Sorcery: Food Spells IV

Sorcery: Food Spells IV

It's time to finish the college of Food. At least what's left of it in GURPS Magic. Hunger and Thirst inflict fatigue damage. Poison Food deals toxic damage, but only if the victim ingests the poisoned food. Monk's Banquet allows the subject to live with no food for some time. Fool's Banquet creates an illusory feast.

Fool’s Banquet

Keywords: Buff, Area (Leveled).

Full Cost: 42 points for level 1 + 12.5 points/additional level*.

Casting Roll: None. Use Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim. Use IQ or Artist (Illusion) to determine how convincing the illusion is.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 30 minutes.

This illusion makes a chosen object look, sound, feel, taste, and smell like attractive, tasty food. Can only be cast on things that can be eaten; it would work on mud, but not on stones.

You must win a Quick Contest of IQ – or Artist (Illusion), if better – against the Per of anyone you want to fool; otherwise they notice something “off.” Do not apply range penalties to your roll. Their roll is at +4 if they have reason to be alert for illusions or +10 if you made it appear from out of nowhere. However, even if they successfully “disbelieve,” your illusion doesn’t disappear. Thus, even an obvious illusion can be useful to disguise the object.

The illusion may be disbelieved, but is otherwise stable. However, it will not move about unless the underlying object moves. Concentration is not required to maintain the illusion.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on objects that can be eaten, -20%; Advantage, Fool’s Banquet, +280%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [52]. Notes: “Fool's Banquet” is Illusion (Accessibility, Only to make the object look like tasty food, -40%; Emanation, -20%; Extended, Taste/Smell, +20%; Extended, Touch, +20%; Independence, +40%; Magical, -10%) [28*]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) to the Fool’s Banquet advantage [+12.5*].

* Calculate the total cost and then round down (because the base ability costs just 27.5 points before rounding). Level 2 of the spell costs 44 points, level 3 costs 57 points, level 4 costs 69 points, level 5 costs 82 points, and so on.

  

Hunger

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

Full Cost: 13 points.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: Unlimited.

Duration: Instantaneous.

If the victim fails to resist, he takes 1d-2 fatigue damage. Treat FP lost to the spell identically to FP lost to starvation (B426). Thus, the lost FP can only be recovered by eating a meal, but someone with Doesn’t Eat or Drink is immune to this spell.

Statistics: Fatigue Attack 1d-2 (HT; Based on HT, +20%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, ‑15%; Starvation, +40%) [13].

  

Monk’s Banquet

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 33 points.

Casting Roll: None. Use Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 1 day.

This spell allows the subject to go without food or water for a day with no ill effects.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Monk’s Banquet, +90%; Extended Duration, 1,000x, +120%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [33]. Note: “Monk’s Banquet” is Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Magical, -10%) [9].

Poison Food

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 56 points.

Casting Roll: None. Use Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: Permanent.

Introduces a physical poison into food. This poison remains indefinitely, but can be detected by Test Food. Anyone eating the poisoned food must make a HT roll. On a failed roll, he is seized by painful stomach cramps, taking 1d toxic damage; he is at -3 to DX and IQ for 1 hour.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Can only be cast into food, -30%; Advantage, Poison Food, +320%; Extended Duration, Permanent, +150%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [56]. Note: “Poison Food” is Affliction 1 (HT; Aura, +80%; Attribute Penalty, DX-3, IQ-3, +60%; Blood Agent, -40%; Extended Duration, 100x, +80%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Link, +10%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; No Signature, +20%) [28] + Toxic Attack 1d (Aura, +80%; Blood Agent, -40%; Link, +10%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; Resistible, HT, -25%) [4].

Thirst

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

Full Cost: 12 points.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: Unlimited.

Duration: Instantaneous.

If the victim fails to resist, he takes 1d-2 fatigue damage. Treat FP lost to the spell identically to FP lost to dehydration (B426). Thus, the lost FP can only be recovered after a day of rest with ample water supplies.

Statistics: Fatigue Attack 1d-2 (HT; Based on HT, +20%; Dehydration, +20%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, ‑15%) [12].