Topic: The Spell Law Game

[Mordenkainen]

Here's the deal. Each poster selects a spell from Spell Law (any version), preferably an obscure, rarely used or seemingly useless one, and the next poster imagines (or retells from actual play) a cool scenario in which it could be used in-game. The use of the spell needs to be

(A) useful in advancing the character or party's goals, if used by a PC;
(B) useful in advancing the story, if used by an NPC; or
(C) just plain cool.

For example:

Vaporize Water (Fluid Destruction, Sorcerer Base)

Today was to be the day in which all J'Rharkor's plans came to fruition! With the easily influenced stripling Miandor on the throne, HE would have the true power in the City of Belareth! And then there would be no stopping him...

All that was needed was the final consecration, and the baptism in the Sacred Basin to show the High God's approval. What could be simpler?

As the crowd gathered to witness the baptism, J'Rharkor could barely restrain his glee. The Holy Water was carefully poured into the basin to the cheers of the crowd. But as Miandor and the priest (puppet of J'Rharkor that he was) ascended the steps to the Basin, there was a hissing and fizzling. With a rising of steam, the Holy Water had simply disappeared! Those of the crowd on the balconies attested that the Basin had simply gone bone dry. The tumult was immediate! Clearly, the High God was not in favor of Miandor. Gaining courage from this sign in their favour, anti-Miandor factions in the crowd began to raise havoc as a riot broke out. Miandor was quickly escorted from the platform.

Watching from the side, J'Rharkor's eyes bulged and his nervous tic made a reappearance. He hurried off to seek the sanctuary of his lab amid the company of his golems.

Somewhere in the crowd, hurrying to rejoin her companions, Fiacha smiled. Though barely out of her apprenticeship, she had tasted the power her sorcerous studies made possible! And soon, the way could be cleared for the righteous ruler of Belareth to be unveiled!



OK, so you get the idea, though you don't have to write a mini-story, just a quick idea is fine.

The first spell is:

Speed Growth (Plant Mastery, Animist Base)

[Mordenkainen]

Everyone is stumped, then?   

OK, let's see what I can do with Speed Growth...

So the animist locates some Cusamar (a rare healing flower). It's pretty late in the afternoon and he needs to make camp. Before doing so, he casts Speed Growth on the Cusamar. In the morning it has experienced 5 days growth, and the GM rules that instead of 3 doses there are now 5 doses.

Next Spell:

Loosen Earth (Earth Law, Magician Base)

[Mordenkainen]

bump, because despite the total lack of response I still like the idea...

[Langthorne]

OK, I'll play:

The poor state of the king's road north of Launde (Loosen Earth) has made merchants and travelers easy prey for bandits and highwaymen.

Next spell:

Living Gauge (Weather Ways, Open Channeling)

[yammahoper]

So I have to look the spell up too?  How about posting the spell description?

From memory, Living Guage allows the caster to know just about everything about the weather...

[Usdrothek]

I know this is out of sequence, but this has just happened to us in our current adventure:
loosen earth

After 3 unfortunate adventurers fall into a spiked pit, one is badly hurt, one stunned and one unhurt. before they can recover a magician casts lossen earth on the sides of the pit, causing it to collapse and bury the people below.

[rdanhenry]

Living Gauge provides accurate information about the atmospheric conditions. Combined with Advanced Math, the caster can then determine the influence of the weather on the flight of a missile and advise the fighter who is setting up a long shot with siege engine or bow, providing his friend with a +10 to his OB. (Seems reasonable to me.)

[yammahoper]

Living Guage would be a great spell for tracking a Fog Demon.  It might also be used to track a high level mentalist using Mist Form spells, since the spell would reveal relative humidity.

[Greyaxe]

Living Guage


The adventurers cast living guage as they travel blind through the cavern, suddenly the caster stops the party with a cry of glee, there is moisure in the air we must be close to an exit.  Quickly he hurries forward into a pool of caustic slime.



Next spell, repel insect.