Tier 1: A novice fire evocationist is only able to conjure embers capable of barely starting fires and nothing more. Lasts 2 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Ignite

 

Tier 2: An adept fire evocationist is able to shape their fire into spherical projectiles though has not reached the level of finesse to manipulate into other shapes. With some effort they may be able to control conjured plumes of flame and manipulate it however they please however to no combative effect. Lasts 3 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Fire Projectile, Enwreathe

 

Tier 3: An apprentice fire evocationist is capable of creating large fireballs with some level of confidence and now delves into the creation and projection of flames at further range to construct walls and Pillars to be used against adversaries. Outside of combat their finesse is comparable to the artistry of a circus performer in performing tricks of fire like whirling eddies of flamelets for show.  Lasts 5 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Flame Wall, Fire Pillar

 

Tier 4: An expert fire evocationist has reached an intimate level of understanding with the nature of flames and gains the ability to cast flamethrower and firestorm for further offensive coverage. At the fourth tier the fire evocationist is able to weave anything mentally conceivable for show in non-combative scenarios, from firecracker displays to tapestries of dancing flames to unfold a story, imagination seems to be the only limit. Lasts 6 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Flamethrower, Firestorm

 

Modifiers unlocked: Blue fire

 

Tier 5: Through the fire and the flames the master fire evocationist has seen its every facet and knows it inside out, epitomized by their ability to augment the temperature of their fire to greater heights. 

 

Modifiers unlocked: Combustion

 

Upon reaching Tier 5, fire evocationists that dedicate themselves to the second slot of fire evocation gain access to a greater suite of spells. Expanded fire evocation spells come innately to the mage and are considered self-taught, not requiring the guidance of a teacher as they have already reached a level of experience to accommodate this. The spells are gained in the following progression over 2 OOC weeks:

 

Week 1: Flame Field, Flame Implement, Fumes 

 

Week 2: Solar Flare, Turnfire Mantle, Fulminating Blast, Superheat

 

- Voidal fire is first and foremost artificial. Drawn from through the mage’s connection its existence is entirely conditional on this connection being sustained and all conjured fire will otherwise return to Void. Effects caused by cast spells are entirely beyond the control of the mage and will remain in the world, meaning physical consequences such as burns inflicted, natural fires started, explosions caused, will all remain as is; only fire directly manifested by the mage will fade upon disconnection.  Spells do not come into full effect until cast and half-channeled spells will not deal any damage nor can they be used for any utility, and will simply be canceled or even harm the mage should they be interrupted. 

 

- Secondly, like natural fire Voidal fire is hot to the touch and lacks any tangible solid texture beyond the presence of wispy flames and its associated heat. It looks and behaves in much the same way as natural fire physically and chemically, with the exception of situations where its magical origin may invoke interactions such as coming into contact with Thanhium, Auric oil, and so on, as specified in their associated lorepieces. A mage may choose to weave visible but minute strands of their aura into conjured fire for aesthetic preferences albeit only to such an extent. 

 

- Thirdly and most importantly, fire burns, and this should be roleplayed sensibly by both the fire evocationist and those involved. For reference, upon contact with flesh fire instantly causes 1st to 2nd degree burns depending on the situation, and will quickly worsen to 3rd degree burns and more afterwards. Fire is a force to be reckoned with, and should not simply be “shrugged off” by targets who should clearly be affected by its heat, nor should the mage consider themselves “immune” to their own flames - they are not. 

 

• Spells below tier 3 immediately inflict 1st degree burns upon exposed or lightly covered flesh while spells tier 3 and above immediately inflict 2nd degree burns.

 

• Limbs that have sustained 3rd degree burns in one spot are considered unusable. And vital areas that sustain burns any worse than this will incapacitate the target. Kento Nanami logic does not apply on Lord of the Craft.

 

• Armored targets are by no means impervious to fire evocation spells as they too are affected by its compounding heat, which must be roleplayed accordingly. Furthermore, flames are more than capable of reaching through gaps in armor-plating when directly striking a target, which may lead to searing of flesh or cloth and thus, pain. 

 

In the interest of fairness and quality of roleplay, it is the responsibility of the fire evocationist to clearly outline and communicate the effects of the fire spells they have cast to prevent any unnecessary ambiguities and disagreements between parties.

Mechanics:

The fire evocationist is able to conjure flames and smoke for freeform use outside of combative scenarios and in event scenarios with ET oversight. The recommended emote scaling for this spell can be considered as [1] connect + [X] cast where [X] is the tier of the manipulation.

 

The scale of their control over fire increases with tiers as follows:

 

T1: Up to one block of fire

T2: Up to five blocks of fire

T3: Up to ten blocks of fire

T4: Up to fifteen blocks of fire.

T5: Up to twenty blocks of fire.

 

Fire in this form is free and shapeless, unless formed into something more.

 

Upon reaching [T3], a mage may manipulate the color of their flame, albeit no change in heat. For example, a fire evocationist may create purple flame for non-combative purposes. The only exception to this rule is blue and white flame. Smoke may also be conjured at this tier, with similar flexibility in hue.

 

A fire evocationist can manipulate their fire in any way, shape, or form so long as it remains out of combat. At [T3] a mage can crudely shape their flames, but at [T5] a mage may have much greater control of their flame, able to make it almost smooth.

 

Redlines:

-White flame cannot be conjured freely whether in or out of combat.

- This may not be used in a combative or destructive manner whatsoever. 

- Any non-combat spell requires at least one emote of connection, and one emote of conjuring the actual flame. The larger the spell, the more emotes required. The higher the tier, the less emotes required. Use common sense when determining emote counts for non-combat spells. If you make a storm of pure fire rain upon a crop field, obviously it will take more than three emotes, likely closer to around six or seven.

Mechanics:

Ignite requires [3] emotes to cast in all variations, where the fire evocationist conjures a small spark of flame at varying intensities and sizes depending on its tier. In all tiers this spell is limited to a [3] block radius around the evocationist and may only be cast on flammable surfaces and materials. Unless sustained by upcasting, the spark conjured by ignite only lasts the duration of the cast emote.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows: 

 

T1: The fire is only the size of a small ember equivalent in effect to a pocket lighter. Its potency is feeble and is only applicable on easily flammable materials like paper and oil.

 

T2: The fire is the size of a golf ball at most and equivalent in effect to a campfire firestarter. It can alternatively be cast as a sustained T1 flame for 3 emotes. Has enough potency to ignite moderately flammable materials like creature hair and fabrics, and may ignite less flammable materials like wood after an emote of exposure.

 

T3: The fire is the size of a palm at most and equivalent in effect to flint and steel. Has enough potency to ignite less flammable materials like wood but not leather. It can alternatively be cast as a sustained [T2] flame for [3] emotes. 

 

• As it is “Ignite” at its full potential this Tier 3 variation may be augmented with Blue Fire

 

Tiers 2 and above of Ignite may be used as a means of cauterizing open wounds like cuts that are no deeper than surface-level and this process requires 2 emotes of sustained exposure on the wound. 

 

After T3, the maximum targets for ignite increases by [1] until reaching [2] targets max once the mage reaches tier 4.

 

A target that is directly grappled by the fire mage may also have Ignite directly cast upon them for the same emote count and potency, so long as the mage is not disconnected in the process of attempting such. 

 

Redlines:

- Ignite is not potent enough to light descendant flesh (or any epidermal surface of any race/CA) and for the sake of balance may not be used to set descendant hair for fire unless explicitly given permission to do so.

- Even when sustained, the spark that is created by ignite will disappear once it is put out, requiring the mage to cast this spell again.

- Ignite will never immediately deal damage on the target and will initially manifest as a growing warmth that allows targets to react. 

- Ignite may alternatively be cast as a grapple spell, as this is within the [3] block range limit imposed on this spell.

Mechanics:

Enwreathe requires [2] emotes to cast, and creates a sheath of flame around the striking portion of a weapon held by the caster, or by another being. This imbuement lasts for 6 emotes, ending early if the caster wishes or if they are forcibly disconnected, or if the weapon leaves the caster’s line of sight. Attacks with the weapon can light flammable material on fire, and cause 2nd degree burns with each hit.

 

Should the material Enwreathe is used on be particularly receptive to magic or heat - specifically Daemonsteel, Dracanium and Arcanium - the spell will last double duration beyond the usual 6 emotes (12 emotes), though can still be interrupted in the usual manner.

 

Blue Fire: Attacks will instead cause 3rd degree burns, and will immediately cause Daemonsteel or particularly heat-retaining materials enwreathed to become red-hot. Imbuing Blue Fire adds 1 emote to the casting time, and 1 tier of manacost. The fire around the weapon turns blue.

 

Combustion: The fire around the weapon seems to freeze and solidify - the first strike levied by the weapon will carry both the 2nd-degree burn capability and causes a curt explosion upon striking the target - expelling embers in a brief, harmless burst, and making the attack strike as if it were from a two-handed warhammer, dealing blunt damage rather than piercing or slashing if the weapon usually dealt such. After delivering this empowered blow, the spell would end prematurely and the mage is disconnected for an emote. Imbuing Combustion adds 1 emote to the casting time, and 1 tier of manacost.

 

Redlines:

- Enwreathe is exclusively a weapon-based enchantment spell, meaning it may NOT be used on any other form of object. 

- Enwreathe may be used on another target to enchant their weapon in a similar way. The cast range of this enchantment is equivalent to #rp range, in other words [20] blocks. 

- As enwreathe interacts with the weapon it is cast upon, flammable weapons such as those made of wood will suffer appropriate levels of damage which must be roleplayed accordingly.

- Enwreathe is considered a deployable spell, meaning it remains on the weapon so long as the caster remains connected.
- When cast or enchanted Enwreathe can be used in tandem with swinging the weapon it is applied to for the duration of the spell - this does not apply to the charge and cast emotes, which would still be interrupted if the weapon was swung.

- Combustive Enwreathe causes the mage to be disconnected from their magic for [1] emote after the strike. Scions are not disconnected, but are instead simply placed on a [1] emote cooldown as their magic recovers.

- In the scenario where a weapon equivalent to a "two-handed warhammer" is being used with Combustion Enwreathe, the modifier will inflict the same blunt damage as before, but carry with it a 1 block 'burst' of flame at the same of impact that inflicts first-degree burns upon nearby targets.

Mechanics:

By conjuring a small ember which is then fed Arcana, the mage is able to nurture the fire into a singular projectile which travels at arrow-speed in a straight-line trajectory. If multiple projectiles are being cast every individual projectile being added costs their tier. This spell is compatible with Blue Fire.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T2: The projectile is the size of a fist. 3 emotes. Every [2] additional projectiles requires 1 extra charge emote, capped at [3] max. Charging any further projectiles raises the manacost to [T3], capped at [7] total projectiles.

 

T3: The projectile is 1 meter in diameter. 4 emotes. Every additional projectile requires 1 extra charge emote, capped at [3] max. Charging any further projectile raises the maancost to [T4], capped at [6] projectiles max. 

 

T4: The projectile is 2 meters in diameter. 5 emotes. Every additional projectile requires 2 emotes of channeling, capped at 3 max. Charging any further projectiles raises the cost of this spell to [T5], capped at [6] projectiles max.

 

T5: The projectile is 5 meters in diameter. 6 emotes.

 

Manifested fire projectiles can be aesthetically shaped after T3 to roughly take up the same volume.

 

Fire projectiles may be held back for 3 emotes before demanifesting. Multiple fire projectiles can be fired at different times however this must be done so within 3 emotes after they are fully manifested and the remaining count has to be emoted. Being disconnected during this period means wasting the spell. 

 

Fire Evocationists may also use the Blue fire, Combustion and Fumes (with second slot) modifiers with this spell for the following additional effects. Further detailed effects and redlines can be referenced in the modifier section:

 

Combustion: The projectile made tangible now carries concussive and explosive force that scales according to its tier.

 

Fumes: The projectile now bursts into a cloud of warm smoke and ash in a 2 meter radius from the spell that obscures vision and causes minor suffocation to unprotected targets. This only works for volleys of [1] projectile, and cannot be applied to multiple fire projectiles simultaneously. 

 

Redlines:

- Fire projectile is telegraphed by the mage conjuring an ember which is fed arcana and shaped into the form of a projectile. 

- Projectiles can be assumed to travel as far as #rp range, and as fast as an arrow.

- The trajectory of fire projectile cannot be altered and it will continue traveling in the same direction it was launched until contact. This trajectory cannot be altered or controlled after it is cast.

- Upon impact with a target fire projectile carries no concussive force as it is entirely composed of fire, and also carries no additional explosion which spreads the fire beyond its area of impact.

- Multiple fire projectiles can either be launched at the same time or in a staggered fashion so long as it is done within 3 emotes. If the latter method is used the remaining projectile count HAS to be emoted.

- Projectiles added cannot be cheesed as multiple spell-casts for Voidal Eminents. For instance conjuring 3 T3 projectiles for 6 emotes will be treated as a singular spell-cast in the same way as 1 T3 projectile for 4 emotes. 

- Adding additional projectiles costs additional mana equivalent to the tier of the projectile.

Mechanics:

A mage gradually conjures a fire trail upon the ground that projects upwards when cast to form a thin wall of flame that burns targets caught in its path and traps those encircled by it. Notably, this trail of fire is telegraphed but cannot be put out while it is being channeled. The spell is compatible with Blue Fire. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: A wall 6 meters in length and 3 meters in height can be created and used to encircle a 1 meter radius. This spell may be sustained for 4 emotes. Every 3 emotes after that expends the same tier of mana cost. 4 emotes to cast.

 

T4: A wall 8 meters in length and 5 meters in height can be created and used to encircle a 2 meter radius. This spell may be sustained for 4 emotes. Every 3 emotes after that expends the same tier of mana cost. 5 emotes to cast.

 

Fire Evocationists may use the Combustion modifier on this spell for the following additional effects. Those with a second slot allocation may also use the Fumes modifier on this spell. Further detailed effects and redlines can be referenced in the modifier section:

 

Fumes: The wall becomes a smokescreen 1 meter thick and obscures vision.

 

Combustion: The final cast emote of flame wall carries with it a concussive explosion of fire as the wall bursts from the ground, inflicting blunt damage scaling with the spell's original tier. The wall itself is also 'tangible' and solid to the touch, albeit lacks durability.

 

Redlines:

- The fire wall is telegraphed as it is being cast in the form of a manifesting trail of embers that cannot be put out. It can be put out as usual after it is cast, i.e. disconnecting the mage or putting out the fire itself.

- Be reasonable with the actual shape of the wall. Though some bending is allowed you cannot be creating loop-the-loops and squiggly line shaped fire walls.

- The actual dimensions of the wall can be less than the specified maximum, without any reduction of mana cost. The wall itself is technically considered 0.5 meters thick.

- Combustive Fire Wall does NOT knock up targets in any capacity whatsoever, it only inflicts blunt damage via an explosion where it manifests on the cast emote.

- Despite being called a wall this spell is unable to stop any projectiles as it is a wall made of fire, and fire is not solid nor is it fast enough to deflect/negate projectiles. It is easily passable by most things though if it is flammable it will be lit aflame.

Mechanics:

This spell involves the fire evocationist creating a region of swirling embers on the ground which grows in intensity until the spell is cast, creating a pillar of flame that erupts from that spot during that emote. This spell is channeled at a particular region and cannot be moved once channeling begins. 

 

It should be noted that this spell does not instantly incinerate targets, but will most certainly ignite flammable materials and cause severe burns of at least the 2nd degree on exposed flesh for those caught by this spell. This spell is compatible with Blue Fire.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: A pillar 1 meters long and 1 meters wide can be projected from the ground up to a maximum height of 6 meters. 3 emotes.

 

T4: A pillar 2 meters long and 2 meters wide can be projected from the ground up to a maximum height of 6 meters. 4 emotes. 

 

Pillars may be held back for 3 emotes before the spell disappears and is considered wasted. 

 

Fire Evocationists may use the Combustion modifier on this spell for the following additional effects. Further detailed effects and redlines can be referenced in the modifier section:

 

Combustion: The pillar now also carries the concussive force of T4 combustion, severely bruising and easily breaking the bones of targets and knocking up unarmored targets it collides with 6 blocks into the air and armored/heavier targets half of that.

 

Redlines:

- Fire pillar is telegraphed by a clearly visible swirling mass of embers and heat that only continues to grow in intensity throughout the spell’s channeling.

- Fire pillar does not instantly incinerate targets directly caught by it, instead delivering burns all throughout their body and inflicting 2nd degree burns at least on exposed flesh.

- Fire pillar does not automatically target enemies and the channeling for a particular spot is committal, similar to “Launch” (now called “Surge”) in Air Evocation lore.

- Fire pillars directly knocking targets up to ceilings does not OHKO the target, but will definitely lead to the fracturing of bones and other major injuries.

- This spell cannot be sustained.

Mechanics:

The fire evocationist gathers up fire upon their palm to release it in the form of a jet or a stream when cast. Using their hand as a magical anchor the spell is able to be redirected while the cast is being sustained so long as Voidal connection is maintained. As per the nature of fire Flamethrower will instantly inflict 2nd degree burns upon contact with flesh, with the degree of burns only worsening with sustained contact. Flamethrower can be held back for 3 emotes before being released. This spell is compatible with Blue Fire.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: The flamethrower is released as a short puff of flame the diameter of a basketball with a range of 2 meters max. 3 emotes. This spell cannot be sustained.

 

T4: The flamethrower is released as a jet of flame 1 meter in diameter with a range of 8 meters. 4 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes. Every 4 emotes afterwards costs the same as casting the spell again.

 

T5: The flamethrower is released either as a stream of flame 2 meters wide and 1 meter tall with a range of 12 blocks. 5 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes. Every 4 emotes afterwards cost the same as casting the spell again meaning this spell can be sustained for 8 emotes max. 

 

Fire Evocationists with a second slot allocation may use the Fumes modifier on this spell for the following additional effects. Further detailed effects and redlines can be referenced in the modifier section:

 

Fumes: Smoke is released instead of flames which can be used to obscure a large area or disorient targets.

 

Redlines:

- Flamethrower is telegraphed by a concentrated mass of embers gathering upon the user’s palm that grows in intensity throughout channeling.

- Flamethrower follows currently accepted movement reductions in Voidal Connection lore for while it is being cast. 

- The range of Flamethrower at T4 and T5 ALWAYS goes the full range and cannot be controlled.

- The sustaining of Flamethrower is counted from the emote after it is cast meaning a flamethrower at T4 is active for 5 emotes before requiring the T4 manacost for the additional 4.

Mechanics:

The fire mage weaves a stationary, swirling storm of embers that slowly grows into flames in a circular region. This vortex of fire behaves like a tornado that spits and erratically throws plumes of flames and embers at their targets within every emote, inflicting 1st degree burns. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: The firestorm is a vortex of fire 2 meters in radius and 6 meters tall which can be sustained for 2 emotes and no longer. 4 emotes.

T4: The firestorm is a vortex of fire 4 meters in radius and 8 meters tall which can be sustained for 2 emotes, every 2 emote after this costs the same as casting the spell again. 5 emotes.

T5: In event scenarios a mage can manifest firestorm in a more literal sense and grander scale where embers and flames numerously rain from a cloud of smoke and ash above a region 6 meters in radius to devastating effect which can be sustained for 4 emotes. 6 emotes. This region can either be sustained for an additional 4 or expanded further to 12 meters at the cost of 2 T5 spellcasts.

 

Redlines:

- Firestorm is telegraphed as swirling embers that instead of manifesting from the ground like fire pillar or wall manifests in the air around the target and encircles them at a vigorously growing pace and intensity. 

- The vortex of Firestorm has the same thickness as that of Fire Wall.

- Firestorm cannot be repositioned or moved after initial channeling and cast.

- Firestorm may NOT be cast around the mage as they will clearly be harmed within its radius and disconnected. 

Mechanics: 

The fire mage begins channeling this spell by setting their hands aflame and planting them on the ground, causing their aura and embers to visibly apparate at the area for the fire to eventually spread. Once the spell has been cast the fire spreads from the mage like a sweeping wave and rushes across the floor to set it ablaze. Targets caught within this field will immediately receive burns of the first degree from the knee-down should they be unprotected, with these burns only worsening over time should they remain in its region. Flame field can be sustained for longer provided the mage remains connected.

 

At its base form this spell needs to spread from the mage, but this can be circumvented through the use of an arcane focus which allows the casting of this spell through an anchor of mana 6 meters away at max. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: Flame Field can cover a 3x3 area at max and can be sustained for 5 emotes. Every 5 emotes after that costs the same as casting the spell again. 4 emotes.

T4: Flame Field can cover a 5x5 area at max and can be sustained for 5 emotes. Every 5 emotes after that costs the same as casting the spell again. 5 emotes.

 

This spell is compatible with the Blue Fire modifier. 

 

Redlines:

- Flame Field is telegraphed by the presence of the mage’s aura and embers in the region it is about to be cast in. The use of a focus for casting this spell means the mana anchor must also be clearly emoted, ex. an orb of the mage’s aura. 

- Flame Field is considered 1 meter tall from the ground and burns at the intensity of ordinary fire. 

- Flame Field must be cast on solid ground and may not be cast “mid air” obviously.

- Unlike Fire Storm, Flame Field MAY be cast centered around a mage as they may exclude themselves from the area. 

Mechanics:

Flame Implement involves the mage manifesting a tangible and fiery-hot weapon wrought of flames. While this spell is being cast and maintained the mage’s connection is still subject to Voidal Connection rules, however they may attack using Flame Implement, and as this spell is deployable they may use other fire evocation spells and do not require active focus for maintenance. 

 

Having their Flame Implement struck by sources of antimagic and losing grip of Flame Implement will also disrupt this spell. 

 

This spell is incompatible with all modifiers. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T4: The fire evocationist may compose a one-handed melee weapon created entirely from dense arcane fire not dissimilar to Combustion. The conjured weapon lacks any form of sharpness but is fiery-hot to the touch and radiates the heat you would expect from a regular fire. Leaves a fiery after-trail when the weapon is swung that does NOT inflict direct damage but feels fiery-hot to the touch. 3 emotes and can be sustained for 6 emotes. Every 6 emotes afterwards costs the same as casting the spell again.

Superheat: The spell now carries twice the heat and the weapon takes the form of a purple, red or pink plasma. Each strike of the Implement would do [1] emote of melting toward Superheat damage, or it may be held against an enemy to constitute continuous melting, assuming the wielder is not disconnected.

 

Redlines:

- Flame Implement can only be used to create standard weapons such as swords, daggers, scimitars, axes, whips, and so forth. It must be something you would be able to use normally without the magic. The weapon manifested has density comparable to its mundane counterpart (steel) but lacks any form of sharpness you may or may not expect from it, ex. A Flame Implement sword would lack a cutting edge. 

- Flame Implement is not white-hot or blue-hot and only has the same heat of standard Voidal fire.

- Flame Implement is considered a deployable spell. 

- Flame Implement, as a weapon made of fire, will cause anything flammable it comes into contact with to immediately ignite with the exception of the mage’s grip on the weapon.

- The length of weapons conjured by this spell is limited to [2] metres in total.

Mechanics:

Solar Flare involves the fire evocationist creating a stationary, smoldering and mundane ball of fire over [4] emotes, continuously growing larger in radius and greater in brightness until reaching its maximal extent when fully cast. 

 

Upon cast this spell sears all targets in its immediate radius to the first degree from its heat and fully illuminates a fixed radius with its radiance. This radius remains magically illuminated for [4] emotes so long as the mage retains their connection. The stationary orb manifested by Solar Flare is considered identical in damage to a fire projectile, meaning targets directly colliding with it take the same amount of damage you would expect. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: Solar Flare is a stationary orb considered [1] meter in diameter and illuminates a [4] meter radius. Sears targets [2] meters away from it to the first degree. 4 emotes.

 

T4: Solar Flare is a stationary orb considered [2] meters in diameter and illuminates an [8] meter radius. Sears targets [3] meters away from it to the first degree. 4 emotes. 

 

Redlines

- Targets wearing Heavy Armor are mostly unaffected by this spell’s searing range, merely feeling a sweltering heat and having flammable objects on their forms burn up. Standing inside the orb will of course yield burns, however.

- Solar Flare is telegraphed by an orb of fire manifesting and slowly growing in size and brightness until its effects take effect upon the casting emote. 

- The heating effect of Solar Flare is considered ‘negligible’ prior to the cast emote, in the sense that although a growing heat can clearly be felt by targets near the spell it is not debilitating in any way.

- Similarly, magical shielding is capable of negating the effects of his spell - though Ice and Water shields will vaporise after [1] emote of protection, and Air shields will bear no protective effects at all. Ward Shields will only function against this spell if the caster is fluent in Fire Evocation, per its redlines.

- Solar Flare may NOT be relocated as it is being cast and its location upon being manifested is fully commital unless the spell is cancelled. 

Mechanics:

Over 3 emotes, a fire evocationist may construct a cloak entirely wrought of voidal flames around themselves that negates and absorbs ONE source of fire (and equivalents), lasting 3 emotes or 15 narrative minutes out of combat. The spell requires a degree of nuance only innate to the mage which exempts them from harm, but prevents them from casting this upon anyone else for the same reason. 

 

Should the spell successfully capture a source of flame from an offensive spell its duration immediately ends, magically empowering the mage and granting a mana-free cast of Ignite in any of its tiers. Continuous streams of flame such as flamethrowers are also only negated for one emote. Additionally, the user will be protected passively from mundane fire - they may walk unharmed through a burning building while the spell is maintained.

 

The protection of this cloak is by no means absolute as it exclusively protects the target from only ONE source of flame, specifically Voidal Flame, Dragonsflame, and alchemically wrought fires. The fiery nature of Turnfire Mantle does not translate to automatic protection, and requires explicit intent and action from the mage. This spell is considered T3 in manacost.

 

Redlines

- Turnfire Mantle is telegraphed by a swirling mantle of embers and flames that surround and cloak the mage when cast. 

- Turnfire Mantle’s protection against flame may be modified by ET in event scenarios, i.e when facing a dragon or similar threat.

- Using Turnfire Mantle to absorb a source of flame requires [1] emote dedicated to the action. It is NOT a passive effect.

- Turnfire Mantle may absorb VOIDAL, DRAGONSFLAME, and ALCHEMICAL fire, but may NOT absorb any form "derivative energy fire" such as Abyssfire, Malflame, Templar Flame, etc. as they are not fire in essence, but rather energy in the form of fire.  

- This spell may not be cast on another person.

 

 

 

Mechanics:

Fulminating Blast is effectively an event only artillery spell where a fire evocationist channels a ray or beam of supercharged combustive fire to blast a large stationary target. This spell has concussive force equivalent to that of a moderately large explosion of blackpowder, easily capable of incapacitating opponents the size of Ologs and significantly damaging those of a larger size. This spell is not compatible with any modifiers and may only be cast with ET consent. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows: 

 

T5: The fire evocationist may charge up a devastating ray or beam of incredibly combustive fire to cast on a target. The ray covers a 3 meter radius while the beam covers a 2 meter radius, and are both expelled as a surge of roiling flames that explodes upon contact with the primary target. This spell has #s (shout) range and requires 7 emotes to cast, requiring the mage to be stationary for the last 3. 

 

Any interruptions means the spell prematurely detonates on the spot and can severely injure or even incapacitate those caught in its immediate radius, especially during the final 3 emotes. 

 

Redlines:

- Fulminating Blast is, once again, an event only spell that requires ET consent. You cannot cast this in ordinary scenarios nor is it practical to given its conditional nature. 

Mechanics:

The fire evocationist may spend 1 extra emote and a raised tier of manacost charging up a spell in order to increase its temperature so that the evoked flames are blue, allowing it to burn objects with twice the intensity and therefore twice the speed. This effect must be telegraphed upon the second emote of channeling where the mage’s fire clearly changes from orange to blue.

 

Compatible spells: Ignite, Fire Projectile, Fire Wall, Flamethrower, Firestorm, Flame Field, Enwreathe

 

Redlines:

- Blue fire does not instantly incinerate people nor is it capable of instantly melting armor. Steel armor will only begin showing signs of damage should this fire be sustained for longer than 2 emotes on the target. 

- Blue fire has double the intensity of normal fire and consequently takes half the time to inflict damage on targets. Where it may take 4 emotes upon a vital region to put a target in critical state using normal fire, Blue fire does this in 2, and so forth. 

- Fire-resistant materials such as athins only partially negate the heat of Blue fire and only lowers the intensity of this flame to regular Voidal fire.

- Further effects of blue fire can be referred to in the spell that it is augmenting.

- As Blue Fire adds an emote and a tier cost to spells it cannot be used on T5 spells.

Mechanics:

The fire evocationist may spend 1 extra emote and a raised tier of manacost to infuse additional arcana into their spell to render it tangible and therefore grant it concussive force. Combustive projectiles explode in a fiery inferno that spreads embers and flames in its immediate vicinity. This effect must be telegraphed upon the second emote of channeling where the projectile is visibly being infused with arcana by the mage. 

 

The additional concussive force added by combustion scales proportionally with the tier of the spell it augments as follows:

 

T1: The spell has the concussive force of falling hail or a fast-moving pebble, causing targets to stumble back at most though a barrage of these projectiles will knock them backwards. Can cause bruises 

 

T2: The spell has the concussive force of a descendant-strength punch but carries no additional explosion or knockback. Being directly struck by this spell is capable of heavy bruising upon unarmored targets and light bruising upon armored targets and will cause them to stumble backwards, though being hit by a barrage of these projectiles will lead to knockback.

 

T3: The spell has the concussive force of being struck by a blunt weapon at human-strength and explodes in a 1 meter radius from the spell itself. Being caught in its direct radius is capable of easily causing fractures upon unarmored targets and severely bruising armored targets. Unarmored targets are knocked back by 2 meters and armored targets are knocked back half this distance.

 

T4: The spell has the concussive force of being struck by a blunt weapon at orc-strength and explodes in a 3 meter radius from the spell itself. Being caught in its direct radius is capable of easily breaking bones for unarmored targets and fracturing the bones of armored targets. Unarmored targets are knocked back by 4 meters and armored targets are knocked back half this distance.

 

Compatible spells: Fire Projectile, Fire Pillar, Enwreathe

 

Redlines:

- Combustive fire will never OHKO a target. They will at best be put into critical condition should they be directly struck in the head or a vital region by its T4 augment. 

- As Combustive fire adds an emote and a tier cost to spells it cannot be used on T5 spells.

- Combustive fire does not increase the heat of its augmented spell in any way, only adding physical blunt force that scales with its respective tier. 

Mechanics:

 

Discovered in a spur of desperation by a now unnamed elf in the Asulon city of Salvus, the manifestation of White fire entails the mage harnessing arcana beyond the capacity of their soul to make it white-hot at twice the intensity of Blue fire and capable of instantly inflicting burns of the 3rd degree upon targets directly struck. This spell requires 2 extra emotes for its first cast, causing all spells cast [8] emotes following this initial cast to automatically become White Fire without extra emote cost. Throughout this [8] emote duration, the entirety of the mage's mana is consumed, and more, irrevocably PKing them upon its conclusion. Spells cast with this modifier cannot be held back or sustained for any longer than 3 emotes, including flamethrowers. 

 

Compatible spells: Fire Projectile, Fire Pillar, Flamethrower, Firestorm, Flame Field, Enwreathe

 

Redlines:

- White fire does not instantly incinerate people nor is it capable of instantly melting armor, however this spell will most certainly put a target in critical condition should it directly come into contact. 

- White fire can be considered to have quadruple the intensity of normal fire and consequently takes a quarter of the time to inflict damage on targets. Where it may take 4 emotes upon a vital region to put a target in critical state, White fire does this instantly. 

- The intensity of this fire causes even fire-resistant materials to instantly combust as if it were not there. 

- White fire is just fire and does not have any other magical effects other than its incredible heat. 

Mechanics:

A more unconventional manifestation of fire in the form of warm cinderous smoke, Fumes allows the fire evocationist to freely alter the makeup of certain spells without additional cost for more underhanded purposes like disruption or escape. This effect must be telegraphed upon the first emote of channeling where fumes manifest instead of fire. 

 

Fumes spells manifest as a cloud of stuffy smoke cinders and ash instead of fire that obscures vision and removes line-of-sight of targets on either side. Unprotected targets that are directly struck in the face by these fumes will find it suffocating for an emote. Those that remain in the cloud of fumes will begin finding it stuffy and hard to breathe after 2 emotes albeit never enough to actually put them out wind. The cloud of smoke created after casting a Fumes spell lasts 4 emotes before disappearing unless the mage is disconnected, limiting the vision of targets within to arm's reach.

 

Compatible spells: Fire Projectile, Fire Wall, Flamethrower

 

Redlines:

- The cloud of smoke will immediately disappear should the mage be disconnected while the smoke remains. 

- Fumes spells cannot completely choke out targets and will obviously only affect those that breathe. The obscuring of vision is applicable to all those without the ability to see through magical smoke. 

- Fumes spells are not fiery-hot by any means and will not cause flammable materials to combust or explosive objects to explode.

 

Mechanics:

Once forged in a deluded epiphany by the master pyromancer Lanre Cerusil in the lands of Aevos, this technique has since entered the lineage of modern users of the magic. The use of the spell entails pushing the heat of the flame to its limits whilst restraining any mana spent on its flammability, causing the flame to change into a superheated plasma.

The fire evocationist may spend 1 extra emote and a raised tier of manacost charging up a spell in order to superheat the spell. This effect must be telegraphed upon the second emote of channeling where the mage’s fire clearly changes from orange to a gaseous purple, red, or pink. Spells modified in this way would be unable to ignite the target or spread any flames, but would instead inflict burns at the same rate as Blue Fire, whilst melting through materials at an accelerated rate.

 

Superheated fire takes [2] emotes of exposure to melt through materials of leather or weaker durability, and [4] emotes of exposure to melt through materials of steel or similar durability. Excessively weak or flammable materials may be instantly burnt through, but this will never apply to things wielded or worn by a player unless explicitly approved by the target.

 

Compatible spells: Ignite, Fire Projectile, Fire Wall, Flamethrower, Firestorm, Flame Field, Enwreathe, Flame Implement

 

Redlines:

- Superheated fire does not instantly incinerate people nor is it capable of instantly melting armor. Leather, cloth, or similar would be melted through within [2] emotes, whereas metal would be melted through within [4] emotes.

- Individual strikes by Superheated spells, i.e. not continuous streams, count as [1] emote of melting toward the above. Each maintained emote of a continuous spell such as flamethrower likewise counts as [1] emote of melting.

- Superheated fire has double the intensity of normal fire and consequently takes half the time to inflict damage on targets. Where it may take [4] emotes upon a vital region to put a target in critical state using normal fire, Superheated fire does this in [2], and so forth.

-Superheated spells can melt through a humanoid’s worth of material within the stated durations. That is to say that stacking armor wouldn’t protect against it in addition, and wearing cloth or leather under metal would not provide additional protection. This also means [4] emotes would be sufficient to melt through the chest of a metal construct, for instance, though notably golems and similar creatures would be immune. This does NOT mean that it can ever melt anything quicker than the stated durations.

-Targets would feel a heavy heat and discomfort whilst their armor is melted, but Superheat would not do any direct damage unless striking bare flesh or if armor had been fully melted in a previous emote.

-Melted apparel becomes a blackened soot upon the body. This spell does not produce nudity.

- Fire-resistant materials such as athins would not prevent the melting effect of Superheat, but would significantly reduce the strain felt by the target during the melting process. Materials which cannot be melted by fire or materials with a significantly higher melting point than steel, such as carbarum, cannot be damaged by Superheated fire.

- Other than the damage guidelines stated in this section, Superheat abides by the behaviors described by blue fire in each spell, aside from any involving ignition.

- In any way not specified, Superheat will behave like Blue Fire as default.

- As Superheat adds an emote and a tier cost to spells, it cannot be used on T5 spells.

Tier 1: A novice earth evocationist is only able to conjure grains of sand at this stage that can be increased to a fistful’s amount at best through some effort, capable of putting out feeble flames. Lasts 2 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Sand Blast

 

Tier 2: An adept earth evocationist now practiced in manipulating sand is now able to directly manifest rocks as pebble-sized projectiles but nothing more. The mage may be able to perform minor feats like creating small miniatures made of rock outside of combat for show. Lasts 3 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Rock projectile: Blunt

 

Tier 3: An apprentice earth evocationist is now capable of manifesting their earth from the ground as iconic bulwarks that take the form of shields and domes and is also able to weave their sand to create small vortexes of sand to debilitate targets. Beyond combative uses the mage may be able to perform greater feats of aesthetic earth evocation like creating life-sized statues and intricately manipulating sand as flowing tapestries. Lasts 5 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Earthen Wall, Sandstorm

 

Tier 4: An expert earth evocationist has reached a level of mastery which allows them to augment the finer properties of earthen projectiles like appearance and sharpness, and also expel their sand as surging jets. At the fourth tier the earth evocationist is able to sculpt and carve anything mentally conceivable in non-combative scenarios, from prismatic mosaics of gaudy marble to cascading constructions of rock, imagination seems to be the only limit. Lasts 6 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Rock projectile: Needle

 

Tier 5: Having weathered the erosion of time a master earth evocationist has seen every facet of earth and its encompassing elements and knows them inside out. Testament to their proficiency, they are able to fluidly shift from sand to earth to rock and entomb targets within stony confines. 

 

Spells unlocked: Entomb

 

Upon reaching Tier 5, earth evocationists that dedicate themselves to the second slot of earth evocation gain access to a greater suite of spells. Expanded earth evocation spells come innately to the mage and are considered self-taught, not requiring the guidance of a teacher as they have already reached a level of experience to accommodate this. The spells are gained in the following progression over 2 OOC weeks:

 

Week 1: Earthweaving, Earthen Barrage

 

Week 2: Seismic Tremor, Geotic Field, Meteoric Befall

- Voidal earth is first and foremost artificial in all its forms, regardless of its physical and chemical makeup or nature they are magically contrived and are thus conditional on the mage’s connection to the Void and will disappear otherwise. Consequently this means effects directly caused by these elements, like suffocation due to sand and inhibition of movement due to mud will all cease to apply when they disappear.  Spells do not come into full effect until cast and half-channeled spells will not deal any damage nor can they be used for any utility, and will simply be canceled or even harm the mage should they be interrupted.

 

- As a general guideline manifested elements behave in much the same ways as their natural counterparts physically and chemically, except in situations where their magical nature may invoke interactions such as coming into contact with Thanhium, Auric oil, and so on as specified in their associated lorepieces.

 

- Earth and Stone: The primary elements of the earth evocationist, earth and rock are sturdy, resilient and inert, rarely if ever reacting with other forces of the world which makes them the favored element for defensive spells. Furthermore their sturdy nature makes them good options for offensive utility as well, carrying with them concussive force only matched by compressed air and combustive fire in the other evocations. Even pebbles when thrown hard enough are capable of dazing an individual and causing bruising when it strikes bare skin, and this should be roleplayed accordingly by parties involved when dealing with earth evocation. The aesthetics of earth evocation spells involving rock may be visually manifested as other forms of rock like marble, gneiss, slate, granite, and so forth for no extra benefit.

 

- Sand: Generally used for distraction in Earth Evocation, sand is composed of small and minute grains of rocks of granular texture and gritty consistency. It has little to no offensive utility beyond causing targets blindness or suffocation should it directly strike their face, and niche use-cases such as being able to smother fire and potentially erode materials when sustained as a stream but beyond this it is not very noteworthy. 

 

- Mud: An uncommon variation of earth in Earth Evocation which behaves like an intermediate state of sand and earth, mud is viscous, slippery and slows objects that traverse over it, its relative effectiveness increasing proportionally with the object’s weight. Heavier objects get stuck in mud easier compared to lighter targets, making its applications, like sand, niche. 

 

In the interest of fairness and quality of roleplay, it is the responsibility of the earth evocationist to clearly outline and communicate the effects of the spells they have cast to prevent any unnecessary ambiguities and disagreements between parties.

[This spell is heavily lifted from and based off of Pundi's Earth Evocation write as it already does a fine job of describing out-of-combat Earth Evocation. That said I'll likely rewrite this to make it consistent with Conjure Fire/Water at some point.]

 

Mechanics:

 

The earth evocationist is able to conjure sand, earth, rocks, stone and various earth-adjacent elements for freeform use outside of combative scenarios and in event scenarios with ET oversight.

 

This spell requires 1 connection + [X] emotes where X is the tier utilized.

 

The scale of their control over earth increases with tiers as follows:

 

T1: Up to one meters of earth.

T2: Up to five meters of earth.

T3: Up to ten meters of earth.

T4: Up to fifteen meters of earth.

T5: Up to twenty meters of earth.

 

Redlines:

- Meters is rendered as blocks. One total block at Tier 1, two total blocks at Tier 2, etc etc.

- Any non-combat spell requires at least one emote of connection, and one emote of conjuring the actual earth. The larger the spell, the more emotes required. The higher the tier, the less emotes required. Use common sense when determining emote counts for non-combat spells. If you make a storm of earthen spikes, obviously it will take more than three emotes, likely closer to around six or seven.

-When entering combat, all conjured earth will immediately disappear..

- Refined substances like obsidian or metal cannot be summoned. One cannot conjure ores or metals.

- Materials as glowstone may be conjured for flavor only and have no other application.

- Conjured materials only last so long as the mage maintains their focus upon it. They vanish afterwards.

- May not be used for destructive purposes, and should anyone work against the evocation, they will be forced to use combat spells as entering combat.

Mechanics: 

The earth evocationist creates a mass of sand from arcana upon their palm which can be either thrown or expelled as a short jet to smother fires, disorient targets or obscure vision when used as a smokescreen. Sand spells that directly strike a target in the eyes or nose will disorient them for an emote as they will be blinded or suffocated respectively. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T1: Sand Blast manifests a handful of sand which is not fired but manually thrown by the mage afterwards to surprise targets. Has a range of 4 meters and blinds for [1] emote should it directly reach the target's eyes. [2] emotes.

T2: Sand Blast manifests as a short burst of sand the size of a fist with a range of 8 meters max. [2] emotes. Cannot be sustained.

T3: The previous tier of Sand Blast is now the size of an open palm and maintainable for [4] emotes to disorient targets as a burst of sand. [3] emotes.  This spell may be extended to a [4] emote duration that costs an additional T3 spellcast to form a temporary sand-screen. The screen of sand is 2 meters in height and initially starts at a 1 meter radius, which grows by 1 meter each emote the blast is sustained for. Lasts [2] emotes after cast or until disconnection.

T4: Sand Blast is now a proper jet of sand 1 meter in diameter with a range of 12 meters max. Though the spell does not initially do damage, it begins ramping in effect upon its 2nd emote where it begins to feel like coarse sandpaper, scraping and damaging surfaces and leaving exposed skin abraded and bleeding. This abrasion effect worsens bleeding and lacerates light armor the 3rd emote, wears out thicker surfaces like shields and gambesons by the 4th emote and leaving haevy armor damaged by the 5th emote and severely damaged by the 6th emote. [4] emotes. Can be sustained for [4] emotes, with every [4] additional emotes costing another spellcast.

 

Sustained Sand Blasts (T3+) can be redirected like the flamethrowers and water blasts of other evocations.

 

Redlines:

- Sand Blast T2 and above is telegraphed by a swirling mass of sand and arcana upon the mage’s palm that only grows in intensity throughout channeling. T1 Sandblast can be telegraphed as the mage creating pocket sand in their hand. 

- The blindness and suffocation caused by Sand Blast does not cause any permanent physical damage in any form unless the target sustains 2 or more emotes of damage from T4 Sand Blast.

- Seers and sightless CAs are naturally unaffected by the blinding effects of this spell.

- Targets with goggles and eye-protection will be immune to the blinding effects of Sand Blast, or targets that explicitly emote covering their eyes before the Sand Blast is expelled. Obviously their vision may be obscured slightly should they be standing in its trajectory, but this is by no means blinding.

- Naturally, continued exposure to Sand Blast in the eyes reapplies the 1 emote of blindness.

- Sand Blast of T2 and above can be held back for 2 emotes before being fired and the spell is wasted should it be held back for any longer.

- The abrasion effect of T4 Sand Blast is not fatal or even incapacitating in any form, only painful for those that come into direct contact with it.

- Sand Blast follows currently accepted movement reductions in Voidal Connection lore for while it is being cast.

- The sustaining of Sand Blast is counted from the emote after it is cast meaning a Sand Blast at T4 is active for 5 emotes before requiring the T4 manacost for every additional 4.

Mechanics: 

The earth evocationist shapes a projectile of rock through their arcana that takes form while channeling before being sent flying towards a target in a straight-line trajectory at arrow speed when cast. Rock projectile can be manifested in two forms: Blunt and Needle, with the latter becoming accessible as an augmentation of this spell upon reaching T4 for an extra emote and tier of manacost. The mage may also shape their projectiles to have different shapes but roughly equivalent volume and effect after T4. 

 

Blunt projectiles all deal concussive damage of varying degrees depending on their tier whereas Needle-augmented projectiles are the same size and move at the same arrow-speed as their blunt counterparts but sacrifice their concussive damage for piercing force. This augmentation is also only applicable to T3 Rock Projectile and above. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

Blunt:

 

T2: Rock Projectile is the size of a pebble which may be fired at a target to annoy and daze them at best upon a direct hit in the face. [2] emotes. Every additional emote of channeling manifests 2 more pebbles capped at 3 max, and every 2 pebbles after that requires T3, capped at 4 more max.

T3: Rock projectile is the size of a stone the size of an open palm and carries enough concussive force to cause bruise flesh and fracture bones when it directly strikes light armor, bruise medium-armored targets and dent the armor of heavy-armored targets. [3] emotes.  Every additional emote of channeling manifests an additional projectile capped at 3 max, and any more projectiles raises the cost to T4, capped at 3 more max.

T4: Rock projectile is the size of a large cobble 1 meter in diameter and carries enough concussive force to break the bones of light-armored targets, fracture the bones of medium-armored targets and severely bruise heavy-armored targets. [4] emotes. Every additional emote of channeling manifests an additional projectile up to 3 in total. Any more projectiles than this raises the total cost of the spell to T5, capped at 5 projectiles in total.

T5: Rock projectile is now a formidable boulder 2 meters in diameter and carries enough concussive force to easily break the bones of armored and unarmored targets. It carries enough momentum to cause any targets in its trajectory to be pushed back along with it until it reaches a max range of 6 meters. Should the target be pinned to a wall by this boulder they will be left in a critical state from the impact. [5] emotes. 

 

Needle:

 

T4: The concussive force of T3 rock projectiles are replaced with a piercing effect comparable to a shortbow and are capable of easily piercing exposed flesh to the bone, puncturing gambesons to cause serious bruising, and denting armor. [4] emotes. Every additional emote of channeling manifests an additional projectile capped at 3 max, and any more projectile raises the total cost to T5, capped at 5 projectiles in total.

T5: The concussive force of T4 rock projectiles are replaced with a piercing effect comparable to a longbow and are easily capable of easily piercing exposed flesh through bone, penetrating gambesons and the flesh underneath it to bone, and breaking through armor and stab through skin. [5] emotes. Every additional emote of channeling manifests an additional projectile capped at 3 max.

 

Earth projectiles may be held back for 3 emotes before demanifesting. Multiple earth projectiles can be fired at different times however this must be done so within 3 emotes after they are fully manifested and the remaining count has to be emoted. Being disconnected during this period means wasting the spell. 

 

Redlines:

 

- Rock projectile is telegraphed by the mage shaping their rock into a projectile be it spiked or blunt. The nature of the projectile must be emoted from the start of channeling. 

- The mage may only conjure multiple blunt or spiked projectiles, and cannot conjure a mix of the two.

- For clarity, the breakage of bones inflicted by this spell disables the affected limb, whereas fracturing of bones implies great pain when attempting to use the limb,

- The trajectory of rock projectile cannot be altered and it will continue traveling at arrow speed in the same direction it was launched until contact. This trajectory cannot be altered or controlled after it is cast.

- T3 projectiles may be blocked freely by a shield, however any projectiles T4 and above will cause severe pain to the shield-arm enduring the projectile.

- The dazing effect of T2 pebble does NOT entail disconnection from any magic.

- T3+ blunt rock projectiles will never instantly kill someone unless they are being struck by a boulder against a wall, and will at best knock them out should it directly hit them in the head.

- Every additional projectile manifested adds the manacost of their respective tier, ex. two T3 projectiles manifested back to back would cost the same as two T3 spells.

- Needle rock projectiles will never completely pierce through someone and will be lodged within them at best should they be directly hit, except if the projectile strikes their head directly in which case it very much will (like any arrow or crossbow bolt).

- As a general rule-of-thumb projectiles can be held back for a maximum of 3 emotes before it disappears and the spell is considered wasted.

- Multiple rock projectiles can either be launched at the same time or in a staggered fashion so long as it is done within 3 emotes. If the latter method is used the remaining projectile count HAS to be emoted.

Mechanics: 

The earth evocationist shapes hard earth into the form of a shield or a dome in later tiers for defensive purposes. Leveraging the resilient and inert properties of earth shields created by this spell are particularly sturdy, unreactive against most forces other than antimagic and resilient against slashing and weak piercing attacks. Their primary weaknesses are blunt strikes from heavy hammers and direct explosions, strong piercing attacks like the swings of a pickaxe or the strikes of a spear, and antimagic like thanhium and auric oil. All tiers of Earthen Wall have a max cast range of 16 meters and are considered 1 meter thick.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: Earthen Wall takes the form of a wall of earth 3 meters wide and 4 meters tall which may be placed down or freely moved within arm's reach and has a cast range of 12 meters. [3] emotes. Can be sustained for [6] emotes, and every [6] emotes afterwards cost the same as a new spellcast. Can withstand 3 physical strikes, and 1 anti-magic attack.

T4: Earthen Wall takes the form of a barrier of earth 6 meters wide and 4 meters tall which may not be moved. This shield can also be manifested as a protective dome of a 5 meter radius to the same effect. [4] emotes. Can be sustained for [6] emotes with every [6] afterwards costing the same as a new spellcast. Can withstand 4 physical strikes, and 1 anti-magic attack. 

 

Redlines:

- Earthen Wall is telegraphed a mass of earth being shaped into a wall or a dome from the outset depending on the tier at which it is cast. 

- The specified dimensions of the walls can be considered as the maximum, meaning walls that are slightly smaller may be conjured for the same emote counts.

- T3 Earthen Wall follows currently accepted movement reductions in Voidal Connection lore for while it is being moved while cast.

- Should Earthen Wall be broken while the mage is still sustaining it they will be dazed for an emote, preventing them from casting for [1] emote afterwards as they recover.

- Earthen Wall is considered a deployable spell when it is cast as a wall and the above redlines are still applicable should it be broken while deployed.

Mechanics: 

Sandstorm involves the mage conjuring a swirling storm of sand in a particular location that grows into a vigorous storm upon cast and envelopes targets within its confines. The primary function of this spell is to obscure vision of targets and notably lacks the abrasive damage of T4 Sand Blast. 

 

Targets caught within Sandstorm without eye protection are compelled to close their eyes within it in fear of being blinded, and those with eye protection will only be able to see an arm’s reach within the sandstorm. All tiers of this spell have a max cast range of 16 meters and height of 4 meters.

 

Sandstorms behave exactly like their natural counterparts and may therefore be negated by natural counters. Any form of equal-tiered "air" or "water" magic negates the spell entirely, as the storm is blown away or dampened into mud respectively. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: Sandstorm spans a 2 meter radius max and does not slow the movement of targets within it and only obscures their vision. [3] emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes with every additional 4 costing the same as casting the spell again.

T4: Sandstorm spans a 4 meter radius max and also slows the movement of targets within it by 1 meter. [4] emotes. Can be sustained for [4] emotes with every additional [4] costing the same as casting the spell again.

T5: Sandstorm spans an 6 meter radius max and also slows the movement of targets within it by 2 meters. [5] emotes. Can be sustained for [6] emotes.

 

Redlines:

- Sandstorm is telegraphed by sand swirling around the region in which it is about to be cast in where it would begin to amass and grow in intensity throughout channeling. 

- Like Sand Blast, targets wearing eye-protection like goggles will be unaffected by the blinding effect but unable to see further than an arm’s reach

- A mage may cast this spell around themselves should they have eye-protection to maintain line-of-sight.

- Sandstorm may NOT be moved and is a stationary spell.

Mechanics: 

The earth evocationist creates an earthen region that is suffused with magic, eventually causing a pillar of loose earth to surge forth like a "punch" at a certain angle when cast. This carries with it varying degrees of knockback force depending on the tier.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: A pillar 2 meters long and 2 meters wide surges forth from the ground to a max height of 4 meters into the air, knocking back a target another 2 meters in that direction and deal minor concussive damage capable of bruising unarmored targets. [3] emotes.

T4: A pillar 3 meters long and 3 meters wide surges forth from the ground to a max height of 6 meters into the air, knocking back the target another 3 meters in that direction and carrying heavy blunt force that may fracture the bones of unarmored targets and severely bruise armored targets. [4] emotes.

T5:  A pillar 4 meters long and 4 meters wide surges forth from the ground to a max height of 8 meters into the air, knocking back the target another 4 meters in that direction and carries heavy blunt force that may easily break the bones of unarmored targets and fracture the bones of armored targets. [5] emotes.

 

Earthen pillar is considered a deployable spell after cast; it can be used as a shield similar to Earthen Wall, though it may only endure ONE strike. All tiers of Earth Pillar have a cast range of 16 meters, and may be cast from any place so long as the mage has line-of-sight. This includes vertical surfaces such as walls.

 

Furthermore Earthen Pillar may also be cast without its knockback force for the same cost to be used as a means of creating bridges to connect treacherous gaps, lifting (not launching) targets to scale high-up places, and so forth.

 

Redlines:

- Earthen Pillar is telegraphed by the ground upon which it is about to be cast, rumbling and charging up with arcane energy, forming earth upon its surface which surges out when cast. 

- The knockback effect of Earthen Pillar is limited HORIZONTALLY, meaning you cannot use this spell to knock targets upwards to any damaging extent. 

- The minimum size for Earthen Pillar is 1 meters long and 1 meters wide, with the specified sizes for each tier being the upper limit.

- Earthen Pillar does not automatically target enemies and the channeling for a particular spot is committal, similar to “Launch” (now called “Surge”) in Air Evocation lore.

- Earthen Pillar is considered a deployable spell and has the same durability as an Earthen Wall of the same tier when cast and follows the same redlines when used in this way.

Mechanics: 

The mage manifests an earthy mass of sand of roughly knee-height which rises from the ground and adheres to targets caught within its region like viscous mud, reducing their movement by 1 meter. Targets of olog/golem weight or heavier will suffer a greater slowing effect of 2 meters.

 

Within this field, the target will be inhibited from quick movements such as dashes, but will not be kept stuck in place or helplessly indefensible and only slowed. Furthermore falling over in this field will also require the target 1 emote to recover and stumble back up.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: Entomb instead becomes a baseball sized projectile of viscous quicksand which has the same effects as its higher tier variations though instead of being a field it is a projectile that creates a patch of quicksand on the target which covers a forearm’s length at most. This variation has a special utility where should the mage remain walking pace and concentrate on the projectile after it hits, it undergoes a hardening process which causes the mud to turn into hard earth after 2 emotes, potentially inhibiting movement depending on where the mud hardens. [3] emotes to cast.

T4: The field manifested covers a 6 meter radius and has a maximum cast range of 8 meters. [4] emotes. Can be maintained for 5 emotes.

T5: The field manifested covers a 10 meter radius and has a maximum cast range of 8 meters. [5] emotes. Can be maintained for 5 emotes.

 

Redlines:

- T4+ Entomb is telegraphed by a sandy surface manifesting over the region it is about to be cast in which begins to take up a sludge-like consistency before being cast. T3 Entomb is telegraphed as a dense and dark orb of sand being manifested by the mage.

- Like any projectile T3 Entomb can be held back for 3 emotes maximum before it disappears and the spell is wasted.

- T3 Entomb could theoretically be used to patch wounds temporarily in desperate scenarios though like any other Voidal spell will disappear after the mage disconnects. This does not mean you can use it to suffocate targets or blind them whatsoever, as it can easily be brushed off by the target upon initial impact or chipped off after hardening.

- Hardened mud from T3 Entomb may be removed by targets after investing [1] emote chipping away at it. 

Mechanics: 

Earthweaving can, in a way, be considered as the earth evocation analogue to “water wave” in water evocation, where the earth evocationist conjures rocky pillars like basalt columns to burst from the earth and sends it surging as a cascading wave in a certain direction. These columns deal significant concussive damage to whoever is caught within its path equivalent to being struck by a descendant’s mace, capable of knocking targets up a distance of 4 meters and causing fractures at the very least. Has a cast range of 12 meters. This wave can be manipulated during its cast time to alter its trajectory, albeit only to the extent of a slight bend. Across all tiers the wave can be made up to 2 meters tall.

 

This pillar can be deployed and kept in place after it is cast and acts as a barrier similar to Earthen Wall, with identical durability as their same-tiered counterpart from that spell.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T4: Earthweaving is a wave of cascading rocky pillars 2 blocks wide and 4 blocks long with a max range of 16 meters. [4] emotes.

T5: Earthweaving is a wave of cascading rocky pillars 4 blocks wide and 6 blocks long with a max range of 16 meters. [5] emotes.

 

Redlines:

- Earthweaving is telegraphed by rocky pillars manifesting from an arcane anchor at the area it is about to be cast, pointing in the direction it is about to be cast in. 

- The trajectory of Earthweaving does not necessarily have to be straight and can be bent or arced to a minor degree albeit to NO advantage. Scribbly/zigzag earthweaves are not allowed.

- Earthweaving may only be cast on the ground and cannot be cast from walls or ceilings.

- Earthweaving when deployed after cast is considered a deployable spell.

Mechanics: 

Seismic Tremor involves the mage infusing the ground with their arcana and causing it to rumble and eventually burst into a fissure of seismic shockwaves capable of devastating targets within it. The initial rumbling is only a telegraph during channeling that lacks any combative utility other than potentially causing targets directly on it to stumble (but not lose their footing). This spell can be held back for 2 emotes max before it goes beyond the mage’s control and automatically casts. 

 

The shockwave that follows when cast carries explosive force is initially equivalent to that of being struck by a blunt weapon, capable of causing targets on top of it to lose their footing and be thrown on their back, potentially dazed. 

 

An additional emote of channeling strengthens this explosion to have force equivalent to that of being struck by a heavy hammer, capable of causing targets on top of it to be outright knocked up or away a distance of 3 meters which may lead to more severe bruises and sprains.  

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T4: Seismic Tremor is a circular field of a 2 meter radius. [4] emotes. 

T5: Seismic Tremor is a circular field of a 4 meter radius. [5] emotes.

 

Redlines:

- Seismic Tremor is telegraphed by the area in which it is about to be cast in beginning to rumble and become infused with the mage’s aura. 

- Seismic Tremor is negated by any form of CA or ability involving levitation off the ground. Flying type counters ground type.

- Seismic Tremor cannot be used on vertical surfaces like walls or ceilings and may only be cast on the ground. An exception to this rule can be made during noncombat scenarios with RO consent, or event scenarios with ET consent where the spell may be usable for damaging or even collapsing natural earthen structures like caverns and caves.

- Seismic Tremor cannot be used to force targets to explode as, once again, it can only be cast on the ground. 

- Seismic Tremor bursts from the ground meaning it will never instantly kill or knock out standing targets and only knock them up or disrupt their footing.

- Seismic Tremor cast as a circular field can be centered on the mage, with the mage themselves consequently exempt from the blast. 

Mechanics: 

The mage creates a field of unnaturally smooth rocks embedded into the ground which behave like pressure plates when stepped upon, activating a rocky explosion which will likely cause the target to lose their footing or more. The severity of the trap scales with the tier in which it is cast, and it should be noted that the trap will activate upon enough pressure being applied upon it regardless of the source, meaning it could be activated by a thrown rock the size of a foot, or any other projectile of a similar or greater weight. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: The trap is a field of smooth cobbles that cover a 4x4 area, triggering as small explosions sufficient to trip targets over easily albeit with no additional physical damage. [3] emotes. 

T4: The trap is a field of stony and jagged cobbles that cover up to a 6x6 area, triggering as blunt rocky spikes that jut out of the ground with force more than enough to trip someone over and even cause sprains or bruises. Targets that fall over flat in this field will suffer fractures at the very least as rocks jut out at close proximity to inflict direct hits.  [4] emotes. 

 

Redlines:

- Geotic Field is telegraphed by a field of smooth or jagged rocks slowly emerging from the ground as it is being channeled.

- Geotic Field is considered a deployable spell but may NOT be setup preemptively by the mage before a CRP or RP encounter except in event scenarios.

- Geotic Field is triggered by any form of pressure equivalent to or greater than what a foot exerts when stepping on ground.

Mechanics:

Earthen barrage is a more specialized form of rock projectile that involves the mage charging up earthen energy and releasing it in the form of a redirectable barrage of rocks that devastate targets in its path. The strength of these rocks is comparable to being struck by pebbles at arrow-speed, and although individually a single pebble may not inflict much harm, a barrage of pebbles is capable of inflicting significant damage should the target remain in its trajectory for long. 

 

The damage it inflicts scales up over the course of 3 emotes: Upon initial impact on the target, Earthen Barrage may cause severe bruising upon light-armored targets and mildly bruise medium and heavy armored targets. By the next emote Earthen Barrage may fracture bones of light-armored targets and heavily bruise medium and heavy targets and by the emote after that Earthen Barrage may break bones entirely for light armored targets and fracture medium and heavy armored targets.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T4: Earthen Barrage manifests as a streaming blast of pebbles 1 meter in diameter with a range of 12 meters max. [4] emotes. This spell can be sustained for [4] emotes and every [4] emotes afterwards costs the same as casting the spell again.

 

Redlines:

- Earthen Barrage is telegraphed by a concentrated mass of earth gathering upon the user’s palm that grows in intensity throughout channeling.

- Earthen Barrage may be pivoted like a flamethrower as it is a stream-type spell.

- Shields fully negate this spell.

- Earthen Barrage follows currently accepted movement reductions in Voidal Connection lore for while it is being cast. 

- The sustaining of Earthen Barrage is counted from the emote after it is cast meaning it is active for 5 emotes before requiring the T4 manacost for the additional 4.

Mechanics: 

Meteoric Befall is an event only spell where the earth evocationist channels a thundering cloud of swirling earthen material in the sky that rains meteorites composed of hard earth upon the affected region. These meteors are roughly 1 meter in diameter and descend with enough concussive force to easily destroy armor and flatten unarmored targets, their barraging nature even capable of severely wounding or stunning enemies the size of Ologs and greater. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T5: The earth evocationist may muster a thundering cloud of earthen material that rains down meteors 1 meter in diameter over a 3 meter radius region and the storm may be moved up to 4 meters per emote sustained. This spell has a range of 16 meters and requires [8] emotes to cast, requiring the mage to be stationary for the last [4]. Can be sustained for [6] emotes max. 

 

Any interruption to this spell means the ramping stormcloud disappears and the spell is wasted. 

 

Redlines:

- Meteoric Befall is, once again, an event only spell that requires ET consent. You cannot cast this in ordinary scenarios nor is it practical to given its conditional nature. 

Tier 1: A novice air evocationist is only able to conjure insignificant breezes of wind that may topple flowerpots or push around smaller objects at best. Lasts 2 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Gust

 

Tier 2: An adept air evocationist is able to manipulate their eddies of air into swirling shields or swift currents for self defense.  The mage may be able to create and weave small streams of air for show and shape it into elementary shapes to no combative effect. Lasts 3 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Air Barrier, Redirect

 

Tier 3: An apprentice air evocationist is capable of creating larger and more formidable draughts and gales of air capable of launching targets up and away. Outside of combat they have reached a level of finesse that allows them to weave finer tapestries of air for aesthetic effect. Lasts 5 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Weave

 

Tier 4: An expert air evocationist having attained a deep understanding of air is now versed in compressing it into devastating projectiles and bursts for offensive utility. At the fourth tier the air evocationist is able to weave anything mentally conceivable in non-combative scenarios albeit never to the level of finesse required to create sharp edges or blades of air. Lasts 6 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Compression

 

Tier 5: The air evocationist is intimately aware of the subtleties of wind and its whispers, epitomized by their ability to beckon harrowing storms and whirlwinds as the pinnacle of their craft. 

 

Spells unlocked: N/A

 

Upon reaching Tier 5, air evocationists that dedicate themselves to the second slot of air evocation gain access to a greater suite of spells. Expanded air evocation spells come innately to the mage and are considered self-taught, not requiring the guidance of a teacher as they have already reached a level of experience to accommodate this. The spells are gained in the following progression:

 

Week 1: Surge, Tailwind, Whirlrend

 

Week 2: Sound Blast, Tempestuous Galeforce

- Voidal air is first and foremost artificial. Drawn from through the mage’s connection its existence is entirely conditional on this connection being sustained and all conjured air will otherwise return to Void. Consequently this means although air can be used to fan flames or knock over objects, it cannot be used as a substitute for real air for breathing as connection would be broken due to a lack of line-of-sight. Spells do not come into full effect until cast and half-channeled spells will not deal any damage nor can they be used for any utility, and will simply be canceled or even harm the mage should they be interrupted. 

 

- Like natural air Voidal air is free, flowy and mostly transparent, only tinged with rivulets of the mage’s aura. It looks and behaves in much the same way as natural air physically and chemically, with the exception of situations where its magical origin may invoke interactions such as coming into contact with Thanhium, Auric oil, and so on as specified in their associated lorepieces. Like natural air, it is able to fan flames, dry objects, clear smoke, move things around, or even knock targets away with significant concussive force should it be compressed. 

 

In the interest of fairness and quality of roleplay, it is the responsibility of the air evocationist to clearly outline and communicate the effects of the spells they have cast to prevent any unnecessary ambiguities and disagreements between parties.

Mechanics:

- Air in this form is free and shapeless unless the mage grants it a more distinct form.
 - An Air Evocationist may manipulate their conjured air in any way, shape, or form so long as it remains out of combat. While at [T2] the shaping of air is rather lacking, being formless and freely swirling about, at [T4] the streaks of air may form much more distinct shapes, appearing almost perhaps like some form of transparent mist when used more distinctly.

- All non-combat spells may have a maximum radius of one meter at [T1], two meters [T2], eight meters [T3], fifteen meters [T4], twenty meters [T5]. Each tier the mage progresses, the details they may use in their air  increase from [T1] being formless, to [T3] being more moderately distinct, to [T5] which is very refined, though cannot be razor thin.
 - Starting at [T4], the Air Evocationist may begin to conjure sounds carried by wind. From whispers, to clapping sounds, to booms. The strength of sounds conjured will increase progressively over the tier until the mage reaches mastery. Sound manipulation is capped at shout-emote distance.

 

Redlines:

- Conjure Air may only be performed outside of combat.
- Sounds may imitate any other air-like sound which the mage has heard before, such as flatulence or an airy hush. However, all sounds will have an airy nature to them, such as bee’s buzz or a violin; meaning one could not imitate the sound of two swords clashing or a fireball being thrown.  
- Sounds in this state may not be used for purposes of stunning or causing harm. They may be used to cause deafening noises to conceal another sound.

Mechanics: 

The mage conjures a single-target, short-ranged and short-lived burst of wind to push nearby targets or objects away that are up to 3 meters in front of the mage. Its strength and manacost scales with the tier in which it is cast and the spell has a cast-time of 3 emotes for all tiers, and can be held back for 2 emotes max before it is considered wasted.

[1 connect + 1 charge + 1 cast]

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T1: Gust is a calm zephyr capable of ruffling papers or blowing out candles at best and carries no pushing force.

T2: Gust is a draft of air that can push heavier objects like books or small rocks away, and when blown on a target will cause them to slide back 1 meter at best.

T3: Gust is now a moderately strong current of air capable of pushing larger objects like light furniture, and small thrown options like potions. Targets struck by this current of air will stumble back 2 meters and trip over should gust be aimed towards their feet, potentially falling over.

T4: Gust is now a strong gale capable of pushing larger and heavier furniture like shelves and tables. Targets struck by this current of air will fly back 4 meters and fall over flat should gust be aimed towards their feet or above their center of mass, potentially resulting in bruises or even worse depending on the nature of the surface.

T5: Gust is now a vigorous burst of wind that carries the strength of an orc-strength shove, capable of easily pushing over heavy furniture and even negating smaller objects moving at crossbow-speeds. Targets struck by this current of air will fall over and be thrown back 5 meters, potentially leading to concussions or fractures should they be knocked into a wall.

 

Redlines:

- Gust is telegraphed by swirling eddies of wind vigorously manifesting upon the mage’s palm before it is cast as a burst. 

- Gust will not directly knock out targets or even cause any form of concussion in any way, it is just a pushing force. 

- Gust only lasts for the emote it is cast as an immediate effect, and no longer.

- The tripping effect caused by T3 gust can be countered should the adversary explicitly BRACE before the spell is casted.

- Fractured inflicted by Gust as a result of collisions is naturally dependent on the hardness of the colliding surface, meaning hitting something such as wood will surely inflict pain, whereas softer material such as grass or sand would not.

Mechanics: 

The mage conjures a swift current of wind against an incoming projectile towards them or someone else to shift its trajectory for defensive purposes, never deflecting it fully. The strength of this current depends on the tier in which the spell is cast. This spell has a cast range of 8 meters at all tiers. Flaming projectiles deflected by this spell will also be put out. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T2: Redirect can be used to cast off projectiles traveling at the speed of an arrow and weighs the same as a potion at most. This spell can also be used to slightly cushion crank crossbow-speed projectiles, reducing its piercing power to surface-level injuries (albeit still significant bruising) and preventing it from impaling to the bone. 2 emotes. [1 connect + 1 cast]

T4: Redirect can be used to cast off larger and heavier projectiles moving at crank crossbow and longbow speeds. 3 emotes. [1 connect + 1 charge + 1 cast] This spell may be upscaled to T5 in cost for larger siege-level projectiles such as cannonballs, ballista bolts, and so forth.

 

In cases where redirect is used on magical projectiles like fire evocation fireballs, redirect will be effective against those of its tier or less. I.e. T2 redirect can be used on T2 spells and less, T4 redirect can be used on T4 spells and less, and anything greater would require Air Barrier.

 

Redlines:

- Redirect can only be used on single projectiles as a reactive spell and may only be used defensively.

- Redirect cannot be used to directly deflect projectiles back to its origin or towards other targets. The rushed nature of this spell means the mage lacks any fine control of where its trajectory will end up other than a general direction NOT towards them. 

- Redirect can only be used for projectiles, and cannot be used to redirect constant streams like flamethrowers.

- In event scenarios this spell may be scaled further for larger projectiles.

Mechanics: 

The mage conjures forth either a shield, barrier or dome of air to be used as projectile defense depending on the tier it is cast in. Unlike other spells of air evocation the strength of these defenses scale with the mage’s tier as detailed below. This spell is useless against melee attacks which will simply phase through it with some resistance, but has the capability to stop attacks in the form of streams like flamethrowers and encroaching smoke, as well as cushion explosive force as long as it is not directly on the shield in which case it breaks.  

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T2 (Shield): Air barrier manifests as a movable shield 2 meters wide and 4 meters tall. 3 emotes. This spell can be sustained for 4 emotes, with every 4 emotes afterwards costing the same as a new spellcast. [1 connect + 1 charge + 1 cast]

T3 (Barrier): Air barrier manifests as a vertical wall 6 meters long and 4 meters tall at max. 3 emotes. This spell can be sustained for 4 emotes, with every 4 emotes afterwards costing the same as a new spellcast. [1 connect + 1 charge + 1 cast]

T4 (Dome): Air barrier manifests as a dome of a 4 meter radius and 4 meter height at max. 4 emotes. This spell can be sustained for 4 emotes, with every 4 emotes afterwards costing the same as a new spellcast. [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast]

 

The strength of this spell scales with the tier of the mage, and offers protection based off the object's relative weight:

 

T2: Air shield may stop thrown/baseball-speed projectiles like potions and rocks.

T3: Air shield may stop arrow-speed projectiles no heavier than a baseball sized rock. Air Barrier may stop thrown projectiles.

T4: Air shield may stop crossbow-speed projectiles and cause them to either be directed off course or negated entirely. Air barrier and dome may stop arrow-speed projectiles.

T5: All forms of air barrier may stop crossbow-speed projectiles no heavier than a 1m diameter rock.

 

In cases where Air Barrier comes into contact with magical projectiles it will be able to protect the mage against projectiles within its physical limits, and Air Barrier itself will be considered equivalent tier in strength as the mage’s current tier. For instance should a mage be tier 4, Air Barrier is considered T4 in strength, and would be able to counter Naztherak malflame which is put out by T3 air evocation and above. 

 

Redlines:

- Air Shield and Air Barrier allow the mage to move around while it is being sustained though the latter limits them to walking pace. 

- Air Barrier is not a forcefield and is therefore entirely useless against melee attacks.

- Air Barrier will be instantly dispelled should it be directly struck by an explosive like a blasting potion, putting the mage on a 1 emote cooldown before the spell is castable again.

- Air Barrier is considered a deployable spell when cast as a barrier.

- Air Barrier is ineffective against melee attacks which will phase through it with some resistance.

Mechanics: 

The mage creates strong gusts of wind centered around a certain area to cause all targets in the area to lose their footing or more, with the strength and scale of these gales scaling with the tier at which the spell is cast. All spells have a cast range of 16 meters.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: Weave creates a rush of air below knee level of all targets within a 3 meter radius of the mage which may cause them to trip or even stumble over. After T3 the mage may cast this rush of air elsewhere not centered on themselves. 4 emotes. [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast]

T4: T3 Weave may be scaled up so that it is a 6 meter radius instead, or the mage may summon a vigorous storm of a 3 meter radius and 4 meters in height, centered on the area. This storm picks up smaller and lighter objects like arrows, shortswords, potions and so forth that are flung around the area with the potential of cutting or bruising targets depending on their nature. All targets caught within this storm are still able to see, though have their movement inhibited to walking pace within the storm like moving against an upstream current. The spell may be directed in a single direction to slowly continue moving in that direction at a pace of 3 blocks per emote so long as the mage maintains concentration. 4 emotes for both uses. The storm can be sustained for 4 emotes.  [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast]

T5: Weave now summons a whirlwind of 8 meter radius and 6 meters in height, capable of picking up objects no heavier than a standard longsword or a wooden shield that are flung around with the potential of cutting or bruising targets depending on their nature. All other effects of the previous tier apply. 5 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes.  [1 connect + 3 charge + 1 cast]

 

Redlines:

- Weave is telegraphed by currents of wind beginning to vigorously swirl about the region where the storm is being channeled by the mage. 

- The mage is considered the “eye of the storm” for this spell meaning the only region unaffected by this spell is where they are standing. Should they cast this spell centered elsewhere, that point will be similarly untouched. 

- Objects and debris thrown around by T4+ Weave will never outright kill or even severely injure targets, at best resulting in targets leaving the storm battered and bruised should it be debris-ridden.

- The direction of T4+ weave may not be altered after casting.

- Projectiles are NOT obliterated by Weave and simply lose velocity, though T5 weave has the capacity to break lesser projectiles like potions and bow/crossbow velocity arrows.

- Weave may not disarm players keeping a steady grip of their weapon.

- The movement speed of the storm conjured by Weave may not be augmented with an arcane foci, meaning movement speed for the storm is capped at 3 blocks per emote.

Mechanics: 

The air evocationist may create heavy-hitting projectiles of compressed air which are sent in a single trajectory at arrow-speed.

 

The blunt force carried by Compression scales with the tier in which it is cast, as follows:

 

T3: Compression is a baseball sized projectile that has the force of an “air punch”, or in other words equivalent to being struck by a blunt weapon at descendant strength, capable of bruising and potentially causing fractures for unarmored targets and dent the armor of armored targets. This projectile also causes the target to be knocked back 2 meters. 3 emotes. Every additional emote of channeling manifests an additional projectile capped at 3 max, and anymore projectiles raises the cost of this spell to T4, capped at 3 more max.

T4: Compression is a basketball sized projectile which carries enough concussive force to be able to easily fracture or even break the bones of unarmored targets should it directly strike, and severely bruise armored targets.  This projectile also causes the target to be knocked back 3 meters. 4 emotes. Every additional emote of channeling manifests an additional projectile capped at 3 max, and anymore projectiles raises the cost of this spell to T5, capped at 3 more max. [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast]

T5: Compression is a beachball sized projectile which carries enough concussive force to be able to break the bones of unarmored targets upon direct impact and fracture those of armored targets, putting them in critical condition should they be hit in a vital region. This projectile also causes the target to be thrown back 5 meters. 5 emotes. [1 connect + 3 charge + 1 cast]

 

Channelling Compression cast at T4 or higher cannot be canceled after 2 emotes (including connection) and should the mage attempt to do so or be disrupted the manifesting projectile will burst prematurely and severely concuss the mage. Projectiles can be held back for 2 emotes max before it explodes and also concusses the mage.

 

Redlines:

- Compression is clearly telegraphed by a swirling mass of wind manifesting as the projectile is being channeled and is by no means invisible and is in fact more visible than other forms of Voidal air.

- Compression will not ever instantly kill a target.

- The trajectory of Compression cannot be altered and it will continue traveling in the same direction it was launched until contact. This trajectory cannot be altered or controlled after it is cast.

- As a general rule-of-thumb projectiles can be held back for a maximum of 2 emotes before it explodes and the spell is considered wasted.

- T3 compression carries the force of a strong punch and may not necessarily topple targets

Mechanics: 

The air evocationist amasses a compressed pocket of air beneath a target which bursts vertically when cast. The direction of this knockback can be controlled by the mage to tilt in a certain upwards direction should they wish. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: The updraft of air covers a 1 meter radius area beneath a target, capable of sending them flying 2 meters into the air and resulting in a sprained ankle or even bruising. 3 emotes. Every additional Surge adds 1 extra emote of channeling, capped at 2 max and any more raises the cost to T4, capped at 4 max. [1 connect + 1 charge + 1 cast]

T4: The updraft of air covers up to a 3 meter radius area beneath a target or multiple targets, capable of sending them flying 4 meters into the air and resulting in a sprained ankle, fractured bones and potentially more. 4 emotes. Every additional Surge adds 1 extra emote of channeling, capped at 2 max and any more raises the cost to T5, capped at 4 max. [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast]

T5: The updraft of air covers up to a 5 meter radius area beneath a target or multiple targets, capable of sending them flying 6 meters into the air and resulting in fractured or even broken bones in worst cases. Olog-sized targets or larger will likely be dazed or even lose their footing as they are knocked up a few feet into the air as well. 5 emotes. [1 connect + 3 charge + 1 cast]

 

Redlines:

- Surge is telegraphed by a swirling pocket of air manifesting at the area it is about to be cast in as it is being channeled.

- The minimum size for Surge is 1 meters long and 1 meters wide, with the specified sizes for each tier being the upper limit.

- Surge does not automatically target enemies and the channeling for a particular spot is committal.

- This spell cannot be sustained.

- For clarification the launch weight and strength of this spell scales with its tier as follows: T3 = Human-sized, T4 = Orc-sized, T5 = Golem/Olog-sized.

Mechanics: 

The mage creates a sphere of air the size of an open palm which is then manipulated so that the air within begins to vibrate vigorously, sent as a translucent sphere of sound which expands as a bubble in a certain area to varying degrees of disruptive effect, though no physical harm. This spell may either be cast as a projectile or centered around the mage. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T4: Sound blast expands as a bubble of ringing, high intensity sound of constantly fluctuating pitch that expands in a 3 meter radius. The nature of this sound makes it physically jarring and stuns all targets within this area for 1 emote, furthermore inhibiting targets from performing major actions for that emote. All magic-casters caught in this area also have their concentrations broken, including those with strengthened connections like Arcane Scions. The unstable nature of this sound may also cause glass and other fragile materials susceptible to resonance to break, and constructs like animatii and atronaches to malfunction. 4 emotes. [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast]

 

T5: Sound blast expands as a bubble of crackling, cacophonous and grating sound that expands in a 3 meter radius. The nature of this sound makes it physically painful to hear and stuns all targets within this area for 1 emote, furthermore inhibiting targets from performing major actions for 1 emotes as it induces temporary deafness and lightheadedness. All magic-casters caught in this area also have their connections broken and find themselves unable to connect for 2 emotes, including those with strengthened connections like Arcane Scions. The unstable nature of this sound may also cause glass and other fragile materials susceptible to resonance to break, and constructs like animatii and atronaches to malfunction. 4 emotes. [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast]

 

As you would expect, targets that are unable to hear sound are immune to the effects of this spell. 

 

Redlines:

- Sound blast is telegraphed by an uncannily smooth and translucent sphere of sound being conjured by the mage. 

- For clarification "major actions" constitute actions that require some degree of focus and intent, such as direct lines of attacks, priming potions, channeling spells, sprinting away, and so forth.

- Sound Blast does not cause any form of lasting physical harm and its deafening effects are all temporary.

- Sound Blast can be blocked by a shield and doing so will cause it to prematurely burst upon impact, protecting those behind the shield from its effects. Targets wearing earplugs may also dampen its effects to prevent themselves from being stunned though this must be explicitly emoted.

- The stunning or dazing effects of Sound Blast are obviously inapplicable upon those incapable of hearing.

- Constructs are affected by the stunning effects of T4 due to its erratic vibrations, causing whatever action they were performing to be interrupted and stunned for 1 emote.

Mechanics: 

The mage may create a continuous, trailing current of wind to enhance their movement for the next 3 emotes, increasing their speed by 4 meters during its duration. This spell may also be used to break a fall of 12 meters maximum and doing so uses up the buff entirely. In non-combative or event scenarios Tailwind may be used to glide 12 meters maximum and as a means of scaling platforms of a similar height. During the duration of the buff the mage may not cast any other spells as their concentration is already spent on maintaining the buff. 2 emotes. This spell is considered T4 in mana cost. [1 connect + 1 cast]

 

This spell may be cast on another target for the same emote count albeit the buff is diluted in duration from the distance, only lasting for 1 emote instead of 3. 

 

Redlines:

- Tailwind can only be active on one target at a time and has a 1 emote cooldown after it expires.
- As always Tailwind adheres to mechanical standards. You need to be able to reach a location mechanically to access it via spell. This requirement can be waived in event scenarios.
- Using Tailwind to cushion falls any greater than 12 blocks will result in injuries of increasing severity starting at one or two legs breaking and ending at instant incapacitation, leaving the player unconscious.
- Each level of fall damage incurs all physical damage & de-buffs of all previous tiers.
- Tailwind does not buff the mage’s reflexes or finer movements in any way and does not allow them to dodge or react to attacks faster.
- The mage performing a full sprint, as per voidal guidelines, will automatically disconnect and end the spell.

Mechanics: The mage may conjure a serrated disc of air 2 meters in diameter to be launched as a spiraling projectile at enemies. The projectile shears through the first target it hits, easily cleaving through light armor and leaving a deep gash in its wake.

 

Of note is that should WHIRLREND come into direct contact lesser projectiles from bows, crossbows, and spells T3 or below, it will fully slice through it and continue uninterrupted. Any spell T4 or above will cancel out this spell, while crank crossbows and longbows possess enough velocity to bypass this spell entirely. This spell is considered T4 in manacost. 4 emotes. [1 connect + 2 charge + 1 cast] 

 

Redlines:

- Whirlrend is always telegraphed as the mage conjuring a spiralling disc of air before being launched.

- Whirlrend will never fully slice through any target even if they are unarmored and will inflict a deep gash at worst. The only exception to this is an event scenario with ET consent.

- Whirlrend stops its trajectory at the first target it hits.

- The swirling nature of this projectile allows for arced trajectories, though like any other projectile its trajectory may NOT be manipulated after it has been launched.

Mechanics: 

Tempestuous Galeforce is an event only spell where the air evocationist channels a rumbling stormcloud above a certain region to eventually call upon a tempest to descend. This whirlwind covers a 3 meter radius and swirls at violent hurricane speeds, capable of destroying objects of wooden durability or below and rendering it into swirling debris. Objects below average descendant weight will be picked up by the storm as debris, and humanoid targets caught within this storm will find it incredibly difficult to move, potentially even be picked up a few meters should they attempt to loose their footing. The airy nature of this tempest allows it to be infused with other elements with the collaboration of other evocationists. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T5: The air evocationist may amass a whirlwind of air that descends from the sky and has a 3 meter radius and moves 4 meters every emote in a single direction should it be directed by the mage. This spell has a range of 16 meters and requires 8 emotes to cast, requiring the mage to be stationary for the final 4. Can be sustained for 6 emotes max. 

 

Any interruption to this spell means the ramping stormcloud disappears and the spell is wasted. 

 

Redlines:

- Tempestuous Galeforce is, once again, an event only spell that requires ET consent. You cannot cast this in ordinary scenarios nor is it practical to given its conditional nature. 

-The emotecount is freeform, but should be altered appropriately according to the scenario and scaled according to tier. Reason and faith should be maintained- this would not allow instantly summoning a bear-sized creature, for instance.
-The limit on the number of conjured creatures is twice of the maximum permitted in Terrestrial Conjuration per tier.

ST MANDATED CLARIFICATION TABLE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T MULTIPLY:

-These are still considered Dependent Summons, and significant action capable of breaking Voidal Connection will result in them demanifesting.
-The conjurationist is capable of mentally tasking their conjured creatures to act, but their tasks cannot exceed the creatures’ means.

-A creature must be well-understood in order to be conjured, meaning the Life Evocationist must have dissected it before.
-In the event that combat begins, the Life Evocationist’s focus will waver and all noncombatively conjured summons will disappear.

-In general, similar limitations as posed on creatures summoned by Terrestrial Conjuration will apply.

-Creature size is distinguished by four categories:

-Miniscule, up to the size of a rat.
-Small, up to the size of a housecat.
-Medium, up to the size of a wolf.
-Large, up to the size of a bear.

 

-Emotecounts for summoning (with connection included) are as follows:

-[2] emotes: [1] miniscule or [1] small creature. [T2]
-[3] emotes: [3] miniscule or [2] small creatures, or [1] medium creature. [T3]
-[4] emotes: [5] miniscule or [3] small creatures, or [2] medium creatures. [T4]
-[5] emotes: [10] miniscule or [5] small creatures, [3] medium creatures, or [1] large creature. [T5]

 

-Creatures are summoned as Dependent Summons, taking the full focus of the caster.
-Creatures do not act the emote they are summoned.
-When summoned in groups no greater than [3], summons can be given precise commands as if they were intelligent, each able to carry out independent tasks. Above this and the conjurationist cannot handle the mental load of commanding each summon, and can only give the crowd a general command each emote.
-The creature must be summoned within [2] blocks of the conjurationist.

-If any summons leave the caster’s line of sight, they will demanifest. Clarification in General Redlines.
-Conjurationists cannot take any actions while maintaining their Dependent Summons. The sole exception is in the case of Arcane Scions, who would find their focus mildly impaired and maintain the need to have their summons in their line of sight, but still be able to use weaponry and engage opponents physically.
-Terrestrial Conjuration requires tells related to the formation of fauna life (e.g. bones and flesh shaping) and simply emoting a rift isn’t sufficient.
-Terrestrial Conjuration can be enchanted, following all of the same mechanics, accounting for Transfiguration lore. However, these conjured creatures must follow verbal commands rather than mental ones, as the user of the enchantment is unable to bear the respective mental load.
-If multiple creatures are to be summoned, the according number of anchors must be displayed as soon as the first charging emote post-connection; the intent of the spell cannot be changed halfway through.
-Summoned creatures will never have any effects that aren’t mundane, such as venom or other abilities listed in lore. They should always be considered as mundane animals, even with Chimeric Alterations added. This prevents hide, teeth or claws with the durability of steel and similar things - the limits of 'mundane' animals should not be surpassed in favor of animals with special qualities.
-Summoned creatures will never be dextrous enough to wield tools due to the imperfect nature of their control, and creatures equipped with armor would be too encumbered to function reasonably in combat.

-Antimagic effects which affect spells will always be sufficient to dispel Medium and smaller Terrestrial Conjurations, regardless of the tier at which it is cast.

-When maintaining a Large summon, the caster can only move [3] blocks per emote.

-Humanoid summons would be capped at human strength maximum. Their dexterity whilst controlled would not be comparable to a skilled warrior, instead being rather rudimentary and clumsy.

-When dispelled by thanhium, miniscules act like a T1 spell, small creatures act like a T2 spell, medium creatures act like a T3 spell, and large creatures act like a T5 spell.

-When commanding groups greater than [3] creatures, precision should not be emoted in attacks, such as certain summons managing to target a certain area if that's not the goal of the entire group - instead, a general threat and attack towards the target should be emoted. It is at the discretion of the target to emote how this swarm affects them, within good faith.

-Summons of different sizes cannot be summoned simultaneously. New summons cannot be summoned whilst Dependent Summons are already summoned, as maintaining them takes concentration. 

-The emotecount is freeform but should be held within reason, scaling with tier.
-The maximum area [in blocks] able to be affected by a noncombative casting scales with tier, ranging from 1x1 [T1] to 15x15 [T5]. In particular:

 

T1: 1x1 radius

T2: 3x3 radius

T3: 6x6 radius

T4: 10x10 radius

T5: 15x15 radius

-All conjured plants needn’t be of the same species. If something such as a tree is summoned, it should be considered to occupy a 3x3 space. No tree larger than this should be summoned.

-Plants not understood by the caster cannot be summoned. They must be familiar with and have examined the plant.
-Plants summoned in this manner cannot harm people whatsoever, and would demanifest rather than striking them, a combative circumstance shocking the caster into lack of control over the spellcast.
-Any plant larger than a flower must be summoned on the ground.

-If combat were to begin, all noncombative conjured flora would disappear.

-If attempting to conjure lore herbs, they will not carry their lore properties.  

-Conjurationists can summon flora in a radius on the ground to present an obstacle to opponents.
Flora summoned in this manner does not pose a direct threat to enemies, but will impede enemies summoned within the radius of conjured plants.
-Enemies who are within the radius of conjured flora upon their summoning will have those plants snake around them, impeding their movement to a maximum of [2] blocks for that emote, or [4] blocks while sprinting, and impeding their action slightly. In the following emotes, there will be a minor impedance of movement and action with no mechanical implications if they remain within the radius.

 

-Emotecounts and size restrictions for perennial conjuration are as follows:

 

-[2] emotes, 1x1 radius. [T2]
-[3] emotes, 3x3 radius. [T3]
-[4] emotes, 9x9 radius. [T4]

 

-If trees are summoned combatively, they cannot exceed 1x1 blocks in size, and [8] blocks in height. They will not provide the slowing effect, but instead serve as strong physical barriers, prone to antimagic and fire (and, of course, demanifestation). Similarly 'large' plants which could impede movement as barriers follow the same rules as trees.

-If any conjured flora leaves the line of sight of the caster (by means of the caster looking away or becoming unable to see) then it will disappear. The same is true for the caster’s disconnection.
-The impedance from Perennial Conjuration is not sufficient to nullify an action or disrupt the concentration of a mage, and is largely a ‘binding’.
-Perennial Conjuration can be enchanted, following the exact same mechanics.
-Trees must be spaced apart by at least [1] meter if conjured, so as not to form a large wall.

-There's a [1] emote cooldown on being slowed by the spell, even if multiple mages are casting it on a target.

-Trees and other conjurations capable of serving as a barrier cannot be summoned when casting this spell at T2.

-The radius of summoning must be telegraphed properly with tells related to plant growth.

-Any effectual antimagic or fire would easily cause any conjured plants, including trees, to demanifest instantly.

-The summoning of plants and trees will not impede or interrupt beyond what is written. A tree can serve as a barrier against an attack, but not be utilized to deliver an offensive blow upon appearing.

-If attempting to conjure lore herbs, they will not carry their lore properties.  

- Perennial Conjuration is considered a deployable spell if cast at [T3] or higher, meaning a mage may cast while maintaining the spell but is locked to its same magic (Life evocation.) A mage can only have one deployable spell active at any given time.

-Projectiles can be formed by either using components of Terrestrial or Perennial conjuration as a base.
-The shape and type of projectile used is at the discretion of the caster, but should not exceed a bull’s head in size. However, these projectiles will fall into one of the two categories of damage, regardless of what is chosen: A sharp projectile akin to an arrow, or a blunt projectile akin to a rock.
-Projectiles from Disjointed Conjuration take [3] emotes to cast.
-Arrow-type projectiles follow all the damage rules of shortbows as described in Techlock - Armaments.
-Blunt-type projectiles deal damage comparable to a strong punch, capable of bruising and fracturing bone upon an unarmored opponent but at most denting and slightly bruising armored opponents.
-These projectiles have a range of [20] meters rather than line-of-sight due to the limitation of having physical weight.

-Conjurations of this type cannot display practical living characteristics; while a beating heart might be fine, an arm that grasps at an opponent is not.
-Regardless of what type of conjuration is chosen, projectiles will have the exact same effect due to constraints of weight, speed, and material.
-This can be performed noncombatively with a freeform emote count if one simply wants to conjure the body parts of creatures.
-This can be enchanted, following the exact same mechanics, accounting for Transfiguration lore.

-Noncombative disjointed conjuration can be considered a T1 spell. Combative disjointed conjuration can be considered a T2 spell.

-On cast, these projectiles would fly forward with speed respective to their type (an arrow or a rock), the projectile itself demanifesting once focus is no longer on it, e.g. when another spell is cast or the Voidal Connection of the caster is ended.  

-When summoning flora or fauna, an experienced Life Evocationist can transpose up to three qualities of other species known to them onto it during the summoning process. Examples include a rose that bleeds, shark with legs and lungs of a human, or a hawk with leaves in place of feathers.
-Using Chimeric Alteration adds [1] emote to Terrestrial and Perennial Conjuration Spellcasts, and adds a tier of mana cost to the conjuration, unless it’s already T5.

-Chimeric Alterations cannot be so major so as to increase or reduce the size category of the creature.
-Chimeric Alteration cannot be used to copy exceptionally exotic features, such as projectile spit or detachable tails. This includes unusually powerful qualities such as hide or teeth that are as strong as steel.
-Chimeric Alteration must respect biology and not be ludicrous; the body of the created creature must still be functional from a reasonable perspective.
-If summoning multiple creatures, all must have the same alterations. This would not result in multiple extra necessary emotes.

-Chimeric Alteration cannot be applied to enchantments.

-Though realistic life can be created with Life Evocation, users of the magic are encouraged to provide various tells signifying the nature of evoked life as alien and unnatural, such as conjured animals acting without actual animal instinct, having slightly uncanny appearances, plants looking slightly unnatural, etc. 

-When cast noncombatively any number of qualities can be given to the creation, but it is still restricted to traits from three organisms overall.

-Jing are physical, mechanical items taking the shape of jewelry, consisting of plant and animal parts.
-Jing are purposeless until enchanted with one of the Jing Artificery spells. Once enchanted, they must be ST-signed.
-Jing may also be crafted using ONLY conjuration Arcanium of either kind; however it's structure is weakened to be as durable as bone or leather (depending if it is rigid or flexible).
-The personal nature of Jing forging causes the Arcanium used in it's creation to be impossible to reuse.
-The creation and enchantment process of Jings are a long, freeform process of self-realization and consideration of the mage’s craft. These items are considered at the pinnacle of their magic and Voidal magic in general, and so creation should include significant periods of meditation and reflection and not include less than five detailed emotes for a permanent item.
-All Jing spells can be self-taught at T5, requiring no extra tier progression or time.

-Animal features, such as hide, paws, hooves, etc. can be summoned at the location of the Jing upon the body in [2] emotes. If multiple Beastmelding Jing are possessed, each cast of this will only activate one of them.
-These conjurations cannot encompass the entire body, instead being restricted to a particular limb, the torso, or the head.
-The conjurations will not be connected to the mage themselves, instead fitting like a tight glove. Generally, these conjurations would be able to absorb hits akin to gambeson, and the use of the claws and talons of certain animals is feasible as a weapon.
-These conjurations are wholly capable of restricting the mage’s senses if conjured over the face.
-If multiple Beastmelding Jing are possessed by the mage, up to [3] meldings can be used per combat encounter.
-If used noncombatively, the conjurations will persist for a narrative hour. In combat, lasts until the end of combat.

-Beastmelding Jing are ST signed.

-This does not require active concentration to maintain once cast, and can be used alongside other actions and spells once activated until the end of combat.

-It is not feasible to use beastmelding to disguise as another person. Similarly, total facial disguise into another face is not feasible using animal parts- of course, the head can still be covered by, say, a lion's head.

- Due to the mastery of life evocation required for this craft, along with the highly personal bond between a life evocationist and their jing, only the creator can use the jing produced by this ability.
-No unnatural qualities can be granted, such as venom or including unusually durable hides, talons, teeth, etc. 
-Beastmelding can’t be used over armor, requiring a layer of clothing or a bare limb.

-Though Beastmelding is taught at T5, it is considered a T3 spell with the associated manacost for the intents and purposes of interaction with other lore. No spamming it to destroy thanhium easily.

-Beastmelding alterations can increase the durability of a body part and provide natural weapons, but do not enhance the strength of the wielder in any way.  

-In [4] emotes, a ritual can be undertaken to bind a Jing to an injured party.
-This can only affect one part of the body; one limb, torso, head, etc.
-Upon the completion of the ritual, unnatural flesh containing discoloration and a patchwork feeling will seal the wound.
-Though the wound will be healed upon the completion of the ritual, there will be phantom pains for [3] OOC days until the ‘healing process’ is complete. If the Jing is removed at any time before then, the wound will reopen as the conjured flesh is dispelled.
-While the Reconstruction is in progress, the Jing uses the mana of the patient’s body in order to fuel the completion of the healing; they would find that they had reduced energy and were incapable of spellcasting during this period, as well as an intense exhaustion after the ritual itself.

-Grievous and fatal wounds cannot be healed. Dead things cannot be revived.
-Broken bones may not be healed; if it’s not feasible to heal it by restoring flesh, it cannot be healed.
-Blood may be restored through Jing Reconstruction, but not in the event of severe to fatal blood loss.

-Target must possess at least a lesser soul.

-These are one-time use, and are utterly mundane except for when used in a binding by the Conjurationist to heal a singular wound.
-These do not require an ST signature.

-Jing Reconstruction counts as a T5 spell. 

-The ritual to create a Jing Binding can only occur outside of combat, and should consist of at least [5] detailed emotes detailing the creation of the pair of Jing and the conceptualization of the companion animal.
-The creation process takes more mana than a mage can actively possess, and thus must be performed with the aid of a greater mana source.
-Up to two Chimeric Alterations may be made to the summoned animal bound by the Jing. These are permanent, and decided when the item is created.
-A bound conjuration must be medium sized or smaller (as described in Terrestrial Conjuration).
-The bound creature can be manifested or demanifested from the associated Jing in [3] emotes.
-Bound creatures function as Independent Combat Pets, and do not require additional input from the caster beyond their summoning to act.
-In order to use a bound creature in combat, it must be directly summoned in combat, or its presence must have been emoted for the entirety of the encounter if it were already summoned.
-An ST-signed item is necessary to represent both the pair of Jing and to include the details of the associated creature. The mechanical Jing item must be on the caster’s body in order to summon the creature.

-If the bound conjuration were killed by means of antimagic or mortal wound, it would demanifest and the Jing would appear in its place. If this is recovered, the conjuration could be resummoned, but if it is lost or destroyed, the Jing Binding must be remade.

-These creatures ignore range limits and line of sight requirements. They can be implicitly communicated with mentally akin to ordinary conjurations.
- While a bound Jing is summoned in combat, no summons of any kind (such as those made by Terrestrial Conjuration) can be present at the same time. The caster is completely unable to even attempt to bring a new independent summon into combat, and bringing a dependent summon into combat causes the bound jing to die and require recharging at a greater mana source.
-The bound conjuration cannot act the emote it is conjured.
-Generally, these creatures follow all the same practical limitations as Terrestrial Conjuration. No special effects or super-powerful hide or jaws, no armor or weapons.

-Bound Jing count as a T5 spell.  

-Conjured creatures, parts, meldings, and flora have an extreme vulnerability to antimagic which affects spells, and one strike from any such source will be sufficient to demanifest them.

-Life evocationists, with sufficient roleplay, are capable of manifesting conjurations based off of beings beyond solely the material plane.

-Effects which prevent a caster from casting do not have any effect upon conjurations unless the caster themselves is struck.

-All spells, except for Jing Binding, require line of sight to cast and maintain.

-In order for summons to demanifest, their entire form must be out of sight for a full emote. This is to prevent weird line of sight cheese.

-Summons follow LOTC movement rules, and may take one action per emote if moving only [4] meters, and can sprint for [8] meters otherwise.

-Summons should be represented mechanically ingame with a sign, boat, NPC, or something similar for clarity and accountability.

- Conjurations cannot make recognizable copies of specific descendants, beastfolk, or other played CAs.

Tier One

 

At the first tier, the conjurationist has first learned to study life and begun attempts at conjuring imitations of them. At this tier, Conjure Flora is able to be cast at a tiny scale, as well as noncombative applications of Disjointed Conjuration.

Spells: [T1-T5] Conjure Fauna, [T1-T5] Conjure Flora, [T1/T2] Disjointed Conjuration [NC]

Total Time: 0 Weeks

 

Tier Two

 

Reached after [2] OOC weeks, the conjurationist has solidified the basis of their study, and is able to begin attempting to create fauna, and control them in a minor way, even able to barely use them with combative implications. They’ve gained relative mastery over the ability of Disjointed Conjuration.

Spells: [T1-T5] Conjure Fauna, [T1-T5] Conjure Flora, [T1/T2] Disjointed Conjuration, [T2-T5] Terrestrial Conjuration, [T2-T5] Perennial Conjuration

Total Time: 2 Weeks

 

Tier Three

 

Reached after a further [3] weeks, the conjurationist has truly begun their study in earnest, focused on increasing and complexifying their capabilities after having achieved a basis within the magic. The scale of their conjurations increasing, first becoming truly viable within a variety of contexts.

Spells: [T1-T5] Conjure Fauna, [T1-T5] Conjure Flora, [T1/T2] Disjointed Conjuration, [T2-T5] Terrestrial Conjuration, [T2-T5] Perennial Conjuration

Total Time: 5 Weeks

 

Tier Four

 

Reached after a further [5] weeks, the mage has achieved a relative mastery of most aspects of conjuration, achieving the peak of their craft. They have learned to look beyond the study of existing animals and flora, transposing qualities between them and first gaining the qualities of a master of simulated life.

Spells: [T1-T5] Conjure Fauna, [T1-T5] Conjure Flora, [T1/T2] Disjointed Conjuration, [T2-T5] Terrestrial Conjuration, [T2-T5] Perennial Conjuration, [T4] Chimeric Alteration

Total Time: 10 Weeks

 

Tier Five

 

Reached after a further [6] weeks of study, the conjurationist has truly achieved mastery, surpassing the simple evocation of life and learning to bridge the realms of real and fake with Jing. Furthermore, the scale of their conjurations have reached their peak, and great glades and gatherings follow in their wake.

Spells: [T1-T5] Conjure Fauna, [T1-T5] Conjure Flora, [T1/T2] Disjointed Conjuration, [T2-T5] Terrestrial Conjuration, [T2-T5] Perennial Conjuration, [T4] Chimeric Alteration, [T5] Jing Binding, [T5] Jing Reconstruction, [T5] Jing Beastmelding

Total Time: 16 weeks

Tier 1: A novice water evocationist is only able to conjure small orbs of water that are closer to glorified droplets barely capable of putting out flames. Lasts 2 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Conjure Water, Water Blast

 

Tier 2: An adept water evocationist is able to manipulate the water they conjure into spherical projectiles and stationary shields at best. The mage may be able to create and weave small streams of water for show and shape it into elementary shapes to no combative effect. Lasts 3 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Water Projectile, Vortex: Shield

 

Tier 3: An apprentice water evocationist is capable of creating larger projectiles and shields and now dabbles in the creation of swifter phenomena like whirlpools and geysers. Outside of combat they have reached a level of finesse that allows them to perform tricks like musical fairy fountains to impress. Lasts 5 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Hydrospout, Vortex: Pool, Water Whip,

 

Tier 4: An expert water evocationist having attained a deep understanding of water is now free to shape their projectiles however they please and expel water as formidable jets and streams. At the fourth tier the water evocationist is able to weave anything mentally conceivable in non-combative scenarios, from gracefully flowing effigies of water to more complex hydroforms, imagination seems to be the only limit. They furthermore become proficient in harnessing ice, a more offensive variation of water evocation. Lasts 6 OOC weeks.

 

Spells unlocked: Frozen Field, Glaciate

Modifiers unlocked: Ice

 

Tier 5: Through watery depths and deluges the water evocationist has seen water’s every facet and knows it inside out, epitomized by their ability to beckon the wrath of the seas in the form of harrowing whirlpools and tsunamic waves.

 

Spells unlocked: Water Wave, Grand Maelstrom

- Voidal water is first and foremost artificial. Drawn from through the mage’s connection its existence is entirely conditional on this connection being sustained and all conjured water will otherwise return to Void. Consequently this means objects that have been wet in any form from a Water Evocationist’s will no longer remain so upon disconnection. As Voidal water only seeks to imitate water’s superficial fluidness and wetness it lacks any form of nutritional content in the form of hydration or minerals which makes ingestion pointless.  Spells do not come into full effect until cast and half-channeled spells will not deal any damage nor can they be used for any utility, and will simply be canceled.

 

- Secondly, like natural water Voidal water is at room temperature and is flowy, fluid and mostly transparent. It behaves in much the same way as springwater physically and chemically, with the exception of situations where its magical origin may invoke interactions such as coming into contact with Thanhium, Auric oil, and so on as specified in their associated lorepieces. Regardless, water will always put out fire unless it is unnaturally hot such as Voidal Blue fire and Dragonflame which will cause it to evaporate as it normally would. Malflame, as specified in lore, will be put out after 1 emote of exposure. A mage may choose to weave visible but minute strands of their aura into conjured water for aesthetic preferences albeit only to such an extent. 

 

- Thirdly and most importantly, water is wet, and this should be roleplayed appropriately by the water evocationist and those involved. Absorbent materials like clothes (especially those that are thicker), heavy armor with few gaps, and any materials or objects capable of holding water upon contact will be waterlogged should it be drenched in enough water and encumber the target. Though water is not necessarily capable of dealing any significant harm it should be respected as a hindering force, and water should not simply be emoted as “causing wetness” because although that is true there is much more to it than this. 

 

In the interest of fairness and quality of roleplay, it is the responsibility of the water evocationist to clearly outline and communicate the effects of the spells they have cast to prevent any unnecessary ambiguities and disagreements between parties.

[This spell is heavily lifted from and based off of Pundi's Water Evocation write as it already does a fine job of describing out-of-combat Water Evocation.]

 

Mechanics:

Water in this form is rather shapeless, dripping from its own form unless conjured at a higher tier and shaped.

 

A water evocationist may manipulate their water in any way, shape, or form they see fit so long as it remains out of combat. At [T2] their water can be crudely shaped, albeit dripping a lot; at [T4] they can manipulate their water much more smoothly, hardly dripping; at [T5] they may manipulate their water extremely smoothly.

 

All non-combat water spells may have a maximum size of one meter at [T1], five square meters [T2], fifteen square meters [T3], twenty-five square meters [T4], fifty square meters [T5]. Each tier the mage progresses, the details they may use in their water increase from [T1] rather shapeless, to [T2] being more moderate, to [T4] which is very refined, though cannot be razor thin.

 

In the case of ice, which may not be conjured until T4, their ice can only be crudely shaped when starting out, while after T5 ice can be incredibly smoother and more detailed, albeit never razor thin. In event scenarios spells like Glaciate, Frozen Field, Ice-augmented shields may also be used to create ice-bridges, freezing over walls/doors and so forth though once again, similar to freeform water evocation this has to be done reasonably.

 

All non-combat ice spells may have a maximum size of five square meters at [T3], fifteen square meters at [T4], and twenty-five square meters at [T5]. Each tier the mage progresses, the details they may use in their water increase from [T3] rather shapeless, to [T4] being more moderate, to [T5] which is very refined, though cannot be razor thin.

Redlines:

- Any non-combat spell requires at least one emote of connection, and one emote of conjuring the actual water. The larger the spell, the more emotes required. The higher the tier, the less emotes required. Use common sense when determining emote counts for non-combat spells. If you make a giant tidal wave, obviously it will take more than three emotes, likely closer to around six or seven.

Mechanics:

Through accumulating arcana upon their palm the mage is able to expel a stream of water in a straight-line trajectory to put out fires, water plants or encumber targets at later tiers. Using their hand as an anchor for arcana the mage is able to redirect this blast for applicable tiers while it is being sustained. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T1: The jet of water is comparable to a squirt-gun, capable of putting out small fires or watering domestic flora albeit nothing more. 2 emotes.

T2: The jet of water is released in a short burst comparable to a garden sprayer or bidet with a range of 4 meters max. Has enough velocity to disorient targets when directly struck in the eyes. 2 emotes. Cannot be sustained.

T3: The jet of water is released as a gushing stream with a range of 8 meters. Has an initial knockback force of 3 meters which may topple the target should they be struck above their center of mass. This spell continuously pushes the target back by 3 meters after the initial cast should it be sustained. 3 emotes. Can be sustained for 1 emote. Every 1 emote afterwards costs the same as casting the spell again.

T4: The jet of water is released as a surging, high pressure current with a range of 12 meters and 1 meter diameter max. Has an initial knockback force of 6 meters easily capable of hosing down targets and causing them to topple over and even become bruised. Should it be sustained, this spell continuously bruises and pushes the target back by 4 meters with strength comparable to an orc-strength shove. 4 emotes. Can be sustained for 2 emotes. Every 2 emotes afterwards costs the same as casting the spell again.

T5: The jet of water is released as a torrential and turbulent beam with a range of 15 meters and 3 meter diameter max. Has an initial knockback force of 9 meters that will instantly knock over any target caught in its path and even cause fractures and break bones for unarmored targets. Should it be sustained, this spell continuously bludgeons and pushes the target back by 4 meters with strength comparable to an orc-strength shove. 6 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes.

 

Redlines:

- Water blast is telegraphed by a swirling mass of water and arcana upon the mage’s palm that only grows in size and intensity throughout channeling.

- Water blast follows currently accepted movement reductions in Voidal Connection lore for while it is being cast.

- The range of Water Blast after T2 cannot be controlled.

- The sustaining of Water Blast is counted from the emote after it is cast meaning a Water Blast at T4 is active for 5 emotes before requiring the T4 manacost for every additional 4. Furthermore the knockback effects caused by sustained cannot be stacked on one person by multiple water evocationists.

 

 

Mechanics:

This spell involves the mage weaving their water in a spherical fashion to form a dense projectile which is fired in a singular trajectory at arrow-speed when cast. It carries a form of bruising capability on targets from its watery nature and has the ability to daze them when fired at the eyes. This spell may also interrupt attacks being wound up should it strike the target where it is being wound up. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows: 

 

 

T2: The projectile is the size of a closed fist and carries the concussive force of a hailstone or a pebble and may cause a target to flinch at best should it strike their face. 2 emotes. Has a 1 emote cooldown after being cast.

T3: The projectile is 1 meter in diameter and carries the concussive force capable of causing major bruising upon unarmored targets and minor bruising upon armored targets. 3 emotes. Every additional projectile requires 1 extra emote of channeling capped at 3 max and any more projectiles requires T4 progression, capped at 3 more.

T4: The projectile is 2 meters in diameter and carries the concussive force capable of causing fractures upon unarmored targets and major bruising and denting of armor upon armored targets. 4 emotes. Every additional projectile requires 2 emotes of channeling, capped at 3 max.

T5: The projectile is 5 meters in diameter and carries enough concussive force capable of breaking the bones of unarmored targets and fractures even upon armored targets. As the projectile is so large it carries significant bludgeoning force that easily topples the likes of Ologs. 6 emotes.

 

Water projectiles may be held back for 3 emotes before demanifesting. Multiple water projectiles can be fired at different times however this must be done so within 3 emotes after they are fully manifested and the remaining count has to be emoted. Being disconnected during this period means wasting the spell.

 

Modifiers

 

Ice: The projectile manifests as a solid projectile of ice instead which can be shaped freely to be blunt or spiked. The effects of this modifiers overrides all effects of water entirely and further redlines for ice can be referenced in its own section.

 

Blunt ice is an aesthetic alternative to water projectile, carrying the same amount of force albeit without water's wetting capabilities.

 

Spiked ice lacks the concussive force of its blunt counterpart though, notably, possesses the same piercing power across all tiers that is equivalent to a mundane iron sword easily capable of impaling those unarmored and denting armor. The finesse required for this augmentation requires the spell to be at least T3.

 

Redlines:

- The trajectory of water projectile cannot be altered and it will continue traveling in the same direction it was launched until contact. This trajectory cannot be altered or controlled after it is cast.

- As a general rule-of-thumb projectiles can be held back for a maximum of 3 emotes before it disappears and the spell is considered wasted.

- Multiple water projectiles can either be launched at the same time or in a staggered fashion so long as it is done within 3 emotes. If the latter method is used the remaining projectile count HAS to be emoted.

- Ice projectile spells entirely replace the knockback effects of their water counterparts with the effects of spiked ice as specified.

Mechanics:

The mage creates a mass of water akin to swirling, high speed rapids for defensive or crowd-control purposes. This spell may be cast in two forms, “shield” and “pool.”

 

Shield entails the mage forming a shield of gyrating water and though it is hopeless against direct explosions and melee strikes, it is especially effective against small projectiles up to crossbow speed such as arrows, bolts, potions without explosive effects and so forth (splash effect potions are still blocked). For instance, this means the shield is immediately broken by blasting potions but is still effective against tanglefoot. Vortex, unlike air-shield, is also particularly effective against stream-type attacks like Flamethrowers and Smokestreams, capable of nullifying their effect so long as the shield is kept up. However, stronger stream-type attacks the likes of blue-fire and dragonsflame (NOT malflame) immediately vaproize water shield after 1 emote.

 

Pool involves the mage creating a whirlpool of water at a location at knee-height (slightly below 1 meter tall) which easily slips targets and causes them to stumble over and carries varying degrees of pushing power that scales with the tier in which it is cast. All tiers of vortex have a max cast range of 16 meters.

 

The tiers of the spells are as follows:

 

Shield:

 

T2: Shield takes the form of a barrier of swirling water 3 meters wide and 4 meters tall which can be freely moved while it is being sustained. 3 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes with every 4 emotes afterwards costing the same as a new spellcast.

T3: Shield takes the form of a barrier of swirling water 6 meters wide and 4 meters tall which may not be moved. This shield can also be manifested as a protective dome of a 3 meter radius to the same effect. 4 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes with every 4 afterwards costing the same as a new spellcast.

T4: Shield takes the form of a barrier of swirling water 8 meters wide and 5 meters tall which may not be moved. This shield can also be manifested as a protective dome of a 5 meter radius to the same effect. 5 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes with every 4 afterwards costing the same as a new spellcast.

 

Pool: 

 

T3: Pool is cast as a whirlpool of water of a 2 meter radius. This spell slows the movement of targets within it by 1 unit and causes them to stumble over once after 1 emote. 4 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes and no further.

T4: Pool is cast as a cascading vortex of water of a 4 meter radius. This spell slows the movement of targets within it by 2 units and causes them to stumble over once after 1 emote. 5 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes and no further

T5: Pool is cast as a torrential tempest of water of a 6 meter radius. This spell slows the movement of targets within it by 3 units and causes humanoid targets to instantly stumble over, while larger targets like Ologs follow suit after 1 emote. 6 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes and no further.

 

Ice: Vortex Shield manifests as a solid translucent shield of ice inferior in durability to earth but leagues above water. This shield overrides the projectile repelling effects of water with flat defense which can sustain 2 blunt strikes from a heavy hammer, strong sharp strikes like pickaxes or direct explosions. Normal temperature fire thaws this shield in 4 emotes however dragonfire and blue fire does this in 2 emotes. This modifier has no effect on Vortex Pool.

 

Redlines:

- Shield must be telegraphed by water beginning to swirl in front of the mage and gradually form a barrier that grows in density throughout channeling until fully cast. 

- Shield is ineffective against direct melee strikes which may be slightly cushioned but will still pass through the barrier, and is entirely ineffective against explosive attacks or potions but holds against ordinary projectiles. Projectiles travelling at longbow or crank crossbow speeds bypass water shield.

- Stronger stream-type attacks the likes of blue-fire and dragonsflame (NOT malflame) immediately vaproize water shield after 1 emote.

- Shield cannot be used to deflect projectiles back at targets and only negates them by either flinging them elsewhere or cushioning it.

- Shield is considered a deployable spell if it is cast as a barrier, as dome requires the mage to actively maintain the spell. 

- Should Vortex:Shield be broken in any of its forms while the mage is still sustaining it they will be dazed for an emote.

- Pool must be telegraphed by water beginning to circulate like a current about the designated radius which grows in velocity and volume until fully cast.

- Pool only guarantees a stumble ONCE as specified in its respective tiers AFTER someone ends their emote in the pool, and will only slow the movement of targets afterwards. 

- Pool does not instantly drown targets that are below 1 meter in height and will have the same effect as a normal descendant.

- Pool is considered a deployable spell in all its forms.

Mechanics:

The mage creates a region of swirling water that gradually amasses at its center until it is cast after which it vertically discharges a roaring spout of water which deals concussive damage to normal targets and is capable of destabilizing larger targets at higher tiers. This damage is considered to be inflicted from below instead of affecting the target as a whole, implying damage to the legs primarily.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: A pillar up to 2 meters long and 2 meters wide surges out from the ground up to a maximum height of 4 meters. This pillar carries the force that may result in sprained ankles and bruising. 3 emotes. Adding additional pillars requires an additional emote of channeling and is capped at 3 total at max.

T4: A pillar up to 3 meters long and 3 meters wide surges out from the ground up to a maximum height of 4 meters. This pillar carries the force that may result in fractured bones and sprained ankles from the impact. 4 emotes. Adding additional pillars requires an additional emote of channeling and is capped at 3 total at max.

T5: A pillar up to 4 meters long and 4 meters wide surges out from the ground up to a maximum height of 6 meters. This pillar carries the force that can easily destabilize and stun creatures like Ologs. 5 emotes.

 

Ice: Hydrospout is cast as an icy spike that similarly shoots out from the ground and deals piercing damage to targets. The piercing power of this spell is equivalent to an ordinary ferrum sword. This spell is easily capable of impaling targets directly struck by it should they be standing in its path. [This is equivalent to currently accepted "ice spike"]

 

Redlines:

- Hydrospout is telegraphed by a region of swirling water that gradually amasses at its center until bursting vertically upwards upon being cast.

- The minimum size for Hydrospout is 1 meters long and 1 meters wide, with the specified sizes for each tier being the upper limit.

- Hydrospout does not automatically target enemies and the channeling for a particular spot is committal, similar to “Launch” in Air Evocation lore.

- This spell cannot be sustained.

- Ice: Hydrospout is not capable of fully impaling someone right through, but an unarmored target standing in its area will most definitely be put in critical state.

Mechanics:

The water evocationist creates an anchor of arcana used to channel and sustain this spell upon their palm to form a whip or any fluid, lash-like weapon composed of water when cast. This weapon deals concussive damage upon targets it strikes with the same force as a descendant strength punch at max and results in moderate bruising for unarmored targets and knocks them back 2 meters at most. Armored targets only experience blunt force from the whip which may inflict the same knockback or even cause concussions should it strike them in the head.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T3: Water whip may be used to conjure any “lash-like” weapon 8 meters length max which weighs the same as its mundane counterpart. 3 emotes. Can be sustained for 6 emotes.

 

Ice [T4]: Water whip has a special synergy with ice wherein the whip may become partially frozen and become coated in icy spikes and barbed to easily inflict lacerations and further blunt damage capable of fracturing bones of unarmored targets directly hit and knock them back 3 meters max. Armored targets may suffer bruises or even dented armor should they be struck by Ice-augmented Water Whip. Unlike its water counterpart, ice-augmented water whip is T4 in manacost.

 

         - This effect may be activated preemptively or mid-swing for no difference in effect beyond the element of surprise, though the latter must be telegraphed by icy mists forming upon the whip after it is cast after which the ice solidifies when the whip is swung and the whip remains icy. 

 

Redlines:

- Water whip is telegraphed by a stream of water being shaped into the form of a whip as it is being channeled before cast.

- Water whip is blockable like any other mundane whip attack.

- Ice-augmented Water Whip does not instantly break bones and will only fracture them at best should it directly strike bare skin.

- A shield can mitigate the concussive damage of the spell, but the bearer will still be subject to the knockback.

Mechanics:

The mage initially channels and creates a field of frigid water of up to leg-height that gradually spreads from a certain point to cover a designated area and freezes over upon cast. Targets caught by this initial freezing will be immobilized until they free themselves from the ice by investing an action breaking free. The field created by this spell is slippery and jagged in nature akin to walking on legos, causing targets without a proper grip of the surface to slip over should they attempt to run (not walk), being struck by any force like a descendant-shove will also cause them to slip and fall over.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows: 

T3: The field covers up to a 5x5 area and has a maximum cast range of 8 meters. 4 emotes. Lasts for 4 emotes.

T4: The field covers up to a 7x7 area and has a maximum cast range of 8 meters. 4 emotes. Lasts for 4 emotes.

 

In more uncommon situations this spell may also be used to create ice-bridges across existing bodies of water should they be narrow enough to be connected end-to-end and mechanically accessible, or in event scenarios create a layer of ice over walls/doors to fortify them superficially.

 

Redlines:

- Frozen Field is clearly telegraphed by a frigid pool of water forming on the area it is about to be cast in before it instantly freezes over upon cast. This spell is commital meaning you cannot change targets after the first emote of channeling.

- Frozen Field is considered a deployable spell and has to be at least 2 meters long and 2 meters wide when cast. 

- Once a target has broken free Frozen Field cannot be used to freeze them over again. The 1 emote action requirement to break free applies to both T3 and T4.

- Frozen Field may not be used to access mechanically inaccessible areas unless during events with ET consent.

Mechanics:

The mage evokes a cloud of icy mist which is fired in a short burst or a jet depending on its tier of scaling. Ice is frigid and cooling by nature and this spell causes frostbites upon targets that grow more severe with extended exposure. Targets in HEAVY armor get an additional emote before they experiece each tier of effect.

 

At the 1st emote of exposure Glaciate causes a nipping frostbite that causes skin to turn red and have the sensation of extreme cold. 

 

By the 2nd emote superficial frostbite begins its onset and causes a layer of ice to form on pale skin now swollen and agonizing, which slows the target’s next action and makes it more reactable. Should T4+ glaciate be sustained at the legs the target's movement speed is halved after this emote.

 

By the 3rd emote the area outright freezes over and is subject to surface-level frostbite, retaining its slowing effect and entirely covering the affected limb/part of their body in a layer of ice that renders it susceptible to bludgeoning sources of damage . This causes any incident blungeoning damage from maces and other blunt weapons to affect the limb as a whole as the ice is shattered and removed. Should T4+ glaciate be sustained at the legs the target is completely deprived of movement.

 

The slowing and freezing effects of Glaciate are still applicable on armored targets though medical effects like numbing or swelling of skin are not. Furthermore these effects persist even after the mage is disconnected similar to how burns caused by Voidal fire remain, and the target naturally thaws out a few narrative hours after the combative encounter.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T2: A relatively benign form of Glaciate the spell manifests as a small but sustained puff of glacial mists used for mundane purposes such as chilling drinks and preserving reagents.

T3: The spell manifests as a short but concentrated burst the size of a palm with a maximum range of 3 meters. 3 emotes. Immediately inflicts the 2nd emote effects of Glaciate albeit cannot be sustained. 

T4: The spell manifests as a jet of glacial mists 1 meter in diameter with a range of 8 meters. 4 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes after cast with every 4 additional emotes costing the same as casting the spell again.

T5: The spell manifests as a stream of glacial mists 2 meters in diameter with a range of 8 meters. 5 emotes. Can be sustained for 4 emotes.

 

Redlines:

- Glaciate is telegraphed by a cloud of wintry mists manifesting and swirling as the spell is being channeled. 

- Glaciate follows currently accepted movement reductions in Voidal Connection lore for while it is being cast. 

- The range of Glaciate after T3 cannot be controlled.

- Glaciate cannot outright kill anyone and will only put them in critical condition at best should a vital region be subject to its effects for 3 emotes or longer.

- Glaciate does not bypass cold-resistant materials in any way even when sustained, and will only cause their surface to freeze over at most.

- Should T4 Glaciate or higher be sustained for 2 emotes or longer on a target at the legs the 2nd emote effect can be considered as halving their movement speed, while the 3rd emote will fully immobilize them. 

- The sustaining of Glaciate is counted from the emote after it is cast meaning a glaciate at T4 is active for 5 emotes before requiring the T4 manacost for the additional 4.

Mechanics:

Water wave is a spell at the pinnacle of water evocation as it seeks to capture and recreate the behavior of nautical waves, divided into two forms: Breaking and Surging.

 

Surging: The more crowd-control oriented usage of water wave, the mage constructs and forms a tidal wave of water on the ground which is sent roiling and raging in a certain trajectory upon cast until it is no longer being sustained. Emulating its natural counterpart the wave is nigh unstoppable in its path and continuously pushes targets back with the strength of an orc. Targets already within the wave will be pushed back with the same force. At all tiers this wave can be considered 2 meters tall. Has a cast range of 12 meters.

 

Breaking: The offensive counterpart, breaking water waves are torrential and temperamental in nature and carries with it the force to match. This variation differs from Surging waves such that the mage constructs a crest-bearing wave towering above the ground which is sent crashing down an area upon cast. This crashing force blows all targets away with knockback distance and concussive force scaling with tier. Has a cast range of 12 meters. Targets caught within its trajectory are only pushed through it with descendant strength force that will only potentially cause them to stumble over.

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

Surging:

T4: The wave is 4 meters wide and 4 meters long with a max range of 16 meters from where it is cast. 4 emotes. Lasts 3 emotes.

T5: The wave is 6 meters wide and 4 meters long with a max range of 16 meters from where it is cast. 5 emotes. Last 3 emotes.

 

Breaking:

T4: The wave is able to crash upon a 3x3 area carrying the force of an which may cause fractures upon unarmored targets and major bruising and denting of armor upon armored targets and 4m knockback from the point of impact. The wave manifests with the same dimensions and has a height of 6 meters. 4 emotes.

T5: The wave is able to crash upon a 6x6 area carrying the force capable of breaking the bones of unarmored targets and fractures even upon armored targets. As the projectile is so large it carries significant bludgeoning force that easily topples the likes of Ologs. and 8m knockback from the point of impact. The wave manifests with the same dimensions and has a height of 6 meters. 5 emotes.

Illustrative pictures I conveniently found on wikipedia:

 

Surging:

 

Breaking:

 

Redlines:

- Water Wave: Surging is telegraphed by manifesting as a stationary tidal wave pointing in the direction it is about to travel and then cast.

- Though there is some leeway with the trajectory of Surging Waves as they can be manifested as either straight lines or slight bends (quarter-circle bends at max), the trajectory cannot be changed after the wave is cast.

- Water Wave: Breaking is telegraphed by manifesting as a stationary but towering crest-bearing wave where it is initially channeled and then cast. 

- Water Wave: Breaking can be sent crashing in any direction within line of sight so long as it is within the cast range. Once sent crashing the direction cannot be changed in any way. 

- Breaking Waves only deal their full extent of damage on the area it crashes on. 

- The size requirements for both spells are fixed.

Mechanics:

Grand Maelstrom is an event only spell where the water evocationist channels a whirling watery tempest that descends from a stormcloud for devastating AoE effect. Though this has nowhere near the destructive power as fire it makes up for it with its flexible nature in that it can be redirected twice during its cast, spitting out shards of hail and ice and knocking away targets it collides with force equivalent to an orc-strength hammer-blow. 

 

The tiers of this spell are as follows:

 

T5: The water evocationist may amass a grand tempest of water and ice that descends from the sky and has a 3 meter radius and moves 4 meters every emote. This spell has a range of 16 meters and requires 8 emotes to cast, requiring the mage to be stationary for the final 4. Can be sustained for 6 emotes max. 

 

Any interruption to this spell means the ramping stormcloud disappears and the spell is wasted. 

 

Redlines:

- Grand Maelstrom is, once again, an event only spell that requires ET consent. You cannot cast this in ordinary scenarios nor is it practical to given its conditional nature. 

Ice [+]

 

Mechanics:

The water evocationist may draw upon their intimate knowledge and mastery of water to directly have it manifest in the world as ice. An element considered adjacent to water ice carries with it the frigidity and rigidity that water lacks, making it a favorable means for water evocationists to harness their magic for more offensive capabilities. In this regard ice still remains inferior in most cases to the toughness of an earth evocationist’s rocks or the concussive force of an air evocationist’s air, and is a sidegrade at best.

 

In all its augmentations ice is manifested in one of two forms: blunt and spiked, and carries a chill in both capable of cooling objects albeit not to the extent of “Glaciate”, inflicting a numbing sensation at most.

 

Compatible spells: Water projectile, Hydrospout, Vortex: Shield, Water Whip

 

Redlines:

- Ice requires the same emote counts and same manacost as their water counterparts, with the only difference being how it is manifested. Ice spells are clearly telegraphed by ice being manifested instead of water by the mage.

- Ice spells do not inflict any significant frostbite in any form like “Glaciate”, and only carry with it a chilling sensation which may cause swollen wounds at best should a spiked ice project remain impaled in skin.

Elemental Eyes by Tessa Baker: (80) Pinterest

• First step to create an Atronach Eye is getting a Magegold or Arcanium Core, this core will be the piece holding the visual information and Atronach enchantment.

• With the use of the Alter Shape spell, the Atronach Forger will create a layer of the chosen material around the core, this will provide it with protection along with many different aesthetic choices.

• When the eye is completed, it will be placed inside the empty eye socket and, by activating it near an Obelisk, will create a mana leyline to the optical nerve, allowing the user to effectively see again.

• Atronach eyes are securely bound but can be removed with enough force, akin to a standard eye. These eyes will be destroyed with a single well-placed hit to them and would require either repair or replacement. Must be noted though, that every time a new eye is placed, it requires to be activated by an Atronach Forger near an Obelisk, to establish its connection to the optical nerve.

• If the Core is made out of Arcanium, the looks of the chosen Arcanium will be seen through the transparent crystal of the eye.

• An Atronach eye will look akin to a normal eye, as the core will form a dark spot, akin to a pupil which indicates its connection. Where the gemstone color used would act as the color of the Irises.

• Atronach Eyes require player signature unless the core is made of Arcanium, then they require ST signature.

• Atronach Forging, Transfiguration and the Chosen Evocation is needed in one place to make Atronach Eyes, being it in one single mage or more than one.

• An eye can only be placed by an Atronach Forger, under a player's consent. Atronach eyes are securely bound but can be removed with enough force, akin to a standard eye. These eyes will be destroyed with a single well-placed hit to them and would require either repair or replacement.

• Atronach Eyes cannot be treated with any kind of potion or derivated from alchemy due to their voidal nature.

• Atronach Eyes won't work on creatures without a Greater Soul. They would also generate a constant burning sensation if a Paladin tried to use one (due to magic incompatibilities). On attuned druids, these eyes would emit a constant buzz in their minds, being unbearable and thus unable to use them, Treelords and Epiphytes would get a similar burning sensation like that of Paladins.

• Voidal Mages and those mages whose magic is compatible with voidal magic won't be able to cast with a broken or shattered eye until it gets repared or replaced.

• Thanhium and Null Arcana can destroy the eyes with more ease, requiring only a hit that does not have to be strong, while Auric Oil can reduce their sight temporally.

For reference, the aesthetics will be:
 

• Elemental Evocations: The eye will hold inside its form the element of choice, the aesthetic is pretty free form; fire and smoke, rock and sand, water and ice, air and fog...
• Transfiguration: The eye would appear ethereal as if just conjured.
• Illusion: The eye would have a small spark that followed its movement.
• Conjuration: The eye would look as if it was of an animal or would present plant features.
• Translocation: The eye appears like broken or shattered within the eye socket, held in place by trails of the user's mana.
• Voidal Artificery: The eye would look as if made of nonsensical creations, free-moving cogs and gears, evermoving mechanisms.
• Voidstalking: The eye looks nebulous with occasional streaks of elemental discharge. (Cannot bear second minds).
• Scions: The eye looked as if it was improved with the use of Melding.
• Eminence: A cloud of mana seems to surround the edges of the eye, when connected, every spell casted would intensify the glow of the eyes.

• Arcanium Eyes require ST signature
• The aesthetics and looks on the eyes can NOT by any mean harm someone; the fire won't burn, the ice won't freeze...

• This ability does NOT allow one to discern what kind of magic is being casted.
• Obelisks and Tears are relatively stable sources of mana and thus don't interfere with the eyes.
• Voidal Hollows will reduce the sight range to Quiet range, seeing everything further blurry and unable to identify things. It takes 5 emotes of being in the range of the Hollow for this to happen and the same amount for recovering normal sight when out.
• If one were to spend more than 20 emotes in the range of a Hollow, the eyes would stop working properly and only allow the user to see within quiet range, thus requiring a replacement.
• Nystagmus or rapid and involuntary movements of the eyes would happen when in range of a Hollow.

• Must have the Veil-Watcher FA in order to have this status.
• Being a veil-watcher will take away the Atronach Eyes effects, replacing them for the Veil-Watcher ones. Restoration of the eyes is not possible though.

- Exogens: Original Idea and Co-Writter
- ECS1999: Co-Writter
- Atronach Lore: 

 

- Changed a redline stating how hard it is to remove the eyes.

- Changed the amount of hits required to destroy one of these eyes.

- Added a Redline specifying who can or cannot use the eyes.

- Removed the limited Elemental Afinity and added the Arcanium Aesthetics.

- Removed Limited Mana Pool

- Added the ability to see the thin veil of mana when someone is casting.

- Added a redline specifiyng what happens when they get broken and the effects it has on Voidal Mages and Mages using compatible magics.

- Added interaction with Thanhium, Null Arcana and Auric Oil.

- Added interaction with Obelisks, Tears and Hollows.

Changelog

 

-Removed need for Scions to "Vent" as this isn't a greater mana source, like an obelisk

-Added interactions with Mana Sight and other Aura Sensory type spells, these showing up as gray (not light gray)

 

Edits made for Pending

 

-Removed the requirement for a Veil Watcher to connect another Veil Watcher

-Reworded the Connection Section to make it more clear

-Added that the mage must be immobilized and have their eyes held open during connection/disconnection

-Reiterated that the Veil Watcher Eyes may not be mundane looking and that there is an obvious tell that they exist, even when there's an attempt to cover them

-Made the Light Sensitivity and Spotted Vision permanent throughout all Tiers

-Clarified the Durability of the Eyes/Link in reference to them being destroyed

-Changed the Hallucinations in the Mental Effects to be a sort of minor version of Communication in which Voidal Entities are messing with the mage

-Fleshed out the Mental Effects more properly

-Removed the ability to see Voidstalkers with Mana Sight

-Edited the Ritual of Mending to require the Ritual Leader to be a Conjuration Mage with knowledge of Disjointed Conjuration. Also added that if the ritual is used and then the Veil Watcher later disconnects, they will lose their eyes

-Communication now reiterates that these are not prophetic in nature and simply illusions constructed by Voidal Entities. However, a Watcher may believe that these could be “prophetic,” even though they are not

-Event Horizon Visions are now only given through Forum Posts by ST or Players

-Veil View not affects participants for 1 OOC Hour no matter how they get removed from the session

-Veil View was reiterated to work on anyone, even if they are not a mage

-Edited the mention of Event Horizon in Veil View to express the new changes

Special Thanks to the following players for reading, feedback and general motivation. Isaac for his feedback and suggestion, really helpful and respectable gamer for his aid! Z3m0s for his feedback, approval and motivation, wouldn’t have written much without it. Mika1278 for his motivation, feedback and suggestions that have been added or taken away from this write!

 

And of course, to Pundimonium for writing the current active rewrite for atronach lore that is currently implemented, should if accepted be an additional spice for players to do! And finally Squak for suggesting an addition was to be made! Much love to all!

 

Changes were made based on LT's feedback. These changes were mostly aided in by King_Kunuk, big help in grammar and all changes required. Huge thanks!

 

 

Mages that experience abrupt imbalance or sudden movement would have their connection severed, whether they had voluntarily jumped out of the way of a projectile, or have been shoved by a reckless foe. Of course, something such as a thrown stone could be evaded without disconnecting the mage, only instead “pausing” the spell until the mage regains their focus. This does not mean that they would be able to maintain their connection when evading an arrow or explosion. 

 

Distance of Target

- How far the target is will cause the amount of exertion on the part of the mage to scale upwards. Typically, after about twenty or more meters, the mage’s accuracy will begin to decrease and the amount of exhaustion they would suffer from would increase inversely. 

 

Magical Proficiency

- The mage’s level of skill will determine the amount of exhaustion they face. A [T4] mage casting a [T2] spell wouldn't likely face notable fatigue until several repetitive applications of the spell; whereas a [T5] mage could only cast one or two [T4] level spells before finding themselves to be exhausted.

 

Spell Power/Size

- The general size of the spell and the amount of mana exerted will contribute to the mage's fatigue fore mostly. Whilst a [T1] mage's mana pool could hardly be capable of sustaining a mere fireball before collapsing, a [T4] mage could likely sustain three or four minor projectiles before feeling any ill effects of exhaustion. 

 

Emote Tell: {Mage} would flourish their hand, affixing themselves upon the apple that lay upon the table, as a thin pink mist would begin to weave about their hand. 

 

Aura Emote: {Mage} would flourish their hand, a gradient green mist beginning to spiral and swirl softly between their fingers, as they focused upon the chair.

Emote Tell: {Mage} locked their attention upon the drunken bandit, their eyes completely locked and unwavering upon {Bandit Name} as a brief red hue flickered in their gaze.

Hiccup Emote: As the fireball bashed into the tree, the mage would give a few hacks and coughs as some smoke and soot was expelled from their mouth.

Mechanics:

• [1] Emote to connect + [ 1 or 2 ] amount of emotes to build / cast.
  • Requires 1 additional emote for a 3 block radius, or 2 additional emotes for a 5 block radius,
• Imagination requires at least one voidal magic at Tier 3 to use,
• Imagination allows you to use your mana to create harmless artistic formations,
• Imagination is always transparent, and provides no obscurement whatsoever,
• Imagination takes on the aura colour(s) of the caster,
• Imagination is freeform in nature. Please feel free to be creative. It's art.

Redlines:

• Imagination is temporary, ending when the caster disconnects,
• Imagination is entirely harmless,
• Imagination cannot create highly detailed images, including but not limited to people, specific items, maps books, etc
  • Imagination as a result cannot be used as a way to relay information such as faces or perfectly recreate things a caster has seen (no meta),
  • Imagination is however capable of crude shapes akin to a T3 evocationist,
• Imagination is for strictly non-combat usage only,
  • Imagination cannot be used for any kind of advantage over another player,
• Imagination provides no obscurement at all. It is transparent.
• Imagination does not interact with any sense except sight,
  • No sounds, smells, touch or taste - it is NOT an illusion,
  • Imagination is very clearly not an illusion, and appears as an obvious manipulation of mana,
• Imagination's colour is the same as the caster's aura colour,
• Imagination is not able to be physically interacted with, any attempts to do so will fail and you will pass through it harmlessly and with no resistance,
• Imagination is limited to a five block radius centred on the caster,
• Imagination is dispelled immediately if it comes into contact with either Thanhium or Null Arcana, 
• Imagination should not be used to be an annoying prick.

 

Mechanics:

• [1] Emote to connect + [1] emote to cast.
• Magelight requires at least one voidal magic at Tier 2 to use.
• Magelight can be formed within 8m of the caster, and produces light equivalent to a torch.
• Magelight cannot obscure vision, blind, disrupt, etc.
• Magelight, once created, can have its colour changed with [1] emote.

Redlines:

• Magelight is entirely harmless.
• Magelight is temporary, ending when the caster disconnects or chooses to end the spell.
• Magelight cannot shine bright enough to harm anyone.
• Magelight is dispelled immediately if it comes into contact with either Thanhium or Null Arcana,
• Magelight is not brighter at its creation point, meaning it cannot blind people or obfuscate their vision in any way.
• Magelight cannot create UV / Blacklight. It's normal light.
• Magelight cannot be made to appear like a normal flame, nor hidden.
• Magelight can have literally zero combat usage except for providing light in dark places. It's a light spell.
• Whilst Magelight is active / being focused on, the caster cannot cast any other spells.