Jade Apocalypse‡ - Darahl Firecloak
(Alteration, Evocation)
(Fire)
Level: Pr 7/Wiz 8
Sphere: Elemental (Fire)
Range: 5 yds./level
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Instantaneous
Casting Time: 6 or special
Area of Effect: 2' radius/level
Saving Throw: 1/2
This spell creates jade-colored flames to burn the caster's enemies. The flames affect all creatures hostile to the caster within the spell's range, as a burst of flames erupts from the earth under them. Although, the caster can have the spell harm only specific creatures. For example, the caster could have the spellskip beings that are charmed and hostile towards him.
All targets affected suffer 10d12+10 points of fire damage and their items must make saving throws vs. magical fire or catch fire and be destroyed.
If cast by a multi-class pyrogean wizard/priest, the 2 versions of the spell-priest and wizard-may be combined into a complexe spell matrix during their casting. If this occurs the spells combine with a single casting of 12 and during their casting the wizard/priest is thrust upwards 18 yards above on a pillar made from the ground itself.
At the completion of the spell matrix, the results are no less than staggering, as the spell functions as 3 separate jade apocalypse spells cast in succession. Each of the 3 spells take effect on the following round, beginning during the initiative of 2, then the second on initiative 4, and finally ending during the initiative phase of 6. The caster must first choose who the spell will affect, as the chosen targets are then subject to 3 of the jade apocalypse spells; once the targets are chosen they cannot be changed (Note also that targets who are not yet in the spells radius can be targeted, thus if they later enter within range they are affected accordingly by any or all of the separate spells).
Notes: Unique to the half-elven pyrogean wizard and priest of Darahl Firecloak, Ryiat "Jade" Syldartria of the RAVENLOFT setting.
