You exert the full force of your will against all incoming attacks. A transparent field of distorted force snaps into existence along the outside of your forearm. It is the size of a shield, and can be manifested in any 2-dimensional shaped you desire. This force field is weightless, moving with your arm, and provides a +3 AC bonus while it is wielded.
As a Reaction, you may use this force field to automatically deflect an incoming ranged weapon or spell attack that targets you. If you do, this spell ends, and the force field dissipates.
If you use your Action to make a melee attack with your other hand, you may use a Bonus Action to make a melee attack to bash with this force field. The field inflicts 1d6 Force damage on impact.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 4th-level spell slot, the AC bonus increases to +4, and the bash damage increases to 2d6. When you cast it using a 6th-level spell slot, the AC bonus increases to +5, and the bash damage increases to 3d6.
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Posted Sep 21, 2018I originally created this spell in parallel with a Sorcerer subclass based on willpower: Sheer Force of Will
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/subclasses/52272-sheer-force-of-will
A full list of my classes, spells, monsters, items, backgrounds, etc, can be found in the comments of my Chronomancer (Wizard) subclass here.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/subclasses/6582-chronomancer
Chronomancer, Version 2 - [https://www.dndbeyond.com/subclasses/522102-chronomancer]
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Posted Apr 8, 2020Question: Would this be able to be used in combination with a shield? For example, an eldritch knight who has a shield in his hand, but conjures this to extend up his arm farther.
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Posted Apr 9, 2020Hi Dalevisor,
I would say that you could in fact cast this while wielding a shield (as long as your caster is able to cast spells with Somatic requirements while wielding weapon/shield - check your class description and feats for this ability).
If you had this spell active while using a shield, I would also say that the AC bonus you get from the spell and the shield behave like temporary hit points do. That is to say, you don't get both, but instead, pick the greater of the two to use.
Even if you chose to take the AC bonus from a powerful enchanted shield instead of the spell, you should still be able to use the Reaction or Action abilities provided by the spell.
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Posted Apr 9, 2020That makes sense, thank you for the response man! I implemented the Chronomancer subclass into my campaign today and I'm very much looking forward to a player choosing it!
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Posted Apr 9, 2020You're welcome. I've been playing the Chronomancer class myself in a weekly campaign for the past 3+ years, now. It's a ton of fun, and results in lots of out of the box thinking and situations. But it's also very powerful. If you're DM-ing the game, make sure your player knows ahead of time to try and use it to make fun experiences for the whole party, rather than to play out a power fantasy.
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Posted Apr 9, 2020That was a concern of mine, but the player in question is a very good team player so I'm sure we'll be able to work on it well. Thank you for the advice!