Cloud of Fog

Creates a mist that fills an area of a small village. The fog obscures vision beyond 5’ from the viewer.

Description

Cloud of Fog is an uncommon, but useful spell that many sorcerer’s use for nefarious purposes. The spell calls up a thick fog that can grow to cover an area of a small village and over the height of a man.

The common practice is to use a large bowl or other container of water to act as a focus to call forth the fog. It takes about 10 minutes for the fog to fill the full area of the village. The fog itself is a normal mist, with no unusual characteristics. It lasts for about 1 hour or until blow away by a strong breeze.

Stats

Magnitude: First.
Cost: 3 AP.
Difficulty: Hard (-1).
Range: Small village?
Duration: 1 hour or until dispelled by a wind.
Damage: None.
Grimoire: Although uncommon, this spell can be found in many grimoires.

Casting Requirements & Process

The casting requirements for a Cloud of Fog are:

Special Item. The sorcerer must have a large bowl of water to concentrate on, and serve as a focus of the gathering of the fog. (5).
Line of Sight. The sorcerer must have a clear view of the area to be obscured by the fog. (4).
Obvious Technique. The sorcerer must chant the spell ritual, calling forth the fog from the water and the surrounding area. (3).

Variations

Some variations of this spell can include, obviously, the Festrel Fog as noted in the Mythic+ rulebook (or other similar locations). That spell is a Second Magnitude spell, and has some additional impacts of the mist. It also covers the area of a large village, so I would expect that the simple Cloud of Fog would also be a Second Magnitude spell if it covered the same area. If nausea, maybe fear and other things are added to the fog, they would definitely be Second Magnitude.

Design Notes

This is a spell that can create a basic thick fog to block vision and generally create a mood of fear and dread.

I wanted the spell to be easy enough that sorcerers would use it, and it not be too world-shattering, so I scaled down the Kestrel’s Fog spell from the Mythic+ rulebook.

Marc