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What Spells Would You De-Nerf? (and how would you change them...)
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<blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 7940923" data-attributes="member: 23716"><p>That's what you have the Fail x before succeed on y mechanic for. If the target makes the first save, that's it--no effect at all. If not, you have at least 3 rounds (probably more) to give them a save boosting effect, dispel the effect, get a Greater Restoration on them, etc. Much better than previous incarnations of the spell. If the PCs need that kind of training wheels, then maybe just make a scroll of <em>Greater Restoration</em> readily available (or an NPC that can cast it readily available). I mean, do the PCs get the same opportunity when faced with a Medusa or Gorgon? </p><p></p><p>That's another thing about 5e design, assuming Quartz is correct in surmising the reason for <em>Flesh To Stone</em> being the way it is, there are too many spells like this that are good for NPCs but rather lackluster in the hands of the PCs (I'm not even sure this spell is that good in the hands of an NPC, honestly). I'm not talking about world building spells like <em>Illusory Script</em> or <em>Continual Flame</em> either. The <em>Power Word</em> spells come to mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gadget, post: 7940923, member: 23716"] That's what you have the Fail x before succeed on y mechanic for. If the target makes the first save, that's it--no effect at all. If not, you have at least 3 rounds (probably more) to give them a save boosting effect, dispel the effect, get a Greater Restoration on them, etc. Much better than previous incarnations of the spell. If the PCs need that kind of training wheels, then maybe just make a scroll of [I]Greater Restoration[/I] readily available (or an NPC that can cast it readily available). I mean, do the PCs get the same opportunity when faced with a Medusa or Gorgon? That's another thing about 5e design, assuming Quartz is correct in surmising the reason for [I]Flesh To Stone[/I] being the way it is, there are too many spells like this that are good for NPCs but rather lackluster in the hands of the PCs (I'm not even sure this spell is that good in the hands of an NPC, honestly). I'm not talking about world building spells like [I]Illusory Script[/I] or [I]Continual Flame[/I] either. The [I]Power Word[/I] spells come to mind. [/QUOTE]
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