Magic: The Gathering AD&D Conversions

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Magic: The Gathering AD&D Conversions If this bugs anyone, just say so, and I'll stop. But the earlier post saying that the ideas/spells/critters of Magic: The Gathering could flip over to AD&D got my mental gears going... I'll just throw one or two up from time to time, so long as no one is bothered, I'll keep it up. (I'm assuming that new spells/critters/ideas/items is okay for this list, but if that's a false assumption, say so.) [Lord, did I just pre-apologize up there as many timas as I think I did?] I'll start small: "Emerald Dragonfly" #APP 1 to 6, AC 3, MV 3 or fl 36 (B), HD 4, THAC0 17, # Att 1, Dmg/Att 2d4, Morale Steady (11-12), XP 175, SA Emerald Dazzle. Much like a Giant Dragonfly (see Monstrous Manual, p 204) except smaller, this breed of giant insect is entirely green in colour, though the shades of green are mottled and vary, and the wings are an almost crystal emerald-green in colour. The dragonfly gains a -3 bonus to initiative rolls, and against missile fire has a +4 AC bonus. The dragonfly can scoop up tiny creatures into it's leg basket and devour them in mid-air, attacking such a creature automatically. When attacking small, man, or large sized-creatures, the emerald dragonfly darts in to bite with mandibles, then backs up, always facing the opponent. The special ability of the Emerald Dragonfly, however, lies in the crystalline coating of its wings. In direct, bright light (sunlight or continual light), the dragonfly can flick its wings and cause a dazzling display of various green flashes of light. This is distracting and frustrating to those fighting the emerald dragonfly, causing them to lose initiatve, allowing the dragonfly to act first, before all others. The flicking of the wings reduces flight-speed to 24 while using the ability. There you go, just one idea... 'Nathan ................ 'Nathan Burgoine "Excuse me, I think I've mistaken you Carleton University for somebody else. [email protected] Somebody who gave a damn, Salter Fan Club Cruise Director Somebody more like myself." -- Jewel Here's another one... "Jewlled Amulet." A small amulet, when found it will most likely be empty of magick, and as such, the pretty metal medallion will sport a rather ugly looking dull-grey gem. The real power of the gem, however, is to store magickal energy. It can hold 2d6 spellpoints (as the Spells & Magic supplement), roll once, never changes. The user of the device must focus on the amulet after a night's fresh sleep to charge it. The number of spellpoints desired by the caster to leave his mind then flow into the medallion, to its maximum. Thus, a caster could leak in a single SP every day, until the medallion is full, or just fill it up in one day. This means those SP are unavailable to the caster for that day, and he will memorize fewer than normal spells. Spellpoints trapped inside the medallion do not count against those regained after a nights sleep. A wizard with 8 points, trapping 4 points in the medallion, and casting a 1st level spell, upon waking the next day, would have all 8 points back, even though the medallion is holding 4 from the previous day. At any other time when memorizing spells, the caster can call upon the spellpoints within the medallion. Thus, the mage listed above, with 8 spell points, could fill a 6-point jewelled amulet up one day (limiting himself to 2 1-point cantrips that day), and then the next day would have a total of 14 points to play with. Thus, the jewelled amulet can add to a wizard's magickal potential if the wizard shows foresight (filling it up when he is not busy/resting, etc), but detracts from his power for a day or more to do so. Note that when the jewelled amulet holds magickal energy, the grey gem turns into any valuable-looking gem, glowing brighter and looking more valuable as it approaches full SP. Full Jewelled amulets could be found in the pockets of a thief, who has no idea the true value of the item. Just an Idea. 'Nathan ................ 'Nathan Burgoine "Excuse me, I think I've mistaken you Carleton University for somebody else. [email protected] Somebody who gave a damn, Salter Fan Club Cruise Director Somebody more like myself." -- Jewel Juzam Djinn: In most respects: Same Stats as tasked genie: SLAYER: from MC13, Al-Qadim. Basic Quickie Stats:: Very Rare, Carnivore, Int 14, Treasure:U, Neutral Evil. AC -2 Move 24, HitDice:12. THAC0: 9 #Atks:3. Dmg: 2-16 ea.claw, or 2-8 from horns/gore, or by weapon (with +9 from STR) 15% Mag.Res. Lg:10 feet tall. Plus other factors which are common to Genies (see MC) Differences from the Tasked genie: slayer: Goring attacks from large horns. (considered +3 weapons) Only has two arms instead of four. can enlarge self 7x day for 1 hour each time. Listed spell powers are instead limited to: silence 15'r, darkness, dimension door, fear. Unlike most other tasked genies, this one can fulfill wishes, albeit they are limited wishes. (as 7th level wizard spell). However for each such wish they grant, they drain a point of CON from the grantee. Also, for each full 24 hour day of tasked servitude, they also drain a point of CON from the tasking wizard. These points can only be regained by supernatural means such as restoration spells, or by a minimum of 60 consecutive days bed rest each. Thus the service life of such genies tends to be quite short, as the smart wizard dismisses them before their price becomes too dear to pay. In addition, making the Juzam the most rare genie of all, it can only be conjured from certain peaks in the Arabian Lands (eg. Al-Qadim), and the formulae for summoning one are rare & closely guarded secrets. These secrets are often carried to the wizards or shair's grave: because someone greedy enough to summon the Juzam, is usually uncautious enough to avoid death at the hands of these clever brutes. "Expect my visit at Night, the darkness I think is best..." ======================================================== Lance Birmingham writes: > Hey, do people mind if I collect all these MTG-ADND > conversion ideas & make a web page out of them later? Heck no - that way I can get them back.. ;) Some more... "The Conservator" - Medallion. When worn by a spell-caster, the magick ability can then be used (even by Bards, Rangers, Paladins and other classes that eventually gain minor spell use). When damaged by physcial force (magical or not, claws, bites, melee weapons, etc), the wearer can sacrifice a memorized spell (wiping it from memory) to instead suffer 1 point less of damage per spell level of the spell wiped from his or her memory. Thus, a mage casting a 'magic missile' (with a fireball spell memorized) could be hit for 3 points damage, use the conservator, suffer no damage, and have lost the memorized fireball - though managed to cast the magic missile spell, since he suffered no damage. The conservator is force-magic, and radiates it if detect magic is used - it creates force enough to dampen the incomming attacks. It is useless against magick that does not rely on force (fireball) or non-physical attacks (psionics that deal damage without force). "Talismans of Life" - These various trinkets only function for spell-casters, and even then, only spell-casters casting specific schools of spells. When a spell is cast from the specific school, while the caster is holding the talisman or wearing it (etc), the caster will heal 1 hp of damage (only 1, no more, and only if the caster is wounded - these talismans will in no way add hp to the caster's maximum). The current varieties known include: An Iron Star Medallion (Wizard or Priest Fire Spells), An Ivory Cup (Wizard Abjuration or Priest Protection spells), A Crystal Rod (Wizard Mentalism spells or Priest Thought spells), a Wooden Sphere (Wizard Earth spells or Priest Plant spells). Others may exist (including rumours of a Throne made entirely of bone that grants the same boon to any Necromancy spells (wizard or priest) cast while seated upon it). [based on the lucky charms - Iron Star, Crystal Rod, Throne of Bone, Wooden Sphere and Ivory Cup) "Meekstone" While carried and held aloft, this stone radiates alteration magick in a 5 foot radius + 1 ft per wielder level all around it. The carrier of the stone can do nothing else but hold it aloft and concentrate (the stone will not work if the wielder does not concentrate). All those within the radius of the stone will find that the stronger they are, the weaker they become. If a person has a strength score of higher than 10, subtract their score from 20. This is their new score while in the radius of the stone. Anyone reduced to Strength of 0 cannot move or do any reasonable action. "Soar" (Wizard Spell, 4th leve, Alteration) Range: Touch, Components: V,S,M, Duration: 1 turn/level + 1d4 turns, Casting Time: 4, AoE: Creatures touched, Saving Throw: None. Basically, an improved fly spell. Will work on the caster plus one creature per 3 levels of the caster. Duration varies for each recipient (1d4 turns + 1 turn per caster level). MC is B, movement rate is 18 (half that ascending, twice that if diving). Further, the caster can choose to cast this spell on less creatures that he can affect in total. For each creature he leaves out from the maximum, he may do one of the following: Increase the movement rate of one recipient while flying by 2, grant Maneuverability class A to one creature, or add another turn to the duration of one creature's flight spell. The material component for the spell is a one feather from any flight-able bird, dipped in molten silver - one feather for each creature that plans to fly with the spell, consumed in casting. There ya go... (I'm having too much fun with this. I need a life.) ................ 'Nathan Burgoine "Excuse me, I think I've mistaken you Carleton University for somebody else. [email protected] Somebody who gave a damn, Salter Fan Club Cruise Director Somebody more like myself." -- Jewel Call me an egotistical pig, but since we're doing MtG cards, I thought I'd take my favorite. :) >From now on, I'll include a [M:TG] label if I'm converting Magic: The Gathering stuff to AD&D, that way people can just use their amazing-e-mail-thingy (tm) to cut it out. More Magick Items this time... (I'll finish up some spells for next time) "Weapons of the Meek" In the hands of 0th level characters, these weapons are +3 to hit and to damage. In the hands of 1st or 2nd level characters, these weapons are +2 to thi and +2 to damage. In the hands of a 3rd or 4th level character, these weapons are +1 to hit and +1 to damage. Of characters 5th level and higher, the sword loses all combat bonuses, but retains the ability to function as a +1 weapon as to whether or not it can damage certain creatures. The creation of these items is most likely linked to a wizard who wished his minions to stand a chance, but not to grow to overthrow him one day with his own magick. Furthermore, these weapons make great hand-me-down 'relics' of family lines, as the father's son may get more out of the weapon than the father himself after the father reaches a certain level (etc.) Swords are by far the most common, but the idea holds stable for other wapons also. [Idea came from : Aegis of the Meek] "The Bow of Speed" In the hands of any person with the weapon proficiency slot for the appropriate type of bow (most common is the Long Bow of Speed), this weapon allows them to always win initiative. In the hands of a weapon specialist who has an arrow nocked at the start of the melee, the shot he is normally allowed to make at the start of the round (before initiative is rolled) is made as normal, but the target cannot contribute any Dexterity Bonuses to their AC for this one shot only. [Idea came from: Fyndhorm Bow] "Ring of Mana" Worn by a spellcaster, this ring can add raw magickal energy to spells cast by the wizard. It can add two caster-levels worth of energy to a spell once per day, and this can be split up (modifying one spell to be cast as if it were cast by a wizard of two levels higher once per day, or by allowing two spells in one day to be cast as if they were cast by a wizard of one higher level). It is usually made of red-crystal, and when activated, seems to come alive with flame for just a moment. [Idea came from: Sol Ring] Anywayz... I'll hit for spells next time... 'Nathan ................ 'Nathan Burgoine "Excuse me, I think I've mistaken you Carleton University for somebody else. [email protected] Somebody who gave a damn, Salter Fan Club Cruise Director Somebody more like myself." -- Jewel Spells this time... (I'll keep jumping from items to spells to critters, if that's okay with everyone. I'd go nuts if I just did one type over and over... *wink*) "Vanar's Tremor" (Evocation, 2nd level, wizard) Range: 20 yards + 5 yards/level Components: V,S,M Duration: Instantaneous Casting Time: 2 Area of Effect: One Creature Saving Throw: Special At the casting of the spell, the wizard raps his staff (the material component, which is not consumed) against the ground, facing the target creature, which must be standing on the ground. This spell only functions on the natural ground, not indoors or on man-tooled stone. The foe must be within 20 yards + 5 yards per level. A ripple of force races from the staff butt, beneath the ground, towards the creature, then the ground beneath the creature shatters and breaks as if a tiny earthquake had occured under its feet, including aminor explosion of rocks and pebbles. The creature must make a saving throw vs spells. If it succeeds, it takes 1d4 points of damage, and must make a dexterity check or fall down. If it fails its save, it takes 2d4 points of shrapnel damage, and is thrown to the ground and dazed for 1d3+1 rounds (Dazed creatures are not helpless, but cannot act in a given round - it is not an automatic kill, but they are considered lying down, and can't fight back adequately). After the dazed period, they may rise and act as normal. Creatures gain a +1 save to their saving throw for each leg beyond two the creature possesses. Those riding a mount suffer no effect, but if the mount is dazed, they must make a riding check or fall off the mount (either way, they'll want to get off and onto their feet anyway). "Vanar's Tremors" (Evocation, 4th, Wizard) Range: 0 Components: V,S,M Duration: Instantaneous Casting Time: 4 Area of Effect: A ring, centred beginning up to 1 foot away from the caster per caster level, that is 5 ft thick per 4 caster levels. Saving Throw: Special An improved version of Vanar's Tremor, this spell begins the same. The wizard raises his staff and raps it against the earth (the staff is the material component, and again, is not consumed). The ripple of force, however, is ring shaped. The caster decides how far away from himself the ring is to begin, to a maximum of 1 foot per caster level. (A 9th level caster, for example, could have the ring begin up to 9 feet away, so that his companions, all nearby, are not affected). At this point, the ring begins, increasing in size, and affecting a ring that is 5 feet thick per 4 levels of the caster. All within that radius are affected exactly as a Vanar's Tremor spell. Note that both Tremor and Tremors do not affect flying, discorporate, levitating or phased creatures. "Spell Blast." (Evocation, Alteration, FORCE, 2nd level, wizard) Range: 10 feet plus 5 feet per caster level Duration: Instantaneous Components: V,S Casting Time: 2 Area of Effect: One Spellcaster/Creature Saving Throw: Special This spell is extraordinarily limited in what it can do. It disrupts the process of another creature's spellcasting by delivering a harmless blast of force that does not damage the target creature. The blast breaks concentration enough that a spellcaster currently chanting a spell has that spell fizzle. Furthermore, a creature using concentration to keep a magickal effect in existance must make a saving throw vs spells or lose that concentration (Wall of Fire, for example, can be maintained by concentration). The caster of 'Spell Blast' must be able to see the target, and the target must be within 10 feet + 5 ft per caster level. Further, the target of the spell-blast must be chosen before initiative is rolled, and thus, the opponent targetted might not even choose to cast a spell in the first place, making this a wasted effort. However, it is more useful in disrupting spells that have casting times of longer than one round. The caster of the 'Spell Blast' spell need only point and utter the words to use the spell. There is no material component. [These were based on the card Tremor and the card Spell Blast] 'Nathan ................ 'Nathan Burgoine "Excuse me, I think I've mistaken you Carleton University for somebody else. [email protected] Somebody who gave a damn, Salter Fan Club Cruise Director Somebody more like myself." -- Jewel Critters... welcome to some new Unicorns. Oh - and BTW, I never recieved a copy of my Conversion #3 (glitch) - could someone who has it mail it back to me? All the following Unicorns follow the entry for Unicorn on page 353 of the MOnstrous Manual unless noted. The Snow Unicorn is based on the "Ardarkar Unicorn" card, the others are named for their card. "The Zebra Unicorn" A Unicorn marked as a zebra would be, with a horn that is a single stripe of black entwined with white, this unicorn is more druidical than the usual unicorn. AL N, Saves as an 11th level druid. The charge of the zebra unicorn does 3d10, and the usual horn strike does 1d10. However, any time the horn deals damage, the damage is 'stored' in the horn, and, with a touch, a like amount can be healed in another creature (or the zebra unicorn itself). When encountered, there is a 25% chance of having 1d4 1d10s worth of damage stored as potential healing. The Zebra Unicorn cannot teleport with the same facility as a Unicorn can, and instead needs to use two trees, as per a Plant Door spell (though with the usual 360 yards once per day limitation). The horn is used in the creation of rings of vampiric regeneration. The Zebra Unicorn is Very Rare, and is worth 975 XP (due to it's semi-regenerating ability). The Zebra Unicorn lives in Temperate to Sub-Tropical forests, especially slyvan glades. "The Snow Unicorn" Migrating with the snows, this unicorn exists in temperate to sub-arctic forests. It is identical to a normal unicorn in most regards, but is immune to cold, not poison, be it magickal or not. Further, the horn of the Snow Unicorn, when touched to a magickal item, will "recharge" the item one charge/day. This can be done willingly or forcibly on behalf of the snow unicorn. If slain, the powdered horn can be used once to restore all charges in one magickal item, or to repair one magickal item. The Snow Unicorn is Very Rare, and CG, like the typical unicorn. It tends to have pale blue eyes, and it's coat is thicker for its harsher environment. The XP Value of a Snow Unicorn is 650. "Benevolant Unicorn" These unicorns are the size of a pony, and LG. They have only 3+3 HD, and their attacks deal 1d4/1d4/1d10 (charge attack deals 3d8). They make their saves as a priest of 11th level. Thac0 17. Their horns are smaller (about 1 foot to 2 feet in length), and have a pearlescent glow. A radius around the horn is affected by a special damnpening field of abjuration magick. The radius is base 10 feet, plus 1 foot per 2 hit points of the unicorn (and it does drop as the beast is hurt and loses hit points). Any magick passing into, through, or starting in that aura loses 1 hit point of damage per die rolled, to a minimum of one. Magic Missles would deal 1d4 each. A 6-die fireball would do 6d6-6. And so forth. Healing or benevolant spells are unaffected. The unicorn cannot drop this aura, and only magickal spells and item effects are affected, not weapons or other mundane attacks. The horn can be used in creating the ink for a protection from magick scroll. The XP Value of a Benevolant Unicorn is 650. The benevolant unicorn lives in the same environment as the typical Unicorn, but the two rarely mix. ................ 'Nathan Burgoine "Excuse me, I think I've mistaken you Carleton University for somebody else. [email protected] Somebody who gave a damn, Salter Fan Club Cruise Director Somebody more like myself." -- Jewel More magick items... Oh, and again, could someone who got #3 send it to me? *blushes* Or better yet, did *anyone* get #3? "Glasses of Spell-Sight" These glasses work only for Bards and Wizards, and only really affect Bards and Wizards only. While wearing these glasses, the wearer can see shifting patterns of stored magickal energy inside the minds of others. While looking at this magickal aura, the wearer can attempt to discern the patterns of magick, locked in memory, inside the mind of someone (s)he looks at. It takes one round to regard a person long enough to make the equivalent of a spellcraft proficiency check (if the caster already has the proficiency, this check is made at +3, otherwise roll it as normal). This check, however, if passed, will tell the wearer one of the magickal spells currently memorized by the person being studied. (If failed, the wearer learns nothing, or, if it is a huge fail, learns something radically wrong). The spell determined is random, but most often identified spells are those the wearer has memorized, or has in his/her spellbooks, or has seen, or heard described (in that order). The glasses will not identify a spell the wearer has never even heard of before. The glasses can be used for as long as the wearer desires, but it takes concentration to make them reveal magick. More than a turn of concentration within a single hour will give the wearer a splitting headache (-2 to all saving throws, ability checks, combat to-hit and damage). Using the glasses to look at an item believed to be magickal will enable a spell-craft proficiency check bonus of +3. These glasses have no effect in regards to priestly magick at all. [Based on Glasses of Urza] "Whistle of Annoyance" Once per day, this whistle can be used to cast a 'taunt' spell on a target creature when shounded. It will affect up to 1 hit die per 2 levels of the user, and allows no saving throw. The target will attack the user of the whistle above all other targets, and will be half-insane with anger. Note taht this whistle only affects creatures able to hear noise in the way a typical humanoid does. 10% of these whistles are cursed, and randomly set off their annoying noise once per day, on a target the wearer does not wish to bother, especially in the case of sneaking thieves, and so forth. [Arcum's Whistle] "Sword +1, Trollslayer" This blade, and others like it, has been nicknamed 'Trollslayer,' but has uses against all creatures that regenerate. It is imbued with powerful necromantic magick (easily detected for), and any wound delivered by the blade will not be subject to rapid regeneration of any kind. The wounds will only heal at the natural rate of a typical humanoid (up to 3 or so per day, depending on the NWP rules you use). Magickal healing occurs as normal. [Runesword] ................ _____ 'Nathan Burgoine {~._.~} Carleton University _(_Y_)_ Cud-dul? [email protected] {|_ . _|) Salter Fan Club Cruise Director (_)-(_) Critters... DRAKES - General: Drakes are sometimes called 'Little Wyrms' for their resemblance to dragons and diminutive size in compairson. They are usually only about twice the size of a full-grown man from head to rump (tail not included) when fully grown, but otherwise, appear to be dragons which do not have arms or claws (their arms are their wings, like birds). Drakes are generally very intelligent, and have a variety of alignments. In general: Frequency: Rare Organization: Solitary of Family/Flock Activity Cycle: Day Diet: Omnivore Intelligence: 14-18 Number Appearing: 1 or Flock (2d4) Number of Attacks: 3 (claw/claw/bite) Morale: Elite (13-14) The Drake Age Category Chart: Age Category: HD Mod. Combat Mod. Body/Tail Length AC 1 (0-8 yrs) -1HD-1 +1 3-5ft/2-4ft 2 2 (9-24 yrs) Nil +2 6-7ft/5-6ft 1 3 (25-60 yrs) +1HD+1 +3 8-9ft/7-8ft 0 4 (61 + yrs) +2HD+2 +4 10-12ft/9-11ft -1 Obviously, Drakes can be a source of information, and, despite their small size, most, if they live to old age, can live as long as 200 years before dying. They live in flocks, and females and males usually mate for life. The famle will lay 2d3 eggs, each having a 75% chance to be fertile, and stay with them till they are born. Youngsters travel with their parents until they are 9 years old or more, then leave. Drakes are born with a 5% chance to be able to speak with any intelligent creatures, and automatically learn the dominant language of the area by age 4 or so (taught by their parents, or learned on their own if seperated). This chance increases by 5% per age category (From Hatchling/Youth, to Young Adult, to Adult, to Old). Those with this ability are called 'Speakers.' Most Drakes Migrate to some extent. They do collect small, easily portable items (their feet are prehensile, and they are very adept at using their lizardian mouth as a tool), but rarely collect treasure per se. (I'll leave treasure up to the Gms, but suggest Treasure type Q.) Now, the specific guys: The Coastal Drake - One of the few drakes that has a breath weapon, a burst of corrosive vapours that is cone-shaped, 10 feet long per HD of the drake, and 1 foot wide per HD of the drake. It deals 1d4+1 points od damage per age category of the Coastal Drake. The coastal drake is a rich green, with yellowish tinges in its wings, and lives in temperate to sub-tropical coastal islands. Base HD is 4HD+3. Damage is 1d3/1d3/2d4 from claw/claw/bite. Flies at MV 24 (B) and has ground movement of 9. AL NG [based on "Azimaet Drake" The Tempest Drake - A white drake, with a slightly blue and purple ring-like markings down the length of its body. It is a more agile flyer, at speed 30 (A) and ground moves at 9. It lives in coastal plains and flatlands, and plays in the clouds, easily blending there, diving for prey. It deals 1d4/1d4/2d6 damage. Base HD is 3HD+3. AL CG The Hazerider Drake - A pearly white drake with blue tinges on its head and wings, this beast loves to fly and dance within thunderstorms, and takes modamage from lightning or electrical attacks at all (be they magickal or not). Base HD is 4HD+3. Takes half-damage from fire. Damage dealt is 1d4/1d4/2d6 for claw/claw/bite. AL LG The Spitting Drake - Also called a 'Firedrake,' this dark blue drake with grey highlights lives in the mountains, and can spit small fireball-like bursts that deal 1d6+1 damage per age category of the drake, to all those within 5 feet per age category of the dragon of the explosion. It places them at will, but has a range of 15 yards per age category, and can spit only once per hour. It deals 1d4/1d4/2d6 in normal claw/claw/bite damage, and has a base 3HD+3. AL CE The Shrieking Drake - Named for its ability to let out an unnerving shriek that causes those who hear it to suffer a -1 penalty to iniative. Affects all those who can see the drake making the noise. Base HD is a mere 2HD+2, damage is 1d3/1d3/2d4 for claw/claw/bite. It is golden coloured, though dull, not metallic, and lives in desserts, where it can hide in the sands and be 70% undetectable if no one is searching for it. AL NE Drakes are often confused for baby dragons. Just some ideas... 'Nathan ................ _____ 'Nathan Burgoine {~._.~} Carleton University _(_Y_)_ Cud-dul? [email protected] {|_ . _|) Salter Fan Club Cruise Director (_)-(_) Someone asked for something druidish... "Wall of Wood" (Conjuration/Summoning, Alteration) - 5th Sphere: Plant Range: 60 yards Components: V,S Duration: Permanent Casting Time: 8 Area of Effect: One 10 foot by 10 foot wooden wall, 5 feet thick, per caster level Saving Throw: None This spell can only be cast outdoors on natural earthen ground. It causes root-like protrustions to grow from the ground and create a thick latticework-woven-like wall of living wood, as the caster desires, so long as the wall is continuous, 10 foot x 10 foot and 5 feet thick pieces per caster level. Normal, present, wooden plantlife grows into the latticework. For 1 turn per caster level, the wall is magick and can be dispelled, and is immune to nonmagickal fire. Magickal fire (and normal fire, after the duration of 1 turn/level is passed) will turn the wall into a wall of fire for 1 turn, then destroy it. The wall is permanent and a living thing, so it will die if the natural ecology cannot support it, sacrificing much of its shoots and so forth in order for as much to survive as possible. In a rick environment, it could well turn into one thick jungle-like mess of ivy and other small plants that grow amongst the wall of wood. It takes 1 turn to hack through 5 ft of the wall of wood with conventional tools (axes, etc.) "Seedling Charm" - (Enchantment, Evocation) - 3rd Sphere: Plant Range: Touch Components: V,S,M Duration: 1 day plus one day per level Casting Time: 1 round Area of Effect: 1d4 seeds Saving Throw: None The caster passes his holy symbol over some fertile seeds (the holy symbol vanishes) and 1d4 of the seeds in his hand become magickal. The caster can see how many and which are affected, as can priests of the same faith who are 5th level or higher. Eaten, the seed provides nourishment for a roughly man-sized consumer equivalent to a single, full, meal. Further, the seed also heals 1d3 points of damage. A maximum of 8 points of healing can be accomplished with this spell per day. This spell will not function on infertile seeds. "Spore Cloud" (Alteration) - 2nd Sphere: Plant Range: 30 yards Components: V,S,M Duration: 1d4+2 rounds Casting Time: 5 Area of Effect: 20 foot cube Saving Throw: Special This spell alters all plantlife in the area of effect, a 20 foot cube up to 30 yards away. Note that this spell will fail if there is no plant life there at all. The plants affected will begin to set out a cloud of spores and pollen, altered to produce them at a hyper pace, and those caught within the cloud must make a saving throw vs poison each round. If the save is failed, victims can make no attacks, due to coughing and choking. They lose all bonuses to AC and Saving Throws due to dexterity, and will suffer for one round after they leave the cloud or the cloud dissipates. The cloud lasts 1d4+2 rounds, or until all plantlife is destroyed by another force (DM can judge this individually). The material component is a puffball mushroom, which is tossed at the general area to be affected, but vanishes in mid-air when the spores are released. "Roots of Life" (Alteration) - 4th Sphere: Plant Range: Touch Components: V,S,M Duration: 1 turn per level Casting Time: 1 turn Area of Effect: Caster or Creature Touched Saving Throw: None. Cannot affect unwilling targets. This spell puts a target into a soft trance. The target must be standing on natural earth. After the turn of casting, the target is touched and goes into a trance where they are in a hibernative sleep-like coma, and cannot see or react to the world around them. Over the next turn, a network of root-like tendrils extrude from the skin and burrow into the ground, and by the end of this turn, the skin of the victim is almost half-covered by this latticework of roots. At the end of every turn of the spells duration, the target recovers 1d4 hit points (1d3 if it is winter). Throughout the spell, the target is not affected by the temperature in any adverse way. Further, at the end of the spell, the target will feel fully nourished as if it had eaten a full meal, and has indeed gotten that nourishment. THe spell ends after 1 turn per level of the caster or when the target is healed fully. The roots simply fall away, and the target wakes up (all this happens within a single round). If the target is attacked, the attack will succeed automatically, but will rouse the target, and the roots will be torn and ripped free, doing 2d4 points of damage to the target. The material components for this spell are any root from an oak tree, and the caster's holy symbol. Both are consumed in casting. Howzat? Anyone else have any specific types of spells/ideas they want from M:TG? ................ _____ 'Nathan Burgoine {~._.~} Carleton University _(_Y_)_ Cud-dul? [email protected] {|_ . _|) Salter Fan Club Cruise Director (_)-(_) Items... "Grails of Magick Holding" - These cups, fashioned from various materials, each have a special ability in relation to one priest or wizard sphere/school of magick. (Some crossover, like the Stone Grail, which affects wizard and priest earth elemental spells). For the cups to re-charge, they must stay, undisturbed, in a 'pure' sample of their environment/magick type somehow, as designed by the DM. Known types include: The Sun Grail - Left outside in the sun for a full day, this grail will then fill with a golden liquid. Drinking the liquid allows the caster, for up to one day, to cast a single sun priest spell as if he were 1 level higher. The Gold Grail - Affecting wizard and priest fire spells, this golden chalice must be left inside a fire for a full day, and will fill with a crimson and orange liquid. Otherwise as Sun Grail. The Crystal Grail - left in the snow, it will affect frost magick, and fills with a pure white liquid. The Coral Grail - left in a freshwater spring, it will affect priest or wizard water spells, and will fill with a sea-green liquid. ...and so on. [Based on Sol Grail]. "Hollow Trees" These special plants are considered sacred to Druids and other nature priests. They grow either alone (80%), in pairs (8%) or in groups of 2 to 8 (2%) in a small circle. Their magick can be tapped by reaching inside their hollow trunks (easily accessible by the holes present) and spending 1d4 rounds attuning onesself to the magickal energy. This energy can be held for up to 1 hour (and thus, those trees growing in clumps can have an accumulative effect), and takes a full day to recharge. Each tree so tapped will add 1 level to the effect of a single plant spell cast by the druid or nature priest tapping the tree. The trees resemble oak trees in every way but their hollow nature, and very often supply a home for an animal - thus making reaching in just a little dangerous on occassion. Hollow trees are very often found in sacred groves, and a circle of hollow trees makes for a powerful grove indeed. "Life Charm" These pearlescent white talismans are tooled with silver and white crystal, and extraodrinarily beautiful to behold. They are worn as cloak-pins or simple medallions, but always radiate a soft white aura (about the light of a single candle). When found, they will have 1d6+9 charges, and radiate abjuration magick if detected for. While worn, the charm puts up a field that is 5 feet in radius. Anytime a wizard necromancy spell is cast in, through, or at the area protected, the charm will flare brightly for a moment (to the light of a torch), and lose 1 charge per level of the necromancy spell being cast - and totally cancel it. There is not way to prevent this effect beyond dispelling the magick of the charm, and even the wearer cannot cast wizard necromancy spells - even if they are beneficial or used against an enemy. If insufficient charges remain to cancel a spell, the charm does not activate, and the charges remain until a spell that there are enough charges for is cast. The charm can be recharged, but if it falls to 0 charges, it crumbles into dust. [Freyalise's Charm] ................ _____ 'Nathan Burgoine {~._.~} Carleton University _(_Y_)_ Cud-dul? [email protected] {|_ . _|) Salter Fan Club Cruise Director (_)-(_) An idea for another sub-race of Elves... Called Jungle Elves, they are much the same as their forest counterparts, but fome from the tropical zones of the world, and are even more reclusive than most of the elves. They have an even tighter bond with nature (and are quite prone to the 'Communion' ability listed in the CBoE). Jungle Elves, however, are a tad more 'simplistic' than the usual elf. Their technology level is lower, and their alignment tends to drift towards the neutral, though the majority is still neutral-good. They can be Rangers, Fighters, Thieves (Scouts), Clerics, Druids (an exception to the human-blood only rule), and Wizards. Jungle elves loose the bow bonus and the sword bonus, and instead gain +1 to hit with blowguns and daggers, their preferred weapons. They have infravision, and magickal resistance as normal, but do not have the ability to sense or detect doors - their homes do not aid in the development of this sensitivity, since Jungle Elves reside in huts. Their society is not rich in wizard magick, and there are usually very few wizards in a single trible of elves (roll as normal listings for elf, but halve all numbers of total population, and fully 80% of the wizards rolled are priests instead). Their technology is low, usually wooden and stone constructions, but their music and art is beatiful in a primal, rhythmic way. Their few wizards tend to be elementalists or other "simplified" systems of magick. They use tatooes to denote rank and status and ability, and believe in many different gods of nature (including going as far as having demi-gods for each type of tree in the area). THeir clerics are very often shamans, who talk wo the ancestor spirits, nature spirits and animal spirits around them. The life of a jungle elf is 80% that of a normal elf, as they age just that little bit faster. They are rolled with the usual bonus of +1 to dexterity, but also gain a +1 to strength and have a penalty of -1 to constitution and intelligence. Their maximum strength is still 18, and though they gain no bonus to Charisma, their ability requirements are still the same. The most commonly spoken of ability of the Jungle Elves is their ability with the natural world around them. They have the normal hiding and other forest-related abilities of the elves, but Jungle elves have a tie with nature that goes a bit beyond the usual. All Jungle elves, regardless of class, gain a bonus 1st-level priest spell they can cast as a normal cleric. If not a priest, this ability is effectively cast by a cleric of 1/3 the character's level (rounded down, to a minimum of 1st level). This usually ends up being 'Entangle,' and has led to the Jungle Elves being called 'Tangleshoot Elves' by those in the tropics. As opposed to memorizing a single plant spell, the elf can instead join in a Jungle Elf Circle with an elven priest who has access to the plant sphere. As many as one jungle elf per level of the priest can join in, and for each that does, the effective level of any plant spell the Jungle Elf Priest casts is raised by 1. Powerful magick has been attained this way. Further, Elder Jungle Elves (those who are at the Venerable Age or older) suddenly gain another level of plant magick to play with - either learning a 2nd level plant spell, or a pair of 1st level plant spells. These Elders add 2 levels to any circle they are in, and count only as one elf for the limitation of the cleric involved. Jungle ELven priests, druids, and rangers all gain the extra spells also, but cast them at a level normal for their class (Rangers cast as a 1st level priest until they reach the time when they normally begin to cast as if they were 2nd level priests, while druids and clerics and priests use their actual level, and consider the spell(s) a bonus above and beyond the wisdom bonus). Jungle elves are very similar in appearance to wild/sylvan elves. They have coppery-red to flaming red hair, and have deep green to pale green eyes, with the rarest amber-eyed elf among them usually considered a sign of immense luck. They tend to use spears, blowguns and daggers/darts/other thrown weapons in battle and hunting, and very often train large or giant animals to guard their homes as companions. [That was inspired by the Llanowar/Fyndhorn Elf, Elder, and so forth - all the Elves in M:TG that give you green mana... granted not a big change, but I'm sure it'd be interesting to watch a PC party get stumbled by a bunch of 1 HD elves who're casting entangles at them.] Just an Idea... ................ _____ 'Nathan Burgoine {~._.~} Carleton University _(_Y_)_ Cud-dul? [email protected] {|_ . _|) Salter Fan Club Cruise Director (_)-(_)