Hail of stone was a simple conjuration spell that created a brief hailstorm of rocks to fall upon an opponent. It was common among spellcasters living in the Underdark[3] and among the wu jen of Kara-Tur[6]—particularly those specializing in the power of elemental earth.[1][6] In some worlds, shamans maintaining a relationship with a stone spirit also utilized this spell.[8]
Effects[]
After a full six seconds of casting[1][3][4] or longer,[7] a localized hailstorm,[1][3][4][7] roughly in the shape of a 40-foot-tall (twelve meters) cylinder with a radius of five feet (one and a half meters),[1][3][4] was instantly created wherever the caster designated within a medium range, ending as soon as the initial rain of stones fell.[1][3][4][7] According to some earlier scholars of magic, the radius of the storm grew larger as the caster excelled in magical skill.[7] The "hail" were stones heavy enough to cause injury to persons and objects struck.[1][3][4][7]
The spell could not be cast within the phlogiston between the crystal spheres.[5]
Components[]
The spell required verbal, somatic, and material components.[1][3][4][7] The caster would hold a chip of jade,[1][3][4][7] which was blown upon during the final moments of casting. The chip would spark, burst into a green flame, and vanish, just as the stones began to fall.[4] In the Kara-Turan tradition, the jade chip was instead tossed in the direction of the target.[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. 105. 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 Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 58. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Matthew Sernett, Jeff Grubb, Mike McArtor (Dec 2005). Spell Compendium. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-7869-3702-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Curtis Scott (1992). The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook. Edited by Barbara G. Young. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 105–106. ISBN 1-56076-347-7.
- ↑ 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. 74. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 88. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.