# Athena's Spinning Blades of Doom

### by William V. Rice (wrice@sparc1.castles.com) on 96/06/11

## From the Spellbook of Athena Hollis

### Human 21st level Mage

Level
  9th
School
  Evocation/Conjuration
Sphere
  Gen
Range
  25 yards
VSM
  V,S,M
Dur
  3 rounds/level
CT
  5
AE
  Special
ST
  1/2

### Spell description

When cast a circle of spinning blades apear and fly around the caster. The blades have a thaco of 10 and cause 3d8+10 points of damage per hit, they can hit up to 3 characters per round. The blades will always attack spellcasters first then fighters. If the caster is threaten with a back attack the blades will dart to around and hit the person trying the backstab.
The material component is a circle with blades set in the metal.