Super Ricochet Strike

Level: 8

Range: Varies with the type of weapon.

Damage: +5 S.D.C./M.D., based on the type of damage done, due to the additional velocity.

Duration: One melee round per level.

Saving Throw: None.

P.P.E.: 40.

This spell is a more powerful version of Ricochet Strike (Federation of Magic™, page 134; if you don't have it, get this book.) However, the following changes occur:

• Bullets can be enchanted, but they have two less targets they can strike. Energy rounds and railguns have half the ricochets. Bursts are limited to 10 shots.
• All physical weapons ricocheted do an additional +5 damage, M.D. or S.D.C., depending on the weapon. Also, all ricocheted objects are -1 to parry or dodge (unless they already have a penalty, like energy weapons or bullets).
• The number of "bounces" is changed to five + 1 per level. Yes, a level 15th magician would have 20 ricochets! However, after the 10th ricochet, even this magic cannot prevent some loss of accuracy; -1 for 10-14, -2 for 15 on.
• If the attack misses or is dodged, the magic does NOT end, but the miss counts as two strikes.

Hand grenades still cannot explode multiple times, but if one had multiple hand grenades in a satchel, the strike could be to drop one of the grenades.