Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 12:12:35 CST From: C. D. Hershberger Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd Subject: A new spell I've written the following spell, and plan to submit it to my DM soon to see if my character (Salandre) can begin research on it. My question is what do you people think of the spell? Is it too powerful? Lacking some important restrictions? Boring, or just plain silly? How can it be improved? I would appreciate constructive opinions from others. BTW If you like it, feelfree to use this spell in your own campaign. One more point. I know that fire magics isn't a school, this pertains to specific house rules that we play with. Powerful Blast of the Red Wizard (Evocation, Fire Magics) Level: 2 Range: Special Components: V,S,M Duration: 1 Round Casting Time: 2 Area of Effect: 10' Radius Saving Throw: Special Created by: Salandre Mauroneudill (The Red Wizard) Casting of this spell calls into existence an egg shaped ball which smolders, giving off sparks, and wisps of smoke which smell strongly of sulfur. The egg appears in the casters hand, and can then be thrown, treated as a grenade-like missile. The egg must be thrown within ten segments of it's creation or it will self detonate. Once thrown, the egg will explode against the first object it hits. A creature directly hit by the egg suffers 1 point of fire damage for every 2 levels of experience of the spellcaster, and 1 point of concussion damage for every 2 levels of experience of the spellcaster. Flammable items directly hit by the egg are scorched, but the fire is put out by the blast. Those creatures caught in the explosion radius suffer 1 point of concussion damage for every 2 levels of experience of the spellcaster. A successful save versus breath weapon reduces the damage by half. To summarize, the damage is 1 hp per level for a direct hit, 1 hp per 2 levels if caught in the blast radius. Save for half damage. 2d6 creatures within the blast radius are also affected (in order of increasing distance from the center) by one of the effects on the table below. To determine the nature of the effect add the modifiers appropriate for the affected creature, and the effect that matches the total is applied. Modifiers are as follows: - Creature saves versus Breath Weapon: +1 - Creature not directly hit by the egg: +1 - Creature has more than 6 HD: +1 - Creature has more HD than caster: +1 per 2 HD over caster - Creature is larger than size M: +1 per size category over M - Creature is smaller than size M: -1 per size category under M Undead are not affected by the blast (other than damage). Affect table: Modifier Effect 0 or less Knocked unconscious for 2d4 rounds 1 STUNNED FOR ONE ROUND AND DEAF FOR 2D4 ROUNDS 2-4 STUNNED FOR ONE ROUND >4 NO EFFECT Fragile items within the blast radius must save verses crushing blow or be shattered. (Normal rules on saving throws for items in a character's possession apply) Additionally, the egg can be thrown at an object such as a door or a chest. There is a chance of destroying this object equal to the chance that a fighter of strength 15 + caster's level would have. If the strength value exceeds 18, then percentile strengths are used (1 category per level). The maximum blast strength achievable by this spell is 21. The material component of this spell is a normal , unbroken egg. ___ __ __ / ) / / / / / / You know that you had a good time, / ) / / / / / _ If you have to ask for directions home /___ ) /__ / /__ / /__ / The next morning. -Socrates Doug Hershberger U38483@UICVM.UIC.EDU