Neil Barnes
03-24-1998, 04:17 PM
I was just working out a spell book for the regent of Mesire last night,
and came up with the following ideas for Battle Magic spells. I wanted
to run them past people here to see what people thought.
Sleep Unit (based on Sleep, Enchantment/ Charm)
Level: 1st
Range: 1 Square
Duration: 1 War Card round / level
Casting Time: 1 attack phase
Componants: V, S, M
Area of Effect: 1 Unit
Save: None
This spell puts any unit with three or fewer hits to sleep for the
duration of the spell. If a hostile unit gets an unimpeded melee attack
upon them before the spell's duration expires, they can be killed
immediately.
They can be woken in the following ways:
i) A missile or magical attack upon the unit will wake them after
inflicting damage. Their defence against a missile attak should be
at a -3 penalty. A magical attack will inflict twice the normal number
of hit of damage.
ii) A friendly unit in the same square can wake them after a round.
iii) They will be woken by any combat going on in the square that
they're in. However they'll have a -1 penalty to all combat stats in the
next round (because thjey'll still be groggy).
The material componants are either 400 Grasshoppers or Locusts, 200 lbs
weight of sand or the petals from 600 roses.
Illuminate Unit (Based on Continual Light; Alteration)
Level: 2nd
Range: 1 Square
Duration: 1 Month / level
Casting Time: 1 attack phase
Componants: V, S
Area of Effect: 1 Unit
Save: Negates
This spell causes a unit that fails it's save to glow brightly. Units
that are vulnerable to bright light suffer a -2 to all combat stats,
while units that aren't particularly vulnerable to the light suffer only
a -1, due to being partially blinded.
If the Unit makes it's save the square itelf is illuminated, and any
light-fearing units within that square suffer a -1 to all their combat
stats.
Flaming Shields (based on Fire Shield; Abjuration, Evocation)
Level: 2nd
Range: 0
Duration: 1 War Card round / 2 levels
Casting Time: 1 attack phase
Componants: V, S, M
Area of Effect: 1 Unit
Save: n/a
This spell causes a unit to be protected by either cold-blue or re-hot
flames. For the duration of the spell they enjoy the following benefits:
i) +2 on all unit saves vs the appropriate type of magical attack
(either fire or ice).
ii) Damage caused by that attack form is lessened by one catagory
(D -> R -> H -> F).
iii) Units that attack the protected unit in Melee take the same number
of hits in damage as they inflict upon the unit.
Material componants: 400 live or 1600 dead fireflies.
neil
chuck.taine@lsh.org
and came up with the following ideas for Battle Magic spells. I wanted
to run them past people here to see what people thought.
Sleep Unit (based on Sleep, Enchantment/ Charm)
Level: 1st
Range: 1 Square
Duration: 1 War Card round / level
Casting Time: 1 attack phase
Componants: V, S, M
Area of Effect: 1 Unit
Save: None
This spell puts any unit with three or fewer hits to sleep for the
duration of the spell. If a hostile unit gets an unimpeded melee attack
upon them before the spell's duration expires, they can be killed
immediately.
They can be woken in the following ways:
i) A missile or magical attack upon the unit will wake them after
inflicting damage. Their defence against a missile attak should be
at a -3 penalty. A magical attack will inflict twice the normal number
of hit of damage.
ii) A friendly unit in the same square can wake them after a round.
iii) They will be woken by any combat going on in the square that
they're in. However they'll have a -1 penalty to all combat stats in the
next round (because thjey'll still be groggy).
The material componants are either 400 Grasshoppers or Locusts, 200 lbs
weight of sand or the petals from 600 roses.
Illuminate Unit (Based on Continual Light; Alteration)
Level: 2nd
Range: 1 Square
Duration: 1 Month / level
Casting Time: 1 attack phase
Componants: V, S
Area of Effect: 1 Unit
Save: Negates
This spell causes a unit that fails it's save to glow brightly. Units
that are vulnerable to bright light suffer a -2 to all combat stats,
while units that aren't particularly vulnerable to the light suffer only
a -1, due to being partially blinded.
If the Unit makes it's save the square itelf is illuminated, and any
light-fearing units within that square suffer a -1 to all their combat
stats.
Flaming Shields (based on Fire Shield; Abjuration, Evocation)
Level: 2nd
Range: 0
Duration: 1 War Card round / 2 levels
Casting Time: 1 attack phase
Componants: V, S, M
Area of Effect: 1 Unit
Save: n/a
This spell causes a unit to be protected by either cold-blue or re-hot
flames. For the duration of the spell they enjoy the following benefits:
i) +2 on all unit saves vs the appropriate type of magical attack
(either fire or ice).
ii) Damage caused by that attack form is lessened by one catagory
(D -> R -> H -> F).
iii) Units that attack the protected unit in Melee take the same number
of hits in damage as they inflict upon the unit.
Material componants: 400 live or 1600 dead fireflies.
neil
chuck.taine@lsh.org