Gotterdammerung
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Hi... Does anybody know if there's been clarifications or errata for the "Whirlwind of Teeth" spell from the Book of Vile Darkness?
I've got a 15th level Gnoll Cleric about to unleash this spell on the PC's, and my jaw nearly dropped when I read the specifics:
- a 5' per level radius cylinder, with a height of 10' per level.
- it's a non-specific energy type, so not reduced by DR or energy resistance.
- 1d8 per 2 levels damage.
- 1 round/level duration
- moveable (up to 40' per round) as a free action.
So the Gnoll is going to have a 150' Diameter, 150' tall moveable spell effect which deals 7d8 points of damage per round. (average 32 points). Oh, and since it's 7th level and the cleric has a 24 Wisdom, the Reflex save ends up being DC 24...
Even if all non-evasion PC's make saves every round, if this thing reaches its maximum duration then some poor sucker is going to have taken 240 points of damage!
Unless I missed something, I say again... Holy Crap!
The only negative side I can see to this is that the damage is non-discriminating. That 150' diameter effect will rip apart the cleric and its allies just as badly as the PC's if it's not careful.
I've got a 15th level Gnoll Cleric about to unleash this spell on the PC's, and my jaw nearly dropped when I read the specifics:
- a 5' per level radius cylinder, with a height of 10' per level.
- it's a non-specific energy type, so not reduced by DR or energy resistance.
- 1d8 per 2 levels damage.
- 1 round/level duration
- moveable (up to 40' per round) as a free action.
So the Gnoll is going to have a 150' Diameter, 150' tall moveable spell effect which deals 7d8 points of damage per round. (average 32 points). Oh, and since it's 7th level and the cleric has a 24 Wisdom, the Reflex save ends up being DC 24...
Even if all non-evasion PC's make saves every round, if this thing reaches its maximum duration then some poor sucker is going to have taken 240 points of damage!
Unless I missed something, I say again... Holy Crap!
The only negative side I can see to this is that the damage is non-discriminating. That 150' diameter effect will rip apart the cleric and its allies just as badly as the PC's if it's not careful.