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Astral
Spell (Evocation) Range:
Touch
Components: V, S Duration:
Special
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
By means of the astral spell, a wizard can project his astral body
into the Astral Plane, leaving his physical body and material possessions behind
in the Prime Material Plane. Only magical items can be brought into the Astral
Plane (although nonmagical items could be rendered temporarily magical through
the use of some spells, if the DM allows). As the Astral Plane touches upon the
first levels of all of the Outer Planes, the wizard can travel astrally to any
of the Outer Planes at will. The caster then leaves the Astral Plane, forming a
body in the plane of existence he has chosen to enter. It is also possible to
travel astrally anywhere in the Prime Material Plane by means of the astral
spell, but a second body cannot be formed in the Prime Material Plane. As a
general rule, a person astrally projected can be seen only by creatures in the
Astral Plane.
At all times, the astral body is connected to the material body by a
silvery cord. If the cord is broken, the affected person is killed, astrally and
materially; however, normally only a psychic wind can cause the cord to break.
When a second body is formed in a different plane, the silvery cord remains
invisibly attached to the new body. If the astral form is slain, the cord simply
returns to the original body where it rests in the Prime Material Plane,
reviving it from its state of suspended animation.
Although astrally projected persons are able to function in the Astral
Plane, their actions do not affect creatures not existing in the Astral Plane.
The spell lasts until the wizard desires to end it, or until it is terminated by
some outside means (such as a dispel magic spell or the destruction of
the wizard's body in the Prime Material Plane).
The wizard can project the astral forms of up to seven other creatures
with him by means of the astral spell, providing the creatures are linked
in a circle with the wizard. These fellow travelers are dependent upon the
wizard and can be stranded. Travel in the Astral Plane can be slow or fast,
according to the wizard's desire. The ultimate destination arrived at is subject
to the conceptualization of the wizard. (See the Planescape Campaign Setting
boxed set for further information on the Astral Plane.)
Any magical items can go into the Astral Plane, but most become
temporarily nonmagical therein, or in any planes removed from the Prime Material
Plane. Armor and weapons of +3 or better might function in other planes, at the
DM's option. Artifacts and relics function anywhere. Items drawing their power
from a given plane are more powerful in that plane (for example, a ring of
fire resistance in the Elemental Plane of Fire or a sword of life
stealing in the Negative Energy plane). Bigby's
Crushing Hand (Evocation) Range:
5 yds./level
Components: V, S, M Duration:
1 rd./level
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
The Bigby's crushing hand spell creates a huge, disembodied hand
similar to those of the other Bigby's hand spells. The crushing hand is
under the mental control of the caster, and he can cause it to grasp and squeeze
an opponent. No attack roll is necessary; the hand automatically grasps and
inflicts constriction damage in any round in which the wizard concentrates. The
damage inflicted depends on the number of rounds it acts upon the victim:
1st round 1d10 points
2nd & 3rd rounds 2d10
points
4th & beyond 4d10
points
The crushing hand has an Armor class of 0, has as many hit points as its
caster at full strength, and vanishes when destroyed. The hand is susceptible to
normal combat attacks and damaging spells, but if it is struck by an area-effect
spell, the person held suffers the same fate as the hand (i.e., if the hand
fails its saving throw, the victim automatically fails his). The hand is not
effective against noncorporeal or gaseous forms, but it does prevent creatures
that are able to slip through small cracks from escaping. If the hand grasps an
item or construction, the appropriate saving throw must be made as if squeezed
by a Strength of 25.
The material components of the spell are a glove of snake skin and the
shell of an egg. Crystalbrittle
(Alteration) Range:
Touch
Components: V,S Duration:
Permanent
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: 2 cu. ft./level
Saving Throw: Special
The magic of this spell causes metal, whether as soft as gold or as hard
as adamantite, to turn to a crystalline substance as brittle and fragile as
crystal. Thus, a sword, metal shield, metal armor, or even an iron golem can be
changed to a delicate, glasslike material easily shattered by any forceful blow.
Furthermore, this change is unalterable by any means short of a wish
spell; a dispel magic will not reverse the spell.
The caster must physically touch the item; if it is an opponent or
something an opponent is using or wearing, the wizard must get into melee and
make a successful attack roll. Any single metal item can be affected by the
spell. Thus, a suit of armor worn by a creature can be changed to crystal, but
the creature's shield would not be affected, and vice versa. All items gain a
saving throw equal to their magical bonus value or protection (the DM has this
information). A +1/+3 sword would get a 10% (average of the two pluses) chance
to save; +5 magical armor has a 25% chance to be unaffected; an iron golem has a
15% chance to save (for it is hit only by magical weapons of +3 or better
quality). Artifacts and relics constructed of metal may be affected at the
discretion of the DM, though it is highly unlikely. Affected items not
immediately protected are shattered and permanently destroyed if struck by a
normal blow from a metal tool or any weighty weapon, including a staff. Energy
Drain (Evocation,
Necromancy) Range:
Touch
Components: V, S, M Duration:
Permanent
Casting Time: 3 Area
of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: None
By casting this spell, the wizard opens a channel between the plane he is
in and the Negative Energy plane, becoming the conductor between the two planes.
As soon as he touches (equal to a hit if melee is involved) any living creature,
the victim loses two levels (as if struck by a spectre). A monster loses 2 Hit
Dice permanently, both for hit points and attack ability. A character loses
levels, Hit Dice, hit points, and abilities permanently (until regained through
adventuring, if applicable).
The material component of this spell is essence of spectre or vampire
dust. Preparation requires mere moments; the material component is then cast
forth, and, upon touching the victim, the wizard speaks the triggering word,
causing the spell to take effect instantly.
The spell remains effective for only a single round. Humans or humanoids
brought below zero energy levels by this spell can be animated as juju zombies
under the control of the caster.
The caster always has a 5% (1 in 20) chance to be affected by the dust,
losing one point of Constitution at the same time as the victim is drained. When
the number of Constitution points lost equals the caster's original Constitution
ability score, the caster dies and becomes a shade. Foresight
(Divination) Range:
0
Components: V, S, M Duration:
2d4 rds. + 1 rd./level
Casting Time: 1 rd. Area
of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
This spell grants the caster a powerful sixth sense in relation to
himself or another. Although cast upon himself, the wizard can specify that he
or another is the beneficiary of the spell. Once the spell is cast, the wizard
receives instantaneous warnings of impending danger or harm to the object of the
spell. Thus, if he were the object of the spell, the wizard would be warned in
advance if a thief were about to attempt to backstab him, or if a creature were
about to leap out from an unexpected direction, or if an attacker were
specifically targeting him with a spell or missile weapon. When the warnings are
about him personally, the wizard cannot be surprised and always knows the
direction from which any attack on him is made. In addition, the spell gives the
wizard a general idea of what action he might take to best protect
himself--duck, jump right, close his eyes, etc.--and gives him a defensive bonus
of 2 to his Armor Class.
When another person is the object of the spell, the wizard receives
warnings about that person. He must still communicate this to the other person
to negate any surprise. Shouting a warning, yanking the person back, and even
telepathically communicating through a crystal ball can all be
accomplished before the trap is sprung, if the wizard does not hesitate.
However, the object of the spell does not gain the defensive bonus to his Armor
Class.
The material component for this spell is a hummingbird's feather. Gate
(Conjuration/Summoning) Range:
30 yds.
Components: V, S Duration:
Special
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
The casting of a gate spell has two effects. First, it causes an
interdimensional connection between the plane of existence the wizard is on and
the plane on which dwells a specific being of great power; thus, the being is
able to merely step through the gate or portal from its plane to that of the
caster. Second, the utterance of the spell attracts the attention of the
sought-after dweller on the other plane. When casting the spell, the wizard must
name the entity he desires to use the gate and come to the wizard's aid. There
is a 100% certainty that something steps through the gate. Unless the DM has
some facts prepared regarding the minions serving the being called forth by the gate
spell, the being itself comes.
If the matter is trifling, the being might leave, inflict an appropriate
penalty on the wizard, or attack the wizard. If the matter is of middling
importance, the being can take some positive action to set matters right, then
demand appropriate repayment. If the matter is urgent, the being can act
accordingly and ask whatever is its wont thereafter, if appropriate. The actions
of the being that comes through depend on many factors, including the alignments
of the wizard and the deity, the nature of his companions, and who or what
opposes or threatens the wizard. Such beings generally avoid direct conflict
with their equals or betters. The being gated in will either return immediately
(very unlikely) or remain to take action. Casting this spell ages the wizard
five years. Imprisonment
(Abjuration) Reversible Range:
Touch
Components: V, S Duration:
Permanent
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: None
When an imprisonment spell is cast and the victim is touched, the
recipient is entombed in a state of suspended animation (see the 9th-level
wizard spell temporal stasis) in a small sphere far beneath the surface
of the earth. The victim remains there unless a reverse of the spell, with the
creature's name and background, is cast. Magical search by a crystal ball,
a locate object spell, or similar means will not reveal the fact that a
creature is imprisoned. The imprisonment spell functions only if the
subject creature's name and background are known.
The reverse spell, freedom, cast upon the spot at which a creature
was entombed and sunk into the earth, causes it to reappear at that spot. If the
caster does not perfectly intone the name and background of the creature to be
freed, there is a 10% chance that 1 to 100 creatures will be freed from
imprisonment at the same time.
Note: The exact details of any creatures freed are up to the DM. A random
method of determining this is to roll percentile dice twice (once for imprisoned
creature density and once for a base number of creatures at maximum density).
The rolls are multiplied and rounded to the nearest whole number. Each released
creature has a 10% chance to be in the area of the spellcaster. If monsters are
being generated randomly, roll 1d20 for level, with rolls of 9+ considered 9,
and the exact monsters determined by the random encounter tables.
For example, if the initial rolls were 22 and 60, the number of monsters
released is .22 x .60 = .1320 = 13 monsters. Since only 10% of these will be in
the immediate vicinity of the caster, the wizard may encounter only one or two
of them. Meteor
Swarm (Evocation) Range:
40 yds. + 10 yds./level
Components: V, S Duration:
Instantaneous
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: ½
A meteor swarm is a very powerful and spectacular spell which is
similar to the fireball spell in many aspects. When it is cast, either
four spheres of 2-foot diameter or eight spheres of 1-foot diameter spring from
the outstretched hand of the wizard and streak in a straight line to the
distance demanded by the spellcaster, up to the maximum range. Any creature in
the straight-line path of these missiles receives the full effect, without
benefit of a saving throw. The meteor missiles leave a fiery trail of sparks,
and each bursts as a fireball.
The large spheres (2-foot diameter) inflict 10d4 points of damage,
bursting in a diamond or box pattern. Each has a 30-foot diameter area of
effect, and each sphere is 20 feet apart along the sides of the pattern,
creating overlapping areas of effect and exposing the center to all four blasts.
The smaller spheres (1-foot diameter) each have a 15-foot diameter area
of effect, and each inflicts 5d4 points of damage. They burst in a pattern of a
box within a diamond or vice versa, with each of the outer sides 20 feet long.
Note that the center has four areas of overlapping effect, and there are
numerous peripheral areas that have two overlapping areas of effect. A saving
throw for each area of effect will indicate whether full damage or half damage
is sustained by creatures within each area, except as already stated with regard
to the missiles impacting. Monster
Summoning VII (Conjuration/Summoning) Range:
Special
Components: V, S, M Duration:
8 rds. + 1 rd./level
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: 90-yd. radius
Saving Throw: None
This spell is much like the 3rd-level spell monster summoning I,
except that this spell summons one or two 7th-level monsters that appear one
round after the spell is cast, or one 8th-level monster that appears two rounds
after the spell is cast. Mordenkainen's
Disjunction (Alteration,
Enchantment) Range:
0
Components: V Duration:
Instantaneous
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: 30-ft. radius
Saving Throw: Special
When this spell is cast, all magic and magical items within the radius of
the spell, except those on the person of or being touched by the spellcaster,
are disjoined. That is, spells being cast are separated into their individual
components (usually spoiling the effect as a dispel magic spell does),
and permanent and enchanted magical items must successfully save (vs. spell if
actually cast on a creature, or vs. a dispel magic spell otherwise) or be
turned into normal items. Even artifacts and relics are subject to
Mordenkainen's disjunction, though there is only a 1% chance per caster
experience level of actually affecting such powerful items. Thus, all potions,
scrolls, rings, rods, miscellaneous magical items, artifacts and relics, arms
and armor, swords, and miscellaneous weapons within 30 feet of the spellcaster
can possibly lose all their magical properties when the Mordenkainen's
disjunction spell is cast. The caster also has a 1% chance per level of
destroying an antimagic shell. If the shell survives the disjunction, no items
within it are disjoined.
Note: Destroying artifacts is a dangerous business, and 95% likely to
attract the attention of some powerful being who has an interest or connection
with the device. Additionally, if an artifact is destroyed, the casting wizard
must roll a successful saving throw vs. spell with a -4 penalty or permanently
lose all spellcasting abilities. Power
Word, Kill (Conjuration/Summoning) Range:
5 yds./2 levels
Components: V Duration:
Permanent
Casting Time: 1 Area
of Effect: 10-ft. radius
Saving Throw: None
When a power word, kill spell is uttered, one or more creatures of
any type within the spell range and area of effect are slain. The power word
kills either one creature with up to 60 hit points, or multiple creatures with
10 or fewer hit points each, to a maximum of 120 hit points total. The option to
attack a single creature or multiple creatures must be stated along with the
spell range and center of the area of effect. The current hit points of the
creatures are used. Prismatic
Sphere (Abjuration,
Conjuration/Summoning) Range:
0
Components: V Duration:
1 turn/level
Casting Time: 7 Area
of Effect: 10-ft. radius
Saving Throw: Special
This spell enables the wizard to conjure up an immobile, opaque globe of
shimmering, multicolored light to surround him, giving protection from all forms
of attack. The sphere flashes in all colors of the visible spectrum, seven of
which have distinct powers and purposes. Any creature with fewer than 8 Hit Dice
is blinded for 2d4 turns by the colors of the sphere. Only the spellcaster can
pass in and out of the prismatic sphere without harm, though he can cast it over
others to protect them. The sphere can be destroyed, color by color, in
consecutive order, by various magical effects; however, the first must be
brought down before the second can be affected, and so on. Any creature passing
through the barrier receives the effect of every color still remaining. The
following table shows the colors and effects of the prismatic sphere, as well as
what will negate each globe.
Note that typically the upper hemisphere of the globe is visible, as the
spellcaster is at the center of the sphere, so the lower half is usually hidden
by the floor surface he is standing on.
Furthermore, a rod of cancellation or a Mordenkainen's
disjunction spell will destroy a prismatic sphere (but an antimagic shell
will fail to penetrate it). Otherwise, anything short of an artifact or relic
entering the sphere is destroyed, and any creature is subject to the effects of
every color still active--i.e., 70-140 points of damage plus death,
petrification, insanity, and instantaneous transportation to another plane. Prismatic
Sphere Effects Color Order
Effect of Color
Spell Negated By
Red 1st Stops nonmagical missiles--inflicts 20 points of damage, save for half cone of cold Orange 2nd Stops magical missiles--inflicts 40 points of damage, save for half gust of wind Yellow 3rd Stops poisons, gases, and petrification--inflicts 80 points of damage, save for half disintegrate Green 4th Stops breath weapons--save vs. poison or die; survivors suffer 20 points of damage passwall Blue 5th Stops location/detection and mental attacks--save vs. petrification or turn to stone magic missile Indigo 6th Stops magical spells--save vs. wand or go insane continual light Violet 7th Force field protection--save vs. spell or be sent to another plane dispel magic Shape
Change (Alteration) Range:
0
Components: V, S, M
Duration:
1 turn/level
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: The caster
Saving Throw: None
With this spell, a wizard is able to assume the form of any living thing
or creature below demigod status (greater or lesser deity, singular dragon type,
or the like). The spellcaster becomes the creature he wishes, and has all of its
abilities save those dependent upon Intelligence, innate magical abilities, and
magic resistance, for the mind of the creature is that of the spellcaster. Thus,
he can change into a griffon and fly away, then to an efreet and fly through a
roaring flame, then to a titan to lift up a wagon, etc. These creatures have
whatever hit points the wizard had at the time of the shape change. Each
alteration in form requires only a second, and no system shock is incurred.
For example, a wizard is in combat and assumes the form of a will o'
wisp. When this form is no longer useful, the wizard changes into a stone golem
and walks away. When pursued, the golem-shape is changed to that of a flea,
which hides on a horse until it can hop off and become a bush. If detected as
the latter, the wizard can become a dragon, an ant, or just about anything he is
familiar with.
A wizard adopting another form also adopts its vulnerabilities. For
example, a wizard who becomes a spectre is powerless in daylight, and is subject
to being turned, controlled, or destroyed by opposing clerics. Unlike similar
spells, a wizard who is killed in another form does not revert to his original
shape, which may disallow certain types of revivification.
The material component is a jade circlet worth no less than 5,000 gp,
which shatters at the end of the spell's duration. In the meantime, the circlet
is left in the wake of the shape change, and premature shattering ends the spell
immediately. Succor
(Alteration,
Enchantment) Reversible Range:
Touch
Components: V, S, M Duration:
Special
Casting Time: 1 to 4 days Area
of Effect: 1 individual
Saving Throw: None
By casting this spell, the wizard creates a powerful magic in some
specially prepared object--a statuette, a jeweled rod, a gem, etc. This object
radiates magic, for it contains the power to instantaneously transport its
possessor to the abode of the wizard who created it. Once the item is enchanted,
the wizard must give it willingly to an individual, at the same time informing
him of a command word to be spoken when the item is to be used. To make use of
the item, the recipient must speak the command word at the same time that he
rends or breaks the item. When this is done, the individual and all that he is
wearing and carrying are instantly transported to the abode of the wizard. No
other creatures can be affected.
The reversed application of the spell transports the wizard to the
immediate vicinity of the possessor of the enchanted item, when it is broken and
the command word spoken. The wizard will have a general idea of the location and
situation of the item possessor, but has no choice whether or not to go (making
this a rare casting indeed!).
The material components used include gemstones totaling not less than
5,000 gp value (whether they are faceted gems or not is immaterial). The
components can be enchanted only once per month (usually on a night of a clear,
full moon). At that time, the object is set for the type of succor and its final
destination (either the location of the spellcasting or an area well known to
the wizard). Temporal
Stasis (Alteration) Reversible Range:
10 yds.
Components: V, S, M Duration:
Permanent
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: None
Upon casting this spell, the wizard places the recipient creature into a
state of suspended animation. This cessation of time means that the creature
does not grow older. Its body functions virtually cease. This state persists
until the magic is removed by a dispel magic spell or the reverse of the
spell (temporal reinstatement) is uttered. Note that the reverse requires
only a single word and no somatic or material components.
The material component of a temporal stasis spell is a powder
composed of diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire dust, with each crushed stone
worth at least 100 gp. Time
Stop (Alteration) Range:
0
Components: V Duration:
Special
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: 15-ft. radius
Saving Throw: None
Upon casting a time stop spell, the wizard causes the flow of time
to stop for one round in the area of effect. Outside this area the sphere simply
seems to shimmer for an instant. Inside the sphere, the caster is free to act
for 1d3 rounds of apparent time. The wizard can move and act freely within the
area where time is stopped, but all other creatures, except for those of demigod
and greater status or unique creatures, are frozen in their actions, for they
are literally between ticks of the time clock. (The spell duration is subjective
to the caster.) Nothing can enter the area of effect without being stopped in
time also. If the wizard leaves the area, the spell is immediately negated. When
the spell duration ceases, the wizard is again operating in normal time.
Note: It is recommended that the DM use a stopwatch or silently count to
time this spell. If the caster is unable to complete the intended action before
the spell duration expires, he will probably be caught in an embarrassing
situation. The use of a teleport spell before the expiration of the time
stop spell is permissible. Weird
(Illusion/Phantasm) Range:
30 yds.
Components: V, S Duration:
Concentration
Casting Time: 9 Area
of Effect: 20-ft. radius
Saving Throw: Special
This spell confronts those affected by it with phantasmal images of their
most feared enemies, forcing an imaginary combat that seems real, but actually
occurs in the blink of an eye. When this spell is cast, the wizard must be able
to converse with the victims to bring the spell into being. During the casting,
the wizard must call out to the creatures to be affected, informing one or all
that their final fate, indeed their doom, is now upon them.
The force of the magic is such that even if the creatures make their
saving throws vs. spell, fear will paralyze them for a full round, and they will
lose 1d4 Strength points from this fear (the lost Strength will return in one
turn). Failure to save vs. spell causes the creature or creatures to face their
nemeses, the opponents most feared and inimical to them. Actual combat must then
take place, for no magical means of escape is possible. The foe fought is real
for all intents and purposes; affected creatures that lose will die. If a
creature's phantasmal nemesis from the weird spell is slain, the creature
emerges with no damage, no loss of items seemingly used in the combat, and no
loss of spells likewise seemingly expended. The creature also gains any
experience for defeating the weird, if applicable.
Although each round of combat seems normal, it takes only one-tenth of a
round. During the course of the spell, the caster must concentrate fully upon
maintaining it. If the combat goes beyond 10 rounds, those who saved against the
spell can take action. If the caster is disturbed, the weird spell ends
immediately. Creatures attacked while paralyzed with fear are free of the
paralysis immediately. Wish
(Conjuration/Summoning) Range:
Unlimited
Components: V Duration:
Special
Casting Time: Special Area
of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: Special
The wish spell is a more potent version of a limited wish.
If it is used to alter reality with respect to damage sustained by a party, to
bring a dead creature to life, or to escape from a difficult situation by
lifting the spellcaster (and his party) from one place to another, it will not
cause the wizard any disability. Other forms of wishes, however, cause the
spellcaster to weaken (-3 on Strength) and require 2d4 days of bed rest due to
the stresses the wish places upon time, space, and his body. Regardless
of what is wished for, the exact terminology of the wish spell is likely
to be carried out. Casting a wish spell ages the caster five years.
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