Hello all, I've got a water Kineticist and some questions about the flexibility and/or limits of the Water Manipulator Wild Talent (acts as Control Water spell).
Per my understanding the spell only acts on existing water, basically enlarging or reducing it (since it is a transmutation spell) instead of summoning more water such that at the end of the duration the water will shrink or grow back to its normal volume.
Questions:
1. There is no minimum volume listed for the Raise portion of the spell, does this mean that a tankard of water dumped on the floor would be affected by the spell?
2. If a tankard's worth of water is a valid target does it grow to the spell's listed dimensions?
3. Does the water even need to be dumped out of the tankard or would it Raise/Lower even if its in the container? I'm asking about area of effect and line of sight interactions here, if the water is within the 10x10x2 area (per level) will it be affected regardless of line of sight/effect?
4. There are some interesting interactions to be had with the Lowering portion of the spell since it does have a minimum depth of 1-inch. If i Lower the volume of water in a barrel down to 1 inch and then pour that water into a sealed container smaller than the barrel, what happens when the duration of the spell ends?
5. On a slightly different and more GM fiat-ish note, how would you interpret the line in both the Raise and Lower portions of the spell that reads "This causes water or similar liquid"? What are the limits here? Beer? Wine? Mud? Can I flood a tavern with dark ale?
6. Does using the Lower water option underwater still create whirlpools? If so is there a table somewhere that shows whirlpool statistics?