Water - Sonar

[PotatoJedi]

Name: Sonar

Casting Time: 1 Round
Range: 1 km underwater
Duration: 1 Hour
MP Cost: 4

You can "see" underwater up to 1 km away. You can tell whether something is moving, an approximate shape (round, square, long, etc) and size (minimum of "average human size"). With a successful Tracking roll, you can tell approximately how far away the thing you're asking about is and what direction it's moving in (if any, otherwise you just get "it's in that direction somewhere"). You must be in or above water (such as in a boat) to use this spell.

[logan9a]

Tracking roll? How about an all new skill - Unaided sonar! I like it when spells give new skills.

[PotatoJedi]

Name: Sonar

Casting Time: 1 Round
Range: 1 km underwater
Duration: 1 Hour
MP Cost: 4

You can "see" underwater up to 1 km away. You can tell whether something is moving, an approximate shape (round, square, long, etc) and size (minimum of "average human size"). With a successful Unaided Sonar skill roll, you can tell approximately how far away the thing you're asking about is and what direction it's moving in (if any, otherwise you just get "it's in that direction somewhere"). You must be in or above water (such as in a boat) to use this spell.

[logan9a]

I'd add that the sonar only works in the water. Otherwise, you'll have the PC's standing in a boat on dry land trying to use it.

[PotatoJedi]

I did add that you had to be in the water or above it such as a boat. Doesn't work on dry land.

[logan9a]

Name: Sonar [Credit: Freddy]

Casting Time: 1 Round
Range: 1 km underwater
Duration: 1 Hour
MP Cost: 4

You can "see" underwater up to 1 km away. You can tell whether something is moving, an approximate shape (round, square, long, etc) and size (minimum of "average human size"). With a successful Unaided Sonar skill roll, you can tell approximately how far away the thing you're asking about is and what direction it's moving in (if any, otherwise you just get "it's in that direction somewhere"). You must be in or above water (such as in a boat) to use this spell. Reminder: Sonar only works for stuff in the water.

[Scott]

Caution: may (temporarily) deafen and/or aggravate aquatic creatures in range.

[logan9a]

Does the sonar from undersea creatures normally do that?

[Scott]

Ship sonar messes with undersea creatures. I don't think biosonar/echolocation would have that effect.

[logan9a]

Name: Sonar [Credit: Freddy, Scott]

Casting Time: 1 Round
Range: 1 km underwater
Duration: 1 Hour
MP Cost: 4

You can "see" underwater up to 1 km away. You can tell whether something is moving, an approximate shape (round, square, long, etc) and size (minimum of "average human size"). With a successful Unaided Sonar skill roll, you can tell approximately how far away the thing you're asking about is and what direction it's moving in (if any, otherwise you just get "it's in that direction somewhere"). You must be in or above water (such as in a boat) to use this spell. Reminder: Sonar only works for stuff in the water. Just like with regular sonar, creatures (and devices) which can track back sonar to it's source may choose to track this back to the caster.