Talk:Elush's Explosive Exsanguination (3.5e Spell)

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RatedFavor.png Luigifan18 favors this article and rated it 4 of 4!
Holy cow, this is what Avascular Mass wishes it was. Anything that purges the cardiovascular system ought to be a guaranteed kill, and this certainly doesn't disappoint. This spell is deliciously scary!!!


RatedFavor.png Aarnott favors this article and rated it 4 of 4!
Since immunity to fear is totally possible, I'm not worried about the whole "you saved against the spell, but you still lose" effect of cowering for a round.

Exploding everyone around you into a massive bloody mess is just a wonderful 8th level! Flavorful and fits the 8th level range well.


RatedLike.png Foxwarrior likes this article and rated it 3 of 4.
It's just another SoD, but it's a cool one.


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This might be a bit over the top. It's a mass SoD, which is fine since Finger is a 7, but it hits a lot of targets. I'm not sure if it's too many or not though.

The fear rider on the back is also bizarre. It's not a magically enhanced or forced sort of scary thing, it's just a really creepy one. Fear effects should be reserved for magical fear stuff, not forcing characters to react to an otherwise non-fear event in a particular way. People get covered in monster goop all the time, why would seeing your friend explode into a thin/thick red mist make them cower instead of really mad? It's not like you don't have a body to work with to bring them back. If you want an effect on save, grab some damage or some nausea. They both seem more fitting IMO. - Tarkisflux Talk 22:18, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Would making it a magically-forced fear thing OK? In terms of mass of targets, 20ft radius burst isn't that large an area, but I can reduce it to 10ft-radius if you prefer. - MisterSinister 22:59, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I got over the targets a while after I wrote that. Most of them will take up a few squares at this level anyway.
While you could make it a magically forced fear thing, I think it changes the fluff in ways that might not be palatable. It basically turns it into a "you scare the blood right out of a person" necromancy spell. I don't know if that's ok or not, but it's more consistent with a successful save leaving you scared witless. - Tarkisflux Talk 07:31, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Honestly, scaring the blood out of people is awesome and I support it. Am so changing the flavour text on this ASAP. - 120.136.4.82 08:03, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Holy... and I thought Avascular Mass was horrible!!!! This is just... oh my God... --Luigifan18 (talk) 18:44, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

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