Wood

command plants, wood, and living growth

A Fundamental — a Field of Magical Knowledge whose applications reach 20m and last 10min; the usual props are a green branch, a small piece of fresh mistletoe,. Learn it Basic (1 yr) for the easy end, Advanced (3 yr) for the deep.

Its 7 applications, by intensity:

ApplicationInt§
Create Wood1§25B1
Expand Wood1§25B2
Contract Wood1§25B3
Create Great Wood2§25A4
Mature Plant2§25A5
Animate Plant2§25A6
Carve Wood2§25A7

Create Wood

Intensity
1
Code
§25B1
Source
wood

Create a piece of wood (equivalent to any naturally occurring kind) ≤0.5m×0.5m×4m.

Expand Wood

Intensity
1
Code
§25B2
Source
wood

Expand a wooden object ≤2m×2m×2m by increasing its linear dimensions by up to 100%. The object's mass remains constant, so that normal wood would become as light as balsa, while its strength is unchanged.

Contract Wood

Intensity
1
Code
§25B3
Source
wood

Contract a wooden object ≤2m×2m×2m by reducing its linear dimensions by up to 50%. The object's mass remains constant, while its strength and density increase markedly.

  • If armour is made out of such wood, it will be as metal armour of the equivalent type, but with protection values one worse in each category.
  • A weapon normally made of metal may be made of this material, but will have its DCs reduced by one.
  • A weapon normally made of wood may be made of this material, in which case its DCs are improved by one, while its mass is increased by 50%.

Create Great Wood

Intensity
2
Code
§25A4
Source
wood

Create a piece of wood (equivalent to any naturally occurring kind) ≤1m×1m×20m.

Mature Plant

Intensity
2
Code
§25A5
Source
wood

Rapidly mature a plant (so that it undergoes the equivalent of five years of growth during ten minutes).

Animate Plant

Intensity
2
Code
§25A6
Source
wood

Animate a plant no larger than 2m×2m×2m. It will have the fighting abilities and mobility of a zombie, with DT = height in m, and DC = height in m + 1.

Carve Wood

Intensity
2
Code
§25A7
Source
wood

The invoker may instantly transform a piece of wood into anything into which it could be made by skilled carpenters given time. (Range: touch.)