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L^: d2	-	R#: 0	-	D^: 1r*
C^: v.s.m	-	CT: 3s	-	S^: None
A^: 3' long, sword-like blade	-	!@@	U: no (can be CAST and will function within the bounds of an airy water spell)	!##

Effect: When a druid casts this spell, he or she causes a blazing ray of red-hot fire to spring forth from his or her hand.

This blade-like ray is actually wielded as if it were a scimitar,
and if the druid scores a successful hit while employing the flame blade,
the creature struck will take 5-8 points of damage -- with a
damage bonus of +2 if the creature is of the undead class or is esp. vulnerable <v>
to fire, or a -2 penalty to damage if the creature is protected from fire.
No damage can be inflicted upon a creature
which is a fire-dweller or which uses fire as an attack form. The flame blade will
ignite combustible materials such as parchment, straw, dry sticks,
cloth, etc. However, it is not a magical weapon in the normal
sense of the term except with respect to undead monsters, so creatures
that can be struck only by magical weapons are not harmed by
this spell unless they are of the undead class.

MC: In +addition+ to mistletoe, the druid must have a leaf of sumac in order to cast this spell.

* sumac, found in N. America : potential default spell for one of the American Indian deities <move this note to the DDG>
* note that Rhus toxicodendron (Poison Ivy) is one of the 250 or so species of sumac.