun:
The fifth rule of pathfinder's class design is: for the sake of simplicity, there isn't any comprehensive list of Stuff or Other Stuff (except if Stuff=feat, or if Other Stuff=feat).
Hilarity ensue.