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slip into a coma, lose 4d4 hit points, and a day later,
if they survived the damage, awaken fully cured.
A newly created puppet of Moander retains all of
its previous abilities and skills, but all of its thoughts
are known to Moander, and it is under the complete
control of the Rotting God. In addition, the newly
created minion can sprout one or two 10-foot-long
tentacles at will from an orifice or directly through
its skin. Each tendril (AC 2; 12 hp each; 2d8 points
of bludgeoning/constricting damage per successful
attack) can attack once per round until destroyed. If
a tendril is destroyed, the minion can sprout another
tentacle the following round. If both tendrils hit a
small or man-size creature in the same round, the
victim is entangled (as the spell of that name) until
she or he is released or escapes.
The material components of this spell are an
emerald fragment (base value 100 gp) and Moander’s
holy symbol.
Speed Rot
(Abjuration)
Level: 3
Sphere: Plant (Moander)
Range: Touch
Components: V,S,M
Duration: Instantaneous
Casting Time: 6
Area of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
This spell is the opposite of the 3rd-level priest
spell slow rot. Speed rot causes fruit, vegetables, and
grains to immediately ripen and then rot into a putrid
slime. It has no effect upon meat of any kind+
Plants and plant-based creatures within the area of
effect suffer 1d6 points of damage per level of the
caster to a maximum of 10d6 points of damage.
The caster can affect as much as 100 cubic feet of
plant material per level. Thus, even a low-level Minion
of Moander could effectively ruin a farmer’s
stored grain or rot all the fruit on the trees in his orchard.
The material component of this spell is a bit of
mold.
Spider Summoning
(Conjuration/Summoning)
Level: 5
Sphere: Animal (Lolth)
Range: 0
Components: V,S,M
Duration: 1 round+1 round/level
Casting Time: 8
Area of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
This spell calls 1d4 “large” spiders (detailed in the
MONSTROUS MANUAL tome) per level of the caster,
to serve the priest. They “fade” into view within
100’ of the caster, on the round after casting, and
obey the caster’s command on the round thereafter.
They have full possible hit points and poison reserves,
and fight to the death for the caster with
utter loyalty, following the caster’s silent mental urgings
as to targets, directions to move, and tasks to
do. The caster can cast other spells without ending
this spell’s control. At the spell’s expiration, surviving
spiders “fade away,” returning whence they
came.
Only true arachnids can be summoned by this
spell, not similar insect creatures or beings using
magic to take arachnid form (such as Lolth, or a wizard
using a polymorph spell). The spell cannot be
used to command or repel encountered spiders; it
only allows the caster to command the arachnids it
summons. The spell’s material component is a dried
arachnid corpse.
Spirit Trap of the Darkbringer
(Abjuration)
Level: 5
Sphere: Plant, Necromantic (Moander)
Range: 0
Components: V,S,M
Duration: Special
Casting Time: 1 hour
Area of Effect: One living creature
Saving Throw: Neg.
This spell creates an innocuous-appearing false
walnut. Once the spell is cast to create it, it can be
activated at will by any possessed minion of Moander
by clenching it in a special way. When activated,
the round nut radiates a sphere of darkness that expands
to the size of a pumpkin to encompass the
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