Power Words from Races of the Dragon
I've got a player considering playing a Kobold PC using Races of the Dragon. I sat down to read the crunch from this book and came across the various Power Word Spells. Has anyone ever had a player...
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Wow - I hadn't seen that spell before.Since a maximized magic missile (a 4th level spell) only causes 25 damage (9th level caster), something is very wrong here.Also, since this is unnamed damage, it...
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If it is pain and not actual "damage" I would make the damage nonlethal. It can incapacitate but not kill, and perhaps add a Fort save for half damage to allow someone to withstand the pain and still...
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I'm thinking change to 1d4 per round and duration is 1 round per level. No save. Still will be almost a required spell to throw at spellcasters.
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That still seems too powerful, SS. Consider Melf's Acid Arrow, which is higher level and requires a touch attack.Maybe reducing the damage like you suggested and either make it nonlethal or allow a...
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The difference is that it really cannot kill any character from any class if cast against something of equal HD. Compared to Melf's it does less damage and takes longer to get there. The flip side is...
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