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Precipitation
(Alteration)
Level: 1
Range: 10 ft./level
Duration: 1 segment/level
Area of Effect: 3 ft. dia. cylinder up to 12 ft. high
Components: V,S,M
Casting Time: 3 segments
Saving Throw: None
When this spell is cast, all water vapor in the atmosphere within the area of
effect is precipitated in the form of a light rain. (Note that low level spell casters
will certainly be within the area of effect of the spell.) The rain will continue
for only as many segments of time as the spell caster has levels of experience.
Since only some 1/100th of an inch of precipitation falls during the
course of a segment, the spell will have only the following general effects:
Thin, light material will become damp in 1 segment and thoroughly wet
thereafter. Twigs and heavy material such as canvas will be damp in 2 segments
and wet thereafter. Flat, relatively non-porous surfaces, such as stone floors, rock,
painted wood, etc, will be damp in 1 segment and filmed with water thereafter.
Semi-porous surfaces and materials will become damp on the surface in 2 segments,
and thereafter the damp area will progress downward/inward, until after
5 segments the surface or material will be thoroughly wet. Porous surfaces and
materials will simply absorb the rain up to the limit of their capacity, which
probably extends well beyond the duration of the spell.
Small flames, such as those of candles, will be extinguished by 1 segment of
precipitation. Small fires will slow and become smoky for 1 round after precipitation has ceased.
Huge fires will not be materially affected by the spell.
Note that if the temperature is above 90° Fahrenheit, the duration of the
spell will be extended to double normal except in arid regions. Also, where the
temperature ranges between 34° and 31° Fahrenheit, the precipitation will fall
in the form of sleet. At 30° Fahrenheit and below the precipitation will fall as
rather thick snow, and most dampness/wetness effects will be negated or postponed
until the snow melts.
If the magical heat of a large area spell (i.e., a Wall of Fire, Fireball, Flame
Strike, etc.) is applied to Precipitation, a cloud of warm fog of double the area
of the precipitation effect will be formed. If magical cold is applied to the spell
at the water which remains thereafter, normal ice will be formed. The material
component of the spell is a pinch of silver dust.
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