Swim
Swim is a D&D 3.5 spell (Transmutation) from CAr. On class lists for Druid (Level 2), Sorcerer (Level 2), Wizard (Level 2), and others. Range or area: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level); Saving throw: None; Duration: 10 minutes/level (D); Casting time: 1 full round.
- School
- Transmutation
- Casting Time
- 1 full round
- Components
- V, S, M
- Range
- Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
- Target
- One creature
- Duration
- 10 minutes/level (D)
- Saving Throw
- None
- Spell Resistance
- Yes (harmless)
This spell gives the recipient a swim speed like any aquatic creature (though not the ability to breathe water or hold one’s breath beyond normal limits). So long as the creature isn’t carrying more than a light load, it can swim at its normal speed without making Swim checks. It also gains a +8 competence bonus on any Swim checks to perform special actions or avoid hazards, though it still takes the normal penalty for weight carried (-1 per 5 pounds). The recipient can choose to take 10 on swim checks, even if rushed or threatened, and can use the run action while swimming if it swims in a straight line.
If the creature is carrying more than a light load, it must make Swim checks to move (taking the normal penalty for weight carried), but all other benefits and bonuses of the spell still apply.
Material Component: A goldfish scale.