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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 7975079" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p>Yes imagine that it's one of the best magic items in the game for a wizard which you AUTOMATICALLY GET plus it avoids longer casting times! And your familiar can use the bead, so it does allow "you" to have two concentration spells up at once since "you" control the familiar.</p><p></p><p>But it's that last part about avoiding long casting times which makes it FAR FAR FAR better than a ring of spell storing! A ring of spell storing treats it "as if you had cast it" which means all casting times for the spell carry through to the ring. However this ability is "A creature holding the bead can<strong> use its action</strong> to release the spell within". That means a spell which has a casting time of 1 hour or even 8 hours can be released with a single action in combat.</p><p></p><p>We have not had that ability ever in this game EXCEPT FOR USING THE WISH SPELL. That is literally the only other way I am aware of to get rid of a long casting time.</p><p></p><p>It breaks many spells which were never intended to be used in combat. </p><p></p><p>For example, you can now cast a Tiny Hut in combat with a single action, erecting an impenetrable barrier which the PCs can fire out of but foes cannot fire into, for a low-level spell slot! And you can do this every short rest, so probably three times a day. </p><p></p><p>I don't think WOTC thought that language through. I think they meant the spell casting time to carry through just like it does for a ring of spell storing. But...it doesn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 7975079, member: 2525"] Yes imagine that it's one of the best magic items in the game for a wizard which you AUTOMATICALLY GET plus it avoids longer casting times! And your familiar can use the bead, so it does allow "you" to have two concentration spells up at once since "you" control the familiar. But it's that last part about avoiding long casting times which makes it FAR FAR FAR better than a ring of spell storing! A ring of spell storing treats it "as if you had cast it" which means all casting times for the spell carry through to the ring. However this ability is "A creature holding the bead can[B] use its action[/B] to release the spell within". That means a spell which has a casting time of 1 hour or even 8 hours can be released with a single action in combat. We have not had that ability ever in this game EXCEPT FOR USING THE WISH SPELL. That is literally the only other way I am aware of to get rid of a long casting time. It breaks many spells which were never intended to be used in combat. For example, you can now cast a Tiny Hut in combat with a single action, erecting an impenetrable barrier which the PCs can fire out of but foes cannot fire into, for a low-level spell slot! And you can do this every short rest, so probably three times a day. I don't think WOTC thought that language through. I think they meant the spell casting time to carry through just like it does for a ring of spell storing. But...it doesn't. [/QUOTE]
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