I'm working on a Spell that's used for housekeeping (Disintegrates/atomizes any Trash/Dirt/dust, spoiled food, and Tiny Pests, such as insects or rats) with a AOE of 30tf centered on Self, and is concentration for 10 minutes.
Given what i've described, do you think it should be a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level spell?
Edit: It would only target Tiny Creatures that the Caster Designates as pests, such as rats, bats, spiders, flies, ect, and that would not count as "Monsters", so no rat swarms or Giant/Dire Rats/ ROUS. (Wouldn't want to "Cheese" the classic "Kill the rats in my basement" quest after all.)
For the casting time, I'm thinking a Ritual, with you "sweeping" for the entire Concentration time. (IE, the spell is a Ritual that creates the AOE Cleaning Aura while you're concentrating/casting, with the Somatic Component being the action of Sweeping the Broom, which is the Material Component.) Either that, or it's a casting time of one action (Same S&M components) and lasts until concentration is dropped, or 10 minutes pass.
In case it wasn't clear, this is intended more as a Roleplay spell, and isn't really meant to be used in combat. This is designed for the wizard to quickly clean the newly bought abandoned wizard tower, for example, not insta beat a "Rat Fight".
(Ps, the intention is that you're able to move around while the spell is active, so you can clean the entire house.)
PPS, Ignore the Poll asking for its school. I've decided it's Transmutation.
Final? Edit: Ok, i'm putting the final touches on the spell right now. I'll provide a link when it's done!
I suppose that all depends on how you define “pests” in the description. Would it include all Tiny CR 0 beasts? How about swarms? How about giant rats or insects? How about plant based pests?
A longer casting time (say, 10 rounds) would almost entirely negate the spell’s combat application. In that case, I think 1st level would be ideal. It could still be used in dungeons in a few cases, but it’s better than instantaneous swarm extermination. Maybe it only works on noncombatants/creatures without stat blocks?
Sure, a 1st-level Ritual spell with a standard casting time of 1 minute should be fine.
I'm working on a Spell that's used for housekeeping (Disintegrates/atomizes any Trash/Dirt/dust, spoiled food, and Tiny Pests, such as insects or rats) with a AOE of 30tf centered on Self, and is concentration for 10 minutes.
Given what i've described, do you think it should be a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level spell?
Edit: It would only target Tiny Creatures that the Caster Designates as pests, such as rats, bats, spiders, flies, ect, and that would not count as "Monsters", so no rat swarms or Giant/Dire Rats/ ROUS. (Wouldn't want to "Cheese" the classic "Kill the rats in my basement" quest after all.)
For the casting time, I'm thinking a Ritual, with you "sweeping" for the entire Concentration time. (IE, the spell is a Ritual that creates the AOE Cleaning Aura while you're concentrating/casting, with the Somatic Component being the action of Sweeping the Broom, which is the Material Component.) Either that, or it's a casting time of one action (Same S&M components) and lasts until concentration is dropped, or 10 minutes pass.
In case it wasn't clear, this is intended more as a Roleplay spell, and isn't really meant to be used in combat. This is designed for the wizard to quickly clean the newly bought abandoned wizard tower, for example, not insta beat a "Rat Fight".
(Ps, the intention is that you're able to move around while the spell is active, so you can clean the entire house.)
PPS, Ignore the Poll asking for its school. I've decided it's Transmutation.
Taking all of that new information into consideration, I would probably make the casting time 10 minutes (Ritual), and have the effect be instantaneous. I would designate it to have a total 200 square footage the same as Galder’s Tower.
I'm working on a Spell that's used for housekeeping (Disintegrates/atomizes any Trash/Dirt/dust, spoiled food, and Tiny Pests, such as insects or rats) with a AOE of 30tf centered on Self, and is concentration for 10 minutes.
Given what i've described, do you think it should be a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level spell?
Edit: It would only target Tiny Creatures that the Caster Designates as pests, such as rats, bats, spiders, flies, ect, and that would not count as "Monsters", so no rat swarms or Giant/Dire Rats/ ROUS. (Wouldn't want to "Cheese" the classic "Kill the rats in my basement" quest after all.)
For the casting time, I'm thinking a Ritual, with you "sweeping" for the entire Concentration time. (IE, the spell is a Ritual that creates the AOE Cleaning Aura while you're concentrating/casting, with the Somatic Component being the action of Sweeping the Broom, which is the Material Component.) Either that, or it's a casting time of one action (Same S&M components) and lasts until concentration is dropped, or 10 minutes pass.
In case it wasn't clear, this is intended more as a Roleplay spell, and isn't really meant to be used in combat. This is designed for the wizard to quickly clean the newly bought abandoned wizard tower, for example, not insta beat a "Rat Fight".
(Ps, the intention is that you're able to move around while the spell is active, so you can clean the entire house.)
PPS, Ignore the Poll asking for its school. I've decided it's Transmutation.
Final? Edit: Ok, i'm putting the final touches on the spell right now. I'll provide a link when it's done!
I suppose that all depends on how you define “pests” in the description. Would it include all Tiny CR 0 beasts? How about swarms? How about giant rats or insects? How about plant based pests?
And what’s the casting time?
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Sure, a 1st-level Ritual spell with a standard casting time of 1 minute should be fine.
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I have edited the post to add my thoughts on casting time and what creatures would be affected. Thank you for your feedback!
Taking all of that new information into consideration, I would probably make the casting time 10 minutes (Ritual), and have the effect be instantaneous. I would designate it to have a total 200 square footage the same as Galder’s Tower.
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