If encumbrance is tracked and especially if you play the variant rule 500lb of carry weight becomes invaluable. Under variant rules a 15 strength character in plate with a shild and longsword say a cleric or paladin using spells as their prime stat, has one pound carry capacity left before becoming encumbered, even with strength 20 a character in heavy armour would not be able to carry all the essentials like rope, provisions, a secondary (e.g. ranged) weapon never mind pick up the loot.
Other cases can be situational but it can be situational, I was once in a party where we came across a couple of NPCs in the wilderness nearly dead from exhaustion, It was easy to but them on the disk to get them to safety without going at half speed. The king will only accept the fire giants head as proof of a kill if you gat get it onto the disk (and it is less than 500lb no need to try and get a cart).
You can also play it for roleplay, if your character is very weak or lazy then they can carry the absolute minimum weight (even without encumbrance rules)
Floating disk automatically follows you, so you can have multiple casters each riding a floating disk from a different caster, while the first caster rides a horse.
I have actually had to use floating disk this way when we only had 1 horse and no wagon. So my Wizard rode the horse with the disk following behind carrying the other 2 party members.
Floating Disc can be particularly fun if you have a character with high charisma and decent intelligence, really play up the "assistant" role of them being too good to carry all that junk on themselves. Even if it falls and the stuff gets scattered, have them try to convince a party member to gather it for them. Aside from pure cheesy RP ability, its a great magical pack mule to get loot and other stuff out of locations, especially things like dungeons, to sell back in town or to carry a dying or wounded ally.
I'm curious how two people - likely laden with weapons, armor, and gear - managed to fit on, and stay on, a 3 foot diameter disc that's hurtling along behind a horse lol.
With a healthy dollop of suspension of disbelief, it's quite useful... but a 3 foot diameter is not very big at all. There's not a whole lot that would weigh 500 lbs that can fit in that space, particularly while it's moving.
I'm curious how two people - likely laden with weapons, armor, and gear - managed to fit on, and stay on, a 3 foot diameter disc that's hurtling along behind a horse lol.
With a healthy dollop of suspension of disbelief, it's quite useful... but a 3 foot diameter is not very big at all. There's not a whole lot that would weigh 500 lbs that can fit in that space, particularly while it's moving.
It was very early in the campaign (thus the 1 horse, no wagon problem), so we were pretty light on gear (plus we put a lot of it on the horse). 18 inches is enough to sit on, and they held onto the sides. We bought a wagon in the next town.
I'm pretty rules lawyer-y so I was checking weights.
A good point regarding Floating Disk is that it can be cast as a ritual, so Wizards don't need to prepare it. It's not a spell you'll be using often, probably, but it can be very fun and useful at times.
Recently, the party my Wizard was in had to take cover in the ruins of an old fortification from a gnoll warband that was coming to attack. My Wizard made good use of Floating Disk to help move rubble around and clean up areas while fortifying others. I even made a "booby trap" by having it hover over some stairs, ready to end the spell and have the 500 lbs of rubble roll down the stairs if anybody came up.
Fitting 500 lbs of rubble in a 3 foot circle would be a challenge. A single boulder maybe, but then you have to get it on the circle. Granted you could always build some kind of deck that you can put on top of it lol
Fitting 500 lbs of rubble in a 3 foot circle would be a challenge. A single boulder maybe, but then you have to get it on the circle. Granted you could always build some kind of deck that you can put on top of it lol
Well, there were huge chunks of wall on the ground, and we counted among our party a pretty strong Half Orc Barbarian, plus my skeleton minions (not very strong, but they can work together!), so that wasn't much of a problem. =D
Also, if you have a short rest dependent character in the party like a warlock, they can ride on the disk and recover spells while the party is traveling.
Also, if you have a short rest dependent character in the party like a warlock, they can ride on the disk and recover spells while the party is traveling.
As long as they are not the one casting it. I have it on my strength 8 Moderately Armored Tomblock, as he can't carry much without it, it it follows me so if I sit on it it doesn't move.
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floating while back somebody told me that floating disk is a good spell and gave reasons why.
But I forgot
Any wisdom out there you guys could share with me?
Cheers
If encumbrance is tracked and especially if you play the variant rule 500lb of carry weight becomes invaluable. Under variant rules a 15 strength character in plate with a shild and longsword say a cleric or paladin using spells as their prime stat, has one pound carry capacity left before becoming encumbered, even with strength 20 a character in heavy armour would not be able to carry all the essentials like rope, provisions, a secondary (e.g. ranged) weapon never mind pick up the loot.
Other cases can be situational but it can be situational, I was once in a party where we came across a couple of NPCs in the wilderness nearly dead from exhaustion, It was easy to but them on the disk to get them to safety without going at half speed. The king will only accept the fire giants head as proof of a kill if you gat get it onto the disk (and it is less than 500lb no need to try and get a cart).
You can also play it for roleplay, if your character is very weak or lazy then they can carry the absolute minimum weight (even without encumbrance rules)
Floating disk automatically follows you, so you can have multiple casters each riding a floating disk from a different caster, while the first caster rides a horse.
Awesome thanks,
That makes sense and would suit my Wizard well tbf
Hahaha that sounds fun all blasting spells off
I have actually had to use floating disk this way when we only had 1 horse and no wagon. So my Wizard rode the horse with the disk following behind carrying the other 2 party members.
Floating Disc can be particularly fun if you have a character with high charisma and decent intelligence, really play up the "assistant" role of them being too good to carry all that junk on themselves. Even if it falls and the stuff gets scattered, have them try to convince a party member to gather it for them. Aside from pure cheesy RP ability, its a great magical pack mule to get loot and other stuff out of locations, especially things like dungeons, to sell back in town or to carry a dying or wounded ally.
I'm curious how two people - likely laden with weapons, armor, and gear - managed to fit on, and stay on, a 3 foot diameter disc that's hurtling along behind a horse lol.
With a healthy dollop of suspension of disbelief, it's quite useful... but a 3 foot diameter is not very big at all. There's not a whole lot that would weigh 500 lbs that can fit in that space, particularly while it's moving.
It was very early in the campaign (thus the 1 horse, no wagon problem), so we were pretty light on gear (plus we put a lot of it on the horse). 18 inches is enough to sit on, and they held onto the sides. We bought a wagon in the next town.
I'm pretty rules lawyer-y so I was checking weights.
A good point regarding Floating Disk is that it can be cast as a ritual, so Wizards don't need to prepare it. It's not a spell you'll be using often, probably, but it can be very fun and useful at times.
Recently, the party my Wizard was in had to take cover in the ruins of an old fortification from a gnoll warband that was coming to attack. My Wizard made good use of Floating Disk to help move rubble around and clean up areas while fortifying others. I even made a "booby trap" by having it hover over some stairs, ready to end the spell and have the 500 lbs of rubble roll down the stairs if anybody came up.
Ahh yes now we are talking trap setting
Fitting 500 lbs of rubble in a 3 foot circle would be a challenge. A single boulder maybe, but then you have to get it on the circle. Granted you could always build some kind of deck that you can put on top of it lol
Well, there were huge chunks of wall on the ground, and we counted among our party a pretty strong Half Orc Barbarian, plus my skeleton minions (not very strong, but they can work together!), so that wasn't much of a problem. =D
Ah, the old tried and true "My spell cannot attack you, but I can always carry something overhead and let gravity attack you" tactic.
"Not all those who wander are lost"
Also, if you have a short rest dependent character in the party like a warlock, they can ride on the disk and recover spells while the party is traveling.
As long as they are not the one casting it. I have it on my strength 8 Moderately Armored Tomblock, as he can't carry much without it, it it follows me so if I sit on it it doesn't move.