burning hands

[Moab]

Can anyone explain to me why burning hands is a transmutation spell? Shouldn't it be on the evocation list?

Thanks.

 

[kreynolds]

'Cause it says so.

Actually, I think one of the designers was asked about this and weighed in on it. Anybody remember who that was and what there response was?

 

[Camarath]

Is Burning Hands going to stay a transmutation spell in 3.5?

 

[Maitre Du Donjon]

Because it transforms your fingers into tiny flamethrowers!

Maitre D

 

[Moab]

That's a good point. Maybe it will be changed in 3.5. It seems they are looking to take some spells away from transmutation in order to better balance the schools for the new specialization rules (e.g., teleporting spells are now conjuration).

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

you can justify any effect under transmutation. Just say it is changing air into actual fire, or changing air into a substance that combusts when exposed to air or whatever.

Its effect fits evocation best of course but the special efect of how the flame gets there can easily justify it being trans.

 

[Geoff Watson]

It's never been Evocation, even in previous editions.

I think it was so specialists who ban evocation still got at least one damaging spell.

Geoff.

 

[Yobgod Ababua]

Geoff's right... it's transmutation in 3.0.

Perhaps they're changing it -to- conjuration?

 

[Darklone]

It's never been Evocation, even in previous editions.

I think it was so specialists who ban evocation still got at least one damaging spell.

Geoff.

Same reason why Flame Arrow is conjuration. They want each specialist to have at least one damage spell.

Think about Enlarged Burning hands

 

[Rudar Dimble]

Burning Hands is evocation in v3.5