Let's be upfront with it: The DMG spell damage per level guide sucks.
So I made a new one. One that allows a magical blaster to be on par with four attacks with a greatsword. I was going to say Fighter, but I ignored all other features from the Fighter other than ASI and Extra Attack, so...
It also actually makes for high end damage spells that... don't suck.
Cantrips are unchanged.
I also converted it to damage rather than dice, because why work with dice and then have percentage modifiers?
[sblock="Original, based against a 6-attack fighter"]
You might also notice that a lot of the better damaging spells out there already fall neatly into this table (Magic Missile, Fireball, Meteor Warm, etc.)[/sblock]
[sblock="Revised for vanilla"]
Note that this table results in balanced spells, but is also horribly below the likes of Meteor Swarm and other 6th level+ damage spells.
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So I made a new one. One that allows a magical blaster to be on par with four attacks with a greatsword. I was going to say Fighter, but I ignored all other features from the Fighter other than ASI and Extra Attack, so...
It also actually makes for high end damage spells that... don't suck.
Cantrips are unchanged.
I also converted it to damage rather than dice, because why work with dice and then have percentage modifiers?
[sblock="Original, based against a 6-attack fighter"]
Spell Level | Single Target Damage | Multi Target/Auto Damage |
1st | 16.5 | 10.5 |
2nd | 27.5 | 17.5 |
3rd | 38.5 | 24.5 |
4th | 49.5 | 31.5 |
5th | 60.5 | 38.5 |
6th | 93.5 | 59.1 |
7th | 143 | 91 |
8th | 220 | 140 |
9th | 335.5 | 213.5 |
You might also notice that a lot of the better damaging spells out there already fall neatly into this table (Magic Missile, Fireball, Meteor Warm, etc.)[/sblock]
[sblock="Revised for vanilla"]
Spell Level | Single Target Damage | Multi Target/Auto Damage |
1st | 16.5 | 10.5 |
2nd | 27.5 | 17.5 |
3rd | 38.5 | 24.5 |
4th | 49.5 | 31.5 |
5th | 60.5 | 38.5 |
6th | 71.5 | 45.5 |
7th | 82.5 | 52.5 |
8th | 93.5 | 59.5 |
9th | 104.5 | 66.5 |
Note that this table results in balanced spells, but is also horribly below the likes of Meteor Swarm and other 6th level+ damage spells.
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