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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RUMBLETiGER" data-source="post: 6180053" data-attributes="member: 6674868">It's cliche, but include tentacles, wisps, worms, anything that wriggles, as a side effect of spells.  Mess with the visuals.How about every time an Arcane spell is cast, a small wisp of something enters reality?  At the point of effect, minuscule, wiggly somethings spatter out and wriggle into the ground, walls, people, what have you.  Shadowstuff that's wormy.  After a while, the stuff pools together and follows the party, anticipating more.  Sometimes it's in their peripheral view, Sometimes it disappears when it senses arcane magic happening someplace else.  It doesn't harm the party, perhaps it might provide minor benefits or drawbacks.  Every time a spell is cast, more of this stuff is released, and the shadowy thing grows.  Further into the story they might interact with it, perhaps it'll eventually manifest into a creature or a portal.  It might even be favorable to the party since they've been "creating" it, doesn't have to be a climatic battle to be a climactic encounter when it finally materializes.  It wants to encourage more arcane magic cast.  Eventually, perhaps Sorcerers can cast metamagic 1 slot lower, or wizards find they've got an extra first level slot some mornings for preparing spells.  Something to make casting Arcane spells easier, to encourage the casters to want to do so more often, so the creature can continue to grow....</blockquote>

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