Explanation/Description: This spell is the same in duration and effect as the 4th level animal summoning I spell except that up to 4 animals of no more than 16 hit dice each can be summoned, or eight of no more than 8 hit dice, or 16 creatures of no more than 4 hit dice each can be summoned.

Explanation/Description: By casting this spell the druid brings into being a hemispherical force field which prevents the entrance of any sort of animal matter of normal (not magical) nature. Thus, a giant would be kept out, but undead could pass through the shell of force, as could such monsters as aerial servants, demons, devils, etc. The anti-animal shell lasts for 1 turn for each level of experience the druid has attained.

Explanation/Description: Upon casting a conjure fire elemental spell, the druid opens a special gate to the Elemental Plane of Fire, and a strong fire elemental (see ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, MONSTER MANUAL) is summoned to the vicinity of the spell caster. It is 85% likely that a 16 die elemental will appear, 9% likely that 2 to 4 salamanders (q.v.) will come, a 4% chance exists that an efreeti (q.v.) will come, and a 2% chance exists that a huge fire elemental of 21 to 24 hit dice (d4 + 20) will appear. Because of the relationship of druids to natural and elemental forces, the conjuring druid need not fear that the elemental force summoned will turn on him or her, so concentration upon the activities of the fire elemental (or other creatures summoned) or the protection of a magic circle is not necessary. The elemental summoned will help the druid however possible, including attacking opponents of the druid. The fire elemental or other creature summoned remains for a maximum of 1 turn per level of the druid casting the spell - or until it is sent back by attack, a dispel magic spell or the reverse of the spell (dismiss fire elemental). Only a druid can dismiss summoned salamanders, efreeti, or ultra-powerful elementals.

Explanation/Description: This spell is the same as the 5th level cleric spell, cure critical wounds (q.v.), with the exception of the fact that the spell requires the use of any sort of mistletoe.

Explanation/Description: A spell which is solely for employment against those persons or creatures who use magic spells, feeblemind causes the victims' brain to become that of a moronic child. The victim remains in this state until a heal, restoration or wish spell is used to do away with the effects. The spell is of such a nature that the probability of it affecting the target creature is generally enhanced, i.e. saving throws are lowered.

Note that the spell has no material component.

Explanation/Description: The spell of fire seeds creates special missiles or timed incendiaries which burn with great heat. The druid may hurl these seeds up to 4" or place them to ignite upon a command word. Acorns become fire seed missiles, while holly berries are used as the timed incendiaries. The spell creates up to four acorn fire seeds or eight holly berry fire seeds. The acorns burst upon striking their target, causing 2 to 16 hit points (2d8) of damage and igniting any combustible materials within a 1" diameter of the point of impact. Although the holly berries are too light to make effective missiles, they can be placed, or tossed up to 6' away, to burst into flame upon a word of command. The berries ignite causing 1 to 8 hit points (d8) of damage to any creature in a 1/2" diameter burst area, and their fire ignites combustibles in the burst area. The command range for holly berry fire seeds is 4". All fire seeds lose their power after the expiration of 1 turn per level of experience of the druid casting the spell, i.e. a 13th level druid has fire seeds which will remain potent for a maximum of 13 turns after their creation. Targets of acorn fire seeds must be struck by the missile. If a saving throw is made, creatures within the burst area take only one-half damage, but creatures struck directly always take full damage. Note that no mistletoe or other material components beyond acorns or holly berries are needed for this spell.

Explanation/Description: This spell enables the druid to select a healthy oak tree and cast a dweomer upon it so as to cause it to serve as a protector. The spell can be cast on but a single tree at a time, and while a liveoak cast by a particular druid is in effect, he or she cannot cast another such spell. The tree upon which the dweomer is cast must be within 10 feet of the druids' dwelling place, within a place sacred to the druid, or within 10' of something which the druid wishes to guard or protect. The liveoak spell can be cast upon a healthy tree of small, medium, or large size according to desire and availability. A "triggering" phrase of up to a maximum of one word per level of the spell caster is then placed upon the dweomered oak; for instance, "Attack any persons who come near without first saying 'sacred mistletoe' " is an 11-word trigger phrase that could be used by a druid of 11th or higher level casting the spell. The liveoak triggers the tree into becoming a treant of appropriate size and attack capability, matching the specifications of the Monster Manual description, but with only a 3" movement rate. An oak enchanted by this spell will radiate a magic aura, and can be returned to normal by a successful casting of dispel magic or upon the desire of the druid who enchanted it. The druid needs mistletoe to cast this spell.

Explanation/Description: When this spell is cast, the subject area instantly undergoes a change from liquid to powdery dust. Note that if the water is already muddy, the area of effect will be expanded to double normal, while if wet mud is concerned the area of effect will be quadrupled. If water remains in contact with the transmuted dust, the former will quickly permeate the latter, turning the dust into silty mud if a sufficient quantity of water exists to do so, otherwise soaking or dampening the dust accordingly.

Only liquid actually existing in the area of effect at the moment of spell casting is affected. Liquids which are only partially water will be affected insofar as the actual water is concerned, except that potions which contain water as a component part will be rendered useless. Living creatures are unaffected, except for those native to the Elemental Plane of Water. Such creatures receive a saving throw versus spell to escape the effect, and only one such creature can be affected by any single casting of this spell, regardless of the creatures' size or the size of the spells' area of effect. The reverse of the spell is simply a very high-powered create water spell which requires a pinch of normal dust as an additional material component. For either usage of the spell, other components required are diamond dust of at least 500 gp value, a bit of seashell, and the druids' mistletoe.

Explanation/Description: By means of this spell, the druid is able to enter any large plant and pass any distance to a plant of the same species in a single round regardless of the distance separating the two. The entry plant must be alive. The destination plant need not be familiar to the druid, but it also must be alive. If the druid is uncertain of the destination plant, he or she need merely determine direction and distance, and the transport via plant spell will move him or her as near as possible to the desired location. There is a basic 20% chance, reduced 1% per level of experience of the druid, that the transport will deliver the druid to an allied species of plant from 1 to 100 miles removed from the desired destination plant. if a particular destination plant is desired, but the plant is not living, the spell fails and the druid must come forth from the entrance plant within 24 hours. Harm to a plant housing a druid can affect the druid (cf. plant door).

Explanation/Description: When this spell is cast, waves of force roll forth from the druid, moving in the direction he or she faces, and causing all wooden objects in the path of the spell to be pushed away from the druid to the limit of the area of effect. Wooden objects above three inches diameter which are fixed firmly will not be affected, but loose objects (movable mantlets, siege towers, etc.) will move back. Objects under 3 inches diameter which are fixed will splinter and break and the pieces will move with the wave of force. Thus, objects such as wooden shields, spears, wooden weapon shafts and hafts, and arrows and bolts will be pushed back, dragging those carrying them with them; and if a spear is planted in order to prevent this forced movement, it will splinter. The turn wood spell lasts for 4 rounds per level of experience of the druid casting it, and the waves of force will continue to sweep down the set path for this period. The wooden objects in the area of effect are pushed back at a rate of 4" per melee round. The length of the path is 2" per level of the druid, i.e. a 14th level druid casts a turn wood spell with an area of effect 12" wide by 28" long, and the spell would last for 56 rounds (5.6 turns). As usual, the above assumes the druid is using greater mistletoe when casting the spell. Note that after casting the spell the path is set, and the druid may then do other things or go elsewhere without affecting the spells' power.

Explanation/Description: The wall of thorns spell creates a barrier of very tough, pliable green tangled brush bearing needle-sharp thorns as long as a persons' finger. Any creature breaking through (or merely impacting upon) the wall of thorns takes 8 hit points of damage plus an additional amount of hit points equal to the creatures' armor class, i.e. 10 or fewer additional hit points of damage, with negative armor classes subtracting from the base 8 hit points of damage. Any creature in the area of effect of the spell when it is cast is considered to have impacted on the wall of thorns and in addition must break through to gain movement space. The damage is based on each 1" thickness of the barrier. If the wall of thorns is chopped at, it will take at least 4 turns to cut a path through a 1" thickness. Normal fire will not harm the barrier, but magical fires will burn away the barrier in 2 turns with the effect of creating a wall of fire while doing so. (See wall of fire spell.) The nearest edge of the wall of thorns appears up to 8" distant from the druid, as he or she desires. The spell lasts for 1 turn for each level of experience of the druid casting it, and covers an area of ten cubic inches per level of the caster in whatever form the caster desires. Thus a 14th level druid could create a wall of thorns 7" long by 2" high (or deep) by 1" deep (or high), a 1" high by 1 " wide by 14" long wall to block a dungeon passage, or any other sort of shape that suited his or her needs.

Explanation/Description: The druidic weather summoning spell is similar to the control weather spell (q.v.) of clerical nature. By casting the spell, the druid calls forth weather commensurate with the climate and season of the area he or she is in at the time. Thus, in spring a tornado, thunderstorm, cold, sleet storm, or hot weather could be summoned. In summer a torrential rain, heat wave, hail storm, etc. can be called for. In autumn, hot or cold weather, fog, sleet, etc. could be summoned. Winter allows great cold, blizzard, or thaw conditions to be summoned. Hurricane-force winds can be summoned near coastal regions in the late winter or early spring. The summoned weather is not under the control of the druid. It might last but a single turn in the case of a tornado, or for hours or even days in other cases. The area of effect likewise varies from about 1 square mile to 100 or more square miles. Note that several druids can act in concert to greatly affect weather, controlling winds and/or working jointly to summon very extreme weather conditions. Within 4 turns after the spell is cast, the trend of the weather to come will be apparent, i.e., clearing skies, gusts of warm or hot air, a chill breeze, overcast skies, etc. Summoned weather will arrive 6 to 17 turns (d12 + 5) after the spell is cast. Anything less than greater mistletoe as the material component will sharply curtail the weather extremes desired.