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The Mentalist
2013-05-10, 11:00 PM
Yep, it's time to continue inuyasha's trend of bringing back the Vote-ups

We're voting-up the custom spell creations of this week's lucky contestant!

Zalbu the Magnificant

To start with is Zalbu a?

Generalist
Abjurer
Conjurer
Diviner
Enchanter
Evoker
Illusionist
Necromancer
or Transmuter

and is he a Low, Medium, High, or Epic level mage?

Everyone cast your votes.

inuyasha
2013-05-10, 11:10 PM
glad ive started a trend, I guess im making myself well known on these boards.
I vote epic level necromancer

The Mentalist
2013-05-10, 11:15 PM
glad ive started a trend, I guess im making myself well known on these boards.

*shakes my cane* Why back in my day young whippersnapper there used to be three Voteups a week.

When I was new they were doing VUACS and Afro was doing his weekly Vote up a Villain.

I'm just glad we've started them back up and they're getting attention again.

Arcanist
2013-05-10, 11:28 PM
High, Human, Transmuter. He is damn near immaculate and loves to use his Transmutations to make him look sexy as hell.

Somensjev
2013-05-10, 11:32 PM
i vote high level evoker (maybe level 19 with spell mastery magic missile)

ShadowFireLance
2013-05-10, 11:33 PM
Epic, Necromancer who uses his Undead to carry his castle around. :smallcool:

Arcanist
2013-05-10, 11:55 PM
Epic, Necromancer who uses his Undead to carry his castle around. :smallcool:

Can I change my vote to this? :smallbiggrin:

The Mentalist
2013-05-11, 12:07 AM
Can I change my vote to this? :smallbiggrin:

Votes are mutable.

ShriekingDrake
2013-05-11, 03:51 PM
Medium (because that's where all the action usually is) necromancer.

bobthe6th
2013-05-11, 11:28 PM
Medium transmuter hell with it, necromancer.

Virdish
2013-05-11, 11:33 PM
Epic necromancer.

Dracomortis
2013-05-11, 11:45 PM
Medium necromancer.

THEChanger
2013-05-12, 08:11 AM
I say a High Necromancer.

AttilaTheGeek
2013-05-12, 12:12 PM
Epic Illusionist. I mean, have you seen the kind of havoc epic illusions can wreak?

Vknight
2013-05-12, 12:34 PM
High or Epic Necromancer
Cause castle in the zombie horde.
And or flying undead carrying a castle

The Mentalist
2013-05-12, 06:47 PM
Voting closes tonight at midnight.

Current tally is an Epic Necromancer

Next vote (which may be started now)

Primary Focus

Offensive (Battlefield Control)
Offensive (Damage)
Offensive (Save or X)
Offensive (Buffs)
Offensive (Debuffs)
Utility (Skills)
Utility (Constructive)
Utility (Economy Destroying)
Utility (Tippyverse)
Defensive (Buffs)
Defensive (Harm Avoidance)
Defensive (Healing)
Defensive (Wall of minions)


Pick three, the one with the second highest votes will be a secondary focus and no matter what I will create the castle of undead spell.

bobthe6th
2013-05-12, 07:14 PM
trippy verse, deffinetly trippy verse. buffs, wall of minions.

Dracomortis
2013-05-12, 07:27 PM
Offensive (buffs)
Defensive (healing)
Defensive (wall of minions)

Omnicrat
2013-05-12, 08:42 PM
Utility. If I have to pick one, Constructive.

THEChanger
2013-05-12, 11:46 PM
Defensive(Buffs)
Defensive(Healing)
Utility(Skills)

Xefas
2013-05-13, 02:57 AM
Utility (Skills)
Utility (Constructive)
Utility (Economy Destroying)

I think all of those have the potential to be something new and interesting through the lens of Necromancy.

ShriekingDrake
2013-05-13, 10:49 AM
1 Defensive (Harm Avoidance)
2 Utility (Constructive)
3 Offensive (Battlefield Control)

smasher0404
2013-05-13, 11:33 AM
1. Offensive(Damage)
2. Defensive (Buffs)
3. Utility(Constructive)

137beth
2013-05-14, 02:25 AM
1.Utility (skills)
2. Utility (tippyverse)
3. Utility (constructive)

Gildedragon
2013-05-14, 07:40 PM
1) Utility (Constructive)
2) Utility (Tippy)
3) Healing

Omnicrat
2013-05-14, 08:12 PM
I look forward to our epic necromancer with Utility (constructive) spells :smallbiggrin:

The Mentalist
2013-05-14, 09:52 PM
This phase of voting closes at 3PM EST Wednesday.

Thirdly and finally, Two prohibited schools!

Votes on this will close Thursday at 11:59PM EST then the construction of spells will begin.

bobthe6th
2013-05-14, 09:55 PM
conjuration and evocation.

ShadowFireLance
2013-05-14, 10:01 PM
evocation and Conjuration

Tzi
2013-05-14, 10:02 PM
High or Epic Transmuter

Remake the world in your image, terraform the planet to be how you want it. Don't like that desert, make canals, don't like the mountains? Turn them to sand and blow them away.

The Mentalist
2013-05-14, 10:10 PM
Oops! Not finally, we will also need 1 overarching personality trait that we will do on Friday... I'm already pulling some cool ideas together for this guy so fun fun!

Gildedragon
2013-05-14, 10:22 PM
Illusion and Enchantment

THEChanger
2013-05-14, 10:32 PM
I say we ban Evocation and Conjuration as well. A subtle necromancer.

Dracomortis
2013-05-14, 11:47 PM
Enchantment and Evocation.

Omnicrat
2013-05-15, 12:19 AM
A 4th for evocation and conjuration being banned.

The Mentalist
2013-05-15, 12:22 AM
If we get two more quickly I'm calling it a trend and moving on to the traits.

Omnicrat
2013-05-15, 11:52 PM
I think its safe to say you've gotten all the votes you'll be getting.

137beth
2013-05-16, 02:50 AM
I think its safe to say you've gotten all the votes you'll be getting.
Wrong!

I vote to ban illusion and transmutation.

Omnicrat
2013-05-17, 12:27 AM
NOW you've gotten all the votes you're going to get.

The Mentalist
2013-05-17, 03:32 AM
Alright! Defining personality trait and for this one I leave the field open. Give me an applicable adjective. Arrogant, Paranoid, Greedy, Kind, pick anything.

Gildedragon
2013-05-17, 03:46 AM
Surreal

alternatively:

Kitsch

Edit: I want to see a kitschy necromantic spellbook! Oh gods. it has rattling bone tassles, is bound in a black velvet painting

Eldan
2013-05-17, 05:59 AM
Paranoid. blurb

Ralasha
2013-05-17, 06:04 AM
Mid to high evoker... oh look, I ignore half of your immunity to fire or cold damage. Thank you Frostburn and Sandstorm.

*also, you don't get resistance versus chosen element.

Otherwise: Epic Generalist, I know all spells, I'm not limited.

Somensjev
2013-05-17, 06:39 AM
a second person for paranoid
just coz a paranoid necromancer would be amazingly funny

Hippie_Viking
2013-05-17, 07:03 AM
Hmm I would say paranoid wizards are way to common, so what about a trendy epic necromancer:D

Mercenary Pen
2013-05-17, 07:11 AM
I vote Narcissistic.

Omnicrat
2013-05-17, 07:19 AM
I vote compassionate.

137beth
2013-05-17, 07:28 AM
Hmmm....

Happy

(shameless self-promotion: if ya like these, look at my voting threads...)

Orderic
2013-05-17, 08:41 AM
Kitsch

Edit: I want to see a kitschy necromantic spellbook! Oh gods. it has rattling bone tassles, is bound in a black velvet painting

This. It has to be a kitschy necromancer.

THEChanger
2013-05-17, 10:30 AM
I want to see what a compassionate necromancer looks like.

zabbarot
2013-05-17, 12:09 PM
Voting for kitschy and assuming we keep all the melodrama that comes with it.

I want undead standing around imitating famous statues in this moving fortress.

Tangential question: How do you figure the carrying capacity of a mob of zombies? You know, so we can figure out how big this castle can be.

Eldan
2013-05-17, 12:43 PM
I want to see what a compassionate necromancer looks like.

Devoted of Evening Glory? I think that was her name.

smasher0404
2013-05-17, 10:43 PM
Childish all the way!!!!

Omnicrat
2013-05-19, 03:55 PM
Depending on how you look at the current votes, we either have an epic kitschy necromancer, or an epic kitschy compassionate paranoid necromancer. Personally the latter looks most interesting to me.

137beth
2013-05-19, 04:08 PM
Depending on how you look at the current votes, we either have an epic kitschy necromancer, or an epic kitschy compassionate paranoid necromancer. Personally the latter looks most interesting to me.

Agreed. I said happy originally because "happy necromancer" is unusual...but I guess kitschy compassionate paranoid is better.

The Mentalist
2013-05-19, 05:25 PM
Voting closed! Will get to work on it shortly

The Mentalist
2013-05-19, 11:08 PM
More to come but a sampling of the spellbook so far. (Doing him as half paranoid/kitsch half compassionate/kitsch)

Kevorkian's Mercy
Necromancy [Death]
Level: Cleric 1, Sorc/Wiz 1
Components: S, F
Casting Time: Full Round
Range: Touch
Target: 1 Willing Creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

This spell painlessly kills one living creature as you touch them.

Focus: A contract signed by the target

Statue Sculptor
Transmutation
Level: Sorc/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, XP,
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Target: 1 Mindless Undead creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

This spell shapes a mindless undead into a stationary statue, it reduces their Speed to 0, though it grants them one of several abilities.

The Thinker: +Gain Sentience (Int = Caster Level) and Caster Level -10 Ranks in two Knowledge Skills
Atlas: Gains the ability to hold 2*CL times more weight than usual.
Redeemer: Grants a 1st level Domain Spell from 1 diety to worshippers of that diety
Gargoyle: All who see it shaken unless they succeed a DC 11 Will Save
Martyr: Bleeds/Weeps constantly
Dancer: Gains Dex equal to Caster Level and Caster Level -10 Ranks in Perform (Dance)
Musician Gains Caster Level ranks in any two Perform skills
Watcher: Telepathically alerts you whenever it sees movement, you can restrict these alerts based on the restrictions of Magic Mouth
Teacher: Grants a permanent +1 Insight bonus to any one skill (chosen at time of casting)
Target: Gains Fast Heal equal to half Caster Level and proficency with any weapons given it

Cost: 100xp

Talking Skull
Necromancy
Level: Sorc/Wiz 7
Components: V,S,M
Casting Time: 8 hours
Range: Touch
Target: 1 dead creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

You restore life to the skull of a living creature, if this skull is attached to a body it may animate that body at it's own will.

Material Components: 1000gp diamond

Grant Life, Minor
Necromancy
Level: Cleric 1, Druid 1, Sorc/Wiz 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: Standard Action
Range: Touch
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Will Negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

You may suffer one point of Con burn to heal 2d8+Caster Level hitpoints to your target

Grant Life, Lesser
Necromancy
Level: Cleric 3, Druid 3, Sorc/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: Standard Action
Range: Touch
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Will Negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

You may suffer two points of Con burn to heal 5d8+ twice your Caster Level hitpoints to your target

Grant Life
Necromancy
Level: Cleric 5, Druid 5, Sorc/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: Standard Action
Range: Touch
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Will Negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

You may suffer three points of Con burn to heal 10d8+three times your Caster Level hitpoints to your target

Grant Life, Greater
Necromancy
Level: Cleric 7, Druid 7, Sorc/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: Standard Action
Range: Touch
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Will Negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

You may suffer four points of Con burn to heal 20d8+four times your Caster Level hitpoints to your target

Grant Life, True
Necromancy
Level: Cleric 9, Druid 9, Sorc/Wiz 9
Components: V, S, XP
Casting Time: Standard Action
Range: Touch
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Will Negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

You may suffer ten points of Con burn to restore life and fully heal your target

XP cost 250 per HD of the target

Fortress of the Dead
Necromancy
Level: Sorc/Wiz 9
Components: V, S, M, XP
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Target: 1 building
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

You raise a graveyard of undead under the target building (upto 100 square feet per Caster level) and grant it a 30ft per round movement speed under your telepathic control. Multiple castings of this spell may be used to grant larger buildings movement.

Material Cost: 25000gp
XP Cost 5000xp

Bulwark of the Dead
Necromancy
Level: Sorc/Wiz 9
Components: V, S, M, XP
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Target: 1 building
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

You raise a horde of ghosts within and under your target building (upto 100 square feet per Caster level) and grant it a 5ft per round fly speed (perfect) movement speed under your telepathic control. Multiple castings of this spell may be used to grant larger buildings movement.

Material Cost: 25000gp
XP Cost 5000xp

137beth
2013-05-19, 11:58 PM
You may suffer one point of ten points of Con burn to restore life and fully heal your target

Is this suppose to be one point, or 10 points?

Nice, though. I particularly like the idea of giving sentience to an undead AND taking away their movement at the same time.

The Mentalist
2013-05-20, 01:12 AM
Is this suppose to be one point, or 10 points?



Ten, I was changing it from the old format and didn't backspace far enough



Nice, though. I particularly like the idea of giving sentience to an undead AND taking away their movement at the same time.

I found it a nice touch myself

Gildedragon
2013-05-20, 04:13 AM
This spellbook needs an animated throne or palanquin of undead spell. Undead cabinetry or somesuch. Something like the Sedlec Ossuary

Arcanist
2013-05-20, 05:12 AM
1. Paranoid.

2. Utility (Constructive), Utility (Economy Destroying), Utility (Tippyverse) I cannot see how these are not somehow connected to each other beyond Utility :smallconfused:


This spellbook needs an animated throne or palanquin of undead spell. Undead cabinetry or somesuch. Something like the Sedlec Ossuary

Agreed.

Tiktik Ironclaw
2013-05-20, 06:22 PM
Let's see if this can get any ground: Mentally Unstable.

Svata
2013-05-20, 09:46 PM
I vote Paranoid.

Omnicrat
2013-05-21, 06:30 AM
For those of you who missed it, all voting is closed. We have an Epic Kitschy Compassionate Paranoid Necromancer with barred schools of Evocation and Conjuration.

The Mentalist
2013-05-21, 08:01 AM
For those of you who missed it, all voting is closed. We have an Epic Kitschy Compassionate Paranoid Necromancer with barred schools of Evocation and Conjuration.

And a very difficult task for me. I've always loved a challenge.

Omnicrat
2013-05-24, 05:10 PM
Are there still more spells coming?