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<blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 6715875" data-attributes="member: 5890">Unless you are spending significant resources otherwise, concentration saves are difficult enough for something that is caused with every hit taken, no matter how small the hit is. That's caused by the minimum 10 save dc and by most casters not being proficient in them. It's not like you're sacrificing anything by attacking the wizard more - you just get to stop his spells as a free bonus on the path to killing him.If he's cast it on himself, you have to prod him with 2 damage instead of 1 to interrupt his spell, although since he's consuming his concentration slot on a spell that has no effect unless you target him, you are significantly less incentivised to bother.So I guess that might be the point? Discourage even targeting the wizard because he's significantly less dangerous AND harder to kill? It seems like there are better spells for achieving that.The more I look at it, the more it seems like the only niche it actually has is to cast on someone other than you who you wish to be a punching bag, and has the capability to force foes to attack them, otherwise any sensible foe will probably just target someone else and the spell is for naught.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Saeviomagy, post: 6715875, member: 5890"] Unless you are spending significant resources otherwise, concentration saves are difficult enough for something that is caused with every hit taken, no matter how small the hit is. That's caused by the minimum 10 save dc and by most casters not being proficient in them. It's not like you're sacrificing anything by attacking the wizard more - you just get to stop his spells as a free bonus on the path to killing him. If he's cast it on himself, you have to prod him with 2 damage instead of 1 to interrupt his spell, although since he's consuming his concentration slot on a spell that has no effect unless you target him, you are significantly less incentivised to bother. So I guess that might be the point? Discourage even targeting the wizard because he's significantly less dangerous AND harder to kill? It seems like there are better spells for achieving that. The more I look at it, the more it seems like the only niche it actually has is to cast on someone other than you who you wish to be a punching bag, and has the capability to force foes to attack them, otherwise any sensible foe will probably just target someone else and the spell is for naught. [/QUOTE]

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