Level Up (A5E) Combo Casting

[xiphumor]

Naturally, there are certain spells that, when cast together, have amplified effects. Soulwrought Firsts and Invigorated Strikes are a good, obvious example. For a less strictly mechanical example, you have Charm Person and Disguise Self. But what about spells that would be fun to combine from a flavor perspective that don't (yet) have any mechanical benefits to doing so.

E.g. Casting Aspect of the Moon while Moonbeam is active seems like it should have more potent effects. Casting Cone of Cold into a Fog Cloud would be another example. What happens if you Haste the Bard while they're casting Accelerando? How about Modify Memory in tandem with Dream?

I think it could be fun to come up with a compendium of unofficial combo effects so that players have even more incentive to work as a team, and I was wondering if anyone had any fun ideas in this vein.

 

[jeffh]

Sounds like a good idea for a third-party support product, or if it's really small maybe a Gate Pass Gazette pitch.

 

[noodohs]

I think there are a few D&D-based video games that attempted to have combo casting be a thing, but it doesn't seem to have properly made it's way back into the TTRPG. The only example that comes to mind at the moment is some sort of spell that puts oil on the ground that you can then ignite with a fire spell. If there isn't such a spell, I suppose you could use Catapult to spread the oil. Or maybe you could Create Water and then use that to spread a lightning spell? Although the science part of my brain just says, "Water doesn't actually conduct electricity," so maybe not. These seem to be the sorts of things that have lived in the realm of, "I'll allow it," but it would be neat to see more official things of that sort.

 

[xiphumor]

The spell you’re thinking of is Grease.

 

[Jacob Vardy]

Entangle + Fireball.

Restrained creatures have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.

 

[xiphumor]

Entangle + Fireball.

Restrained creatures have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.

So that’s true, but that’s already built into the rules. I want rules about how the vines burn after the fireball.