Spells to implement

[Aspenor]

Level 1 - Enlarge person
Yeah, I know the tech is limited on this one. I'm not asking for huge characters, visually, but it's the single best buff spell for arcanes to cast on a tank type. Have the spell adjust the damage dice on the character's attacks and don't bother with the visual fluff, for all I care.

Level 2 -
Mirror Image
Staple self buff for arcanes. Blur is weaksauce. Not especially concerned about the visual effect here, either. displacement was fudged, why not this one?

Level 3 -
Blink
What rogue doesn't want a blink wand? Seriously?

Level 4 -
Evard's Black Tentacles
I know, we don't have grappling. We do have strength checks, pretty much the same thing. Can be adjusted to fit current mechanics.

Greater Invisibility
Because real wizards aren't visible.

Enlarge Person, Mass
Same as above for first level

Level 5
Baleful Polymorph
Because turning eeeeeeevil devils into broccoli (or fluffy bunnies, if you prefer) is fun.

Level 6
Repulsion
Because nobody CAN get close to a wizard.

Level 7
Spell turning
Because it doesn't seem THAT difficult.

Level 8
Mind Blank
Because it just plain rawks.

Maze
See Mind blank reasoning.

Level 9
Weird
Mass PK, should be easy....

Imprisonment
Because there needs to be more will save or dies.

[Rabbi_Hordo]

/signed across the &#$*%* board.

[PurdueDave]

I can go along with that.

[Angelus_dead]

Level 1 - Enlarge person
Yeah, I know the tech is limited on this one. I'm not asking for huge characters, visually, but it's the single best buff spell for arcanes to cast on a tank type.

Uh huh. Because casters didn't already spend enough of their time buffing the fighters.

Mirror Image
Blink
Greater Invisibility
Repulsion
Spell turning

All five of those defensive spells would need serious justification as to why it would be non-harmful to add them. The only reason you've given is D&D fidelity.

[Aspenor]

All five of those defensive spells would need serious justification as to why it would be non-harmful to add them. The only reason you've given is D&D fidelity.

Pretty sure i never mentioned D&D fidelity anywhere in the OP. I did reference fun, though! I suppose I could also say more options, but I already know your argument against more options.

[Cedrica-the-Bard]

Those Duergar dudes in Ataraxia's appear to cast Enlarge on themselves, why can't we???

[Garth_of_Sarlona]

Mind blank sounds a lot like holy aura enchantment immunity?

Garth

[tfangel]

Evard's Black Tentacles
I know, we don't have grappling. We do have strength checks, pretty much the same thing. Can be adjusted to fit current mechanics.

Seems like Web does a similar thing, so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to make it work.

The other spells though, meh, they are okay, but nothing i feel is really missing. Polymorph is only something i would want if it can go wrong on you big time. Like turning that mob you think will now be easy into a dragon or purple worm or something.

What i really want to see are the spells like the Bigbys Hands spells, the other Wall spells, and just more variety other than buffs and such.

[Angelus_dead]

Pretty sure i never mentioned D&D fidelity anywhere in the OP.

Well, you're incorrect. To understand why, look closer at the phrase "real wizards".

I did reference fun

Only for Polymorph, which is not one of the spells that I responded to.

[Angelus_dead]

Mind blank sounds a lot like holy aura enchantment immunity?

My DDO implementation of player-cast Mind Blank would be a spell that gives you a large bonus to Will saves and SR that only applies to mental effects.

Mind Blank by the D&D rules is too powerful.

[Aspenor]

Well, you're incorrect. To understand why, look closer at the phrase "real wizards".

I said REAL wizards, not D&D wizards. Silly goose.

[karnokvolrath]

Id love to see mirrior image added.

[Angelus_dead]

Id love to see mirrior image added.

For anyone who wants Mirror Image added, here's the question:
How would DDO gameplay be improved if arcane casters get a new defensive buff?

[Memnir]

The Bigby line.
Now, please.

[Laith]

For anyone who wants Mirror Image added, here's the question:
How would DDO gameplay be improved if arcane casters get a new defensive buff?

i must admit that Mirror Image does sound like a zerger's dream buff in DDO. After all, what could be better than a buff that gives monsters a form of auto-miss chance that "stacks" with displacement. A level2 spell that nullifies up to 8 hits (as per PnP) with 1min/level duration?? Score!

[kingfisher]

fookin' A asp gotta agree with all of these, especially mirror image and evard's (my personal favaorite spell from PnP)

and if they had to they could even tone down MI a bit and it would still rule.

[Aspenor]

fookin' A asp gotta agree with all of these, especially mirror image and evard's (my personal favaorite spell from PnP)

and if they had to they could even tone down MI a bit and it would still rule.

true, and mirror image isn't really permanent, to be extremely effective you'd have to recast it, a whole lot, once your images are gone. at least i didn't say "Greater Mirror Image."

[Cyr]

For anyone who wants Mirror Image added, here's the question:
How would DDO gameplay be improved if arcane casters get a new defensive buff?

Here is the answer. If the defensive buff is self only (which mirror could be coded as) it provides more viable ways for melee arcanes to be played. That is not a horrible thing, considering people seem to insist on playing them now and they are hardly over powered. Enlarge person is another example of one they could code to be self buff only. DPS boost for melee arcane or a clickie use for others sounds reasonable. (And yes enlarge person is not a defensive buff)