Animate water was a simple spell common to the wu jen of Kara-Tur[6]—particularly those specializing in the element of water[1][6]—that allowed the caster to animate a small amount of water in a manner similar to animating an object.[1] In some worlds, druids[3] and shamans maintaining a relationship with a river spirit[8] also utilized this spell.
Effects[]
The caster could use this spell to animate, within a close range, an amount of water with a volume between about 500[3] and 900 gallons (1.8 and 3.4 kiloliters),[1][3][7] though some scholars of magic claimed that the maximum volume depended on the power of the caster.[7] The water would remain animated, as long as the caster concentrated,[1][3][7] for up to twelve seconds or longer, depending on the power of the caster.[1][3][7]
The animated water would attack whomever the caster designated,[1] behaving much like a small water elemental,[3] and crashing against an opponent like a little wave.[7] The caster could not shape the water but only control the direction in which it flowed.[7] The animated water could move about as fast as a human; it could move uphill but not up steep surfaces like walls or even stairs.[7]
The spell took a full six seconds to cast.[1][3] Animate water could not be cast at all within the phlogiston between the crystal spheres.[4]
Components[]
The spell required verbal and somatic components and a material component—a mixture of pure, spring water and cinnabar oil in a small vial.[1][3][7]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 97. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
- ↑ Richard Baker (November 2004). Complete Arcane. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 91. ISBN 0-7869-3435-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Matthew Sernett, Jeff Grubb, Mike McArtor (Dec 2005). Spell Compendium. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 0-7869-3702-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Curtis Scott (1992). The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook. Edited by Barbara G. Young. (TSR, Inc.), p. 106. ISBN 1-56076-347-7.
- ↑ Mark Middleton et al (November 1996). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume One. (TSR, Inc), p. 50. ISBN 978-0786904365.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 73. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 78. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 88. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.