So if, for example, we were to heighten silent image to ninth level, Earth Spell would further increase that to tenth level, letting us mimic ninth level and lower spells at 100% quasireality.Įarth Spell is the final piece of the puzzle that turns the Shadowcraft Mage into the Killer Gnome. It rankles that we can’t mimic ninth level spells, though, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able mimic meteor swarm, summon elemental monolith, or detonate? You’d think that there would have to be a way. All spellcasters will derive great benefit from this: Sorcerers effectively break their spells known limits into tiny pieces, while Wizards can prepare as many images and come close to Sorcerer in terms of spontaneity. With it a character need know only silent image in order to cast every Sorcerer/Wizard evocation, conjuration (creation), and conjuration (summoning) spell ever published. It should be included in every Killer Gnome build. Heighten Spell is the second linchpin of the character. And at 90% quasireality to boot, 10% higher than shades. We can now, using any image spell Heightened to ninth level, mimic any Sorcerer/Wizard evocation, conjuration (creation), and conjuration (summoning) spell of eighth level or lower. Note that Heighten Spell specifically states that “all effects dependent on spell level … are calculated according to the heightened level.” So we treat a silent image spell heightened to ninth level as a ninth level spell for Shadow Illusion, as capabilities of a Shadow Illusion are dependent upon spell level. The PHB itself gives us the tool that we need: Heighten Spell. While at first glance, none of the spells listed is ninth level, perhaps we could change the level of one of those spells. Therefore, if one of the image spells were to be level nine, we would be able to use it to mimic spells of level eight or lower. Shadow Illusion specifically depends not upon the image spell used, but instead upon the level of that spell. wall of stone) allow SR only at the moment of casting.Įven without optimization, the versatility gained from this ability is astounding, allowing an illusionist to prepare as many image spells as he cares to, thereby also preparing every spell of the appropriate levels from the mimicked schools. Note that instantaneous spells that create lasting effects (e.g.
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