You are a Bard. You can pick any regularly priced level 2 wand, what do you take. Preferably something that does damage, but all ideas are welcomed.
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Sound burst or silence. Both are amazing at taking out casters. If you cast silence on a vertex (and not directly on a caster) the low saving throw of a wand doesn't matter. Sound burst does a bit of damage, and also has the chance of stunning on a failed fort save - generally the lowest save casters have.
If combat is your forte, I would say Mirror Image. Its only 1d4+1 images at minimum wand level, but it lasts 30 minutes.
heroism, mirror image. Can't really go wrong with either and they remain useful at any level, heroism has great damage dealing potential by providing a +2 to hit, saves and skill checks for 10 minutes/lvl.
Oops, my bad, I really meant to type 30 rounds.
hmm
I am waffling between Heroism and Silence. I think I am leaning toward Heroism as I suspect anyone in the silence would not benefit from Discordant Voice., unless I am wrong.
thoughts
i thought a wand still took the same amount of time
Bestow Grace, especially if I bumped the heck out of my Charisma.
but sadly the want would not get my +6 bonus, rather it would probably be +2
Heroism because of action economy, hear me out:
1) When I encountered a caster, I knew it right off the bat most of the time, so I didn't want to waste my move action drawing my wand. I fired up my song with my move action, cast silence on the main tank with my spell (otherwise the caster could resist) and then (optionally) popped my quickened metamagic rod out of my glove of storing and dropped haste on the party so they could reach him.
2) I never seemed to need more than two silences a day, and because I always memorized one and saved my bonded weapon spell for (nearly) last, I always had a couple to cast.
Of course if your DM lets you modify the spring loaded wrist sheath to use wands, then silence is okay.
I vote heroism, because you can't get enough out there on the party, it lasts 10 minutes for when you know you're in the (stuff) and not needing to drop a good hope helps save your most powerful spells for when it's actually needed.
The real answer though, is nothing. IMO all wands over level 1 are overpriced. Sell it and get some gear :-)
Cast silence on your arrow.
Shoot the caster.
Rinse.
Repeat.
Doesn't this tactic get hosed by the fact that ammunition that hits its target is destroyed? No target object = no spell.
but sadly the want would not get my +6 bonus, rather it would probably be +2
The spell clearly states that the creature this spell is cast upon uses its charisma bonus to determine the bonus. Does your GM have something against the spell?
Reach Cure light Wounds
Keep that fighter type upright and between me and the baddies
that or bull's strength so he hits harder and more often.
oterisk, no i just read the spell wrong
though it is a 6000gp wand not a 4500 so i can't use it anyway, unless i am wrong again and it not just a paladin spell
always cast silence on your big dumb fighter. then have him tank the caster, then its GG.
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Doesn't this tactic get hosed by the fact that ammunition that hits its target is destroyed? No target object = no spell.Cast silence on your arrow.
Shoot the caster.
Rinse.
Repeat.
Destroyed does not mean it is cast into the void, never to be seen on the material plain again. The arrow is damaged beyond usefulness, the spell wouldn't be broken because the object is.
always cast silence on your big dumb fighter. then have him tank the caster, then its GG.
I like casting it on my familiar who is often brighter and more mobile than the BDF and can usually afford the move actions to chase the enemy caster around.
"A damaged magic item continues to function, but if it is destroyed, all its magical power is lost."
would having a magic aura on an items count as being a magical item? because i was told that once destroyed the magic is lost.
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I like the idea of a wand of hold person. Sure, the save DC is terrible, but can you imagine spamming that? Just spend every turn targeting whoever happens to be engaged in melee with your friendly neighborhood fighter. The second somebody botches their save, they face a CdG.
It only takes one or two lucky rolls (well, unlucky on the GM's part) to completely wreck an all-humanoid encounter. And of course you have to give points for hilarity.
"A damaged magic item continues to function, but if it is destroyed, all its magical power is lost."A spell effect on an item isn't a magic item.
then it seems once the item is destroyed, 50% chance on projectiles, it would cease to function on said item. then they could also just sunder the arrow, i think they have 1 or 2 hp.
i really like the net idea, that may be worth looking into for my current character.
Haste from the Summoner list.
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then it seems once the item is destroyed, 50% chance on projectiles, it would cease to function on said item. then they could also just sunder the arrow, i think they have 1 or 2 hp."A damaged magic item continues to function, but if it is destroyed, all its magical power is lost."A spell effect on an item isn't a magic item.
Spell effects do not make something a magic item. The way I see it, a spell effect is like a piece of chewing gum. You stick it on something and its there until you destroy the effect, just because the item you stick it to gets beaten up a bit doesn't mean the effect is dispelled.
Light spells and darkness spells work the same.
Seems like an expensive way to emulate a witch with the slumber hex.
The slumber victim is easier to wake up before the coup-de-grace can be performed, no?
Disguise other. It's one of those spells that you either don't need, or everyone needs. Resist energy is the same way, and another good choice.