Best Teleportation Spell EVAR

[the Jester]

MARIUS’ SIDESTEP
Conjuration (Teleportation)
Level: Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Personal (see text)
Target: You and touched objects weighing up to 50 lbs/level
Duration: 1 round/level

You can teleport quickly over short distances for the duration of the spell. The teleportation can be used 1/round as a move action, and once during the duration of the spell you may choose to use it instantly, even on another’s turn. If you wish to use it to avoid a blow or a spell, you must do so before the attack or effect is rolled. Using this function ends the spell prematurely.

When you teleport through Marius’ sidestep, you must be able to see the space into which you wish to teleport. Furthermore, you may only teleport to areas within Short range (25’ + 5’/2 levels).


So whaddaya think? It's a combat-utility sort of 'port spell, rather than a long-range-avoid-wilderness-travel sort of spell. Balanced? Too much? Too little? It seems just about right to me.

 

[jlhorner1974]

I like this. Useful and powerful, but you've given careful consideration to game balance, nonetheless. I usually have some gripes about balance issues, but I would have to say, at face value, I would probably allow this into my game as-is.

This seems almost like a Dimension Door, Greater spell.

 

[kreynolds]

Similar to a combat-oriented transolcation spell I wrote up a while back. I dig this. Nice work.

 

[Merlion]

Yea I agree. Looks great to me.

 

[Ferret]

This is much what I thought teleportation would/should be like before my D&D days. A good spell.

 

[Technik4]

20th level - 75 ft move hops, I'm down. Is this enough movement to move straight up and not fall by the next round? Also, I would say there is some sort of magical effect based on the character - pink smoke, a special sound, something just for asthetic purposes . Kinda handy its already just a verbal spell, no need to still it to escape grapples...

Nice spell man

Technik

 

[the Jester]

Well thanks, folks! I appreciate the feedback and am glad you all approve (especially since a high level pc sorcerer in my game took it as one of his spells...)

 

[Creamsteak]

I want someone to add this spell to living Enworld. Too bad we don't have any high enough level PCs.

 

[the Jester]

Wow, so nobody has anything negative to say about this one???

 

[bmcdaniel]

Here's another take on the concept

Here's another take on the concept I wrote up a while ago...

Dimension Step
Transmutation [Teleportation]
Level: Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)
Target: You and touched objects or other touched willing creatures weighing up to 50 ft. / level
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
For the duration of this spell, once per round, as a free action, you may instantly transfer yourself from your current location to any other spot within range, just as if you had cast the dimension door spell. In addition, once per round, as a standard action, you may make a second such instant transfer.
Under no circumstances can you do more than two such transfers in a single round (including, for example, if the spell were cast multiple times or if you were hasted).