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Once the spell is [[Spellcasting|discharged]], the caster has little control over the earthquake's intensity.  He or she must '''roll 3d6 (3-18)''' to determine how long the shaking lasts.  The incident as it unfolds is described below, round by round.  At once, a rumbling starts and everyone is affected.
 
Once the spell is [[Spellcasting|discharged]], the caster has little control over the earthquake's intensity.  He or she must '''roll 3d6 (3-18)''' to determine how long the shaking lasts.  The incident as it unfolds is described below, round by round.  At once, a rumbling starts and everyone is affected.
  
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Reason, perception and the victim's sense of direction are turned upside down; the only one that's safe is the caster, who stands at the "eye" of the reverberations.  Whatever happens, the caster emerges unscathed, as buildings conveniently fall to the left or right, but never in a way that the caster's touched.
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Reason, perception and the victim's sense of direction are turned upside down; the only one that's safe is the caster, who stands at the "eye" of the reverberations.  Whatever happens, the caster emerges unscathed, as things conveniently fall to the left or right, but never in a way that the caster's touched — even if the caster's inside a building that collapses.
  
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== Results from 3d6 Roll ==
 
: '''Rounds 1 to 3''': creatures find themselves unbalanced, dropping their weapons and staggering to remain on their feet; buildings and trees start to sway back and forth.  On the 3rd round, a violent shake drops everyone onto their hands and knees as hairline cracks appear on mortared patios and streets.
 
: '''Rounds 1 to 3''': creatures find themselves unbalanced, dropping their weapons and staggering to remain on their feet; buildings and trees start to sway back and forth.  On the 3rd round, a violent shake drops everyone onto their hands and knees as hairline cracks appear on mortared patios and streets.
  
 
: '''Round 4''': the shaking eases just enough that creatures can crawl a distance of no more than ten feet, giving themselves a chance to vacate a balcony, escape a building, jump or seek a doorway.  Characters attempting to leave the earthquake area must make a [[Dexterity (ability stat)|dexterity]] [[Ability Checks|check]] or fail to guess the right direction.
 
: '''Round 4''': the shaking eases just enough that creatures can crawl a distance of no more than ten feet, giving themselves a chance to vacate a balcony, escape a building, jump or seek a doorway.  Characters attempting to leave the earthquake area must make a [[Dexterity (ability stat)|dexterity]] [[Ability Checks|check]] or fail to guess the right direction.
  
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" '''Round 5''': another hard shake in a random compass direction (1 to 8) tosses everyone and everything that's loose in the same direction; the shock causes 1-6 damage to everyone in the spell's area of effect.
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: '''Round 5''': another hard shake in a random compass direction (1 to 8) tosses everyone and everything that's loose in the same direction; the shock causes 1-6 damage to everyone in the spell's area of effect.
  
 
: '''Round 6''': another lull allows creatures to move another ten feet; and make another dexterity check to see if they can escape.  Flying creatures are able to take to the air.
 
: '''Round 6''': another lull allows creatures to move another ten feet; and make another dexterity check to see if they can escape.  Flying creatures are able to take to the air.
  
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: '''Round 7''': balconies and other unsupported masonry breaks and falls, shattering and causing 1-6 damage to anyone nearby.  Shored tunnels have a 1 in 4 chance of collapsing this round and each round thereafter; natural bridges less than 2 ft. wide break and collapse.
  
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: '''Round 8''': shelters and structures made entirely of wood give way and fall, causing 2-12 damage to anyone inside.
  
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: '''Round 9''': the ground heaves and swells; wagons and carts roll over, ships take damage as they slam against quays, ships at sea roll and 1 in 6 sailors must make a dexterity check or be thrown overboard.  Rents appear in the ground, breaking streets apart.  Creatures are thrown this way and that, all suffering 1-6 damage.  Caverns larger than 100 ft. across have a 1 in 12 chance of collapsing this round and each round thereafter.
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| 7 || tunnels, caves and caverns collapse
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: '''Round 10''': half-timbered structures give way and collapse, causing 3-18 to anyone still inside.
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| 8 || wooden structures give way and collapse
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: '''Round 11''': another lull occurs, as in round 6.
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| 9 || ground splits up and swells; creatures suffer 1d6 damage
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: '''Round 12''': natural bridges up to 5 ft. wide break apart and collapse.  Roof tiles, branches and rigging falls from the sky and causes damage to anyone below.  Ships take two points of rigging damage.  Manicholations, battlements and tower roofs tumble from the tops of fortifications.  Stone walls less than 6 in. in diameter give way and collapse. 
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| 10 || half-timbered structures break up and collapse
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: '''Round 13''': every tree has a 1 in 8 chance of falling over, uprooted.  Everyone suffers an additional 1-6 damage.
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| 11 || creatures suffer 1d6 damage
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: '''Round 14''': all structures taller than 30 ft. have a 1 in 6 chance of collapsing this round and each round thereafter.
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| 12 || stone structures with walls less than six inches thick collapse
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: '''Round 15''': structures taller than 20 ft. are also subject to a 1 in 6 chance of collapsing.
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| 13 || all trees in the area have a 1-in-3 chance of being uprooted
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: '''Round 16''': sections of the ground up to a hundred feet wide are pushed 3-18 feet into the air, tilting this way and that, causing everyone to suffer 2-8 damage from tumbling or being hit by rolling objects.
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| 14 || stone structures with walls less than a foot thick collapse
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: '''Round 17''': fissures open and groundwater jets into the air, creating rivers of muck.
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| 15 || creatures suffer 2d4 damage
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: '''Round 18''': one last powerful shock doubles the chance of everything collapsing.
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| 16 || ground cracks and heaves upwards; creatures suffer 4d4 damage
 
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| 17 || stone structures with walls less than two feet thick collapse
 
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Revision as of 01:12, 6 January 2022

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Earthquake releases a burst of energy, causing a powerful tremor that shakes the ground surface in all directions. All persons within the area of effect are at the quake's mercy, unable to do anything except, at minimum, to fall to the ground. The caster is effectively the "epicentre" of the quake.

Earthquake
Range 120 ft.
Duration see text
Area of Effect 5 ft. radius per level
Casting Time 2 rounds
Saving Throw none
Level cleric (7th)

Once the spell is discharged, the caster has little control over the earthquake's intensity. He or she must roll 3d6 (3-18) to determine how long the shaking lasts. The incident as it unfolds is described below, round by round. At once, a rumbling starts and everyone is affected.

Reason, perception and the victim's sense of direction are turned upside down; the only one that's safe is the caster, who stands at the "eye" of the reverberations. Whatever happens, the caster emerges unscathed, as things conveniently fall to the left or right, but never in a way that the caster's touched — even if the caster's inside a building that collapses.

Results from 3d6 Roll

Rounds 1 to 3: creatures find themselves unbalanced, dropping their weapons and staggering to remain on their feet; buildings and trees start to sway back and forth. On the 3rd round, a violent shake drops everyone onto their hands and knees as hairline cracks appear on mortared patios and streets.
Round 4: the shaking eases just enough that creatures can crawl a distance of no more than ten feet, giving themselves a chance to vacate a balcony, escape a building, jump or seek a doorway. Characters attempting to leave the earthquake area must make a dexterity check or fail to guess the right direction.
Round 5: another hard shake in a random compass direction (1 to 8) tosses everyone and everything that's loose in the same direction; the shock causes 1-6 damage to everyone in the spell's area of effect.
Round 6: another lull allows creatures to move another ten feet; and make another dexterity check to see if they can escape. Flying creatures are able to take to the air.
Round 7: balconies and other unsupported masonry breaks and falls, shattering and causing 1-6 damage to anyone nearby. Shored tunnels have a 1 in 4 chance of collapsing this round and each round thereafter; natural bridges less than 2 ft. wide break and collapse.
Round 8: shelters and structures made entirely of wood give way and fall, causing 2-12 damage to anyone inside.
Round 9: the ground heaves and swells; wagons and carts roll over, ships take damage as they slam against quays, ships at sea roll and 1 in 6 sailors must make a dexterity check or be thrown overboard. Rents appear in the ground, breaking streets apart. Creatures are thrown this way and that, all suffering 1-6 damage. Caverns larger than 100 ft. across have a 1 in 12 chance of collapsing this round and each round thereafter.
Round 10: half-timbered structures give way and collapse, causing 3-18 to anyone still inside.
Round 11: another lull occurs, as in round 6.
Round 12: natural bridges up to 5 ft. wide break apart and collapse. Roof tiles, branches and rigging falls from the sky and causes damage to anyone below. Ships take two points of rigging damage. Manicholations, battlements and tower roofs tumble from the tops of fortifications. Stone walls less than 6 in. in diameter give way and collapse.
Round 13: every tree has a 1 in 8 chance of falling over, uprooted. Everyone suffers an additional 1-6 damage.
Round 14: all structures taller than 30 ft. have a 1 in 6 chance of collapsing this round and each round thereafter.
Round 15: structures taller than 20 ft. are also subject to a 1 in 6 chance of collapsing.
Round 16: sections of the ground up to a hundred feet wide are pushed 3-18 feet into the air, tilting this way and that, causing everyone to suffer 2-8 damage from tumbling or being hit by rolling objects.
Round 17: fissures open and groundwater jets into the air, creating rivers of muck.
Round 18: one last powerful shock doubles the chance of everything collapsing.
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