Best epic spell?

[The Souljourner]

I took Epic Spellcasting with my Cleric and am now wondering what spell to create. We have a small party, just myself, a druid, a wizard, and an Arcane Trickster. We're all level 21 (almost 22). We're in a very plane-hopping style campaign, going up against people much higher level than we are a lot of the time. Oh yeah, and our DM is sadistic (though generally not unfair... he just doesn't take it easy on us). Just food for thought.

My fellow players are suggesting a "Fix" type spell from the heal seed, but it just seems unecessary. I mean, it does very little that non-epic spells can't, and life seems pretty much useless.

Any suggestions/thoughts?

Oh yeah, one more thing, I can take 10 on spellcraft checks up to, I think, 40. So keep that in mind (although a 40 DC spell would pretty much put me right back at the beginning of 21st level, which is not something I relish).

-The Souljourner

 

[Kraedin]

Something using the ward seed to protect yourself from dispel magic, greater dispelling, and mordenkainen's disjunction is what I would do. MDJ is a real killer at epic levels.

Inviolate Magic
Abjuration
Spellcraft DC: 40
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 24 hours
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

The subject creature, and all spells cast upon it, are immune to the effects of greater dispelling and mordenkainen's disjunction. The effects of these spells does not include the subject.

 

[The Souljourner]

That's a good thought, and one of the first ones we thought of when we looked at the seed... however, I'm not sure how effective it would be. There's a line in the Ward seed about it specifically being able to be taken down by a targetted dispel.

You're very right about MDJ, but our DM ruled that it only works as a targetted dispel against epic spells and items, so it's not *quite* as devastating as it could be. Still... it would be awfully nice not to lose all my clericy buff spells all the time.

Do people think the comment about being able to be taken down by a targetted dispel prevents you from making a ward against those spells? Or would you just rule that a targetted dispel would only dispel the ward and nothing else? (And personally, if that's all it did, I don't see why it couldn't be a non-epic spell that sacrifices itself to save the rest of the spells on you... I've often thought of creating just such a spell....)

(btw, love the name of the spell)

-The Souljourner

 

[Kraedin]

At the very least, you are immune to an area dispel and disjunction, so it's still pretty useful.

 

[Caliber]

I dunno. A Life 3 type spell (ala Final Fantasy) could be interesting.

ie, upon death, immediate Ressurection as a True Ressurection. Only good once, then needs to be recast. Dunno how it would work out, or if the Spellcraft DC could possibly be met by you.

 

[CRGreathouse]

Something using the ward seed to protect yourself from dispel magic, greater dispelling, and mordenkainen's disjunction is what I would do. MDJ is a real killer at epic levels.

Inviolate Magic
Abjuration
Spellcraft DC: 40
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 24 hours
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

The subject creature, and all spells cast upon it, are immune to the effects of greater dispelling and mordenkainen's disjunction. The effects of these spells does not include the subject.

Why don't you up the casting time (and/or the duration)? The DC would drop by 16 if the casting time went to 10 minutes and you increased the duration to 72 hours.