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Time Stop or Negate Time or Freeze Time suspends time for a short duration as experienced by the caster.
Spell Description[edit]
Casting this spell makes everyone except the caster and companions stop in their tracks for several moments. This leaves enough to either flee the battle site, or to kill the enemies that are now unable to defend themselves against the caster’s confederates. Only the drain of resources prevents this spell from being used too often.
History[edit]
In earlier ages, the effects of this spell were duplicated by various magical articles, as well as the wizard enchantment Altair during the time of Exodus. With the Age of Enlightenment, the modern spell came into use. In Ultima IX, this spell rapidly drained mana, so that the effect from the viewpoint of the caster only lasted a few seconds. Once mana was used up, time returned to its normal flow.
Lore[edit]
| “ | Perhaps the most difficult of spells, An Tym appears to stop time itself. For eons, scholars of thaumaturgy have tried to learn the secret of controlling the universe, and the more they discovered, the more convinced they became that they could never control this power even if they understood it. It is a tribute to the brilliance and creativity of Britannian minds that experts, undaunted by their failures, simply turned the problem around and found a way to achieve every advantage of briefly controlling time without actually controlling it at all. Those capable of this spell will witness their foes paralyzed in mid-motion. After a few moments, all returns to normal, just as though time had actually stopped and started up again. However, the caster’s party remains active throughout the spell. An Tym requires a mixture of mandrake root, well-preserved blood moss and a garlic clove. – from The Book of Lore (Ultima V)
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| “ | Temporarily suspends the flow of time while the caster continues his journeys. – from Compendium (Ultima VI)
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| “ | Stops the flow of time for all but you. – from Player’s Guide (Ultima Underworld)
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| “ | This spell stops the passage of time for the entire world, with the exception of the mage and his party. – from The Book of Fellowship (Ultima VII)
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| “ | This spell stops the flow of time for all save the caster. – from Player’s Guide (Ultima Underworld II)
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| “ | This spell renders all but the caster and any friends immobile for what appears to be twenty seconds. As the spell actually halts the passage of time, the real duration of Time Stop has been a subject of great debate. |
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| “ | Often mistook by lay people for a kind of Telekinesis, the Time Stop spell interrupts the flow of time in the vicinity of the mage. In the histories, warriors showed little interest in Time Stop, as one can do no damage against foes while holding the spell. However, in desperate times, it is a convenient means of escape or of borrowing items to prolong the life of the caster. Though your mana may suffer for the theft, pay the price and step forthwith into the future. Time Stop drains mana until it is dispelled or mana is exhausted. |
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Ultima Saga[edit]
This article or section is about the Ultima Saga series of novels. The information within may not apply to Ultima V or other Ultima games.
After touching the temporal curtain created by Balthan at the end of The Forge of Virtue, Jordan is blinded by magic. The spell scrolls used to construct the time wall are An Tym, Xen Corp and Vas Lor. Balthan had been illuminating scrolls of Eighth Circle magic when Blackthorn took his master Felespar, including "spells that could freeze time".[1][2]
Quote[edit]
- The magician sank slowly to his knees. "I used three scrolls: An Tym, to slow time; Xen Corp, to kill; and Vas Lor, great light to bind them together and because it was the only scroll I had left. I don't know what happened to the Xen Corp--" The gleaming wood fell from Balthan's fingers, "--but it's the other two that are blinding you."
– from The Forge of Virtue (Ultima Saga)
- "Balthan admits he used an An Tym scroll to negate time. An Tym is an illusion--the power of time cannot be negated--but, as Anabarces meant it to be cast, An Tym surrounds the spellcaster with an anomaly in which time--perceived as movement--stands still. The illusion does not last long but, as I'm sure your swordmasters taught you, a single moment can be the difference between life and death--"
- "This illusion's lasted three weeks."
- "Our clever friend has found a way to make An Tym last longer by reducing the anomaly to the size of a dust mote--That is what you did, isn't it?"
- Balthan moistened his lips. "Smaller."
– from The Temper of Wisdom (Ultima Saga)
Trivia[edit]
- In Ultima IX, this fourth circle spell is only found near the end of the game.
- Using the Arms of the Magi makes the spell a bit more useful in Ultima IX.
- The spell is broken in Ultima VII Part Two, always fizzling out. It still worked in the 1.07 Beta. This perhaps is intentional, as it could be used to circumvent triggers.
Gallery[edit]
Time Stop scroll in Ultima VII Part Two
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Abbey, Lynn. The Forge of Virtue. Questar Fantasy: 1991. Pages 251, 311.
- ↑ Abbey, Lynn. The Temper of Wisdom. Questar Fantasy: 1992. Page 7.
| Ultima V Spells | |
|---|---|
| 1st Circle | An Nox ☥ An Ylem ☥ An Zu ☥ Grav Por ☥ In Lor ☥ Mani |
| 2nd Circle | An Sanct ☥ An Xen Corp ☥ In Wis ☥ In Xen Mani ☥ Kal Xen ☥ Rel Hur |
| 3rd Circle | In Flam Grav ☥ In Nox Grav ☥ In Por ☥ In Zu Grav ☥ Vas Flam ☥ Vas Lor |
| 4th Circle | An Grav ☥ Des Por ☥ In Sanct ☥ In Sanct Grav ☥ Uus Por ☥ Wis Quas |
| 5th Circle | An Ex Por ☥ In Bet Xen ☥ In Ex Por ☥ In Zu ☥ Rel Tym ☥ Vas Mani |
| 6th Circle | An Xen Ex ☥ In An ☥ In Vas Por Ylem ☥ Quas An Wis ☥ Rel Xen Bet ☥ Wis An Ylem |
| 7th Circle | In Nox Hur ☥ In Quas Corp ☥ In Quas Wis ☥ In Quas Xen ☥ Sanct Lor ☥ Xen Corp |
| 8th Circle | An Tym ☥ In Flam Hur ☥ In Mani Corp ☥ In Vas Grav Corp ☥ Kal Xen Corp ☥ Vas Rel Por |
| Ultima Underworld Spells | |
|---|---|
| 1st Circle | Create Food ☥ Leap ☥ Light ☥ Magic Arrow ☥ Resist Blows ☥ Stealth |
| 2nd Circle | Curse ☥ Cause Fear ☥ Detect Monster ☥ Lesser Heal ☥ Rune of Warding ☥ Slow Fall |
| 3rd Circle | Conceal ☥ Lightning ☥ Night Vision ☥ Speed ☥ Strengthen Door ☥ Thick Skin |
| 4th Circle | Resist Fire ☥ Heal ☥ Levitate ☥ Poison ☥ Remove Trap ☥ Water Walk |
| 5th Circle | Cure Poison ☥ Fireball ☥ Missile Protection ☥ Name Enchantment ☥ Open ☥ Smite Undead |
| 6th Circle | Daylight ☥ Gate Travel ☥ Greater Heal ☥ Paralyze ☥ Sheet Lightning ☥ Telekinesis |
| 7th Circle | Ally ☥ Fly ☥ Invisibility ☥ Confusion ☥ Reveal ☥ Summon Monster |
| 8th Circle | Armageddon ☥ Flame Wind ☥ Freeze Time ☥ Iron Flesh ☥ Roaming Sight ☥ Tremor |
| Ultima VII Spells | |
|---|---|
| Linear | Awaken ☥ Douse ☥ Fireworks ☥ Glimmer ☥ Help ☥ Ignite ☥ Thunder ☥ Weather |
| 1st Circle | Awaken All ☥ Create Food ☥ Cure ☥ Detect Trap ☥ Great Douse ☥ Great Ignite ☥ Light ☥ Locate |
| 2nd Circle | Destroy Trap ☥ Enchant ☥ Fire Blast ☥ Great Light ☥ Mass Cure ☥ Protection ☥ Telekinesis ☥ Wizard Eye |
| 3rd Circle | Curse ☥ Heal ☥ Paralyze ☥ Peer ☥ Poison ☥ Protect All ☥ Sleep ☥ Swarm |
| 4th Circle | Conjure ☥ Lightning ☥ Mark ☥ Mass Curse ☥ Recall ☥ Reveal ☥ Seance ☥ Unlock Magic |
| 5th Circle | Charm ☥ Dance ☥ Dispel Field ☥ Explosion ☥ Fire Field ☥ Great Heal ☥ Invisibility ☥ Mass Sleep |
| 6th Circle | Cause Fear ☥ Clone ☥ Fire Ring ☥ Flame Strike ☥ Magic Storm ☥ Poison Field ☥ Sleep Field ☥ Tremor |
| 7th Circle | Create Gold ☥ Death Bolt ☥ Delayed Blast ☥ Energy Field ☥ Energy Mist ☥ Mass Charm ☥ Mass Might ☥ Restoration |
| 8th Circle | Armageddon ☥ Death Vortex ☥ Invisibility All ☥ Mass Death ☥ Resurrect ☥ Summon ☥ Swordstrike ☥ Time Stop |
| Ultima Underworld II Spells | |
|---|---|
| 1st Circle | Bouncing ☥ Create Food ☥ Detect Trap ☥ Light ☥ Locate ☥ Luck ☥ Magic Arrow ☥ Resist Blows |
| 2nd Circle | Cause Fear ☥ Deadly Seeker ☥ Dispel Hunger ☥ Leap ☥ Lesser Heal ☥ Rune of Flame ☥ Slow Fall ☥ Valor |
| 3rd Circle | Bleeding ☥ Cure Poison ☥ Dispel Rune ☥ Electrical Bolt ☥ Night Vision ☥ Repel Undead ☥ Speed ☥ Water Walk |
| 4th Circle | Flameproof ☥ Frost ☥ Heal ☥ Missile Protection ☥ Poison Weapon ☥ Remove Trap ☥ Study Monster ☥ Thick Skin |
| 5th Circle | Fireball ☥ Levitate ☥ Mending ☥ Name Enchantment ☥ Open ☥ Rune of Stasis ☥ Smite Undead ☥ Telekinesis |
| 6th Circle | Charm ☥ Daylight ☥ Gate Travel ☥ Greater Heal ☥ Invisibility ☥ Map Area ☥ Paralyze ☥ Sheet Lightning |
| 7th Circle | Enchantment ☥ Magic Satellite ☥ Mass Confusion ☥ Portal ☥ Reveal ☥ Shockwave ☥ Summon Daemon ☥ Tremor |
| 8th Circle | Armageddon ☥ Flame Wind ☥ Fly ☥ Freeze Time ☥ Iron Flesh ☥ Restoration ☥ Roaming Sight ☥ Smite Foe |
| Ultima IX Spells | |
|---|---|
| Linear | Stone ☥ Gust ☥ Ignite ☥ Douse |
| 1st Circle | Create Reagents ☥ Lightning Bolt ☥ Light ☥ Light Heal |
| 2nd Circle | Crystal Barrier ☥ Ethereal Sight ☥ Infernal Armor ☥ Cure |
| 3rd Circle | Charm ☥ Telekinesis ☥ Fireball ☥ Fog |
| 4th Circle | Time Stop ☥ Wizard Eye ☥ Day ☥ Freeze |
| 5th Circle | Summon Undead ☥ Levitate ☥ Bolt of Flame ☥ Full Heal |
| 6th Circle | Meteorite ☥ Invisibility ☥ Ring of Fire ☥ Mana Breath |
| 7th Circle | Death ☥ Teleport ☥ Summon Demon ☥ Frost Storm |
| 8th Circle | Earthquake ☥ Lightning Storm ☥ Inferno ☥ Searing Rain |
| Spells of the Ultima Saga | |
|---|---|
| Linear | dust-be-gone ☥ handfire ☥ hearthfire ☥ mother's-voice ☥ rust-proof ☥ soothing hands ☥ stir-the-pot |
| 1st Circle | An Nox ☥ An Zu ☥ In Lor ☥ Mani |
| 2nd Circle | Rel Hur |
| 3rd Circle | Kal Wis Por Mani ☥ Vas Flam ☥ Vas Lor |
| 4th Circle | Des Por ☥ In Sanct |
| 5th Circle | Rel Tym ☥ Vas Tym Sanct Grav |
| 6th Circle | An Xen Ex ☥ Des Por Vas ☥ In Vas Sanct |
| 7th Circle | Sanct Lor ☥ Xen Corp |
| 8th Circle | An Tym ☥ In Mani Corp ☥ Vas Corp ☥ Vas Rel Por |
| Spellweaving | Arcane Stairway ☥ Time Wall |
| Dark Magic | Enthrall ☥ Scry ☥ Nightmare ☥ Summon Gazer ☥ Create Miasma ☥ Call Shadowlord |