[new spell] Ten Thousand Graceful Steps

[ironboundtome]

Howdy, I've been creating a few odd spells as part of a game recently, and thought to share them periodcally, to see if they match-up to the communities expectations.

I'm not sure about the target in this case, because the ground is changing, but it is also centered on the creature touched.

Ten Thousand Graceful Steps

Muto Terram 25 / Rego, R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Part

The earth beneath the target’s feet is changed so that they are always moving upon a stable and solid surface made of stone. The modified surface moves with the target for the duration of the spell. This facilitates excellent traveling conditions, akin to always traveling on well maintained paved roads.

This spell will affect most paths and road surfaces including any rocks or other Terram based materials. It will use the cubic pace allowed in the spell effect to smooth inclines, and improve broken pathways. The effect will not alter any wooden or metal components in the road surfaces, but may allow items to be covered completely by the artificial roadway. The spell does not remove the need for the traveler to pay attention to their footing.

(Base 3 to change earth, +1 moving effect, +1 Rego to smooth the surface, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +1 Part)

Thoughts and comments welcome.
cheers IBT

[Gulla (Håkon Gaut)]

This is one of those classic effects that I always end up not getting right. I seem to remember that there is some trouble with the whole set of "cast a spell on A so that something A touches/points to/see/hear/etc is affected". Basically the problem is that the caster doesn't see or sense that which is to be affected at the time of the casting.

To do this as an item is easy: A Muto Terram effect Touch/diameter/part to get the smooth ground and then an environmental trigger "when touching ground", and then enchant a set of shoes (or maybe a walking stick).

I still have not found a simple way of making a spell that does the same. I change back and forth between liking it (since this makes my players actually make more items) or disliking it (since many classical Mages seem to have spells to do this)

[DIREWOLF75]

Did you think about how to make the spell the "opposite"?
Ie. something to be nasty to someone... (remembering a Hagar the horrible comic where someone says what sounds like a blessing and turn out the opposite(may the path meet you where you walk... or something like that for example(causing the poor guy to stumble and fall))
:mrgreen:

[Xavi]

I would look at that ignem spell that burns stuff in a 7 league path. Treading the Ashen Path or something like that. You can do the same but using ReTe or MuTe instead Hermetic magic is notoriously bad at doing area of effect spells if the area of effect is not perfectly defined. And specially if you want it to be a MOVING area of effect.

Xavi

[ironboundtome]

@Xavi

I would look at that ignem spell that burns stuff in a 7 league path. Treading the Ashen Path or something like that. You can do the same but using ReTe or MuTe instead Hermetic magic is notoriously bad at doing area of effect spells if the area of effect is not perfectly defined. And specially if you want it to be a MOVING area of effect.

Xavi

Nice Xavi, I didn't think of Treading the Ashen Path, but it is essentially the same method of targeted with a different effect. That makes me feel a lot better about the effect.

[Lasse_Rohde]

Thanks for the inspiration! I have been thinking about how to do a spell to assist climbing using MutoTerram, and this spell suggestion seems to have the right format for it. Ideally the hands of the Magus would sink some inches into the cliff/wall and secure a safe grip here.

Moving in this direction might take me a step further with it, so thanks