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<blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 7317903" data-attributes="member: 23716">As previously posted, there is no Holy Word/Blasphemy spells in 5e with its de-ephmasizing alignment in the mechanics.&nbsp; Both have been condensed down into Divine Word, which needs opponents to be at 50 hp or fewer to have any effect; sometimes a tall order for a 7th level spell.Edit: To further clarify, creatures above 50 hit points that fail the Charisma Save can be forced back to their own plane of existence if the are a: celestial, elemental, fey or fiend.&nbsp; So a little like a higher level Banishment spell without having to concentrate for a minute to make the creature permanently gone.&nbsp; That is if the creature is of a certain rather narrow type; otherwise they have to both fail a Charisma Saving Throw and be at 50 hp or fewer.&nbsp; The fewer the hp, the more serious the effect, up to death for 20 or less hp.&nbsp; So, a useful spell against a powerful opponent that falls in the above categories, or a 'clear out the mooks/finishing blow' type for everything else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gadget, post: 7317903, member: 23716"] As previously posted, there is no [I]Holy Word/Blasphemy[/I] spells in 5e with its de-ephmasizing alignment in the mechanics. Both have been condensed down into [I]Divine Word[/I], which needs opponents to be at 50 hp or fewer to have any effect; sometimes a tall order for a 7th level spell. [I]Edit[/I]: To further clarify, creatures above 50 hit points that fail the Charisma Save can be forced back to their own plane of existence if the are a: celestial, elemental, fey or fiend. So a little like a higher level [I]Banishment[/I] spell without having to concentrate for a minute to make the creature permanently gone. That is if the creature is of a certain rather narrow type; otherwise they have to both fail a Charisma Saving Throw [I]and[/I] be at 50 hp or fewer. The fewer the hp, the more serious the effect, up to death for 20 or less hp. So, a useful spell against a powerful opponent that falls in the above categories, or a 'clear out the mooks/finishing blow' type for everything else. [/QUOTE]

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