Cruel Sun | Because sometimes you want to launch a mini sun
Posted Oct 2, 2019, 1:51 AM UTC
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Of course, it's based off Escanor's Cruel Sun from Seven Deadly Sins. I'm aware there are already other homebrewed Cruel Suns, but I wanted to make my own version.
Edit: Based on feedback I’ve gotten, I’ve made some adjustments. Here’s the GMBinder link. Just ignore the second spell there, I have no clue if that one works or not.
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So on a failed Dex save you're incapacitated for 3 rounds, as a 4th level spell?
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You get to re-roll the save every round. But it seems I screwed up with wording. Should I bump it up to 5th level?
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I don't like the alignment restriction. 5e doesn't generally do things like that, and I like that they don't. Keep alignment consigned as a guideline, not as something that actually dictates what your character can do.
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I’m trying to be a bit faithful to the anime, but good point, I’ll change that.
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Having it not be restricted by alignment lets it have more rp value as well
Maybe an evil cleric describes his sun as looking like it has a negative filter on it
Or the bloodthemed death paladin wants a red bloodsun
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Those sound really cool, I might add the blood themed pally in my campaign.
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Glad to hear that :)
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ALL BRIGHT
QUIRK: SUN FOR ALL
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I’ve always wanted to be Seven Deadly Sins Sin of Pride Escanor
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I actually have a dungeon planned for my players that's 7 deadly sins themed, I'm about to give the narzugon the ability to cast that shit one time just for fun lol
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That sounds cool, I tweaked the spell so evils can use it and it can be used at night btw
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OOOH that's awesome!!! Btw is it on DND beyond?
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It’s on GMBinder, here’s a link to the tweaked version. Ignore the 2nd spell there.
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Thanks! If you'd like I can send you links to rings I made for each of the sins.
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Really liked this one, and the reference! Just a note though, it is said on the spell that the sun travels in a line from you. How wide is that line? Especially for the purposes of creatures being pushed, I think that would be important. If it is just a thin line(less than a 5ft block, for example), I'd say a foot thick, but then things could get a little weird if you have a large creature getting nicked in the corner of its space and then being pushed.
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Oh crap I forgot to add that, the sun’s pretty big in the anime, but for balance’s sake you think 5 feet wide would be good?
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Well it's kinda tough to balance this one, given the extra effects (pushing and incapacitating) on top of the damage. It's totally your call though and if the sun is big, maybe make a 10ft line... I don't think it would be too op, since you'd essentially be affecting a 10x30ft area with 5d8 damage at first, with a failure adding some pushing and damage. If it does seem powerful, you can: lower the dice to a d6, lower the initial damage to 4d8, reduce the size, or reduce the range
Edit: just read the travel thing again, it would travel 30ft every turn? Meaning every creature's turn in combat? For 3 rounds, essentially, because you'd reduce the travel distance by 10ft every caster's turn. Now that gets kinda crazy. If you have 10 creatures on the initiative order, would it travel for 300 ft on one round? If so, I'd say that needs to change, kinda strange having a spell with a variable range like that. Maybe make it move only at the end of your turns (and maybe move more, to compensate)?
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I thought about it and I think 5 feet wide is just fine. I mean, with it being essentially 1.5 metres, 10 feet would probably be too over the top (for anyone who isn’t escanor ofc).
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I think I edited my last comment after your answer, kek, but what do you think of the travel thing I said?
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This looks pretty cool!
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Thank you! It seems to be a bit broken in terms of wording though, so once I get more feedback I think it’ll be gtg.
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I am the one who stands above all clans. I am Lord Escanor
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“Apologise to me that you were born into my world.”
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Thank you! Btw if you'd like I can send you like to rings I made each belongs to a different sin.
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“My blazing sun was swallowed up by a speck of darkness? And who decided that?”
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“The only one who gets to decide such things is me!”
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weeb
i like it
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disappears*
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Time to make a Paladin in golden Armor with a Giant One handed Axe.
Hmm, maybe someone should make Divine Axe Rhitta as well.