Dragon's Call

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Dragon's Call
Level	9
School1	Summoning
Source(s)	Book of the Dragon
Casting noise	7
Spell noise	15
Power Cap	200

Issues a powerful call to a draconic realm, beckoning forth dragon after dragon to engage the summoner's enemies. The spell is taxing to maintain, and each new dragon which answers the call will further drain the summoner's magical reserves. After the call ends, it cannot be issued again for a short time. The duration of the call and the species of dragons called depend on spell power. “This is where the dragons went. They lie... Not dead, not asleep. Not waiting, because waiting implies expectation. Possibly the word we're looking for here is... ...dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. Not a cubic inch there but is filled by a claw, a talon, a scale, the tip of a tail, so the effect is like one of those trick drawings and your eyeballs eventually realise that the space between each dragon is, in fact, another dragon. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly and proud and arrogant. And presumably, somewhere, there's the key.” -Terry Pratchett, “Guards! Guards!”. 1990.

Dragon's Call is a level 9 Summoning spell that keeps summoning dragons while active.

Effect

When cast a dragon's call (Dragoncall) status is gained during which dragons are summoned adjacent to hostile targets in your line of sight. Higher spell power may increase the duration of the spell (not the summons) and result in stronger dragons.

Possible summons:

D Fire dragon

D Ice dragon

D Shadow dragon

D Storm dragon

D Iron dragon

D Quicksilver dragon

D Golden dragon

For worshippers of good gods, shadow dragons are replaced with storm dragons or iron dragons.

Dragon's Call's duration is 14 + 1d15 + <power> / 5 turns. It's not possible to recast the spell while it's active, and after the spell ends there is a duration of 16 to 26 turns during which you will be unable to recast it.

One dragon is summoned at a time. Time between summons is 2 + 1d5 + <number of summons> * 5 turns, where number of summons only includes currently living summons from Dragon's Call. Each dragon summoned this way will cost 2 or 3 additional MP. Every new summon generates a loud noise at the caster's location. There is no hard summon limit. These dragons are summoned close to your enemies and don't need to be told to attack. If there are no enemies in line of sight, or if the caster lacks the required MP, no dragon will be summoned. The Dragoncall status continues to drain MP and summon dragons even through a Silence aura.

Duration of the summons is around 18 turns; it does not depend on spell power.

History

• Prior to 0.20, for followers of TSO, poison-breathing golden dragons were replaced with storm or iron dragons.
• Dragon's Call replaced Summon Dragon in 0.14.