Could you please review this spell I made? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Could you please review this spell I made? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Gluestick
03-17-07, 05:45 PM My DM said that all of our group's casters could create aspell to learn. My spell is one which reverses something's affinity towards energy. IE: Undead become healed by positive energy.

Name:Reverse Energy Affinity
Spell Level: Sorc/Wiz 1, Cleric 2
School:Necromancy
Components: S, V, M
Range:Touch
Duration: 1/Min Per caster level
Material: A handful of bone meal, or a usable holy symbol

The player may reverse something's affinity to energy, causing negative/positive energy to have opposite of their standard effects. Creatures can be healed or hurt for an amount equal to the caster's casting ability modifier x 2. Upon reaching this number, the spell's effects are terminated.

Is this viable? Should I change any of the numbers around?
Feneem
03-17-07, 05:52 PM It's missing the save and sr entries.
As a guess I'd imagine them to be SR: Yes and Save: Will (negates)
Gluestick
03-17-07, 07:07 PM But other than that, is it acceptable? It's not overpowered or anything?
Thiez
03-17-07, 07:15 PM For a first level spell? Hell yes. And it doesn't really seem like a thing for a Sor/Wiz. Or only very high level. And the 'casting ability score modifier * 2' is ugly. Better just multiply with caster level.
Gluestick
03-17-07, 07:26 PM That seems awfully weak, though. It is intended to be a Necromancer spell, btw. At that rate, at level 4, I could only use it to heal an ally or something for 4 HP, then I would need to recast.
ElIsRa
03-17-07, 08:00 PM I think what Thiez is saying, correct me if I'm wrong, but that it should be ( caster level * Casting stat ). So, assuming a 16 on your casting stat that's 3 @ the 1st level, 6 @ the second, 9 @ the 3rd and so on.

Also, I agree that you should probably switch the spell level for wizards and clerics, so that they get it at the 1st spell level, and wizards get it at the 2nd (or higher). It does seem more like a cleric thing.

Other than that, it looks good.
Thiez
03-17-07, 08:40 PM Multiplying by the casting stat modifier is gay! :D Get a fixed number, like 5 or 10.
ElIsRa
03-17-07, 08:51 PM Also, I think that its more of a Transmutation spell, than a Necromancy spell, seeing as you are changing the nature of something. But that's just MHO.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Gluestick 03-17-07, 05:45 PM	My DM said that all of our group's casters could create aspell to learn. My spell is one which reverses something's affinity towards energy. IE: Undead become healed by positive energy. Name:Reverse Energy Affinity Spell Level: Sorc/Wiz 1, Cleric 2 School:Necromancy Components: S, V, M Range:Touch Duration: 1/Min Per caster level Material: A handful of bone meal, or a usable holy symbol The player may reverse something's affinity to energy, causing negative/positive energy to have opposite of their standard effects. Creatures can be healed or hurt for an amount equal to the caster's casting ability modifier x 2. Upon reaching this number, the spell's effects are terminated. Is this viable? Should I change any of the numbers around?
Feneem 03-17-07, 05:52 PM	It's missing the save and sr entries. As a guess I'd imagine them to be SR: Yes and Save: Will (negates)
Gluestick 03-17-07, 07:07 PM	But other than that, is it acceptable? It's not overpowered or anything?
Thiez 03-17-07, 07:15 PM	For a first level spell? Hell yes. And it doesn't really seem like a thing for a Sor/Wiz. Or only very high level. And the 'casting ability score modifier * 2' is ugly. Better just multiply with caster level.
Gluestick 03-17-07, 07:26 PM	That seems awfully weak, though. It is intended to be a Necromancer spell, btw. At that rate, at level 4, I could only use it to heal an ally or something for 4 HP, then I would need to recast.
ElIsRa 03-17-07, 08:00 PM	I think what Thiez is saying, correct me if I'm wrong, but that it should be ( caster level * Casting stat ). So, assuming a 16 on your casting stat that's 3 @ the 1st level, 6 @ the second, 9 @ the 3rd and so on. Also, I agree that you should probably switch the spell level for wizards and clerics, so that they get it at the 1st spell level, and wizards get it at the 2nd (or higher). It does seem more like a cleric thing. Other than that, it looks good.
Thiez 03-17-07, 08:40 PM	Multiplying by the casting stat modifier is gay! :D Get a fixed number, like 5 or 10.
ElIsRa 03-17-07, 08:51 PM	Also, I think that its more of a Transmutation spell, than a Necromancy spell, seeing as you are changing the nature of something. But that's just MHO.