Metabolic Englaciation

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Metabolic Englaciation
Level	5
School1	Hexes
School2	Ice
Source(s)	Book of Sloth Book of Winter
Casting noise	4
Spell noise	0
Power Cap	200
Flags	Area

Lowers the metabolic rate of every creature in the caster's vicinity, slowing all those who are not resistant to cold. Cold-blooded creatures will be affected much more strongly, and tougher creatures will be slowed for a shorter time.

Metabolic Englaciation is a level 5 Hexes/Ice spell that slows down monsters in caster's line of sight.

Effect

Applies the slow effect for creatures in caster's line of sight. The duration of this effect is dependent on spell power and inversely proportional to monster HD, and is doubled for cold-blooded targets. It is possible for a monster to not be slowed down at all. Cold resistant and stationary monsters are unaffected. Duration of the slow effect from multiple casts is cumulative.

Duration formula: 3d<power> / 6 - 1d<HD> - 1

History

Prior to 0.14 Metabolic Englaciation was level 6, and slow duration from multiple casts were not cumulative. Prior to 0.10 Metabolic Englaciation functioned as a mass Ensorcelled Hibernation.