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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 6937948" data-attributes="member: 53980">I don't have Volo's yet, but I have a list of approved material on my campaign wiki, so unless I add it the material within will require special permission to use (I expect to approve at least the PC races for use) just like ToB and 5EF (which are not on the list). I never said polymorph isn't a great spell. I consider it a must-have based on sheer versatility alone. I just don't think it's brokenly great (unless you start allowing players free access to ToB and the like). In a recent campaign, a druid character of mine prepared polymorph but never ended up using it. A good time to use it simply never came up (my go-to concentration spell was Conjure Animals, which is another great and versatile spell).I never said toss BoLS out. I said it had a lot of cool ideas. However, I think that compared to the PHB it has significant balance issues. Using it as a mine for ideas, like you've said you do, is IMO the ideal use for the book.I mean, sure, against Chilling Gaze you can just avert your gaze and be treated as blinded against the caster. Depending on the DM, the targets might or might not know to do that. After all, this isn't a medusa where basically anyone who's heard the story knows what to do. On top of that, disregarding the length of the duration for the moment, if it were balanced against the PHB spells it would allow a save every round to end the paralysis (Hold Monster), require three failed saves (Flesh to Stone), break when the target is damaged (Hypnotic Pattern), or render the target more-or-less immune to damage (Resilient Sphere). Something like that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 6937948, member: 53980"] I don't have Volo's yet, but I have a list of approved material on my campaign wiki, so unless I add it the material within will require special permission to use (I expect to approve at least the PC races for use) just like ToB and 5EF (which are not on the list). I never said polymorph isn't a great spell. I consider it a must-have based on sheer versatility alone. I just don't think it's brokenly great (unless you start allowing players free access to ToB and the like). In a recent campaign, a druid character of mine prepared polymorph but never ended up using it. A good time to use it simply never came up (my go-to concentration spell was Conjure Animals, which is another great and versatile spell). I never said toss BoLS out. I said it had a lot of cool ideas. However, I think that compared to the PHB it has significant balance issues. Using it as a mine for ideas, like you've said you do, is IMO the ideal use for the book. I mean, sure, against Chilling Gaze you can just avert your gaze and be treated as blinded against the caster. Depending on the DM, the targets might or might not know to do that. After all, this isn't a medusa where basically anyone who's heard the story knows what to do. On top of that, disregarding the length of the duration for the moment, if it were balanced against the PHB spells it would allow a save every round to end the paralysis (Hold Monster), require three failed saves (Flesh to Stone), break when the target is damaged (Hypnotic Pattern), or render the target more-or-less immune to damage (Resilient Sphere). Something like that. [/QUOTE]

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