From a956165c58d087486156379a4d988482e90f262d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Malin Freeborn <malinfreeborn@posteo.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:48:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] update level 3 spells
---
spells/Air3.tex | 2 +-
spells/Earth1.tex | 2 +-
spells/Fate3.tex | 4 ++--
spells/Force3.tex | 4 ++--
spells/Life3.tex | 6 +++---
spells/Water3.tex | 10 +++-------
6 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/spells/Air3.tex b/spells/Air3.tex
index 8d97e00b..77cac0db 100644
--- a/spells/Air3.tex
+++ b/spells/Air3.tex
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
{Wane}% Action
{Air}% Spheres
{wind speed}% Resist with
- {A stinking cloud (in the shape of the caster's face) covers \arabic{spellTargets} \glspl{step}, inflicting \arabic{spellPlusOne}~\glspl{fatigue} to anyone in the area who breathes it in}% Description
+ {As the caster belches, they release a stinking cloud (in the shape of the caster's face) covers an area of \arabic{spellTargets} \glspl{step}, inflicting \arabic{spellPlusOne}~\glspl{fatigue} to anyone in the area who breathes it in}% Description
{}
diff --git a/spells/Earth1.tex b/spells/Earth1.tex
index c8fd3b00..304291cf 100644
--- a/spells/Earth1.tex
+++ b/spells/Earth1.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
\spell{Slide}% Name
{}% Enhancements
- {Wax}% Action
+ {Wane}% Action
{Earth}% Spheres
{\roll{Dexterity}{Athletics}}% Resist with
{Targets standing on snow or mud fall prone}% Description
diff --git a/spells/Fate3.tex b/spells/Fate3.tex
index 919f29c1..b94e637b 100644
--- a/spells/Fate3.tex
+++ b/spells/Fate3.tex
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
{Wane}% Action
{Fate}% Spheres
{Charisma + target Skill}% Resist with
- {The caster cries a weirdly-specific doom, like `may your feet grow fungus', or `I hope your spells come out backwards', and the next \arabic{spellCost} times the target uses that Skill, they receive a -1 penalty.}% Description
+ {The caster cries a weirdly-specific doom, like `may your feet grow fungus', or `I hope your spells come out backwards', and the next \arabic{spellCost} times the target uses that Skill, they receive a -1 penalty}% Description
{If used during combat, the curse can cancel an attack if it targets the Skill used to attack the caster.
- For example, if someone aims their bow at the caster, the caster might curse their Projectiles Skill; a miss would imply that they fumbled the arrow and dropped it, and then receive a penalty to their next \arabic{spellCost} rolls which employ Projectiles}
+ For example, if someone aims their bow at the caster, the caster might curse their Projectiles Skill; a miss would imply that they fumbled the arrow and dropped it, and then receive a penalty to their next \arabic{spellCost} rolls which employ Projectiles.}
diff --git a/spells/Force3.tex b/spells/Force3.tex
index e5c3e965..839a952e 100644
--- a/spells/Force3.tex
+++ b/spells/Force3.tex
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
{Wax}% Action
{Earth, Fire}% Spheres
{\roll{Speed}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
- {The caster guides and enhances any attack at \spellRange\ -- usually an arrow -- granting a plus~\arabic{spellCost} Bonus to hit and Damage.
+ {The caster guides and enhances any attack at \spellRange\ -- usually an arrow -- granting a +~\arabic{spellPlusOne} Bonus to hit and Damage.
The caster must throw the spell while they hold exactly the same number of \glspl{ap} as whoever looses the arrow (or swings the sword)}% Description
- {The caster cannot use this spell to attack directly, as they cannot attack at the same time as casting.}
+ {The caster cannot use this spell on their own arrows, as they cannot use a bow at the same time as casting.}
diff --git a/spells/Life3.tex b/spells/Life3.tex
index 55376509..d4553a7e 100644
--- a/spells/Life3.tex
+++ b/spells/Life3.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{Warp}% Action
{Earth, Water}% Spheres
{\glspl{hp}}% Resist with
- {The caster demands the targets steal, grab, and snatch, and their hands deform into \arabic{spellCost} tentacles.
- The tentacles grant +\arabic{spellCost} to Brawl, but inflict a -\arabic{spellCost} penalty to using tools}% Description
+ {The caster demands the targets steal, grab, and snatch, and their hands deform into \arabic{spellPlusOne} tentacles.
+ The tentacles grant +\arabic{spellPlusOne} to Brawl, but inflict a -\arabic{spellPlusOne} penalty to using tools}% Description
{
- If the tentacles ever receive \arabic{spellCost} Damage or more, they begin to revert to normal limbs.}
+ If the tentacles ever receive \arabic{spellPlusOne} Damage or more, they begin to revert to normal limbs over the course of \pgls{interval}.}
diff --git a/spells/Water3.tex b/spells/Water3.tex
index a43fd754..f5b07931 100644
--- a/spells/Water3.tex
+++ b/spells/Water3.tex
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-
\spell{Desert Ghosts}% Name
{duplicated, detailed}% Enhancements
{Wane}% Action
{Water}% Spheres
{low temperature}% Resist with
- {\arabic{spellTargets} barrels' worth of water evaporate, and turn into ghastly apparitions with distorted features. Ranged attacks take a -\arabic{spellCost} penalty}% Description
+ {The caster banishes the water with a `begone', and \arabic{spellTargets} barrels' worth of liquid evaporates, and turn into ghastly apparitions with distorted features.
+ Ranged attacks firing through the vapour take a -\arabic{spellPlusOne} penalty, as do most Vigilance checks}% Description
{
- The caster banishes the water with a `begone', and it evaporates.
- The mist forms ghostly aparitions which impede vision.
- Ranged attacks and some Vigilance checks take a minus \arabic{spellCost} penalty.
-
- When cast on acidic creatures, the spell inflicts \showDam\ Damage.}
+ When cast on acidic creatures (such as oozes), the spell inflicts \showDam\ Damage.}
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