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<blockquote data-quote="Treantmonklvl20" data-source="post: 7209231" data-attributes="member: 55582">Hi MooreVol, glad you've enjoyed my guide and the thread!The groups I play with don't use UA material at all, so I don't bother even reading them.&nbsp; One thing I note from your description is that it sounds like you are choosing what you summon.&nbsp; Is this a feature of the spell?&nbsp; Normally with summoning, it's the GM who decides who answers the summons (according to the official FAQ regarding summoning spells).&nbsp; This is what prevents Druids for example from using Conjure Woodland Beings to summon a bunch of polymorph casting pixies if memory serves.Yes, a bit of both of those reasons.&nbsp; You create a sphere, that remains while you concentrate on it (for up to a minute), that importantly is immobile.&nbsp; The sphere does damage to those within it that is not particularly good, then you can use up your bonus action, 1/round, to make an attack roll on an enemy within 60' of the sphere for another 4d6 damage. Seems to me that essentially you are getting about 6d6 damage on a single target (if you hit and they fail their strength save) in the first round, then after that it's using up your concentration and your bonus actions to maybe do 4d6 damage to a single target.&nbsp; By itself that's not too bad (not great - but OK), but since the sphere is immobile, you have to also deal with the possibility that applicable targets might just move away.&nbsp; Often it won't be tactically smart for them to do that, but it's not that rare either.&nbsp; as a 4th level spell, this is a pretty big investment.&nbsp; This is why I mention restraining in my evaluation.&nbsp; When you can walk away from the effect, that's a hefty downside.&nbsp; I still don't think the spell is bad, it's OK.&nbsp; It matters moderately.&nbsp; It's not a deal breaker, but it's not good either.&nbsp; No, spell DC's (in my experience) never get so high that creatures never save, and saving throws/ability checks never get so high that they always save.&nbsp; Str or Dex check to escape means escaping will happen more often, but not always.&nbsp; With spells like Evard's - the trick is always to cast when you can trap multiple creatures, so that some save while others don't - dividing their forces.Yes, and you are getting to the level where you will be relying on cantrips less (as you have more castings overall), which is also nice.&nbsp; Level 7 is a bit of a turning point for Wizards, where they really start to shine, and it just gets better from here!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Treantmonklvl20, post: 7209231, member: 55582"] Hi MooreVol, glad you've enjoyed my guide and the thread! The groups I play with don't use UA material at all, so I don't bother even reading them. One thing I note from your description is that it sounds like you are choosing what you summon. Is this a feature of the spell? Normally with summoning, it's the GM who decides who answers the summons (according to the official FAQ regarding summoning spells). This is what prevents Druids for example from using Conjure Woodland Beings to summon a bunch of polymorph casting pixies if memory serves. Yes, a bit of both of those reasons. You create a sphere, that remains while you concentrate on it (for up to a minute), that importantly is immobile. The sphere does damage to those within it that is not particularly good, then you can use up your bonus action, 1/round, to make an attack roll on an enemy within 60' of the sphere for another 4d6 damage. Seems to me that essentially you are getting about 6d6 damage on a single target (if you hit and they fail their strength save) in the first round, then after that it's using up your concentration and your bonus actions to maybe do 4d6 damage to a single target. By itself that's not too bad (not great - but OK), but since the sphere is immobile, you have to also deal with the possibility that applicable targets might just move away. Often it won't be tactically smart for them to do that, but it's not that rare either. as a 4th level spell, this is a pretty big investment. This is why I mention restraining in my evaluation. When you can walk away from the effect, that's a hefty downside. I still don't think the spell is bad, it's OK. It matters moderately. It's not a deal breaker, but it's not good either. No, spell DC's (in my experience) never get so high that creatures never save, and saving throws/ability checks never get so high that they always save. Str or Dex check to escape means escaping will happen more often, but not always. With spells like Evard's - the trick is always to cast when you can trap multiple creatures, so that some save while others don't - dividing their forces. Yes, and you are getting to the level where you will be relying on cantrips less (as you have more castings overall), which is also nice. Level 7 is a bit of a turning point for Wizards, where they really start to shine, and it just gets better from here! [/QUOTE]

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