Protection from Energy / Resist Energy

[Thaelis]

Is there any possibility that these two spells could get reverted to their PnP versions? (links below)

It would be nice for a Wizard/Sorcerer/Druid to be able to protect their allies from their spells. The NWN2 Protection from Energy can protect against ~1.5 Firebursts (pretty weaksauce), whereas in PnP it can absorb 50-120 damage (2-5 Firebursts) before failing. The caveat is that you have to pick one energy type, but that is a decent trade off in my opinion.

Resist energy is even better once you reach high level, and can protect them from most of your low level spells like Fireball.

https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/prote ... Energy.htm

https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/resistEnergy.

Thanks for considering!~

[Blackhorizon]

Just wanted to point out that we already have a spell for elemental immunity where you need to choose the type (Energy Immunity lvl:5,6, or 7 depending). You can only have one of them up at a time. But you can have also Protection for Energy which would help (though a little) against other elements.

If Protection from Energy was an immunity as suggested until it absorbs X damage then you'd most likely have to choose between those spells and one spells is basically 9999 damage absorbed while the other would then collapse fairly soon.

[Thaelis]

Just wanted to point out that we already have a spell for elemental immunity where you need to choose the type (Energy Immunity lvl:5,6, or 7 depending). You can only have one of them up at a time. But you can have also Protection for Energy which would help (though a little) against other elements.

If Protection from Energy was an immunity as suggested until it absorbs X damage then you'd most likely have to choose between those spells and one spells is basically 9999 damage absorbed while the other would then collapse fairly soon.

Yes, I realise that.

But you don't get that until level 13 (ish), and also that would take up 4x 7th level spell slots, assuming you have a party of 4, meaning you wouldn't have much room left for offensive spells at all. I already have 70% of my slots on defensive spells just to keep my own self alive

Also wow, I did not know Energy Immunity is not meant to stack with itself! We have always played that you can cast multiple castings, each providing immunity to a different element (I think that's how it worked in default NWN2 too). I just checked the 3.5e SRD, and you're right... only the last casting applies :O

But yeah, since Energy Immunity can only be used for 1 element, that 120 buffer from PfE is even more vital.