Deluge

Required	Water Sphere 4
Range	Rank x 10 yards
Area	Up to Rank x 10 square yards
Duration	Instant (Deluge); Variable (Flooding)
Casting	Verbal, Somatic
Action	Standard OR Full Round
Cost	3 Mana
Effect	Casting the spell as a Standard Action allows the mage to manipulate a nearby water source of sufficient size, creating a powerful wave of freezing cold magic-infused water that travels in a path of the caster's choice for up to Rank x 10 yards. Targets in the path of the spell suffer Non-Lethal damage based on the Casting roll, which may be modified by Magic Defense. Those who suffer at least 1 damage gain a stack of Frost and must succeed on an additional Physical Magic Resistance roll vs. Casting or be knocked Prone in the water. Targets that are knocked Prone in flooded areas will begin drowning if they do not get up during their next turn. Deluge also puts out fires and floods terrain in its path - flooded areas caused by the spell are considered Difficult Terrain, and remain so for at least Rank rounds as the magic disperses and then the water begins (or fails) to drain naturally at the discretion of the Storyteller. If the caster knows Control Water, she may spend an additional 2 Mana to cast Deluge as part of a Full Round Action (total cost: 5 Mana) and gain only one of the following effects: The wave parts around the caster's chosen targets to avoid dealing damage/knocking them down She can recall water from currently flooded areas and immediately use it to recast Deluge.