Argant Bladeworks

[Katdoral]

Argant Bladeworks
School: Evocation [Force]
Level: Sor/Wiz 9, Clr 9
Components: V,S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Target: 1 or more targets within 120'radius
Range: 120'
Duration: 3 rounds (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

This spell creates several weapons of force in one casting. For every 5 levels, 1 weapon of force is created and can then be assigned to any target within 120' of the caster. Each weapon of force has an attack roll equal to the caster level of the caster, plus the caster's wisdom or intelligence modifier(Whichever is appropriate for it's class). Regardless of the appearance of the weapon of force, they each do 2d6 damage, plus the caster's wisdom or intelligence modifier(Whichever is appropriate for it's class). Additionally, the caster can also sacrifice an available spell or spell slot, up to 5th level, to receive a bonus equal to the sacrificed spell's level to attack and damage rolls. If the attack bonus, before calculating a sacrificed spell, would give iterative attacks, the weapons of force can make those iterative attacks immediately. All weapons of force attack from the direction of the caster. They can also provide flanking bonuses, take advantage of flanking bonuses, and take a single attack of opportunity if such a circumstance allows. Weapons of force will follow targets that move, however if any of the weapons of force move beyond 120' of the caster, the spell (and all remaining weapons of force) ends.

[MustSeekyr]

So very broken. Ninth level spell allowing a wizard to become three fighters and a mage. It only gets worse as it progresses.

[Katdoral]

Well yes, it can create a fair amount of damage. Assuming a 20th level spellcaster with an Intelligence of 29 (Assumed starting stat of 18, with all level bumps of +5, and a +6 stat increasing item.) and a 5th level spell to increase it's enhancement bonus to +5, it could if all hits landed, deal 104 point of damage in a round. However, note that the spell does not state, and this was intentional, that it strikes as a spell, which means damage reduction applies. To compare that to, say, meteor swarm, assuming all pebbles hit the intended target, meteor swarm would cause 192 points of damage at it's maximum, with no save. Admittedly, the spell does have a duration, though that was set to a static number of 3. Also, if any of the weapons of force are moved beyond 120', the spell automatically ends entirely. So yes, in theory, it could cause roughly 30% more damage then a single casting of meteor swarm over 3 rounds, I don't think it's really beyond the scope of a 9th level spells damage capacity.