Circle 4 Illusionist spell

Threads: 1 Range: 30 yards Effect: reduces knockdown threashold	Weaving Difficulty: 7/14 Duration: rank + 2 rounds
Casting Difficulty: Target's Spell Defense

This spell allows a target to be thrown off balance more easily. The spellcaster slowly wobbles his body for side to side while casting the spell, thus simulating someone on the deck of a ship at sea. Then roll a spellcasting test with a difficulty number equal to the target's spell defense. If the test is successful, the knockdown threshold of the target is reduced below his wound threshold by 2 + 1 for every success level beyond average. An excellent success on the spellcasting test would reduce the knockdown threshold by 2 + 2 = 4. This means the target may be knocked down without being inflicted a wound. Air Sailors, Sky Raiders and Boatman adepts are used to the feeling created by the spell. When resisting knockdown while under the effects of this spell, they may add their half-magic rank to their strength step. Any strength test made to resist knockdown also count as a sensing test for the spell.

Elusive casts the Ocean Floor spell on Drimoril a 3rd circle Sky Raider with a spell defense of 7. The spellcasting roll turns up a 14 which is a excellent success. So Drimoril's knockdown threshold goes from 11 (his wound threshold) to 11 - ( 2 + 2 (for excellent success)) = 7. This means that Drimoril could now have to do a knockdown test for all damage ranging from 7 and up, even if they do not cause a wound. Being a Sky Raider tough, he would add 2 (half-magic rank) steps to his strength step to resist.

Copyright 1999. Eric Campeau