In need of good ideas for spells to use with Permanent Emanation Feat!

[angel8fingers]

Hey guys ( and gals!) I need a good spell for use with Permanent Emanation. Thinking of Anti-Life Shell, can't bring myself to use Anti-Magic Field (with the hole in the middle for my arch-mage via Mastery of Shaping) Thanks in advance for the suggestions. Good ones will garner EXP points!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Doesn't it just scream "Stinking Cloud?"

 

[Sekhmet]

Stinking Cloud isn't an emanation. Here is a list of common emanations for use with that feat.

name level target area reference
Adrenaline Surge Drd 2, Sor/Wiz 2 Your summoned creatures within a spherical emanation with a radius equal to the range, centered on you MotW p82
Alarm Brd 1, Rgr 1, Sor/Wiz 1 20-ft.-radius emanation centered on a point in space RSRD SpellListII & SpellsA-B
Amplify Brd 1 15-ft.-radius emanation centered on a creature, object, or point in space MoF p77
Antilife Shell Animal 6, Clr 6, Drd 6 10-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsA-B
Antimagic Field Clr 8, Magic 6, Protection 6, Sor/Wiz 6 10-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsA-B
Antiplant Shell Drd 4 10-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsA-B
Big Sky Drd 5 You and all allies and enemies within a 30-ft. radius emanation centered on you MotW p83
Blacklight Darkness 1, Sor/Wiz 3 A 20-ft.-radius emanation centered on a creature, object, or point in space FR p67,D&D p216
Body of the Sun Drd 2, Sor/Wiz 2 5-ft. radius emanation centered on you MotW p84
Cacophonic Shield Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 6 10-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you MoF p83
Castigate Clr 4 10-ft. radius emanation DotF p83
Cloudburst Drd 2 100-ft.-radius emanation MoF p84
Consecrate Clr 2 20-ft.-radius emanation RSRD SpellListI & SpellsC
Control Light Clr 4 5 ft./level emanation centered on a creature, object or point in space R&R
Crown of Glory Glory 8 120-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you DotF p84,D&D p216
Deathwatch Clr 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListI & SpellsD-E
Decomposition Drd 2 All enemies within a 50-ft. radius emanation centered on you MotW p87
Desecrate Clr 2, Evil 2 20-ft.-radius emanation RSRD SpellListI & SpellsD-E
Detect Animals or Plants Drd 1, Rgr 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Detect Chaos Adp 1, Clr 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListI & SpellsD-E
Detect Evil Adp 1, Clr 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListI & SpellsD-E
Detect Good Adp 1, Clr 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListI & SpellsD-E
Detect Law Adp 1, Clr 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListI & SpellsD-E
Detect Magic Adp 0, Brd 0, Clr 0, Drd 0, Sor/Wiz 0 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Detect Scrying Brd 4, Sor/Wiz 4 40-ft.-radius emanation centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Detect Secret Doors Brd 1, Knowledge 1, Sor/Wiz 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Detect Snares and Pits Drd 1, Rgr 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Detect Thoughts Brd 2, Knowledge 2, Sor/Wiz 2 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Detect Undead Clr 1, Pal 1, Sor/Wiz 1 Cone-shaped emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Dimensional Lock Clr 8, Sor/Wiz 8 20-ft.-radius emanation centered on a point in space RSRD SpellListII & SpellsD-E
Divine Flame Clr 2 15-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you DotF p85
Divine Zephyr Clr 2 15-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you DotF p85
False Vision Brd 5, Sor/Wiz 5, Trickery 5 40-ft.-radius emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsF-G
Forceward Clr 3 (Helm), Pal 3 10-ft.-radius emanation centered on you MoF p95
Globe of Invulnerability Sor/Wiz 6 10-ft.-radius spherical emanation, centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsF-G
Globe of Invulnerability, Lesser Sor/Wiz 4 10-ft.-radius spherical emanation, centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsF-G
Hand of Torm Clr 4 (Torm), Pal 4 10-ft.-radius emanation centered on you MoF p99
Improved Alarm Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 3 25-ft.-radius emanation centered on a point in space 25 ft.-radius emanation centered on a point in space MotP p35
Invisibility Sphere Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 3 You or a creature or object weighing no more than 100 lb./level 10-ft.-radius emanation around the creature or object touched RSRD SpellListII & SpellsH-L
Iron Storm Sor/Wiz 3 20-ft. radius emanation R&R
Joyful Noise Brd 1 10-ft. radius emanation centered on you S&S p93
Magic Circle against Chaos Clr 3, Law 3, Pal 3, Sor/Wiz 3 10-ft.-radius emanation from touched creature RSRD SpellListII & SpellsM-O
Magic Circle against Evil Clr 3, Good 3, Pal 3, Sor/Wiz 3 10-ft.-radius emanation from touched creature RSRD SpellListII & SpellsM-O
Magic Circle against Good Asn 3, Clr 3, Evil 3, Sor/Wiz 3 10-ft.-radius emanation from touched creature RSRD SpellListI & SpellsM-O
Magic Circle against Law Chaos 3, Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 3 10-ft.-radius emanation from touched creature RSRD SpellListI & SpellsM-O
Mass Manifest Clr 6, Sor/Wiz 8 25-ft.-radius emanation centered on a point in space MotP p36
Maw of Chaos Sor/Wiz 9 15-ft.-radius emanation MoF p107
Minor Symbol of Divinity Clr 1, Drd 1, Pal 1, Protection 1, Rgr 1 5-ft. radius/level emanation 5-ft. radius/level emanation R&R
Negative Energy Geyser Death 8, Sor/Wiz 8 5 ft. and 30-ft. emanation R&R2
Reality Maelstrom Sor/Wiz 7 5-ft.-radius/level emanation, centered on a point in space, and 10-ft.-radius/level burst centered on the same point MotP p38
Repel Vermin Brd 4, Clr 4, Drd 4, Rgr 3 10-ft.-radius emanation centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsP-R
Repel Wood Drd 6, Plant 6 60-ft. line-shaped emanation from you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsP-R
Repulsion Clr 7, Protection 7, Sor/Wiz 6 Up to 10-ft.-radius/level emanation centered on you RSRD SpellListII & SpellsP-R
Rune of Darkness Sor/Wiz 2 up to 30-ft. diameter sphere emanation R&R
Silence Brd 2, Clr 2 20-ft.-radius emanation centered on a creature, object, or point in space RSRD SpellListI & SpellsS
Suppress Glyph Clr 6 (Deneir) 100-ft.-radius emanation centered on you. MoF p126
Taldock's Spell Inhibitor Protection 6, Sor/Wiz 6 100-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you R&R
Tanil's Purging Clr 4, Rgr 4 20-ft. radius emanation from caster R&R
Unfetter Undead Sor/Wiz 6 50 ft. radius emanation N:BtG
Zone of Revelation Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 4 5-ft.-radius/level emanation MotP p40
Zone of Silence Brd 4 5-ft.-radius emanation centered on you RSRD SpellListI & SpellsT-Z
Zone of Truth Clr 2, Pal 2 20-ft.-radius emanation RSRD SpellListII & SpellsT-Z

 

[Sekhmet]

I should also mention that, even with Mastery of Shaping a hole in the center for you to stand in, you would still have to lower the shield to cast through it.

 

[Corwin of Amber]

That's quite a list, but it doesn't conain my favorite: Greater Consumptive Field. This spell has a chance (Will negates) to kill anything at 9hp or fewer and grants you 1d8 temporary hp, +2 untyped Strength bonus and +1 CL (up to half of your normal CL). 30ft rad emanation.

 

[Sekhmet]

Do you have the source for that spell on hand?

I just looked it up (was cooking dinner), and I can see why I missed it. I've never really allowed Libris Mortis, except in very rare cases. I hadn't looked through the spell lists very thoroughly, it seems.

I would not suggest this spell, for two reasons.
Will save negates, and it cannot affect any creature more than once.

As a DM, I would seek an end to the cheese factor on this spell's "Permanent" effect. I would allow the bonuses to accrue to a maximum, and allow the bonuses a maximum duration. Considering the EPIC level required, the cap would reflect that level of casting, but it would prevent a character from entering a low level Kobold camp or thirty and accruing massive Str, CL, and HP bonuses for the rest of his adventure.

 

[TDRandall]

kill anything at 9hp or fewer

Including your fellow adventurers, presumably?

Then again, looks like that probably doesn't really matter. Anything epic that hits you is most likely dealing enough damange that your chance to fall in the range of 1-9hp may be rather low.

 

[arcseed]

Globe of Invulnerability seems an obvious choice. Particularly since one of your archmage's major vulnerabilities is still the (perhaps metamagiced) scorching ray.

Invisibility Sphere, perhaps, though I'm not quite sure how the attack-negating would interact with the feat; as DM, I'd probably rule it a dispelling effect that negates the spell for 2d4 rounds. You'd probably do better with persistent improved invisibility.

Anything with offensive potential is potentially incredibly inconvenient, though perhaps not so much with the ability to dismiss as a free action.

 

[Thanael]

Permanent Emanation... handbook?

 

[Andion Isurand]

I'm surprised that Replicate Casting (Spell Compendium) isn't listed for those times when it produces an effect that emanates from the caster.

Depending on how you read it, you could use Replicate Casting to effectively obtain all eligible effects of 8th level or lower as "Permanent Emanations".