Quietus
2010-10-20, 10:55 AM
Original spellblade tennis thread here, please don't necro it : http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151109
The basic idea is that you can take a targeted spell, and with a spellblade, absorb it and redirect it on your next turn. The mechanics are more closely examined in the original thread, but the idea is that each round, you cast, say, Orb of Fire at your buddy, when both of you have Spellblades built to bounce Orb of Fire. You can now fling OoF back and forth as free actions, while casting more yourself, so you build up a collection of spells between the blades, and can later, when threatened, nova the living hell out of it first turn.
Spells like Scorching Ray were brought up, but never chased down. In theory, with a CL7+ scorching ray being bounced back and forth, you could, with every redirect, fire one ray at your Tennis partner, and all the rest at a target you'd like to reduce to a smear. The one ray would allow the spellblades to continue bouncing that spell back and forth, while still getting a ray (or two) to shoot at a target you don't like. What happens when you add a third spellblade?
Assuming we have three spellblades, (S1, S2, and S3) and a level 7 Sorcerer who knows Scorching Ray (He'll be S1..)
Round 1 : S1 casts Scorching Ray at S2 and S3.
Charges : S1 0, S2 1, S3 1
Round 2 : S1 casts Scorching Ray at S2 and S3. S2 redirects his charge at S1 and S3, S3 redirects to S1 and S2
Charges : S1 2, S2 2, S32
Round 3 : S1 casts Scorching Ray (and his redirects) at S2 and S3. S2 redirects his charge at S1 and S3, S3 redirects to S1 and S2
Charges : S1 4, S2 5, S3 5
Round 3 : S1 casts Scorching Ray (and his redirects) at S2 and S3. S2 redirects his charge at S1 and S3, S3 redirects to S1 and S2
Charges : S1 10, S2 10, S3 10
Looks like the growth pattern, rather than being linear based on how many casts you can get, basically doubles each round; As an added bonus, you could do this with a single cast of the original spell, rather than wasting spell slots! Have I missed something with this, or is it just *that* broken? .. You know, more than the idea of spellblade tennis already is?
The basic idea is that you can take a targeted spell, and with a spellblade, absorb it and redirect it on your next turn. The mechanics are more closely examined in the original thread, but the idea is that each round, you cast, say, Orb of Fire at your buddy, when both of you have Spellblades built to bounce Orb of Fire. You can now fling OoF back and forth as free actions, while casting more yourself, so you build up a collection of spells between the blades, and can later, when threatened, nova the living hell out of it first turn.
Spells like Scorching Ray were brought up, but never chased down. In theory, with a CL7+ scorching ray being bounced back and forth, you could, with every redirect, fire one ray at your Tennis partner, and all the rest at a target you'd like to reduce to a smear. The one ray would allow the spellblades to continue bouncing that spell back and forth, while still getting a ray (or two) to shoot at a target you don't like. What happens when you add a third spellblade?
Assuming we have three spellblades, (S1, S2, and S3) and a level 7 Sorcerer who knows Scorching Ray (He'll be S1..)
Round 1 : S1 casts Scorching Ray at S2 and S3.
Charges : S1 0, S2 1, S3 1
Round 2 : S1 casts Scorching Ray at S2 and S3. S2 redirects his charge at S1 and S3, S3 redirects to S1 and S2
Charges : S1 2, S2 2, S32
Round 3 : S1 casts Scorching Ray (and his redirects) at S2 and S3. S2 redirects his charge at S1 and S3, S3 redirects to S1 and S2
Charges : S1 4, S2 5, S3 5
Round 3 : S1 casts Scorching Ray (and his redirects) at S2 and S3. S2 redirects his charge at S1 and S3, S3 redirects to S1 and S2
Charges : S1 10, S2 10, S3 10
Looks like the growth pattern, rather than being linear based on how many casts you can get, basically doubles each round; As an added bonus, you could do this with a single cast of the original spell, rather than wasting spell slots! Have I missed something with this, or is it just *that* broken? .. You know, more than the idea of spellblade tennis already is?