Boost Knock Spell?

[Lucian_Navarro]

Then its confirmed that next mod a lvl 20 wizard or even a sorc can knock many currently unknockble high end doors and all chests.

a caster with 40 of their major stat would have a +15 Int Mod. with the capstone, a +16 Int mod. if they got the abbot trinket (and were not good aligned) and a +4 tome, they'd have a +17.

20 Caster lvl+16 Int Mod+a roll of 20 on a d20 roll=56 (Essentially a total roll of a 56 if you were translating that into a rogue's roll). I think that's enough to knock every chest and knock almost every door if not every door at mod 9's lvl 20 cap.

You could even use an Alchemical Potion for an additional DC.

[gfunk]

well, I believe that knock is listed as a transmutation spell which would make me think that a set of transmutation bracers and/or a focus feat should help improve your knock DC. That said, I''ve never tried this so I can't confirm that it actually works.

If you are dead set on soloing, you could get some house D alchemical intelligence potions to boost your DC a bit more (though I can't comment on if you are close enough for it to matter for the tear of dhakaan doors).

[Eternity25]

No spell dcing enhancing feats or items work (Example: Spell Focus Bracers: Transmutation or Spell mastery) for Knock. Its set based on caster lvl, stat mod, and a d20 roll. If it worked, I'd currently have a 29+d20. Since I only have a 28+d20 it proves spell focus: transmutation and spell mastery have no effect on Knock.

[GeneralDiomedes]

i think i solo'd tear on hard at lvl 10 on an arcane without recalling (no shrines, no mana pots), 245 mana left .. so if you are even more patient than I it's possible to do at level. Instead of wishing for knock, thing about how to complete the quest without it.

[Thailand_Dan]

I was referred to this post from my own, as some of the same issues here are popping up. I am soloing Whisperdoom on my lvl 16 sorc, and just switched out a spell for knock. On the locked chest, I can knock it only on a 20. On the little die roll, it says +33, if I remember correctly. I am confused here.

My CHA is 31
My level is 16
So should my roll be 1d20 + 31 + 16?

Is the chest really that high a DC? Or do I have the math wrong.

I also noticed when I was wearing my widow cloak (for web immunity), instead of my +6 CHA cloak, I failed on a 20. Think this dropped my CHA to 29. When I put my +6 CHA cloak back on, I was able to knock on a 20 and a 20 only.

Are doors in Shroud higher than this? Is the Desecrated Temple of Vol higher as well? These were the main reason I decided to switch the spell out, as the wands were useless.

I would double check my numbers before posting, normally, but the servers are down at the moment

[Line-dog]

I can confirm that Transmutation items and heighten have no effect. I never tried the feat but if it didn't help that would be consistent with a rule of _nothing_ helping. Knock in PnP is way more powerful.

[Melthus]

Just to add an extra note to this, The +"intelligence skills" items, such as greensteel, have no effect on knock. I have not tried the potions, but since items don't work, I suspect potions won't either.