Kargin - Spell Notes

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Transmutation
Level: Sorcerer/wizard 7
Components: V, S, M, XP
Casting Time: 4 rounds
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area: 40-ft.-radius spread
Duration: Permanent
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

You hold the eye in your palm, sprinkle it with blood and diamonds, and speak the words. Slowly it rises from your hand, emitting a soft beam that illuminates the chosen area. Then it disappears, and you place the spell within the magic trap.

You create a lingering zone of transformative magic that absorbs magic energy from magic items or spellcasting and uses it to power another spell tied to that location. For example, you could have an energy transformation field tied to a summon monster V spell that would summon a monster when the field had absorbed enough magic.

The field absorbs the magic of spells cast, spell-like or supernatural abilities that are activated, and magic items used within its dimensions. Each source of magic provides spell levels of energy to the field equal to the spell level of the effect used. Supernatural abilities that emulate spells provide energy equal to the spell level of the effect. Supernatural abilities that do not emulate spells provide energy equal to the HD of the creature using the ability. For example, a cast fireball spell or a charge from a wand of fireball would add three spell levels to the field’s store, a potion of cure light wounds would add one, and a wish from a ring of three wishes would add nine. Items that don’t have a clearly defined spell level (such as the effects of most rods) use the prerequisite caster level needed to create that item (so an immovable rod would provide two spell levels every time it was activated because of its levitate prerequisite). Effects that are absorbed give no indication of where the magic went; they simply vanish.

The field absorbs only magic that is actually used within its area. Ongoing magical effects that enter the area, including spells cast from outside the area into the field or continually functioning items such as a +1 mace, are often visibly reduced, but do not have their actual effects hindered. For example, a continual flame would dim slightly, but its overall magic would not be affected.

An energy transformation field has a single spell linked to it. When the field has absorbed spell levels equal to the spell level of its linked spell, it automatically casts that spell at a point within the field designated by you at the time of the casting of the field. This expends those absorbed spell levels (although unused levels remain until they are used or expire). The cast spell functions as if cast by you in terms of duration and all level-based spell effects. Absorbed spell levels fade at a rate of one per day if not used. The field automatically triggers its linked spell if it has enough stored spell levels and the duration of its previous casting has expired. If a linked spell requires concentration to maintain, the field expends one spell level for every hour of concentration (the field’s concentration is interrupted only by its complete destruction). Spells that require a target will target the living creature nearest to the field.

Typical spells linked to an energy transformation fi eld are blindness/deafness, fireball, suggestion, summon monster, or wall of force. Spells that have a costly material component or an XP cost cannot be linked to a field, but those with a costly focus can if the focus object is present within the field (typically sealed into a wall or in a secret compartment).

Only Mordenkainen’s disjunction, limited wish, wish, or similar spells can destroy the energy transformation field. Spells of lower level, such as dispel magic and greater dispel magic, are absorbed by it, and an antimagic field prevents it from absorbing magical energy within the field but does not otherwise hamper this spell. If two or more field spells share an overlapping area, each field has an equal chance of absorbing a spell effect in that area.

Material Component: Three drops of your blood, an eye from any humanoid, and 5,000 gp worth of powdered diamond.
XP Cost: 250 XP.

Source Description: Spell Compendium

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Moment of Prescience
(Player’s Handbook v.3.5, p. 255)

Divination
Level: Sorcerer 8, Wizard 8, Beguiler 8, Sha’ir 8, Luck 8, Destiny 8, Competition 8, Elysium 9,
Components: V, S,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 hour/level or until discharged

This spell grants you a powerful sixth sense in relation to yourself.
Once during the spell’s duration, you may choose to use its effect.
This spell grants you an insight bonus equal to your caster level (maximum +25) on any single attack roll, opposed ability or skill check, or saving throw.
Alternatively, you can apply the insight bonus to your AC against a single attack (even if flat-footed).
Activating the effect doesn’t take an action; you can even activate it on another character’s turn if needed.
You must choose to use the moment of prescience before you make the roll it is to modify.

Once used, the spell ends.
You can’t have more than one moment of prescience active on you at the same time.

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Divine Insight
(Spell Compendium, p. 70)

Divination
Level: Cleric 2, Paladin 2,
Components: V, S, DF,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 hour/level or until discharged (D)

Clutching the focus of your spells to your chest, you let your eyes fl utter shut. As you complete the short prayer you feel your deity’s presence fill you with confidence.

Once during the spell’s duration, you can choose to use its effect. This spell grants you an insight bonus equal to 5 + your caster level (maximum bonus of +15) on any single skill check. Activating the effect requires an immediate action. You must choose to use the insight bonus before you make the check you want to modify. Once used, the spell ends.

You can’t have more than one divine insight effect active on you at the same time.

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Blessing of Fervor
School transmutation; Level cleric/oracle 4

CASTING

Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, DF

EFFECT

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets one creature/level, no two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration 1 round/level
Saving Throw Fortitude negates (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless)

DESCRIPTION

With this blessing, you call your allies to move forth and empower them to conquer and become victorious. Each round for the duration of this spell, each of your allies can choose one of the following bonuses for that round at the beginning of its turn (their choice).

Increase its speed by 30 feet.
Stand up as a swift action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
Make one extra attack as part of a full attack action, using its highest base attack bonus.

Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.

These effects are not cumulative with similar effects, such as those provided by haste or a speed weapon, nor do they actually grant an extra action, so you can’t use it to cast a second spell or otherwise take an extra action in the round. Blessing of fervor does not stack with haste.

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Favor Of The Martyr
Necromancy
Level: Paladin 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Target: One willing creature
Duration: 1 minute/level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
Calling upon the saints of your order, you imbue the person in need with the power to resist the dire forces arrayed against you. The subject gains immunity to nonlethal damage, charm and compulsion effects, and attacks that function specifically by causing pain, such as the wrack spell. It is further immune to effects that would cause it to be dazed, exhausted, fatigued, nauseated, sickened, staggered, or stunned. The subject remains conscious at –1 to –9 hit points and can take a single action each round while in that state, and does not lose hit points for acting. If any of the above conditions were in effect on the subject at the time of casting, they are suspended for the spell’s duration. (Thus, an unconscious subject becomes conscious and functional.)
When the spell ends, any effects suspended by the spell that have not expired in the interim (such as the fatigued condition, which normally requires 8 hours of rest to recover from) return. Effects that expired during the duration of this spell do not resume when it ends.
In addition to these effects, the subject gains the benefit of the Endurance feat for the duration of the spell.

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Giant Size
(Complete Arcane, p. 109)

Transmutation
Level: Wu Jen 7,
Components: V, S, M,
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute

When you cast this spell, you grow to Huge, Gargantuan, or Colossal size, depending on your caster level. Your Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, natural armor, size modifier to Armor Class and attack rolls, and space and reach all change as shown on the accompanying table. (You need not assume the largest size you are capable of; you can choose to grow only to a smaller size if you wish).


Caster Level	Size	Str	Dex	Con	Nat. AC	AC/Atk Mod	Space/Reach
1st—15th	Huge (20 ft.)	+16	-2	+4	+3	-2	15 ft./15 ft.
16th—18th	Gargantuan (40 ft.)	+24	-2	+8	+7	-4	20 ft./20 ft.
19th or higher	Colossal (72 ft.)	+32	-2	+12	+12	-8	30 ft./30 ft.

All your equipment changes size with you, allowing you to use weapons or magic items effectively in your giant form. See Table 2-2: Increasing Weapon Damage by Size, page 28 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, to determine the damage dealt by any weapons carried when you cast giant size.

Material Component: The scale of a dragon or hairs from the head of a giant.

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Addition
(Alteration)
Sphere: Numbers
Level: 4
Range: 30 yds.
components: V, S, M
CastingTime: 1 rd.
Duration: Special
Area of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None

The Sphere of Numbers holds that the structure of reality, the equation of the moment, can be analyzed
and modified by someone with sufficient knowledge and power. The addition spell allows a priest to add a new mathematical term to the equation of the moment. This effectively allows a new object or even a living creature to be brought into existence temporarily.
The effect of this spell varies depending on the level of the caster. A caster of loth level or less can
create a single, inanimate object weighing up to 10 pounds. The caster’s control is rudimentary, the
object cannot be complex. The object must be described in a single word or short phrase (for example,
a water pitcher or a block of stone). The caster has no control over elements such as shape or color;
thus, the water pitcher might be short, squat, and blue, or tall, slender, and red. Objects created with this spell cannot be of any greater mechanical complexity or technological level than a crossbow. If the priest tries to create an object that breaks this prohibition, the spell fails and nothing is created. Thus if,
the priest tried to create a pistol, assuming he had heard the word somewhere, the spell would fail.
Objects cannot contain any information in an abstract form such as writing or diagrams. If the priest tries to create an object that breaks this prohibition, there are two possible results: the spell may fail, or the object may be created without the information. Thus, if the priest were to attempt to create a spellbook, the result would he either a book similar to a spellbook with blank pages or nothing at all.
The object appears at whatever location the caster wills, as long as it is within spell range. The object cannot appear in the same space occupied by another object or creature, or within a hollow object (for example, the priest cannot create an object blocking the trachea of an enemy). The created object exists for 1 turn per level of the caster. During this time, it obeys all the laws of physics as if it were a real object. The object cannot be disbelieved and spells such as true seeing cannot
distinguish it from a naturally occurring object.

Priests of IIth to 15th level can create a single inanimate object of up to 20 pounds in mass or two identical objects, each of up to five pounds in mass. The object(s) so created exists for two hours (12 turns) per level of the caster.

Priests of 16th to 19th level can create a single inanimate object of up to 50 pounds in mass or up to 10 identical objects, each of up to five pounds in mass. The object(s) is permanent unless destroyed. Since these objects are not magical constructs, but real additions to the equation of the moment, dispel magic has no effect on them. Alternatively, the caster can create a single normal (nonmor strous) living creature of up to 20 pounds in weight. The creature, once created behaves as a normal member of its species; the caster has no control over its actions. This creature remains in existence for 5 rounds per level of the caster

Priests of 20th level and above can create a single inanimate object of up to 100 pounds in mass or up to 10 identical objects, each of up to 10 pounds in mass. The object(s) are permanent.
Alternatively, the caster can create a single normal (nonmonstrous) living creature of up to 100 pounds in weight and up to 2 Hit Dice. The creature, once created, behaves as a normal member of its species; the caster has no control over its actions. This creature remains in existence for 2 turns per level of the caster.

The material component is a small table of numerological formulae inscribed on an ivory plaque, plus a length of silken cord. During the casting, the priest ties the cord into a complex knot. As the magical energy is discharged, the cord vanishes in a flash of light. The plaque is not consumed
in the casting.

Notes: Common spell for priests with major access to the sphere of Numbers (TOM).
[Reference: Priest Spell Compendium Volume 1, Page 15 - 2nd Edition AD&D]

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Dimensional Translocation
(Alteration)
Sphere: Numbers, Summnning
Level: 5
Range: 60 yds.
Components: S
Casting Time: 3
Duration: 1 rd.Aevel
Area of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: Special

By using this spell, the priest seals off the multidimensional existence of a magical, undead, or extraplanar creature. The affected creature can be forced entirely into its extraplanar dimension, which removes it from the physical world, or its extraplanar existence can be severed, forcing it entirely into the Prime Material Plane. If the priest’s level exceeds the subject’s Hit Dice or level, the creature is not allowed a saving throw, but creatures of higher Hit Dice or level than the caster are allowed a saving throw vs. spell to negate the effect. Any magic resistance applies, as well. If used to banish an extraplanar or multidimensional creature, dimensional translocation prevents the creature from returning to the Prime Material Plane for the duration of the spell. The creature may be able to take other actions, such as using magical items or spell-like abilities on itself while it waits to return. If the caster instead forces an extradimensional creature into the Prime Material Plane, one or more of the following effects may apply, at the DMs option:

The creature’s Armor Class may be reduced by 1d6 points for the duration of the spell.
The quality of a magical weapon needed to strike the creature may be reduced by one ”plus”; for example, a monster normally hit by +2 or better weapons can become vulnerable to +1 weapons for the spell’s duration.
The creature may suffer permanent death upon the loss of all its hit points.
Use of 1d6 spell-like powers (such as gating in allies) may be limited or negated.
Undead creatures lose the ability to drain life energy levels.

This spell does not prevent extradimensional travel on the Prime Material Plane (for example, dimension door; blinking, teleport, or similar effects),
but it does prevent the subject from plane shifting or becoming ethereal while in effect.
Notes: Common for priests with major access to the Sphere of Numbers, uncommon for clerics.

[Reference: Priest Spell Compendium Volume 1, Page 209 - 2nd Edition AD&D]

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Extradimensional Detection
(Divination)
Sphere: Numbers, Divination
Level: 3
Range: 0
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 3
Duration: 1 rd./level
Area of Effect: I0-ft:wide path, 60 -ft. long
Saving Throw: None

When extradimensional detection is cast, the priest detects the existence of any extradimensional spaces or pockets in a path 10 feet wide and 60 feet long in the direction he is facing. The priest can tum, scanning a 60" arc each round, or move slowly while the spell is in effect to change the
sweep of the detection.
Extradimensional spaces include those created by spells such as rope trick and those within such items as bags of holding and portable holes. The
priest does not know the size of the space or its source. The spell also detects inter-planar gates and the gate opened by the spell extradimensional folding.
The spell can be blocked by a stone wall of one foot thickness or more, a one-inch thickness of solid metal, or one yard or more of solid wood.

Notes: Common for priests with access to the sphere of Numbers; uncommon for priests with access to the sphere of divination (TOM).

[Reference: Priest Spell Compendium Volume 1, Page 255 - 2nd Edition AD&D]

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Extradimensional Manipulation
(Alteration)
Sphere: Numbers
Level: 5
Range: 10 yds.
Components: V, S , M
Casting Time: 5
Duration: 4 rds.flevel+ MI2 rds.
Area of Effect: 1 extradimensional space up to 20
A. x 20ft.
Saving Throw: Special
This spell allows the priest to alter the characteristics of certain extradimensional spaces such as those created by rope trick and similar spells or those contained in items like bags of holding or portable holes. It can be used in two different
ways.

A ) Alter Space: The spell can be used to increase or reduce the size of a single extradimensional space. The amount of increase or decrease depends on the level of the caster.

Level Multiplier
Up to 10 - x2
11 to 16 - x 3
17 or above - x4

Thus, a 10th-level priest can double the capacity of a bag of holding or decrease it to half its normal size. A 15th-level priest can triple the capacity or reduce it to one-third capacity. If the size and capacity of an extradimensional space is decreased, any contents of the space that exceed the current capacity are expelled (determined randomly). These contents are expelled from the space in the same way they originally entered it, if that path is still open. If the path is closed, as it would be if a bag of holding was tied shut or a portable hole was folded up, the extra contents are expelled into the Astral Plane. Any items in an enlarged space when the spell duration expires suffer the same fate.

B ) Seal Pocket: The spell can be used to reduce the danger of placing an extradimensional space inside an other such space, such as placing a bag of
holding inside a portable hole. When used in this manner, the size of the space is not altered. However, the affected extradimensional space can be placed within another such space (or another extradimensional space can he placed within the affected space) with no adverse consequences. If one space is within the other when the spell ends the usual consequences ensue immediately.
In both cases, if the space to be affected is being maintained by a spellcaster, as in the case of a rope trick, that spellcaster receives a saving throw vs. spell to resist the manipulation. If the space is created by a magical item, however, no saving throw is allowed. The duration of the spell is 4 rounds per level of the caster, plus an additional 2d12 rounds. Thus a 10th-level caster’s effect lasts 4 tums and 2 to 24 additional rounds.

The material component is a strip of gold tissue worth at least 5 gp, given a half twist and joined at the ends during the casting.
Notes: Common for priests with major access to
the sphere of Numbers (ToM).

[Reference: Priest Spell Compendium Volume 1, Page 256 - 2nd Edition AD&D]

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Alter Fortune
(Player’s Handbook II, p. 101)

Divination
Level: Bard 3, Cleric 3, Druid 3, Sorcerer 3, Wizard 3, Spellthief 3,
Components: V, XP,
Casting Time: 1 immediate action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

With a single utterance, you create a momentary distortion that engulfs and confounds your foe.
You change the flow of chance, causing the subject to immediately reroll any die roll it just made.
It must abide by the second roll.
XP Cost: 200 XP.

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Stun Ray
(Spell Compendium, p. 211)

Conjuration (Creation) [Electricity]
Level: Sorcerer 7, Wizard 7,
Components: V, S, M,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: Ray
Duration: 1d4+1 rounds; see text
Saving Throw: Fortitude partial; see text
Spell Resistance: Yes

A quick jolt of electricity darts from your raised hand. The slight smell of ozone lingers afterward.

You blast an enemy with a scintillating ray of electricity. You must succeed on a ranged touch attack with the ray to strike a target. The target is stunned for 1d4+1 rounds by the ray of electricity. If the subject makes a successful Fortitude save, it is stunned for only 1 round. Creatures that have immunity to electricity are not affected by this spell.

Material Component: A coiled copper wire.

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Power Word Petrify
(Races of the Dragon, p. 116)

Enchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]
Level: Sorcerer 8, Wizard 8,
Components: V,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One living creature with 100 hp or less
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

With a mere word, you turn your target to stone.

You utter a single word of power that instantly causes one creature of your choice to become petrified, whether the creature can hear the word or not. Any creature that currently has 101 or more hit points is unaffected by power word petrify.

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True Casting
(Complete Mage, p. 121)

Divination
Level: Sorcerer 1, Wizard 1, Spellthief 1,
Components: V, S,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: One spell

You focus your magic deep in your soul until it becomes a torrent that must be unleashed.

Your next single spell (if it is cast before the end of the next round) gains a +10 insight bonus on any caster level check made to overcome spell resistance.

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Wand Modulation
(Complete Scoundrel, p. 105)

Transmutation
Level: Sorcerer 3, Wizard 3, Spellthief 3,
Components: V, S,
Casting Time: 1 swift action
Range: Touch
Target: One touched wand
Duration: 1 minute/level (D)
Saving Throw: Yes (harmless, object)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless, object)

Manipulating the very magic that infuses your wand, you alter that energy, opening the magic item to a new power of your choosing.

By casting wand modulation on the target wand you hold, you temporarily alter it to cast a different spell. After casting this spell, the next spell you cast upon the target wand affects the remaining charges, allowing the wand to discharge that spell instead of the one it was created to cast.

The spell cast after wand modulation must be of a lower level than the spell the wand normally casts. Replacement spells cast from the affected wand are cast at the minimum caster level. Each use of an affected wand now expends 2 charges from the wand instead of the usual single charge. If the wand holds insufficient charges to invoke the new spell, it cannot be activated. You can’t use wand modulation to change a wand’s spell to one with a costly material component or focus or with an
XP component, even if the original spell has a similar component or focus.

For example, a 5th-level wizard facing an angry fire elemental wishes to cast magic missile (a 1st-level spell) from his wand of scorching ray (a 2nd-level spell), which happens to have a caster level of 5th. He casts wand modulation and in the following round casts magic missile. The wand can now cast magic missile as a 1st-level caster (the minimum caster level), but each use expends 2 charges. The wizard can now use the wand to cast magic missile for 5 minutes, after which it reverts back to a normal wand of scorching ray.

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Anyspell
(Spell Compendium, p. 14)

Transmutation
Level: Spell 3,
Components: V, S, M, AF, DF, XP,
Casting Time: 15 minutes
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous

Although there is no visible effect from this spellcasting, you channel divine power through your mind, shaping and transforming this energy into the potential to cast one arcane spell.

Anyspell allows you to read and prepare any arcane spell of up to 2nd level. You must have an arcane magical writing (a scroll or spellbook) on hand to cast anyspell. During the spell’s 15-minute casting time, you can scan the spells available and choose one to read and prepare.

Once you choose and prepare an arcane spell, you retain it in your mind. The prepared spell occupies your 3rd-level domain spell slot. If you read the spell from a spellbook, the book is unharmed, but reading a spell from a scroll erases the spell from the scroll.

When you cast the arcane spell, it works just as though cast by a wizard of your cleric level except that your Wisdom score sets the save DC (if applicable). You must have a Wisdom of at least 10 + the arcane spell’s level to prepare and cast it. Your holy symbol substitutes for any noncostly material component. If the spell has a costly material component (one to which a gold piece value is assigned), you must provide it. If the spell has another focus, you must provide the focus. If the spell has an XP component, you must pay the experience point cost.

Anyspell, Greater
(Spell Compendium, p. 15)

Transmutation
Level: Spell 6,
Components:

This spell functions like anyspell, except you can read and prepare any arcane spell of up to 5th level, and the prepared spell occupies your 6th-level domain spell slot.

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Energy Transformation Field