Light Knight
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I can only assume that if you can not put personal range spells into potions that you cant do that with wondrous items also?
Creating Magic Items limitations question
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Theo R Cwithin
I cast "Baconstorm!"
So far as I know, there are no restrictions what spells can go into a wondrous items.
Light Knight
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Then why can you not put them in potions?
Theo R Cwithin
I cast "Baconstorm!"
Proabably for balance, but I'm not really sure. You have to ask the designers!
If one could cast a spell with only "Range: Personal" into a cheap potion, it would be easy to ignore the Range restriction by giving the potion to someone else to use. The designers may have decided that "Range
ersonal" spells are too powerful to put into such cheap items. Wondrous Items are usually more expensive than potions, so it balances better.
That's just my guess, though. Maybe someone else has a better idea.
If one could cast a spell with only "Range: Personal" into a cheap potion, it would be easy to ignore the Range restriction by giving the potion to someone else to use. The designers may have decided that "Range
ersonal" spells are too powerful to put into such cheap items. Wondrous Items are usually more expensive than potions, so it balances better.That's just my guess, though. Maybe someone else has a better idea.
Vegepygmy
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That's my guess, too.If one could cast a spell with only "Range: Personal" into a cheap potion, it would be easy to ignore the Range restriction by giving the potion to someone else to use. The designers may have decided that "Range
That's just my guess, though.
Light Knight
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Heh, nevermind, I answered my own question since I found several wondrous items in the book that have personal only spells.
Patryn of Elvenshae
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Definitely for balance reasons. You don't want people walking around with 10 potions of True Strike; TS is a balanced spell because of who can cast it.
Potions are cheaper.
Pretty much there is no limit to what can be put into a wonderous item, it just costs more than the other choices.
For example:
A druid or ranger can make a potion of neutralize poison (it is in the DMG) using the brew potion mechanic.
A cleric can make potion of neutalize poison using the wondrous item mechanic (and can't use the brew potion one since it is a 4th level spell for clerics but a 3rd level one for druids and rangers).
Pretty much there is no limit to what can be put into a wonderous item, it just costs more than the other choices.
For example:
A druid or ranger can make a potion of neutralize poison (it is in the DMG) using the brew potion mechanic.
A cleric can make potion of neutalize poison using the wondrous item mechanic (and can't use the brew potion one since it is a 4th level spell for clerics but a 3rd level one for druids and rangers).
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