Clerical Spell Specification

[9] Insect Plague / Create Insects / Plague of Bats, Flies, Maggots, Midges, Rats, Snakes, Scorpions

BTS: n/a, except Plague of Midges has BTS 72% (Wp) vs Madness

ULT: 6 hours

Materials: a symbol or depiction of the type of Insect to be summoned as a Swarm (a live or dead specimen, a depiction on a shield, a piece of jewellery or a hand gesture may suffice)

Actions:  brandish or indicate Materials, whilst gesticulating manically

Effect of Throw:

Swarm Level ("SwL") = T/25 FRU

Duration: 36t sec - 5t(t-1)/2

Range: 30d ft -5d(d-1)/2

Radius = SwL * 2 ft

Swarms move at the following max. speeds:

Flying Swarms: 20 ft/sec
Swimming Swarms: 12 ft/sec
Scuttling Swarms: 10 ft/sec
Slithering Swarms: 5 ft/sec

The Swarm has the following abilities by SwL:

Swarm Attack once per sec (no Initiative rolled) @ A = 25 + (5 * SwL) %

DAM:

Insect Plague = d4 + (SwL/2)
Plague of Bats / Rats / Snakes = d6 + (SwL/2)
Plague of Scarabs / School of Piranhas / Bird Attack = d4 + SwL

All Damage is done as General Damage.  Subtract the min ADS of Armour covering >= 50% of the Defender's HitLocs.

Insect Plague specifying any poisonous / stinging insects does SwL/3 FRU Poison Levels if DAM > 0 inflicted
Plague of Spiders (not Insect Plague specifying spiders) does SwL/2 FRU Poison Levels if DAM > 0 inflicted
Plague of Scorpions (not Insect Plague specifying scorpions) does SwL+1 Poison Levels if DAM > 0 inflicted / Plague of Snakes does SwL Poison Levels if DAM > 0 inflicted

Plague of Bats / Rats / Insect Plague specifying any disease-carrying insects causes Disease of Disease Level = SwL/3 if DAM > 0 inflicted

Especially maddening Swarming creatures (e.g. Plague of Midges) may Cause Madness -1 in the Domain of Despair (BTS as above).

D & RD= 25 + (2 * SwL) %

HP = 5 * SwL

Each 5 Damage taken by Swarm reduces SwL by 1.  When 100% Damage is taken, all Swarming creatures are killed.  Weapon attacks cannot do > 5 Damage per hit, excluding bonus General Damage effects (e.g. dice of Fire Damage).

Defensive ThL = SwL

Notes:

1. Clerical Gods in Their Aspect of the Deity of a Beastmaster Cult give Insect Plague as Plague of the appropriate Beast (e.g. HAERIM in His Aspect as THE RED SCORPION gives Plague of Scorpions).
2. A Swarm of Insects / Mammals appears of a species specified by Caster / as stated in the name of the Spell (i.e. Plague of Bats, Flies, Maggots, Midges, Rats, Snakes or Scorpions only summon the specified species of Insects or Mammals).
3. Beings within the Radius of the Swarm get a ST every sec against any harmful effects of the Swarm.
4. Caster has no control over the Swarm.
5. The Insects / Animals have been permanently summoned from the nearest swarm, and will return in their own time at the end of Duration.  If the type of  insects / Animals specified is not local to the area, there may be a few secs. delay in the Spell taking effect (duration starts when they appear).  Exception: Create Insects (BUDIF) is identical in effect to Insect Plague, but creates the insects (so there is never any delay in the Spell taking effect).
6. Plague of Bats can DetH and Hear with M = (200 + 10*SwL) and are immune to Sg effects.
7. Plague of Snakes can FarTaste and  DetH (Ts) with M= (100 +SwL).