How about some Pathfinder? Haven’t done that in a bit…
You dance as much as you duck, and enemies can’t seem to hit you because of it.
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Prerequisites: Dodge. Benefit: When you are attacked, as an immediate action you can make a Acrobatics check. If your check equals or exceeds the attack roll, you gain the benefit of cover against the attack. |
Thoughts?
Time for the last Eldritch Knight spell for a bit-the Weapon Halo!
Weapon Halo
4th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Personal
Components: V, S, M (a weapon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
When you cast this spell and touch a melee weapon, you are instantly surrounded by fiery and icy floating versions of the weapon. For the duration of this spell, any creature that attempts to attack you with a melee attack has disadvantage and takes 2d6 cold and 2d6 fire damage. The creature that succeeds at a Constitution saving throw reduces the damage by half for each type of damage.
Thoughts?
I’m working my way up from level 1 to 4 for the Eldritch Knight, so today will be level 3 and the Force Backswing!
Force Backswing
3rd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: touch
Components: V, S, M (a weapon)
Duration: 1 minute
When you cast this spell and touch up to two melee weapons, these weapons take on a ghostly aura as force echos of the movement follow them wherever they move. For the duration of this spell, any creature you strike with a weapon under the effect of this spell takes an additional 3d6 force damage as the echos rip through the target.
Thoughts?
How about we continue the spells for DnD 5e and the Eldritch Knight?
Let’s keep building on the them of the Eldritch Knight. How about some weapon based spells for above 0-level?
Lighting Rod
2nd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet or touch
Components: V, S, M (a weapon)
Duration: instantaneous
Choose a target in range, and either make a melee spell attack roll or a ranged spell attack roll. On a hit, the target takes damage equal to the weapon’s damage plus your spellcasting ability modifier as you throw or strike the target with the weapon. Next, the creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, lightning shoots from the sky and does target takes 4d6 lightning damage. On a success, the spell fails, but the spell slot is not used. In either case, the weapon returns to your hand.
Thoughts?
Let’s keep building on the them of the Eldritch Knight. How about some weapon based spells for above 0-level?
Second Sword
1st-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: touch
Components: V, S, M (a weapon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
When you touch a weapon while casting this spell, you imbue it with a piece of your will. This weapon can float five feet high, move, and make attacks for you while you concentrate on the spell. Each turn as a bonus action or action, you can command the weapon to make one attack for you using your melee spell casting attack bonus. The weapons damage type is the same are the weapon’s normal damage. When you move, you can mentally command the weapon to move up to 30 feet as well.
When the spell ends, the weapon flies back to your hand. If your hands are full, then it falls at your feet.
I think Eldritch Knights get a bit of the short stick (or sword!). Let’s work on making them that much more awesome!
Spell Swing
Enemies fall before your sword as much as your spells, and you’ve learned to effectively combine the two to become a spell storm of destruction. Gain the following benefits:
Thoughts?
We’re back from our extended break, and let’s start off with a big one! I love the DCC RPG Funnel, and I love the Shadow of the Demon Lord system. Let’s mix this peanut butter and chocolate together!
The Shadow of the Demon Lord Funnel
Players: Instead of creating and choosing one first level character, randomly roll a d6 (d8 with the Demon Lords Companion) four times to generate four characters. Follow character generation rules as normal for each character. Also, when a character drops to zero or fewer hit points, that character is dead! No rolls for you!
GM: Instead of running a zero-level adventure, instead run a level one adventure. Run the adventure as hard as normal, and players will drop like flies! At the end, players will most likely be left with one character each. That person gets all the experience points the would normally get putting them up to first level with a hell of a story!
| Roll | Race |
| 1 | Human |
| 2 | Changeling |
| 3 | Clockwork |
| 4 | Dwarf |
| 5 | Goblin |
| 6 | Orc |
| 7 | Faun |
| 8 | Hafling |
I haven’t done some 5e stuff in a while, so let’s go back to that with the Out of the Abyss season and an optional background feature.
OPTIONAL FEATURE: UNDERDARK ETIQUETTE
You have met the hostile races the call the Underdark home, and while you might not be everyone’s friend, you didn’t end up on their menus. If you fail a Charisma ability check against an Underdark creature, you may remake the check with disadvantage. You must accept the results of the second roll.
Thoughts?
LET’S BURN STUFF!
It was a pleasure to burn! Bombardiers are the children who liked to spend a little to much time in school, and were the people who liked to watch fireworks a bit to closely. You’ve seen how the fire ticked, and now you can make it dance to your own tune.
BOMBARDIER STORY DEVELOPMENT
| d6 | Story Development |
| 1 | You’ve spent days upon days reading about the secrets of fire and have learned to master it. |
| 2 | A traveling alchemist came to your village and you learned his secrets when he was at the town fair. |
| 3 | You liked to take apart your fathers explosive he used for his job. |
| 4 | You were burned as a child and learned the secrets of fire. |
| 5 | You were apprenticed to a local demolition team. |
| 6 | You’ve just know how to mix the powders to make the fire dance. |
LEVEL 3 BOMBARDIER
Attributes increase two by 1
Characteristics Health +3, Power +1
Languages and Professions You can speak another language and add an academic profession.
Magic You discover a tradition or learn one spell
The Mystery of Fire You have learned and mastered the mysteries of fire powders. As an action, you can change a spell into a bomb. This bomb uses all the traits of a bomb from pages 27 of the Demon Lord’s Companion. For each level of spell sacrificed in this way, you make one bomb. These bombs will only last for 24 hours at which point they become inert components.
LEVEL 6 BOMBARDIER
Characteristics Health +3, Power +1
Magic You discover a tradition or learn one spell
All Your Fingers There are only two kinds of people in your line of work-the good and the dead. You gain a boon on all rolls to avoid fire and explosive damage from both magic and mundane sources. In addition, reduce all damage you take from fire and explosive by half.
LEVEL 9 BOMBARDIER
Characteristics Health +3, Power +1
Magic You discover a tradition or learn one spell
Ground Zero You’ve learned how to avoid blasts like the best. When you use a bomb and are in the blast, you no longer take damage from your own bombs. Furthermore, any mechanical, non-magic device you use that has a change to harm you through a failed roll deal half as much damage as before. This effect stacks with All Your Fingers.
Thoughts?
I’ve been thinking about this spell for Shadow of the Demon Lord for a bit. Should it be alchemy or should ti be technology? How about it being a spell both could take?
TRANSFUSION TECHNOLOGY/ALCHEMY UTILITY 1
Target Two creatures within reach
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You quickly pull a connected series of tubes, needles, and vials from your pockets, jam one needle into one target and then another into the other. One target loses hit points equal to its healing rate. The other target gains gains hit points equal to double its healing rate. Roll a d20. On a one, instead of one target healing double, it loses hit points equal to its healing rate as the process works incorrectly and that character is racked with pain from a bad reaction.
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