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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6877292" data-attributes="member: 12731">Thank you.This is the kind of comparison I expected from the thread.Horrid is clearly outperformed.As a NPC spell, however, it has its uses. But so does almost every spell, simply by the virtue of the spell coming into play far before PCs get to use it.Take the Power Words for example.When you the hero gets each of these, the hp thresholds are fairly unimpressive. Why cast Power Word Kill when you can reliably just deal 100 points of damage?But as an NPC spell, it's something else. Not only do heroes have fewer hit points than almost any other creature of comparable power (most creatures that can match a player character will have DOUBLE his hp), the NPC will often be the BBEG and thus enjoy a significant level lead on the characters.Roughly speaking, instead of a 150 hp character trying to use PWK at 300 hp monstrosities... ...you'll have 150 hp BBEGs using it against 100 hp heroes.That fact alone takes the spell from mediocre brown into excellent sky blue territory!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6877292, member: 12731"] Thank you. This is the kind of comparison I expected from the thread. Horrid is clearly outperformed. As a NPC spell, however, it has its uses. But so does almost every spell, simply by the virtue of the spell coming into play far before PCs get to use it. Take the Power Words for example. When you the hero gets each of these, the hp thresholds are fairly unimpressive. Why cast Power Word Kill when you can reliably just deal 100 points of damage? But as an NPC spell, it's something else. Not only do heroes have fewer hit points than almost any other creature of comparable power (most creatures that can match a player character will have DOUBLE his hp), the NPC will often be the BBEG and thus enjoy a significant level lead on the characters. Roughly speaking, instead of a 150 hp character trying to use PWK at 300 hp monstrosities... ...you'll have 150 hp BBEGs using it against 100 hp heroes. That fact alone takes the spell from mediocre brown into excellent sky blue territory! [/QUOTE]

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