Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 9:16:18 GMT
A spell for D&D 5th edition dungeon explorers, inspired by a recent article by the Angry GM
Friendlight
2nd Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a small lens worth 10 GP which the spell consumes)
Duration: 1 hour
You emit bright light to a range of 20 feet, and dim light for an additional 20 feet. Select up to six creatures you can see at the time you cast Friendlight. The light is visible only to you and the affected creatures, and to creatures with truesight.
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So the article discusses how it's extremely dangerous to go dungeon delving with visible light, because dungeon baddies can see you coming pretty easily (even around corners, through door cracks, etc). It stands to reason a decent wizard would've come up with a solution, yes? There's the darkvision spell, of course, and I used that as a basis to arrive at the particulars of this spell. This spell doesn't last as long, can only be cast on oneself, and does not provide as long range of visibility. However, it provides vision for the entire group when you've got a mixture of races with and without nightvision, while still preventing immediate detection from normal light. I think this makes it slightly better than the nightvision spell, so I added a material component cost.
Feel free to modify as suits your sense of balance. Other comments also welcome.
Friendlight
2nd Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a small lens worth 10 GP which the spell consumes)
Duration: 1 hour
You emit bright light to a range of 20 feet, and dim light for an additional 20 feet. Select up to six creatures you can see at the time you cast Friendlight. The light is visible only to you and the affected creatures, and to creatures with truesight.
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So the article discusses how it's extremely dangerous to go dungeon delving with visible light, because dungeon baddies can see you coming pretty easily (even around corners, through door cracks, etc). It stands to reason a decent wizard would've come up with a solution, yes? There's the darkvision spell, of course, and I used that as a basis to arrive at the particulars of this spell. This spell doesn't last as long, can only be cast on oneself, and does not provide as long range of visibility. However, it provides vision for the entire group when you've got a mixture of races with and without nightvision, while still preventing immediate detection from normal light. I think this makes it slightly better than the nightvision spell, so I added a material component cost.
Feel free to modify as suits your sense of balance. Other comments also welcome.
