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Transport
(Alteration)
Level: 7
Range: 10 yards
Components: V,S
Duration: Special
Casting Time: Special
Area of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: Neg.
This variant of standard teleportation magic requires
that the mage prepare a cell or some sort of
lodging for the eventual recipient of the spell. This
must be done before the spell is cast and it requires a
minimum of one turn. Then, the prepared area must
be studied as per the normal teleport spell’s rules and
the transport spell memorized while present in the
prepared area. Also, the caster can be no more than
100 miles from the prepared area when the spell is
cast. If the caster is more than 100 miles distant, the
spell automatically fails.
Afterward, the spell stays in the mage’s memory as
normal (taking up a spell slot) until such time as he
casts it. The casting time for the incantation itself is
2. When cast, multicolored streamers fly from the
caster’s hand and envelop the target chosen by the
mage. The target then receives a save vs. spell to resist
the spell’s effect. Success means nothing happens
other than the streamers turn gray, fall to the
ground, and crumble to dust. Failure indicates that
the victim is wrapped within the flying streamers,
obscuring him from view. The enveloped being is
then transported to the prepared area with no chance
of failure. (In other words, the mage can’t deliberately
miscast the spell so the target re-appears within
a solid mass, etc.)
This spell was developed by Cyndre of the Moonshaes
and is often used to kidnap important people
for interrogation, ransom, etc. The spell proof from
teleportation is effective against this spell.
Trap Spellbook
(Alteration)
Level: 3
Range: Touch
Components: V,S
Duration: 1 day/level
Casting Time: 4
Area of Effect: One book
Saving Throw: None or 1/2
Trap spellbook is a dedicated form of explosive runes.
As its name implies, the spell is used by the Red
Wizards primarily to protect their spellbooks, but
may be placed on a book of any sort. As with explosive
runes, there is only a 5% chance per level of
magic use experience of the reader to detect the
trap, and thieves have only a flat 5% chance. Trap
detection by spell or magical device always detects
this spell.
This spell inflicts 1d6 points/level of the caster (to
a maximum of 5d6) upon anyone other than the
caster who opens the book upon which it is cast. In
addition, the spell does not damage the book itself
and renews itself upon closing. The wizard may voluntarily
remove the runes; otherwise, they may be
removed only with a dispel magic or similar means.
Unlife
(Necromancy)
Level: 8
Range: Touch
Components: V,S,M
Duration: Permanent
Casting Time: 8
Area of Effect: One creature
Saving Throw: Neg.
Used only by evil wizards, this spell enables the
caster to transform a single victim into an undead
creature under his control. The caster touches the
subject, who must then save vs. death magic. If the
save fails, the subject instantly dies and is transformed
into an undead creature under the control of
the caster.
The exact type of undead depends upon the level
of the victim. Individuals of 1st–3rd level become
skeletons (50%) or zombies (50%). Those of
4th–6th level become ghouls, those of 7th–8th level
become wights, and those of 9th level or higher be-
come wraiths.
Using this spell, the caster can control a number
of undead creatures equal to his level.
The material component of this spell is dirt from a
freshly dug grave.
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