Talk:Field of Blades (3.5e Spell)

Ratings

	Leziad is neutral on this article and rated it 2 of 4.
	I love the flavor of this spell, but as is the explode option is too good. This already deal a CHUNK of damage at level 7, 1d8 per level uncapped is pretty up there. Then the explode option is bonker, huge damage again and then blinded for 1 round/level? Yeah right. Honestly I would cap this spell at 15d8 and nerf the explode version. The remain version is honestly cooler, but so much worse.

	Dragonexx favors this article and rated it 4 of 4!
	Awesome and functional. ULTIMA SWORD! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjskcapEb64

	Tarkisflux likes this article and rated it 3 of 4.
	Lots of damage, spread out in time so some of it is potentially avoidable, or lots of blades to arm lots of time men for a short, short time. It's an interesting setup, and I like it for the most part.

	Eiji-kun likes this article and rated it 3 of 4.
	The length of the blindness is worrisome, but the rest of the spell is good. I am the bone of my sword... yada yada... and so I pray Infinite Sword Works.

	Fluffykittens favors this article and rated it 4 of 4!
	With the edit, flavorful, cool, and useful.

	Havvy is neutral on this article and rated it 2 of 4.
	As a spell, it does damage, and has an effect. I'd rather see it in evocation that conjuration, but then, it does do physical damage.

Comments

Does the cylinder have a 30' radius or diameter. How long does the blindness last? - Tarkisflux ^Talk 16:10, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

A height might be good too. --Foxwarrior 17:27, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Addressed those things, hopefully satisfactorily. - TG Cid (talk) 07:15, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Suggestions

I'm curious as to how absurd it would be to add an optional focus component - A dagger, made out of a special metal such as adamantine. When using such a component, the spell's blade could possess the same metalline properties; I.e., a Cold Iron dagger making dozens of Cold Iron blades rain down from the sky.

Also, I think this would be cool on the Wujen (Metal) list at 4th myself. --Zhenra-Khal (talk) 22:33, 17 September 2017 (MDT)

I think the spell would probably be a bit too busy to take on the metal characteristics, but for the sake of flavor I added a knife/dagger as a focus here. Also fine with having it on the metal wujen's spell list. - TG Cid (talk) 22:26, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Proposed Changes

After a long time away, I agree with the points that the explosion variant of the spell is significantly better than the "remain" option. I have some thoughts on how to address this:

• Reduce damage of the explosion to, say, 1d4 per level instead of another 1d8/CL.
• Limit the blindness effect to one round instead of one round/level.
• Update the remain option so that a certain number of blades (one per so many caster levels, for instance, not exactly sure of the number) to become dancing weapons under the control of the caster subject to the standard 4-round limit of the dancing enhancement). These would attack with a BAB equal to caster level, using the caster's primary casting stat modifier to add to attack rolls. - TG Cid (talk) 20:33, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Idea, you could also buff the remain option by pinning creatures who failed their reflex save under them? Effectively making them fall prone, and need a full-round to get up. 1d4 CL/1 round blindness sounds good. --Leziad (talk) 20:41, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

I like it, we are going to go with this pinned idea in exchange for toning down the initial damage and explosion damage (with the caveat that if they target is pinned by the initial effect, they don't get a Reflex save against the explosion. Also buffing the Remain effect but making animated swords with a monster block instead of dancing weapons so they have more autonomy and can make attacks of opportunity. - TG Cid (talk) 22:14, 11 June 2023 (UTC)