Pragi's Fiery Gaze
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| Pragi's Fiery Gaze | |
|---|---|
| Spell information | |
| Guild | Wizards |
| Type | Offensive |
| GP cost | 40 |
| Mind space | 30 |
| Components | an eye (consumed) |
| Tome | Ae Thouesand and Onne Thyngs ae Boye cann Do with Corpse Partes |
The spell "Pragi's Fiery Gaze" (abbreviated as PFG) is an offensive spell requiring an eye. It causes all potential enemies within the caster's room to be struck with a burst of fire based damage. Some unexpected characters not usually considered enemies, such as pets, may be affected.
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Effects
Casting
This spell costs 40 GP to cast, and takes up 30 units of mind space. It takes no target and affects potential enemies in the same room as the caster. This spell is PK checked.
Skills
The following skills are used in the stages of this spell:
- magic.methods.physical.evoking
- magic.methods.mental.channeling
- magic.methods.physical.enchanting
- magic.methods.mental.animating
- magic.methods.elemental.fire
Components
This spell requires an eye. Eyes can be obtained by cutting them from corpses with a small sharp-edged weapon such as a knife or dagger.
hold <knife> get eyes from <corpse>
Casting messages
- Casting
You poke your tongue out at the world. You struggle to hold your hand closed as red sparks shoot out from between your fingers. You let go of the eye. It hovers above your hand. The eye ignites and a small ball of fire forms above your hand.
- Success
You move your hand and the ball of fire zooms out into the immediate vicinity and sweeps over everything.
- Failure
The ball of fire glows blue, then green, and then explodes silently in a shower of delicate colours. or The ball of fire goes out. or The ball of fire leaps up into the air and then slowly grows smaller until it vanishes completely.
- To others
Master Zaz Zahir lazily closes his hand into a ball. Master Zaz Zahir pokes his tongue out at the world. Master Zaz Zahir struggles to hold his hands closed, his muscles standing out with the strain, as red sparks shoot out from between his fingers. Master Zaz Zahir releases the eye he was holding. It hovers above his hand. The eye ignites and a small ball of fire forms above Master Zaz Zahir's hand. Master Zaz Zahir moves his hand and the ball of fire zooms out from him to sweep past you with a blinding light and a great quantity of heat. The fire fails to harm you. The fire crisps the hateful fighter. The fire dies away.
Damage Messages
In increasing order of damage, the messages are:
The fire singes the sleepy shepherd. < 16% of total Hp damage
The fire burns the sleepy shepherd. 16% ~ 33% of total Hp damage
The fire crisps the woolly sheep, the bouncy sheep and the fluffy sheep. 33% ~ 50% of total Hp damage
The fire melts two cute sheep and the fluffy sheep. 50% ~ 67% of total Hp damage
The fire incinerates the scruffy brown terrier. 67% ~ 83% of total Hp damage
The fire vaporises the small brown terrier. > 83% of total Hp damage
