Levitate
Name
Levitate
Type of Magic
Mage
Spell Level
2nd
School
Alteration (House Publius)
Sphere
Reversible?
No
Range
60 ft./level
Components
Material, Somatic, Verbal
The material component of this spell is either a small leather loop or a piece of golden wire bent into a cup shape with a long shank on one end.
Duration
1 turn/level
Casting Time
2
Area of Effect
1 creature or object
Saving Throw
Negates
Effects
When a levitate spell is cast, the wizard can place it upon his person, an object, or a single creature, subject to a maximum weight limit of 100 pounds per level of experience (for example, a 3rd-level wizard can levitate a maximum of 300 pounds). If the spell is cast upon the wizard, he can move vertically up or down at a movement rate of 2 per round. If cast upon an object or another creature, the wizard can levitate it at the same speed, according to his command. This spell does not empower horizontal movement, but the recipient could push along the face of a cliff, for example, to move laterally. The spellcaster can cancel the spell as desired. If the subject of the spell is unwilling, or the object is in the possession of a creature, a saving throw vs. spell is allowed to determine if thelevitate spell affects it.
Once cast, the spell requires no concentration, except when changing height. A levitating creature attempting to use a missile weapon finds himself increasingly unstable; the first attack has an attack roll penalty of -1, the second -2, the third -3, etc., up to a maximum of -5. A full round spent stabilizing allows the creature to begin again at -1. Lack of leverage makes it impossible to cock a medium or heavy crossbow.
