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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 3151909" data-attributes="member: 141">If you are looking for a way of destroying an individual item, why not just disintegrate it?  If you want to destroy an item *and* get a masterwork item of the same sort to replace it, you would use this spell.  But the replace-with-masterwork-item-instead-of-merely-destroying-it feature seems to have an awfully high premium (+3 levels and touch range).I'm bracketing off the artifact-affecting ability, which I think is silly, anyway.  What would the LotR have been like if Galadriel had just taken her time trying to disjoin the One Ring?  Assuming she's an epic caster she would have been able to do it in under a minute (4 prepared slots plus a few scrolls), unless she rolled really poorly.The point of disjunction is not to destroy items (in fact, its loot-destroying feature is probably a balancing factor that discourages its use).  Rather, it is its ability to eliminate buffs, summonings and environment controlling spells from a broad area.Re: BlasphemyThe big selling point of blasphemy specifically is its ability to deny actions.  If you have a creature who can use it every round then opponents have no chance of acting.  That's my take on it; paralyzing or killing things is an amusing side benefit.But yeah.  Slaying balors and such is too much for a holy word.  Multiple CR 20 threats should require more than a single word to deal with.This (dreadfully verbose) version doesn't cap blasphemy, but has less effect on creatures with lots of HD.  No matter the caster level. a monster with 25HD treats it as save negates. Risen balors are dazed by 30th level casters unless they make their save.BlasphemyEvocation [Evil, Sonic]Level: Clr 7, Evil 7Components:    VCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: 40 ft.Area: Nonevil creatures in a 40-ft.-radius spread centered on youDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: None or Will partial or Will negates; see textSpell Resistance:    YesAny nonevil creature within the area of a blasphemy spell suffers the following ill effects.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Creatures whose Hit Dice exceed your caster level are unaffected by blasphemy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Creatures whose HD exceed (your caster level -5) but do not exceed your caster level and who fail their saving throw are dazed and weakened. If they have at least 10 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not weakened, and if they have at least 15 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not dazed either.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Creatures whose HD exceed (your caster level -10) but do not exceed (your caster level -5) and who fail their saving throw are dazed, weakened and paralyzed.  If they have at least 10 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not paralyzed; if they have at least 15 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not weakened, and if they have at least 20 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not dazed either.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Creatures whose HD do not exceed (your caster level -10) are dazed, weakened, paralyzed and killed with no saving throw unless they have at least 10 HD. If they have at least 10 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not killed;  if they have at least 15 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not paralyzed; if they have at least 20 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not weakened, and if they have at least 25 HD and succeed in their saving throw they are not dazed either.</li> </ul>DazedThe creature can take no actions for 1 round, though it defends itself normally.WeakenedThe creature’s Strength score decreases by 2d6 points for 2d4 rounds.ParalyzedThe creature is paralyzed and helpless for 1d10 minutes.KilledLiving creatures die. Undead creatures are destroyed.Furthermore, if you are on your home plane when you cast this spell, nonevil extraplanar creatures within the area whose HD do not exceed your caster level are instantly banished back to their home planes if they fail their saves. Creatures so banished cannot return for at least 24 hours. This effect takes place regardless of whether the creatures hear the blasphemy.</blockquote>

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