From: bo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Bret Mikeal O Neal) Subject: new-spells Date: 21 Apr 93 18:09:30 GMT hi all are you sick of your necromancer having to resort to wimpy alteration and invocation spells to do most things. well not any more. here is my girl friends answer to that probleum ********************************** THE SPELL BOOK OF THEODRUN Nec-11 ********************************** ********** LEVEL: 2 ********** Blood Burn (alteration) ra: 40 yards time: 2 comp: V,M area: 1 creature dur: 4r save: for half By means of a Blood Burn spell the caster is abel to make a creatures blood boil. Creatures without blood are immune to this effect. On the first round of the spell, the blood becomes warm and the creature feels uncomfortable and feverish. During the second through fourth rounds, the blood increases temperature until it is burning internal organs. Note this is treated as fire for resistance and regeneration purposes. Damage is as follows: Round: 1 0 dam Round: 2 1d4 dam Round: 3 2d4 dam Round: 4 4d4 dam The material components for this spell are a drop of blood and a pinch of sulphur. Death Mask (necromancy) ra: 0 time: 2 comp: S,M area: 30' cube in front of caster dur: 1r save: neg When this spell is cast the casters face momentarily bloats and rots. This putrid visage is not an illusion. Those within the area can smell the rotting flesh and hear the squirming grubs crawling from various orifices. Just as quickly as the face rotted, it repairs itself, grubs falling to the ground and skin growing back. This ephemeral spectacle is so horrifying that those seeing it muse save or stand in shock for 2-4 rounds. Non-intelligent creatures those unable to see, undead, and opponents with more HD than the caster are immune. The material component is a live caterpillar. Death Star (necromancy) ra: 60 yards time: 2 comp: V,S,M area: 10'r dur: 3r + 1r/lvl save: none This spell creates a pulsating ball of light floating 5' off the ground that slowly drains the life from all within 10'. Those in the ares of effect take 1d4 dam a round. The star will drain life from anything within its area of effect including plants, animals, even the spellcaster. This spell cannot damage creatures without life such as undead and automations. The star cannot be damaged. It will only leave if dismissed by the caster or dispelled. Note it does not move. The material components are a drop of swamp water and a pinch of dirt form a fresh grave. Ghoul Touch (necromancy) ra: 0 time: 2 comp: V,S area: caster dur: 2r +1r/lvl save: neg Casting this spell changes the casters hands into gastly clawed terminals, much like a ghouls. The wizard may then attack with these decayed hands. The damage is 1d3 per claw + strength bonus. A save vs. paralyzation must be rolled by the creature hit. I those failing the save are paralyzed for 1d4 rounds. Note that the caster can attack with boath hands with appropriate penalties. Elves, slimes, undead, and automations are immune to this spell. Spellcasters may cast other spells while this spell is going, but any other touch spell will negate the ghoul hands. ************ LEVEL: 3 ************ Death Dance (enchantment/charm) ra: 40 yards time: 3 comp: V,S,M area: 1 creature/ 3 levels in a 20' cube dur: 1r + 1r/3 lvl save: neg Victims of this spell are forced to dance uncontrollably, much like stringed puppets. This jerking movement is so unnatural that creatures are prone to hurt themselves. For each round under the infulence of this spell the crreature takes 1d6 damage from torn ligaments and wrenched muscles. Creatures affected by this spell are unable to take any action other than dance, but this requires the complete concentration of the caster, so the wizard can do nothing but controll the dancers. If concentration is broken the caster can regain it anytime the dancers are within 40 yards. This will effect undead but not oozes or automations. The material component of this spell are 4 pieces of string attached to 2 small sticks. Decay (necromancy) ra: touch time: 3 comp: V,S,M area: caster dur: special save: Neg. When this spell is cast, the wizard collects and controlls a powerful negative energy force that will decay flesk upon contact. This force will be seen as a shadowy darkness enveloping one hand. The spell remains in effect for 1r/ lvl or until the caster touches someone. The victim must save or watch a random limb wither away. creatures with decayed limbs are unable to use them for 1 hour/ caster level. It is not possible to kill a creature with this spell since it will not decay the head or torso. Note: undead, automations, jellys and anything without limbs are immune to this spell. The material components are a poisonous mushroom and a pinch of mold. ************* LEVEL: 4 ************* Bone Bow (evocation) ra: 0 time: 4 comp: S,M area: special dur: 1r + 1r/lvl save: none This spell makes a magical long bow made entirely of human bones. For each round that the spell is in use the caster can fire two bone arrows a round. These are shot with long bow range brackets at a THACO of a fighter of half the wizards level. These count as +3 for what creatures can be hit, are NOT stopped by magic resistance and do d8+2 damage (+str) each hit. The material components are a wish bone and a legenth of silk thread. Disenhandment (alteration) ra: 0 time: 4 comp: V,M area: special dur: 4r +1r/lvl save: NA By means of this spell the caster removes his hands from his body and controlls them from op to 60 yards away. This does not damage the caster, although it may look differently. The enchanted hands may do anything that the mage could normally do with them: attack (with or without weapons), manipulate objects, and cast spells that do not require verbal components. The hands can move up to 90 feet/ round, and leap 15 feet. They have AC:7 and HP: = caster level * 2. The hands attack with the mages THACO and do 1d3 damage per hit. If the hands are killed they will lay prone until the caster can recover them, when they will reattach themselves and act normally. The components are a sticky legenth of gauze and a silver scalpel. ************ LEVEL: 5 ************ Greater Death Star (necromancy) ra: 90 yards time:6 comp: V,S,M area: special duration: 3r + 1r/lvl save: none A greater death starenables the caster to create one or more death stars, fist sized balls of negative enegy that slowly drain the life from all around them. This spell can create one large star or many small immobile ones. Doomstar (one large): This ia a 5'r ball of swirling light. This volate globe drains life force at a rate of 1d10 + 1/per 2 caster levels. ie. mage 10 1d10 + 5 dam/ round. The doom star drains life from all within 25' of it. The caster can move it 30'/r in any direction (even up). The spell caster is immune to this version of the spell. Star Swarm: This spell creates one death star for every level of the caster. See the lvl 2 spell for description. These cannot be placed withen 10' of eachother. See lvl 2 death star for creatures immune. Boath versions can be dislelled by the caster at will. Components are a drop or swamp water, a pinch of diamond dust, and shavings from a lodestone. Spirit Scream (necromancy) ra: 0 time: 5 comp: V,S,M area: special dur: instant save: half This spell creates a low-pitched wail, much like a banshee. The wail originates at the casters mouth and extends outward in a cone 3 feet long and foot in diameter per caster level. The wail inflicts 1d4+1 per two caster levels. Those killed by the wail cannot be raised. Those who fail there save also run in fear for 1d4+1 rounds. ex. a mage 10 casts Spirit Scream for 5d4+5 + fear (ps- do not die). with an cone area 30' long and 10' diameter This spell does not affect creatures without hearing organs, such as plants and puddings, but does inflict double damage vs crystaline. This spell automatically shatters all glass and thin crystal in its area of effect. Magical gems and glass must save VS distegenerate or shatter. The material components are a pinch of diamond dust and a small ivory open-ended cone.