D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5e] Will they fix the other H spell?

[MerakSpielman]

Perhaps Hold Person should make the target be held in a sort of Temporal Stasis. They can't do anything to effect the world around them, being effectively "frozen," but neither can anybody around them harm or affect them in any way. You can take the time to surround them to start biffing when the spell wears off, though.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Perhaps Hold Person should make the target be held in a sort of Temporal Stasis. They can't do anything to effect the world around them, being effectively "frozen," but neither can anybody around them harm or affect them in any way. You can take the time to surround them to start biffing when the spell wears off, though.

To powerful that way: you could use it as a protection spell to shield yourself against even dragonfire...

 

[Geoff Watson]

To powerful that way: you could use it as a protection spell to shield yourself against even dragonfire...

In previous editions, we used Sepia Snake Sigil in the same way. It trapped the victim, but also made them invulnerable.

Geoff.

 

[LostSoul]

What if you put a level cap on Hold Person? To anyone level 7+, it only stuns them for the same duration.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

What if you put a level cap on Hold Person? To anyone level 7+, it only stuns them for the same duration.

I could live with that.

 

[Victim]

To powerful that way: you could use it as a protection spell to shield yourself against even dragonfire...

What's the big deal about dragonfire? The full attack is much scarier.

While I don't think there'd be problem with Hold person only stunning high level targets balance-wise, it seems overly complicated as a specific target level changes what the spell does. The exact spell description would have to be consulted more often.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

What's the big deal about dragonfire? The full attack is much scarier.

'twas just a figure of speech, there are things more devastating than a dragon's breath, but not much things are as proverbially devastating as dragonfire. And Hold Person would help you against that, too. You could also be immersed in acid or lava and that's a mite to much for a 2nd-level spell. Or a 3rd....

While I don't think there'd be problem with Hold person only stunning high level targets balance-wise, it seems overly complicated as a specific target level changes what the spell does. The exact spell description would have to be consulted more often.

Not as bad as Color Spray, I think a single border would be quite easy to remember, like in sleep.

Hmmm...... now you've made me think of something: you could change Sleep that it does affect creatures of all levels, but those above 5th are only fatigued for the duration of the spell.

 

[LostSoul]

Hmmm...... now you've made me think of something: you could change Sleep that it does affect creatures of all levels, but those above 5th are only fatigued for the duration of the spell. [/B]

Not bad, not bad at all. It makes it a much better Sorcerer spell in that case, but still not a "must-have".