Magic and Naval Warfare

"Like the steam engine, magic will fundamentally change naval warfare..."A battles on land consist of skills, muscle, and steel, but those of the waves are often more mechanical in nature. A ship requires materials, engineering, craftsmanship, all of which benefit from magical techniques.
== Magitech War Galley Upgrades ==
# Trees planted in Essential Earth, blessed with Bless Plants
# Shape Plant and Plant Growth are used to mold trees
# Braces and supports are made with Essential Wood
# Ship is clad with clay, using Earth to Stone to create a rocky armor layer above the waterline
== Overview ==
* Defenses
** Ships being made of Essential Wood
** Armored with metals or even shaped stone using Shape Earth + Earth to Stone
*** Essential Earth is even tougher!
* Weapons
** Bows and siege weapons made of Essential Wood
** The Storm Weapons -- Great naval weapons of crystal and brass
*** Storm Caster
*** Whirlpool Caster
*** Windstorm Caster
** Overboard Blaster -- Wand or spell-stone with Air Blast, 3d at least, enough to knock a powerful combatant overboard, keeping them busy for much of a fight.
** Superhot Bolts -- Ballistae, but with powerful, layered fire enchantment, making them burn ships more effectively.
** Multi-Angle Attacks! -- It's difficult to block a volley of arrows from an enemy vessel to the side, while also avoiding a rain of stones or fire from above!Perhaps -2 to defenses?
** Incapacitating Spells!
* Maneuvering / Counter-maneuvering
** Wind spells, of course!
*** Using Wind spells to reduce dangerous storms!
** Water spells can help turn or rotate a ship, even if it's missing a rudder!
== References ==
* Pyramid #3/4: Magic on the Battlefield, p.21
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