Walking on Air - Revision history

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[[Ability]] Type: [[Spell]], Difficulty 14 
Provided By: [[Common Aerokinetics]]

Spell Type: [[Elemental Magic|Elemental]], [[Aerokinetics|Air]] 
[[Spell Attributes|Form]]: [[Contained]] 
Function: Movement, Utility, Defence 
[[Power Cost]]: 1 to 4 
[[Spell Duration|Duration]]: [[Maintainable]] 
Notes: [[Reflex]] 

Known for its ability to make studious mages behave like whooping teenagers, Walking on Air causes its caster to hover an inch above the ground and allows him to skate along at great speed, crossing water and other unstable or liquid surfaces without falling in - so long as he remains on his feet.

Usefully the spell provides an air-cushion effect that negates falling damage entirely, slowing any decent to a comfortable speed automatically, and grants minor armour against [[Blunt]] or [[Very Blunt]] damage (which is frankly essential in avoiding elderly [[Aerokinetics]] masters regularly breaking their hips). Walking on Air's protection from falling damage is especially useful since the spell can be cast reflexively, which provides an excellent excuse for serious wizards to learn this otherwise rather frivolous form of magic.

Unfortunately the spell does not make for the most stable platform possible when attempting to stay upright, and resisting [[Knockdown]] or [[Knockback]] effects or making skill other [[Skill Checks|checks]] to remain standing are 50% harder than normal while using Walking on Air (round up). In addition any defences the caster attempts against [[Sweep]]s and [[Trip]]s suffer from a -3 [[AM]].

Water Walking Effect: Can skate over liquid or unstable surfaces, so long as you remain upright 
[[Bonus Armour]] vs Blunt or Very Blunt Damage: +1 x [[Power]] 
Skating [[Movement Speed|Movement]]: 6 x Power 
[[Athletic Dodge]] Bonus: +1 
Defence vs Sweep/Trip: -3 AM 
Knockback/Knockdown Vulnerability: difficulty to remain standing x1.5

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 Unfortunately the spell does not make for the most stable platform possible when attempting to stay upright, and resisting [[Knockdown]] or [[Knockback]] effects or making skill other [[Skill Checks|checks]] to remain standing are 50% harder than normal while using Walking on Air (round up). In addition any defences the caster attempts against [[Sweep]]s and [[Trip]]s suffer from a -3 [[AM]].
-<b>Water Walking Effect:</b> Can skate over liquid or unstable surfaces, so long as you remain upright<br />
+<b>Water Walking Effect:</b> Can skate over liquids and other unstable surfaces, so long as you remain upright<br />
 <b>[[Bonus Armour]] vs Blunt or Very Blunt Damage:</b> +1 x [[Power]]<br />
 <b>Skating [[Movement Speed|Movement]]:</b> 6 x Power<br />

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 <b>[[Athletic Dodge]] Bonus:</b> +1<br />
 <b>Defence vs Sweep/Trip:</b> -3 AM<br />
-<b>Knockback/Knockdown Vulnerability:</b> difficulty to remain standing x1.5
+<b>Difficulty to remain standing versus Knockback/Knockdown effects:</b> +50%
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