Quicksand

School of Earth Magic

Level 1

Magic Arrow *

Shield

Slow

Stone Skin

View Earth

Level 2

Death Ripple

Quicksand

Visions *

Level 3

Animate Dead

Anti-Magic

Earthquake

Force Field

Protection from Earth

Level 4

Meteor Shower

Resurrection

Sorrow

Town Portal

Level 5

Implosion

Summon Earth Elemental

School of Air Magic

School of Fire Magic

School of Water Magic

Quicksand
	School:	Earth Magic
	Level:	2nd
	Cost:	8
	Duration:	until end of combat
Basic effect
Quicksand pits are placed in 4 random hexes.
Advanced effect
Quicksand pits are placed in 6 random hexes.
Expert effect
Quicksand pits are placed in 8 random hexes.
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle   25 Rampart   25 Tower   46 (35*) Inferno   18 Necropolis   24 Dungeon   25 Stronghold   35 Fortress   35 Conflux   20 Cove     Factory     * Without Library

Quicksand is a 2nd level spell in the School of Earth Magic. The spell places quicsand pits randomly in combat field hexes. They are invisible to enemy hero, unles the hero has a creature fighting on native terrain. Troops stepping on pit hexes have their movement halted for the current round. Once a pit is stepped on, it is revealed to all. A unique property of Quicksand is that it lasts infinitly during any battle, regardless of the user's spell power.

Dsicussion

Quicksand can be particulary useful in town sieges, since a large portion of the battlefield is blocked by walls and moats. It is also useful when fighting neutral army stacks, since wandering creatures will always attempt to attack foes that are within reach, making them predictable and thereby easy to "trick" into stepping on the quicksand. This strategy can potentially give your shooters many more turns to shoot before the enemy reaches them.