Beads of Force houserule [Archive] - Wizards Community

Beads of Force houserule [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Priest_of_Shaundakul
03-31-06, 10:13 PM Would it be unbalancing to make this deal damage to objects too?
Mitchell
04-01-06, 12:24 AM I don't think so. Take it out for a test run and see what happens.
JadeSpider9643
04-01-06, 05:18 AM hmmm well what would be the consequences of allowing it to damage objects? there's the obvious use as a 3000gp scroll of shatter. 5d6 isn't enough to punch through any substantial walls. a single-use use-activated wonderous item that casts Passwall would work better and be cheaper. so mabye you use it to destroy a pile of uhh...stuff?

I don't see it being unbalanced....pointless and completely cost-ineffective though, definitly.
Priest_of_Shaundakul
04-01-06, 05:28 AM I mean it's use towards ruining an enemy's gear/destroying it.
Shadowfax7
04-01-06, 09:08 AM It wouldn't be balanced.

5d6 damage is an avg of 17 hp to a max of 30 hp w/no save.

This would most likely destroy all normal longswords in a 10' radius (hardness 10, hp 5) and even magical longswords up to +3 (hardness 16, hp 35) would most likely take damage.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Priest_of_Shaundakul 03-31-06, 10:13 PM	Would it be unbalancing to make this deal damage to objects too?
Mitchell 04-01-06, 12:24 AM	I don't think so. Take it out for a test run and see what happens.
JadeSpider9643 04-01-06, 05:18 AM	hmmm well what would be the consequences of allowing it to damage objects? there's the obvious use as a 3000gp scroll of shatter. 5d6 isn't enough to punch through any substantial walls. a single-use use-activated wonderous item that casts Passwall would work better and be cheaper. so mabye you use it to destroy a pile of uhh...stuff? I don't see it being unbalanced....pointless and completely cost-ineffective though, definitly.
Priest_of_Shaundakul 04-01-06, 05:28 AM	I mean it's use towards ruining an enemy's gear/destroying it.
Shadowfax7 04-01-06, 09:08 AM	It wouldn't be balanced. 5d6 damage is an avg of 17 hp to a max of 30 hp w/no save. This would most likely destroy all normal longswords in a 10' radius (hardness 10, hp 5) and even magical longswords up to +3 (hardness 16, hp 35) would most likely take damage.