Sandstorm

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Skill Details

Spell Books: Tome of Earth
Granted By: Belweir
Prerequisites: Create Pit, Direct Wind

Mana Cost: 20
Experience Cost: 0

Encyclopedia

Refinements of the dig spell to have it operate at a distance from the caster encountered difficulties. The additional energy to project afar would be released at the point of impact, causing a large expolsion engulfing the caster. Research stalled until a clever solution was found - generate at the same time a powerful cyclone to keep the supersonic fragments trapped in a small area until their velocity is dissipated by friction. Of course, this means it is all the more important to keep workers back from the digging site!

Note that care must be taken in computing the safety margin to factor in the current wind direction.

Description

Can be on any visible tile in your line of sight. Does require that the target tile is diggable. Creates an explosion that blasts all targets in the radius for 3d7 physical damage, and has a 20% chance to inflict Blind for 2d3 rounds. Be careful however, as the explosion doesn't always occur at the target square - ambient wind will cause the blast zone to 'drift' in the direction of the wind before it triggers. Finally, the target tile is 'dug' into a pit.