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Old 03-07-2018, 06:06 AM   #34
mlangsdorf
 
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Default Re: Buried alive - Need Help

Quote:
Originally Posted by gudmo View Post
Well the spell does say you can move 1 cy of material.. But it is implied and perhaps up to debate if this material is always the same during the spells duration. i.e. you cannot move material away for example to create a tunnel but you can select a 1 cy of stone and shape that any way you want.
Rough sketch. Each C is a cubic yard of stone, T is the cubic yard of stone that is the subject of the spell:

The mage casts Shape Earth on the cubic yard of stone at the head of the tunnel:
Code:
CCCCCCCCCC
CCT      C
CCCCCCCCCC
then he moves the stone down the tunnel by flattening it and stretching it along the walls:
Code:
CCCCCCCCCC
CC_________C
CCCCCCCCCC
finally he reforms it at the back of the tunnel:
Code:
CCCCCCCCCC
CC      TC
CCCCCCCCCC
Shape Earth explicitly provides a move speed for stone so I can't see how that movement would be illegal.
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