Races of Wild

trace of fine dust. The ray has no effecton objects that are not corpses; thus, thecreature’s equipment is unaffected.A creature that makes a successfulFortitude takes half damage.ENDURING FLIGHTTransmutationLevel: Sky 3, sorcerer/wizard 4Components: VCasting Time: 1 full roundRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: See textThis spell has no effect if castunderwater or in an airlessenvironment.RAPTOR’S SIGHTTransmutationLevel: Druid 1, ranger 1,Sky 1Components: V, S, DFCasting Time: 1 standardactionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: 1 hour/level (D)CHAPTER 7EQUIPMENTAND MAGICYou can carry more weight aloft whileflying, and your flight lasts longerthan normal. You can fly at normalspeed when wearing medium armoror carrying up to a medium load. Ifyour ability to fly (whether natural ormagical) has a limited duration, thatduration is doubled. This spell lasts aslong as you remain airborne; it ends themoment you land.MASTERY OF THE SKYTransmutation [Air]Level: Sky 8Components: VCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: PersonalTarget: YouDuration: 1 minute/level (D)The air around you shapes itself toassist you and interfere with your foes’attacks. While airborne, you gain a +2competence bonus on attack rolls anddamage rolls. Your maneuverabilitybecomes perfect, and your movement(whether airborne or not) is unaffectedby winds of less than hurricanestrength (see page 95 of the DungeonMaster’s Guide).The winds whipping around you(the equivalent of a windstorm) causeranged weapon attacks made againstyou to automatically miss, and evensiege weapons take a –4 penalty onattack rolls. Melee attacks made againstyou by Huge or smaller creatures havea 50% miss chance. Medium or smallercreatures cannot enter your space (suchas to bull rush you or tumble throughyour space).Your visual acuity improves dramatically.You gain a +5 competencebonus on Spot checks. If you have 5 ormore ranks in Spot, you take only halfthe normal range increment penalty forranged attacks (–1 per range incrementinstead of –2).RETURNING WEAPONTransmutationLevel: Assassin 2, sorcerer/wizard 2Components: VCasting Time: 1 swift actionRange: TouchTarget: One thrown weaponDuration: 1 round/level (D)Saving Throw: None (harmless)Spell Resistance: No (harmless)The weapon targeted by this spell gainsthe ability to return to the hand of itsthrower (as the returning special abilitydescribed on page 225 of the DungeonMaster’s Guide).SUMMON DEVOTEDROCConjuration (Summoning)Level: Sky 9Components: V, S, DFCasting Time: 1 roundRange: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)Effect: One summoned rocDuration: 1 hour/level (D)Saving Throw: NoneSpell Resistance: NoThis spell summons a particularlypowerful roc. It appears where youdesignate (assuming the space is largeenough to hold a Gargantuan creature). . . from a completely unexpected directionand acts immediately, on your turn.You may command the roc telepathicallyas a free action, allowing you todirect its actions as you desire. Theroc has normal statistics for a creatureof its kind (see page 215 of the MonsterManual), with the addition of a +5enhancement bonus on its attack rolls,damage rolls, and saving throws. Itsnatural weapons are treated as magicweapons for the purpose of overcomingdamage reduction.SUMMON DIRE HAWKConjuration (Summoning)Level: Druid 2, Sky 2Components: V, S, DFCasting Time: 1 roundRange: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)Effect: One summoned dire hawkDuration: 1 minute/level (D)Saving Throw: NoneSpell Resistance: NoThis spell summons a dire hawk (seepage 189). It appears where you designateand acts immediately, on yourturn. You may command the direhawk telepathically as a free action,allowing you to direct its actions asyou desire.Illus. by D. Crabapple175