High Level Wizard Spells in Dungeons and Dragons 5e

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0:53 - Intro
3:00 - Planar Binding
5:44 - Contingency
9:10 - Create Homunculus
12:11 - Simulacrum
16:33 - Clone
20:27 - Demiplane
22:44 - Wish
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@zazikel1885 3 года назад

Alternative title: "High Level Wizard Spells for Bard's Magical Secrets"

@GunnerM60 3 года назад

A Bard that has multiple clones & a simulacrum. Oh man the chaos of an "immortal" mortal.

@BlueJoneleth 3 года назад

Also for sorcerers who cast wish. :D

@euansmith3699 3 года назад

@@GunnerM60 A Bard with multiple Simulacra? Finally, a band that won't break up due to artistic difference!

@annahamilton2664 3 года назад

@@GunnerM60 That's just a lich with extra steps

@Finn14029 3 года назад

Lmao true

@PanzerYeena 3 года назад

Simulacrum + True Polymorph. At level 17, the party has a pet Adult Red Dragon that is friendly to them and obeys the wizard's commands.

@fearlessbird9422 3 года назад

Damn...

@CandleLight129 3 года назад

My DM and group ruled that since dragons are canonically spell casters, True Polymorphing or Shapechanging into one allows a character to keep their class features and spells. My sorcerer decided he was done living as a half-elf.

@MrDavidKord 3 года назад

Go Silver for the cold damage and paralyzing breath! And they're cooler looking.

@aaronwilliams8887 3 года назад

I have allowed a player to do this, but I have ruled that once the Similacrum is no longer within the limit of the spell, it is now free to live its own life, and is an NPC. It may be similar to the original copy, but I had an extended discussion with a character, he thought his freed Similacrum would happily and willingly sacrifice itself for the parties interests. I told him why would his copy do a sacrifice like that when you clearly would not? That forced him to think for a while and evaluate the risks of freeing rough copies of himself that he does not have direct control over.

@maid_of_heart3261 3 года назад

Bonus points if you're a githyanki bladesinger and ride the dragon into battle

@viktar3341 3 года назад

"Why limit ourselves to just one clone, let's make a dozen! What could possibly go wrong?" ~Manshoon 1370 DR

@jeffersonrose9888 3 года назад

The recent Wizard subclass video has opened my eyes to how cool the Enchantment school is. Now I want to play an Enchanter that protects his tower with several layers of security, but as a last resort, Glyph of Warding (spell glyph) set with Dominate Person level 6, the trespasser takes a ten minute walk to another Glyph of Warding (spell glyph) set with Modify Memory level 6. Viola! The trespasser has no memory of where the entrance to the tower was... or the entire previous week... Now I'm going to come up with the most convoluted, chain reaction, Rube Goldberg Machine Contingency spell I can.

@obsolete18 3 года назад

Modify memory only affects 10 minutes of time. increase the spell level just increases how long ago you can affect

@jeffersonrose9888 3 года назад

@@obsolete18 - Correct. 6th level does 1 week. So yeah, Glyph of Warding also needs to be up cast to 6th level. Like I said... it's a last resort for anyone that gets past the swamp, the difficult terrain, the illusions, etc.

@obsolete18 3 года назад

@@jeffersonrose9888 but I’m saying because you can only actually affect 10 minutes they would still remember the rest of the week. You could have them remember the entrance being somewhere else but that would have been in the last ten minutes so there would be no reason to upcast

@jeffersonrose9888 3 года назад

@@obsolete18 - Ah! Thanks. I had misread the spell. That makes sense. Not a problem for my plan really. Just a few adjustments needed.

@RearGardist 3 года назад

Contingency: "You leave when Burt Reynolds says you can leave!" *sudden Bigby's Hand*

@joelhoskins2066 3 года назад

I love how often Monty is able to work in the words Giggle Shorts into these videos.

@euansmith3699 3 года назад

I'm disappointed that he doesn't ploymorph in to a T-Rex when he does so.

@WilliamWhyles 2 года назад

@@euansmith3699 I supposed he fogot his 10-day casting of Contingency

@euansmith3699 2 года назад

@@WilliamWhyles "Giggle Shorts... GIGGLE SHORTS... Gi-Gul-Shorts!... oh, darn, what day is this?"

@joshhobson8279 2 года назад

Contingency > Otilluke's Resilient Sphere. Drop to low hp, the sphere pops up and allows potions to be consumed, defensive spells to be cast, etc. Then you get back into the fight.

@averagemage6038 9 месяцев назад

I do this with a half ork, so when I drop to 1 hp I get in the hampster ball

@adriannelson4214 3 года назад

In regards to Monty's concern about the balancing of combat encounters and the social dynamics therein, I think my preferred use of the *Simulacrum* spell would be to have it stay behind in the wizard's study, researching spells, creating scrolls or magic items, doing chores, keeping your home base in good shape for when you return. If anything goes down that shouldn't, like an intruder in the base or an attack on the town, then *Sending* could be a way for your simulacrum to let you know right away. Rubies don't exactly grow on trees, so I'd be hesitant to take my simulacrum anywhere dangerous when it can be so much more useful doing downtime activites for the party.

@judemiller Год назад

A simulacrum of a Scribes wizard could stay back at the base and crank out spell scrolls like nobody's business!

@matthewhood7635 3 года назад

Making a Demiplane filled with glyphs of warding that have buff spells that would normally require concentration. Have them activate on a command phrase (e.g. "God-mode activate").

@rdmissey2084 Год назад

J.A.R.V.I.S. online….

@lemonhead2833 2 месяца назад

The scariest part of this is that while players in a normal campaign would have trouble doing this, BBEGs have all the time in the world to set it up.

@adam222111333 3 года назад

I LOVE how Kelly went from one scary octopus top in the ad to a second scary octopus top in the video hahaha. I had to check to see if they were using a filter on the video

@WiIICheck 3 года назад

Dungeon Dudes are on a roll with Wizards. Always look forward to your videos!

@JB-xl2jc 3 года назад

I love all classes, but to me, Wizards are the quintessential D&D class. Love the content!

@davidjackson5053 3 года назад

Give simulacrum Blackrazor, sword dominates simulacrum, now blackrazor has a wizard body and spells... good times :)

@a.z.pantera5577 3 года назад

You sir, are a genius. I now have an idea for a minor villain.

@davidjackson5053 3 года назад

@@a.z.pantera5577 very vulnerable to animate objects... especially with coins

@a.z.pantera5577 3 года назад

@@davidjackson5053 duly noted

@jippedevries4762 3 года назад

Contingengy: since Life Transference has a range of self, that might be nice to go off once a party member falls unconscious, while you have x% of max hp left. Good guy necromancy wizard *Edit* It doesnt have a range of self, but since the spell does definitely affect the caster, I'd allow it, but It'd be up to the DM.

@roberttschaefer 3 года назад

That’s a very interesting use.

@jeohranalfhir8366 3 года назад

The caster but not "only" the caster.

@mennorach 3 года назад

One thing to note about the clone, is that you can decide the age of the clone. So a wizards that is too old to adventure can make a new younger version of themselves and destroy their enemies with a suicide run. Then just wake up and go dance on the ashes of their enemies :)

@recursiveslacker7730 3 года назад

Something tells me that if that worked, nobody would have taken the high-maintenance option of lichdom after this spell was developed.

@mennorach 3 года назад

@@recursiveslacker7730 Maybe.. Up to you really, when your running the game. The way I see it, a lich is harder to kill permanently, because the clone needs a third of a year to grow. If players want to kill a specific wizard that uses Clone, they have about four months to kill it again. As I understand it, a lich is more troublesome.

@maid_of_heart3261 3 года назад

@@mennorach Yeah. Clone is one extra life per casting and takes 4 months to qctually be in effect, lichdom gives you infinite extra lives as long as your phylactery is not destroyed. Lichdom comes at the cost of your humanity, but it requires less manteinance and less body parts from the wizard than thr Clone spell

@_bats_ 3 года назад

Homunculus seems more useful as a creature you'd leave behind in your tower while you're out adventuring. If you have some project that doesn't need your spellcasting that is time consuming, leave it there to do it. Leave it there to guard your tower and immediately warn you if anything's gone wrong. Leave it with important NPCs to assist or watch over them. You basically have unlimited Sending to it, and since it can magically convey everything it senses, the wizard could read books through the Homunculus from super far away. This would allow a wizard on an adventure to do research through the Homunculus while out adventuring.

@MsKeylas 3 года назад

Genius

@ashtonpeterson4618 10 месяцев назад

@@MsKeylasThat book reading idea is big brain

@mcphadenmike 3 года назад

You guys are so fricking great. I haven’t even watched this video yet. I’m just happy to see that’s it’s there.

@NoSteppie 3 года назад

My newest favorite Simulacrum combo is Aberrant Sorcerer using Wish and Twin Metamagic to create two duplicates of themselves. Each has their own pool of sorcery points to cast spells from instead of their own spell slots. Huzzah.

@kelvinvoorneveld7265 3 года назад

you could use simulacrum to copy spellbooks so you have more spellbooks and use them to maintain your house or tower while you are adventuring. they are the greatest servants you can have.

@nulllex0099 3 года назад

Wait what. I've simulacrum used to copy creatures so much, I didn't even know it could target anything else.

@kelvinvoorneveld7265 3 года назад

@@nulllex0099 I mean that copies of the orginal wizard could do that. so your simulacrum could sit at home while you are on an adventure

@godsamongmen8003 3 года назад

It could also make the best spy ever, if your wizard is an illusionist. Similacrum may take eight hours to cast, but the 'malleable illusion' class feature only takes an action and you can change your similacrum to match someone you just saw.

@32Loveless50 3 года назад

Sorry to burst your bauble but the Simulacrum is made without any gear, and it only knows the spells you have prepared when making it and can not change the spells. so no they do not give you a free spellbook, BUT they can manually make things for you, like copying a spellbook, writing scrolls, making potions and so on, but you need to have the items for it to do the work for you. :) and my plans for my Simulacrum is to take care of my business while i'm out traveling, so i can still earn money :D

@kelvinvoorneveld7265 3 года назад

@@32Loveless50 that is what I said. You can use your simulacrum as scribes and do other physical tasks. They can still cast spells so cantrips can still be cast and when you make the simulacrum you should prepare a lot of ritual spells so they can cast those without using spell slots

@karsten69 3 года назад

Am I the only one who wants a Harry Dresden style adventure in D&D?

@timscott7151 3 года назад

No, no you are not. I’d love that so much!

@jeffersonrose9888 3 года назад

Isn't there a Dresden Files ttrpg? Feels like I've seen the book somewhere... If so, at least look at that for inspiration.

@xiancaraway8874 3 года назад

@@jeffersonrose9888 There is, but it's pretty dense. Not super accessible unless you are a seasoned rpg player.

@DarthbaneKev 3 года назад

@@jeffersonrose9888 The fate version of Dresden is amazing!

@casonedwards5986 3 года назад

Nope

@DravenDresden 3 года назад

Love your wizard vids! Wizard buys a library worth of books. Wizard has own tower. Wizard moves books into tower. Wizard casts Homunculus. Wizard goes adventuring, but leaves Homunculus in tower. Wizard sees new creature. Wizard communicates to Homunculus "Find out about this thing." Homunculus does research while Wizard is doing other things. You guys forgot about Mirage Arcane tho. 1sq mile of terrain HOWEVER YOU WANT!!! That is 1056x1056 (1,115,136) 5ft squares! Have an undead army coming to attack? Not anymore. Your new lava zone just ate them all... or most of them, at the very least. Just the flyers remain.

@lucasm.3864 3 года назад

One way to use demiplane as a necromancer: make really strong undead every day, give them really good gear while they are still under your command, and throw them into the demiplane by making the “door” appear on the ground (so none of the other undead can get out). When you need to, cast demiplane, open the door, and run like hell as your enemies are overrun by an instant horde of undead.

@michaelball2529 3 года назад

Or just fill your demiplane with glyphs of warding storing the finger of death spell. For all your BBEG one shotting needs.

@MsKeylas 3 года назад

@@michaelball2529 that is more like middle finger of death

@asherandai1000 3 года назад

You stole my plan! Now I need a new gimmick for my necromancer :(

@lucasm.3864 3 года назад

@@asherandai1000 Make two demiplanes full of undead, take the Sorcerer Adept feat, use Quickened Spell to open up two full demiplanes full of guys.

@maxh5522 3 года назад

My favorite use for Simulacrum is with Illusion Wizards. Their malleable illusion class feature allows them to swap out one of the material components (aka the DNA of the duke) for something else without needed to spend an additional amount of gold.

@friendly3swordwielder341 3 года назад

Me seeing dungeon dudes on my feed:”this does put a smile on my face.”

@robinthrush9672 3 года назад

"I love the smell of Fireball in the morning!"

@crimfan 3 года назад

I like that these spells are there but like summons oh boy do they have high potential to really anger the rest of the players. One use for Simulacrum that a wizard in the party used was to have his simulacra take care of research scut work. They'd do things like alchemy, oversee his stronghold, etc.---all things that don't require spellcasting or fighting. This really helps because he's able to get lots of extra downtime (effectively) and he's super creepy as well, but doesn't get extra turns.

@thruthewormhole 3 года назад

You guys should definitely give Tiny Servant a look as another contender with familiar. For the campaign I'm in, we've had a little lantern TS basically serve as recurring character that does really crazy shit. My favorite moment with it will probably always be when a Sea Dragon was attacking a village fishing fleet. The dragon had gotten away from us and was head running full speed towards the helpless fishing vessels. In a last desperate attempt to stop the creature, my wizard ordered his Familiar to pick up the Tint Servant and fly after the Sea Dragon. When they finally reached the creature, the familiar dropped the Tiny Servant SAS style onto the Sea Dragon and began pummeling the crap out of it. With the familiar zapping it with a Dragon's Breath spell and the lantern round-house-kicking it, bought us time to catch up and save the day!!

@trikkinikki6843 3 года назад

I have a conjuration wizard npc with a simulacrum that has only been used to get research done faster, since this npc is my campaign's version of the character that the power rangers report to for their next mission. Speaking of which, thank you for reminding me of the existence of planar binding, that gives me a number of ideas.

@jasonricksgers416 3 года назад

In the Bowls of the Dungeons of the MadMage: Me: I cast Wish copying Simulacrum targeting Halaster DM: ... Counterspell, Counterspell, Counterspell, Counterspell. ME: Resolves?

@SageSaga25 3 года назад

"Now that I have the wish spell, I dont have to ask the cleric to heal my 1 inch cube flesh wounds! . . . Wait- I can also create a Simulacrum of the cleric!" Cleric - "I did not consent to this!"

@tadious9415 3 года назад

You could just make tons of Clones of yourself? Manshoon approves of this idea!

@zionsgates3873 3 года назад

I would love to do an attack of the clones campaign.

@maid_of_heart3261 3 года назад

Just make sure to make them with Wish or you'll end up losing limbs fast

@collinbeal 3 года назад

They forgot about True Polymorph and Magic Jar, which are scarily potent in the hands of a diviner, or any wzard

@chrislees1965 3 года назад

can’t believe you guys didn’t mention the horrific idea that as long as they have the spell slots post-initial casting, a simulacra can *cast simulacrum*, creating even MORE copies of a character.

@crimfan 3 года назад

A wizard in a game I play in has done exactly that, although eventually they end up being copies of copies of copies... so it gets messy.

@xthebumpx 3 года назад

@@crimfan Don't copy other copies, have the Simulacra copy the original caster (preferably with full spell slots).

@mal2ksc 3 года назад

My biggest problem with Simulacrum is one I had to make a house rule about. A player asked (fortunately _long_ before reaching a level where it was relevant) about making a simulacrum of her own character, so that the simulacrum could cast Wish without risk to the wizard herself of being wishboned (failing the 1/3 chance and becoming unable to cast Wish). I ruled, after a considerable amount of thought, that she could use this loophole _once,_ but the first time she had a simulacrum get wishboned, all subsequent simulacra she created would come into existence already wishboned. But by the Rules As Written, she was absolutely right and could avoid taking the chance of ever being wishboned, by having a simulacrum cast the spell.

@EnfermeiroPensador 3 года назад

Contingency is one of the greatest secret weapons of the Wizard. When the Wizard gets that, can be a great power spike.

@saldiven2009 3 года назад

Simulacrum has some limitations. It isn't really a second character. It is "friendly to you and creatures you designate. It obeys your spoken commands..." If the creator sends it out of earshot, it is no longer controlled by the creator. It cannot automatically know how it's creator wants it to behave. For example, if the creator is incapacitated, that creator would be able to exert no control over the simulacrum.

@Hazel-xl8in 3 года назад

if you’ve created a simulacrum of yourself, it does whatever you would do if you were on your own. considering the player decides what their character would do, i would let them decide.

@saldiven2009 3 года назад

@@Hazel-xl8in I don't think I'd argue that, but there was an example in the video of creating a simulacrum of a duke or something. It wouldn't continue doing what you want once you got to a point where you couldn't give it verbal commands anymore. Once you were in a position where you couldn't command it anymore, wouldn't it go back to acting like the duke normally would? What if the simulacrum was of something that was normally hostile to either the character or the cause for which the character fights? Edit: LoL, I thought of something else. What if the character that did the self-creation is kind of a power hungry type with questionable morals; one who created the simulacrum solely for the expanded power, damn the consequences. How loyal to its creator would the simulacrum be if the creator were incapacitated. There are at least a few examples in fantasy literature I can think of where a simulacrum sought to replace the original.

@JS-zr9qs 3 года назад

Approach the humanoid BBEG. "I Wish to control a Simulacrum of the humanoid BBEG."

@tylerdavault9604 3 года назад

So you’re telling me they’re the same kind of stand

@varthalgamekiin4931 2 года назад

I actually had this idea for a genie warlock. Basically he starts as a tomb raider type character, finds a tome (pact of the tome) that contains the wish spell and a genie appears and says "damn, that was supposed to be protected, wanna help me protect it in exchange for power?" And he said hell yes. Story happens, he becomes a lot less selfish and decides to actually protect the tome...then he gets wish...a few years later, mighty fortress surrounded by plant growth and awakenned trees, hidden underground maze full of elementals, undead and constructs, guards and wards everywhere, glyphs full of all kinds of fire storms, feebleminds, prismatic walls, reverse gravities and after all of that and a whole lot more there is a sealed sarcophagus with a clone in it. Once the warlock dies, he will awaken within it, summon his tome and wish for an eternal sleep from the genie that granted him the power to become a good person.

@shyguythetraveler 3 года назад

Clone and Simulacrum are the favorite spells of me, myself, and I.

@donatszabo141 3 года назад

Contigency, glyph of warding, demiplane, gate, otilukes resilient sphere. Contigency the resilient sphere, create a demiplane with glpyh of wardings. Then gate the enemy BBEG, right in the trap. You get the spell from contigency so you dont get dmg. I hope this combo is mine 😅 but you are free to use.

@deafbardjenkins1001 3 года назад

Perfect timing ! , I’m playing my first wizard (halfling divination w/ lucky feat) this Saturday , low level but I’m looking forward to seeing what shenanigans my little dude can get up to ... keep up the great work guys , can’t wait for the next one ! (we finished our first quest last week , and dm asked “would you rather have 150 gold or a title from the local Lord” everyone else chose gold , I chose Title , and am now the proud owner of 20acres of land and a small house in the middle... I spent all my starting gold on bees ... bee hives spread out on my property which next to an alchemical ingredient farm ... the honey should be nice and spicy ) Edit :, a word

@j.asmrgaming1228 3 года назад

I wonder if contingency for something like teleport focused on your body with the endpoint being near your clone as a suitable way to make sure you have all your stuff when you get back.

@collinbeal 3 года назад

It would have to be Teleportation Circle, as Teleport is too high a level

@ChrisCox-wv7oo 3 года назад

Contingency is max 5th level spell, Teleport is 7th. Teleportation Circle is 5th, but requires a minute cast time. Contingency requires the spell to be a single Action cast.

@toomanytamales1323 3 года назад

Unfortunately contingency specifies 5th level or lower spells

@alistairoakley898 3 года назад

Awesome video guys! I really hope when you get on to the Chronurgist in your next subclass video you cover the synergy of some of these spells, especally with the level 14 Convergent Futures feature: Just a few off the top of my head: Create Homunculus - Have your Homunculus cast and concentrate on a spell for you using Arcane Abeyance. Simulacrum - Both you and your simulacrum can cause an opponent to auto fail a saving throw with Convergent Futures. That means that by the time your second turn comes around, even creatures with legendary resistance are going to automatically fail their save against your big spell. Speaking of... Planar binding - Convergent Futures means you can cause the target to automatically fail its save. Using this with Wish and the tactic above means you can bind say Orcus to obey you and use his summoning powers to create a limitless army of undead including liches that obey you by proxy. Your move necromancers.

@bassett_green 3 года назад

It gets especially interesting when your wizard manages to get access to these spells earlier in the game via a scroll. It's a really great, non-game-breaking way to give that player a chance to feel powerful by "bypassing" a tough challenge with a one-time use item (no material components either)

@PandaKnightsFightingDragons 3 года назад

I think by the time a Wizard has access to Clone they should have more than a few back up Spellbooks

@austinjeral1201 3 года назад

Nicely done! Gotta say when you guys were talking about the Clone spell what immediately popped into my mind was an episode of Rick and Morty where similar shenanigans happened.

@stoatystoat174 3 года назад

For sure, the whole jump to a clone , crush a saphire before the bad guy grabs your cool staff, teleport back to kill said bad guy before going through pockets of your own corps. I thought, thats such a Rick move

@mikecarson7769 3 года назад

nice to follow your thoughts and suggestions, especially with your examples of how to use those high-level spells effectively in a theme or setting! i like the potential to build a story or quest (or min0-quest?) around a single spell

@ryancparker Год назад

I would definitely leave my homunculus in my demiplane to guard my clone.

@annahamilton2664 3 года назад

I love using Contingency a bit like Action Surge on a Bladesinger, so then I can use it to cast Haste or Greater Invisibility on me before I go into melee combat.

@Wreckur4203 3 года назад

password: Going Turbo!

@NathanT_Performer 3 года назад

I thought of the clone+instant summons combo a couple weeks ago. So much fun

@justalesbianmage9811 3 года назад

Clone also allows the wizard to become effectively immortal because you can make it a younger version of yourself and it works even if you die of old age, unlike many other resurrection spells. Be the Sheev you wish to see in the world.

@shortseater9379 3 года назад

wait this video was actually a huge help in getting me to think about really high level magic in scale. im about to start running a campaign and i wanted the main villains to be wizards, but i didnt know how. but now i think im gonna have it be ONE wizard thats cast simulacrum on MANY high level officials over the years and then killed them and had them replaced. He now has complete control over the city and uses his power to amass an enormous wealth of gems from the mines that he uses as fuels for other spells as preparation for world conquest

@definitelynotaweeb6879 3 года назад

Once again as soon as I started thinking about something I would want to know more about in DnD, Dungeon Dudes makes a video about it.

@devin5201 3 года назад

Fam, I'm right in the middle of creating a Wizard character, I'm psyched.

@JB-xl2jc 3 года назад

Couple of divination wizards scrying and reading your mind.... to provide quality content

@devin5201 3 года назад

@@JB-xl2jc Honestly a divination wizard working in the marketing department of a company would be such a huge asset.

@JB-xl2jc 3 года назад

@@devin5201 Just imagine the corporate espionage alone!

@jayparks2361 3 года назад

@@JB-xl2jc Hmmm, sounds like an Aquisitions Incorporated adventure. The CEO of FaceBooke wants to crush those idiots over at MyDemiSpace and unleashes his top flight espionage team of assassins, corporate rogues, and immoral divinators. I can only imagine the backstabbing, clone-napping, and strongarming of infernal patrons.

@davidpellecchia4360 3 года назад

I had 3 demiplanes: 1 for our (homebrew) necromancer full of corpses, 1 I called home, and 1 to hold my pocket change.

@backcountry164 3 года назад

Any spell cast with a wish spell is cast using a 9th level slot. So your planar binding would last a year and day. This combo is incredibly powerful in combat when combined with portent. Having a Pit Fiend or Balor as a pet for a year is pretty decent. Technically you can do this every day for a year. Did someone say Decent to Avernus...

@shaynemross 3 года назад

I think technically it’s cast with an 8th Level, because it has to replicate a spell that is 8th Level or lower...

@backcountry164 3 года назад

@@shaynemross 8th level or lower but it's still cast using a 9th level slot. The wording is pretty clear "When you cast this spell using a spell slot of a higher level, the duration increases to... ...and to a year and a day with a 9th-level spell slot.".

@carlcollett9734 3 года назад

u guys rock...we play level 20 plus so this really helps...we use 1st edition for levels

@nucleargandhi2709 3 года назад

I think y'all really missed out on Mirage Arcane here. It's great for creating whatever base you want, reshaping the battlefield or the greater surrounding area to whatever you want, and a whole lot more.

@domesticatedmoss 3 года назад

This was actually a really useful vid for me rn , my wizard is getting to the stage where he is able to use these. Also i must ask again , where did ya get the shirt Kelly?

@cattrucker8257 3 года назад

Campaign idea: you play as a party's worth of Clones after a failed excursion against the BBEG, but the Clone spell was weakened or otherwise defective so you start at lower levels, and the Wizard who cast it was otherwise incapacitated by the BBEG and did not rejoin the Clone-revived party (or is also highly nerfed). That effectively puts you into a "second playthrough" story of a campaign against a BBEG as heroes needing to not just forge a path ahead, but to do it where they'd done it once before and the BBEG is prepared and out for them (and possibly to rescue the lost Wizard and regain their lost powers and swag).

@Deafwing 3 года назад

This is a timely video! Thanks!

@TheHornedKing 3 года назад

I'm fund of "Illusory Dragon". That spell is just so damn cool.

@asherandai1000 3 года назад

I concur. And the fact that you can say to your enemies "So you figured out it isn't real? It's still gonna kill you." Is just beautiful

@Archimonde259 3 года назад

@@asherandai1000 The damage is not great but I like that it's an Intelligence saving throw and a lot of brawny enemies don't have amazing intelligence

@asherandai1000 3 года назад

@@Archimonde259 7d6 in a 60ft cone with a save for half on a bonus action every round for a minute? That's more than a Meteor Swarm.

@Archimonde259 3 года назад

@@asherandai1000 The point of Meteor Swarm is that it doesn't take 1 minute to deal its damage. The two should not be compared. A more direct comparison could be something like Crown of Stars, which has comparable damage per bonus action to Illusory Dragon, with a lower level spell slot, without concentration, on a roll to hit instead of a saving throw. But then of course Illusory Dragon does a 60 foot cone AoE and has a fear effect stapled onto it while Crown of Stars hits a single target per turn

@asherandai1000 3 года назад

@@Archimonde259 Crown of Stars damage doesn't compare either. Even assuming a single target, Crown of stars average damage is only 182 assuming every single attack hits. At that level a high armour class is likely, I usually use 22 as a base for high CR single target encounters, as it could be higher or lower I think this is fair but feel free to use a different base. Assuming a maxed stat bonus gives +11 to hit, making for a 50% miss rate. That further reduces Crown of Stars damage to 91 over 7 turns. Illusory Dragon over 7 turns averages at 171.5 damage. Assuming every single save is successful reduces that to 85.75 damage. This is the "worst" case scenario for Illusory Dragon and it is almost equal, worst case scenario for CoS is 0 damage. It also doesn't factor in the 3 extra turns of damage, the AoE effect, or the other benefits it provides such as fear, providing a distraction target, or the fact you can remain hidden while ID attacks. I like CoS, but you can't honestly think it compares in any way. CoS loses out big in every respect except duration. I used Meteor Swarm because it's often seen by most as the pinnacle of spell damage, even though it actually isn't very good.

@darksarcasmsvideodiaries6262 3 года назад

As a veteran DM, I agree with so much on your rulings on Simulacrum. I enjoy your videos very much! Good job!

@DarrylCross 3 года назад

The other thing about the clone spell is not only can it be a backup life, but also the bit about being able to come back as a younger version of yourself. Imagine a BBEG who appears to society to be a wealthy philanthropic altruist who is the founder and main patron of an orphanage following a war, but truly in secret he is using it to select and train an army that has no loyalties or ties to anybody but himself. When the party finally find him out and confront him (leading to his death) and free the orphans not yet brainwashed - later he comes back as a poor child (still retaining his full knowledge and power) to engineer his revenge while hiding in plain sight - the party would have no reason to think this child is the same person that they had slain (as he would look considerably different). Similarly as a player, you could reasonably escape your bad reputation that follows you around for something you did (or did not do but were accused of) by having a younger clone. Then nobody would have reason to suspect that the youth they pass in the streets is the same person who was hung from the gallows last week. You essentially could create a new identity for yourself - revealing who you truly are only to your most trusted allies.

@slapdookieonastick4746 3 года назад

excellent as always guys. thx for ur efforts

@BlackShadow1991 2 года назад

Of course, Wish also had to show up XD But the Simulacrum, Demiplane and Contigency are also fun, well, in some situations and not always.

@jameswilliamsjr6202 3 года назад

It's good to know for beginning DM's. I'm about to start my first campaign as a DM.

@binolombardi 3 года назад

Nice video. I keep trying to drop a link to a war wizard guide I wrote after having played one for a few years, but RU-vid keeps removing the link to DnD Beyond. The war wizard guides available do not do the subclass justice. My guide probably isn’t written or edited well, but I do talk about concepts and mechanics that other guides don’t seem to cover.

@TheGenericavatar 3 года назад

Contingency condition: "Upon my Death, a Fireball spell cast at 5th level, centered on my body." >8D

@Archimonde259 3 года назад

ALLAH AKHBAR

@LightningBoltSpark 3 года назад

11:30 Regarding "Create Homunculus vs. Find Familiar", although it's true it can't be cast as a Ritual (therefore, consuming a 6th level spell slot to recast it, if the homunculus dies) it doesn't take more time than casting Find Familiar: "The ritual version of a spell takes 10 minutes LONGER to cast than normal." (PHB 201, Rituals). So Find Familiar takes 70 min (as a ritual) vs. Create Homunculus = 60 min.

@fadeleaf845 3 года назад

Imagine thinking that rerolling a save once per long rest or not losing your main feature for not attacking once is balanced with those

@El-Rico 3 года назад

My 20th level wizard uses wish to cast and instantly complete clone and simulacrum; saves time and material components (and money). Also, all rubies are actually sapphires, and they have a hardness of 9 on Mohs hardness scale, only surpassed by diamond. Realistically, it is very hard for a medeval person to crush it (evil DM's, heads-up there)

@warstar741galacticoverlord6 3 года назад

My favorite class is the wizard I used to be a level 5 one and I lost my character sheet a long time ago so I don't even remember all my spells

@TheLexagon 3 года назад

It was worth mentioning that wish can duplicate ANY and ALL spell of level 8th or lower from ANY spell list and bois if it's fun to awaken (as 5th level druid spell) your ranger's animal companion, boi OH boi.

@maid_of_heart3261 3 года назад

Would you say that the animal companion becomes Aware Wolf?

@TheLexagon 3 года назад

@@maid_of_heart3261 Yup he can even talk now as the spell skyrocket his int into 10 and teach him a language

@izunagi9064 3 года назад

I was thinking you could break the staff of power on the BBEG then come back to the party when you wake up in your clone

@M_M_ODonnell 3 года назад

A lot of high-level Divination spells are great opportunities for what amounts to an in-character discussion with the DM about "what's a clever direction we can take this story?"

@Arkegox 3 года назад

Have a cabal of wizards for my players next set of villains; just collecting some ideas

@knate44 3 года назад

Contingency: Wall of Force, 3 by 3 10 ft square sheet cutting through your 5ft hight, shunting you and your allies up, and you foes down, forcing them prone. Run away as they get squished and are forced to crawl.

@DungeonDudes 3 года назад

Wall of force isn’t a valid contingency, but you could use Resilient Sphere

@knate44 3 года назад

@@DungeonDudes Ah right, doesn't target self.

@thomassierp5583 3 года назад

My necromancer had 1 of each elemental bound for a year. He promised to owe them a favour and help them in their various endeavours when the spell ended. The DM started calling me the avatar but we called them the four horsemen. Add contingent get out of jail free cards I had all four survive for 2 days shy of the full year. Excellent plot hooks with us paying back the service in 4 stories in the elemental planes.

@bigwig8657 3 года назад

Omg the Strange and Dormomu scene woulda been so much more epic if strange had to come back naked 😂😂😂

@clarkkent163000 3 года назад

Rule 34

@MsKeylas 3 года назад

@@clarkkent163000 nope it is not rule 34...

@zakskakum7444 3 года назад

I'm planning a campaign for my party and in it there is a wizard NPC they could possibly meet. The wizard is mad but not insane and they like building magical monsters and items. They used the Demiplane spell to create a workshop/laboratory/living space and they created this magical artifact that allowed them to extend the dimensions of the Demiplane. I also cheated the Demiplane duration by having the NPC put a permanent teleportation circle into the Demiplane because when you cast Plane Shift if you attune the tuning fork material component to a Teleportation Circle, you can plane shift to that teleportation circle.

@DracoChurch07 3 года назад

Mention Dresden files? Instant thumbs up.

@Morjixxo 3 года назад

Wow. The clone part is mind-blowing

@Atrianpaul 3 года назад

with your clone you got to have lot jars too so when you teleport back, start choping your old body to get the materials components for more clones!! XD

@aaronjjacques 3 года назад

demiplane is 27000 cubic feet of something. Imagine filling it with acid, water, greek fire, alchemical glue. And then casting it on the roof directly above your enemies.

@elinamauno8833 3 года назад

Perfect timing with this as even though my wizard is level 6, we'll play until level 13 minimum so I like to plot out what spells I could take at later levels XD

@nightflame69 3 года назад

You would also want to leave copies of your spell books in case your clone is a wizard

@dcyphermanplays8233 3 года назад

Simulacrum would be great for making down time stuff like making magic items or potions or s*** like that

@tannermason4315 3 года назад

Great work guys.

@MisterChelonian 10 месяцев назад

Create homunculus plus the 10th level Necromancer class ability means you can give it hit points without hurting yourself.

@oneoftheboyz1538 3 года назад

The combined power of clone and wish is way greater than what it seems, for new players, once every long rest you can practically create a clone (that still matures in 120 days, but there's also a solution for that) you can practically become the Reborn heroes after every hope was lost. It just gives a great and immediate opportunity for roleplay and backup plan.

@BlueJoneleth 3 года назад

Don't you still need to build the vats to store the clones though? I get you can bypass the material components but you still need the storage device, no?

@oneoftheboyz1538 3 года назад

@@BlueJoneleth well it's about building a container that gets filled after with the wish spell, it has not to be sci fi, just an impermeable container into which the clone can grow, at least these are the descriptions given, then is up to the DM to decide how fancy it must be. Actually I don't know if it still has to cost 2k gold pieces if you use the wish spell... I have to think about this.

@BlueJoneleth 3 года назад

@@oneoftheboyz1538 It's probably cheaper since you don't need the diamond.

@grahamready1065 3 года назад

You know, I feel like it would've been nice to have Demiplane be one of those spells that you can make permanent if you cast it in the same place for 1 year. Players could use it as the entrance to an admittedly small, yet really cool secret base that could be kept secure through a host of other spells, while I could also see high-level wizard NPCs setting up a whole bunch of interconnected demiplanes to create a massive dungeon complex a la Critical Role's Happy Fun Ball of Tricks. Idk, maybe that'd be too powerful even for an 8th level spell, but at the same time, several adventures use much larger demiplanes as settings for their stories, so it'd be nice to have a way to set something like that up using an existing spell that players could potentially pick up.

@spinwardbound 3 года назад

Nice work again guys. My Bard has a Simulacrum of our party's Cleric. It has one spell left so I am about to use True Polymorph to transform my Simulacrum into a Gold Dragon. My new friendly Gold Dragon is going to be awesome. The DM is going to hate it! :)

@archlittle6067 3 года назад

True Polymorph only lasts for an hour, then the Dragon becomes an NPC. So TP your Simulacrum into a Noble Gen and wish for a new Simulacrum.

@carsonrush3352 3 года назад

@@archlittle6067, that right there is some big brain thinking.

@leandrochavez6480 3 года назад

Good Magical Secrets guide, thanks 😊

@adriannelson4214 3 года назад

Fun idea: Cast *Simulacrum* with *Wish* for free, each simulacrum also casts *Simulacrum* with *Wish,* repeat until you have a small town's population of high level wizards to do your bidding. Have the last simulacrum created cast *Clone* on you with *Wish* just for good measure (unless you have a druid or cleric to cast *Regenerate* or have a *Ring of Regeneration*). That way, not only do you have a quick and cheap replica of Aeor, but you can have hundreds, if not thousands of identical spellcasters to protect your clone. At this point, liches are just liches because they're uncreative.

@jAfr0Thunder86 3 года назад

Where's Tuesday's (May 4, 2021) Video??? I was looking forward to it.

@Oðrun 3 года назад

Simulacrum: have another player take on the role of the simulacrum, regardless of who was simulated. Change players as you like. Doesn't deal with the DM's extra burden, but it does solve the issue of Player X alone having two characters.

@asherandai1000 3 года назад

My Friend's group used to struggle with everyone wanting to be casters and no tanks in the group. Then he started casting Simulacrum on anyone who played a tank, and gave them control of it. Now he can't get rid of the barbarians...

@hella_lugosi 3 года назад

Use Wish to cast Simulacrum and then have the Simulacrum cast Wish so you can cast Wish through them without any of the drawbacks

@ilzarion 3 года назад

My players use every wish they can get their hands on to permanently give resistance to a type of damage to the whole party. And since it works on 10 creatures, they sell the extra slots to nobles and other npcs for profit. acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic, piercing, poison, psychic, radiant, slashing, and thunder. first 13 wishes. I force them to use 3 more for Magical Slashing, bludgeoning, piercing. We have never seen a 17th wish... I wonder what they would cast :-D , and yes, they have the noncasters use the rings, luckblades etc to get the fatigue and 33%.

@zzervas1 3 года назад

Please do a video on the 10 best spells to take for a Bard's Magical Secrets

@brain-inafryingpan 3 года назад

Was just about to say Harry Dresden does this before Kelly went ahead and name dropped him. I'm still sad I never really got to mess around with higher level spell before my campaign ended.

@fuzzygreentiger 3 года назад

Lmao. I’m just recently watching Dungeons of Drakenheim for the first time, and just watched Sebastian deal with Simulacmum and now you’re talking about it.

@EsShinkai02 3 года назад

1. Create Simulacrum of another PC. Do not tell them. 2. Keep your simulacrum in stasis until that PC dies. 3. Hand their player your simulacrum's sheet. 4. Roleplay waking "the pc" up and tell them they're suffering amnesia from their near death experience. 5. Proceed as normal until you can rez the real one. 6. Watch the simulacrum's worldview collapse as they watch you raise the PC they believed themself to be. 7. ???? 8. WIZARD!