Sitra Achara
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So, what should Contingency look like?
Going by wikis, Baldur's Gate had the following trigger events:
For ToEE, I was thinking of doing:
What else do you think would be helpful?
What are the usual use cases for Contingency?
What I can think of:
What spells are allowed to be cast? Does stuff like Haste count? (e.g. Targeting mode multiple, but cast only on self)
Also, since the duration is 1day/lvl, does that mean it's legal to cast Contingency, rest for 8 hours, and then have your full spell slots?
With the current ToEE system that's how it would work (and I've abused this myself with multiple Extended False Lifes ).
Lastly, what do you think about the Arcane Focus requirement? I could abstract this as a 1500 GP single time cost per caster.
Going by wikis, Baldur's Gate had the following trigger events:
- Wizard is hit for damage
- Wizard sees enemy
- Wizard's Hit Points are at 50%
- Wizard's Hit Points are at 25%
- Wizard's Hit Points are at 10%
- Wizard is helpless (i.e., charmed, dominated, confused, stunned, asleep, etc.)
- Wizard has been poisoned
For ToEE, I was thinking of doing:
- Hit for damage
- HP at 50/25/10 %
- Enter combat (instead of sees enemy)
- Affected by the above conditions (Charmed, Dominated, Confused, Stunned, Sleeping, Paralyzed etc)
What else do you think would be helpful?
What are the usual use cases for Contingency?
What I can think of:
- Dispel Magic / Break Enchantment for anti-spell effects
- Short duration buff when combat entered (to not waste the 1st round)
- HP trigger - I'm guessing mainly for death preventing spells like Otiluke's Resilient Sphere?
Mystic Theurges would probably benefit more from this since they can heal as well.
What spells are allowed to be cast? Does stuff like Haste count? (e.g. Targeting mode multiple, but cast only on self)
Also, since the duration is 1day/lvl, does that mean it's legal to cast Contingency, rest for 8 hours, and then have your full spell slots?
With the current ToEE system that's how it would work (and I've abused this myself with multiple Extended False Lifes ).
Lastly, what do you think about the Arcane Focus requirement? I could abstract this as a 1500 GP single time cost per caster.
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