So I have an idea for a character but I need to find spells that spawn hands, similar to Maximilian's Earthen Grasp, Vampiric Touch and Bigby's Hand (And mage hand to a lesser degree) are there any others outside of that?
The obvious choices are taken of course. But let you mind go wild on theatrics. A fireball that is in the form of a clenched fist and exploding. wall of stone with the image of a hand. Cast a chromatic orb and a hand bowls out the orb. A familiar like a crawling claw with a dm's permission...
Probably best to do as Nthal suggests and re-purpose existing spells to be hand-spawning when cast by your character. I.e. "You've heard of Melf's acid arrow? Well this is [insert your mage's name here]'s acid slap!"
Describe the darts generated by your magic missile as little fists that pummel their targets, and so forth. Even hold person could be described as just being a (not actually physically there, but believed to be effective) hand holding the target still.
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So I have an idea for a character but I need to find spells that spawn hands, similar to Maximilian's Earthen Grasp, Vampiric Touch and Bigby's Hand (And mage hand to a lesser degree) are there any others outside of that?
You only lose if you die. Any time else, there's opportunity for a come back.
Burning hands, shocking grasp, and chill touch?
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The obvious choices are taken of course. But let you mind go wild on theatrics. A fireball that is in the form of a clenched fist and exploding. wall of stone with the image of a hand. Cast a chromatic orb and a hand bowls out the orb. A familiar like a crawling claw with a dm's permission...
Let the imagination loose!
Probably best to do as Nthal suggests and re-purpose existing spells to be hand-spawning when cast by your character. I.e. "You've heard of Melf's acid arrow? Well this is [insert your mage's name here]'s acid slap!"
Describe the darts generated by your magic missile as little fists that pummel their targets, and so forth. Even hold person could be described as just being a (not actually physically there, but believed to be effective) hand holding the target still.
You only lose if you die. Any time else, there's opportunity for a come back.
Shield could look like a hand and when you cast feather fall a giant hand could appear underneath you and gently lower you to the ground.
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"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett