Suspend
by Rob McDonald () on 5/17/96
From the Spellbook of Rafe von Morborund
Half-elf, Wizard/Rogue, 9/10
- Level
- 1
- School
- Alteration
- Sphere
- Range
- Touch
- VSM
- V, S
- Dur
- 1 turn/level
- CT
- 1
- AE
- 1 object, 5 lb. maximum wt.
- ST
- None
Spell description
A weaker form of the LEVITATE spell, SUSPEND allows a wizard to temporarily
hang an object in midair. The object must be easily handled (be of 0 encumbrance)
and of no more than five pounds in weight. The mage simply holds the object
in one or both hands, casts the spell and releases the object, where it
will remain unsupported for the spell's duration. Alternately, the caster
may throw the object straight up over his own head, in which case it will
remain SUSPENDED at the apex of its trip.
The distance between the ground and the object is irrelevant. Once the object
is SUSPENDED the caster has no further control over it - he cannot command
it to rise or sink, nor to move horizontally, etc. If the object is disturbed
from its position (grabbed, hit by a projectile, caught by a GUST OF WIND
spell, etc.) the spell is foiled; for the purposes of determining if an
object is disturbed, assume it is resting on a pedestal just as wide as
the object - any force that could remove the object from such a position
could remove it from the SUSPEND spell. SUSPEND is utterly unable to affect
living creatures of any size, non-corporeal objects, or those already in
motion (e.g. thrown at or dropped on the caster). SUSPEND might affect parts
of objects that are otherwise too large for the spell, e.g. a large knot
at the end of a 100' rope, but sufficient disturbance of or by the unaffected
portion of the object will likely end the SUSPEND (for instance, the sheer
weight of the remainder of the rope may prove too much for the spell.
Unless spoiled, the spell lasts 1 turn per caster level. The caster can
end the spell with a single word.
This spell was discovered in use among a savage people in their game "KeztŽ,"
the "kez," or game ball, could be placed well out of the reach
of opposing players until the caster's teammates arrived. The spell was
brought to the "civilized" world where it quickly became popular
among thieves - stolen loot could be "hidden" on short notice
above the heads of searching guards, or used as red herring targets during
chases, etc. SUSPEND can also be well-employed in a trap or prank (for instance,
the ever-popular "tankard-of-ale-over-the-door" trick.)
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