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Is there a method that will allow a cursed magic item to affect the holder of an Acorn of Far Travel?

The scenario: a character has discovered the exact tree which another character is using as the source of an Acorn of Far Travel (Far Corners of the World web article, Woodland Spells). As a prank, ...

nijineko

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Can Spiritual Weapon exceed its nominal casting range?

Whilst reading another question about the spell Spiritual Weapon, scrutinizing its many details, a thought occurred to me. The spell has a maximum initial casting range of 60 feet, but during your ...

Gregorius

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asked Aug 16 at 11:07

2 votes

1 answer

524 views

Is the attack from Spiritual Weapon reactivation a Bonus Action or a free action?

When Spiritual Weapon is cast, it allows the caster to attack the target once as part of the initial cast and in subsequent turns the caster can reactivate the spell and move the weapon and have it ...

Ella

677

asked Aug 16 at 8:41

7 votes

1 answer

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Does the Melf's Acid Arrow spell require a ranged attack roll?

Almost (if not all) spells in AD&D 2e don't require an Attack Roll to hit a target, except for touch spells against unwilling targets (see Touch Spells and Combat, and for example the Cause Light ...

Tarod

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asked Aug 12 at 22:45

2 votes

1 answer

183 views

Designing a Diabolic Sorcerer that won't stink

I'm looking for help with PF2E character design of a goblin sorcerer. The idea is that he's deceived himself into believing he's a cleric, for which the Diabolic bloodline would be an appropriate fit....

papidave

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asked Aug 10 at 18:38

4 votes

3 answers

677 views

Can an arcane caster freely adjust their alignment by using Summon Monster spells?

When you use a summoning spell to summon an air, chaotic, earth, evil, fire, good, lawful, or water creature, it is a spell of that type. Says Summon Monster I. Does that mean, if a wizard or ...

Terry Windwalker

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asked Aug 7 at 1:47

8 votes

3 answers

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Does Elven Accuracy Feat Work When Shapechanged into a Non-Elf Creature Like a Marilith?

The Elven Accuracy feat states (XGtE, p. 74): Whenever you have advantage on an attack roll using Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma, you can reroll one of the dice once. The Shapechange ...

Rainbowman

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asked Aug 6 at 16:13

4 votes

1 answer

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How does the Armor of Agathys spell interact with the 2024 version of the Mirror Image spell?

This is very similar to Do the Armor of Agathys and Mirror Image spells stack, so that hitting an illusory duplicate still causes you to take cold damage?, but I believe this reasoning no longer ...

Victor Bulatov

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asked Aug 4 at 23:04

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1 answer

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Does False Focus allow you to assume any components?

As far as I can tell, it's generally assumed that False Focus allows you to cast a spell as if it had any components. Can False Focus be used to supply multiple material components to the same spell ...

Phoenices

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asked Aug 4 at 15:00

8 votes

2 answers

732 views

How do you get familiar with a location in order to cast Find the Path?

Find the Path (6h-level cleric spell) states that you need to be familiar with a place in order to cast the spell. The answer given here uses the familiarity categories from Teleport, but all of those ...

Luke

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asked Aug 4 at 12:28

4 votes

3 answers

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Is the Maddening Whispers spell (by Kobold Press) overpowered?

The Kobold Press OGL has a spell called Maddening Whispers: You whisper a string of Void Speech toward a target within range that can hear you. The target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or ...

Steve Midgley

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asked Aug 4 at 5:40

7 votes

2 answers

257 views

Is this homebrew opportunity-attack spell balanced?

So one of our wizards (Conjuration specialist level 13) developed her very first own spell (see below). It scores high on creativity and attention to detail, but our gang had quite a bit of trouble ...

mtijn

1,331

asked Aug 3 at 18:42

8 votes

2 answers

662 views

Does the Otherworldly Steed summoned by the Paladin's Find Steed spell add its Strength modifier to its attacks?

The description of Otherworldly Steed's Slam attack says: Otherworldly Slam. Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d8 + the spell's level of Radiant (Celestial)...

K.L.R.

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asked Aug 2 at 4:50

14 votes

3 answers

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Can a body part of a defeated monster act as an associated object for the Teleport spell to find a creature's lair?

I am the DM of the group and my players have just defeated a black dragon in the swamp as a road encounter. Now the question has come up if they could use a body part of the black dragon to teleport ...

Ella

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asked Jul 30 at 13:03

-1 votes

3 answers

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Additional qualities of items used by the Animate Objects spell [closed]

I can understand that the spell description clearly states: "... Choose up to ten nonmagical objects..." in order to avoid abuse, but I think there could some leeway nonetheless. I am trying ...

sigmud

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asked Jul 30 at 12:27

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Questions tagged [spells]

Is there a method that will allow a cursed magic item to affect the holder of an Acorn of Far Travel?

Can Spiritual Weapon exceed its nominal casting range?

Is the attack from Spiritual Weapon reactivation a Bonus Action or a free action?

Does the Melf's Acid Arrow spell require a ranged attack roll?

Designing a Diabolic Sorcerer that won't stink

Can an arcane caster freely adjust their alignment by using Summon Monster spells?

Does Elven Accuracy Feat Work When Shapechanged into a Non-Elf Creature Like a Marilith?

How does the Armor of Agathys spell interact with the 2024 version of the Mirror Image spell?

Does False Focus allow you to assume any components?

How do you get familiar with a location in order to cast Find the Path?

Is the Maddening Whispers spell (by Kobold Press) overpowered?

Is this homebrew opportunity-attack spell balanced?

Does the Otherworldly Steed summoned by the Paladin's Find Steed spell add its Strength modifier to its attacks?

Can a body part of a defeated monster act as an associated object for the Teleport spell to find a creature's lair?

Additional qualities of items used by the Animate Objects spell [closed]

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