Spell Chains Requested by the Creel family during our Kickstarter Thank you! Among the shattered worlds, magic doesn’t always work identically Spellcasters are sometimes not as powerful as they can be, necessitating large cabals who work in tandem to cast spells more powerful than 6th, or even 4th level Given access to stronger magic, they quickly apply the lessons they’ve learned on their planes to create interesting, sometimes devastating chains of magic A spell chain is a group of spells cast in a specific order to elicit the effects desired All but the first of these spells must be modified by the Chained Spell metamagic feat Chained Potency Prerequisites: Chained Spell, character level 15th, ability to cast 4th-level spells, cannot be able to cast 5th-level spells Benefit: You gain a 5th-level spell slot that you can use to prepare or cast a chained spell Special: You can gain this feat more than once Its effects stack Chained Spell (Metamagic) Your spell can be chained off of another for greater effect Benefit: You gain the chained benefit of the spell for the stage at which it is cast and can concentrate on your spell to allow other casters to cast their chained spells in the following rounds (only the first spell in a chain can be cast on the same turn as the trigger) As long as each caster of a chained spell continues to concentrate on their spell, you can benefit from yours See chained spell descriptions below for more details A chained spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell’s actual level Chained Spell Descriptions Each of the following spells count as triggers for a chain of spells that follow Spells that function like a spell count as that spell for the purpose of chained spells and triggers Only the first chained spell can be cast in the same round as the trigger Subsequent spells only gain the chained benefit when cast after a creature has used its standard action to concentrate on the previous spell in the chain For example, on the round that Brister casts a scorching ray, Caidro can cast a chained light spell On his next turn, Brister holds his action, and Caidro uses his standard action to concentrate on his chained spell Once he does, Brister takes his turn, casting a chained fireball on the same creatures he hit with scorching ray, effectively ignoring his allies with the damaging spell On the next round, as long as Brister concentrates on his chained spell, Caidro or a third spellcaster could potentially cast a chained disintegrate on any of Brister’s original targets that remain in range without having to succeed at touch attacks against them 184 Example Layout Triggering Spell Chained Spell (order): The chained spell’s benefit If the spell’s order is or higher, it cannot be cast for its chained benefit until all previous casters have concentrated on their own chained spells Acid Arrow Acid Splash (1): When you or another creature cast acid arrow, You can cast acid splash as a chained spell before the end of your next turn and affect each creature you can see within 5-feet of acid arrow’s target, including that creature Rusting Grasp (2): If another creature is concentrating on the chained acid splash spell above, you can cast rusting grasp as a chained spell and affect each creature you can see originally hit by acid arrow or acid splash Harm (3): If another creature is concentrating on the chained rusting grasp spell above, you can cast harm as a chained spell and affect each creature originally hit by acid arrow or acid splash that is still within range When cast in this way, harm deals acid damage, can damage undead, and requires a saving throw of Fortitude (half) You are not required to make touch attacks against those targets, but they receive a saving throw and spell resistance applies Cone of Cold Grease (1): When you or another creature cast cone of cold, you can cast grease as a chained spell before the end of your next turn and affect the same area as cone of cold Creatures that failed their save against cone of cold that are still in the area not gain a saving throw