Control Water

Cantrip
Theme(s)	Arcane Divine Occult Primal
Domain(s)	Water
Casting Time	Standard Action (3 AP)
Range	4X meters
Component(s)	V, S
Duration	Instantaneous

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Effect

You create one of the following effects:

Damage

• Water Whip: You can create or draw water from nearby sources within range to attack. You create a watery whip within range and make a melee spell attack against a target. On a hit, the target either takes Xd6 bludgeoning damage and must succeed on a contested Fortitude check or be pushed up to X meters away from you, or the target takes Xd10 slashing damage, as the water lashes out with force or cuts with a sharp edge.
• Area Damage: If at higher levels you deal damage in an area or to multiple targets, you make a separate attack against each creature.

Control

You exert control over existing water or create water within a 1-meter-cube within range.

• Create Water: You conjure up to X liters of water in an open container, or you cause rain to fall in a small, localized area. The water appears instantly and can be used for drinking or dousing fires.
• Freeze or Thaw: You can freeze or thaw a 1-meter-cube of water within range, turning it into ice or liquid, respectively.
• Disperse Water: You can evaporate or disperse water, removing it from the area. This can also be used to dehydrate surfaces or thin out water-based effects.
• Purify Water: You cleanse contaminated water, removing dirt and impurities and making it safe to drink or use.

Shaping

You change the properties of water within a 1-meter-cube within range. If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three Shaping effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as a Minor Action. Each effect lasts T(+2).

Shaping StrengthShaping Strength

Any shaping effects that can hold weight is determined by the following table.

Spell Level	Weight Capacity
0 (Cantrip)	1 kg
1st	2 kg
2nd	5 kg
3rd	20 kg
4th	80 kg
5th	400 kg
6th	3 ton
7th	30 ton
8th	450 ton
9th	10000 ton

• Water Sculpting: You bend the water into simple shapes—like figures, waves, or animals—capable of moving or animating as you wish.
• Change Temperature: You can heat or chill water, making it boiling hot or freezing cold.
• Water Artistry: You can alter the color and appearance of water, making it appear clear, murky, or completely opaque, allowing you to obscure vision or create visual displays and illusions within the water.
• Redirect Flow: You can alter the course of a body of water, such as a river or stream, within the spell's range. You can make it flow in a different direction or create a temporary dam or channel.

At higher levels

When casting this spell at higher levels, you may add the following changes to the spell. You may only choose one area of effect and one upgraded effect. Do note that some effects may be upgraded versions of earlier effects.

1st level

• Emanation. Your chosen effect instead affects a up to 2X-meter-radius sphere around you.
• Cube. Your chosen effect instead affects a 2X-by-2X-by-2X-meter cube in front of you.

2nd level

Your effects gain the following upgrades:

• Soak (Damage): Any creature that takes damage from your attacks must make a contested Fortitude check or become soaked. Soaked creatures have their movement speed reduced by half for X turns.
• Shift Water (Control): You can channel water from any source within range, even if it's underground or distant, causing it to flood or fill another designated area.
• Detailed Shapes (Shaping): You can mold water into detailed shapes, such as a replica of a creature, object, or location. The water forms move and hold their shape, creating an animated scene.

3rd level

• Line: Your chosen effect instead affects a 4X-by-S-meter line in the direction of your choice from you.
• Cone. Your chosen effect instead affects a 2X-meter-cone in the direction of your choice from you.

4th level

Your effects gain the following upgrades:

• Water Jet (Damage): If a target is pinned against a wall or an other object after you knock them back, you can maintain the pressure. On subsequent turns, as a Major Action, you can maintain the spell to keep the targets restrained. At the end of each turn, the target may repeat a contested Fortitude check.
• Magical H2O (Control): You may control magical water effects created by spells of equal or lower level to this spell. This includes breaking free of water-based traps or countering enemy spells.
• Aquatic Construction (Shaping): Your Shaping effect do not count towards your maximum amount of Shaping effects. Additionally you can make flowing, animated structures like waterfalls, currents, or whirlpools.

5th level

• Burst: Your chosen effect instead affects a X-meter-radius sphere from a point of your choice within range.
• Split: Your chosen effect instead affects X targets (or 1-meter-cubes) of your choice within range.

6th level

Any effect originating from you may instead originate from any significant body of water within range. Additionally, your water-based constructs or effects can now persist even after the spell ends for T+4, as long as they remain connected to a natural water source.

7th level

• Wall: Your chosen effect instead creates a 5X-meter long, 2X-meter high, and 1X-meter thick wall of water in a shape of your choice within range.
• Cylinder: Your chosen effect instead affects a X/2-meter-radius by 3X-meter-high cylinder from a point of your choice within range.

8th level

Your effects gain the following advanced upgrades:

• Drown (Damage): Any creature that is soaked by your spell's effects begins drowning. The creature can repeat the contested Fortitude check at the end of each of their turns until they recover.
• Water Purification or Pollution (Control): You may purify or pollute any non-magical water within range, turning for example fresh water into salt water or vice versa, or fresh running water to stagnant undrinkable water.
• Water Constructs(Shaping): You gain the ability to sculpt incredibly detailed water constructs that can become solid for a short duration, such as large bridges, stairways, or even temporary fortifications made of solidified water. You can also sculpt it into makeshift weapons or traps. These constructs can interact with their environment and creatures.

9th level

Control Water gains a special area-of-effect modifier unique to the spell:

• Tsunami Cast: Your chosen effect instead affects a up to 8X-meter long, 4X-meter high, and 2X-meter thick wall in a shape of your choice. The water created or controlled by this effect moves 10X meters in a chosen direction.