GITP Makes a Spell!

[nikkoli]

Disco Inferno
Evocation
Level: Wiz/Sorc 0, Fire 0, Chaos 0
Components: none
Casting Time: 8 rounds
Range: Medium (100ft+10ft/level)
Target: 1 dancing creature per level
Duration: 2 minutes per level
Saving Throw: fort negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

You finish the spell, muttering "Burn, baby, burn", as each of the dancers spontaneously combusts in a pillar of flame. Only ashen mounds remain of what was once a lively ceremony. You smile to yourself and whisper "Like a Disco Inferno".

Each of the targets of this spell take 1 fire damage. If this fire damage is enough to reduce the targeted HP to 0, then all of their worn non magical objects disintegrate into ash.

Sound good? To much or too little? Cantrips are weird to write.

[khadgar567]

next one is edo tensei hope you have good luck

[ShiningStarling]

Looks kosher to me, though the casting time is still awful.

For the next spell...

Skyfall

edit: I got ninja'd :/

[neriractor]

what about the 2 minute duration?

[Draconium]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)

[khadgar567]

Looks kosher to me, though the casting time is still awful.

For the next spell...

Skyfall

edit: I got ninja'd :/

sumanai obliomancer kun first come first serve

[nikkoli]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Sorc/wiz 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 2

[DarkSteelWolf]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Wiz/Sorc 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 3
Components: M, V

[Exocist]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Wiz/Sorc 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 3
Components: M, V
Casting Time: 1 Year, 2 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 5 Hours, 6 Minutes and 7 Rounds (Per Corpse)

[nikkoli]

I put it wu Jen 2 btw, and with a cast time like that, do you have to make a concentration check every day to continue to cast, and need someway to not sleep or eat?

[Exocist]

I put it wu Jen 2 btw, and with a cast time like that, do you have to make a concentration check every day to continue to cast

I assume so, it's still a spell, even if it has a ridiculosly long casting time.

And need some way to sleep or eat?

You still have your swift action I guess?

[Draconium]

Am... Am I the only one who is starting to think maybe we should put a limit on how long the casting time is allowed to be? I like cooperatively designing these spells, but I know I would prefer it if they had the potential to actually be, you know... Usable.

[Exocist]

Am... Am I the only one who is starting to think maybe we should put a limit on how long the casting time is allowed to be? I like cooperatively designing these spells, but I know I would prefer it if they had the potential to actually be, you know... Usable.

Well, Considering what Edo Tensei actually does (Basically just apply the Curst template to a bunch of corpses and put them under your control), it's not something I'd want a PC to be using liberally.

BBEGs are fine though :P

EDIT: Also, Anima Mage can reduce it to 1 Immediate Action, but that's munchkin territory.

[LastCenturion]

proposed new rule: The maximum casting time one can make a spell is x*2ⁿ⁺¹ rounds, where x is the minimum (cheese-less) level one must be to cast the spell, and n is the minimum (cheese-less) level one can cast the spell at. For example, a third level spell can take a maximum of 5*(2^4) rounds, or 8 minutes, a ninth level spell can take a maximum of 17*(2^9) rounds, or about 29 hours. First level spells can take a maximum of four rounds, and a cantrip counts as a spell level of 1/2 for this, yielding a single round. Does this sound fair as a guideline? It invalidates several of the previous spells, but it's only a guideline.

[Catullus]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Wiz/Sorc 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 3
Components: M, V
Casting Time: 1 Year, 2 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 5 Hours, 6 Minutes and 7 Rounds (Per Corpse)
Range: Short (25 ft + 5 ft/2 caster levels)

[LastCenturion]

Area: all terrain within range

[Draconium]

Well, Considering what Edo Tensei actually does (Basically just apply the Curst template to a bunch of corpses and put them under your control), it's not something I'd want a PC to be using liberally.

BBEGs are fine though :P

But we're not actually making the Edo Tensei. We're making a spell with the same name, that doesn't have to be anything like what it is in the show.

[Exocist]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Wiz/Sorc 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 3
Components: M, V
Casting Time: 1 Year, 2 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 5 Hours, 6 Minutes and 7 Rounds (Per Corpse)
Range: Short (25 ft + 5 ft/2 caster levels)
Area: All Terrain within Range
Duration: See Text

[ShiningStarling]

proposed new rule: The maximum casting time one can make a spell is x*2ⁿ⁺¹ rounds, where x is the minimum (cheese-less) level one must be to cast the spell, and n is the minimum (cheese-less) level one can cast the spell at. For example, a third level spell can take a maximum of 5*(2^4) rounds, or 8 minutes, a ninth level spell can take a maximum of 17*(2^9) rounds, or about 29 hours. First level spells can take a maximum of four rounds, and a cantrip counts as a spell level of 1/2 for this, yielding a single round. Does this sound fair as a guideline? It invalidates several of the previous spells, but it's only a guideline.

While I'm not sure about the numbers, I would like to second something like this. Honestly, the Ritual system presented in Unearthed Arcana is more in the scope of some of the casting times in this thread than any actual spell... I mean really, anything with a casting time longer than 3 rounds is more or less utterly useless in combat, anything with a casting time longer than 3 minutes is going to be too conspicuous to use in a situation it might be useful in, anything longer than 3 hours is going to be too long for even a Mass Suggestion type effect to reasonably continuously be able to affect the same target(s), and anything longer than 3 days is going to kill you from dehydration. Anything longer than a full-round is just going to irritate people and spawn more comments like this one (like seriously, the 5 element spell a couple spells back was so cool except for the utterly horrid 5 round casting time, come now.)

[Exocist]

While I'm not sure about the numbers, I would like to second something like this. Honestly, the Ritual system presented in Unearthed Arcana is more in the scope of some of the casting times in this thread than any actual spell... I mean really, anything with a casting time longer than 3 rounds is more or less utterly useless in combat, anything with a casting time longer than 3 minutes is going to be too conspicuous to use in a situation it might be useful in, anything longer than 3 hours is going to be too long for even a Mass Suggestion type effect to reasonably continuously be able to affect the same target(s), and anything longer than 3 days is going to kill you from dehydration. Anything longer than a full-round is just going to irritate people and spawn more comments like this one (like seriously, the 5 element spell a couple spells back was so cool except for the utterly horrid 5 round casting time, come now.)

Now that I think about it, Fimbulwinter is probably the longest lasting spell that still has some use. Even then it's only a 10 minute casting.

Whereas Apocalypse from the Sky is probably the longest casting time of any spell, that still has some conventional use. And even then, most would argue that it's really not that useful.

So what I'm saying is to contain spells to probably 10 minute maximum casting time, up to a day if it's got some giant radius maybe.

[Hish]

I agree that there should be a limit on casting times. I think 10 minutes is a good maximum, and anything with a casting time of more than 3 rounds should not be for combat.

And for the next part of the spell:
Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Wiz/Sorc 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 3
Components: M, V
Casting Time: 1 Year, 2 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 5 Hours, 6 Minutes and 7 Rounds (Per Corpse)
Range: Short (25 ft + 5 ft/2 caster levels)
Area: All Terrain within Range
Duration: See Text
Saving Throw: None

[Exocist]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Wiz/Sorc 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 3
Components: M, V
Casting Time: 1 Year, 2 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 5 Hours, 6 Minutes and 7 Rounds (Per Corpse)
Range: Short (25 ft + 5 ft/2 caster levels)
Area: All Terrain within Range
Duration: See Text
Saving Throw: None

As you finish the spell, muttering over but simple strands of hair, the earth itself seems to shake, before vomiting up the corpses of those who died even long ago. Restored to their full glory, and stronger still, these minions stare wordlessly at you, awaiting your next command.

[Sniccups]

Edo Tensei
Conjuration (Summoning)
Level: Wiz/Sorc 3, Cleric 3, Wu Jen 3
Components: M, V
Casting Time: 1 Year, 2 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 5 Hours, 6 Minutes and 7 Rounds (Per Corpse)
Range: Short (25 ft + 5 ft/2 caster levels)
Area: All Terrain within Range
Duration: See Text
Saving Throw: None

As you finish the spell, muttering over but simple strands of hair, the earth itself seems to shake, before vomiting up the corpses of those who died even long ago. Restored to their full glory, and stronger still, these minions stare wordlessly at you, awaiting your next command.

All creatures in range must succeed on a Ref save or fall prone. One round later, all creatures who have died within range in the last 10 years become undead under your control. They have the same statistics as in life, except for the creature type. The corpses are restored to the physical appearance of how they were in the last second of their life.

The ten years is to make up for the ridiculous casting time. Can we make it that long no matter how many undead it makes?

[Catullus]

Next spell up is Deforestation Blast.

[Exocist]

Deforestation Blast
Necromancy/Evocation

[khadgar567]

Deforestation Blast
Necromancy/Evocation
eldritch theurge 1
smells to strongly warlock for me

[PapaQuackers]

Deforestation Blast
Necromancy/Evocation
Eldritch Theurge 1
Components: V, S, A Single Tree Branch Suffering From Rot

[Catullus]

Deforestation Blast
Necromancy/Evocation
Eldritch Theurge 1
Components: V, S, A Single Tree Branch Suffering From Rot
Casting Time: 1 standard action

[GnomishPride]

Deforestation Blast
Necromancy/Evocation
Level: Eldritch Theurge 1
Components: V, S, A Single Tree Branch Suffering From Rot
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Long (400ft + 40ft/level)
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[Draconium]

Deforestation Blast
Necromancy/Evocation
Level: Eldritch Theurge 1
Components: V, S, A Single Tree Branch Suffering From Rot
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Long (400ft + 40ft/level)
Area: 20-ft.-radius burst
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