Shambling Mound

Spell · Druid level 14 · (helpful)

Mana: 30Int: 18Wis: 20(28% per practice)

Requires: fist of the earth

Usage

• cast shambling mound

The 'shambling mound spell is an upgrade of the 'earth wall' spell, creating an animated pile of dirt, rocks, earth, and other material to defend you in battle. The mound requires substantial magic to create and maintain, and must be periodically reinforced with new material from the earth.

Shambling mounds are typically short term creations, used in short battles as protection.

Skill tree

• earth wall
  • fist of the earth
    • shambling mound
      • earthquake
      • landslide

Group: Druid earth and water

Shambling mounds are temporary druid minion tanks — an upgrade to Earth Wall that can move with the player, growing more powerful with druid cast level.

Strings

Ground string:

A shambling mound made of earth, rocks, and dirt moves eerily here.

Long description:

It's a big pile of dirt, rocks, and other earth clearly pulled up from
the nearby ground.  Hastily assembled by brute force using magic, it's
not elegant, but serves well enough as a dumb minion in battle.

Insult string:

You insult shambling mound earth dirt.

Notes

• High mana drain — best released when you can regen.
• Temporary; it starts to fall apart after a while.
• Can be repaired by recasting the spell.
• Only castable on certain terrain types.