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[5e] (help wanted) Re-fluffing Spiritual Weapon
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<blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 7586065" data-attributes="member: 67296"><p>Magic is by definition supernatural, I get that. But I'd like to have your suggestions and opinions about re-fluffing the <em>spiritual weapon</em> spell.</p><p></p><p>Mechanically speaking, I'm cool with the spell. What I don't like however, it's that <em>spiritual weapon</em> creates an entity that is not an entity; you are attacked by something you cannot fight back. There are a multitude of spells that do that, but for some reasons this one bugs me more than a <em>flaming sphere</em> for example.</p><p></p><p>It's not even clear to what extent the cleric is the obvious source of the magic. I'd imagine that many animals, or creatures with animal-level of intelligence, would try to attack or defend themselves against the spiritual weapon instead of the caster, just like they would try to sniff out an invisible opponent if they were attacks by something they couldn't see. Actually, I could see many opponents doing the same thing, not just animals. I'm voluntarily ignoring the fact that most animals would simply flee because most, if not all, flashy demonstrations of magic would have this effect. </p><p></p><p>Thus I'm asking; any ideas on how <em>spiritual weapon</em> could be re-imagined, ideally without changing the spell's mechanical effects themselves? The main goal is to make the caster the obvious threat; not the spell itself.</p><p></p><p>'findel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Laurefindel, post: 7586065, member: 67296"] Magic is by definition supernatural, I get that. But I'd like to have your suggestions and opinions about re-fluffing the [I]spiritual weapon[/I] spell. Mechanically speaking, I'm cool with the spell. What I don't like however, it's that [I]spiritual weapon[/I] creates an entity that is not an entity; you are attacked by something you cannot fight back. There are a multitude of spells that do that, but for some reasons this one bugs me more than a [I]flaming sphere[/I] for example. It's not even clear to what extent the cleric is the obvious source of the magic. I'd imagine that many animals, or creatures with animal-level of intelligence, would try to attack or defend themselves against the spiritual weapon instead of the caster, just like they would try to sniff out an invisible opponent if they were attacks by something they couldn't see. Actually, I could see many opponents doing the same thing, not just animals. I'm voluntarily ignoring the fact that most animals would simply flee because most, if not all, flashy demonstrations of magic would have this effect. Thus I'm asking; any ideas on how [I]spiritual weapon[/I] could be re-imagined, ideally without changing the spell's mechanical effects themselves? The main goal is to make the caster the obvious threat; not the spell itself. 'findel [/QUOTE]
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