The New Bruceski
2008-09-13, 09:43 PM
I had a couple of great moments in my campaign last night where one of my spells really shone through. I figured I'd share.
Thunderwave -- Great in general, we were fighting two gelatinous cubes and a carrion crawler (so ongoing damage got harsh). Cubes' engulf is treated as a grab, and at one point everyone was playing the role of a tasty dessert -- tank in one, 3 party members in the other -- except for me. Run out of the hallway I was hiding in, dimension door into a good position, and Thunderwave the greedy Cube. Forced movement breaks grabs, and so everyone else was then free to take actions as needed. I spend the rest of the encounter keeping the Cubes from getting an extended chow time.
Bigby's Icy Grasp -- I wasn't sure between using this or Stinking Cloud, but the choice paid off. Fighting an Orc Bloodreaver (dangerous, heals attacking bloodied guys) among others, I managed to summon the hand and get a grab on him. Unable to attack (the Fighter moved away) he'd break the grab, but no longer have a standard action to use. Next round I move the hand back to him and grab him again. It completely locked the guy down.
Thunderwave -- Great in general, we were fighting two gelatinous cubes and a carrion crawler (so ongoing damage got harsh). Cubes' engulf is treated as a grab, and at one point everyone was playing the role of a tasty dessert -- tank in one, 3 party members in the other -- except for me. Run out of the hallway I was hiding in, dimension door into a good position, and Thunderwave the greedy Cube. Forced movement breaks grabs, and so everyone else was then free to take actions as needed. I spend the rest of the encounter keeping the Cubes from getting an extended chow time.
Bigby's Icy Grasp -- I wasn't sure between using this or Stinking Cloud, but the choice paid off. Fighting an Orc Bloodreaver (dangerous, heals attacking bloodied guys) among others, I managed to summon the hand and get a grab on him. Unable to attack (the Fighter moved away) he'd break the grab, but no longer have a standard action to use. Next round I move the hand back to him and grab him again. It completely locked the guy down.