Spell Detail

Control Water

Description

raises or lowers bodies of water.

this spell has two different applications, both of which control water in different ways. the first version of this spell causes water in the area to swiftly evaporate or to sink into the ground below, lowering the water's depth. the second version causes the water to surge and rise, increasing its overall depth and possibly flooding nearby areas. lower water: this causes water or similar liquid to reduce its depth by as much as 2 feet per caster level (to a minimum depth of 1 inch). the water is lowered within a squarish depression whose sides are up to caster level × 10 feet long. in extremely large and deep bodies of water, such as a deep ocean, the spell creates a whirlpool that sweeps ships and similar craft downward, putting them at risk and rendering them unable to leave by normal movement for the duration of the spell. when cast on water elementals and other water-based creatures, this spell acts as a slow spell (will negates). the spell has no effect on other creatures. raise water: this causes water or similar liquid to rise in height, just as the lower water version causes it to lower. boats raised in this way slide down the sides of the hump that the spell creates. if the area affected by the spell includes riverbanks, a beach, or other land nearby, the water can spill over onto dry land. with either version of this spell, you may reduce one horizontal dimension by half and double the other horizontal dimension to change the overall area of effect.

Source: Core Rulebook

Effects

  • raises or lowers bodies of water.

Casting

System
PF1E
School
Transmutation
Subschool
Element
Dismissible
Yes
Casting Time
1 standard action
Range
long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)
Target
Area
water in a volume of 10 ft./level by 10 ft./level by 2 ft./level (s)
Duration
10 min./level (d)
Saving Throw
none; see text
Spell Resistance
No

Class Levels

  • Arcanist 6
  • Cleric 4
  • Druid 4
  • Hunter 4
  • Oracle 4
  • Shaman 4
  • Sorcerer 6
  • Warpriest 4
  • Wizard 6

Components

  • verbal
  • somatic

Tags

transmutation water