Blade of Blood - ouch ouch ouch!

[the_mighty_agrippa]

Blade of Blood
Asn 1, Clc 1, Sor/Wiz 1, Dusk 1, Blackguard 1
1 swift action
1 rnd/level

Weapon deals +1d6 damage or +3d6 damage if the caster takes 5 points of damage as part of the casting.

Two questions/observations -

Dramatic power increase from other similar spells (there's one in Eberron that does +1d6 damage for all attacks in a round). Of course, compared to the game-stopping Rhino's Rush, this is small potatoes. Overpowered?

Does the 5 point hit only happen once? Could I cast it, take 5 damage, and then proceed to cleave my way through an encounter for 10 rounds at +3d6 damage per round?

 

[sfedi]

Where´s that spell from?

It DOES seem overpowered...

Flame of Faith, a 3rd level spell from Complete Divine, grants you +1d6 fire damage for 1 round per level (and makes your weapon magic +1)

 

[the_mighty_agrippa]

PHBII

Swift action spell, mind you. Under RAW, you could charge using Rhino's Rush, do double damage, then cast Blade of Blood and unleash a full attack - round after round - for +3d6 untyped damage.

Eesh.

 

[Valesin]

Duration: 1rd/level or until discharged. ...The next time this weapon strikes a living creature, blade of blood discharges...

It is only good for one (successful) attack. Not at all broken.

 

[Benimoto]

Not that the spell is weak or anything, but I'm reading the part of the spell where it says "the next time this weapon strikes a living creature, blade of blood discharges" to mean that you only get the damage on one attack.

Oops, on preview, I'm a little late with that point, but I'd like to say that I agree with it.

 

[Gomez]

Plus it only effects "living" creatures. Undead are immune.

 

[the_mighty_agrippa]

Ah, cool then.

I didn't have the book with me.

Thanks!

 

[EvilGM]

--edit *sigh* a lil late