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Section E - Other

[Bozbar]

Effect of casting bozbar at a person:

say "[The second noun] [stare] in amazement as wings briefly sprout from [their] back!";

say "Unfortunately, they do not seem large enough to support [the second noun]'s weight."

Effect of casting bozbar at the player:

say "You try to cast the spell, but the feeling of wings sprouting out of your shoulders breaks your concentration.".

[Lleps]

Effect of casting lleps at:

[say "Your mind wrenches as your spells reverse themselves.";]

say "The spell goes off, but doesn't leave your mind[--]a remnant stays, ready to affect the next spell you cast[first time]. It is an odd sensation, having a spell half-memorized like this. It has an irritating feeling of incompleteness to it[only].";

now the player is reversed.

Inverse effect of casting lleps at: [See the comment under YONK above.]

say "The second [i]lleps[/i] spell counteracts the first, releasing the pressure."

Empowered effect of casting lleps at:

say "The feeling of the [i]lleps[/i] spell comes back in a sudden burst, leaving you with a splitting headache.";

now the player is reversed.

[Serage]

Effect of casting serage at the player:

say "As you complete the spell, you feel a strange force in your head, and your mind goes completely blank. Without a command to obey you find yourself incapable of action, and without being able to act you cannot give yourself a command...[p]The librarians find you the next morning, still standing there as motionless as a statue.";

record "Attempting to control your own mind" as an ending;

end the story saying "That could have ended better".

Effect of casting serage at an animal:

say "You begin the spell and attempt to bring [regarding the second noun][possessive] mind under your control, but [his] thought processes are just too different from yours."

[Zikkle]

Effect of casting zikkle at:

say "Nothing suddenly appears. Perhaps there is nothing invisible nearby."

[Vhelas]

Effect of casting vhelas at:

say "Your vision goes slightly dimmer, as though you were seeing the world through a thin veil.";

repeat with the spectre running through ghosts:

if the haunted location of the spectre is nothing, next;

move the spectre to the haunted location of the spectre;

if there is a visible ghost in the location, say "[A list of visible ghosts in the location] suddenly [become] visible!";

affect the player with vhelas for 10 turns.

Effect of casting vhelas at when the player is affected by vhelas:

say "You put more energy into the spell and your vision darkens slightly again.";

choose a row with an enchantment of vhelas in the Table of Spell Durations;

increase the duration entry by 10.

Reset for vhelas:

say "Your vision becomes slightly brighter again[if there is a visible ghost in the location], and [the list of visible ghosts in the location] [disappear][end if].";

if the current interlocutor is a ghost, reset the interlocutor;

repeat with the spectre running through ghosts:

now the haunted location of the spectre is the holder of the spectre;

remove the spectre from play.

[Damazha]

Effect of casting damazha at something:

say "You feel a rush of energy released as the spell completes. Your body begins to flow and shift, taking on the properties of [the second noun], while [they] [begin] to twist into a shape resembling yours. The process is unbearably painful, and at least you do not need to endure it for long. In a moment your body is nothing more than a surreal sculpture, the figure of a [if the player is masculine]man[else if the player is feminine]woman[else]person[end if] melting and combining into [a second noun].";

record "Merged with an inanimate object" as an ending;

end the story saying "You have died".

Effect of casting damazha at a person:

say "You feel a rush of energy released as the spell completes, flowing between you and [the second noun]. Your bodies begin to shift and distort, flowing together, combining, becoming one. [Her] thoughts fill your mind in a terrified cacophony as the two essences meet. [i]What is going on? What is happening to me?[/i] Soon your forms have merged completely, creating a strange combined-person: half of you, half of [the second noun].[p]Unfortunately, your minds did not survive the transition.";

record "Combined your essence with another person" as an ending;

end the story saying "You have effectively died".