Freezing Cloud
 Freezing Cloud
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| Level | 6 |
| School1 | Conjuration |
| School2 | Air |
| School3 | Ice |
| Source(s) | |
| Casting noise | 6 |
| Spell noise | 2 |
| This spell conjures up a large cloud of lethally cold vapour. |
| Spell Details | |
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| Damage Formula | 0 |
| Max Damage | 0 |
| Max Power | 200 |
| Range | 6 |
| Targeting | Smite |
| To-hit | |
| Special | Cloud damage: 6 + (3d16)/3 (cold) Cloud duration: 3d(Power/4); divided by 4 if the cloud is over lava; divided by 4 if out of line of sight (stacks with previous) |
Freezing Cloud is a Conjurations/Air Magic/Ice Magic spell which creates 8 to 10 clouds of freezing vapour around the smite-targeted tile. This spell uses "flood fill": casting it on an open space will create a perfect 3x3 rectangle if you get 9 clouds, but using it in a corridor will spread the same 9 clouds throughout the corridor. While this spell is very powerful, potentially dealing sizable cold damage (6+(1d16 + 2d17 - 3)/3; averaging 13.83 per turn) multiple times to anything that decides to charge through, be careful not to catch yourself in it lest you destroy your potions.
Although you can target any tile within its range and your line of sight, be aware that you cannot target a tile that already contains a cloud of any sort. Creatures already within existing clouds will not be affected by Freezing Cloud unless they step into the icy mess you create around them. The effect can spill out of line of sight, but it will dissipate four times as fast.
Strategy
- Be careful using it in hallways, as it can easily hit you and your allies if you cast it at too short a range. Conjure Flame can help negate this risk; if you create a flame cloud directly in front of you and then cast Freezing Cloud beyond it, the freezing clouds will fill away from you.
- Summoners should use this spell with caution unless they have the Summon Ice Beast spell. While summoned living creatures will avoid the clouds and undead will march through it taking a severe beating, ice beasts will ignore the effect entirely and attack whatever happens to be currently freezing to death inside.
History
In 0.13 this spell's duration was not affected by being out of line of sight.
