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CHAPTER 7ARCANECAMPAIGNS192levels higher than the spell’s actual level (or as modified byany other metamagic feats).This feat has no effect on spells that don’t specifically deala number of dice of damage equal to your level or half yourlevel, even if the spell’s effect is otherwise dictated by yourlevel. Thus, it has no effect on magic missile (though your leveldetermines how many missiles you fire), Melf’s acid arrow(though your level indicates how many rounds the acid dealsdamage), or produce flame (though you add your level to thebase 1d4 points of damage dealt).Epic Spell FocusChoose a school of magic, such as illusion. Your spells of thatschool are far more potent than normal.Prerequisites: Greater Spell Focus in the selected school,ability to cast at least one 9th-level spell of the selected school.Benefit: Add +1 to the DC of all saving throws against spellsfrom the school of magic you select. This bonus stacks withthe bonuses from Spell Focus and Greater Spell Focus.Special: You can gain this feat multiple times but itseffects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies toa different school of magic.Epic Spell PenetrationYour spells are tremendously potent, breaking through spellresistance with ease.Prerequisite: Greater Spell Penetration.Benefit: You get a +2 bonus on caster level checks made toovercome a creature’s spell resistance. This bonus stacks with thebonuses from Spell Penetration and Greater Spell Penetration.Improved Combat CastingYou heighten your ability to cast spells while threatenedwithout fear of being attacked.Prerequisites: Combat Casting, Concentration 25 ranks.Benefit: You get a bonus equal to 1/2 your caster level onConcentration checks made to cast a spell or use a spell-likeability while on the defensive or while you are grappling orpinned.Master StaffYou can activate a staff without using a charge.Prerequisites: Craft Staff, Spellcraft 30 ranks.Benefit: When you activate a staff, you can expend a spellslot instead of using a charge. The spell slot must be one youhave not used for the day, though you can lose a prepared spellto emulate a staff charge (but you cannot lose prepared spellsfrom a specialty school). The spell slot expended must be equalto or higher in level than the specific spell stored in the staff(including any level-increasing metamagic enhancements).You cannot emulate a charge for a staff power or abilitythat does not match a specific spell. For example, you can usethis feat to lose a prepared 3rd-level spell to activate lightningbolt from a staff of power, but you can’t lose a spell to doublethe staff’s melee damage because that power doesn’t matcha specific spell.Master WandYou can activate a wand without using a charge.Prerequisites: Craft Wand, Spellcraft 15 ranks.Benefit: When you activate a wand, you can expend a spellslot instead of using a charge. The spell slot must be one youhave not used for the day, though you can lose a preparedspell to emulate a wand charge (but you cannot lose preparedspells from a specialty school). The spell slot expended mustbe equal to or higher in level than the spell stored in the wand(including any level-increasing metamagic enhancements).AppendixThe prestige class sample characters and arcane monsters inthis book are organized below by Challenge Rating.CR Character or CreaturePage2 Chaggrin (earth grue) 1532 Harginn (fire grue) 1542 Ildriss (air grue) 1552 Pseudonatural hippogriff 1602 Vardigg (water grue) 1554 Spellstitched ghast 1616 Dire lion effigy 1528 Cotter Maggin, male human sorcerer 6/ 29blood magus 28 Fenlun Herlendal, male gnome illusionist 7/ 31effigy master 18 Sheris Liaday, female human monk 1/ 36sorcerer 4/enlightened fist 38 Theogrin Raablek, male human barbarian 4/ 43sorcerer 1/Green Star adept 39 Vorta Nehalem, male human warlock 6/ 20acolyte of the skin 39 Turial Edemont, male human wizard 5/ 50mage of the Arcane Order 410 Kal Brandric, male halfling sorcerer 6/ 56mindbender 410 Kyevera Luerten, female elf warmage 6/ 34elemental savant 410 Raadi Weskil, male human sorcerer 8/ 38fatespinner 210 Trillia Lilleir, female human conjurer 5/ 23alienist 511 Cahlo Sheebrehl, male human fighter 7/ 65Suel arcanamach 411 Filas Lamean, male half-elf abjurer 6/ 40geometer 511 Iaryo Felunnda, female human abjurer 9/ 47Initiate of the Sevenfold Veil 211 Mekkhier Saadren, male human sorcerer 8/ 53master transmogrifist 311 Revena Callordin, female half-elf sorcerer 5/ 70wild mage 612 Erbera Anvilheart, female dwarf conjurer 9/ 66wayfarer guide 312 Faerjan Laughingsong Skoras, female gnome 62bard 10/sublime chord 212 Maralea Duskwood, female half-elf bard 10/ 59seeker of the song 212 Silveth Agreimal, female elf sorcerer 10/ 25argent savant 217 Air monolith 15617 Earth monolith 15717 Fire monolith 15817 Water monolith 158