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The corrected spell would read:
"Living creatures in a 10-foot radius fall asleep. The spell can affect up to 4 character levels or CR3, starting with the lowest character level and ignoring unconscious, mindless, or construct creatures. Creatures can make a Will save (DC 11 + your INT Mod) to resist. Waking a sleeping creature is a standard action. Noise isn't enough to wake them."
Here's how it plays out:
Wizard casts the spell.
Page 62 of the Hero's Handbook shows you the 'area of effect' for a 10-foot burst (10 ft radius)
Any creatures within that area have the potential to be affected by the spell.
If they are unconscious, mindless, or constructs, they aren't affected.
If they are a CR 4 or above monster, they aren't affected.
Assess all the other creatures in that area, and select the one with the lowest number of character levels. This creature gets a Will save.
Subtract that creature's character level or CR level from 4. If it was a level 4 creature or a CR 3 monster, the spell is entirely used up.
If there is a remainder, look for another creature in the area. This creature gets a Will save. Subtract their character level or CR level from the previous remainder
Continue until the spell has affected 4 levels of creatures with character levels or CR.
Once activated it can affect all targets ( living ) in a 10 foot radius of activation location.Here is where I run into problems...
"It can only affect targets that are living up to 4 character levels or CR3."
I know what CR 3 means. Challenge Rating 3. What does it mean when it says 4 character levels? Does that mean other players?
Assuming everything else meets the prerequisites of the spell, they make a DC 11 + my INT if I was the Wizard playing and casting the spell. If they pass the check they resist my spell if not they are put to sleep for the duration.
I think I got everything except what I didn't understand.
Monsters have CR levels, player characters have character levels, and NPCs (Non-player characters) have character levels. Your opponents may be monsters or they may be characters who are not players.
A clearer way to think about it is "It can affect ANY targets".
Yes, it can affect all under particular circumstances.
If there are four Level 1 characters in the 10 foot radius they would all be affected.
But, if there were five Level 1 characters, it could only affect four of them.
Or, if there were 3 characters in the area, one Level 1, one Level 3, and one Level 4, the spell could only affect the Level 1 character and the Level 3 character.
You could not affect the Level 4 character, because the spell description mandates that you start with the lowest level character(s).
And (although you didn't ask) "affected" means that you tried to hit them. They count as "affected" even if they make their Will save.
So, in the five Level 1 character scenario, once you've designated the four characters you're trying to affect, you can't move on the the fifth if one of the earlier ones makes their save.
Also, notice that it affects ALL characters and monsters in the spell effect area. You can't choose who is affected. Friends or foes, the progression goes through the four levels.
See I was under the impression that all mobs are rated by challenge rating, including NPCs.
So the spell can only affect 4 levels worth of enemies.
1x level 1 character and 1x level 4 character I would only be able to affect the level 1 character?
Correct, because the spell is limited to a maximum of 4 character levels. Once you take on that Level 1 character, you haven't got enough spell power left for the Level 4 character.
CrystalSeas, Thank you so much for all the info and help. :D
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