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<blockquote data-quote="Zinovia" data-source="post: 4335354" data-attributes="member: 57373">Grasping Shadows and balanceSo does anyone else get the impression that the level 1 encounter spell Grasping Shadows is just too good?&nbsp; As the info is all free on Dragon, I'll include the writeup here for convenience.&nbsp; This is doing as much damage as a couple of the single target encounter powers in the PH, but is an area with an ongoing effect.&nbsp; It does a lot more than Icy Terrain, but has the same area and range.&nbsp; While the ongoing effect is different, it's still good.&nbsp; Icy Terrain makes an area of difficult terrain and targets hit are knocked prone.&nbsp; It only does 1d6 + Int though, rather than 2d8 + Int.&nbsp; There are additional questions about some of these powers.&nbsp; Are they too good given that they target Will defense rather than Reflex or Fortitude?&nbsp; I know others have raised questions about Illusory Wall, and how the attack to block foes from crossing the wall works.&nbsp; Should those that deal psychic damage have the pyschic keyword applied?I like the flavor of these, as many of them sound fun to use.&nbsp; The question is whether they are fair compared to equivalent level spells in the PH, or is this an example of power creep already?&nbsp; My question is whether to allow the spells as written, modify them a bit, or just pretend the article never existed.&nbsp; I was really hoping that Dragon articles would have been checked for balance better, but perhaps that was naive of me.&nbsp; Or perhaps I'm missing something in my consideration of the relative powers of these spells that makes them not as overpowered as they seem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zinovia, post: 4335354, member: 57373"] [b]Grasping Shadows and balance[/b] So does anyone else get the impression that the level 1 encounter spell Grasping Shadows is just too good? As the info is all free on Dragon, I'll include the writeup here for convenience. This is doing as much damage as a couple of the single target encounter powers in the PH, but is an area with an ongoing effect. It does a lot more than Icy Terrain, but has the same area and range. While the ongoing effect is different, it's still good. Icy Terrain makes an area of difficult terrain and targets hit are knocked prone. It only does 1d6 + Int though, rather than 2d8 + Int. There are additional questions about some of these powers. Are they too good given that they target Will defense rather than Reflex or Fortitude? I know others have raised questions about Illusory Wall, and how the attack to block foes from crossing the wall works. Should those that deal psychic damage have the pyschic keyword applied? I like the flavor of these, as many of them sound fun to use. The question is whether they are fair compared to equivalent level spells in the PH, or is this an example of power creep already? My question is whether to allow the spells as written, modify them a bit, or just pretend the article never existed. I was really hoping that Dragon articles would have been checked for balance better, but perhaps that was naive of me. Or perhaps I'm missing something in my consideration of the relative powers of these spells that makes them not as overpowered as they seem. [/QUOTE]

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