Time Stop

Many consider Time Stop -also known as Negate Time- as cheating, but this doesn't reduce its usefulness. Casting time stop makes everyone stop in their tracks for several moments. Enough to either flee the battle site, or the kill the enemies that are now unable to defend themselves against the caster and party. Only the very high requirements prevent this spell from being used too often.

In Ultima IX, this spell rapidly drains mana, so that the effect from the viewpoint of the caster only lasts a few seconds. Once mana is used up, time returns to its normal flow.

In earlier ages, the effects of this spell were duplicated by various magical articles.

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