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|name=Leda's Liquefaction
 
|level=4
 
|school1={{Earth Magic}}
 
|school2={{Hexes}}
 
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*[[Book of Debilitation]]
 
*[[Book of Earth]]
 
*[[Book of Hinderance]]
 
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{{Flavour|This spell liquefies the ground around the caster by shaking it rapidly, making it difficult to move through. Any attempt to move through the liquefied ground will be a very slow one.}}
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'''Leda's Liquefaction''' is a level 4 [[Earth Magic|Earth]]/[[Hexes]] spell which creates an area of difficult terrain around the caster.
  
'''Leda's Liquefaction''' is a level 4 [[Earth Magic]]/[[Hexes]] spell which creates a circle of difficult terrain around you. Anything crossing this terrain (including you) is obstructed, unless they are:
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==Effect==
*Insubstantial
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Casting Leda's Liquefaction liquefies the ground around the caster including the square occupied by the caster. The size of this area is based on the remaining duration of the spell (similar to [[Silence]]), with a maximum radius of 5. At the end of the duration only the square the caster is standing on will be liquefied. The liquefied area moves with the caster and affects any dungeon feature with a solid floor.
*[[Spider Form|Clinging]]
 
*Flying
 
  
This spell functions slightly differently depending on the victim: players receive a +3 penalty to [[movement]] delay; while monsters receive a +3 to +10 penalty to movement delay, and are [[slow]]ed. Anything (including the player) attacking from this terrain may lose their footing and waste their melee attacks, as though they were fighting from [[shallow water]]. Ranged attacks and spellcasting are unaffected by this. It affects any dungeon feature with a solid floor.
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Liquefied ground causes an extra movement delay of 3 for players and between 3 and 10 for monsters. Creatures in this terrain (including the caster) may lose their footing and waste their melee attacks as though they were fighting from [[shallow water]] (even creatures immune to shallow water penalties will fumble). Ranged attacks and spellcasting are unaffected by this, as are creatures that are [[stationary]], [[insubstantial]], [[cling]]ing, or [[flying]].
  
The spell cannot be cast if the caster is not on solid ground, or starts to fly, levitate, cling, or become insubstantial. Becoming so after the spell is cast ends the spell immediately.
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The spell cannot be cast if the caster is not standing on solid ground; this includes liquefied ground, meaning it can't be recast until the effects have completely worn off. [[Flight]] is generally impossible while the spell is still in effect; in the event the caster somehow leaves solid ground (whether by being forced to fly or by entering water), the spell will end early.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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==History==
 
==History==
In [[0.14]] this spell won't apply the [[slow]] status effect to monsters.
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*Prior to [[0.14]], this spell applied the [[slow]] status effect to monsters.
 
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*Prior to [[0.12]], this was an [[Earth Magic|Earth]]/[[Transmutations|Transmutation]] spell.
Prior to [[0.12]] this was an [[Earth]]/[[Transmutations]] spell.
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*Leda's Liquefaction was added in [[0.8]].
 
 
Pre-[[0.8]], casting the spell did not require you to stand on solid ground.
 

Revision as of 01:57, 5 July 2018

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Leda's liquefaction.png Leda's Liquefaction
Level 4
School1 Earth
School2 Hexes
Source(s) Book of the Earth
Book of Sloth
Casting noise 3
Spell noise 0
Power Cap 200
Flags Area
Liquefies the ground around the caster, making it difficult to move through. Any movement through liquefied ground will be slowed, and creatures stuck in the liquefied ground will be unable to fly. Attempts to attack the caster in melee may fail.

The effect starts out with a radius depending on power, which will then shrink, eventually covering only the caster, before it times out. Maintaining the connection to the ground slows the caster's movement, even if they are flying.

Leda's Liquefaction is a level 4 Earth/Hexes spell which creates an area of difficult terrain around the caster.

Effect

Casting Leda's Liquefaction liquefies the ground around the caster including the square occupied by the caster. The size of this area is based on the remaining duration of the spell (similar to Silence), with a maximum radius of 5. At the end of the duration only the square the caster is standing on will be liquefied. The liquefied area moves with the caster and affects any dungeon feature with a solid floor.

Liquefied ground causes an extra movement delay of 3 for players and between 3 and 10 for monsters. Creatures in this terrain (including the caster) may lose their footing and waste their melee attacks as though they were fighting from shallow water (even creatures immune to shallow water penalties will fumble). Ranged attacks and spellcasting are unaffected by this, as are creatures that are stationary, insubstantial, clinging, or flying.

The spell cannot be cast if the caster is not standing on solid ground; this includes liquefied ground, meaning it can't be recast until the effects have completely worn off. Flight is generally impossible while the spell is still in effect; in the event the caster somehow leaves solid ground (whether by being forced to fly or by entering water), the spell will end early.

Strategy

  • While melee characters will find this spell far more frustrating than handy, characters who rely on ranged attacks to deal damage can benefit greatly from the extra turns it takes melee-based opponents to reach you, coupled with the added failure rate their attacks suffer.
  • Blink (or preferably Controlled Blink) will allow you to put some distance between yourself and an opponent who manages to finally reach you, giving you several more turns to snipe it in safety.

History