I haven't home-brewed a spell before and I could use some help finding balance for it, since the DMG is very vague outside of damage this edition.
The concept is a spell that turns peoples own shadows against them, where they go about trying to grapple with and throttle their owners.
My basic thought was something like Black Tentacles, but not tied to an area. Maybe like a 30 ft burst that affects enemies, they must save or be restrained and take some small-moderate amount of necrotic damage. If they save, they just take half damage and aren't restrained. Not sure if they should save once and be good or must save until the duration is over. Concentration up to 1 min?
My question is really how to balance and word something like this. I imagine it more as flavorful horror crowd/battlefield control with a little splash of damage. What spell level, how much damage? how to scale it? etc.
Also not sure about what save type seems most fitting for the flavor. Evard's BT has Strength save followed by Athletics, which I guess could work here, too, especially if they keep having to save every round. However, I also like the idea of a Charisma save if it is one-and-done...the idea being they are trying to reassert control over their own shadow.
Would appreciate any thoughts.
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I haven't home-brewed a spell before and I could use some help finding balance for it, since the DMG is very vague outside of damage this edition.
The concept is a spell that turns peoples own shadows against them, where they go about trying to grapple with and throttle their owners.
My basic thought was something like Black Tentacles, but not tied to an area. Maybe like a 30 ft burst that affects enemies, they must save or be restrained and take some small-moderate amount of necrotic damage. If they save, they just take half damage and aren't restrained. Not sure if they should save once and be good or must save until the duration is over. Concentration up to 1 min?
My question is really how to balance and word something like this. I imagine it more as flavorful horror crowd/battlefield control with a little splash of damage. What spell level, how much damage? how to scale it? etc.
Also not sure about what save type seems most fitting for the flavor. Evard's BT has Strength save followed by Athletics, which I guess could work here, too, especially if they keep having to save every round. However, I also like the idea of a Charisma save if it is one-and-done...the idea being they are trying to reassert control over their own shadow.
Would appreciate any thoughts.