Spellsword Channel class feature [Archive] - Wizards Community

Spellsword Channel class feature [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Mark_Constantino
05-21-07, 03:39 PM Can somebody clarify just what spells can be channeled using this class feature, and can they store the charge on the weapon for later rounds? Thanks.
RobbyPants
05-21-07, 03:55 PM I guess I'll have to re-read it, but I think that about any spell that can affect a creature can be channeled, but that it does not store for later rounds. You could channel a fireball, but it does not explode in a 20-foot radius, but rather, just affects the target.

A particularly good spell for this is shocking grasp. By the time you have access to channel spell, you'll be able to do an extra 5d6 damage on your strike for the cost of a 1st-level spell.
Mark_Constantino
05-21-07, 04:00 PM I guess I'll have to re-read it, but I think that about any spell that can affect a creature can be channeled, but that it does not store for later rounds. You could channel a fireball, but it does not explode in a 20-foot radius, but rather, just affects the target.

A particularly good spell for this is shocking grasp. By the time you have access to channel spell, you'll be able to do an extra 5d6 damage on your strike for the cost of a 1st-level spell.

A better spell that I've been thinking about would be Scorching Ray with Arcane Thesis (Empowered and Maximized as a 5th level spell), but I'm not sure that spell can be channeled because it has no target entry in the spell description.
serow_#R
05-21-07, 10:22 PM You can channel any spell that you can cast.
It lasts for 8 hours, or until discharged.
Cold Napalm
05-23-07, 12:55 AM 3.0 spell channel had level limits along with limits on types of spell that you can use it with (basically damage type spell).

3.5 spell channel...much more fun. You can spell channel ANY spell you can normally cast and that spell ONLY affects the creature hit. This means you can do things like tenser the rogue or anti-magic the enemy caster only or DD a party member or defenstrating sphere somebody or solid fog them or a million other fun shinanigens.
serow_#R
05-23-07, 01:04 AM Tensor's Transformation the enemy caster, that's always fun!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Mark_Constantino 05-21-07, 03:39 PM	Can somebody clarify just what spells can be channeled using this class feature, and can they store the charge on the weapon for later rounds? Thanks.
RobbyPants 05-21-07, 03:55 PM	I guess I'll have to re-read it, but I think that about any spell that can affect a creature can be channeled, but that it does not store for later rounds. You could channel a fireball, but it does not explode in a 20-foot radius, but rather, just affects the target. A particularly good spell for this is shocking grasp. By the time you have access to channel spell, you'll be able to do an extra 5d6 damage on your strike for the cost of a 1st-level spell.
Mark_Constantino 05-21-07, 04:00 PM	I guess I'll have to re-read it, but I think that about any spell that can affect a creature can be channeled, but that it does not store for later rounds. You could channel a fireball, but it does not explode in a 20-foot radius, but rather, just affects the target. A particularly good spell for this is shocking grasp. By the time you have access to channel spell, you'll be able to do an extra 5d6 damage on your strike for the cost of a 1st-level spell. A better spell that I've been thinking about would be Scorching Ray with Arcane Thesis (Empowered and Maximized as a 5th level spell), but I'm not sure that spell can be channeled because it has no target entry in the spell description.
serow_#R 05-21-07, 10:22 PM	You can channel any spell that you can cast. It lasts for 8 hours, or until discharged.
Cold Napalm 05-23-07, 12:55 AM	3.0 spell channel had level limits along with limits on types of spell that you can use it with (basically damage type spell). 3.5 spell channel...much more fun. You can spell channel ANY spell you can normally cast and that spell ONLY affects the creature hit. This means you can do things like tenser the rogue or anti-magic the enemy caster only or DD a party member or defenstrating sphere somebody or solid fog them or a million other fun shinanigens.
serow_#R 05-23-07, 01:04 AM	Tensor's Transformation the enemy caster, that's always fun!