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Special Wizard spells
Some of the wizards detailed in this book have access
to or have created spells that are not commonly
known or readily available to all mages. Below are
the spells that are marked with an asterisk (*) in severa1
characters’ entries. These spells are presented
simply in alphabetical order; they are not organized
by level.
Be mindful of which (if any) of the following
spells you allow PC mages to cast themselves.
Acid Rain
(Alteration)
Level: 6
Range: 30 yards
Components: V,S,M
Duration: 1 round/level
Casting Time: 6
Area of Effect: 5’ circle/level
Saving Throw: 1/2
This spell creates an intense storm of burning,
corrosive acid over a circle 3’ in diameter for each
level of the caster (a 12th-level wizard can cast a
spell in a 36’-diameter circle). The acid inflicts
6d4+6 points of damage per round as long as the target
remains within the area of effect. In addition,
equipment must successfully save vs. acid each
round that it is exposed to the spell or be destroyed
(see the DMG, Table 29).
The material component of this spell is a vial of
strong acid.
Animal Dread Warrior
(Necromancy)
Level: 6
Range: Touch
Components: V,S,M
Duration: Permanent
Casting Time: 1 turn
Area of Effect: One creature
Saving Throw: None
This spell creates an undead creature known as a
dread warrior (see page 66 for full statistics).
The spell requires the corpse of a fighter of at least
4th level who has been dead for less than 24 hours.
After casting, the corpse rises in 1-4 rounds as a
dread warrior under the control of the spell’s caster.
Beltyn’s Burning Blood
(Alteration)
Level: 4
Range: 10 yards/level
Components: V,S,M
Duration: 3 rounds
Casting Time: 4
Area of Effect: One creature
Saving Throw: Neg.
By means of this spell, a mage can cause any creature
who is presently bearing open, bleeding wounds
(for example, one who has been damaged by edged
weapons recently and whose wounds have not yet
been dressed or healed) to suffer 3d4 points of additional
damage per round. This is done by causing a
subtle, temporary change in the victim’s blood, mak-
ing it corrosive to adjacent tissue.
The subject must have blood to be affected, and
any creature immune or resistant to fire or corrosive
(acid) damage cannot be affected. Once the spell is
cast, the caster does not have to concentrate it. It
continues to work as the caster performs other actions.
No attack roll is necessary and the victim
need not even be in line of sight of the caster. Astral
or ethereal subjects cannot be affected.
The spell causes no damage if the subject’s saving
throws are successful in each of the three rounds of
the duration. If one saving throw is made, the subject
can still take damage during the other two
rounds of the duration The spell continues to burn
even if the victim moves out of range.
Targets that have altered their shape or entered
other objects ( such as a tree or stone) are still subject
to this spell as long as they are bleeding. Creatures
who have powers of regeneration are only affected as
long as they have open wounds. Any magical curative
spell or ability which staunches the flow of
blood negates the spell.
The material component of the spell is a pinch of
salt-peter and the presence of exposed blood.
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