Comments on: Maegriel’s Manual: Combining Spell & Blade

By: Hydro

Hydro — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:49:01 +0000

Yes, most magic items don’t employ a class resource like that, but I like writing magic items that rely on their user to make them awesome. Also, making a “REALLY flaming sword” for mages was my starting goal, not “come up with something cool to do with spell slots”.

I think that this would be equally balanced either way; normally a weapon property should be more powerful than a feat, but in the case of very specialized effects it’s advantageous to be able to swap it out for another weapon (something feats can’t do).

By: Xorial

Xorial — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:31:50 +0000

A thought, I think Energy Gushing weapon property should be a feat, instead.

By: Hydro

Hydro — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:24:03 +0000

Invest spell takes a cost which is usually imposed on the warrior (lower weapon enhancement) and instead imposes it on the caster (lower spell level). Most casters have lots of unused slots anyway, though, so if you want to add minor spell effects to a bushel of throwing knives this is your feat.

Unless you’re using the interpretation where “infinite cantrips” also applies to metamagic’d cantrips. Then you can LITERALLY equip an army with invested weapons. Which wasn’t my intent, but what the hell.

By: Alrozac

Alrozac — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:31:05 +0000

Feats for the win, Hydro. Invest Spell seems a bit powerful in exactly the way a cruncher like me loves; one could make an army of Acid Splash daggers! Very nice…

By: Xorial

Xorial — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:51:20 +0000

Would LOVE to see more material like this. Have an Eldritch Knight in need of actual martial spells.

By: Hydro

Hydro — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:26:21 +0000

Thanks for the ego-shot Daigle! XD Monte also mentioned the “Things of Madness and Desolation” series, which I would have otherwise missed (I like his blog, but I’ve never really checked out twitter before now).

And thanks again for the kind words everyone.

By: Sigurd

Sigurd — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:19:50 +0000

Great material – this is a self serving message in the name of greedy RPG fans everywhere.

By: DangerMun

DangerMun — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:41:58 +0000

And yes, more material of this nature…