Persistent Melf's Acid Arrow

[Master of Filth]

So i was wondering about Melf's acid arrow:

Can it be dispelled?
is ...
1)  Cast a Persisted and Extended Melf's Acid Arrow
2) Run away!
3) ????
4) Profit!
a viable battle plan?

[MasaoL]

Casting a Persisted and Extended Melf's Acid Arrow is not possible do to the wording on Persistent Spell.


Spells with a fixed or personal range can have their duration increased to 24 hours. Acid Arrow has neither.

[Nytemare3701]

Casting a Persisted and Extended Melf's Acid Arrow is not possible do to the wording on Persistent Spell.


Spells with a fixed or personal range can have their duration increased to 24 hours. Acid Arrow has neither.

There has to be a way to give it a fixed range. *peruses books*

[Halinn]

I believe that ocular spell is the standard method.

[Endarire]

For the cost of Melf's Acid Arrow with Ocular Spell and Persistent Spell applied, you could've already killed 'em.  A lot.

But doing things this way is funny.

Assuming a Silverbrow Human Wizard5/Incantatrix10/Hathran1...

Arcane Thesis and Improved Metamagic will negate the cost of Ocular Spell.  Arcane Thesis, Improved Metamagic, Practical Metamagic, and Easy Metamagic will negate the cost of Persistent Spell.  (Double-count Easy and Practical Metamagic since they're metamagic feats applied to an Arcane Thesis spell.)

For a similar amount of effort, you could just stack metamagic on an Arcane Thesised enervation for greater effect.  But again, funny.

[Nytemare3701]

For the cost of Melf's Acid Arrow with Ocular Spell and Persistent Spell applied, you could've already killed 'em.  A lot.

But doing things this way is funny.

Assuming a Silverbrow Human Wizard5/Incantatrix10/Hathran1...

Arcane Thesis and Improved Metamagic will negate the cost of Ocular Spell.  Arcane Thesis, Improved Metamagic, Practical Metamagic, and Easy Metamagic will negate the cost of Persistent Spell.  (Double-count Easy and Practical Metamagic since they're metamagic feats applied to an Arcane Thesis spell.)

For a similar amount of effort, you could just stack metamagic on an Arcane Thesised enervation for greater effect.  But again, funny.

I'm going to use this as a magical assassin. He lands one arrow and the poison is almost unstoppable. Sure, they can heal through it, but it's a good plot point.

[KellKheraptis]

I can do one better...Smiting Spell on it, and plunk it into someone's ass with True Strike   You can stack several of em on that way, and why not make it flashy with some Explosive Runes on the shaft to destroy the physical evidence (the arrow's gone, why am I still burning, aaaargh!).

[nijineko]

why not just make it a living spell? that is pretty permanent. then become an ooze master and have it follow you around.

[dman11235]

And then put Sentry Ooze on it, so it's intelligent!  And give it class levels!  Monk preferably.  Or unarmed SS.  Unarmed something.

[Endarire]

What would a Melf's Living Acid Arrow, ahem, look like?

[nijineko]

What would a Melf's Living Acid Arrow, ahem, look like?

an ooze. i believe it is spelled out in the template.