Striving for 777

[Anastasia]

How's this look? Slightly different structure but same idea. Thoughts?

Commune with Knowledge
Divination
Level: Brd 10, Clr 12, Sor/Wiz 12
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Concentration

This spell contacts the platonic ideal of knowledge itself to obtain answers. This spell functions as contact other plane, except that the chance of a true answer is 1-96, the chance of a random answer is 97-100 and the Intelligence DC to avoid Intelligence and Charisma loss is 20, it lasts 8 weeks and a natural roll of 1 always results in a failure, no matter the total*. Certain questions, such as those that seek the secrets of deities, anathemic knowledge or knowledge protected by epic abjurations cause this spell to return a result of unknown instead of an answer. Unlike with contact other plane, the answers may be as long as needed and not only one word.

* Bards and clerics use Charisma and Wisdom in place of an Intelligence check, and lose their bard or cleric spellcasting in place of arcane spellcasting.

[Nephrite]

That is fine from a functional standpoint though the eight weeks seems pretty punishing, but if you think that's fair then I won't object. I suppose failure should come with a cost.

[Anastasia]

That's also pattered on contact other plane. Could bump it up a level to provide relief from that, I suppose.

[Nephrite]

So 11/13 but without the failure?

[Anastasia]

Without at least the time, I'd have to fiddle a bit but something like that, yeah.

[Nephrite]

That is fine with me, take your time .

[Anastasia]

How's this look?

Commune with Knowledge
Divination
Level: Brd 11, Clr 13, Sor/Wiz 13
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Concentration

This spell contacts the platonic ideal of knowledge itself to obtain answers. This spell functions as contact other plane, except that the chance of a true answer is 1-96, the chance of a random answer is 97-100 and the Intelligence DC to avoid Intelligence and Charisma loss is 18, it lasts 1 day and a natural roll of 1 always results in a failure, no matter the total*. Certain questions, such as those that seek the secrets of deities, anathemic knowledge or knowledge protected by epic abjurations cause this spell to return a result of unknown instead of an answer. Unlike with contact other plane, the answers may be as long as needed and not only one word.

* Bards and clerics use Charisma and Wisdom in place of an Intelligence check, and lose their bard or cleric spellcasting in place of arcane spellcasting.

[Nephrite]

I am good with that.

[Anastasia]

Okay, so going to cast that then, right off?

[Nephrite]

Yes.

Charisma roll here.
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+30 : 12 + 30, total 42[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

Okay, give me your first question.

[Nephrite]

'With all the knowledge I've collected so far on this research, where is one place I can go to fill in the most gaps?'

[Anastasia]

The Terminal Archive.

Today in confirmation of what you probably didn't want to hear...

[Nephrite]

'Who can I speak to there who I can trust to be fair and not betray any agreements?'

[Anastasia]

None, it is a demonic place. Workable agreements are possible, however, with sufficient force, guile and negotiation.