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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 6107853" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>To reiterate and clarify, I don't like on/off. I like good/decent/nothing or great/good/decent, and I like being able to concentrate on a spell to try and make it work.</p><p></p><p>Some examples: </p><p></p><p><strong>Charm Person</strong></p><p>Range Close</p><p>Duration 1 day</p><p>Charisma save <em>(DC 10 + primary ability score mod and whatever your caster level grants you, up to +5)</em></p><p>HP Threshold 10. </p><p>If the target is at or below the threshold, it is charmed, but receive a save to break free if you abuse its friendship. If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. On a failure it is charmed for 5 minutes. On a success it resists your spell. However, each round thereafter you can spend an action to concentrate and increase the HP threshold by 10. <em>(If you take damage while concentrating, you have to roll to avoid the spell being disrupted.)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong>Blindness</strong></p><p>Range Touch</p><p>Duration Permanent</p><p>Constitution save</p><p>HP Threshold 15. </p><p>If the target is at or below the threshold, it is permanently blinded. If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. On a failure it is blinded for 1 round. On a success it resists your spell. However, each round thereafter you can spend an action to concentrate and increase the HP threshold by 10. </p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong>Insanity</strong></p><p>Range Close</p><p>Duration Permanent</p><p>Wisdom save</p><p>HP Threshold 40. </p><p>If the target is at or below the threshold, it is driven permanently insane with the variety of madness of your choice <em>(insert list here)</em>. If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. On a failure it is driven insane for 5 minutes. On a success it resists your spell entirely. However, each round thereafter you can spend an action to concentrate and increase the HP threshold by 10. </p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong>Bigby's Crushing Hand</strong></p><p>Range Close</p><p>Duration Concentration</p><p>Strength save</p><p>HP Threshold 50.</p><p>If the target is at or below the threshold, it is pinned and takes 25 damage. Each turn when you concentrate it takes another 25 damage and you can have the hand move it 30 feet. On its turn it can make a Strength save to break free.</p><p></p><p>If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. If it fails it is grabbed and takes 10 damage. Each turn you concentrate it takes another 10 damage. If it drops under the threshold it becomes pinned. On its turn it can make a Strength save to break free.</p><p></p><p>If it succeeds the initial save it takes 10 damage but is not grabbed. You can use an action to have it attack again.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The numbers might need some work, but I think this system would play well, and would work with bounded accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 6107853, member: 63"] To reiterate and clarify, I don't like on/off. I like good/decent/nothing or great/good/decent, and I like being able to concentrate on a spell to try and make it work. Some examples: [b]Charm Person[/b] Range Close Duration 1 day Charisma save [I](DC 10 + primary ability score mod and whatever your caster level grants you, up to +5)[/I] HP Threshold 10. If the target is at or below the threshold, it is charmed, but receive a save to break free if you abuse its friendship. If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. On a failure it is charmed for 5 minutes. On a success it resists your spell. However, each round thereafter you can spend an action to concentrate and increase the HP threshold by 10. [I](If you take damage while concentrating, you have to roll to avoid the spell being disrupted.)[/I] [b]Blindness[/b] Range Touch Duration Permanent Constitution save HP Threshold 15. If the target is at or below the threshold, it is permanently blinded. If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. On a failure it is blinded for 1 round. On a success it resists your spell. However, each round thereafter you can spend an action to concentrate and increase the HP threshold by 10. [b]Insanity[/b] Range Close Duration Permanent Wisdom save HP Threshold 40. If the target is at or below the threshold, it is driven permanently insane with the variety of madness of your choice [i](insert list here)[/i]. If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. On a failure it is driven insane for 5 minutes. On a success it resists your spell entirely. However, each round thereafter you can spend an action to concentrate and increase the HP threshold by 10. [b]Bigby's Crushing Hand[/b] Range Close Duration Concentration Strength save HP Threshold 50. If the target is at or below the threshold, it is pinned and takes 25 damage. Each turn when you concentrate it takes another 25 damage and you can have the hand move it 30 feet. On its turn it can make a Strength save to break free. If it is over the threshold, it makes a save. If it fails it is grabbed and takes 10 damage. Each turn you concentrate it takes another 10 damage. If it drops under the threshold it becomes pinned. On its turn it can make a Strength save to break free. If it succeeds the initial save it takes 10 damage but is not grabbed. You can use an action to have it attack again. The numbers might need some work, but I think this system would play well, and would work with bounded accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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