DracoDei
2019-04-28, 09:01 PM
I've decided to move into 5e homebrewing. Let's see how close I came with my first public attempt...
Spell lists: Cleric... perhaps Druid, probably NOT Bard, and certainly not any others in the PHB.
Band of Blood Brothers
9th-level abjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a matched set of platinum rings worth at least 50 gp each, which you and the targets must wear for the duration)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell wards yourself and up to 5 other willing creatures you select and creates a mystic connection between each of you until the target ends. None of the creatures may be the subject or caster of a currently active Warding Bond. Each of you gains a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws. Each time any of you takes damage, the damage is instead distributed as evenly as possible amongst all targets. Remaining points are lost*. This redistribution occurs after all resistances, immunities, vulnerabilities, reductions, etc from the original target are applied. Such things from the other targets of this spell are ignored.
*For example if you cast this on 3 other people, and then are struck for 9 points of damage, each of you would take 2 points of damage, with the 9th point not being applied to anyone. If you were instead struck for 15 points of damage you would each take 3 points of damage, with 3 points being "lost".
The spell ends if any of the targets drop to 0 hit points or any pair of targets becomes separated by more than 80' feet. It also ends if this spell or Warding Bond is cast again on any of the connected creatures. You can also dismiss the spell as an action.
EDITING QUESTIONS IN:
Should I drop the spell level to 8th?
Should I increase the range between targets that causes the spell to fail from 60' to 80' or perhaps even further?
Should this be on any other spell list than Cleric?
Spell lists: Cleric... perhaps Druid, probably NOT Bard, and certainly not any others in the PHB.
Band of Blood Brothers
9th-level abjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a matched set of platinum rings worth at least 50 gp each, which you and the targets must wear for the duration)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell wards yourself and up to 5 other willing creatures you select and creates a mystic connection between each of you until the target ends. None of the creatures may be the subject or caster of a currently active Warding Bond. Each of you gains a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws. Each time any of you takes damage, the damage is instead distributed as evenly as possible amongst all targets. Remaining points are lost*. This redistribution occurs after all resistances, immunities, vulnerabilities, reductions, etc from the original target are applied. Such things from the other targets of this spell are ignored.
*For example if you cast this on 3 other people, and then are struck for 9 points of damage, each of you would take 2 points of damage, with the 9th point not being applied to anyone. If you were instead struck for 15 points of damage you would each take 3 points of damage, with 3 points being "lost".
The spell ends if any of the targets drop to 0 hit points or any pair of targets becomes separated by more than 80' feet. It also ends if this spell or Warding Bond is cast again on any of the connected creatures. You can also dismiss the spell as an action.
EDITING QUESTIONS IN:
Should I drop the spell level to 8th?
Should I increase the range between targets that causes the spell to fail from 60' to 80' or perhaps even further?
Should this be on any other spell list than Cleric?