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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7296837" data-attributes="member: 20323">To gauge the power of this, I'd use conjure animals (3rd-level spell) and reverse engineer from there...which it looks like you did...[SECTION]You summon fey spirits that take the form of Beasts and appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. Choose one of the following options for what appears.• One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower• Two Beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower• Four Beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower• Eight Beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lowerAt Higher Levels: 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 5th-level slot, three times as many with a 7th-level slot, and four times as many with a 9th-level slot.[/SECTION]To extrapolate this pattern, if you had a 1st-level version on conjure animals, it would be reasonable to expect it to summon half as many creatures as the 3rd level spells... for example Four CR 1/4 creatures or Two CR 1/2 creatures.However, because force multiplier is more potent at lower levels, I'd recommend reducing it to Four CR 1/8 or Eight CR 0.So, I'd peg your spell Swarm of Bones as 1st-level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7296837, member: 20323"] To gauge the power of this, I'd use [I]conjure animals[/I] (3rd-level spell) and reverse engineer from there...which it looks like you did... [SECTION]You summon fey spirits that take the form of Beasts and appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. Choose one of the following options for what appears. • One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower • Two Beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower • Four Beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower • Eight Beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lower At Higher Levels: 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 5th-level slot, three times as many with a 7th-level slot, and four times as many with a 9th-level slot. [/SECTION] To extrapolate this pattern, if you had a 1st-level version on [I]conjure animals[/I], it would be reasonable to expect it to summon [B]half[/B] as many creatures as the 3rd level spells... for example Four CR 1/4 creatures or Two CR 1/2 creatures. However, because force multiplier is more potent at lower levels, I'd recommend reducing it to Four CR 1/8 or Eight CR 0. So, I'd peg your spell [I]Swarm of Bones[/I] as 1st-level. [/QUOTE]

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