Ability Earthquake
Type:	Earth
Effect type:	Activated
Range:	Medium
Activation:	40
Cooldown:	40s
Requires:	25 magic
Description:	The caster disrupts the earth, causing a violent quake that knocks everyone in the targeted area to the ground every few seconds, unless they pass a physical resistance check. Friendly fire possible.

Earthquake is a mage spell from the Primal tree in Dragon Age: Origins.

Information Edit

• Area of effect: 10m radius sphere. Spell duration is 20s. Movement speed penalty is -40%. Physical resistance check vs. the attacker's spellpower is every 4s (special rank targets only, which includes lieutenant+ ranks and the player's party. No physical resistance check for lower rank targets).
• Only works on moving targets (targets standing still are immune).
• Range: 25m
• Conjuration time: 1s
• 50 Threat is drawn from all enemies in the AoE.
• An additional 20 Threat is drawn on Hard / Nightmare difficulties.

Notes Edit

• Activation base is in mana and values vary with fatigue%.
• Nature damage values are displayed in the game as the color: Dark Green.
• Arcane Warrior Spellcasting: The spell can be cast with your weapon(s) drawn.
• Earthquake can be cast on creatures or locations not in line of sight. A mage can cast this spell on creatures in a different room when using the overhead view. This allows the mage to stay out of physical harm by staying out of reach of those creatures.

See also Edit

• Ability mechanics