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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Giant2005" data-source="post: 6937833" data-attributes="member: 6813615">I have 5th Edition Foes and the Book of Lost Spells and frankly, the reason I don't have any more third party books is because they put me off the concept entirely. The spellbook in particular was outrageously unbalanced to the point where it was unusable without some serious DM intervention. If you are going to have to go through that kind of effort, you may as well just make your own stuff (which is what I did via the DMsG).They also used improper terminology and formatting for everything which was kind of annoying, but in their defense that is because those books were released prior to the OGL, so they had to change things enough to not get sued. I imagine newer 3rd party stuff won't have that issue.Here are a couple of examples regarding super OP spells that just can't be used in a game:Inflict Lycanthropy 6th-level transmutationWarlock, WizardComponents: V, S, M (fur from a lycanthrope)Casting Time: 1 actionDuration: PermanentRange: TouchArea of Effect: 1 humanoid creatureSaving Throw: Con / negates effectYou attempt to change one humanoid into a lycanthrope. If the creature fails a Constitution saving throw, it becomes cursed with lycanthropy.The type of lycanthropy you can inflict depends on the level of the spell slot used to cast the spell.6th level: wererat, werewolf7th level: wereboar, weretiger8th level or higher: werebearThe effect of lycanthropy on player characters is discussed fully in the rulebooks. The lycanthropy can be ended by magic that lifts curses.Chilling Gaze 6th-level transmutationSorcerer, Warlock, WizardComponents: V, S, M (a glass cube)Casting Time: 1 actionDuration: Concentration, up to 1 minuteRange: SelfArea of Effect: SelfSaving Throw: Con / negates effectYour  eyes  become  cold  and  frosty.  For  the  duration  of  this  spell, whenever a creature starts its turn within 30 feet of you, you can force it to make a Constitution saving throw. The creature must be able to see your eyes, and you must be able to see it. If the saving throw fails, the creature takes 2d10 cold damage and becomes paralyzed by supernatural chills. The paralysis lasts 2d4 days; this decreases to 1 day if the victim is warmed in a dwelling, bundled in furs, etc. The paralysis can also be ended by magic capable of removing paralysis.Creatures  that  are  resistant  to  or  immune  to  cold  damage  are  not paralyzed by this spell.</blockquote>

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