From: Calvin (Azrael) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1993 02:27:59 GMT Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd Subject: PyroMages 'R' Us MUIER'S FLAME SCULPTURE School: Evocation Level: 5 Range: 30 yards Duration: 1 turn/level Area of Effect: Special Components: V,S,M Casting Time: 8 Saving Throw: See below This spell creates a huge ball of fire that can be shaped into any form the caster wishes. For example, the fireball could be changed into a table, ladder, bucket, stilts, or cane, all sculpted from raw flame. However, all sculpted objects, having been formed from solid flames, will cause damage and ignite combustibles as normal fires would. Any creature in contact with a flame sculpture takes damage equal to the caster's level per round of contact. Any combustible item must save vs. magical fires or be incinerated. Only the caster himself and any items in contact with his body are immune to the flames' effects. The flame sculpture can be as large one cubic foot per level of the caster. Once an object is formed, it cannot be re-sculpted during the remaining duration of the spell. The object created must be fairly rigid, have no moving parts, have no sharp point or edge, and have no fine details. Therefore, a rope, sword, chariot, or accurate statue could not be created. No sculpture can be harmed by anything other than water; to destroy a flame sculpture, it must be immersed in a number of gallons of water equal to the caster's level. MUIER'S SUPERIOR FLAME SCULPTURE School: Evocation Level: 6 Range: 30 yards Duration: 3 turns + 1 turn/level Area of Effect: Special Components: V,S,M Casting Time: 1 round Saving Throw: See below This spell is a more advanced form of the 5th level flame sculpture spell. The object or objects formed from the flames can be more complex, composed of large, moving parts, or have an edge or a point, but still must be fairly rigid. A wagon, quiver of arrows, shovel, sword, or wheel could all be created from the fire, but not a crossbow, spring, or coil of rope. Up to 8 cubic feet of flame per level of the caster can be created at once. All other respects of this spell are identical to the 5th level spell except for one thing: combustible items brought into contact with the sculpture make their saving throws vs. magical fire at -1. MUIER'S PHANTOM STALKER School: Conjuration/Summoning Level: 7 Range: 10 yards Components: V,S,M Duration: Special Casting Time: 1 round Area of Effect: Special Saving Throw: None This variation on the more common "invisible stalker" spell calls forth a phantom stalker (see the FIEND FOLIO for information on this monster) from the elemental plane of Fire. The creature obeys and serves the caster in performing whatever tasks it is assigned, most commonly to serve as the caster's bodyguard. However, like its cousin the invisible stalker, the creature resents its servitude and seeks to twist its master's instructions whenever possible, anxious to return to its native plane. There is one explicit instruction inherent in the summoning of the phantom stalker. If the caster is ever killed with a phantom stalker in his service, the stalker will immediately vanish, and reappear 1-4 hours later, having tracked their summoner's killer from the Ethereal Plane. The stalkers only gain this ability once their summoner is killed, and the ability vanishes as soon as the summoner's slayer has been tracked. MUIER'S INSTANTANEOUS IMMOLATION School: Alteration Level: 8 Range: Touch Components: V,S,M Duration: 1 round/level Casting Time: 5 Area of Effect: 1 creature Saving Throw: None By use of this spell, the casting mage can transform himself or another creature into a ball of flame. While in this form, the affected creature temporarily loses all of his possessions and spellcasting abilities, but is able to fly at a speed of 48 (MC:A) and cause damage to opponents simply by crashing into them. While immolated, a character strikes with the normal THACO of a monster half his level or hit dice. A hit causes 6d6 points of fire damage. An immolated creature can be harmed only by cold-based attacks and magical weapons while in fireball form. Cold causes double damage to the creature, while magical weapons cause normal damage. However, an immolated creature in motion is extremely hard to hit, giving it a base armor class of -2, which may be bettered (but not worsened) by the creature's natural armor class without armor or other protections. MUIER'S MOST EXCELLENT FLAME SCULPTURE School: Evocation Level: 9 Range: 30 yards Duration: 6 turns + 1 turn/level Area of Effect: Special Components: V,S,M Casting Time: 1 turn Saving Throw: See below This spell is the most advanced of the flame sculpture spells. The object formed can be highly complex, containing many moving parts, such as a siege machine or a spelljammer. Parts of an object created could be as flexible as a rope or the wood of a bow, so a large net, ballista, rope bridge, or collection of crossbows could be formed. Up to one cubic yard per level of flame can be created and sculpted. Otherwise, this spell conforms to the description of the lesser flame sculptures, except that the sculpture causes 1.5 points of damage per level per round of contact with a living creature (rounded down), and non-magical combustible items get no save at all to resist the flames. Magical combustibles may save vs. magical fire at -2 to avoid being destroyed. MUIER'S NEFARIOUS NUKE School: Evocation Level: 9 Range: None Duration: Instantaneous Area of Effect: 10' radius/level Components: V,S,M Casting Time: 1 turn Saving Throw: See below This incredibly destructive spell should be used only if the caster wants to utterly annihilate everything close to him. The spell draws upon the caster's life force and explosively blows it apart, blasting everything within the area of effect to dust and ash. All living creatures have a chance to avoid utter destruction by rolling a 20 on 1d20. In this case, the lucky creature is reduced to 1 hit point. Otherwise, creatures slain by the explosion have a mere 20% chance of surviving resurrection by any spell, even wishes. Unfortunately, the caster himself is blasted to atoms, destroying any and all hope of resurrection. Unless he takes some form of precaution before casting the spell, he will be forever killed. A contingency teleporting the caster away at the instant the spell is cast will not save him, for the spell's energies will still blow up his life force as soon as he reaches his destination. Use this spell only when you're using a character whom you either don't like or whom you don't use that often anyway. I have about ten more, but I can't seem to find 'em. I'll post them if I do.