What spells would you like to see in D&D?

[WarKitty]

What is there that you think a spell ought to do that there currently isn't a spell that does it? Especially on the order of lower-level spells, before you get access to the high-level stuff like PaO, wish, miracle, etc.

Edit: Not just useful spells, but anything that you just think "ooo it would be really cool if I could do that!" even if it's not a majorly useful spell.

[Popertop]

I wish there were better debuffs.

There's just too little time to get all the debuffs in that I want.

Excluding tricked out Enervate of course.

I also wish there was a better medium for spells, it all just seems random and slapped together, with some spells being totally useless and some too good to not prepare every day.

[dsmiles]

Ooh! OOH! Can I have the Dragon Slave?!?

Oh, I already do...

[Quietus]

I assume you mean in real life? Prestidigitation and telekinesis would be my two picks.

[WarKitty]

I assume you mean in real life? Prestidigitation and telekinesis would be my two picks.

No, I meant in the game. Things you wish you could do but there just isn't a written spell that does it.

[The Glyphstone]

I assume you mean in real life? Prestidigitation and telekinesis would be my two picks.

That's what I expected at first, but I think the OP means in-game. What spells could exist that don't and you'd like to.


I'd like more low-level stealthy spells - aside from Invisibility (which discharges) and Silence (which isn't stealthy at all), there's not much to aid rogue-gish types.

EDIT: Swordsaged by the OP.

[Greenish]

If it can't be done with Prestidigitation, it ain't wort doing.

[Cirrhosis]

Nahal's Reckless Dweomer never made the transition from 2nd edition. It was a second level spell that let you attempt to cast any spell you'd ever seen, but with a percentile table to roll on to determine if the spell functioned correctly, incorrectly, or if another effect occurred entirely. It was all sorts of fun and occasionally useful, if luck was on your side.

[Avilan the Grey]

Bigby's Nuclear Missile.

What, me evil?

[Greenish]

Bigby's Nuclear Missile.

What, me evil?

Knowing Bigby's hand fetish, it'd probably be "Bigby's Rocker Punch".

[dsmiles]

Knowing Bigby's hand fetish, it'd probably be "Bigby's Rocker Punch".

Maybe the Bigby's Devil's Horns?

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[Tyndmyr]

I assume you mean in real life? Prestidigitation and telekinesis would be my two picks.

Prestidigitation? Screw that. Invisible Servant. God yes.

[Snake-Aes]

Maybe the Bigby's Devil's Horns?

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+4 circumstance bonus to perform(stringed instruments) check.

Prestidigitation? Screw that. Invisible Servant. God yes.

You will now read the book of erotic fantasy anymore.

[Lysander]

I'd like more enchantment spells that are buffs, altering your mind and your allies' minds in beneficial ways.

I'd like more non-destructive non-undead related necromancy spells.

I'd like illusion shadow spells designed to replicate objects and structures.

[dsmiles]

You will now read the book of erotic fantasy anymore.

Maybe the cleric avatar is just a cover. Maybe a "blue mage?"

[Greenish]

Maybe the Bigby's Devil's Horns?

I see your horns and raise you one.

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[dsmiles]

I see your horns and raise you one.

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You, sir, do not play fair.

[Snake-Aes]

I'd like more enchantment spells that are buffs, altering your mind and your allies' minds in beneficial ways.

That's what bard songs do, basically.
On my side, I don't miss a lot from spells. What I really miss is a more usable system for poisons and drugs. Dæmon has two hp pools because one of it is abstract(action points) and the other is actual health(health points), and guess what, action points only apply in ACTION :p Poor poor fighter that ate rotten meat...


ANYWAY
Poisons. Drugs. Diseases. Those things are almost nil in d&d past level 5 or 6.

[Radar]

Bigby's Nuclear Missile.

What, me evil?

There are ways to do that as it is (Explosive, Widened... some Aoe or Apocalypse from the Sky), but Bigby's Significant Digit could come in handy.
Apart from that, I would really like to see a Portal-like spell - it's just universally useful and fun.

[dsmiles]

There are ways to do that as it is (Explosive, Widened... some Aoe or Apocalypse from the Sky), but Bigby's Significant Digit could come in handy.
Apart from that, I would really like to see a Portal-like spell - it's just universally useful and fun.

You mean dimension door?

[Starscream]

I've always thought we really need something that can be used to recharge staffs and wands. UA has rules for doing so, but they explicitly cost more than buying a new one, which defeats the purpose entirely.

I'm not talking about making them infinite use or anything, just something that is slightly more practical than throwing out your awesome staff and building a new one from scratch every time you use fifty charges. It could have a reasonably pricey component and maybe a small xp charge to keep it from being overused.

[Radar]

You mean dimension door?

Something more diverse - Dimension Door is just a personal teleport. I was thinking more about small, temporary Ring Gates, that could be placed in any position.

[Cirrhosis]

I've always thought we really need something that can be used to recharge staffs and wands. UA has rules for doing so, but they explicitly cost more than buying a new one, which defeats the purpose entirely.

I'm not talking about making them infinite use or anything, just something that is slightly more practical than throwing out your awesome staff and building a new one from scratch every time you use fifty charges. It could have a reasonably pricey component and maybe a small xp charge to keep it from being overused.

Artificers get this. costs the same XP per charge as the original wand, I believe, but you don't have to spend XP for all 50 charges. Just one or two here and there.

[Evard]

I would want a spell that strips class abilities :D Ok so that would make casters even more powerful if they could delete a fighter feat or barbarian's rage or something XD

*edit* oh mr rogue so you are flanking me... *pzzt* HA! You forgot how to back stab... Err damn I still have d4 hit die... ^$#%

[ericgrau]

You mean dimension door?

That would be 2e dimension door. 3e needs one. 2e had a lot of thinking with portals via that spell.

[Snake-Aes]

I would want a spell that strips class abilities :D Ok so that would make casters even more powerful if they could delete a fighter feat or barbarian's rage or something XD

Wanna try Talude's Total Nullification? No save, +10 to beat spell resistance, erases person from existence.
No body. No soul. Not even the memories of that person are spared. Everyone who ever interacted with the guy loses such memories. Even great deeds are then left to a nameless unknown hero/villain.

[Evard]

I was thinking something that is lower level though, that also could work on monsters (make them forget how to do their special abilities)..

[Dr.Epic]

All of them. But for a narrowed down list, I'll hit ya back later.

[WarKitty]

All of them. But for a narrowed down list, I'll hit ya back later.

I am guessing you're making the same mistake Quietus did.

[Evard]

I would like a spell that lets you change other spells for X hours.

Spell: lvl 1
When you cast any other spell in the next 48 hours you may change specific things in the description.Some things you can change include...

Element
School of magic
divine/arcane
*other (such as materials or verbal/somatic)