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I was wondering about the applications of the Elemental Magi virtue and came across the spell Conjure From the Mist from Magi of Hermes page 28. It basically lets you transform large sections of air into stone, allowing multiple and complicated shapes. What do you think of this spell? Would you allow it being used to, for example, create small huts of stone or even trap a target inside a stone cage?
Transforming air into X seems like a good way to circumvent Creo (for example for a mage with a Deficiency in it) and may seem a bit cheesy and overpowered. But let’s get further with the idea of magus with Elemental Magic and a Minor Magical Focus in transforming air, what do you think of these spells?
Incineration of the Scorching Air
MuAu(Ig) 30
R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Part
For a split of a second the air around the target begins to shimmer, then transforming into fire engulfing him. This spell does +20 damage and flammable materials in the vicinity or worn by the subject will be set on fire at the story guide’s option.
(Base 4, +2 Voice, +1 Part, +3 magnitudes for +15 damage)
Base Level 4 transforms air into fire. Is it safe to assume, that the base damage of this transformation would be +5 (as in Ignem)? Each magnitude would then add +5 damage. The spell by itself is still weaker than Creo Ignem, needing three Arts and being of one higher magnitude because of the target Part.
Armor of Solid Air
MuAu(Te) 20
R: Touch, D: Con, T: Part
Makes the air around the caster solid and hard as stone, forming a protective bubble around him. The air appears to be normal to regular sight, but may be influenced by the caster’s sigil. Arrows and other weapons would bounce of and as if hitting a stone wall and may even break.
(Base 5, +1 Touch, +1 Concentration, +1 Part)
Base Level 5 transforms air into something slightly unnatural. If Level 4 can transform air into stone (as I see without an extra magnitude for affecting stone), Level 5 could make it solid and hard as stone without being stone. What do you think of it? Would Base Level 10 be more adequate?
Lungs of the Land
MuAu(Aq) 20
R: Voice, D: Diam, T: Part
Turns air into water as it enters the target lungs. If the target requires air to breath, it begins to drown. He begins to suffer deprivation due to lack of air (see ArM5, page 180), but as the spell only lasts for Diameter duration (two minutes), the character is unlikely to die unless the spell is repeatedly cast on him.
(Base 4, +2 Voice, +1 Diameter, +1 Part)
The opposite of Lungs of the Fish. A target affected would be hindered in his ability to articulate coherent words as he is drowning and taking some penalty to spellcasting and maybe to other actions as well.
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