Statue Form (spell)

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Statue form.png Statue Form
Level 6
School1 Transmutation
School2 Earth
Source(s)
Casting noise 5
Spell noise 0
This spell temporarily transforms the caster into a slow-moving (but extremely robust) stone statue.

Statue Form is a level 6 Transmutations/Earth Magic spell which changes the caster into a sentient, mobile statue. This makes the caster immensely strong and gives him the endurance of stone, but makes his actions slower. For the duration of this spell the caster gains the following:

Pros

Cons

  • Body armour, gloves, and boots meld into your character, becoming inactive.
  • The base cost of all actions is increased by 50% (similar to being under the effect of the Slow spell)
  • -2 dexterity
  • Gives you a 100% failure chance when attempting to scramble out of deep water or lava

Strategy

  • Despite the scary sounding speed penalty, Statue Form is worth using. This spell is most useful for characters who fight in melee and are unable to use most or all armors, like trolls, felids, and octopodes, though any character in need of one of the many resistances it offers will find it useful, particularly if they have access to a source of Haste to negate the speed penalty.