https://gswiki-archive.gs-game.uk/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Call_Swarm_%28615%29Call Swarm (615) - Revision history2026-11-12T02:22:37ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.1https://gswiki-archive.gs-game.uk/index.php?title=Call_Swarm_(615)&diff=4323&oldid=previmported>WBURKE1 at 02:05, 2 January 20242024-01-02T02:05:25Z<p></p>
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| name = Call Swarm<br />
| number = 615<br />
| mnemonic = CALLSWARM<br />
| duration = Variable <BR> Not Stackable <BR> Not Refreshable<br />
| type = Attack<br />
| subtype = Maneuver<br />
| target = [[Creature]]s<br />
| interval = <br />
| dtype = [[Hitpoint]]<br />
| status = Knockdown & [[Roundtime|RT]]<br />
| ctype = [[Poisoned]], [[Diseased]]<br />
| cast_rt = 2<br />
| mana_cost = 5<br />
| navigation = {{Ranger base navigation}}<br />
}}<br />
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<section begin=description />Using his/her innate ability to interact with nature, the ranger summons insects from the surrounding area to swarm against a foe.<section end=description /> The venomous bites of the swarm of insects and their distracting noise aid the ranger on the battleground.<br />
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When casting '''Call Swarm''', the ranger's [[stance]] will determine the initial attack that the swarm will inflict upon its target. Only the initial effect is controllable; subsequent effects will be random. Success of the spell is based on the ranger's relative [[level]], [[Discipline]] and [[Influence]] stat bonuses, and dedication to the [[Ranger Base]] spell circle.<br />
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The swarm will move onto a new target once the first target has been killed, and will move rooms to chase its target. Training in [[#Lore Benefit|Spiritual Lore, Summoning]] will increase the potency of the various effects.<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|-bgcolor="lightblue"<br />
!Stance<br />
!Initial Attack Effect<br />
|-<br />
|Offensive<br />
|Knockdown & Base 5 sec [[roundtime]] (RT)<br />
|-<br />
|Advanced<br />
|25 Base damage<br />
|-<br />
|Forward<br />
| -25 [[Defensive strength]] (DS) base penalty<br />
|-<br />
|Neutral <br />
| -25 [[Attack strength]] (AS) base penalty<br />
|-<br />
|Guarded <br />
|[[poisoned|poison]] or [[diseased|disease]] base 5/round -1/round stackable<br />
|-<br />
|Defensive<br />
|Induce Base 5 sec [[roundtime]] (RT)<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Lore Benefit ==<br />
Training in [[Spiritual Lore, Summoning]] increases any effect by +1 per seed 5 [[summation]] of ranks. The benefit varies depending on which type of attack that the swarm is performing (increased damage, increased penalties, increased roundtime, etc.).<br />
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:{| {{prettytable|text-align:center}}<br />
!align=right|Spiritual Lore, Summoning ranks||5||11||18||26||35||45||56||68||81||95||110||126||143<br />
|-<br />
|align=right|Increased potency of any effect||1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13<br />
|}<br />
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== Interaction with Web (118) ==<br />
When Call Swarm is used on a creature that has been [[webbed]] via the [[Web (118)]] spell, the strength of the web is enhanced.<br />
<pre{{log2|margin-right=35%}}><br />
Surging like a single-minded entity, a swarm of insects converge on its webbed prey, surrounding a mountain lion in a frenzied grey haze. Inevitably, the sticky strands capture the insects, and their struggles bring forth a bevy of tiny black spiders, which encase the insects in silk, strengthening the original structure of the webbing.<br />
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.<br />
</pre><br />
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{{MIU-AS scaling spell<br />
|circle=Ranger Base<br />
}}<br />
== Messaging ==<br />
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