assafelron
2019-10-22, 01:55 PM
Reading Damon_Tor's post: "The most powerful melee weapon in D&D 5e is... The Rowboat", I remembered a tactic I always wanted to implement but never did (the past few years I'm mostly theory-crafting on my own rather than playing due to practical limitations).
I really love rituals, and I always felt their battle uses are grossly underestimated.
My favorite one, due to it's possible introduction of a whole new mechanic to your combat is TENSER'S FLOATING DISK.
People think of this spell as a spell for mere carrying, but the truth of the matter is it's a spell that allows you to assert 500lb worth of force each turn by your movement alone.
I don't have a good name for this tactic, but I'll call it for the moment: The Floating War Machine:
I'll leave the specific build of this War machine to your imagination, but i'll describe a few of my basic features:
1. It's bottom is attached to metal chains which allows it to be attached to the disk and float after you as you move.
2. A few pointy metal poles are pointed from each of it's 4 directions
3. It should be able to provide some sort of cover or at least concealment when hiding behind it, whether with wood or cloth.
4. It should either be built with ingredients you can carry yourself, ones that can fit in your bag of holding\portable hole, or be built with a cart (200lb) as a basis thus you can move it easily while the ritual is inactive (possibly with a way to quickly remove its wheels when necessary).
What you do with a Floating War Machine:
1. You use your movement to direct a 500lb worth of force attached to pointy metal poles into your enemies.
2. You maneuver your mobile cover to an area useful to you\your allies.
Extras:
1. Imagine yourself riding a phantom steed (another awesome ritual) at the speed of 100\200 per round while using your floating war Machine.
2. An alternative war machine is small Balista with simple levers controlled by an unseen servant. The disk can either pull the Balista itself pointing it to the exact direction you are facing, or pull the spring of the Balista controlled by switched levers. The servant loads 40lb arrows in it and shots the Balista on command the moment you fall to the ground (so the arrow shots above you).
There are many complications, and I'm sure many possible improvements \ alternative tactics,
How would you build your War Machine?
I really love rituals, and I always felt their battle uses are grossly underestimated.
My favorite one, due to it's possible introduction of a whole new mechanic to your combat is TENSER'S FLOATING DISK.
People think of this spell as a spell for mere carrying, but the truth of the matter is it's a spell that allows you to assert 500lb worth of force each turn by your movement alone.
I don't have a good name for this tactic, but I'll call it for the moment: The Floating War Machine:
I'll leave the specific build of this War machine to your imagination, but i'll describe a few of my basic features:
1. It's bottom is attached to metal chains which allows it to be attached to the disk and float after you as you move.
2. A few pointy metal poles are pointed from each of it's 4 directions
3. It should be able to provide some sort of cover or at least concealment when hiding behind it, whether with wood or cloth.
4. It should either be built with ingredients you can carry yourself, ones that can fit in your bag of holding\portable hole, or be built with a cart (200lb) as a basis thus you can move it easily while the ritual is inactive (possibly with a way to quickly remove its wheels when necessary).
What you do with a Floating War Machine:
1. You use your movement to direct a 500lb worth of force attached to pointy metal poles into your enemies.
2. You maneuver your mobile cover to an area useful to you\your allies.
Extras:
1. Imagine yourself riding a phantom steed (another awesome ritual) at the speed of 100\200 per round while using your floating war Machine.
2. An alternative war machine is small Balista with simple levers controlled by an unseen servant. The disk can either pull the Balista itself pointing it to the exact direction you are facing, or pull the spring of the Balista controlled by switched levers. The servant loads 40lb arrows in it and shots the Balista on command the moment you fall to the ground (so the arrow shots above you).
There are many complications, and I'm sure many possible improvements \ alternative tactics,
How would you build your War Machine?