Warp Stone or Metal

Level 4 priest spell · Alteration

Warps 5 lb. of stone or metal per level out of true, ruining armour for damage equal to 10 minus its AC, and jamming locks; items save.

Situations: Control · Attack · Shape

Useful — worth a slot when its situation comes up.

Sphere
Elemental Earth
Range
1 level
Components
V, S, M
Casting time
7
Duration
Instantaneous
Area of effect
Special
Saving throw
None

Stone or metal objects up to 5 pounds weight per level of the druid can be warped and made useless by this spell. Any number of objects can be warped as long as their total weight does not exceed 5 pounds per level of the druid; these items must also fail a saving throw (use the “crushing blow” column with a +2 bonus for the item). Magical items have an additional +2 bonus (weapons and similar items add their combat bonus as well). Artifacts are not affected Creatures in warping metallic armor take damage equal to the Armor Class value subtracted from 10; thus, AC 2 inflicts 8 points of damage if warped. Warped armor is useless. Locks can be warped open or permanently closed with this spell; this is also true of doors with metal hinges or bands.

The material component is a small piece of iron ore that can be crumbled by hand.

Notes: Very rare druid spell. (Updated from Dragon Magazine.)

Sources

  • Priest's Spell Compendium Vol 3
This spell on the AD&D 2nd Edition Wiki