Spelljammer Converting Spelljammer creatures
- Thread starter Shade
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Cleon
Legend
How's this for a progression?
1 - Spell Failure (spell has no effect and is wasted).
2 - Spell Misdirection (spell affects random target within range, or within range X for spells without a range).
3 - Spell Backfire (spell affects caster, if the spell is beneficial its effects are reversed - e.g. inflicts damage or penalties instead of healing or giving bonuses. If spell would normally have no harmful or beneficial affect on the caster, the caster is [stunned for 1 round?] instead.)
4 - Spell Loss. Caster loses 1dx memorized spells/daily spell slots starting with the highest spell levels
5 - Spell Reversal. Caster is harmed by a spell backfire (see #3) plus the spell has the reverse of the intended effect (e.g. a targeted enemy is healed or invigorated instead of being harmed or penalized).
6 - Casting Loss. Caster must succeed at a DC X Will save or lose ability to cast spells for Y hours.
7 - "Harm"-like effect,
Cleon
Legend
How about 10 hit points of damage per Misi, Will save halves. If it would reduce HP to zero or negative they get a Fortitude save to only be reduced to 1 hp?
Shade
Monster Junkie
Sounds good.
Cleon
Legend
I think that's enough steps for the ability. We just need to decide on the random factor. Something like "roll dX + number of Misi" then check the result on a table, with suitable thresholds for each degree of spell-warping nastiness.
Cleon
Legend
I'm liking d4 for them.
We can space the threshold-numbers to control how many Misi it takes to create certain effects.
I'm wondering whether we should include the number of Misi as a factor in the DC to resist the magic warping?
