Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

Suggestion: A new mode feat for spellcasters, that makes spells have no negative impact when you cast them.

I'm not sure about the implementation, it could reduce CL and DCs to 0 was my thought. So you cast the spell, it has CL 0 and DC 0 - therefore, it should do minimal/no damage and not impact anyone unless they roll a 1 (though some spells IIRC do have some fixed damage not dependant on CL, which would be the only problematic element).

All caster classes are given this feat. As long as illusions aren't prohibited, the feat will work. All spells are considered non-hostile illusions while the feat is on.

Use case would be for lightshows, magic shows, intimidation - anywhere that you want a spell's visual effect without any negative effects.

I'm writing this under duress. Metaquad4 is forcing me to log on and support the suggestion. However...

Unfortunately, not quite as simple as the OP's proposed implementation. We'd probably need to change a pile of spell scripts to make it work.

metaquad4 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 1:02 pm Use case would be for lightshows, magic shows, intimidation - anywhere that you want a spell's visual effect without any negative effects.

....you mean like casting weird... without killing someone? who would want that tho? let them die

Seems it would be easier to just implement like a prestidigitation-style spell that can do various VFX with no mechanical effect.

DM Ghost wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:40 pm Seems it would be easier to just implement like a prestidigitation-style spell that can do various VFX with no mechanical effect.

That sounds like it could also work!

DM Ghost wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:40 pm Seems it would be easier to just implement like a prestidigitation-style spell that can do various VFX with no mechanical effect.

like some sort of mimic spell that can copy any spell you already know for the light show

that would be cool