Animate Water

School transmutation; Level druid/shaman 6, sorcerer/wizard 6

CASTING

Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S

EFFECT

Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Target a body of water equal in volume to a Small creature/caster level; see text
Duration 1 round/level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no


DESCRIPTION

You imbue water with cohesiveness, giving it a humanoid shape and a semblance of life.

The volume of water affected determines the possible sizes of the creature you create. You can animate a larger amount of water based on the following: a Medium creation counts as two Small or smaller creatures; a Large creation as four; a Huge creation as eight; a Gargantuan creation as 16; and a Colossal creation as 32. You can change the size and number of the creations as a move action, as if directing an active spell.

The creations have the statistics of animated objects with the following difference: Instead of hardness the animated water has DR 10/magic and takes half damage from piercing and slashing weapons. This spell cannot affect any liquids carried by a creature.

Animate water can be made permanent with a permanency spell at a cost of 17,500 gp and a minimum caster level of 13th.

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