WTF, mate? This spell can actually cause damage? What moron couldn't move out of the way of something approaching him at the terrific speed of a quick walk? Better yet, just smack down whatever it is or pluck it from the air and throw it back.

Anyone know if Street Magic has a real fly spell? Something in between the bullet-quickness of Fling and the snails crawl that is Levitate? Something that has he magician going at least 5 miles an hour, maybe even 10 miles an hour?

That's only if you don't house rule that skill cap out of the way.

Thats true for every statement about any rule and thus an argument of 0 value.

just to clarify/provide an example why someone might want to use fling instead of levitate, i'll provide the following:

a mage wants to throw a knife at someone, and has both the fling and levitate spells.

if he flings the knife, he has a threshold of 0 for the spell, and a limit of <force> hits. the knife deals damage based on magic attribute, not on spell force, so low-moderate force is not a huge limiter really.

if he levitates the knife, he has a threshold of 1 for the spell (must achieve 1 net hit to lift the object) meaning he has a maximum number of net hits equal to <force - 1>. he has no defined strength damage, and it may take him multiple initiative passes to guide the knife to the target (note that fling requires 1 IP, whereas levitate moves objects on a per turn basis). furthermore, because he is likely to need to sustain the spell, he probably takes a -2 penalty on most rolls during the time he is making an attack. additionally, note that levitate has a movement rate determined by net hits (ie hits beyond the initial threshold of 1/200 kg), not just hits.

so then, for the purposes of throwing stuff at people, levitate probably takes longer, has a lower number of useful hits, requires that you sustain the spell most likely, and has a shorter range, given 1 IP to hit. it also does not define what the strength of the spell is, and i personally would rule that it is either lower than fling or at best based on force, rather than magic. on the other hand it can also be used over multiple rounds, can be placed into a sustaining focus, and the spell has more other uses.

fling deals a specified amount of damage based on magic (not force), gets the object to the target instantly, doesn't require sustaining, and has a higher number of possible hits. on the other hand, it's pretty much only good for one thing...

now of course, if we're talking about, say, throwing a garbage dumpster full of paper at someone, then levitate has the advantage though

[edit] oh, and sorcery 10 (assuming you mean spellcasting 10) can be achieved. it requires a spirit or other critter, though. so if we change the situation to a magician who conjures a force 10 spirit of man, we end up with a fairly similar situation. [/edit]

I thought everyone did .

It's the best spell ever. Useful. Versatile. Can't be duplicated well without magic. Works even with magic 1 (well, slowly ).

actually, as written levitate is almost useless at force 1. it has an automatic threshold of 1 to lift any object. as such, a force 1 levitate can (and most likely will, given a halfway decent dice pool) hold an object of up to 200 kg in place, if it is already in the air when the spell is cast. that object will have a movement rate of net hits * spell force (note: maximum hits is 1 due to spell force, and a threshold of 1 to affect the object, leaving 0 net hits).

of course, this could still be useful if you have something else to push it around, i suppose, but it's not much good for flying, or for moving objects around purely via levitation.

Awesome, isn't it?

When circumstances demand nothing less, and you've got the power to do it... deserve that kind of performance after winning 3 net hits from a Force 12 Spirit of Man.

Plus, a GM gets a little artistic license and some psychological leverage when the party caster summons a vertible demi-godling to the table. That possibility of 24 physical damage should have somebody sweating.

Make'em sweat!