In this video we’ll be going over the best Spells in the game that also happen to be able to deal psychic damage.
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–The List–
Intro: (0:00)
10. Dissonant Whispers: (0:09)
9. Mind Sliver: (2:38)
8. Wrathful Smite: (4:35)
7. Shadow Blade: (6:20)
6. Feeblemind: (9:36)
5. Raulothim’s Psychic Lance: (11:17)
4. Synaptic Static: (12:42)
3. Tasha’s Mind Whip: (14:31)
2. Mental Prison: (16:58)
1. Dream: (19:18)
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Very informative videos!
Tasha's Mind Whip has been an absurd pain in my ass as a DM, but blessedly I don't believe my players have realized Slow is even better…
I miss the subversive monty python like subtitles but still ❤️
Shadow Blade is what Flame Blade should have been. Shadow Blade makes a weapon you can attack with. Flame Blade creates a spell in which you can attack with. The difference is that Extra Attack can be used with Shadow Blade but you have to use your melee attacking ability while Flame Blade has its own special action which can't be used with EA and uses your spell attack. Its a real subtle difference but makes the world of difference whenever you wanna do a Bladesinger.
You can't move an enemy out of Mental Prison with dissonant whispers. "The creature doesn’t move into obviously dangerous ground, such as a fire or a pit."
Dissonant whispers is the signature spell of my Aberrant mind Tiefling who is basically the scariest thing you will see. It's awesome being able to cast a spell at the cost of 1 sorcery point, and i always make a whole cinematic every time i cast it. Like this one i made yesterday:
There was no mistaking what the look in his eyes heralded, or the carnivorous stalking of his footsteps as he approached. He smiled as he walked, but this was not an expression of joy or happiness. Yes, smiles meant that much to him. His smile was different. This was, no doubt, an act meant only to show his teeth in a menacing manner. Everything from the tilt of his head to the gleam in his eyes indicated a bloodlust even a predator would envy. Though silent, his predatory gaze burns with a fire you can even feel when he looks. He shows no obvious signs of aggression, but his own posture is enough to make his target uneasy. Then he laughed. Not the light, gleeful, barking laugh he used to use all the time. It was a slow, heavy, bitter laugh that only served to darken his semblant even more as he said — "are you warning me? Did you forget who you are talking to?"
Question: has anyone but a DM ever used dream effectively?
Top 10 8th level spells
I was specting phantasmal killer as number 1 spell
I once made a mini boss class creature take 3 oportunity attacks with dissonant whisper. Was quite an epic moment for my bard.
Everyday I get a new reason to play a Bard
Mind Whip is too damn good for its level, in not sure how it got printed like it did
7:04 what player have blind sight?!
9:36 Feeblemind used to be 5th level, now it's 8th level … what happened?
Frightened also applies disadvantage on Ability Checks. Wrathful Smite would literally keep a target continuously frightened.
My god, what they told me was true… I didn't want to believe it, but… but D&D has become a table top video game D:
I believe wrathfull smite only deals damage once.
Amazed mind sliver wasn’t higher
right when I need it!
The fact that Dream can eat up a use of a boss's legendary resistance ahead of time, all without eating into your own spell slots or action economy for the eventual fight with them that day, makes it an amazing option that I have literally never considered before.
I love using dissonant whispers for flavorfull descriptions of combat. It's a great way to let players describe what they see to make them scared. Every bard I've played or played with loves this spellm
Silvery barbs and Mind whip go in spots 1 & 2 for me 🙂
Lots of damn cool spells :O
I adore Bigby's Hand nice to see it get mention 😁
How about a best Bard Only Spells Top 10
Feeblemind let's you make a new int saving throw after 30 days. But as a result of the spell your int is 1, so good luck with that, lol
Defeat a beholder, cast dream, and get creative.
Can you do top 10 cleric spells?
Great Old One Warlocks also have access to Dissonant Whispers. Between that and Repellent Blast, I made a warlock that was hard for melee characters to get close to.
Aberrant mind can get dissonant wispers at lvl 1, and was a really fun spell to cast.
As for ideas for future videos, how about:
– few ways to creatively use three-krin's secondary arms, Hadozee bonus-action item interaction and the plasmoid pseudopods, perhaps? All have to do with equipment fiddling, and I enjoyed your videos on that before!
– best mechanics from d&d adventures to include in your games? For instance, i remember how Waterdeep Dragon Heist (or was it Tales from Yawning Portal?) Had rules for how much a spell book is worth for a trader, how much gold certain magic items cost, and there are some rules about survival in Frost Maiden adventure. There ought to be more gems like those to highlight, for those that don't buy/read adventures cover to cover!
– And of course, there ought to be fun things to cover about One D&D playtest.