Enhanced Strike

Daily, Meditatable

This character may, once per Logistics period per purchase, expend a spell from memory to swing once with a melee weapon from behind for “Spell Strike <spell>;” if the swing misses, both the spell and this skill may be Meditated back separately. The spell may not be higher than 1st level; this limit increases by 1 level for every 20 Stealth XP the character has spent. If used for a Necromantic spell, the spell counts as 3 levels lower than it actually is.

Example: Aslahe the Earth Adept has learned Enhanced Strike and has spent over 80 XP on Stealth Skills, allowing him to use Enhanced Strike with up to 5th level spells. In a battle, his allies are slowly falling as a massive troll keeps battering them down despite their best efforts. In a move of desperation, Aslahe gets behind the troll and channels a necromantic Drain spell through his Enhanced Strike, calling “Spell Strike Drain!” at the troll—even though Drain is an 8th level spell, the fact that it’s necromancy allows him to use Enhanced Strike with it more easily than he would other spells. The creature roars in anger, suddenly unable to attack or defend itself. Aslahe now easily strikes the creature down, hoping that none of his allies witnessed his usage of necromancy...