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<blockquote data-quote="Gez" data-source="post: 1873259" data-attributes="member: 1328"><p>Ah, Underworld. I loved UW2, the Labyrinth of World.</p><p></p><p>I have thought about making runestones into some sort of focus for spells -- if you have the proper combination of stones, you do not need material components.</p><p></p><p>As a reminder, here are the Ultima Underworld spells:</p><p>[code]</p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>|AN - Negate |BET - Small |CORP - Death |DES - Down |</p><p>|EX - Freedom |FLAM - Flame |GRAV - Energy |HUR - Wind |</p><p>|IN - Cause |JUX - Harm |KAL - Summon |LOR - Light |</p><p>|MANI - Life |NOX - Poison |ORT - Magic |POR - Movement|</p><p>|QUAS - Illusion|REL - Change |SANCT - Protection|TYM - Time |</p><p>|UUS - Raise |VAS - Great |WIS - Knowledge |YLEM - Matter |</p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>| Spells of the 1st Circle | Spells of the 2nd Circle |</p><p>| | |</p><p>| IN MANI YLEM Create Food | QUAS CORP Cause Fear |</p><p>| IN LOR Light | QUAS MANI YLEM Dispel Hunger |</p><p>| ORT JUX Magic Arrow | IN BET MANI Lesser Heal |</p><p>| BET IN SANCT Resist Blows | UUS POR Jump |</p><p>| UUS DES POR Bounce | REL DES POR Slow Fall |</p><p>| WIS JUX Detect Traps | ORT WIS JUX Deadly Seeker |</p><p>| BET ORT IN Luck | IN FLAM JUX Flame Rune |</p><p>| BET WIS EX Locate | QUAS AN CORP Valor |</p><p>| | |</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>| Spells of the 3rd Circle | Spells of the 4th Circle |</p><p>| | |</p><p>| AN NOX Cure Poison | IN MANI Heal |</p><p>| ORT GRAV Lightning | IN AN FLAM Frost |</p><p>| QUAS LOR Night Vision | IN SANCT Thick Skin |</p><p>| REL TYM POR Speed | NOX JUX YLEM Poison Weapon |</p><p>| AN JUX ORT Dispel Rune | AN JUX Remove Trap |</p><p>| JUX MANI Bleeding | SANCT FLAM Flameproof |</p><p>| YLEM POR Water Walk | GRAV SANCT POR Missile Prot. |</p><p>| AN KAL CORP Repel Undead | WIS MANI Study Monster |</p><p>| | |</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>| Spells of the 5th Circle | Spells of the 6th Circle |</p><p>| | |</p><p>| REL SANCT YLEM Mending | VAS IN LOR Daylight |</p><p>| POR FLAM Fireball | VAS REL POR Gate Travel |</p><p>| ORT WIS YLEM Name Enchantment| VAS IN MANI Greater Heal |</p><p>| EX YLEM Open | AN EX POR Paralyze |</p><p>| AN CORP MANI Smite Undead | QUAS REL WIS Charm |</p><p>| ORT POR YLEM Telekenisis | VAS SANCT LOR Invisibility |</p><p>| IN TYM JUX Time Trap | VAS ORT GRAV Sheet Lightning |</p><p>| UUS HUR POR Levitate | WIS EX Map Area |</p><p>| | |</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>| Spells of the 7th Circle | Spells of the 8th Circle |</p><p>| | |</p><p>| KAL AN MANI Summon Demon | FLAM HUR Flame Wind |</p><p>| VAS AN WIS Mass Confusion | AN TYM Freeze Time |</p><p>| ORT AN QUAS Reveal | IN VAS SANCT Iron Flesh |</p><p>| ORT POR GRAV Magic Satellite | VAS MANI Restoration |</p><p>| VAS EX YLEM Portal | ORT POR WIS Roaming Sight |</p><p>| JUX HUR Shockwave | VAS JUX MANI Smite Foe |</p><p>| VAS ORT YLEM Enchant Item | VAS HUR POR Fly |</p><p>| VAS POR YLEM Tremor | VAS KAL CORP Armageddon |</p><p>| | |</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>[/code]</p><p></p><p>So, for a <em>fireball</em> spell, you'd need to In, Vas, and Flam runes. For <em>cone of cold</em>; In, Vas, An, Flam.</p><p></p><p>But I haven't heard of anyone having make the work of a conversion. If you do, I'll be interested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gez, post: 1873259, member: 1328"] Ah, Underworld. I loved UW2, the Labyrinth of World. I have thought about making runestones into some sort of focus for spells -- if you have the proper combination of stones, you do not need material components. As a reminder, here are the Ultima Underworld spells: [code] ------------------------------------------------------------------- |AN - Negate |BET - Small |CORP - Death |DES - Down | |EX - Freedom |FLAM - Flame |GRAV - Energy |HUR - Wind | |IN - Cause |JUX - Harm |KAL - Summon |LOR - Light | |MANI - Life |NOX - Poison |ORT - Magic |POR - Movement| |QUAS - Illusion|REL - Change |SANCT - Protection|TYM - Time | |UUS - Raise |VAS - Great |WIS - Knowledge |YLEM - Matter | ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Spells of the 1st Circle | Spells of the 2nd Circle | | | | | IN MANI YLEM Create Food | QUAS CORP Cause Fear | | IN LOR Light | QUAS MANI YLEM Dispel Hunger | | ORT JUX Magic Arrow | IN BET MANI Lesser Heal | | BET IN SANCT Resist Blows | UUS POR Jump | | UUS DES POR Bounce | REL DES POR Slow Fall | | WIS JUX Detect Traps | ORT WIS JUX Deadly Seeker | | BET ORT IN Luck | IN FLAM JUX Flame Rune | | BET WIS EX Locate | QUAS AN CORP Valor | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Spells of the 3rd Circle | Spells of the 4th Circle | | | | | AN NOX Cure Poison | IN MANI Heal | | ORT GRAV Lightning | IN AN FLAM Frost | | QUAS LOR Night Vision | IN SANCT Thick Skin | | REL TYM POR Speed | NOX JUX YLEM Poison Weapon | | AN JUX ORT Dispel Rune | AN JUX Remove Trap | | JUX MANI Bleeding | SANCT FLAM Flameproof | | YLEM POR Water Walk | GRAV SANCT POR Missile Prot. | | AN KAL CORP Repel Undead | WIS MANI Study Monster | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Spells of the 5th Circle | Spells of the 6th Circle | | | | | REL SANCT YLEM Mending | VAS IN LOR Daylight | | POR FLAM Fireball | VAS REL POR Gate Travel | | ORT WIS YLEM Name Enchantment| VAS IN MANI Greater Heal | | EX YLEM Open | AN EX POR Paralyze | | AN CORP MANI Smite Undead | QUAS REL WIS Charm | | ORT POR YLEM Telekenisis | VAS SANCT LOR Invisibility | | IN TYM JUX Time Trap | VAS ORT GRAV Sheet Lightning | | UUS HUR POR Levitate | WIS EX Map Area | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Spells of the 7th Circle | Spells of the 8th Circle | | | | | KAL AN MANI Summon Demon | FLAM HUR Flame Wind | | VAS AN WIS Mass Confusion | AN TYM Freeze Time | | ORT AN QUAS Reveal | IN VAS SANCT Iron Flesh | | ORT POR GRAV Magic Satellite | VAS MANI Restoration | | VAS EX YLEM Portal | ORT POR WIS Roaming Sight | | JUX HUR Shockwave | VAS JUX MANI Smite Foe | | VAS ORT YLEM Enchant Item | VAS HUR POR Fly | | VAS POR YLEM Tremor | VAS KAL CORP Armageddon | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- [/code] So, for a [i]fireball[/i] spell, you'd need to In, Vas, and Flam runes. For [i]cone of cold[/i]; In, Vas, An, Flam. But I haven't heard of anyone having make the work of a conversion. If you do, I'll be interested. [/QUOTE]
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