Drain Mana [3039]

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

### E.22.10: Drain Mana [3039]

      Usage:  Automatic in battle
      Time to learn: 28 days.
      Time to use: Automatic in combat
      Aura to use: 10.
      This is a combat spell.

Drain Mana is a combat spell. During the special attacks phase of the combat round, if the gatecrafter detects magicians or priests in the opposing forces, he opens a chaos gate on the other side of battlefield. This gate immediately drains all magicians and priests on that side of the battle of up to 10 aura (or piety) and then destroys itself. The gatecrafter himself is able to siphon off 1/10 of the drained aura and use it to replenish his own aura.

About 25% of the time, the gatecrafter will mistakenly detect magicians or priests in the opposing forces, and use the spell even though it will be ineffective. The gatecrafter may also mistake undead for magicians.