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2019-02-16, 01:52 AM (ISO 8601)Orc in the Playground
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Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
So I have a character in a 5e game that the dm is allowimg me to re flavor spells as different things.
Poison spray is taking an injection to partially change into a spitting cobra
Have a cone snail harpoon tooth
Tongue becoming box jellyfish tendrils
And vine whip being things like
Gecko tongue
Humboldt squid tentacle replacing tongue or arm.
My question is
If you could partially transmute part of your body to something of an dangerous creature what would it be?
I'm brainstorming ideas for some theatrical changes (watching 72 deadliest series on Netflix owo)
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2019-02-16, 04:55 AM (ISO 8601)Firbolg in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Grease or Web could be hagfish slime.
Web could obviously be spider webbing, too. Spider Climb speaks for itself in the same regard.
Mage Armour could be any variety of animal shells or skin - crabs, pangolin, tortoises, etc
Shocking Grasp could be an electric eel.
Disguise Self could be any number animals with camouflage or mimicing abilities - butterflies that have "owl eyes" on their wings, octopi and squid who can change their skin tone and texture, that sort of thing.
Darkvision from any kind of nocturnal animal. Or bats' echolocation if you want to do something specific.
Fear could be quite funny. You raise up your hackles, stand on your toes and hiss at someone like an angry cat to make them run away.
Vampiric Touch could come from a number of parasites - leeches, lampreys, mosquitoes.
Water Breating could be literally growing gills.~ CAUTION: May Contain Weasels ~
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2019-02-16, 09:19 AM (ISO 8601)Barbarian in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Thunderwave - your arms turn into that of a Mantis Shrimp. You spin in a circle, punching faster than is physically possible to dodge. So fast in fact, you create shockwaves in the air that strike your opponents.
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2019-02-16, 10:50 AM (ISO 8601)Orc in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Ooooh
These are really good ideas
My characters a halfling so darkvision spell could actually be useful XD
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2019-02-23, 09:41 AM (ISO 8601)Barbarian in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Hawks have managed Wall of Fire...
https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/a...flush-out-prey
Damn you Prometheus. The one thing that made us special...
On the flipside, Acid Breath coul be like growing two additional pairs of limbs that look like gigantic tarantula legs an rapidly flicking them and shooting burning urticating hairs at everything infront of you.Last edited by Schismatic; 2019-02-23 at 09:42 AM.
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2019-02-24, 07:36 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Haste from roadrunner. It's a real animal.
Also disintegrate from tasmanian devil, which prolly has a different name in a fantasy setting.Founder of the
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2019-02-24, 10:12 PM (ISO 8601)Orc in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
These are great XD
I'm so excited
We have a session Tuesday
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2019-02-25, 11:00 AM (ISO 8601)Pixie in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Evard's Black Tentacles is now a whole bunch of cats who scratch and bite whenever you try to get them off of you.
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2019-02-25, 02:18 PM (ISO 8601)Ettin in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Originally Posted by Schismatic
One more reason Australia is the scariest place on Earth!
Bat echolocation is probably better for Detect Invisibility than for Dark Vision (which might be well-represented with Owl eyes).
Love it! Originally Posted by Flumphburger
Last edited by Lord Torath; 2019-02-25 at 02:18 PM.
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2019-02-25, 03:03 PM (ISO 8601)Ettin in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Stinking Cloud.
Hypnotic Pattern
Bless or any other combat buff (especially the cleric ones, since they are praying)
Protection from Poison
Regenerate
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
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2019-03-01, 10:27 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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- Oct 2010
Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
Slightly off topic, but in a M&M game I am running I allowed a friend to create a Damage power that shoots badgers at people.
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2019-03-01, 01:40 PM (ISO 8601)Ettin in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
That's in the Hero 6E player's guide, is that where you picked it up? Originally Posted by Hackulator
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2019-03-01, 02:31 PM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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Re: Interesting IRL animals/wildlife to re flavor spells with
No, we just came up with shooting badgers on our own. Originally Posted by Willie the Duck
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