Certain kit abilities have level progression gaps
Hurricane
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Some of the abilities granted by class kits have gaps or errors regarding the level progression of their effects. In part, this is because some kit abilities were originally created only with BG2's minimum character levels in mind, and therefore do not have appropriate effects corresponding to the lower character levels in BG:EE. But there are also some abilities with progression gaps at higher character levels. Therefore, this bug report is relevant to both BG:EE and BG2:EE.
I have checked all abilities for all kits (by going through the spells listed in the CLABxx##.2da tables). Here are the progression errors I found.
Kit: Avenger (CLABDR04)
Ability: Chain Lightning (spdr601.spl)
The spell is supposed to cause 1d6 points of damage for every 2 levels of the caster. The progression only starts at 6d6, corresponding to character level 12. However, the Avenger first receives this ability at level 11.
Kit: Inquisitor (CLABPA03)
Ability: Dispel Magic (spcl231.spl)
The spell is supposed to be cast at twice the Inquisitor's character level. The progression only starts at dispel level 12, corresponding to character level 6. However, the Inquisitor first receives this ability at level 1.
Kit: Priest of Talos (CLABPR02)
Ability: Storm Shield (spcl721.spl)
The spell is supposed to last 1 round per level of the caster. The progression only starts at a duration of 10 rounds, corresponding to character level 10. However, the Priest of Talos first receives this ability at level 1.
Furthermore, even after level 10 there are gaps in the spell progression, because there is no duration corresponding to the character levels 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19.
Ability: Lightning Bolt (spcl722.spl)
The spell is supposed to cause 1d6 points of damage per level of the caster and its range also depends on the caster level. The progression only starts at 5d6 and a range of 50, corresponding to character level 5. However, the Priest of Talos first receives this ability at level 1.
Kit: Priest of Helm (CLABPR03)
Ability: Seeking Sword (spcl731.spl)
The spell is supposed to last 1 round per level of the caster. The progression only starts at a duration of 10 rounds, corresponding to character level 10. However, the Priest of Helm first receives this ability at level 1.
Edit: Cross-reference to @elminster's post in the BG2 Game Text Error thread. If the progression gaps are filled, then the current description is correct.
Kit: Priest of Lathander (CLABPR04)
Ability: Hold Undead (spcl742.spl)
The spell is supposed to last 2 rounds per level of the caster. The progression only starts at a duration of 10 rounds, corresponding to character level 5. However, the Priest of Lathander first receives this ability at level 1.
Furthermore, the first sentence of the spell description says "for 12 or more rounds", which is both wrong and superfluous. This part needs to be removed from the description. The affected strings are @26440 and @30221 in BG:EE and @32375 in BG2:EE.
I have checked all abilities for all kits (by going through the spells listed in the CLABxx##.2da tables). Here are the progression errors I found.
Kit: Avenger (CLABDR04)
Ability: Chain Lightning (spdr601.spl)
The spell is supposed to cause 1d6 points of damage for every 2 levels of the caster. The progression only starts at 6d6, corresponding to character level 12. However, the Avenger first receives this ability at level 11.
Kit: Inquisitor (CLABPA03)
Ability: Dispel Magic (spcl231.spl)
The spell is supposed to be cast at twice the Inquisitor's character level. The progression only starts at dispel level 12, corresponding to character level 6. However, the Inquisitor first receives this ability at level 1.
Kit: Priest of Talos (CLABPR02)
Ability: Storm Shield (spcl721.spl)
The spell is supposed to last 1 round per level of the caster. The progression only starts at a duration of 10 rounds, corresponding to character level 10. However, the Priest of Talos first receives this ability at level 1.
Furthermore, even after level 10 there are gaps in the spell progression, because there is no duration corresponding to the character levels 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19.
Ability: Lightning Bolt (spcl722.spl)
The spell is supposed to cause 1d6 points of damage per level of the caster and its range also depends on the caster level. The progression only starts at 5d6 and a range of 50, corresponding to character level 5. However, the Priest of Talos first receives this ability at level 1.
Kit: Priest of Helm (CLABPR03)
Ability: Seeking Sword (spcl731.spl)
The spell is supposed to last 1 round per level of the caster. The progression only starts at a duration of 10 rounds, corresponding to character level 10. However, the Priest of Helm first receives this ability at level 1.
Edit: Cross-reference to @elminster's post in the BG2 Game Text Error thread. If the progression gaps are filled, then the current description is correct.
Kit: Priest of Lathander (CLABPR04)
Ability: Hold Undead (spcl742.spl)
The spell is supposed to last 2 rounds per level of the caster. The progression only starts at a duration of 10 rounds, corresponding to character level 5. However, the Priest of Lathander first receives this ability at level 1.
Furthermore, the first sentence of the spell description says "for 12 or more rounds", which is both wrong and superfluous. This part needs to be removed from the description. The affected strings are @26440 and @30221 in BG:EE and @32375 in BG2:EE.
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