Justin's Skimmer
(Evocation)

Range:  20 yards
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  1/2 hour per level
Casting Time:  6
Area of Effect:  One skimmer
Saving Throw:  None

An improved form of Tenser's floating disc, the skimmer is designed as a flying vehicle for the wizard. The wizard reclines in a moulded seat at the centre of the 3-foot radius disc. The "wings" each have room for one person, or a comparable volume of cargo. It can lift 50 pounds per level of the wizard. The skimmer can move at speeds up to 25 miles per hour (this approximates MV 70), and has manoeuvrability class A at speeds less than MV 21. The wizard is protected from acceleration, passengers are not. When stopped, the skimmer can rotate on a dime. The wizard has full cover from below. The skimmer can take 5 HP per level of the wizard. Ramming, it does (MV/3)d6 damage to both itself and the target. Only the wizard can control the skimmer; it hovers motionless if he is unconscious or dies. The skimmer is a stable casting platform. The material component of the spell is a drop of mercury.

