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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 7119972" data-attributes="member: 6787650">This spell reminds me of how I explain Displacer Beasts: they are present/not-present in more than one location until a hit collapses their waveform. Until then, successfully striking a Displacer Beast requires hitting BOTH locations at once, hence disadvantage.In other words, they are Schrodinger's Cats.RE: the spell, the power level of the spell seems reasonable, but there is a game-logic issue: part of the spell says the caster is &quot;constantly teleporting&quot;, but other parts of the spell imply that the caster has a fixed location at all times and that the duplicates are moving independently. (Otherwise, why would the caster &quot;swap places&quot;?) Also, there are no &quot;move actions&quot; in 5E; it seems likely that you intend that both the caster and all the duplicates can move at the same time.So, overall, I'd suggest rewriting the fluff of the spell: the caster is actually present and acting/acted upon simultaneously in all five locations at once. As a reaction, he can cease to exist in a location before a hostile effect takes effect. The spell ends when he collapses back down to one location. That preserves all the important game aspects of the spell that I think you want, without introducing problems in fluff or logical consistency.I'd leave it at 5th level. It's a great candidate for Contingency.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 7119972, member: 6787650"] This spell reminds me of how I explain Displacer Beasts: they are present/not-present in more than one location until a hit collapses their waveform. Until then, successfully striking a Displacer Beast requires hitting BOTH locations at once, hence disadvantage. In other words, they are Schrodinger's Cats. RE: the spell, the power level of the spell seems reasonable, but there is a game-logic issue: part of the spell says the caster is "constantly teleporting", but other parts of the spell imply that the caster has a fixed location at all times and that the duplicates are moving independently. (Otherwise, why would the caster "swap places"?) Also, there are no "move actions" in 5E; it seems likely that you intend that both the caster and all the duplicates can move at the same time. So, overall, I'd suggest rewriting the fluff of the spell: the caster is actually present and acting/acted upon simultaneously in all five locations at once. As a reaction, he can cease to exist in a location before a hostile effect takes effect. The spell ends when he collapses back down to one location. That preserves all the important game aspects of the spell that I think you want, without introducing problems in fluff or logical consistency. I'd leave it at 5th level. It's a great candidate for Contingency. [/QUOTE]

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