New Spell - Munkeys cloud

[gribble_the_munchkin]

For those fans of the TV series monkey.

Cloud Chariot.
Cr(Mu, Re)Au25
This spell summons a white fluffy cloud at the casters feet about 12 feet across. Although fluffy looking it is quite capable of taking the weight of several people. At the casts command it can take to the sky and fly along at great speeds, transporting the caster great distances and affording a really nice view of the landscape.
(Base 2, +1 rego, +1 touch, +1 conc, +4 unnatural)

One of my players wants this spell and these are the guidelines i've come up with.

Base is 2 is summon a cloud, i figure the muto req will make it solid enough to take peoples weight.

Feedback would be much appreciated.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

It's a spell that summons a cloud and makes the cloud solid and makes the cloud move. My preference would be to use three separate spells. One spell should do one thing.

You need to use the highest base level, that is Muto Auram base 10 "transform an amount of air into something wholly unnatural".

Here's what I'd do

Cloud that kneels at the feet
CrAu 15
R touch, D sun, T individual
This spell crates a a white fluffy cloud at the casters feet about 12 feet across. The cloud will persist for the duration of the spell and not disperse due to winds or sun.
Base 2, +1 touch, +2 sun, +2 magnitudes create a weather phenomena in a very unnatural fashion per page 126)

Solid Lamb of the Heavens
MuAu 25
R touch, D Sun, T ind
This spell makes a cloud solid to the touch. The cloud will support weight. If the cloud is airborne the cloud can support as much weight as an equivalently sized raft floating in a river could. More weight will make the cloud slowly sink or possibly break into pieces.
Base 10, +1 touch, +2 sun

Grasping the Celestial Reins
ReAu 5
R touch, D Concentration, T ind
The caster can control the motion of a cloud for as long as he or she concentrates. The cloud moves at the speed of a trotting horse and can move in any direction that the caster wishes. In addition to the control o f the magus the cloud is also affected by the existing winds. A magus who wants to move the cloud into a moderate wind will make very slow progress and none at all against a strong wind. Alternately a magus moving in the same direction as the prevailing wind can move quite quickly.
Base 3 +1 touch +1 concentration

Wings of the soaring wind is level 30 (p 142) if you want to create other fly spells I advise you to make them at least level 30 as well (perhaps with modifications for being unnatural). Your cloud chariot at level 25 is (pretty much) in all ways better than wings of the soaring wind so it causes a setting disconnect (unless you want to modify your setting, which is a fine choice).

I've never seen the TV show

[Brutus_ex_Verditius]

Wings of the Sauring Wind is on Page 126 in my copy.

[Xavi]

Do you mean Dragon Ball? At least this is how a manga depicting exactly that cloud you described is called around here....

Cheers,

Xavi

[Marko_Markoko]

Is it a shameful thing to admit that DBZ had a profound effect on my early era Ars Magica gaming? LOL, Goku of Flambeau!

[The_Fixer]

@Marko Markoko

Goku of Flambeau!

No??? Excellent!

[gribble_the_munchkin]

Not Goku, Monkey, he of the chinese god fame. Ace, but ancient TV series.

Anyway, How about 2 spells. One to summon a hardened cloud and one to move it.

Surely if one is creating a cloud, one could add reqs and muto to make the summon cloud unnatural, such that it might support human weight.

[Marko_Markoko]

I think a spell sould be able to do multiple things if it has the proper requisites and magnitude. However, I rhink Goku's cloud and the one Monkey used were elemental spirits of some kind, so just a Rego spell to summon the spirit should do (assuming it is helpful, otherwise you need a second spell o control it).

Just random ideas

[The_Fixer]

@gribble_the_munchkin

Not Goku, Monkey, he of the chinese god fame. Ace, but ancient TV series.

Well, unless I'm wrong, you're refering to the Monkey figure from "Journey to the West", or based on it, no?
Because goku is based on him So, it's one and the same

[ryce_mageslayer]

@The Fixer

Well, unless I'm wrong, you're refering to the Monkey figure from "Journey to the West", or based on it, no?
Because goku is based on him So, it's one and the same

Ooh you're right! DBZ is based on the Monkey Gribble is talking about.. I didn't know that!

Monkeys tv show theme song describes him as "the funkiest monkey that ever popped".. reason enough in itself to base an Ars character on him

Ryce Mage(dragon)(god)slayer, aged nine and one-hundred-and-sixty-two quarters