![]() ![]() So it's more of a fully defensive spell for when you need to heal up and buff, but it makes it difficult to monitor the battle, and you can't use it as a fortified position to cast spells from as you can do with SS. You also can't see outside of the stone and your hearing is impaired. In comparison to Meld w Stone, the problem with MwS is that you can't stay within its protection while also pumping out offensive spells. I'm grateful that my own DM uses the Relaxed RAI rules as I do think the intuitive interpretation of the spell is that the stone is just moved/reshaped and not reduced in volume. Thanks!Įxcellent points, thanks for the feedback! I agree that your interpretation of JC is most likely, but I thought a DM that really tries to keep a powergamer in check could easily call for the Strict RAI version. It's definitely a spell my Shepherd Druids will keep in mind from now on. Also, wizards don't get Meld Into Stone, only Stone Shape. the 5 tons or so of granite you'd need to fill a 4' diameter 6' tall cylinder of stone within which to hide via Meld). of granite with you, about 1 cubic foot, vs. Stone Shape doesn't require as much solid stone to work (I guess you could conceivably make it work just by carrying around 200 lb. Meld Into Stone is cheaper (3rd level) and probably provides more inches of rock as protection. One more point: it's worth comparing this with Meld Into Stone because they fill similar niches. ![]() Therefore even Crawford is using what the video calls "3.) Relaxed RAI." The nice thing about discussing all four interpretations is that we don't have to argue about what the RAW actually is, we just choose the right tactics for the table we're actually at. Crawford explicitly calls out that when he says "space" he means "Medium/Small/Tiny" and not literally the exact volume of space the stone occupies. Nitpick: it's clear from Crawford's Tweet that even Crawford doesn't intend the so-called "4.) Strict RAI" interpretation. I appreciated the discussion of different DM interpretations. ![]() I was hoping for more discussion of one of its primary downsides (need for a source of stone) and ways around it, but it was a good video. A good 1-action no-concentration defense spell is valuable. If summoned by a spellcaster, a stone maiden performs the task asked of her and quickly returns to her home plane.Feedback: thought-provoking. Stone maidens spend most of their time on the Elemental Plane of Earth, rarely venturing into the Material Plane unless summoned. Loose-fitting robes clothe her form and a veil hangs across her shoulders and wraps around her head, though her face is not obscured. The rocks act under the control of the stone maiden, but do not require her concentration, and return to their lifeless state when reduced to 0 hit points or when they are more than 100 feet from the stone maiden.Ī stone maiden resembles an exquisitely carved statue of a woman. The rock form has statistics identical to the stone maiden, except it may use only Slam attacks. The stone maiden causes a pile of rocks she can see within 100 feet of her to animate into a humanoid shape. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. The stone maiden makes two Longsword attacks or two Slam attacks.
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