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:Additional_Spells These spells are suplimentary to spells.#01 :Aluap's_Curse COST : 10 GUILDS : B Cast on a Target being, ALL magic items used by that person will be unable to function magically for the duration of the spell. The Target being DOES get a saving throw vs INTUITION to avoid the effect at its casting. Even magic swords will not get their pluses etc for the whole duration. :Banishment COST : 25 GUILDS : O Cast at a being from another plane, this spell forces them to return instantly to their plane and the subject cannot return to this one without being summoned back. :Beauty COST : 3 GUILDS : B This spell is cast upon a being of sentience only. It enhanced their Appearance magically for the duration by 10 points. It is often used by Female Mages to enhance their natural 'talents'. Unlike 'Friends' it does NOT directly influence others and thus has no detrimental effects, or concepts of deception. Additional RANKS add 1 to the gained points. :Black_Tornado COST : 12 GUILDS : E, Y In some ways related to the Whirligig spell, this creates an unnatural Tornado to encompass a single target being, spinning them around violently in a circle, making them nautious and impeding all senses. It does NOT lift or move the target from the locale. The Tornado adds some unusual effects though - it inflicts a necromantic drain on the being, causing them to lose 1d10 Energy points (if they have any as a mage) and once out of energy begins to drain HTK. Attacks against the Tornado, except a dispell magic type, will fail to affect it as it has no material substance, mearly energy. No attacks can be made on the victim of the spell while they are within the tornado. :Bone_Breaker COST : 3 GUILDS : E This is cast on a single target being and will break a particular bone in their body (roll): 01-15 Left leg 16-30 Right Leg 31-50 Right Arm 51-70 Left Arm 71-00 Rib (-10% all skills while broken) Broken limbs are not usable. Broken ribs only restrict action. Lasts until healed/repaired. Duration is NOT bought on this spell. :Castus_Maximus_Ritual COST : 30 GUILDS : B This ritual takes a full hour to perform, but falls under normal ritual rules for reducing costs and sharing results amoungst a group of mages. It causes the mages for the next 24 hours (No Longer duration is possible) to cast all variable result spells at FULL results. That is all attack spells will do MAXIMUM damage, etc. :CrossBreed COST : 7 GUILDS : G, R This is an advanced variation on FERTILITY. It causes the subject being to become crossfertile with the NEXT creature/being that it mates with during the duration and will produce offspring from such. It is said this spell is one of the reasons WHY there are so many strange and mixed breeds in the world. The offspring will breed true to its new form on a 01-50, breed true to the female parent 51-70 breed true to the male parent 71-80 or be infertile on a 81-00. Target being, if sentient, may attempt to resist this spell, making a save vs INTUITION (maybe why there are almost no dwarvaen half breeds). :Curse_Of_Senility COST : 10 GUILDS : E This spell will ONLY work on a mage. The Target must save vs INTUITION or will suffer SENILITY for the duration. While under the effect of this the Mage must make a saving throw VS INTUITION every time they wish to cast a spell - a failed throw means they cannot remember the spell AND must spend the rest of that round in puzzlement over their memory loss. The effect does NOT apply to HUNG spells. :Curse_Of_Tindalos COST : 7 GUILDS : O This is a subtle spell. It will draw dangerous attacks and encounters on the subject so that at least one occurs every 8 hours, summoning such attacks constantly. Tindalos was a nobleman who was killed this way, the first victim of the spells inventor (who has been forgotten with time), who died not from the encounters but eventually from lack of sleep. Targets is not used, but DURATION is vital for this spell to be effective. :Demonic_Barber COST : 10 Guilds : O This spell creates a physical manifestation that appears to be a demon with humanoid form but goat-like legs and small horns with barbed tail wearing a long leather apron with pockets. The target being will find themselves in a Barber chair and the demon will then give them a proper haircut and styling over the next 3 rounds. The target cannot leave the chair but may act otherwise in any way they wish but cannot physically or magically harm the demon (except dispell it). They will have a perfect haircut and suffer no harm from the demon (but they may be attacked by others while the coiffer is occuring). A resistant target gets a save vs Prowness to avoid the chair when the spell is first cast. :Depression_Of_Boccab COST : 10 GUILDS : B,S This inflicts upon the victim the knowledge of Boccab's logic, making them realize that death is inevitable no matter how much they struggle and that everything they do will not really matter in the long term. This depression will reduce all their skills by 20% to succeed while active. TARGETS is not used on this spell. It is said a rare cleric of Boccab invented the spell so to share his misery. :Disruption COST : 15 GUILDS : E, P This is cast ONLY on a single target. The Target must be a mage. If the Target fails a save vs INTUITION then they will immediately lose ALL their HUNG spells and the energy held in them. :Drowning_Death COST : 20 GUILDS : E This spell is a nasty one, usable only on a single target. The target receives a save vs INTUITION to avoid the effect. If the victim fails their lungs suddenly become filled with water and they begin to drown. Victim will collapse instantly unconscious. Unless some means can be applied to remove the water within 3 rounds they are VERY dead. :Ebon_Cloud COST : 15 GUILDS : E, O This calls into being a cloud of black vapors that are impenetrable by light and that is NOT affected by normal or magical wind short of an air elemental. Within the cloud visibility is zilch, and even infravision is dampened from working. The cloud is a 10' cube per RANK of the spell and any being within it must save each round for the following: 1) Roll to wander out of cloud (save vs INTUITION for magic) if successful they do NOT roll for the rest! 2) Roll to avoid 3d10 of COLD BASED damage (Save vs HARDINESS) 3) Roll to Avoid Insanity (Save vs INTUITION for magic again) [If Not saved then rolls on the Insanity tables] 4) Roll to Save vs APPearance or lose 1 APP point from chaos effects distorting your body. Unconscious beings must save as above, except for the insanity roll. If a mage is within the cloud and tries to use a spell they are -25% normal chance of success, plus another -25% if they are casting a spell at something other than themselves or an object being held. NO spell book may be used in the cloud and NO light based magic will work within its confines or disrupt it from outside. :Empathic_Revenge COST : 15 GUILDS : G When the target this spell is cast upon is attacked in any way the attacker receives back half damage (only HTK damage applies) as that the target had received from them AFTER armour etc, and receives it as internal damage. :Enchanted_Cauldron_Ritual COST : 20 GUILDS : B, E, O, S This spell is considered one of the more disgusting and dangerous methods of gaining new spells and knowledge in the mystic arts. It requires a small iron cauldron, 6 pints human blood, a gallon of water and an owls feather. Casting time is one hour and NO additional beings can be involved beyond the caster. NO RANGE, TARGETS or DURATION are used. A failure at casting this spell ALWAYS results in the immediate death of the caster, without chance of resurrection or restoration. All that will be found are some ashes left behind. Successfully cast the spell produces RANDOM results: 01-05 Caster improves 1 rank in a spell already known 06-20 Caster learns one new random spell from a class they belong to. 21-30 Caster learns 2 new randoms spells from a class they belong to. 31-40 Caster Learns 3 new randoms spells from a class they belong to. 41-50 Nothing Happens 51-60 Caster Forgets a Spell they already know and cannot learn it from ANY source ever again. 61-70 Caster Loses 1d10 HTK permanently 71-95 Caster Must roll on the insanity table 96-00 Caster is visited by a random demon/devil creature as if they had tried to summon such! :Enhanced_Phantasmal_Force COST : 7 GUILDS : O This spell is a Phantasmal force with Sight and Sound and (optionally) smell, but not substance. The enhanced Phantasmal Force can cover a 10' x 10' x 10' area at the stated range per RANK and can move anywhere from that range to the caster as the caster chooses. While working this spell the caster cannot cast another spell (but may prepare one) or engage in HTH combat except defensively. If the caster moves the Force will remain always within range of the caster. Upon casting another spell the Force will cease to move by the will of the caster, but wil simply freeze frame where it is until the duration ends. It will continue the last ordered sound and smell output. :Ethereal_Trap COST : 20 GUILDS : O This spell is cast on the Material plane, and covers a 10'x10'x10' area per rank. ANY ethereal creature passing on the ethereal plane into this area will be dragged thru into the material plane and wll be unable to leave the confines of the Trap while it has duration left. This also will apply to ethereally traveling mages etc! Only the being is affected, they can choose to cast spells out of the trap or equipment on them, and any non-ethereal creature may enter the trap area without being effected. :Fall_Short COST : 15 GUILDS : O Target being this is cast on has their range illusionarily modified so that they will appear to drift back and forth to a viewer, causing their range to distort. Anyone firing a ranged weapon at the target must make an Intuition ROLL (Perception, alertness cannot be applied as a skill vs this) to properly perceive the tagets range - if they fail they will automatically miss with their attack. Anyone making a HTH attack vs the target being is -10% normal chances to hit because of the effect. Anyone using a ranged spell (non-touch) to hit must also make a perception roll to properly gauge the range to the caster OR must pay for EXTREME (20 point ballista range) to ensure to hit the target, or they will be subject to the effect as if a ranged attack with a weapon. :Fists_Of_Steel COST : 5 GUILDS : B, P This gives the target beings hands the strength of hardened steel and beyon in combat, so that all HTH Punches are at +3 Normal (as if the character was wearing mailed gloves). It will not increase damage done by martial artists since their skills already emulate such. :Hold_Person COST : GUILDS : G, R This spell was developed after a mage had witnessed an attack by a Blue Slaad on a target. It is cast on an individual and paralyzes them if they fail an INTUITION save where they stand. They stay such for the duration and cannot act, unless a mage. If a mage they may attempt to cast a spell without hand gestures or speech, mearly by thought, but this places the caster at a -75% normal success chance, -50% if using a previously Hung spell. :Ice_Darts COST : 1 GUILDS : O, P This creates a dart in the hand of the caster who then throws it at the target as a normal weapon (RANGE is not used on this spell nor is TARGETS) Immediately upon its appearance. The dart, upon hitting the target will inflict 1d10 Cold Based Damage / RANK. The range for this as a thrown weapon is that of a Dagger. If DURATION is applied it will continue to do this amount of damage each round after striking the target until it is nullified magically in some way. If the dart misses the intended target due to a shield or simply a bad throw it melts away into nothingness. :Life_Battery COST : 5 GUILDS : P This gives the recipient phantom hit points for the duration that are subtracted from before any damage is received on the normal HTK. Cost is for 1d10 such points per RANK the spell is known at. :Marvelous_Marble COST : 5 GUILDS : B This spell MUST be cast on a Marble made from glass (value 1 BM) which the caster then rolls at the target. The marble magicaly transforms in Size and speed to become a bowling-ball sized glass ball That will zero in on the target, following it, until it strikes or the duration ends. The Ball is immune to Lightning and Fire based attacks. When it hits it does so with a Thunderclap, deafening the target, stunning it for a full round and doing 1d10 /rank concussion damage (no armour save). RANGE is not used as an option, but target must be LOS to the caster when the marble is rolled. A very fast creature may outrun the Marble, so long as it does nothing but run away from it, has space to do so, and maintains an initiative roll of 35 or more per round. Anything that gets between the target and the Ball will be hit instead and receive the damage etc. :Mason's_Word_Of_Unmaking COST : 12 GUILDS : B This is a complex series of sounds that MUST be uttered by the caster aloud. It is an area effect, carrying in a 50' radius of the caster per rank (max 10 ranks). The Mason's word fails if it is interrupted. When cast this causes all mortar to crumble into dust, all stone stacked upon each other to unstack themselves, all bricks layed to revert to sand or mud they were made from. This will break walls, crumble buildings and generally destroy that which was built by a mason's hands. No duration or targets are used in casting this spell. :Medusa_Web COST : 30 GUILDS : E, P This spell produces an area effect over a 10' x 10' area per RANK. Those within the area must make a Prowness roll and be less than 20' from the edge of the field (if a higher than rank 1 is involved) to escape the effect. Others will be trapped in the grey spider-web like webs. Each round, including the first, those within the web MUST save vs INTUITION or be turned from Flesh To Stone as per the standard spell, except that non-living materials are uneffected and that the result will NOT wear off at the durations end but lasts until dispelled or a year of time has passed. Those within can try to escape if they are not turned to stone by cutting the webs or burning them. Those outside may try to help likewise and will NOT be effected by the Stone-to-flesh effect. :Megiddo's_Demon COST : 5 GUILDS : O, S This spell produces a temporary manifestation of a demonic form about 4" in size with bright red skin and little wings that enable it to flutter around the target. Target being will be linked with the demon so that it may assist in keeping the target alerted of ANY incoming attacks or approching hostiles within a 100' x 100' x 100' area, mentally shouting and waking them (if asleep) or otherwise reporting to them the number of intruders and present range to them in general terms. The demon CAN also see invisible and Ethereally but not astrally or thru an improved invisibility spell. Demon exists only for the bought duration of the spell. If fighting an invisible creature while the Demon is present, the normal effects of invisibility are halved in regards to chances to hit etc. Note that this demon is purely a magical creation and has no real sentience or resemblence to true demons. :Thorstag's_Miscarriage COST : 15 GUILDS : E, R This spell is only cast upon a pregnant female. If the target is in opposition to its casting then they receive a Saving throw vs Intuition. A failed save or an unresisted one causes the female to have a spontaneous miscarriage of the child they are carrying, which will result in its death. The EXCEPTION is in the case of a would-be Gods's Child or Demon's Blood Child, wherein the Child itself receives a 25% saving throw against the spell itself! A miscarriage by this spell is relatively painless and causes NO physical harm to the female. :Non-Combustion_Field COST : 3 GUILDS : S,Y This creates a 10' cubed area field where NO form of combustion works, including normal fire, magical fire, Heat increases to combustion temp. (which will NOT surpass 90 degrees F) etc. For the Duration. This is often bought LONG TERM DURATION in order that a library may be thus protected by random occurances. Increased RANK increases the field size accordingly. :Poison_Thorns COST : 7 GUILDS : E, G This creates a spray of poisonous plant thorns at the target. 1d10 such thorns are created per RANK of the spell. A prowness roll is made by the target against EACH thorn. A Failed roll means they were scratched by the thorn and receieve 1d10 poison damage (Dwarves and similarly poison resistant creatures are uneffected by this attack in that they will ONLY receive 1 point damage per thorn, period). ARMOUR does not help vs this attack, but a SHIELD may be used to deflect the entire attack if successful otherwise rule applies as above. Thorns are NOT reusable. :Protective_Cloak_Of_Sutar COST : 15 GUILDS : O This brings into existance a physical magical cloak upon the caster or the target being which has several properties. The Cloak will exist for the duration unless dispelled, but can be removed at will and will continue to exist unless dispelled. The Cloak is as light as lace, but actually gives warmth from cold - protecting from cold based attacks, absorbing up to 10 points of each such attack (with no limit on how many it can sustain). It will also protect against fire based attacks (magical and non) equally. The cloak also acts as a defense against all DRAINING Spells and Powers while worn and will act as a pernament Feather-fall while worn. The cloak can be destroyed if struck by an electrical based attack or an acid based one before its duration ends. It is a dark blue in color and has a metal appearing chain fastener. It offers NO protection from normal weapons, unless fire or cold based. :Red_Death COST : 10 GUILDS : E This spell is another exercise is killing frail humanity and humanoids. The target being(s) are suddenly raked with dozens of small open wounds on their body which begin to bleed. They lose 1d10 HTK each round (and one Hardiness each round permanently) until they bleed to death. Normal first aide procedures will not help, but a wound closure spell or a Full heal will cancel the effect (Healing potions will NOT help). :Ritual_Of_Orlandes COST : 20 GUILDS : B, E, G, O, P, R, S, Y This ritual is not a religious rite, but a means of a mage to enhance their capability temporarily. It takes a full hour to cast, uninterrupted, and is a solo ritual with a cost as per above. The ritual will allow the mage to double the number of spells they can hang for a 24 hour period. Once the 24 hours are up they will NOT be able to hang new spells into the lost slots, but will retain any that are left until they have used them and returned to their normal level of Spells. IF the spell is cast wrongly it FAILS and the Mage will be unable to hang ANY spells for 24 hours and will lose any currently hung instantly. The ritual is considered high stress in and of itself and thus is done at NORMAL casting percentage, not ritual percentages. :Rune_Of_Great_Healing COST : 50 GUILDS : R This is the greatest of the healing spells. The caster performs an intricate series of arm motions to cause a rune to appear in the air for a moment. All who can see the rune will be healed of 3d10 HTK points (it will NOT cure disease, poison, restore severed limbs or bring the dead back to life). RANGE and TARGETS and DURATION are not bought up on this spell. :Rune_Of_Storing COST : 20 GUILDS : B,S This is a meta spell, the kind of spell used to manipulate magic itself. In this case the rune is cast upon a flat surface of some kind by the caster in their own blood (Spell takes 1 HTK to perform). The Caster then places a magically 'HUNG' spell into the rune and below the rune writes a word of command in a language. The Hung spell is lost from the caster and is then imbedded in the Rune of Storing. When the word of command is spoken it casts the spell. Such a Rune stored spell will ALWAYS cast successfully. At Rank 2 and up the caster gains the additional RUNE, that of Triggering. This allows the caster to include a second symbol which names a condition to the first run so that it not only activates on the command word but also under that condition. Such a condition may be a physical one (Like a Magic Mouth Spell) or a contingency one where as an event takes place (ex: Rune activates when Caster drops to below 10 HTK, or When Caster Leaves a 50' radius of the rune, etc). This is a VERY Powerful spell when applied properly. :Seeker_Of_Doom COST : 30 GUILDS : O This spell needs a lock of hair, blood sample, bodily fluid, tissue sample, or a personal possesion of a particular being to work. This being is the target (there can be only one) and RANGE is not used in this spell. The spell Gates to the target beings prescence immediately a Blue Slaad to attack them. The Slaad will have no idea who gated them but will know they are to slay the victim being. After they have accomplished this it frees the Slaad to do as it wishes on the material plane. BLUE SLAAD HTK : 85 INIT ROLL : 30+1d10 MAGIC RESISTANCE : 40% ALIGN : Anarchistic??? HEIGHT : 10' Claw Attack : 2d10+6 DMG Chance to HIT : 90% Prowness : 25 Natural Armour : 10 ABS/hit no SDC limit EXP Value : 2850 Powers : HOLD PERSON (Dagger rng, INIT save, Lasts 10 rnds) Passwall (takes 1 Rnd / 5' thickness) JUMP 30' in one hop GATE in Another Blue Slaad (40% chance, 4 times/day) Can Comprehend all Spoken Languages Notes : Slaad are frog-like creatures. The blue Slaad is generally low-intelligence, but can use simple magic items like wands, rings, staffs, etc. They prefer damage causing things. A spell klutz of this spell ALWAYS results in the Slaad appearing right beside the caster and free of any control or concepts of such and able to do as it pleases (usually kill, rob, maim and otherwise harm). :Slime_Ball COST : 20 GUILDS : E, G, O, P This hurtles at the target a ball of green slime. Target may attempt to use a shield to block it but cannot dodge the effect otherwise. Any shield used will be destroyed by the slime and both it and the slime will land to the ground. Even magical shields will be so affected. Green Slime is a vicious semi-alive mold-growth that is found in some tombs and underground places. It can only live a few moments in daylight and will leave a green stain on stone or other surfaces when it dies in such. It can be burned off as well. Green slime that hits a target being will eat through armour, even magical armour, destroying it (Leather = 1 rnd, Metal = 2 Rnds, Magical Armour = 3 rnds). A being wearing armour must remove such or will be affected by its flesh attack after the armour is eaten away. The flesh attack of green slime is the corruption of the flesh into green slime. Target will lose 1d10 HTK per round that the slime is on them - if it reduces them to 0 then they have become green slime entirely themselves and are dead for all intensive purposes (there is NO way to recover from such a death). Green slime CAN be burned off (thus harming the target but freeing them of becoming slime) Frozen off (again as per burning). A cure Disease will eliminate it, but creatures normally immune to disease are NOT immune to Green Slime. This spell is outlawed in many Countries and cities. :Undeath_Plague_Ritual COST : 25 GUILDS : E Cast on an AREA of 500' radius /Rank (Range does not apply, as radius is from point caster is standing on casting) this will, for the duration, cause ALL creatures with physical bodies that die within the area of effect to rise again as Undead under the Caster's control (exist until destroyed or the caster is destroyed). The Spell takes 1/2 to cast and Will need DURATION to be of any real value. Undead created by this will be Zombies, skeletons and similar low undead forms. :Vampiric_Web COST : 15 GUILDS : E This is an area effect, cast on a 5' x 5' area per rank. All within the area must dodge or become entangled in the Magical strands of the web, which are sticky but strong strands of silk. Any entangled will be drained randomly and pernamently as follows (roll): 01-20 Hardiness 1 point (also reduces HTK by 1 for good) 21-40 Appearance 1 Point 41-60 Prowness 1 Point 61-70 Intuition 1 Point 81-95 1d10 Magical Energy points OR if none then takes 1d10 HTK damage (not drain) 96-00 HTK 1d10 Permanent loss! Those trapped can cut their way free on a prowness save on the second round on. Those without a cutting means can free themselves by pure strength on a Hardiness Roll -20%. Those outside the web cannot aid or they will again become entangled in the Web and its effect. The web can be burned, but those within will receive the fire based damage as well. :Volley COST : 10 GUILDS : B,P Target gains special resistance to spells cast directly AT it. Any spell cast at it has a chance to reflect back to its source instantly on a 01-25 (otherwise the Volley does nothing). :Vorpal_Blade COST : 15 GUILDS : B, P This is cast on any bladed weapon and enhances its ability to cut thru most substances. It causes any successful hit on a limb or Neck to remove said part - the damage MUST penetrate armour etc to produce this effect. A vorpal blade will cut thru flesh, metal, stone, cloth and paper equally BUT cannot cut thru Lead or Gold or heavier metals. :Wailing_Wheel-Of_Fire COST : 12 GUILDS : O, Y This spell creates a 5' high and 6" wide wailing pinwheel of fire that rolls in the direction indicated by the caster. Those in its path must roll vs Prowness to dodge. Those who are hit by it receive 3d10 fire damage. Those who dodge or are nearby (within 5') of it receive 1d10 fire damage from the sparks shooting out from the sides. It produces lots of noise and sparks, which will ignite flammables they hit, and it will panic animals in its wake. Beings in the general area (except the caster) its heading thru must make a save vs Intuition or try to flee the area in fear for their lives (Those not affected by fear spells are uneffected). RANGE and TARGETS are not used with this spell. :Web_Of_Electric_Death COST : 15 GUILDS : P This spell is an area effect, and will cover a 10' x 10' area per rank. All beings within the area must save vs Prowness to dodge out of the area of effect or be trapped. On the first round this web entangles the victims in copper wires of a magical nature with little barbs along their surface that cause them to catch into clothing armour and flesh. This does 1d10 damage (Armour applies) to the vistims. On the second round (if duration is bought) begins the real nastiness of the spell, as the wires surge with electric current that does 2d10 damage each round that the victim is in the web and the duration continues. Attempting to free the victims physically causes the being trying so to be caught and to receive equal damage from the effect. Victims cannot act to save themselves unless they posses an immunity or resistance to electrcity, in which case they can break free on a hardiness roll (Those not immune are in shock and cannot act at all). The web is NOT affected by Fire, Cold or other elemental based attacks BUT can be dispelled. :Web_Of_Entrapment COST : 5 GUILDS : O This spell is an area effect, and will cover a 10' x 10' area per rank it is cast at. All beings within the area who fail to dodge the effect by a Prowness Roll are trapped in the Web and caught in its sticky confines for the duration. The web can be burned, but those within will take equal damage as that used to destroy the web (Normal fire does work). Those within cannot employ HTH attacks, Missile weapons and spellcasters who try to cast from within it are -25% their normal success due to lack of ability to move. Normal weapons cannot cut the web, but magical ones can, but doing only their magical pluses to the web. The Web can take upto 20 points of damage on any one being it is holding before it will snap and allow them to struggle free. :Webs_Of_Icy_Death COST : 7 GUILDS : P This spell is an area effect, and will cover a 5' x 5' area per RANK it is learned at. All beings who are in the area who fail to dodge the affect by a Prowness roll are trapped in the Webs and receive 1d10 cold based damage each round of the duration until frozen solid or freed. Attempts can be made to break free by a victim by a roll vs their own hardiness at -10% normal each following round. If freed this way they must then make a prowness roll to evade the area or will continue to receive damage until they do so. The webs can be melted away by any magical fire based attack and thus the spell voided, but those within will take damage from that attack as well. Those trying to remove victims physically will be equally trapped in the webs unless immune to cold based attacks in some way.