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The fact that glaciate used to be called Icestorm got me thinking- What if there were a ton of level 9 spells that worked like Firestorm but you can only have one memorized at a time?

ACIDSTORM: Conjurations, Deals Acid damage, summons clouds of acid and slimes
VENOMSTORM: Conjurations + Poison, Deals Poison damage, summons clouds of poison and poisonous snakes
STORMSTORM: Conjurations + Air, Deals Electricity damage, summons storm clouds and insubstantial wisps and water elementals
HOLYSTORM: Conjurations + Fire, Deals Holy damage, summons blessed fire clouds and ophans
EVILSTORM: Conjurations + Necromancy, Deals draining damage, summons negative energy clouds and derived undead
XOMSTORM: Conjurations + Transmutations, Deals random damage, summons chaos clouds and shapeshifters. Only available to XOM worshippers and XOM grants you a rank of wizardry and archmagi for this spell only.
ABYSSALSTORM: Conjurations + Translocations, Uses a massively amplified version of the distortion brand, summons mutagenic clouds and spatial vortices. Only available to LUGONU worshippers and LUGONU grants you a rank of wizardry and archmagi for this spell only.

This is a 100% serious idea please implement

I love the XomStorm

FELIDSTORM: Every monster in LOS dies instantly, and they are resurrected on random parts of the level with 1 less HD.

SANDSTORM: Conjurations + Earth, deals physical damage, randomly blinds/asphyxiates/displaces/silences enemies

Edit: agree with @petercordia, XOMSTORM looks promising

I like everything about the proposal, but I'm worried that since HOLYSTORM uses conjurations + fire again, it's going to make fire too strong (since it now has two level 9 spells). It's an easy fix though, just make HOLYSTORM conjurations + invocations.

sandstorm should summon darude

The OP states that only one can be m'd at any given time, we good.


Got you covered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQoA_wjmE9w

*tips hat of intelligence* m'emorize fire storm, consuming 9 spell levels and leaving 6?

Fixed it for you.

I really like most of this idea. I've been thinking for a long time there really is no reason to use any other level 9 spell than firestorm.

Firestorm + LCS > Shatter/Glaciate/Tornado + LCS in every situation except fighting Cerebov.

SUICIDESTORM - Conjurations/Necromancy - Everything in LOS dies, including you

Only recommended for Felids.