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Ki Ryn
10-10-06, 10:47 PM The spell list recently posted http://members.aol.com/kenjenks/lg/

has a "Dispel Confusion" note after the Spikes spell. Has something been change for that spell?

As an aside, my plan is to use a quarterstaff (and TWF) with Spikes cast on either end.
Jay_Ibero_911
10-10-06, 11:56 PM Yeah, Spikes no longer has the 1 hour per level duration. And Spikes and Brambles no longer stack because they give an enhancement bonus to damage.
haferka
10-10-06, 11:59 PM I don't have the spell compendium infront of my.. but I believe that the spell affects (1 weapon), even a double weapon.. so you only need to cast it 1 time to affect both ends of the weapon.
copper_wyrmling
10-11-06, 12:21 AM I don't have the spell compendium infront of my.. but I believe that the spell affects (1 weapon), even a double weapon.. so you only need to cast it 1 time to affect both ends of the weapon.

As someone who's been doing this for a couple of years now: expect table variation, but the spell does have "target: wooden weapon touched". My experience has been that after the Spell Compendium revision, the majority of judges let you affect both heads of a staff with a single casting, but there are still some tables where it doesn't work.
Ki Ryn
10-11-06, 08:27 AM What is the new duration?
Iswald
10-11-06, 09:33 AM 1 round/level.
copper_wyrmling
10-12-06, 01:12 AM 1 round/level.

Brambles is probably a more worthwhile spell than Spikes, now, given their relative levels: Spikes gives an extra +1 to hit and doubles the threat range of your weapon, but neither of them stack with Greater Magic Weapon. My cleric is still rather fond of her Quickened Brambles though.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Ki Ryn 10-10-06, 10:47 PM	The spell list recently posted http://members.aol.com/kenjenks/lg/ has a "Dispel Confusion" note after the Spikes spell. Has something been change for that spell? As an aside, my plan is to use a quarterstaff (and TWF) with Spikes cast on either end.
Jay_Ibero_911 10-10-06, 11:56 PM	Yeah, Spikes no longer has the 1 hour per level duration. And Spikes and Brambles no longer stack because they give an enhancement bonus to damage.
haferka 10-10-06, 11:59 PM	I don't have the spell compendium infront of my.. but I believe that the spell affects (1 weapon), even a double weapon.. so you only need to cast it 1 time to affect both ends of the weapon.
copper_wyrmling 10-11-06, 12:21 AM	I don't have the spell compendium infront of my.. but I believe that the spell affects (1 weapon), even a double weapon.. so you only need to cast it 1 time to affect both ends of the weapon. As someone who's been doing this for a couple of years now: expect table variation, but the spell does have "target: wooden weapon touched". My experience has been that after the Spell Compendium revision, the majority of judges let you affect both heads of a staff with a single casting, but there are still some tables where it doesn't work.
Ki Ryn 10-11-06, 08:27 AM	What is the new duration?
Iswald 10-11-06, 09:33 AM	1 round/level.
copper_wyrmling 10-12-06, 01:12 AM	1 round/level. Brambles is probably a more worthwhile spell than Spikes, now, given their relative levels: Spikes gives an extra +1 to hit and doubles the threat range of your weapon, but neither of them stack with Greater Magic Weapon. My cleric is still rather fond of her Quickened Brambles though.