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School Transmutation (Polymorph) [Fire]
Level Wizard 3
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (A pouch of ashes collected from the corpse of a phoenix before it resurrects)
Range Personal
Target You
Duration 1 min/level
By calling upon the fires of the fallen phoenix, you partially transform your body into a beast of fire. You grow a pair of burning wings that support your weight, giving you a fly speed equal to twice your base land speed. You can ascend at half speed and descend at double speed. Your maneuverability is based on your Size.
Tiny or Smaller: Perfect
Small or Medium: Good
Large: Average
Huge or Larger: Poor
You can make attacks with your wings, treating them as secondary natural weapons that deal damage based on your Size (1d4 for a Medium creature) plus half your Strength modifier. You take a -5 penalty on your attack rolls with your wings, which can be modified by the Multiattack feat if you have it. Your wings deal an additional 1d6 fire damage to any creature you strike with them.
School Evocation [Fire]
Level Wizard 5
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (The ashes of a slain fire elemental)
Range Long
Area 20 ft radius spread
Duration Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Reflex Half SR Yes
This spell is cast in the same way as fireball, and still detonates prematurely if the bead touches anything before it reaches its target.
When cast, the target is seared in an explosion of blue flames, burning hotter than any dragon's fire. This power comes from the Plane of Fire itself.
This spell deals 1d6 points of fire damage to all creatures in the area of effect with a Reflex save for half (maximum of 15d6 fire damage). Additionally, this spell ignores up to half your caster level in fire resistance of the target (max 10 resistance ignored). If the target is immune to fire, it instead takes half the damage this spell deals (which can be reduced to a quarter of the damage with a successful Reflex save).
*random aside*
You just gave me an idea for my own homebrew; a metamagic that turns Fireball into flaming wings. And then you can cast the fireball at any time, but it consumes the wings. Probably have you float down as Fly after you turn the wings into a fireball.
Anyway, I think the spells look reasonable. I'm not quite sure what the secondary wing attacks will do, presuming you're a wizard or similarly "bad at attacking" class. And since it has a range of personal, rather than fly, you wouldn't be able to give it to a friend. Then again, this is homebrew, so I'm guessing it could serve a purpose in your game. Overall, has some perks over Fly, but doesn't replace it. (Does this spell have you float down like fly when it ends? Or do you just start falling? If it doesn't, be sure to have feather fall!)
The fireball is strong; but about as strong as I would expect from a 5th level spell? I always found Cone of Cold disappointing for the level, so this seems good. Comparing it to evocations like Icy Prison that's also at 5th level and Cold Ice Strike at 6th level, it seems reasonable. Although I'm curious how that fireball would function under an admixture evoker; would the immunity piercing also change elements? Or does that only function in it's original form?
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*random aside*
You just gave me an idea for my own homebrew; a metamagic that turns Fireball into flaming wings. And then you can cast the fireball at any time, but it consumes the wings. Probably have you float down as Fly after you turn the wings into a fireball.
Anyway, I think the spells look reasonable. I'm not quite sure what the secondary wing attacks will do, presuming you're a wizard or similarly "bad at attacking" class. And since it has a range of personal, rather than fly, you wouldn't be able to give it to a friend. Then again, this is homebrew, so I'm guessing it could serve a purpose in your game. Overall, has some perks over Fly, but doesn't replace it. (Does this spell have you float down like fly when it ends? Or do you just start falling? If it doesn't, be sure to have feather fall!)
This spell does not have any additional functions other than those listed. It is not the fly spell. It does not grant a bonus to Fly checks, nor does it protect you from falling damage if the spell ends or is dispelled.
The fireball is strong; but about as strong as I would expect from a 5th level spell? I always found Cone of Cold disappointing for the level, so this seems good. Comparing it to evocations like Icy Prison that's also at 5th level and Cold Ice Strike at 6th level, it seems reasonable. Although I'm curious how that fireball would function under an admixture evoker; would the immunity piercing also change elements? Or does that only function in it's original form?
The spell clearly states it ignores fire resistance. If you change the type or element of the spell, you are still going to ignore fire resistance only.
Admixture or the Elemental Spell feat does not change the components of the spell. The ashes of a fire elemental, a piece of the Plane of Fire, cannot help you pierce acid or electricity resistance.
Edit: Thanks for your feedback!
Neither of those spell components have a listed cost, but both sound rare and expensive. What are your thoughts on this?
Interesting spells. I hate to almost hijack here, but what does (PEACH please) mean? I've seen it several times on the boards but do not know its meaning.
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Neither of those spell components have a listed cost, but both sound rare and expensive. What are your thoughts on this?
The lack of cost is intentional. Putting a price tag on something means you can buy it. Part of the reason these spells are so special is they require experience. Parleying or interaction with or slaying a phoenix, and killing a fire elemental. In order to obtain the power to cast these spells, your character must actively participate in lots of research and roleplaying that ties him to fire specifically, and thus obtain the ashes of a phoenix and the ashes of a fire elemental.
Interesting spells. I hate to almost hijack here, but what does (PEACH please) mean? I've seen it several times on the boards but do not know its meaning.
It means Please Evaluate And Critique Honestly.