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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 3188107" data-attributes="member: 4303">My initial reaction is that the scale of this spell needs to be reduced dramatically, and that maybe it should be split into 2 area effects: 40 x 20-ft cubes (S) (for rock to mud/mud to rock) and a 40-ft. radius burst effect at 1200ft. for stone to flesh/metal to wood. Increased area factors can still be later applied to make this very large effect.I'd fold rock to mud and its reverse into the same subseed. I'd give it lots of flexibility: "You absolutely determine the composition of a volume of lithic matter, designating its consistency as anything from the softest mud to the hardest granite." I'd extend it to affect worked stone, stone of any hardness, and magically treated stone (with an opposed caster level check), and eliminate its 10-ft depth cap. It's also now an instantaneous spell, instead of permanent - which should be worth something. It's offensive (it can affect stone or earth creatures) - Maybe it can be a save-or-die effect against this very narrow group: possibly with the inclusion of an invisible [slay] secondary seed. I'd retain its shapeability (S) - this is a very useful benefit.I'd also provide an epic benefit to flesh to stone: break enchantment and nonepic stone to flesh should be unable to reverse it. Only wish, miracle and an epic stone to flesh from [transmute] should be able to undo it. I wonder about epic [dispel] - it should probably have the ability, as well.I'm thinking that  limited wish should be dropped from the possible restorative spells for transmute metal to wood and I'm tempted to eliminate the item SR altogether, or maybe reduce it to 10+ caster level for a hefty internal factor.</blockquote>

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