Ceremonial Magic used to support an army.

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by sn0wball

What about affecting the leader of the enemy forces ? Reading his mind would be priceless and is less obvious than hurting him. Other Information spells can detect surprises or help you prepare yours.

To heck with reading the leader's mind . . . For all of these carefully delineated areas and lawyerly linking spell conditions to work, you absolutely need to drill the disposition of magic into the common soldier, or he'll be blundering into magical traps and caught in friendly fire. Mind-readers won't target the man who has the forcefulness to command troops, the will to defend or to conquer, and the protection of wizardly bodyguards. They'll go for the weak-willed spear-carriers who have failed a few Fright Checks already, who have been drinking for courage, and who feverishly repeat the wizard's lecture over and over so that they won't forget his instructions and stumble onto the Horrendous Fiery Death Trap spell. On the eve of battle, some of those guys will be standing sentry near the edges of the camp, where the range penalties from the shadows outside are much less severe than to the commander's tent in the center.