Blight spell sucks quite a lot [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blight spell sucks quite a lot [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Sildatorak
09-22-07, 03:31 AM I was thinking of upping the power of blight (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/spellsAtoB.html#blight). I was thinking of making it automatically kill a plant creature on a failed save rather than dealing its 1d6/level. I think the effect on a successful save is ok as is.

What are people's thoughts on this? I just thought that it was such a narrow spell that it could use a boost, particularly when druids have an area effect damage spell at level 4 and wizards have other save or dies at level 5.
kit2true
09-22-07, 07:11 PM last time I checked blight was a AOE spell and thats why It does a 1D6 per level. Insta kill effects generally a single creature spells that require a fortitude save and generally effect a specific part of a creature killing it instantly. Keeping that in mind plants have no anatomy so there really is nothing that could instantly kill a tree. If it had a heart I would say yes but it doesn't. So no thats not a good idea.
Sildatorak
09-22-07, 08:00 PM I think you're thinking of horrid wilting. Blight (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/spellsAtoB.html%23blight) (<--link) is a touch range spell (druid 4, wiz/sorc 5) that deals 1d6/level to a single plant creature, fort save for half, or autokills a non-creature plant.
Tedronai
09-22-07, 08:27 PM It really should at the very least be D8s, but that's the 'balance' of core, for you...
Pitiless_Interfector
09-22-07, 08:44 PM If only my DM would let me trade it off my spell list in exchange for flame strike. Oh, well. :(
Talisman
09-22-07, 09:42 PM Keeping that in mind pants have no anatomy...

"I sneak attack his trousers!" :P

Seriously, though, blight is underpowered. 1d6/level, touch range, affects only plants? It ought to (1) be a ray with Close range and no save, (2) have Medium range and affect a 20'-radoius circle, (3) have Medium range and do d8's, or (4) stay touch and be save -or-die, with the obligatory 3d6+caster-level damage on a successful save.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Sildatorak 09-22-07, 03:31 AM	I was thinking of upping the power of blight (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/spellsAtoB.html#blight). I was thinking of making it automatically kill a plant creature on a failed save rather than dealing its 1d6/level. I think the effect on a successful save is ok as is. What are people's thoughts on this? I just thought that it was such a narrow spell that it could use a boost, particularly when druids have an area effect damage spell at level 4 and wizards have other save or dies at level 5.
kit2true 09-22-07, 07:11 PM	last time I checked blight was a AOE spell and thats why It does a 1D6 per level. Insta kill effects generally a single creature spells that require a fortitude save and generally effect a specific part of a creature killing it instantly. Keeping that in mind plants have no anatomy so there really is nothing that could instantly kill a tree. If it had a heart I would say yes but it doesn't. So no thats not a good idea.
Sildatorak 09-22-07, 08:00 PM	I think you're thinking of horrid wilting. Blight (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/spellsAtoB.html%23blight) (<--link) is a touch range spell (druid 4, wiz/sorc 5) that deals 1d6/level to a single plant creature, fort save for half, or autokills a non-creature plant.
Tedronai 09-22-07, 08:27 PM	It really should at the very least be D8s, but that's the 'balance' of core, for you...
Pitiless_Interfector 09-22-07, 08:44 PM	If only my DM would let me trade it off my spell list in exchange for flame strike. Oh, well. :(
Talisman 09-22-07, 09:42 PM	Keeping that in mind pants have no anatomy... "I sneak attack his trousers!" :P Seriously, though, blight is underpowered. 1d6/level, touch range, affects only plants? It ought to (1) be a ray with Close range and no save, (2) have Medium range and affect a 20'-radoius circle, (3) have Medium range and do d8's, or (4) stay touch and be save -or-die, with the obligatory 3d6+caster-level damage on a successful save.