Scorponok
2017-09-30, 08:21 AM
I was just reading through this spell's description, and it seems this spell is only put in place to give the party grief.
If it does go off and the PC doesn't make the reflex save, he's immobilized for 1d4 days. Aside from amusing the DM, the only other reasons for using this spell is to delay the PCs waiting for their ally to recover or to have them make a decision on whether to leave the immobilized PC there and split the party. Either that or make the PCs have to burn a Dispel. I suppose the villain who put it there could also demand a ransom, (pay meee or prepare to stay there 1d4 days.) but other than that, this seems like one of those spells that doesn't have much other use. And once the PCs fall for it one time, I can see them dragging along an NPC to read all their notes or dragging all literature back to town before reading it, which makes this spell problematic in terms of having the game remain fun.
As far as having it available to the players, the only reason I can think of is if they write a note to the arch villain with the sigil inside and hope it freezes him so they can come get him. Is this the only legit use of the spell?
If it does go off and the PC doesn't make the reflex save, he's immobilized for 1d4 days. Aside from amusing the DM, the only other reasons for using this spell is to delay the PCs waiting for their ally to recover or to have them make a decision on whether to leave the immobilized PC there and split the party. Either that or make the PCs have to burn a Dispel. I suppose the villain who put it there could also demand a ransom, (pay meee or prepare to stay there 1d4 days.) but other than that, this seems like one of those spells that doesn't have much other use. And once the PCs fall for it one time, I can see them dragging along an NPC to read all their notes or dragging all literature back to town before reading it, which makes this spell problematic in terms of having the game remain fun.
As far as having it available to the players, the only reason I can think of is if they write a note to the arch villain with the sigil inside and hope it freezes him so they can come get him. Is this the only legit use of the spell?