Talk:Sasha's Skull Servant (3.5e Spell)

While I like the flavor and all of this spell line ( as well as it's use), isn't it a little too powerful for a fifth level spell? Unless an HD or CR limitation is added, mayhap? (Note: this is my first post) - HarrowedMind

I don't think it's all that bad in comparison to other actually wizard-level 5th-level spells (if you are confused by wizard-level then try reading this page). The ones like plane shift that let you end an enemy really fast. This one has the inherent limitations of being a Death effect, which many of the more potent save-or-die effects like the aforementioned plane shift do not. Admittedly it has range (plane shift and slay living are both touch) so I could see it being bumped to a 6 but not too much higher than that.

HD and CR limitations make spells obsolete (case-in-point being color spray), and I think a 5th level spell should be able to be used at just about any level of the game once it can be accessed. It's almost unfair to render a spell totally useless, especially when it has the normal constraints of a death effect tacked on. - TG Cid 20:51, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Close range is a lot better than touch: If the target fails their save against a touch attack, they're not unlikely to full attack for all of your health or some similarly painful thing. slay living is a reasonable comparison, and this spell is almost strictly better. It is possible to make an HD or CR limitation that scales with caster level, but I think HD limits are not very elegant in general. --Foxwarrior 23:46, 15 September 2011 (UTC)