Swiftness
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 Swiftness
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| Level | 2 |
| School1 | Air |
| School2 | Charms |
| Source(s) | |
| Casting noise | 1 |
| Spell noise | 0 |
| This spell imbues its caster with the ability to achieve great movement speeds. But this speed comes at a price: the caster's movements will be sluggish for a time after the speed ends. |
Swiftness is a level 2 Charms/Air Magic spell which reduces your movement delay by 25%, making it easier to escape combat or pursue fleeing enemies. However, after the speed boost ends, your movement speed will be 50% slower for the same amount of time. For centaurs, and anyone with movement delay 7, the fluctuation is smaller: the increase only brings them to 0.6, a 16.7% bonus, while the penalty slows them by 20%.
Note the difference between this spell and Haste, the level 6 Charms spell which speeds all actions (movement, attacking, spellcasting), at the cost of magic contamination.
Limitations
- This spell does stack with other sources of speed, such as Haste and boots of running.
- Be aware that if you move onto water (without being airborne), your Swiftness is temporarily ineffective.
- Because player movement delay is capped at 0.6, spriggans normally receive no benefit from this spell (and cannot cast it) and centaurs only receive a 1 point bonus. If your spriggan or centaur is moving slowly for some reason, however, Swiftness will function correctly.
- Cheibriados dislikes the use of Swiftness -- using it will incur penance.