Originally Posted by timm meyers (Post 2500875)

IQ-13 Steam Cloud (C)
A MH of super-heated scalding steam lasting 6 turns. The scalding cloud is as tall as it is wide and any living creature which enters or moves through a steam cloud hex takes 1d6 damage per hex. Armor or magical protection (besides Spell shield) does not stop this hot vaporized water from burning or blistering their skin and or lungs. All targeting into or through the cloud is -2DX per hex.
A magic rainstorm or heavy wind producing spell (possibly Magic Fist?) will destroy the cloud on a hex-by-hex exposure.
Cost: 4 ST.

Originally Posted by Drakenbow (Post 2502065)

Something I thought missing in effects were critters and spells with a greater range beyond fire. What I done with expanding the rules is altering some of the spells for one. Instead of having an IQ 8 Magic Fist spell, an IQ 12 Fireball spell, then an IQ 14 Lightning Bolt, and finally the IQ 18 Wizard's Wrath spell, I offer to my fellow gamers the option that these are labeled as Missile Spell I, II, III, and IV respectively and the choices (each requiring a point to learn) are: Magic Fist, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, and also Frost Ball and Acid Splash.

I additionally offer alternatives to the Fire Hex spell as a Frost Hex, Acid Fog Hex, and Electric Hex. The damage and penalties all would be the same (2 points damage passing through, 4 points if stopping in the hex, and -2 DX).

I offer these as options so wizards or those fighters who opt for a spell or two have cold spells to use against fire based creatures.

Similarly, the flaming weapon can be any from fire, cold, acid, or electric.

Any thoughts about basic functionality of these alternative options as a home rule?

Originally Posted by TippetsTX (Post 2502068)

What are your secondary effects for acid and frost missiles?
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Originally Posted by hcobb (Post 2502154)

IQ 10 - Flaming Weapon (T) ....

IQ 11 - Flaming Missile Weapon (T) ....

IQ 11 - Frost Weapon (T) ...

IQ 12 - Frost Missile Weapon (T) ...

Originally Posted by Drakenbow (Post 2502166)

Have you found if having the ST cost being per minute make these spells more advantageous over Acid Touch, which has it 1 ST per turn?

Originally Posted by Drakenbow (Post 2502165)

... I offer to my fellow gamers the option that these are labeled as Missile Spell I, II, III, and IV respectively and the choices (each requiring a point to learn) are: Magic Fist, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, and also Frost Ball and Acid Splash.

Originally Posted by Shostak (Post 2502191)

Remember to take into account Lightning's special ability to destroy magic items (see ITL 167). That is a powerful ability to allow with only IQ 8 as a threshold.