Avatar of Obad-Hai - Spells

A bloom of algae is created underwater within the radius of the spell target, cloaking any life forms therein with a dense stew of green growth. Visibility within the effected area is reduced to zero, until darkness falls or a strong current sweeps the bloom away.

Restores the health of a plant or tree, causing it to gradually recover from damage and return to normal growth. The focus for this spell is some water, which is sprinkled over the plant while the Wizard his making his incantation.

This spell calls upon the spirit of Nature to bless the ground and the people with a bountiful harvest of crops. This will bring, overnight a bountiful harvest of crops.

Plants effected by this spell begin to wither and rot, turning to decaying matter. This spell is equally effective against live or dead wood, although especially hardy plants and trees may survive and recover from the damage. See the HERO Rulesbook for the DEF and BODY ratings of various trees, bushes, and other forms of wood.

This spell will cause plants and trees within the radius of the spell to change their form to match a different season of the year, such as budding flowers during spring, or falling leaves during the fall. Though little practiced, this spell has proven useful for specialized tasks, such as growing fruit in winter or saving plants from a late frost. Since plants are not quick to respond in this manner, this enchantment is tedious to cast.

The caster of this spell can receive a premonition when wizardry is about to be unleashed against their person. This sensation also allows the Caster to forecast the nature of the spell with a successful PER roll, and make appropriate preparations. This sense is limited in duration, only allowing a phase in which to forestall the magic.

This spell will instantly make any crop ripen to fullness all at once, allowing the caster to sup on strawberries in midwinter if he so desires.

This utility spell causes a length of sturdy vine to grow from the earth. For each phase the spell is maintained, the vine will grow an additional 10" vertically. The vine is sufficiently strong to be employed for climbing. The focus for this spell is the seed of a vine, which is planted in the earth at the location where the spell is cast.

This dark spell turns a 10 km diameter area of normal woods into a haunted forest. The trees bend and twist into gnarled, sinister forms, and the area radiates a constant, sickening aura of fear. Only a short time after the spell is cast, many of the forest animals will have fled, save for the most feisty creatures, such as boars and wolves. The focus for this spell is a nut fallen from a tree that was struck by lightning.

The trees themselves become alive and grab or hit the caster's enemies.

This power allows the Wizard to determine the properties of a particular plant or tree through physical contact. This information can include whether parts of the plant are edible or poisonous, any health effects, what types of objects the plant is suitable for constructing, and so on. Any skills associated with plant knowledge are complementary to this spell. The caster must touch the relevant part of the plant to get meaningful information; for example, only by touching the flowers would he or she know if the flowers are poisonous, and that would give no information about the leaves or roots.

This impressive spell causes all trees and bushes within a 1km diameter of the Wizard's location to uplift their roots and begin marching in the designated direction. The trees march at a leisurely 2" movement pace, and they cannot cross deep water, barren rock, or any other ground where they are unable to grow. The moving forest can be easily avoided by most creatures, unless they are surprised (an unlikely occurance) in which case they can be crushed by massive tree roots.

By means of this spell, the Wizard is able to step into the bole of a tree and emerge from a tree of the same species within range. It is rumored that this spell was originally taught to a Woodland Wizard by an infatuated Wood spirit.

The caster calls upon the spirits of the wood to confuse the traveler's path and misdirect their ways. Victims of this spell will see trees shifting in the edge of their visions and will have a hard time making intelligent decisions. The effect lasts for twenty minutes from the moment the magic is triggered.

This spell causes a tremendous growth of foliage within the target area, filling the area with a tangled web of leaves and branches within the brief interval of five minutes. Due to the slow response of the plants, it is unlikely to entangle anyone in the area of effect, unless they are held in some way, but it forms an effective barrier.

Plants bend and move out of the way of the Wizard, leaving a trail through the growth. After a turn, the vegetation returns to its previous position, leaving little sign that anyone passed that way. This spell can also be used to pass through wooden barriers, such as a door, pallisade or bamboo wall. The material component for the spell is a boring beetle or grub.

This spell will revivify any type of plant matter no matter what its condition, allowing it to grow into a plant of a type identical to the original. Thus spears, doors, even wood shavings, will sprout leaves and flowers and if put in contact with the earth during the duration of the spell, will take root. Rooted, revivified wood will then grow as a normal plant. If the enlivened object is kept from soil until the spell has ended, the leaves will gradually wither just as a branch removed from a tree would.

Once a wood mage enters a forest he can travel down the secret paths. Following these paths the mage can make himself almost impossible to see, or follow.

This spell causes the target tree to reshape itself into a different form. The tree can be shaped to form a small hut, a lower trunk free of branches, a regular or unusual shape, or even a nest for a Roc or other large flying creature.

A thick cloud of pollen is suddenly released from nearby growth, causing those caught within the radius to choke and gag with nausea. Anybody breathing the pollen cloud will be slow to move or react until the effects wear off. An airtight head cover, or lack of need to breathe, will offer immunity to the effects of the pollen.

The caster calls on the thorns in the target hex to fly out and attack nearby targets. In addition to hitting anyone in the target hex, the thorns will fly outward, although they will get weaker the farther they are from the target hex.

The Mage can call a swirling wind to blow all the loose debris up in the air, making it impossible to see or hear anything.

This power enables the Wizard to completely transform one plant species into another of roughly the same size and mass. The focus for the spell is a seed from the plant species which will result from the transformation.

The caster contacts the tree spirits and talks to them. From them he can find out who is in the wood, and what they are doing, but the information that can be garnered from the spirits is always rather vague and generic -- they could tell the caster if there were men in the forest and roughly their numbers, but they would not distinguish between humans and elves or orcs, or between male and female. They could describe colour, but they might not distinguish between skin colour and clothing, for example.

Creates a barrier of spiny growth covered in dark, hard thorns that tear and rip at anyone attempting to move through. The further into the growth a target penetrates, the more cuts and jabs he accumulates. Anybody remaining stationary (or moving very carefully) within the growth, however, suffers no additional damage. The growth will remain in place for about ten minutes, and then will subside back to its usual state.

This is another Dark spell used by plant and nature mages, and it is truly black. The spell calls forth four tree spirits that have been turned evil by a black magic ritual. The Summoned warriors will generally do as they are commanded for a short time because of the blood ritual. After they have done their task they will grow into a black mass of thorn bushes.

The targeted area of ground becomes overgrown with weeds, as a result appearing disused or poorly maintained. The weeds will continue to appear even if plucked, until the magical effect is dispelled. This spell has little practical use, other than to hide a trail or embarrass a proud gardener.

The caster speeds and directs the growth of wood. The subject wood can range from a sapling to an old tent peg - it doesn't matter - the caster can make it grow. This spell also allows the caster to warp the wood into another shape. These new shape can be anything from simple wood sculpture to a permanent structure made out of a living tree.

At the caster's command, the woods come alive and grab everything in the hex of the caster's choice.

To slow an onrush of attackers the Mage may call upon the forces of nature to place a barrier between himself and them. The Mage says the words and all the plant life between himself and the attackers grows and pushes back, grabs, or strikes those who wish to do harm to the Mage.