Elemental Blast (409)

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Elemental Blast (409)
Mnemonic [ELEMBLAST]
Duration Instantaneous
Attack Magic - Damage  
Subtype Warding 
Target(s) Single target 
Interval One-shot 
Damage Type Hitpoint 
Critical Type Impact 
Minor Elemental Spells
Elemental Defense I (401) Defensive
Presence (402) Utility
Lock Pick Enhancement (403) Utility
Disarm Enhancement (404) Utility
Elemental Detection (405) Utility
Elemental Defense II (406) Defensive
Unlock (407) Utility
Disarm (408) Utility
Elemental Blast (409) Attack
Elemental Wave (410) Attack
Elemental Blade (411) Offensive
Weapon Deflection (412) Attack
Elemental Saturation (413) Attack
Elemental Defense III (414) Defensive
Elemental Strike (415) Attack
Piercing Gaze (416) Utility
Elemental Dispel (417) Attack
Mana Focus (418) Utility
Mass Elemental Defense (419) Defensive
Magic Item Creation (420) Utility
Elemental Targeting (425) Offensive
Elemental Barrier (430) Defensive
Major Elemental Wave (435) Attack

Elemental Blast is a warding-based spell against the target using pure elemental power. The target character or creature that fails a warding check is subjected to an impact injury. The severity of the injury is based on the degree of the warding failure.

Lore Benefits

None

Messaging

The damage values, messaging, and status effects are found in the impact critical table.

In the following cast the injury is a rank 4 right leg critical and a 3 round stun:

>incant 409
You trace a simple rune while intoning the mystical phrase for Elemental Blast...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a war griffin.
  CS: +509 - TD: +453 + CvA: +25 + d100: +94 == +175
  Warding failed!
   ... 20 points of damage!
   Good blow to right arm!
The war griffin screeches loudly as it cradles its mangled right front leg!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

In the following cast the injury is a fatal rank 5 head critical:

>incant 409
You trace a simple rune while intoning the mystical phrase for Elemental Blast...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at an Ithzir janissary.
  CS: +509 - TD: +382 + CvA: -2 + d100: +41 == +166
  Warding failed!
   ... 25 points of damage!
   Strong shot to head messes up brain fatally.
The Ithzir janissary falls to the ground in a crumpled heap.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

In the following cast the injury is a rank 7 chest critical with an 8 round stun:

>incant 409
You trace a simple rune while intoning the mystical phrase for Elemental Blast...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at an Ithzir janissary.
  CS: +509 - TD: +382 + CvA: -2 + d100: +71 == +196
  Warding failed!
   ... 50 points of damage!
   Massive blow to chest collapses sternum!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Alchemy Recipes

A grooved witchwood wand
Eastern version Western version
  1. Add wand oil (amber-hued)
  2. Add faeroth fang from a greater faeroths
  3. Add powdered fiery jacinth
  4. Boil
  5. Add 3 doses of witchwood twig
  6. Simmer
  7. Chant Elemental Blast (409)
  1. Add wand oil (amber-hued)
  2. ingredient 2 doses of fenghai fur from fenghais
  3. ingredient brilliant fire pearl
  4. Boil
  5. Add 3 doses of witchwood twig
  6. Simmer
  7. Chant Elemental Blast (409)

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