Demonsong Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 Flaming Sword Spell? How do you build a spell that covers a sword (or other weapon) in flames? Say a 4D6 EB? 4D6 EB (Flaming Weapon) +1 Continuous -1/2 requires melee weapon of opportunity -1/2 No Range -1/2 Liked to Sword Strike Would you even need continuous? Any one have any better ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwyrm Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 Continuous or something else would depend on how long you want it to last. If it's a one-shot thing or you need to cast every time, you wouldn't need it. If you want it to last a while, you might want to look at Uncontrolled instead. Other than that, it looks good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 You don't need Continuous. Just buy the power and use it as you will. For END/time limit concerns you might consider Continuing Charges and/or some kind of Limitations based on starting up & maintaining the flame. But EB, No Range, Focus Of Opportunity handles the basic attack ability. (Continuous would allow you to set enemies on fire, though, which could be fun.) I've used Damage Shield for a flaming sword, localized around the blade. That way you damage your attackers' weapons with a block, which is cool. But that drives up the Active Points, if AP is something you have to worry with. Also I wouldn't automatically Link it to the HKA. Leaving it separate allows you to burn things without striking them. -AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Arrow Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 I'd do it as an RKA, rather than an EB. 4d6 EB isn't going to hurt much, but against opponents without rED a 1d6+1 RKA can smart. Also, fire is usually done as a Killing Attack in HERO. Of course, the Human Torch's fire bolts never seem to cause much BODY damage, do they? One of the nice things about HERO is that you often have more than one way of building something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 There's another issue to consider that's come up in previous flaming sword threads. If you're dealing with enemies that have a lot of defense, it's not cost effective to split your damage between a physical attack (the weapon) and energy damage. 8 PD vs 4 PDR/4 EDR = 4 damage 4 PD/4 ED vs 4 PDR/4 EDR = 0 damage Depending on how magic spells are purchased in your game, this might not matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Use the Lingering Advantage in Fantasy HERO -- a Flaming Sword is well modeled as a Lingering HKA. Page 257 Fantasy HERO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonsong Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Good input! Thanks Guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Didnt have time to post this b4, but you can check out a few varieties of "Summon Sword" type spells here: Lesser Sword of Flames An improved Sword of Flames Conjured Blade An improved Conjured Blade A Druidic version of Flame Blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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