Spell Balls in Amtgard Live Action RPG

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Austin Harmon, but out here I'm known as Forrest Evergreen. I'm here on expertvillage.com to teach you about the game of Amtgard. Another type of spell is a spell ball, which is something like this. It's got a soft core to it; whether its carpet padding or polyester foam, or sometimes people use rubber bands wrapped up in foam; things like that. These are designed to be thrown at your target, so I can charge the spell ball; throw it at my target, and if it hits it has an effect on them. If it misses; it obviously doesn't. The benefit of those is if I can get to that and pick it back up; I can recharge it and throw it again an unlimited number of times. They have different effects. The one I just threw is called a fire ball. I would say fireball five times, and then I'd throw it at my target. If it hit them, and they weren't magically protected in some way; they're dead; they're out of that life. This would be an entangle ball. I would hold that and say; entangle, entangle, entangle, entangle, entangle. I would throw it at my opponent, and if it hit them; they would not be able to move for one hundred and fifty count. They also cannot be attacked for that one hundred and fifty count; they're basically taken out of the game for that period of time. It's a way to eliminate some of your opponents from combat so you can outnumber the other team, and then fight them. Fireballs take them out. There are also lightning balls, petrified balls, acid balls; lots of different spell balls. The general effects are straight up damage, or immobilize them for some period of time; take them out of the game for some period of time."