Segev
2022-08-27, 01:28 AM
As discussed in the thread on shadow evocation (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?646492-Shadow-Evocation), here's a draft of a shadow conjuration that uses the "summon ______" line of spells from TCE and FTD as a basis. The goal is to capture any spell that uses a "______ spirit" template for what it calls up. I hate that mechanic for an actual summoning spell, but rather like it for illusion magic. It makes sense that the illusion spell conjuring a fake thing would conjure a facsimile of the thing that has subtle to major differences under the mechanical hood, but looks like the thing. Whereas a summoning spell really should summon what it purports to summon, and not a "spirit" that's a facsimile of it.
Ranting aside, here's the fist draft attempted writeup of the spell (intended for the Wizard and Sorcerer spell lists):
Shadow Conjuration
3rd level Conjuration
Casting Time: The casting time of the mimicked spell (see text)
Range: The range of the mimicked spell (see text)
Components: V, S, M (the same material requirements as the mimicked spell)
Duration: Same as mimicked spell
You cast an illusion of a creature so convincing that it can cause psychosomatic harm. Choose a spell of 2nd level or lower that summons a spirit creature that uses a template, such as summon beast. This spell uses the same casting time, range, material components, duration, and template as the copied spell. The illusory creature inflicts psychic damage instead of any other kind of damage it might cause. It cannot interact with the environment, though it requires an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell DC to recognize that it is not doing so. A creature may spend its action making this check; if successful, the illusion goes faint for the creature and that creature no longer takes damage from nor is obstructed by the illusory creature.
If the spell mimicked has a greater effect when cast with a higher level spell slot, then the spell is considered upcast to the level of spell slot used to cast this spell.
At higher levels. When cast from a 4th level or higher spell slot, spells of higher level (such as summon fey if cast from a 4th level spell slot, or summon fiend if cast from a 7th level spell slot) that otherwise meet the requirements to be mimicked by this spell may be mimicked, so long as they are of at least one level lower than the spell slot used to cast this spell.
Ranting aside, here's the fist draft attempted writeup of the spell (intended for the Wizard and Sorcerer spell lists):
Shadow Conjuration
3rd level Conjuration
Casting Time: The casting time of the mimicked spell (see text)
Range: The range of the mimicked spell (see text)
Components: V, S, M (the same material requirements as the mimicked spell)
Duration: Same as mimicked spell
You cast an illusion of a creature so convincing that it can cause psychosomatic harm. Choose a spell of 2nd level or lower that summons a spirit creature that uses a template, such as summon beast. This spell uses the same casting time, range, material components, duration, and template as the copied spell. The illusory creature inflicts psychic damage instead of any other kind of damage it might cause. It cannot interact with the environment, though it requires an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell DC to recognize that it is not doing so. A creature may spend its action making this check; if successful, the illusion goes faint for the creature and that creature no longer takes damage from nor is obstructed by the illusory creature.
If the spell mimicked has a greater effect when cast with a higher level spell slot, then the spell is considered upcast to the level of spell slot used to cast this spell.
At higher levels. When cast from a 4th level or higher spell slot, spells of higher level (such as summon fey if cast from a 4th level spell slot, or summon fiend if cast from a 7th level spell slot) that otherwise meet the requirements to be mimicked by this spell may be mimicked, so long as they are of at least one level lower than the spell slot used to cast this spell.