Oilskin

(See also: Skin Spells)

This spell prevents fog, rain, waves, hail, and other forms of precipitated water from touching the person or small object upon which the spell is cast. Precipitation comes within an inch of the body or object, but strikes an invisible barrier and does not penetrate to the clothes or skin. The spell is also effective against intermittent wetting by waves. The barrier does not affect any type of missile or other object.

An individual under this spell can see more clearly than most in driving rain because none gets into his eyes. An individual or object struck by a wave remains dry, but if immersed in the ocean, the mass of water is sufficient to overcome the barrier and the individual or object becomes wet, ending the spell immediately. The material component of this spell is a small square of cloth that has been treated with oil so as to become water-repellent.

Notes: Uncommon for Sea mages; otherwise, very rare. (Updated from Dragon Magazine.)