[Spell] Magma Hammer

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Magma Hammer
Conjuration [Earth, Fire]
Level: Drd 5, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round/level

You conjure a hammer made out of magma. The hammer is a one-handed melee weapon and as such uses all the rules that they use. The hammer deals 1d8 point of Bludgeoning damage +1 point of fire damage per caster level (maximum +10).

What do you think.

 

[Bean 2.0]

if its made of magma does it burn anyone wielding it?

Do you actually need hands to weild the Hammer?

Mabye the fire damage should be upped it is magma and a +1d4 or +1d6 shouldn't change the level

 

[whydirt]

I'd say you could drop it down a level or two for both Druid and Wiz/Sor.

 

[wolff96]

Hmm...

Are you familiar with Flame Blade?

It's a druid spell that does almost exactly the same thing, but has a much longer duration (1 min/level) and caps out at level 20 rather than level 10.

Both do 1d8 of damage.

I guess the only real changes I see are the "+1/level up to 10", the ability for a sorc/wiz to cast this, and the fact that your new spell would add strength to damage where Flame Blade does not.

Even worse, Flame Blade is a spell that uses TOUCH ATTACKS, whereas your hammer apparently wields as a normal weapon.

This is -- MAYBE -- a third level spell. Given the shorter duration, touch vs. melee attacks, and slightly faster damage cap, I would probably slot this as a level 2 druid spell... the same as Flame Blade.