L^: mu4	-	R#: 0	-	D^: 2r + 1r*
C^: v.s.m	-	CT: 4	-	S^: None
A^: Personal	-	-	-	UW : No*, Yes

Effect: By casting this spell the MU appears to immolate himself or herself, but the flames are thin and wispy,
shedding light equal only to half that of a normal torch (15’ radius of dim light),
and colored blue || green if variation A [hot flame] is cast,
violet or blue if variation B [cold flame] is employed.

Any creature striking the spell caster with body or hand-held weapons will inflict normal damage upon the magic-user,
but the attacker will take double the amount of damage so inflicted!
The other spell powers depend on the variation of the spell used:

A)  The flames are hot,
    and any cold-based attacks will be saved against at +2 on the dice,
    and either half normal damage or no damage will be sustained;
    fire-based attacks are normal,
    but if the magic-user fails to make the required saving throw (if any) against them,
    he or she will sustain double normal damage.
* can be CAST and will function within the bounds of an airy water spell.
  MC: A bit of phosphorous.

B)   The flames are cold,
    and any fire-based attack will be saved against at +2 on the dice,
    and either half normal damage or no damage will be sustained;
    cold-based attacks are normal,
    but if the magic-user fails to make the required saving throw (if any) against them,
    he or she will sustain double normal damage.
  MC: A live firefly or glow worm or the tail portions of 4 dead ones.

<light, heat, cold: notes should be made about these>

<Books of the Forgotten Realms seems to indicate that these are two seperate spells, and, thus must be diced for and learned separately>
 

Q: Will magical protections vs. fire or
cold reduce the doubled damage
inflicted on an attacker if he strikes
someone using a fire shield spell?
For example, will a ring of fire
resistance protect the attacker if he
strikes a magic-user using the hotflame
version of the spell?
A: No. The spell surrounds the caster with
a field of force that is the same no matter
which version the caster chooses. The
field uses the energy of incoming attacks
to inflict sympathetic damage on attackers.
This magical damage is neither fire- nor
cold-based.
(146.12)

ADQ: Does the Fire Shield return magickal
and STR bonuses, or just the
base damage roll?
ADA: The applicable damage bonuses
are included.
(Polyhedron #16)