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Wednesday, 22nd November, 2017, 04:41 AM #1
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I have only just begun taking a close look at the spells in XGtE, and I have been trying to keep track of the changes from Elemental Evil. I think it would be handy to have a thread compiling the differences, so let's wiki this magic!
Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting: damage increased from 10d8 to 12d8
Absorb Elements: available to sorcerer
Catapult: range decreased from 150 to 60 feet, reworded for clarity
Create Bonfire: clarified that the fire is magic, added paragraph saying that the bonfire burns objects in its space
Earth Tremor: range changed from self (10 feet) to 10 feet
Immolation: initial damage increased from 7d6 to 8d6, ongoing damage increased from 3d6 to 4d6
Ice Knife: Changed to "the target and each creature within 5 feet of it" instead of "within five feet of the point of where the ice exploded"
Thunderclap: range changed from self (5 feet) to 5 feet
Tidal Wave: available to sorcerer
That's as much as I have noticed, after delving for an hour or so. I'm sure there's a lot more, so help me out!
Edit: As Pukunui points out below, somebody has already done the work. A post by InquisitiveCoder in this thread on the D&D Beyond forums, from research shared by dingosatemyusername on Reddit, details the changes.
Not from Elemental Evil, but Ceremony has changed: the option for Investiture has been removed, and the Funeral Rite requires touching the corpse, and not being within 5 feet of it.Last edited by flametitan; Friday, 24th November, 2017 at 08:55 PM.
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Wednesday, 22nd November, 2017, 10:35 AM #2
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ø Friend+In one of the other threads discussing Xanathar's Guide someone linked to a thread on the D&D Beyond forums that had all the changes listed. I can't seem to find it now.
FWIW Jeremy Crawford says they will be updating the Elemental Evil Player's Companion to reflect the changes in Xanathar's Guide.
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Wednesday, 22nd November, 2017, 03:39 PM #3
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ø Friend+Ah, thanks. I believe I have found the thread. I'll update my original post when I get a minute.
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Thursday, 23rd November, 2017, 11:10 PM #4
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ø Friend+Absorb Elements is also available to the Ranger now.
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Friday, 24th November, 2017, 02:17 PM #5
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ø Friend+For the sake of completeness, this is cut-and-pasted -and-massaged from the dndbeyond.com site, posted by InquisitiveCoder and credited to DingosAteMyUsername on reddit.com.
Sorcerer spell list additions:
Absorb Elements
Tidal Wave
Whirlwind
Wizard spell list additions:
Warding Wind
Damage changes:
Abi-Dalzim’s Horrid Wilting (10d8 -> 12d8)
Immolation (7d6 -> 8d6, 3d6 -> 4d6)
Range changes:
Catapult (150 -> 60)
Duration changes:
Transmute Rock (Instantaneous -> Until dispelled)
Area changes:
Watery Sphere (10-foot radius -> 5 foot-radius)
Text changes:
Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting:
"10d6" -> "12d6"
+ "Nonmagical plants in the area that aren’t creatures, such as trees and shrubs, wither and die instantly."
Bones of the Earth:
"...you can target ground under a creature..." -> "...you can target the ground under a creature..."
"...with a 10-foot radius. The rubble lasts until cleared." -> "...with a 10-foot radius that lasts until the rubble is cleared. Each 5-foot-diameter portion of the area requires at least 1 minute to clear by hand."
"saving throw DC" -> "save DC"
Catapult:
"Range: 150 feet" -> "Range: 60 feet"
"In either case, both the object and the creature or solid surface take..." -> "When the object strikes something, the object and what it strikes each take..."
Create Bonfire:
"Until the spells ends, the bonfire..." -> "Until the spell ends, the magic bonfire..."
"...when it enters the bonfire’s space..." -> "...when it moves into the bonfire’s space..."
+ "The bonfire ignites flammable objects in its area that aren’t being worn or carried."
Earth Tremor
"Range: Self (10-foot radius)" -> "Range: 10 feet"
"You cause a tremor in the ground in a 10-foot radius." -> "You cause a tremor in the ground within range."
+ "...with each 5-foot-diameter portion requiring at least 1 minute to clear by hand."
Ice Knife:
"Components: S, M (a drop of water or piece of ice)" -> "Components: S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice)"
"The target and each creature within 5 feet of the point where the ice exploded must..." -> "The target and each creature within 5 feet of it must..."
Immolation:
"7d6" -> "8d6"
"3d6" -> "4d6"
"...can’t be extinguished through nonmagical means..." -> "...can’t be extinguished by nonmagical means..."
"...reduces a target to 0 hit points..." -> "...kills a target..."
Investiture of Stone:
"nonmagical weapons" -> "nonmagical attacks"
Maximilian's Earthen Grasp:
"...target, who must make..." -> "...target, which must make..."
"It takes..." -> "The target takes..."
"...the restrained target can make a Strength check..." -> "...the restrained target can use its action to make a Strength check..."
Pyrotechnics:
"...area of flame that you can see and that can fit within..." -> "...area of nonmagical flame that you can see and that fits within..."
"...and you create either fireworks or smoke." -> "...and you create either fireworks or smoke when you do so."
Thunderclap:
"Range: Self (5-foot radius)" -> "Range: 5 feet"
"...sound, which can be heard 100..." -> "...sound that can be heard up to 100..."
"Each creature other than you within 5 feet of you must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 1d6 thunder damage." -> "Each creature within range, other than you, must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 thunder damage."
Tidal Wave:
"On a failure..." -> "On a failed save..."
"On a success..." -> "On a successful save..."
+ "...and then it vanishes."
Transmute Rock:
"Duration: Instantaneous" -> "Duration: Until dispelled"
"...40-foot cube and that is within range..." -> "...40-foot cube and is within range..."
"...thick and flowing mud..." -> "...thick, flowing mud..."
"If you cast the spell on an area of ground, it becomes..." -> "The ground in the spell’s area becomes..."
"...make this save the first time it enters the area on a turn..." -> "...make the saving throw when it moves into the area for the first time on a turn..."
"The restrained creature can use an action to try to break free..." -> "A restrained creature, or another creature within reach, can use an action..."
Vitriolic Sphere:
"You point at a place within range..." -> "You point at a location within range..."
"...a glowing 1-foot ball..." -> "...a glowing, 1-foot-diameter ball..."
"...20-foot radius..." -> "...20-foot-radius sphere..."
"...10d4 acid damage and 5d4 acid damage..." -> "...10d4 acid damage and another 5d4 acid damage..."
Warding Wind:
Some of the bullet points got shuffled around, but no text changed.
Watery Sphere:
"...with a 10-foot radius on a point..." -> ...with a 5-foot radius at a point..."
"The sphere can hover in the air, but no more than" -> "The sphere can hover but no more than..."
"...nearest unoccupied space outside it." -> "...nearest unoccupied space of the creature’s choice outside the sphere."
+ "...and a Large or smaller creature can choose to fail it."
+ "...ending the effect on itself on a success."
"...restrain a maximum of four..." -> "...restrain as many as four..."
"...restrains a creature in excess of these numbers..." -> "...restrains a creature that causes it to exceed this capacity..."
"...over a pit, cliff, or other drop..." -> "...over a pit, a cliff, or other drop-off..."
"...10 feet over ground..." -> "...10 feet above the ground..."
+ "The water then vanishes."
Whirlwind:
"...point on the ground you specify." -> "...point that you can see on the ground within range."
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Friday, 24th November, 2017, 04:27 PM #6
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Friday, 24th November, 2017, 07:51 PM #7
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Friday, 24th November, 2017, 08:05 PM #8
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ø Friend+Not from Elemental Evil, but from UA:
Ceremony has lost the option of "Investiture"
Also, the option for "Funeral Rite" requires touching the corpse, and not just being within 5' of it.
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Friday, 24th November, 2017, 09:43 PM #9
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Friday, 24th November, 2017, 09:54 PM #10
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