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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8872406" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Okay, so I think the spell needs a rewriting. For a start, it'd be nice if the <em>animate objects</em> spell could produce the Animated Objects in the <em>Monster Manual</em> and SRD, namely the Medium CR 1 <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animated-object-animated-armor" target="_blank">Animated Armor</a></strong>, the Small CR 1/4 <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animated-object-flying-sword" target="_blank">Flying Sword</a></strong>, and the Large CR 2 <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animated-object-rug-of-smothering" target="_blank">Rug of Smothering</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>Note that the statistics of these SRD Animated Objects don't match those of the <em>animate objects</em> spell creations.</p><p></p><p>I'd also quite like the option of creating a swarm of animated objects.</p><p></p><p>Now the closest SRD spell comparison I can find are the <em>conjure elemental</em> and <em>conjure minor elemental</em> spells. These summon elementals based on their Challenge Rating.</p><p></p><p>The 4th-level spell <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/spell/conjure-minor-elementals" target="_blank"><em><strong>conjure minor elemental</strong></em></a> has:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">You summon elementals that appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. You choose one the following options for what appears:</p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four elementals of challenge rating 1/2 or lower</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight elementals of challenge rating 1/4 or lower</li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>At Higher Levels</strong>: When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as many with an 8th-level slot.</p><p></p><p>While the 5th-level spell <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/spell/conjure-elemental" target="_blank"><em><strong>conjure elemental</strong></em></a> has:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">An elemental of challenge rating 5 or lower appropriate to the area you chose appears in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of it.</p><p></p><p>That seems the best approach. I'll write up a proposed alternative description for the spell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8872406, member: 57383"] Okay, so I think the spell needs a rewriting. For a start, it'd be nice if the [I]animate objects[/I] spell could produce the Animated Objects in the [I]Monster Manual[/I] and SRD, namely the Medium CR 1 [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animated-object-animated-armor']Animated Armor[/URL][/B], the Small CR 1/4 [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animated-object-flying-sword']Flying Sword[/URL][/B], and the Large CR 2 [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animated-object-rug-of-smothering']Rug of Smothering[/URL][/B]. Note that the statistics of these SRD Animated Objects don't match those of the [I]animate objects[/I] spell creations. I'd also quite like the option of creating a swarm of animated objects. Now the closest SRD spell comparison I can find are the [I]conjure elemental[/I] and [I]conjure minor elemental[/I] spells. These summon elementals based on their Challenge Rating. The 4th-level spell [URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/spell/conjure-minor-elementals'][I][B]conjure minor elemental[/B][/I][/URL] has: [INDENT]You summon elementals that appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. You choose one the following options for what appears:[/INDENT] [INDENT][LIST] [*]One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower [*]Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower [*]Four elementals of challenge rating 1/2 or lower [*]Eight elementals of challenge rating 1/4 or lower [/LIST][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]At Higher Levels[/B]: When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as many with an 8th-level slot.[/INDENT] While the 5th-level spell [URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/spell/conjure-elemental'][I][B]conjure elemental[/B][/I][/URL] has: [INDENT]An elemental of challenge rating 5 or lower appropriate to the area you chose appears in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of it.[/INDENT] That seems the best approach. I'll write up a proposed alternative description for the spell. [/QUOTE]
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