Icewalker
2007-05-24, 11:19 PM
Ghost Blades
Evocation [Force]
Level: Brd 4
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 Full-round action
Range: Close (25 ft. +5 ft/2 levels
Target: Any creature or object, Maximum one target per blade
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
This is a rather complex and malleable combat spell for the Bard.
A wave of ghostly blades shoot forth from your instrument upon the playing of a certain combination of chords.
The spell fires one additional blade beyond the first per two caster levels beyond 7th, with a maximum of 6 blades at 17th level or higher. The blades make a normal attack, dealing a base of 1d10 sonic slashing damage each, with a crit range of 20. although a high perform check can change that:
The bard makes a perform check with a stringed instrument. The roll on the check affects the power and accuracy of the blades as follows:
The spell requires a result of 15 or higher, or the blades fail to reach their target.
On a result of 20, the blades become magic weapons. A result of 20 gives them +1, increasing by 1 per 4 points higher, +2 at 24, +3 at 28, +4 at 32, etc, with a maximum of +10 at 60.
These points can give the blades magic effects as chosen by the Bard.
This is still quite confusingly worded. Let me give examples.
If the Bard makes a 32 on his perform check, he gets a +4 bonus. He could simply give his blades an enhancement bonus of +4, affecting hit, damage, and DR.
He could also however give his blades the 'flaming' ability, which is listed as equivalent to +1 in the DMG. That would make the blades +3 flaming weapons.
He could then add the "wounding" ability for a cost of +2, making the blades into '+1 flaming, wounding' ghost blades.
Focus: A stringed instrument
Sounds a bit complex, but actually quite simple. They become magic weapons as chosen by bonus out of the DMG or whatever other books you have with magic weapon abilities.
Evocation [Force]
Level: Brd 4
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 Full-round action
Range: Close (25 ft. +5 ft/2 levels
Target: Any creature or object, Maximum one target per blade
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
This is a rather complex and malleable combat spell for the Bard.
A wave of ghostly blades shoot forth from your instrument upon the playing of a certain combination of chords.
The spell fires one additional blade beyond the first per two caster levels beyond 7th, with a maximum of 6 blades at 17th level or higher. The blades make a normal attack, dealing a base of 1d10 sonic slashing damage each, with a crit range of 20. although a high perform check can change that:
The bard makes a perform check with a stringed instrument. The roll on the check affects the power and accuracy of the blades as follows:
The spell requires a result of 15 or higher, or the blades fail to reach their target.
On a result of 20, the blades become magic weapons. A result of 20 gives them +1, increasing by 1 per 4 points higher, +2 at 24, +3 at 28, +4 at 32, etc, with a maximum of +10 at 60.
These points can give the blades magic effects as chosen by the Bard.
This is still quite confusingly worded. Let me give examples.
If the Bard makes a 32 on his perform check, he gets a +4 bonus. He could simply give his blades an enhancement bonus of +4, affecting hit, damage, and DR.
He could also however give his blades the 'flaming' ability, which is listed as equivalent to +1 in the DMG. That would make the blades +3 flaming weapons.
He could then add the "wounding" ability for a cost of +2, making the blades into '+1 flaming, wounding' ghost blades.
Focus: A stringed instrument
Sounds a bit complex, but actually quite simple. They become magic weapons as chosen by bonus out of the DMG or whatever other books you have with magic weapon abilities.