Create Minor Helm (Wizard Spell)

By casting this spell, the wizard can transform a normal chair or seat into a minor spelljammer helm suitable for powering a ship through space. This spell does not replace the need for a perma­nent magical helm onboard, and is used primarily in emergency situations. Casting this spell ages the caster one year.
The minor helm can power a ship of no more than twice the caster's level in tonnage; a 20th-level wizard can therefore create a helm capable of powering a 40-ton ship. In operation, a minor helm created in such a fashion is identical to a regular, permanent spelljammer helm, with one exception. If a helm created by this spell is suc­cessfully dispelled, it will disappear and must be created anew.
Creating a helm counts as the casting of one spell, and therefore reduces the caster's effective­ness in using the helm for that day. Of course, this does not mean another spellcaster cannot act as the helmsman, using a helm created by another person.
The spell requires a chair, stool, or other seat suitable for use as a helm.
Notes: Uncommon for spellcasters from a spelljamming culture; otherwise very rare.
Category:Wizard Spells
Category:Spells from Wizard's Spell Compendium
Category:Spells