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Immediate-action Spell - Revised and Now Named "Kelleris's Antecedent Assailment"
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<blockquote data-quote="RedShirtNo5" data-source="post: 2228384" data-attributes="member: 173"><p><strong>Cool Spell</strong></p><p></p><p>I also really like this spell. Here are a couple notes.</p><p> </p><p>1. I agree that the spell slot should be lost even if the caster doesn't cast it. Could be treated as an effect of temporal backlash.</p><p> </p><p>1a. Are immediate actions limited to 1/round? Is there some way to get multiple immediate actions so as to invoke mulitiple blasts in a single round before having to "cast" the spell?</p><p> </p><p>2. In a formal version of the spell I would specify the conditions in which the immediate effect can be used, i.e., that the caster has the spell prepared (if the caster prepares spells) or knows the spell and had a slot of equal or higher level available (if the caster casts spells spontaneously). </p><p> </p><p>2a. This brings up another issue - can the spell be cast from an item? What if a fellow party member has an item with the spell?</p><p> </p><p>3. Temporal backlash generates a stun effect. Remember that some creature types, e.g., undead, are immune to stun. So liches can cast the spell without ill effect. Similarly, a few effects/PrCs make creatures immune to stun. Not sure if you really intended backlash as an effect that creatures could be immune to due to not having a metabolism.</p><p> </p><p>4. Is temporal backlash a magical effect. Will the target be healed if it moves into an anti-magic zone? Will the caster suffer the stun effect if it moves into an anti-magic zone? </p><p> </p><p>5. In a formal version I would rephrase as follows: "If for some reason you do not successfully cast ..." to make sure counter-spelling and disruption is covered. </p><p> </p><p>6. Is it a paradox if the caster moves between generating the effect and casting the spell? Since technically the ray should have emerged last round from the position where the caster is located this round. Can be handwaved, but would be another effective limitation on the spell.</p><p> </p><p>Again, great spell.</p><p> </p><p>-RedShirt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedShirtNo5, post: 2228384, member: 173"] [b]Cool Spell[/b] I also really like this spell. Here are a couple notes. 1. I agree that the spell slot should be lost even if the caster doesn't cast it. Could be treated as an effect of temporal backlash. 1a. Are immediate actions limited to 1/round? Is there some way to get multiple immediate actions so as to invoke mulitiple blasts in a single round before having to "cast" the spell? 2. In a formal version of the spell I would specify the conditions in which the immediate effect can be used, i.e., that the caster has the spell prepared (if the caster prepares spells) or knows the spell and had a slot of equal or higher level available (if the caster casts spells spontaneously). 2a. This brings up another issue - can the spell be cast from an item? What if a fellow party member has an item with the spell? 3. Temporal backlash generates a stun effect. Remember that some creature types, e.g., undead, are immune to stun. So liches can cast the spell without ill effect. Similarly, a few effects/PrCs make creatures immune to stun. Not sure if you really intended backlash as an effect that creatures could be immune to due to not having a metabolism. 4. Is temporal backlash a magical effect. Will the target be healed if it moves into an anti-magic zone? Will the caster suffer the stun effect if it moves into an anti-magic zone? 5. In a formal version I would rephrase as follows: "If for some reason you do not successfully cast ..." to make sure counter-spelling and disruption is covered. 6. Is it a paradox if the caster moves between generating the effect and casting the spell? Since technically the ray should have emerged last round from the position where the caster is located this round. Can be handwaved, but would be another effective limitation on the spell. Again, great spell. -RedShirt [/QUOTE]
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