Mass (Wizard Spell)

By means of this spell, the wu jen is able to control the weight of an item if it is within the size range of the area of effect. He can render the object so heavy as to be immovable or as light as a feather. Throughout the duration of the spell he can alter the weight of the item at will, increasing it one round and decreasing it the next. The mass of the item can be increased or decreased up to 5% per level. At 10th level, the wu jen could change the mass of an item by 50%. The change in mass has no adverse effect on the properties of the item affected beyond the change in weight. Furthermore, multiple items can be affected if all are within the same 10-foot square area. Missiles can be increased up to double their mass (causing double the normal damage) and still fired although their ranges are halved. Heavy items can be carried with ease, although the bulk of the item may prevent it from being carried readily. Thus, a huge boulder rendered extremely light would still be difficult to carry because of its size.
The material components for this spell are the feather of a hummingbird and a bit of the toenail of an elephant.
Notes: Common in oriental settings; other­wise very rare.
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