REVIEW - Healing Sphere Rewrite

[EvilRob]

Here are my thoughts on the spells as proposed.

First circle - 
Recover - This is a strong spell.  Great idea.

Turn Undead - This is a very weak spell.  Cower does not last long, and it only effects lesser undead.  You could allow the caster to throw 3 packets per casting of the spell to balance it, or change it to Hinder undead.  changing it to a Line of Sight Swamp walk effect that also causes it -2 strength.  

Second circle - 
Cleanse - Like cure disease except specify to include nausea and plague as removable. Should affect magical and mundane diseases, but not curses i.e. lycanthropy, vampirism, etc.  Cure disease already affects nausea and plague, but clarity is better.  Good Spell.

Cure Wounds - Great.

Third circle - 
Potion of Sweetwater - Great idea

Recuperate - This spell has very similar in game effects to alchemical regeneration.  Having two effects that are close but slightly different should be avoided because it causes confusion.  I do see distinct differences between the effects, and I can see why those differences are in place, but we have been trying to lower the amount of effects players need to memorise so I'm just flagging this one for discussion.

Fourth circle - 
Cure Serious Wounds - Good Spell

Dawnblade Enchantment - The call would have to be specific so the target knows they only take it if they are undead.  "Spell Strike Dawnblade" would work.  Also, see my thoughts on "harm undead" and "Destroy Undead" effects below.  Also, the way this is worded the undead would take 20 magic body, since it takes double damage from healing.  Was that intentional?

Fifth circle - 
Bolster - Will this be a spell that can be pre-cast when you log?  It lasts for 5 days, so will a caster be able to walk into game with it on their spirit in the same way that protections casters can?
Restore Limb - This is a very significant buff to this spell.  Not sure how I feel about it being this powerful at this level.  But I'm not against it.  Just not sure.

Sixth Circle - 
Cure Mortal Wounds - Good Spell

Peaceful Repose - Can a caster start game with this spell cast on themselves?  Similar to some protections spells?

Seventh Circle - 
Death Ward - What is the duration on this spell? Can a caster come into game with it on them?  Will it save you from a physical decapitate?
Healing Hands - How long does the caster have to touch two people?  Can they touch one person twice?  Can they cast other spells while this spell is active?

Eighth Circle - 
Purify - I like this spell, but it removes power from Gaia's Restoration.  Since it now covers practically everything, then Gaia's won't remove anything.

Heal - Great spell.

Ninth Circle - 
Life - Good
Destroy Undead - Taking a page from Exocism, let it do 216 Magic Body Damage to undead.  If this spell destroys the undead, the Caster will know if they undead is finaled, or if it resurrects/reforms.


Side note:  I've toyed with the idea of Harm Undead and Destroy Undead effects.  My thoughts were that Harm Undead would be 45 Body to an undead, and destroy undead would destroy lesser undead completely and do huge damage to greater undead.  You have something similar already in the Heal spell though.  So its less needed.