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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 2211671" data-attributes="member: 6562"><p>Some suggestions on existing mechanics you could use:</p><p></p><p>1/ Seems fine, if underpowered for 4th level.</p><p></p><p>2/ Nothing wrong with ripping off an existing spell like Scorching Ray, or a Psionic power like Exhalation of the Black Dragon. This spell could give two uses of a breath-ray that deals a fixed 4d6 Cold damage, with a third use of the breath-ray at 11th level and a fourth (and final) use at 15th level.</p><p></p><p>3/ Rip off the Succubus kiss mechanic. If you're grappling, and you win, you can force a critter to kiss. You may discharge all remaining breath-rays at once, they each deal 4d8 instead, and they bypass SR. Why so powerful? Because grappling is dangerous for magi.</p><p></p><p>4/ <em>Glitterdust</em> is a nifty spell. I don't know if this spell should emulate it. I think that emulating <em>sleet storm</em> or <em>fog cloud</em> would be good enough.</p><p></p><p>5/ The "generous" GM and <em>grease</em> -- you should explictily include that. Check out the spell-like abilities of a White Dragon, and you'll see <em>freezing mist</em>. That's a nice effect to duplicate, especially if you have Boots of the Winterlands and they don't.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hmm... interesting spell, I like it, especially for Sorcerers. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p> -- N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 2211671, member: 6562"] Some suggestions on existing mechanics you could use: 1/ Seems fine, if underpowered for 4th level. 2/ Nothing wrong with ripping off an existing spell like Scorching Ray, or a Psionic power like Exhalation of the Black Dragon. This spell could give two uses of a breath-ray that deals a fixed 4d6 Cold damage, with a third use of the breath-ray at 11th level and a fourth (and final) use at 15th level. 3/ Rip off the Succubus kiss mechanic. If you're grappling, and you win, you can force a critter to kiss. You may discharge all remaining breath-rays at once, they each deal 4d8 instead, and they bypass SR. Why so powerful? Because grappling is dangerous for magi. 4/ [i]Glitterdust[/i] is a nifty spell. I don't know if this spell should emulate it. I think that emulating [i]sleet storm[/i] or [i]fog cloud[/i] would be good enough. 5/ The "generous" GM and [i]grease[/i] -- you should explictily include that. Check out the spell-like abilities of a White Dragon, and you'll see [i]freezing mist[/i]. That's a nice effect to duplicate, especially if you have Boots of the Winterlands and they don't. Hmm... interesting spell, I like it, especially for Sorcerers. :) -- N [/QUOTE]
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