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{{spell 
 | mnemonic = MINORWATER 
 | duration = Instantaneous
 | type = Attack
 | subtype = [[bolt]]
 | target = Single
 | dtype = [[Hitpoint]]
 | interval = One-shot
 | status = None
 | ctype = [[Impact critical table|Impact]]
 | navigation = {{wizard base navigation}}
}}

'''Minor Water''' is an elemental [[bolt]] spell that enables the caster to send a bolt of highly compressed water from the palm of the hand toward a designated target. The [[Attack Strength]] for this spell is primarily a function of the caster's [[Spell Aiming]] skill and [[dexterity]] bonus, although other spells, such as [[Elemental Focus (513)]] and [[Elemental Targeting (425)]], can add significantly to its effectiveness. Successful attacks will cause the target to sustain [[hitpoint]] damage and possibly [[Impact critical table|impact]] based [[critical]] injuries.

This spell can also typically be found in [[aquamarine wand]]s dropped as treasure items from creatures or available for purchase from certain shops within each town. It can be imbedded into appropriate items by skilled wizards who have knowledge of the [[Magic Item Creation (420)]] spell. Properly trained [[Alchemy|alchemists]] can create [[iridescent opal wand]]s which contain the Minor Water (903) spell.

== Spell Usage ==

* [[CAST]] or [[INCANT]] this spell to hurl a stream of water at your target.

:Cast can also be used to extinguish burning objects, [[creature]]s or [[character]]s (may be subject to a skill check).  Casting at oneself or characters from defensive or guarded [[stance]] simply drenches them with water (no mechanical effect).

* [[EVOKE]] this spell to hurl a seething blast of steam at your target. Requires a minimum of 20 ranks [[Elemental Lore, Fire]].  This usage costs 4 mana.
:<tt>'''[[PREPARE (verb)|Prep]] 903|[[EVOKE (verb)|Evoke]] <target> '''</tt>

:<font color=red>Warning: Using EVOKE without specifying a target will result in the spell targeting the caster.</font>

==Lore Benefits==
===Elemental Lore, Water===
Training in [[Elemental Lore, Water]] will increase the spell's [[damage factor]]s. The increase is .001 per rank for the first 50 ranks, .001 per two ranks for ranks 51 - 100 and .001 per four ranks for ranks greater than 100.

===Elemental Lore, Fire===
Training a minimum of 20 ranks in [[Elemental Lore, Fire]] unlocks the ability to convert Minor Water to [[Minor Steam (1707)]]. This option will only activate with the [[EVOKE]] command, has a cost 4 mana per cast and a 3 second soft [[roundtime]] (RT). This version of the spell uses both the Minor Steam damage and [[Steam critical table|critical]] tables.

==Damage Factor Table==
{{Boltspell table start}}
{{Boltspell table entry|spell = Minor Water|DFcloth = .455|DFleather = .345|DFscale = .283|DFchain = .242|DFplate = .173
|AvD1=30
|AvD5=30|AvD6=29|AvD7=28|AvD8=27
|AvD9=29|AvD10=27|AvD11=25|AvD12=23
|AvD13=31|AvD14=27|AvD15=23|AvD16=19
|AvD17=25|AvD18=19|AvD19=13|AvD20=7}}
{{Boltspell table end}}

==Spell Messaging==
;Standard cast success
<pre{{log2}}>
>prep 903
Your hands glow with power as you invoke the phrase for Minor Water...
Your spell is ready.
>cast nymph
You gesture at a sea nymph.
You hurl a stream of water at a sea nymph!
  AS: +156 vs DS: +7 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +77 = +256
   ... and hit for 111 points of damage!
   Massive blow to left eye sending bone back into the brain!
The sea nymph falls to the ground and dies.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
</pre>

;Minor Steam Version
<pre{{log2}}>
>pre 903 evoke wraithYour hands glow with power as you invoke the phrase for Minor Water...
Your spell is ready.
>You gesture at a wraith.
You hurl a seething blast of steam at a wraith!
  AS: +206 vs DS: +75 with AvD: +70 + d100 roll: +43 = +244
   ... and hit for 116 points of damage!
   Smash to the cheek deforms left eye socket.
   Vapor swirls as the ethereal bones reform.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
</pre>

==Damage Calculation Explained (Standard Cast)==

Total damage from the above attack is 111 points. Part of this is [[hitpoint]] damage (also called raw damage) and the remainder is [[Impact critical table|impact]] [[critical]] damage. Each spell will have a critical damage type associated with it. E.g., [[Minor Shock (901)]] does [[lightning critical table|lightning]] critical damage, [[Minor Acid (904)]] does [[acid critical table|acid]] critical damage.

Hitpoint damage is the product of the spell's damage factor and endroll success margin. The endroll success margin is defined as (endroll - 100). In order to cause hitpoint damage the endroll must be a minimum of 101. The critical damage can be determined by finding the value associated with the critical messaging, '''Massive blow to left eye sending bone back into the brain!''', in the [[impact critical table]].

;<big>Critical Damage</big>

This is the left eye section of the impact critical table.

;LEFT EYE
{{critical table
 |0|Strike catches eyebrow narrowly missing left eye!|none|none
 |1|Strike hits close to the left eye!|none|R1
 |3|Blow connects right below left eye!|S1|R1
 |5|Glancing blow to left eye scratches cornea!|S3|R2
 |10|Blow to the eye swells it shut!|S5|R2
 |15|Blow to left eye destroys it!|S10|R3
 |20|Hard strike to left eye pops it!|S12|R3
 |40|'''Massive blow to left eye sending bone back into the brain!'''|F|R3 
 |45|Poke to the left eye continues into the brain!|F|R3
 |50|Hard strike removes the left eye and a goodly bit of skull!|F|R3
}}

From this section of the table we can see that the damage value associated with the critical messaging in the combat panel is 40. The attack is a rank 7 left eye critical which is fatal and will leave the corpse with a rank 3 eye injury (blinded left eye).

So, of the 111 total damage, 40 of it is from the eye critical injury.

;<big>Hitpoint Damage aka Raw Damage</big>

The calculations for the remaining 71 raw damage are done as follows.

'''Formula:'''

'''Weapon damage factor * endroll success margin = Raw damage'''

*Weapon damage factor: .455 (found in the [[#damage factor table|damage factor table]] above)
*Endroll success margin: 156 (endroll of 256 - 100)
*Raw damage: 71 ( .455 * 156)

Note: In order to determine which damage factor to use, you need to know the armor of the target. One way to help make this determination is to compare the AvD 30 of the target to those in the damage factor table. In the table there are two possibilities with AvD 30, cloth or leather. If we multiply the endroll success margin by both values it can be readily determined that only the cloth DF of .455 will yield the actual value of 71 hitpoints.

;<big>Total Damage</big>

Total damage is simply the sum of raw damage + critical damage.

*Raw damage: 71
*Critical damage: 40
*Total damage: 111

Now we can see that the total calculated damage of 111 equals that from the combat messaging panel, '''and hit for 111 points of damage!'''.
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{{:iridescent opal wand}}

== Resources ==
*[[Elemental_lore_review_(saved_posts)#Minor_Water_(903)|Elemental lore review (saved posts)]]
*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/spells/spelllist.asp?circle=5#903 Wizard Base Spell Circle: Minor Water], on Play.net