Shhh! No verbal spells aloud.

[Xarlen]

Okay, here's the situation.

The PCs are basicly in the climactic fight of the campaign, dealing with a powerful wizard. The wizard had several metamagic feats (Empower, Extend, Sicken), but the cleric hit him with a Silence spell. He rolled a 1.

My players don't usually... well, DO this. This is the first time I've really gotten them to use buff spells and dispels and the like.

What I'd like to know, what spells have S and M only components? I don't want pull a GM fiat, but I would think this wizard would have a little preperation for just such an occasion. I havn't solidified his spell list yet.

So, what spells have no verbal components?

 

[Mr Fidgit]

unless i've missed some...from the PH:

gaseous form, hypnotic pattern*, invisibility to animals, mislead, rainbow pattern*

(* see spell description)

 

[Xarlen]

Wow. That's... minimal.

 

[Mr Fidgit]

there may be some more in other books. do you want me to check what i've got? (FRCS, MaoF, etc.)


[edit - FRCS (a quick look) = none]

 

[Xarlen]

Is it too much of a Dues Ex Machina to pull something like that?

I'm thinking something like, say, Spinal Tendril.

Do you have to be able to speak to use a Scroll?

 

[Corlon]

hmm, well, being evil and supposing the characters haven't seen his stats, you could give him silent spell, and cast a silent dispel magic.

on the other thing, I don't know if scrolls require verbal, but even if they do, he could have a silent dispel magic scroll just for this occasion.

there's another item all my spellcasters will have

 

[Oni]

Yes, scrolls require to use the components that spell requires.

 

[Xarlen]

No, I'm not going to pull a Silenced Dispel. I just want to give him a chance to get a spell or two off, otherwise, without resorting to giving him more metamagic.

I want the PC to feel he did something Really Effective by silencing the wizard. He was taking a Real Chance because the DC of the spell was only 17, and it was a *Will save*, on a spellcaster.

 

[Oni]

hmm, well, being evil and supposing the characters haven't seen his stats, you could give him silent spell, and cast a silent dispel magic.

on the other thing, I don't know if scrolls require verbal, but even if they do, he could have a silent dispel magic scroll just for this occasion.

there's another item all my spellcasters will have

This btw is a terrible practise in my opinion. The players may as well not have even bothered with silence. What is the point of a character ability if its just going to be fudged out of existance when they use it effectively?

 

[Andion Isurand]

this is why I like to get a Silent Spell metamagic rod into my character's belt, sooner than later