do you have any examples of spells that you feel are written poorly or poorly conceived. One that just came up for me is Heat Metal
"You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage"
Steel glows red hot around 900°
That would be instant searing hot the flesh to very bad third degree burns in an instant. Have you ever seared a steak on a 600° grill.
If your wearing armor that is 3rd degree burns and starting anything flammable on your body on fire.
Perhaps it should be just very hot and not red hot.
2d8 fire damage is an average of 5 points of damage and a maximum of 16. A typical person has an average of 4 hit points and a maximum of 8. This means that heat metal will kill the average person instantly on average, regardless of how small it is the item they're holding.
I think heat metal is worded pretty well; that sword you're holding flashing heating red hot and the resulting contacting almost certainly killing you? Seems legit.
do you have any examples of spells that you feel are written poorly or poorly conceived. One that just came up for me is Heat Metal
"You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage"
Steel glows red hot around 900°
That would be instant searing hot the flesh to very bad third degree burns in an instant. Have you ever seared a steak on a 600° grill.
If your wearing armor that is 3rd degree burns and starting anything flammable on your body on fire.
Perhaps it should be just very hot and not red hot.
2d8 fire damage is an average of 5 points of damage and a maximum of 16. A typical person has an average of 4 hit points and a maximum of 8. This means that heat metal will kill the average person instantly on average, regardless of how small it is the item they're holding.
I think heat metal is worded pretty well; that sword you're holding flashing heating red hot and the resulting contacting almost certainly killing you? Seems legit.
From a limited perspective I agree with you.
Heat Metal is a level 2 spell. The caster needs to be level 3 to get it. By your point of view everyone you cast it on is going to be low level. Cast it on a level 5 fighter would be like throwing a golf ball at an adult bear. If the metal is getting that hot, it should be more significant than just an ouch, and drop their sword.
do you have any examples of spells that you feel are written poorly or poorly conceived. One that just came up for me is Heat Metal
"You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage"
Steel glows red hot around 900°
That would be instant searing hot the flesh to very bad third degree burns in an instant. Have you ever seared a steak on a 600° grill.
If your wearing armor that is 3rd degree burns and starting anything flammable on your body on fire.
Perhaps it should be just very hot and not red hot.
2d8 fire damage is an average of 5 points of damage and a maximum of 16. A typical person has an average of 4 hit points and a maximum of 8. This means that heat metal will kill the average person instantly on average, regardless of how small it is the item they're holding.
I think heat metal is worded pretty well; that sword you're holding flashing heating red hot and the resulting contacting almost certainly killing you? Seems legit.
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From a limited perspective I agree with you.
Heat Metal is a level 2 spell. The caster needs to be level 3 to get it. By your point of view everyone you cast it on is going to be low level. Cast it on a level 5 fighter would be like throwing a golf ball at an adult bear. If the metal is getting that hot, it should be more significant than just an ouch, and drop their sword.
Gee, it’s almost like this is a game, and so both descriptions and effects will only touch on irl physics in passing.