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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 9052205" data-attributes="member: 9254"><p>Other items</p><p></p><p>Mold earth - those 12,000lb piles of moving dirt are essentially giant power sources for trebuchets. Do you also have a handy river and shape water? Shape a 1,000lb spiked ice ball to use as ammunition.</p><p></p><p>Comprehend Languages - imperfect but can deal with any written or spoken language as a 1st level ritual. </p><p></p><p>Illusory script - requires a 6th level spell to defeat, so pretty secure way to communicate. Does require a physical delivery and only lasts 10 days.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>2nd level rituals - more rare. How rare? Ehhhh...world dependent.</p><p></p><p>Animal messenger - usually discounted compared to Sending but as ritual so it can be used a lot. And in very rough terrain (swamps, jungle, mountain) 50mi can represent nearly a week of warning. Doesn't even have to be danger, could be a regular contact of "all is well" or financial interactions, like to describe the size of a harvest or to request items be added to a caravan. </p><p>But yes, being able spend an hour-ish casting + 24 hours travel to warn six entities in a 50-mi radius is an immense militaristic force multiplier.</p><p></p><p>Magic mouth - lasts forever and can't be decoded by true sight so a very good way to send secret messages. Can require a password, a token like a signet ring, or similar. Also requires a physical object.</p><p> Can also be used in weird ways. Like having someone scream into it as loud and as long as they can ten times as an alarm/trap. Or to trigger other spells.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edit: Forgot skywrite. There is a whole thread on that </p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/skywrite-a-weapon-of-mass-communication-coordination.698259/unread[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 9052205, member: 9254"] Other items Mold earth - those 12,000lb piles of moving dirt are essentially giant power sources for trebuchets. Do you also have a handy river and shape water? Shape a 1,000lb spiked ice ball to use as ammunition. Comprehend Languages - imperfect but can deal with any written or spoken language as a 1st level ritual. Illusory script - requires a 6th level spell to defeat, so pretty secure way to communicate. Does require a physical delivery and only lasts 10 days. 2nd level rituals - more rare. How rare? Ehhhh...world dependent. Animal messenger - usually discounted compared to Sending but as ritual so it can be used a lot. And in very rough terrain (swamps, jungle, mountain) 50mi can represent nearly a week of warning. Doesn't even have to be danger, could be a regular contact of "all is well" or financial interactions, like to describe the size of a harvest or to request items be added to a caravan. But yes, being able spend an hour-ish casting + 24 hours travel to warn six entities in a 50-mi radius is an immense militaristic force multiplier. Magic mouth - lasts forever and can't be decoded by true sight so a very good way to send secret messages. Can require a password, a token like a signet ring, or similar. Also requires a physical object. Can also be used in weird ways. Like having someone scream into it as loud and as long as they can ten times as an alarm/trap. Or to trigger other spells. Edit: Forgot skywrite. There is a whole thread on that [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/skywrite-a-weapon-of-mass-communication-coordination.698259/unread[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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