Fabricate
(Enchantment - Alteration)
(wj: Enchantment/Alteration)
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"What seemed to be a multitude of invisible
hands spun twine into stout ropes,
and fastened ropes to the basket as it was fabricated."
- The Black Mountains, Fred
Saberhagen
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<x? the CT seems to conflict with the descrip., below>
Effect: By means of this spell,
the M-U
is able to convert material <make links?> of one sort into a product
of desired nature which is of basically the same material as was initially
used when the fabricate spell was CAST.
Thus,
the spell caster can fabricate a wooden
bridge from a clump of trees,
a rope from a patch of hemp,
clothes from flax or wool,
and so forth.
Magical or living things cannot be created
or altered by a fabricate spell.
The quality of items made by means of
the spell is commensurate with the quality of material used as the basis
for the new fabrication.
If mineral material is worked with,
the area of effect is reduced by a factor
of nine <9>:
i.e., 1 cubic yard becomes 1 cubic foot.
<is that math right? i thought there were 27 cu. ft. in a cu. yd.>
Articles requiring a high degree of craftsmanship
(jewelry, swords, glass,
crystal, etc.) <nice format>
cannot be fabricated unless the
magic-user actually has great skill in the craft considered.
Casting requires 1 full round per cubic
yard (or foot) of material to be affected.
MC: <See above>
Wu Jen:
This spell allows the wu jen to convert material from a base state to a
finished product, though magical or living things may not be so affected.
An equal amount of material is needed
to fabricate an item, except for mineral materials,
for which the area of effect reduced by
a factor of 9 (cubic feet instead of cubic yards).
The wu jen may fabricate items requiring
high craftsmanship only if he or she has proficiency in that craft as well.
OUT ON A LIMB
Math mistake
Dear Editor:
I am writing about a seeming error I noticed
in issue #68
in the Sorcerer's Scroll about the
Fabricate spell. It says "If mineral material
is
worked with, the area of effect is reduced
by a
factor of nine; i.e., 1 cubic yard becomes
1
cubic foot."
I always thought there were 27 cubic feet in
a cubic yard, so if the area of effect
is reduced
by a factor of nine, then it should be
three
cubic feet instead of one cubic foot.
David Paxson
Kalamazoo, Mich.
(Dragon #73)
Right you are, David. There are 27 cubic
feet
in a cubic yard. But it seems this
"seeming
error" should be corrected by changing
the
"factor number," not by altering the
area
(volume) of effect. It's our feeling that Mr.
Gygax meant for the area of effect
to be
reduced from 1 cubic yard to 1 cubic
foot,
which should have been stated as a
factor of 27
instead of a factor of 9.
-- KM
(Dragon #73)
<I use material as a mnemonic for the d%=67 (670s) of the DDC>
<a full huge 1E table
of materials, and their attendant fabrications, should be made>
<a subtable, like the
above table, should be made for fabrications that require a proficiency>
<note: both of those
are going to be big tables, referencing all item tables in AD&D --
don't forget DMG.I>
<when done, might serve
as a handy reference for item saving throws>
<the data on the table
can then be re-used, for other purposes>
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