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  • kazakhspy@lemmy.world
    21·
    1 year ago

    DMs, would you consider adding rogues/assasins as enemies against spellcaster who spam fireball? Or like a group of dwarfs with shield master? On one hand, it will encourage more variety in a future, on the other the spellcaster would feel bad that he cant do much in such a fight and would probably get killed quickly.

    It doesnt feel right “punishing” a spellcaster who uses fireball as a solution to all his problems like that, right?

    Edit: and make them tieflings as well…oh god…poor fireballers

    • gerusz@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Shield master doesn’t work against fireballs, it only works against single-target spells.

      As for tieflings… well, a wizard with the elemental adept feat can just ignore fire resistance (and ensures that the minimum damage on the fireball is bumped to 16). Or a Scribes wizard can just have Spirit Shroud in their spellbook, cast necroball, and be done with it. Or a sorcerer with transmuted spell can use another elemental type too, though for them it costs SPs.

      • kazakhspy@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        You sure shield master doesnt work on fireball? The AC bonus to DEX save doesnt apply, but taking no damage on a succesful save should still apply, no?

        • gerusz@ttrpg.networkEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You’re right, though they still have to make the save first. I recommend pairing it with a Ring of Evasion in that case. Though both the ring and the shield master feat use your reaction so even that is less than ideal.