Cantrip: Caltrops (3 Yes Votes, Zero No Votes: Passed)

Patlin · 15th February 2007, 01:59 AM

From Spell Compendium, p. 42 to 43.

Much as the name would suggest, it summons caltrops. Lasts for 1 round per level.

Erekose13 · 15th February 2007, 06:06 PM

Patlin · 22nd February 2007, 12:42 AM

Silence can mean many things in these proposals, such as:

1. Not commenting as I don't have the book.
2. Not commenting as it seems like a bad idea but not so bad I think I should vote no.
3. I haven't noticed the proposal yet.

Has anyone but Erekose seen this thread yet? Comments are welcome.

stonegod · 22nd February 2007, 01:03 AM

Just noticed. Haven't looked at it.

stonegod · 22nd February 2007, 02:01 AM

Not a big deal. YES

Rystil Arden · 22nd February 2007, 05:33 AM

If I think it is a bad idea, even if I don't vote no, I try to always explain why. In this case, I don't have Spell Compendium.

stonegod · 22nd February 2007, 06:01 AM

Spell is pretty much as described: summon's caltrops into one square (plus some per some level fraction) for 1 r/level.

Rystil Arden · 22nd February 2007, 06:05 AM

Area and Range? You gave a good idea of the area already, but before that, I didn't know if it was Close range in one square or 400+ Long range in a 100ft radius per level

Patlin · 22nd February 2007, 04:49 PM

Don't have my book with me, I'll check the range details tonight. I think it's close, but the real limiter is the duration... it's too short to use the spell to prepare ahead of time, and most of the time I find if I'm casting cantrips in battle I'm going to get myself killed.

Realistically, you'd be better off carrying a bag of caltrops than summoning them. It's a fun trick though.

Someone · 22nd February 2007, 05:03 PM

Range is Short, no SR. For 1 round/level you create 1 square of caltrops that behave exactly as their mundane caltrop brethen. For every 2 caster levels over 1, you get an additional square full of caltropian fun (to a max of 5, just like Magic Missile), and every caltrop created by the spell get a +1 bonus to hit (capping at +4, too)

It's specified that piling caltrops in the same square doesn't do any good. Difficult to believe as it is, there's such thing as too many caltrops.

Knight Otu · 22nd February 2007, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patlin

Silence can mean many things in these proposals, such as:

1. Not commenting as I don't have the book.
2. Not commenting as it seems like a bad idea but not so bad I think I should vote no.
3. I haven't noticed the proposal yet.

Has anyone but Erekose seen this thread yet? Comments are welcome.

4. Seen it, decided to look where I buried the book later, and promptly forgot.

I'll dig out the book immediately.

Knight Otu · 22nd February 2007, 09:12 PM

Someone has already posted the important bits that differ from the standard-issue caltrops (that is, the poster named Someone, not an anonymous poster).
Yes.

Bront · 23rd February 2007, 04:29 AM

Looks good to me, but I don't need to vote