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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 92325" data-attributes="member: 2486">On GlitterdustGlitterdust is the most powerful, and most overlooked 2nd level spell.At first, we laughed at it.  We assumed it was much akin to faerie fire, and whilst slightly useful against invisible opponents, had a very small niche before Invisibility Purge rendered it totally obsolete- Invisibility only got dangerous when Improved, by which time Invis Purge is a standard defensive spells.And then I read it.And then I used it.Given the duration of most battles, and given that most opponents are only encountered once, it absolutely blows Blindness/Deafness out of the water.  It blinds ALL of your opponents, and with a Will save rather than a Fort save, disables the fighters- the most dangerous at low-levels, and the rogues, the ones most badly affected by blindness (wizards can still cast spells in general directions etc.).  Never mind Invisibility, this can effective make the whole party invisible to those unfortunates who fail their saves- and more than one attack.  Remove B/D is a 3rd level spell, so no defenses against it either.And of course the anti-invisibility usage just adds to its power.Another overlooked one: Magic Jar.I never realised it's effectiveness until the party necromancer used it to devastating effect.  The standard tactic is: possess someone with low Will save, commit suicide with body, return to gem.  Repeat.(Edit)On Necromancy: Useless?! (so sayeth Dinkeldog)I think not.  You should talk to the party necromancer.1st level:Cause Fear.  Not as good as sleep, but still useful.Ray of Enfeeblement: remains effective as a disabler against high-level tanks.2nd level: Spectral Hand.  Useful.Ghoul Touch.  Nasty.  Use Spectral Hand or familiar and it becomes roughly the equal of Hold Person (touch attack only difference)3rd level:Vampiric Touch.  Mediocre on the offense, useful on the defense: coup de grace a Ghoul Touched foe and boost your HPs through the roof.4th level:Enervation.  No explanation needed.Fear.  Reduces a squadron of hostiles to gibbering panicking wrecks.5th level:Magic Jar.  See above.6th level:Circle of Death (useful vs. lower-level foes, or enervated ones)7th level:Finger of Death.  Very nasty.8th level:Horrid Wilting.  Best direct damage spell in game- arguably better than Meteor Storm as no fire res possibility, no evasion and comparable damage at top-level (20d8 v 24d6)Clone: The perfect escape-clause.9th level:Energy Drain.  Seriously unpleasant.Hide Life.  Clinical immortality is yours!Now who said Necromancy was useless?</blockquote>

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