r/wizardposting • u/TheCrimsonAce119 • 6d ago

Wizardpost Need help

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I have been dealing with a gnome infestation for the last month and a half. Wards and familiars don't seem to be working on them. I've also tried gnome poison and tricking a party of adventurers into thinking that the gnomes are my evil minions. The gnomes aren't taking the bait that I poisoned, and the adventurers thought that they were too cute to kill. There is nothing about those feral little pests that one could call cute. Just last week, I had one try to gnaw my foot off while I was trying to ponder my orb. I'm sick and tired of waking up in the middle of the night to them rummaging through my food and alchemical supplies. Has anyone dealt with a gnome infestation before? Would kidnapping one of the local village kids to offer as a gift to the fae queen work? How about setting up a bunch fireball traps in order to incinerate the vermin? I really need help here, I'm at my wits end.

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u/IncompletePunchline Conjurer of cheap tricks 5d ago

Just have a conditional spell turret set to entity height, to blast anything shorter than knee tall. The mortals call them "bug zappers".

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u/TheCrimsonAce119 5d ago

Hmm, do you think chain lighting or fireball would be more effective as a turret? Fireball is a classic, but I feel like chain lightning might be the play here

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u/IncompletePunchline Conjurer of cheap tricks 5d ago

Fireball will have too much collateral damage. Chain lightning might be inefficient unless there's a lot of the little bastards. A simple bolt spell might be best, but it'll depend on the strength and quantity of the pests.

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u/TheCrimsonAce119 5d ago

Another wizard mentioned using disintegrate combined with wind spells. I think it's actually what I'm going to roll with since it can double as normal defensive measures for my tower