From: simonis@stpc.wi.leidenuniv.nl (Kris) Date: 3 Nov 1993 11:53:32 GMT Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd Subject: new spells Well you want to have sum nice spells? Here they come, some are really powersfull but just keep in mind about the artifact needed... Animate Golem --------------- Level: 9th School: Alteration,Invocation Range: Touch Components: V,S,M Casting time: 1 hour Area of effect: 1 golem Saving throw: none With this spell a wizard can create one golem. The construction of a golem is a long process and additional spells will be required to fully animate the golem but this spell can replace the wish spell in the process. The component is the golem to be animated and some gorgon blood. Create Focus -------------- Level: 10th(!) School: Enchantment/Charm Range: touch Components: V,S,M Duration: 1 week/level Casting time: 1 hour Area of effect: 1 Object Saving throw: none By means of this spell one of the rarest magical item that exist can be created, The Focus. This extremely rare and powerfull item is capable of holding the energy of a 10th level higher spell, which is extremely usefull when spell weaving. In earlier days when this item wasn't really nescesary because although physicaly taxing it was still possible. But when the Gods forbade mortal spellcasters the use of 10th and higher level spellsand destroyed most of the Foci this spell gained much in use because with this spell one could start to temper with magic of Gods. NOTE: It is unlikely that a mage will ever find this spell because it cannot be scribed onto a scroll and most spell books that contain this spell are either destroyed or lost. So the only way a mage is ever going to get this spell is through a deity of sum kind. Also he will need another existing focus to cast it because this in itself is a 10th level spell. Enhance poison ---------------- reversible Level: 3rd School: Alteration,invocation/evocation range 1 foot components: V,S,M Duration: 1 hour + 1 hour/level Casting time: 7 Area of effect: 1 dose of poison/5 levels Saving throw: Special With this spell a wizard can temporarily enhance the power of a poison. Either, making it more deadly/debilitating or more potent such as a -1 to the saving throw of the subject. This spell can only be used once on a given dose of poison. Multiple castings of this spell don't work. The reverse of this spell, Dilute Poison, makes a poison less lethal, granting a +1 to the subjects save or making it less effective. If cast on a subject already having poison in his/her system, this spell grants a new saving throw. If casted to dilute the poison of a monster, the monster must be touched to be effective, second the monster gets a save versus spell. The material component of this spell is either a black widow spider(dead) or a dove's feather for the reverse. Power Drain ------------- level: 9th School: Necromancy, Evocation Range: touch Components: V,S,M Duration: 1 round/level casting time: 3 area of effect: One Creature saving throw: neg. This spell can be used to drain someone's Constitution Permanently and use this energy for cerain spells such as permanency. To do this the wizard casts the spell and touches the subject who the gets a save versus spell. If the save fails 1 constitution point of the subject is drained and stored in the material component: a 1000 gp black Opal. This energy must then be used within he spell's duration or it is lost forever. when the point is used or the spell ends the opal disintagrates. Casting this spell is very tiring for the mage and he will lose 1d6 con points that can be ragained by 3 hours rest for every point lost. From: simonis@stpc.wi.leidenuniv.nl (Kris) Date: 4 Nov 1993 15:06:07 GMT Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd Subject: Re: new spells Here are sum others to go with the mega spell Create Focus. Spellcrystal -------------- Level: Any(!) School: Conjuration, Invocation Range: 0 Components: V,S,M Duration: 2 months/Caster Level + 1 month/Spell Level Casting Time: 1 round/Spell level Area of Effect: 1 Crystal Saving Throw: Special With this spell a wizard can harness and store the energy used to cast spells for later use to enhance other spells. This requires a crystal of at least 100gp for every level of the spell(ie a 3rd level spellcrystal needs a 300gp gem and a 9th level spellcrystal needs a 900 gp gem). These crystals once forged are far from stable and if not handled carefully they will detonate in a wild surge. To determine if a crystal detonates, roll an item save as for Rock(crystal) with a +3 and a -1/level. If magic is released( either by casting or another crystal that detonates) within a 1 foot radius of the crystal roll a save vs cr. blow. If such a crystal is placed within the area of a stabilize spell it gets a +4 on every save. Alos if a crystal does detonate it doesn't release a surge. Instead the magic just fizzles away(this is really handy because now a chain reaction cannot be caused). Third: the time spent within a stabilized area doesn't count against the duration of the spell. In a dead magic area the energy just fizzles away. When entering the area the crystal must save vs. disintegration or be rendered normal again. Detonating crystals just fizzle in this area. Upon entering a wild area a save vs. disintegration must also be made or the crystal will detonate. All saves within this area are at -4(except entering). From: simonis@stpc.wi.leidenuniv.nl (Kris) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd Subject: New spells from a Lich Date: 8 Nov 1993 15:34:02 GMT Well, here's the last and IMHO the most powerfull spell of Slyta: Spell Weaving --------------- Level: 3rd: Minor 6th: Major 9th: Master School: Alteration Range: 0 Components: V,S Duration: 1 round Area of Effect: The Caster Saving Throw: none With this spell _several_ wizards can combine their magical abilities and powers to create greater spells. If several casters want to combine their efforts they first must decide who will be the head weaver. This person is the center of the spell, without him the entire spell structure collapses. Also if he loses concentration all the efforts are lost and the spells aswell. Next hey must decide which spell they are going to create. To create this spell they use several different or all the same spells of weaker levels which combined give the desired spell. These spells must in some way be related to the desired spell. This is decided by the DM into what limits the spells can be combined. Also to participate all memebers of a " spellcloth" must roll their chance to learn spells if they miss it they lose the spell and their effort isn't counted into the hole of the spell. If the head weaver misses it he made a mistake in the weaving of the spells into the new one and everything is lost. If the energy created by the cloth is not enough to created by the cloth is not enough to create the desired spell the next spell in line is chose instead. To calculate how much energy is created, take the number of mages involved, specialists count as 1.5 if they cast a spell within their specialty or .5 if they cast one outside their specialty, and divide this number by the total number of mages involved( NOTE: specialist now count as normal==>one) and add to this 1 if it's a minor weave, 2 if it's a major weave or 3 if it's a master weave The max that this number can have is 1.25 every bit of excess energy is lost. Multoply this number by thetotal number of spell levels involved(ie. add all the spell levels of the individual spells). This is the level of the new spell The experience level at which the spell is cast is the head weaver's + half of every mage involved(excluding the head caster) if this is lower than the minimum needed to cast the final spell then the spell is still cast as if by this lower level mage. Because this takes a lot of time , Spellweavers always lose initiative. Also the weavers cannot be separated mor than 10' and no barriers may be in between any indiviual and he head caster. The number of mages involved is also limited by what spell is used: 5 for a minor weave, 7 for a major weave and 11 for a master weave. also minor weavers count as 2/3 when included in a major weave and 1/3 if included in a master weave for the max. no. of people. A major weave only counts as 2/3 if included in a master weave. Minor weaving can only take a 3rd or lesser spell to succesfully weave(The desired spell can be of higher level), major weave 6th or lesser, master 9th or lesser.