I dont even think the give advantage part is a problem. For me, it comes down to the fact that there are other reaction spells I'd take first. I will always take shield over silvery barbs as a player. It's hard for me to think that it's 'broken', a word thrown around far too much, when it's not even a must-pick for my characters.
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I think the issue is the Bias of memory, so a DM will remember and focus on the one or 2 times that Silvery Barbs caused them an issue, but in reality across all the combat rounds run the spell has very little impact.
I think the issue is the Bias of memory, so a DM will remember and focus on the one or 2 times that Silvery Barbs caused them an issue, but in reality across all the combat rounds run the spell has very little impact.
After a few years of playing with it, I concur. Shield is still the much more impactful spell over the course of a campaign.
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I dont even think the give advantage part is a problem. For me, it comes down to the fact that there are other reaction spells I'd take first. I will always take shield over silvery barbs as a player. It's hard for me to think that it's 'broken', a word thrown around far too much, when it's not even a must-pick for my characters.
Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
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I think the issue is the Bias of memory, so a DM will remember and focus on the one or 2 times that Silvery Barbs caused them an issue, but in reality across all the combat rounds run the spell has very little impact.
After a few years of playing with it, I concur. Shield is still the much more impactful spell over the course of a campaign.
Formerly Devan Avalon.
Trying to get your physical content on Beyond is like going to Microsoft and saying "I have a physical Playstation disk, give me a digital Xbox version!"