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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 7586826" data-attributes="member: 67296">I'm not sure what you mean by re-writing the rules. I'm looking for a refluff on a single spell, not on a way to change all spells.One of the many proposed solutions was to establish a physical link, like a leach or a thread, between the spiritual weapon and the caster. But that wasn't the only proposed solution, nor the one I'm going for.As you say, we can imagine all sort of solutions; that's what I come to these boards for. Your proposition to have the image (literal or otherwise) of the creator on the spiritual weapon is a form of link, one that helps you identify the caster as the source of the effect. This "link" does not have to be literal. Maybe if the cleric has to mimic the movements of the spiritual attack, that would be enough to establish the connection (or link) between the caster and the magical effect.I'm a sucker for consistency but spells are already very disparate, so I don't think adding a visual component of some sort is against the spirit of D&D. There are plenty of precedents too; see crown of madness its proverbial sign above the head signifying mental domination.</blockquote>