Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 14:29:51 -0600
From: Craig Allen Campbell <craigc@csd4.csd.uwm.edu>
To: wsbusr1@urc.tue.nl
Subject: Two new wild spells


Here are two spells which my wild mage, Cyril the Perpetually Counterproductive
has created:

Cyril's Attempted Enhancement
(Invocation/Evocation, Alteration)
Level:  1
Range:  special
Components:  V,S,M (special)
Duration:  special
Casting Time:  5
Area of Effect:  special
Saving Throw:  none

Effect:  With this spell, the wild mage can attempt to enhance one aspect of 
another spell, be it duration, range, damage, area of effect, saving throw, or 
anything else involved in a particular spell.  The mage casts this spell in the 
round preceding the casting of another spell, which he chooses before casting 
this spell.  The mage may choose any one aspect of his second spell and attempt
to double it.  He has a fifty percent chance of doing so.  He begins by casting
this spell the first round, choosing which aspect of the second spell he wishes
to attempt to enhance.  At the end of casting, the mage is covered in a green
glow.  This glow is the latent energy he will direct into the second spell to 
attempt to enhance it.  On the second round, the mage casts his chosen spell.  
At this point, he (or the DM) rolls 1d6.  On a roll of 4-6, the chosen aspect
of the second spell is doubled.  On a roll of 1-3, the second spell still 
functions, but the chosen aspect is halved (round down), and a wild surge
results.  If the casting of EITHER spell is interrupted, BOTH spells are lost.
(The second spell is, in fact, tied into the first one when casting the 
first spell.)  Also, in place of doubling an aspect of the chosen spell, the 
caster may modify the saving throw (if applicable) of a spell.  If the 
Attempted Enhancement is successful, a -2 penalty is applied to the saving 
throw.  If it is unsuccessful, a +2 bonus is applied.  The material component pg of the spell is the same as the second spell.  For example, to double the 
duration of a Light spell, the caster needs TWO fireflies or TWO pieces of
phosphorescent moss.  If the second spell has no material component, no 
material component is needed for this spell.


Cyril's Attempted Surge Mastery         (Invocation/Evocation)
Level:  2
Range:  special
Components:  V,S
Duration:  Instantaneous
Casting Time:  3
Area of Effect:  special
Saving Throw:  none

Effect:  This spell allows the wild mage to call forth a burst of energy
which automatically results in a wild surge.  However, the mage has a chance
of controlling the surge to a limited degree.  After the spell is cast, roll
a wild surge on the Wild Surge Table.  The wild surge WILL happen, but the 
mage has a 33% chance of controlling some part of the spell.  First, determine
what the wild surge will be.  The player (or the DM) then rolls 1d6.  On a roll
of 1-4, the wild surge results as per the description of the surge.  On a roll
of 5-6, the mage may control one part of the wild surge's effects.  He may changthe centering of the spell, the duration, the damage, etc.  Exactly what can 
be controlled is left up to the DM.  (DMs:  have fun with this)  For example,
if the wild surge resulted in a Fireball centered on the caster, and the 
attempt to control the surge was successful, the mage could move the centering
of the Fireball, he could decrease the damage, or he cause it to be a delayed
blast.  (Again, this is up to the DM.)  If the wild surge is not detrimental
to the caster, he may still attempt to alter the effects.  He could move the 
flowers pouring from his mouth to pour from the mouth of someone else.  
(An aside for the player:  Have fun with this.  You'd be amazed how much you 
can do with any single wild surge when you can control it a little bit.)


-craigc