From: Martin Dudle Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1992 15:05:16 +0100 To: wsbusr1@urc.tue.nl A prayer for the great spell and prayer book I hope it will reach you before 7th of december! happy x-mas! martin dudle (mdudle@iiic.ethz.ch) ps: maybe my english should be somewhat corrected ;-) -------- PRAYER NAME SCHOOL Dedi's Invisible Poison Swamp Elementar (Earth) SAVING THROW COMPONENT special S,M AREA OF EFFECT CASTING TIME 10 x 10 feet per level, always 10 feet deep 1 round per 10 x 10 feet DURATION 1 day + 1 hour per level of the caster MATERIAL COMPONENTS a drop of poison from a gaint scorpion and some water DISCRIPTION This prayer creates the area of effect to turn into a poisonous swamp. But even worse, the swamp is not visible. However, a true seeing spell or similar magic would detect the swamp. Since it is some kind of a large trap, thieves cannot detect it (supposed they have no true seeing or the like). The Priest chooses the area of effect first. Then he drops the poison and water to the ground. During this, he utters the prayer. The ground turns to swamp (anyone can detect it as swamp during this time!) and starts looking as it was before 1 round later (noone can see it now). To successfully chant this prayer, the ground must be at least 10 feets deep (So you can't build a swamp in a castle's 3rd floor if the great hall of the knights is below 1 feet of stone). Only stone, earth, rock, mud or other similar material can be used to build a swamp. A swamp cannot be build in marsh or other swamp areas. The priest can choose from a minimum of 10 x 10 feet up to the maximum (eg. a priest of 15the level could create a 10 x 150 or 100 X 50 swamp, always 10 feet deep; but he also could create a 13 X 67 swamp). A victim who didn't see the swamp and steps into it falls into it (no saving throw allowed). If the victim succeeds a swimming check (-4 malus since it's a swamp and not water) it only suffers 2 points damage from the poison. The poison enters the body of the victim through the skin. If the victim fails, it suffers additional 1W8 damage and gets a cumulative -1 penalty to its next swimming check (in the next round). Victims with now swimming profiency automatically suffer 1W8+2 damage each round. If a victim spends 5 rounds in the swamp it looses strength (reduced to 3) and sinks to the swamp's ground. There it suffers double damage (2W8+4) each round. After another 5 rounds down there it finally dies. Victims can be pulled out of the swamp by others very simply: Using a rope, a branch, a long weapon (lance or the like) and succeeding a strength check (both the one who pulls and the one who is being pulled must succeed). It is not possible to cast spells while held in the swamp. If the swamp is turned back to its former condition, turned to stone or rock by magic or a similar action takes place then all who are in it are thrown out and suffer 4W8 damage. --- Please don't watch my english! Any questions, problems and ideas can be e-mailed to: mdudle@iiic.ethz.ch Martin Dudle (aka Dedi the Tree-Healer) Never thrust a man who offers you a wish! (Ever met a leprechaun?)