Creative Uses for Spells

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#1

Diana15

Feb 07, 2015 18:34:59

Hi there!  I posted this question on a different board and was recommended to come here.  I am really hoping someone (or more than one someone) is able to help me!

 

 

I hope this is in the right place - I'm brand new to the forums and only been seriously playing D&D for a little over a year.  My DM is an absolute genius.  He's creative.  He's fun.  He's absolutely insane.  He's brilliant.  I wish every DM was like him. 

 

But he also can be very difficult to play for.

 

I lack his genius thinking.  In fact, I'm not that great at critical thinking at all, I confess.  He is running two campaigns with my group and I and I am playing two characters in each campaign....and all of them are spellcasters, because I'm a glutton for punishment.

 

I have a level 5 psionicist, a level 1 wizard, a level 1 druid, and a level 5 cleric.  My problem is that even though I have all these spellcasters, I wind up playing all of them as melee fighters because I'm not sure what to do with my spells beyond their obvious uses.  Please don't laugh at me for it, I'm still somewhat new to D&D (I think) and lack the years of knowledge that my DM and at least one of the other players has.

 

What I'd like to do is list the spells I have for my psionicist first and get help with him.  He's my best, my first, and my favorite character.  I can go character by character so I don't dump everything on everyone all at once.  I'd ultimately like help with all of them but my psionicist first.

 

He's a level 5 psionicist.  He's true neutral though he's swinging a LOT.  He's been swinging a little more evil (think Anakin Skywalker, going all dark side to protect the one he loves) after he and the one he loved died and were resurrected.

 

We are using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition Players's Handbook Rules Supplement: The Complete Psionics Handbook.  These are his spells:

 

Discipline: Telepathy

Sciences: Mindlink, Probe

Devotions: Contact, ESP, False Sensory Input, Life Detection, Mind Bar, Psychic Impersonation, Send Thoughts

Attacks: Ego Whip, Psychic Crush

Defenses: Tower of Iron Will, Intellect Fortress, Mind Blank

 

Discipline: Psychokinesis

Sciences: Telekinesis

Devotions: Levitation, Molecular Agitation, Soften

 

I just need ideas for how to use all of these things effectively.  I can tell you I use contact, send thoughts, and ESP for telepathic communication, Psychic Crush as his main attack (and it seems to stun people but they still manage to attack us in the same round), Molecular Agitation to set people (and things) on fire (though again, we've been running into a ton of magic-users that resist that spell to the point of it almost being useless), and Probe to try and get information (though we can't seem to get a hold of the head honcho - we keep getting peons that know nothing).  Levitation has saved his life and helped him lift an important artifact out of reach.

 

I would love some help so I can stop feeling like an idiot when I play.  Thank you so much.

#2

Panartias

Feb 28, 2015 14:58:57

If your wizard is 1st level the most versatile spell is cantrip / prestidigitation. I’ve written a treaty about cantrips some time ago with a cartload of possible uses:


http://community.wizards.com/content/forum-topic/3480351


Unseen servant has potential too.


And once you can cast 2nd level  spells check how your GM handles Levitate. Dos he allow you to cast it on a “focus” say a metal hook or a length of rope? Then you can use it repeatedly or even try to strangle opponents with a kind of lasso / garrote that you levitate.

 

As for the psionic: roast a chicken with molecular agitation and then fly it to your mouth with telekinesis!

#3

Beldak_Serpenthelm

Mar 07, 2015 10:34:47

If your ally is using a nonmagical weapon and enemies order the party to drop their weapons, you could Intimidate the enemies by using Mage Hand to hold your ally's weapon in the air after she takes her hands off of it 

 

This wouldn't work against high-level enemies that are too experienced with magic to be afraid of cheap tricks, but by then your ally would be using a magic weapon that you couldn't hold with Mage Hand in the first place.

#4

Captnq

Mar 16, 2015 1:27:34

Here. The erudite handbook should help.

 

http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=15276.0

 

Also you should you look into Psi-Spell feats.

#5

BRJN

Apr 10, 2015 20:06:28

You mentioned Anakin Skywalker with your Psion.  What would a Jedi (or a Sith) use the Force to do?  Pick powers which can do THAT.

 

Funniest unpaid PSA ever:

"Hey, man, want to buy a deathstick?" -holds out an obvious pack of cigarettes-

-small gesture- "You don't want to sell deathsticks any more."

"I don't want to sell deathsticks any more."

-small gesture- "You should go home and re-think your life."

"I will go home and re-think my life." -drops pack; exits-