Post by drdoost on Mar 12, 2017 17:39:40 GMT
I am faced with a sort of conundrum.
One of my players is a cleric, and though he is of the Trickster Domain, he wants to also be somewhat of a healer for the group. He asked me if he could cast 2 spells in one turn, and I cited to him the rules that state: "A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You
must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell,
provided that you haven’t already taken a bonus action this turn. You can’t cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action." I think he wants to be able to cast both "Healing Word" and "Cure Wounds" in the same spell.
So that was a basic no from me, I try to stick to the rules unless I think they are stupid. He then asked if there was any way around it, and I came up with this little homebrew Rule:
"Spell Bomb"
You can cast a spell with both your action and bonus action, but suffer Level 3 exhaustion until the following conditions are met:
-You succeed on a Constitution Saving throw (DC 15) at the beginning of your next turn
-You forego casting a spell of any type (except cantrips) during your turn
-Otherwise you maintain the temporary exhaustion until combat ends or you are knocked unconcious
I usually let my players do what they want, and we've had loads of fun with some of their ideas. So I wanted to let him go with this but not be without consequences. What do you guys think, is it too harsh? Or not harsh enough?
One of my players is a cleric, and though he is of the Trickster Domain, he wants to also be somewhat of a healer for the group. He asked me if he could cast 2 spells in one turn, and I cited to him the rules that state: "A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You
must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell,
provided that you haven’t already taken a bonus action this turn. You can’t cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action." I think he wants to be able to cast both "Healing Word" and "Cure Wounds" in the same spell.
So that was a basic no from me, I try to stick to the rules unless I think they are stupid. He then asked if there was any way around it, and I came up with this little homebrew Rule:
"Spell Bomb"
You can cast a spell with both your action and bonus action, but suffer Level 3 exhaustion until the following conditions are met:
-You succeed on a Constitution Saving throw (DC 15) at the beginning of your next turn
-You forego casting a spell of any type (except cantrips) during your turn
-Otherwise you maintain the temporary exhaustion until combat ends or you are knocked unconcious
I usually let my players do what they want, and we've had loads of fun with some of their ideas. So I wanted to let him go with this but not be without consequences. What do you guys think, is it too harsh? Or not harsh enough?
