New Epic spell : BALEFIRE
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dravot
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Hrm.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure. I'm not sure because epic level power is all new to me. It does indeed seem epic in scope and flavour.
Possibly as a DM I'd incur an xp cost if it results in essentially a resurrection.
It's one thing to turn back the clock for less mundane reasons, it's another to do so to bring someone back to life.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure. I'm not sure because epic level power is all new to me. It does indeed seem epic in scope and flavour.
Possibly as a DM I'd incur an xp cost if it results in essentially a resurrection.
It's one thing to turn back the clock for less mundane reasons, it's another to do so to bring someone back to life.
Selling the "game logic" on that one will be tough. Resurrection doesn't have an xp cost I thought... and you can get rid of XP costs by raising DC's. I wouldn't mind it having the component cost of res, a 5k gem, each time it's cast... perhaps make it so that part can't be "DC'd" away.
dravot
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That works too 
Random other thoughts: the life seed allows for resurrection. Maybe that could be added in? Dunno.
I guess it's a DM call as to how the spell works. I could see some DMs allow the spell to work as you propose and others requiring some sacrifice (xp, gp), or adding in the life seed.
I'm just starting to gnaw my way through the epic spell stuff myself. I'm finding it vastly underwhelming and overpowered at the same time, and I'm looking for any and all examples of how new spells are created, their power and DC, etc (beyond typical nuke spells - important, utilitarian, and boring)
This is a good first exercise
Random other thoughts: the life seed allows for resurrection. Maybe that could be added in? Dunno.
I guess it's a DM call as to how the spell works. I could see some DMs allow the spell to work as you propose and others requiring some sacrifice (xp, gp), or adding in the life seed.
I'm just starting to gnaw my way through the epic spell stuff myself. I'm finding it vastly underwhelming and overpowered at the same time, and I'm looking for any and all examples of how new spells are created, their power and DC, etc (beyond typical nuke spells - important, utilitarian, and boring)
This is a good first exercise
dravot
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As a followup, I'm looking at the life seed description (furtively, at work ) and it'll let you resurrect someone, but only as per the 7th level resurrection spell (loss of level or 1 pt con), not as true resurrection.
I don't see how you can have a 9th level spell that allows for true res., but not an epic spell.
I suppose the easiest thing to do would be to add an appropriate DC modifier, or find an appropriate extra spell seed to include.
(I'm also not sure why you'd need an epic true resurrection spell when you have a perfectly good 9th level one).
) and it'll let you resurrect someone, but only as per the 7th level resurrection spell (loss of level or 1 pt con), not as true resurrection.I don't see how you can have a 9th level spell that allows for true res., but not an epic spell.
I suppose the easiest thing to do would be to add an appropriate DC modifier, or find an appropriate extra spell seed to include.
(I'm also not sure why you'd need an epic true resurrection spell when you have a perfectly good 9th level one).
