Favorite spells?

[lacesmcawesome]

Anyone have any spells they enjoy in particular?

I've got a few.
For one, there's magic missile. I mean, how can you NOT choose that spell? it's just so amazing. cliche'd, but amazing. My DM and I were talking about it, actually.

DM: (after I multiclassed to sorcerer) so what spells you choose?
Me: Well, first off, magic missile
DM: Nice
Me: Who doesn't choose magic missile?
DM: commies.

Obviously not everyone chooses it, but I think it's definitely my favorite spell of all time, and it's got a lot of stereotypes behind it and such.

I also like mage hand. We were in a battle once, and the enemies had crossbows. So I cast mage hand on both enemies, steal their bolts, take them for my crossbow, and shoot them both in the face (had to save my companion's butt after he failed his attack rolls miserable) It's just fun to take enemies' weapons, you know?

And all the summon monster spells. I love summoning an extraplanar badger to do my bidding. Who wouldn't?

[lacesmcawesome]

Anyone have any spells they enjoy in particular?

I've got a few.
For one, there's magic missile. I mean, how can you NOT choose that spell? it's just so amazing. cliche'd, but amazing. My DM and I were talking about it, actually.

DM: (after I multiclassed to sorcerer) so what spells you choose?
Me: Well, first off, magic missile
DM: Nice
Me: Who doesn't choose magic missile?
DM: commies.

Obviously not everyone chooses it, but I think it's definitely my favorite spell of all time, and it's got a lot of stereotypes behind it and such.

I also like mage hand. We were in a battle once, and the enemies had crossbows. So I cast mage hand on both enemies, steal their bolts, take them for my crossbow, and shoot them both in the face (had to save my companion's butt after he failed his attack rolls miserable) It's just fun to take enemies' weapons, you know?

And all the summon monster spells. I love summoning an extraplanar badger to do my bidding. Who wouldn't?

[Stevenson]

Grease. Always grease.

I'm also quite partial to cometfall. And deific vengeance: Deus ex deo.

Back on the arcane side, Bands of steel is fun. And defenestrating sphere is the best thing ever.

That is all.

[Darkxarth]

Level 0 - Prestidigitation
Level 1 - Magic Missile
Level 2 - Blindness/Deafness

[JellyPooga]

Though I've never used it and probably never will (on account of not playing Clerics), Clutch of Orcus has always held a place in my heart for its utter evilness.

Picture the scene...

The Bad Guy, an Undead Cleric, holds forth his skeletally thin arm, his hand a withered claw. Dark energies crawl across it. An evil chuckle passes his withered lips, perhaps the first in a century of unlife. The Good Guy is on his knees, sword forgotten on the floor beside him, his hand clutched to his chest, his face the very picture of agony. He has plenty of time, in this pose of exquisite pain, to think upon the mission he has failed, the loved ones he knows will die and the companions he failed to rescue, before finally falling to the ground, quite dead. The Bad Guy frowns slightly at the weakness of his foe and the speed with which he succumbed to his fate. With the most imperceptible of shrugs he draws his hand closer to his face and smiles at the smoking ruin that was once the Good Guys heart. Crushing it in his vice-lke grip, it tumbles to the floor, no more now than so much ash. The Bad Guy turns slowly to the three men chained to the wall of the dungeon. They look like they have seen better days and all carry the anguished look of people who have just watched a friend die before their eyes. The Bad Guy speaks, his voice dry like his ancient body. "Now...who wants to be next?"

[Fhaolan]

Create Water, for the pure 'tick off the monologging villain' fun of it.

"Ha! Now you are at my mercy!"

<Create Water> *splooosh*

"You cannot defeat me! I am a GOD!!!"

<Create Water> *splooosh*

"Stop that!"

<Create Water> *splooosh*

Nothing ticks off the BBEG more than being soggy.

[Ivius]

I love bypassing plot-hooks with Mount as a Sorcerer.

DM: As you head to the stable to buy horses...
Me: I cast Mount four times.

And hilarity ensued when I casted it after forgetting I was in a literal basement. It was the most inappropriately easy handle-animal check ever

[Stevenson]

The Bad Guy frowns slightly

Undead have lips now?

As for level by level-

0-flare
1-Grease
2-Shatter/fog cloud
3-Bands of Steel/shadow binding
4-Stone Shape, Arcane Eye
5- Passwall, Faithful Hound
6-Repulsion, Shadow Walk
7-Spell Turning, Phase Door
8-Maze, Greater Prying Eyes
9-Sphere of Ultimate Destruction, Absorption

[Maryring]

I don't use magic missile. My wizard doesn't even have it in his spellbook. Why? Wizards have "I win" spells for every single level (except 0... unless you count Prestidigiation, which always wins). Magic Missile is not one of them.

[Wystrell]

Balagorn's Iron Horn: level one arcane spell. Basically an autotrip at an early level. 30ft cone at 2nd, no save, no resistance... :D

I saw it, and first thought was: this fixes Bard!

That and Song of Dischord.

[Stevenson]

Er, why'd this thread get created twice?

[lacesmcawesome]

I love bypassing plot-hooks with Mount as a Sorcerer.

DM: As you head to the stable to buy horses...
Me: I cast Mount four times.

And hilarity ensued when I casted it after forgetting I was in a literal basement. It was the most inappropriately easy handle-animal check ever

I must say, that was definitely the funniest one I've heard so far

on another note, sorry mods for double-posting. I didn't mean too. The forums got kinda slow and icky, and I guess I hit submit post twice or something.

[lacesmcawesome]

Er, why'd this thread get created twice?

my error. I think. the web was being slow, and it kinda got all messed up. didn't mean to.

[JellyPooga]

Undead have lips now?

Uh, yeah. (well, the non-skeletal ones do anyway)

[Kel_Arath]

DM: (after I multiclassed to sorcerer) so what spells you choose?
Me: Well, first off, magic missile
DM: Nice
Me: Who doesn't choose magic missile?
DM: commies.

Obviously not everyone chooses it, but I think it's definitely my favorite spell of all time, and it's got a lot of stereotypes behind it and such.

I also like mage hand. We were in a battle once, and the enemies had crossbows. So I cast mage hand on both enemies, steal their bolts, take them for my crossbow, and shoot them both in the face (had to save my companion's butt after he failed his attack rolls miserable) It's just fun to take enemies' weapons, you know?

i love you... no really, my friends always ridicule me for preparing as many of those spells as possible, but ive done that same thing with mage hand (only arrows, not bolts) plus magic missile is the shiz!
then for my other favorites, the 2nd level Ram spell for breaking doors cause its funny, and definately the slide spells for neatness

[Jasdoif]

Meteor Swarm is fun. Inefficient, yes, but fun.

[lacesmcawesome]

then for my other favorites, the 2nd level Ram spell for breaking doors cause its funny

I can see it now, this is totally how my game would go if I had that spell.

"I cast ram on the door"
"you have no reason, it's open"
"I cast RAM on the DOOR"
"*sigh* Ok, you ram the door, it explodes, killing everyone in that room"

...I may have to choose this spell when I level up next time.

[Amiria]

Fireball !!! (It was Amiria's first word ...)

Yeah, I know the spell is sub par, like most direct damage spells, but it is also one of the most iconic spells of D&D, the first long range direct damage area effect spell.

When I level a wizard up to 5th level I almost always give him Dispel Magic and Fireball as his two free spells.

Now that Amiria is an 18th level wizzzard my attention shifted naturally to higher level spells. Disintegrate is also one of my favorite spells, if only I could up the DC some more.

And with the Spell Compendium came Moonbow, with Metamagic (maximze !) it is one of the best, if not the best, direct damage spell.

Now I came out as a direct damage lover. Well, what can I say ?

I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

[lacesmcawesome]

Now I came out as a direct damage lover. Well, what can I say

Direct damage is actually pretty awesome, in my opinion. Same with dispel magic, great spell that is.

V uses it in the funniest ways, ever notice that?

[Morty]

I love all teleportation spells, but sadly in D&D they're horribly written, so I don't use them. I have sentiment for Magic Missle spell- I don't care if it's sub-par, I love to use it. I'm also fond of Mage Hand and Telekinesis. Basically I'm wizard addict, so I love all spells except of Cojuration(Creation) and Conjuration(Summoning).

Direct damage is actually pretty awesome, in my opinion. Same with dispel magic, great spell that is.

V uses it in the funniest ways, ever notice that?

Direct damage is actually weaker than other types of spells, but it is awesome. Gimme Fireball and Stinking Cloud and I'll use the former every day. Of course, I'd rather use Haste or Fly than Fireball, but still.

[Fax Celestis]

I like Shatter, Girallon's Blessing, Disintegrate, Lightning Bolt, Chasing Perfection, Cloud of Knives, and Shadow Landscape, each for their own unique and tasty reason.

[Innis Cabal]

teleport, sonic lance, sphere of ultimate destruction, anything that uses sonic or destroys a body...

[lacesmcawesome]

each for their own unique and tasty reason.

mmm....

cloud of knives.
what's more delicious than a CLOUD of KNIVES.

NOTHING.

(except maybe a tornado of knives)

[Fax Celestis]

mmm....

cloud of knives.
what's more delicious than a CLOUD of KNIVES.

NOTHING.

(except maybe a tornado of knives)

Cloud of Knives, Ring of Blades, Manyjaws, and Vortex of Teeth all at the same time. That's more delicious.

[lacesmcawesome]

Cloud of Knives, Ring of Blades, Manyjaws, and Vortex of Teeth all at the same time. That's more delicious.

And it's part of this complete breakfast!

[Stevenson]

Wishing I had spell compendium to see what half of those do.

Also...I still haven't heard the argument explaining why direct damage sucks. I mean, it's not like I'm the biggest fan of it, but I've seen it used very effectively. If you want to talk about "win buttons", I'd consider killing everything with one or two spells a sufficient win.

Also also-freezing fog. I've always had the urge to cast freezing fog and incindiary fog right on top of/next to each other.

[jlousivy]

Fabricate- especially with a nice DM. ie: oh there's a bunch of dirt
fabricate-- now you have a dirt wall.
think transmuting from Full Metal Alchemist

Body of War for a nice visual

[Fax Celestis]

Wishing I had spell compendium to see what half of those do.

Imagine the following, all in combination:

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Ring of Blades

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Cloud of Knives

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Manyjaws

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Vortex of Teeth

...that should give you a pretty good idea.

[Wystrell]

Wishing I had spell compendium to see what half of those do.

Psst...

http://www.crystalkeep.com/d20/index.php

Good archive of just about everything. Brief descriptions, but good reference tool.

[Just Alex]

I tend to lean towards martial casters, so Critical Strike has a place in my heart. My first character in 3.5 ended up a Master of the Unseen Hand, so Telekinisis gets a good amount of play from me as well. However, the single spell that has managed to amuse me the most is, unfortunately, not in DnD, at least to my knowledge.
Legend of the Five Ring's Fire spell Burn the Soul. Nothing quite as brutal as a spell that, if you somehow manage to live through it, administers two disadvantages: Phobia: Fire and Permanent Wound