Custom Epic Spell: Any Naruto Fans Here?

[Sparta2388]

So to all those Naruto fans that may or may not be present, this is for you. I just started messing around with creating epic spells for the first time and decided to create one based off of Itachi & Sasuke's Amaterasu ninjutsu. Any kind of feedback on the spell is greatly appritiated.


Amaterasu
Evocation [Fire]
Spellcraft DC:57
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 ft.
Area: 10-ft.-radius emanation
Duration: 20 hours
Saving Throw: Reflex Half
Spell Resistance: Yes
To Develop: 513,000 gp; 11 days; 20,520 XP. Seed: energy (emanate 10d6 fire in 10-ft. radius) (DC19). Factors: increase damage to 10d6 (+16 DC), 1-action casting time (+20 DC), no somatic component (+2 DC), dismissible by caster (+2 DC). Mitigating factors: 2d6 backlash (-2 DC).

You summon unholy black flames that are said to be as hot as the sun. Upon speaking the command word “Amaterasu”, the creature or object you target emanates black flames to a radius of 10 feet for 20 hours (or until the caster dismisses the spell). The emanated fire deals 10d6 points of damage per round against unprotected creatures (the target is susceptible if not magically protected or otherwise resistant to the energy). The strain to maintain the spell causes the casters eyes to bleed dealing him 2d6 points of damage per round while the spell is active.

 

[Runestar]

And you have just discovered first hand why epic spellcasting sucks for creating damage spells.

Good flavour, I give you that, but at that lv, 35 fire damage/round isn't going to matter (monsters will either be highly resistant or outright immune, not to mention their tons of hp and reach).

 

[Michael Silverbane]

And you have just discovered first hand why epic spellcasting sucks for creating damage spells.

Good flavour, I give you that, but at that lv, 35 fire damage/round isn't going to matter (monsters will either be highly resistant or outright immune, not to mention their tons of hp and reach).

Which reminds me, I really ought to post the epic spell stuff that I have been working on, based off of the work that Sepulchrave II and Cheiromancer did previously. It is very near to completion, and I could probably use some feedback to work out some stuff...

 

[the Jester]

Here are two threads with custom epic spells that you might be interested in (including a bunch of mine!):

http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3rd-edition-house-rules/161589-post-your-epic-spells-here.html

http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3rd-edition-house-rules/73604-custom-epic-spells.html

 

[Sparta2388]

Nice! I'll check it out, thanks!

 

[SolitonMan]

In the downtime between our recent sessions I've been speculating (ok, fantasizing) about what I could do with my character if taken to extreme (like level 100). Epic spells are part of that, and I've started creating some very simple ones:

Complete Dispelling
Abjuration
Spellcraft DC:129
Components: V,S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 ft.
Target: One creature, object or spell
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
To Develop: 1,161,000 gp; 24 days; 46,440 XP. Seed: dispel (DC 19). Factors: +90 on check (+90 DC), 1-action casting time (+20 DC)

This spell functions similarly to greater dispel magic, except that the caster level check is 1d20 + 100 vs. a DC of 11 + CL.


Making
Conjuration (Creation)
Spellcraft DC:205
Components: V,S
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 0 ft.
Effect: up to 30 cu. ft. of non-living matter
Duration: Permanent
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
To Develop: 1,845,000 gp; 37 days; 73,800 XP. Seed: conjure (DC 21). Factors: +10 cu. ft. (+20 DC), permanent duration (x5 DC)

This spell creates a nonmagical, unattended object of nonliving matter of up to 30 cubic feet in volume. The caster must succeed at an appropriate skill check to make a complex item.

Once I had statted out Making, I realized that material wealth is pretty much irrelevant if you have such a spell. The seed description states that any material, including substances such as mithral and adamantine, can be created with the conjure seed. After thinking about that, I did a few calculations and arrived at the conclusion that a cubic foot of platinum weighs almost 1340 lbs. At 500 gp/lb, this means that a single cubic foot of platinum is worth 669,855 gp, so a single casting of Making could create 20,095,650 gp worth of the metal. The drawback being that this is a permanent spell, not an instantaneous one, so that a high enough level caster (one casting Complete Dispelling, perhaps) could dismiss this substance. Barring that, it's as good as the real thing...

I was hoping to get someone to shoot a hole in my conclusions...