Enlarge Plant Formula

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The dweomer engendered by this Casting causes the enlargement of any plant in the Distance range indicated. Although the practitioner is able to affect one subject per 10 points of STEEP, all subjects must be within a one chain diameter Area and in the casters sight when the Formula is activated. The subject plant(s) will double natural size for each point of the caster's STEEP in this K/S Sub¥Area. For instance, a three-inch high, nine-inch wide poison ivy growth will become 20 times more massive if the caster's STEEP is 20. As the increase is in all dimensionsÑlength. height, and breadthÑvolume is concerned, so the 20 times increase means the subject has 20 times more volume, not 20 times the length, height, and breadth. The overall increase in volume results in but approximately 33% of the applicable STEEP

longer, higher, and wider. Thus, in the example above, the poison ivy plant would be 0.33 x 20 - seven times normalÑa specimen 21 inches high and 56 inches deep and broad, and with corresponding PTRAIT and Poison Strength as well Trees assume particularly massive proportions through this dweomer, of course. Such exceptionally large subjects lose their dweomered size only slowly at expiration of Effect. dropping one size increment per Action Thrm, and in fact never return completely to their former size, retaining an increase equal to one years growth for each poin of STEEP of the caster. Note that Heka enlarged fruits. nuts, berries, grain. and so forth which are removed from plants subjected to this Casting do not lose their size increase if they are well away from the parent plant when the Time duration expires. In regards to intelligent and/or mobile flora, this Casting has an entirely different Effect. Only one plant will be subject to the Casting. The practitioner must decide what will be increased at time of activation of the dweomen rate of movement and size, or Perception and attack/defense modes. For each point of STEEP. the caster causes an exactly corresponding increase in the subject plant's (bit.04 as opted for at activation. Although the subject is not controlled by the practitioner, careful selection of Area and plant should suffice, for the dweomered one will behave exactly as would another not so affected. Any subject killed before the expiration of the dweomer will remain fully enlarged.