Illusionists

A Basic Fantasy RPG Supplement

INTRODUCTION

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NEW CHARACTER CLASS Illusionist

Exp. Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 20 Points 0 2,500 5,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 80,000 150,000 300,000 450,000 600,000 750,000 00,000 1,050,000 1,200,000 1,350,000 1,500,000 1,650,000 1,800,000 1, 50,000 Hit Dice 1d4 2d4 3d4 4d4 5d4 6d4 7d4 8d4 d4 d4!1 d4!2 d4!3 d4!4 d4!5 d4!6 d4!7 d4!8 d4! d4!10 d4!11 Spells 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

may not -ear any armor o& any sort or %se shields. (i5e other 2agic-3sers, they can %tili9e a -al5ing sta&& or dagger, and o& co%rse, they may %se magical -eapons o& those types. 'ther-ise, /ll%sionists can generally $e treated as e4%i!alent to 2agic-3sers &or any sit%ation not co!ered here. )eca%se o& their e:pertise at creating and %nderstanding ill%sions, /ll%sionists al-ays gain an additional ;2 on sa!es !s. any sort o& ill%sion or phantasm. /ll%sionists prod%ce magic m%ch li5e other types o& 2agic-3sers, $%t ha!e di&&erent spell choices. .hey can learn spells &rom each other so long as the spells are a!aila$le to $oth classes. (i5e other 2agic-3sers, a &irst le!el /ll%sionist $egins play 5no-ing read magic and one other spell o& &irst le!el, recorded -ithin a spell $oo5. .he G2 may roll &or the spell, assign it as he or she sees &it, or allo- the player to choose it, at his or her option. See the /ll%sionist Spells section &or more details.

/ll%sionists are 0specialist1 2agic-3sers -ho &oc%s on the creation and manip%lation o& ill%sions, and at higher le!els the 4%asi-real st%&& o& the planes o& shado-. .ho%gh 0normal1 2agic-3sers can create ill%sions, those created $y a real ill%sionist are s%perior in 4%ality and realism. .he Prime Re4%isite &or an /ll%sionist is /ntelligence. .he /ll%sionist is re4%ired to ha!e an /ntelligence score o& 13 or higher. /ll%sionists are poor &ighters, -ith &ighting a$ility e4%i!alent to normal 2agic-3sers. (i5e-ise they are no more hardy than standard 2agic-3sers 6d7 hit die8. .hey

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ILLUSIONIST SPELLS
/ll%sionists cast spells thro%gh the e:ercise o& 5no-ledge and -ill, e:actly as normal 2agic-3sers. .hey prepare spells $y st%dy o& their spell$oo5s< each /ll%sionist has his or her o-n spell$oo5, containing the magical &orm%lae &or each spell the /ll%sionist has learned, -ritten in a magical script that can only $e read $y the /ll%sionist -ho -rote it, or thro%gh the %se o& a special &irst-le!el spell, read magic. "ll /ll%sionists $egin play -ith read magic as their &irst spell, and it is so ingrained that a /ll%sionist can prepare it -itho%t a spell$oo5. Read magic has a range o& 0to%ch1 and is permanent -ith respect to any gi!en magical -or5 6spell$oo5 or scroll8. /ll%sionists may learn spells $y $eing ta%ght directly $y another /ll%sionist, or $y st%dying another /ll%sionist=s spell$oo5. .he /ll%sionist may also learn appropriate spels &rom standard 2agic-3sers 6or other arcane casters, i& %sed8< the spell al-ays $eing at the le!el as it appears on the /ll%sionist Spell (ist. (i5e-ise, a 2agic-3ser may learn spells shared $y the classes &rom an /ll%sionist. /& $eing ta%ght, a spell can $e learned in a single day< researching another /ll%sionist=s spell$oo5 ta5es one day per spell le!el. >ither -ay, the spell learned m%st $e transcri$ed into the /ll%sionist=s o-n spell$oo5, at a cost o& ?00 gp per spell le!el transcri$ed. " $eginning /ll%sionist starts -ith a spell$oo5 containing read magic and at least one other &irst-le!el spell, as determined $y the Game 2aster, at no cost. First Level Illusionist Spells 1 "%di$le Glamer 2 #etect /n!isi$ility 3 Change Sel& 7 Color Spray ? #ancing (ights 6 #etect /ll%sion @ (ightA B 2agic 2o%th C 2irror /mage 10 Dentrilo4%ism

Se on! Level Illusionist Spells 1 "lter Sel& 2 )l%r 3 Contin%al (ight 7 #etect 2agic ? #ispel /ll%sion 6 /n!isi$ility @ '$sc%rement B Phantasmal *orce C Read (ang%ages 10 Rope .ric5 T"ir! Level Illusionist Spells 1 /ll%sionary +all 2 /n!isi$ility, 10= Radi%s 3 Phantom 2essenger 7 Phantom Steed ? Shado- #oor 6 Spectral *orce Fourt" Level Illusionist Spells 1 "d!anced /ll%sion 2 #ispel 2agic 3 Eold Person 7 /mpro!ed /n!isi$ility ? Silence, 1?= Radi%s 6 S%ggestion Fi#t" Level Illusionist Spells 1 Con&%sion 2 Eall%cinatory .errain 3 2islead 7 Programmed /ll%sion ? ProFect /mage 6 +i9ard >ye Si$t" Level Illusionist Spells 1 2ass /n!isi$ility 2 Permanent /ll%sion 3 Shado- +al5 7 .r%e Seeing ? 2a9e 6 Phase #oor

ILLUSIONISTS

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DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPELLS "d!anced /ll%sion

/ll%sionist 7

Range, 1B0 &eet #%ration, 1 min%te G le!el

.his spell &%nctions li5e the spell, spectral &orce, e:cept that the ill%sion &ollo-s a script determined $y the caster. .he ill%sion &ollo-s the script -itho%t re4%iring the caster to concentrate on it. .he ill%sion can incl%de intelligi$le speech i& the caster -ishes< ho-e!er, s%ch speech is li5e-ise scripted, so the ill%sion -ill not respond i& spo5en to.

)l%r
/ll%sionist 2 Range, to%ch #%ration, 1 min%te G le!el

"lter Sel&
/ll%sionist 2 Range, sel& #%ration, 10 min%tes G le!el

.his spell allo-s the caster to ass%me the &orm o& a creat%re o& the same $ody type 6i.e. h%manoid8. .he ne&orm m%st $e -ithin ?0H o& his normal si9e. .he ass%med &orm canIt ha!e more hit dice than the caster=s le!el, nor more than ? E# at most. .he caster can change into a mem$er o& his o-n 5ind or e!en into himsel&. .he caster retains his or her o-n a$ility scores, class, le!el, hit points, attac5 $on%s and sa!ing thro-s. /& the ne- &orm is capa$le o& speech, he or she can comm%nicate normally and cast spells. .he caster ac4%ires the physical 4%alities o& the ne- &orm, incl%ding armor class, mo!ement capa$ilities 6s%ch as clim$ing, s-imming and &light, $%t not incl%ding magical mo!ement a$ilities s%ch as le!itation8, nat%ral -eapons 6s%ch as cla-s, $ite, and so on8, racial a$ilities, and any gross physical 4%alities 6-ings, additional e:tremities, etc8. 3sing alter sel& does not permit additional attac5s, and the caster does not gain any special, s%pernat%ral or spell-li5e a$ilities o& the ne- &orm.

+hen a $l%r spell is cast, the caster ca%ses the o%tline o& the creat%re to%ched to appear $l%rred, shi&ting and -a!ering. .his distortion ca%ses all missile and melee com$at attac5s to $e made at -7 on the &irst attempt and -2 on all s%ccessi!e attac5s. /t also grants a ;1 on the sa!ing thro- die roll against any direct magical attac5. " detect in!isi$le spell does not co%nteract the $l%r e&&ect, $%t a tr%e seeing spell does. 'pponents that cannot see the s%$Fect ignore the spellIs e&&ect 6tho%gh &ighting an %nseen opponent carries penalties o& its o-n8.

Change Sel&
/ll%sionist 1

Range, sel& #%ration, 1 t%rn G le!el

"%di$le Glamer
/ll%sionist 1

.his spell allo-s the caster to alter his or her appearance. .his incl%des not only $ody shape and &acial &eat%res, $%t also clothing, armor, -eapons, and e4%ipment. .he caster can seem %p to one &oot shorter or taller, and may appear thin, &at, or any si9e in $et-een. .his spell cannot changes the o!erall $ody shape o& the caster 6to loo5 li5e a dog, &or e:ample8. 'ther-ise, the e:tent o& the apparent change is %p to the caster. .he spell does not pro!ide the a$ilities or mannerisms o& the chosen &orm, nor does it alter the percei!ed tactile 6to%ch8 or a%di$le 6so%nd8 properties o& the caster or his e4%ipment. " creat%re that interacts -ith the caster may, at the discretion o& the G2, $e allo-ed a sa!e !s. Spells to recogni9e the ill%sion.

Range, 60 &eet ;10=Gle!el #%ration, 2 ro%nds G le!el

"%di$le glamer allo-s the caster to creates a !ol%me o& so%nd that rises, recedes, approaches, or remains at a &i:ed place. .he caster chooses -hat type o& so%nd he or she creates -hen casting the spell, and cannot therea&ter change the so%ndIs $asic character. .he !ol%me o& so%nd created is e4%i!alent to the noise o& t-o normal h%mans per caster le!el. .h%s, tal5ing, singing, sho%ting, -al5ing, marching, or r%nning so%nds can $e created. .he noise an a%di$le glamer spell prod%ces can $e !irt%ally any type o& so%nd -ithin the &

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Color Spray
/ll%sionist 1

Range, 20 &eet 6see te:t8 #%ration, instantaneo%s

#ispel /ll%sion
/ll%sionist 2

Range, 120 &eet #%ration, instantaneo%s

.his spell ca%ses !i!id cone o& clashing colors to $e proFected &rom the caster hands, ca%sing li!ing creat%res in the area o& e&&ect to $ecome $linded or possi$ly %nconscio%s. .he cone has a ?= diameter at the $ase, 20= diameter at the end, and is 20= long. >ach creat%re -ithin the cone is a&&ected according to its Eit #ice,
2 E# or less, .he creat%re is %nconscio%s &or 2d7

.he caster can %se this spell to end all ongoing 0ill%sion spells1 -ithin a c%$ic area 20= on a side. #ispel ill%sion a&&ects spells s%ch as a%di$le glamer, phantasmal &orce, spectral &orce, ad!anced ill%sion, etc. .he G2 has the responsi$ility to identi&y -hich spells are ill%sions. "ny ill%sion spell cast $y a character o& a le!el e4%al to or less than the dispel ill%sion caster=s le!el is ended a%tomatically. .hose created $y higher le!el casters might not $e canceled< there is a ?H chance o& &ail%re &or each le!el the ill%sion=s caster le!el e:ceeds the dispel ill%sion caster le!el. *or e:ample, a 10th le!el caster dispelling an ill%sion created $y a 17th le!el caster has a 20H chance o& &ail%re. +hen an /ll%sionist attempts to dispel an ill%sion cast $y a non-/ll%sionist, the /ll%sionist is treated as i& he or she -ere t-o le!els higher< i& it is not o$!io%s -hether the ill%sion -as created $y an /ll%sionist or not, the G2 sho%ld ass%me it -as. Jon-ill%sion spells cannot $e ended $y this spell.

ro%nds, then $linded &or 1d7 ro%nds.

3 or 7 E#, .he creat%re is $linded &or 1d7 ro%nds. ? or more E#, .he creat%re is $linded &or 1 ro%nd.

"ll creat%res ha!ing more le!els or hit dice than the spell caster, or ha!ing 6 or more le!els or hit dice in any case, are entitled to a sa!e !s. Spells to negate the e&&ect. Sightless creat%res are not a&&ected $y color spray.

#ancing (ights
/ll%sionist 1 Range, 70 &eet ;10=Gle!el #%ration, 2 ro%nds G le!el

#epending on the !ersion o& the spell selected, the caster creates %p to &o%r lights that resem$le lanterns or torches 6and cast that amo%nt o& light8, or %p to &o%r glo-ing spheres o& light 6-hich loo5 li5e -ill-oI--isps8, or one &aintly glo-ing, !ag%ely h%manoid shape. .he dancing lights m%st stay -ithin a 10-&oot-radi%s area in relation to each other $%t other-ise mo!e as the caster desires, %p to 100 &eet per ro%nd. Jote that concentration is not re4%ired< i& ignored, the lights contin%e to mo!e as they -ere mo!ing -hen the caster last directed them. /& the lights pass $eyond the ma:im%m range, the spell ends immediately.

/ll%sionary +all
/ll%sionist 3 Range, 60 &eet #%ration, permanent

#etect /ll%sion
/ll%sionist 2

Range, 60 &eet #%ration, 2 t%rns

.his spell creates the ill%sion o& a -all, &loor, ceiling, or similar s%r&ace, co!ering %p to a 10= s4%are area, %p to 1= thic5. .he section o& -all created appears a$sol%tely real -hen !ie-ed, $%t physical o$Fects can pass thro%gh it -itho%t di&&ic%lty. +hen the spell is %sed to hide pits, traps, or normal doors, any detection a$ilities that do not re4%ire sight -or5 normally. .o%ch or a pro$ing search may re!eal the tr%e nat%re o& the s%r&ace< the G2 may either allo- a sa!e !s. Spells to detect the ill%sion, or i& the pro$ing attempt is -ell de!ised the G2 may allo- it to a%tomatically s%cceed. /n either case, s%ch meas%res do not ca%se the ill%sion to disappear.

.his spell allo-s the caster to recogni9e ill%sions $y sight. .o the caster, all ill%sions -ithin the gi!en range appear slightly transl%cent and o$!io%sly &a5e. #etect ill%sion allo-s detection o& !is%al ill%sions only< it does not detect a%ditory ill%sions s%ch as a%di$le glamer.

/mpro!ed /n!isi$ility
/ll%sionist 7

Range, to%ch #%ration, 1 ro%nd G le!el

.his spell -or5s e:actly li5e in!isi$ility, e:cept that it does not end i& the s%$Fect attac5s or casts a spell.

'

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/n!isi$ility, 2ass
2agic-3ser @ /ll%sionist 6

Range, 270 &eet #%ration, special

.his spell $esto-s the e&&ect o& an in!isi$ility spell on all creat%res -ithin a 30= $y 30= area. >ach s%$Fect -ill remain in!isi$le %ntil he or she attac5s or casts a spell. " s%$Fect that lea!es the original area o& e&&ect remains in!isi$le.

'$sc%rement
/ll%sionist 2 Range, 100 &eet ;10=Gle!el #%ration, 10 min%tes G le!el

2a9e
/ll%sionist 6 Range, 60 &eet #%ration, 1 t%rn 6see te:t8

)y means o& this spell, the caster $anishes the target creat%re into an e:tradimensional la$yrinth. 'nce per ro%nd, the !ictim o& this spell may attempt a sa!e !s. spells to escape the la$yrinth. /& the !ictim does not escape, the ma9e disappears a&ter 10 min%tes, &reeing the !ictim at that time. 'n escaping or lea!ing the ma9e, the target creat%re reappears -here it had $een -hen the ma9e spell -as cast. /& this location is &illed -ith a solid o$Fect, the s%$Fect appears in the nearest open space. Spells and a$ilities that mo!e a creat%re -ithin a plane, s%ch as teleport or dimension door, do not help a creat%re escape a ma9e spell. 2inota%rs are not a&&ected $y this spell.

" $an5 o& &og, %p to a 20= c%$e in !ol%me, $illo-s o%t &rom the point the caster designates. .he clo%d mo!es at a rate o& 10= per ro%nd %nder the control o& the caster 6so long as he or she concentrates on it8. .he &og o$sc%res all sight, incl%ding dar5!ision, $eyond ?=..h%s, $eyond ?=, all creat%res -ill $e e&&ecti!ely $lind. .he clo%d persists &or the entire d%ration e!en i& the caster ceases to concentrate %pon it, $%t a moderate -ind 611; mph8 disperses the &og in 7 ro%nds and a strong -ind 621; mph8 disperses it in 1 ro%nd. .his spell does not &%nction %nder-ater.

Permanent /ll%sion
/ll%sionist 6

Range, 1B0 &eet #%ration, permanent

.his spell &%nctions m%ch li5e ad!anced ill%sion, e:cept that the spell is permanent. .he 0script1 &or this spell simply repeats endlessly.

2islead

/ll%sionist ?

Range, 10 &eet #%ration, special

.he caster $ecomes in!isi$le 6as i& $y means o& impro!ed in!isi$ility8 and at the same time an ill%sory do%$le o& him or her appears 6as i& $y means o& spectral &orce8. .he caster is then &ree to go else-here -hile his or her do%$le mo!es a-ay. .he do%$le appears -ithin the gi!en range, $%t therea&ter mo!es as the caster directs it 6-hich re4%ires concentration8. .he do%$le may $e controlled at any distance &rom the caster, so long as the caster remains a$le to see it. .he caster can ma5e the do%$le appear s%perimposed per&ectly o!er his or her $ody so that o$ser!ers donIt notice an image appearing -hen the caster t%rns in!isi$le. .he caster and the do%$le can then mo!e in di&&erent directions. .he do%$le mo!es at the caster=s speed and can tal5 and gest%re as i& it -ere real, $%t it cannot attac5 or cast spells, tho%gh it can pretend to do so. .he ill%sory do%$le lasts as long as the caster concentrates %pon it, pl%s 3 additional ro%nds. "&ter the caster ceases concentration, the ill%sory do%$le contin%es to carry o%t (

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Phantom 2essenger
/ll%sionist 3 Range, special #%ration, special

Phantom Steed
/ll%sionist 3 Range, to%ch #%ration, 1 ho%r G le!el

+hen this spell is cast, it creates a 4%asi-real, $irdli5e creat%re. /t may appear as a small ha-5G&alcon or as a large do!e, and may $e any shade o& grey &rom nearly -hite to nearly $lac5. /t does not &ight, $%t all normal animals sh%n it and only monstro%s ones -ill attac5. .he messenger has an "rmor Class o& 1B and 2 hit points, pl%s 1 per le!el o& the caster. /& it loses all o& its hit points, the 2essenger disappears. .he 2essenger &lies at a mo!ement rate o& 120 &eet per ro%nd. /t can $ear %p to one o%nce per &i!e &%ll le!els o& the caster 6one o%nce %p to le!el C, t-o o%nces %p to le!el 17, three o%nces &rom le!els 1? thro%gh 1C, &o%r o%nces at le!el 208. +hen created, the 2essenger m%st $e gi!en a speci&ic destination, -hich can $e any location on the same plane o& e:istence to -hich the caster has $een at least once 6e!en i& he or she -as lost at the time8. "&ter the caster attaches any message or small item6s8 to the legs o& the $ird, he or she releases it, and it &lies -itho%t error to the speci&ied location. .he caster may additionally !is%ali9e a speci&ic person, -hom the 2essenger -ill see5 o%t near the target location. Jote that this does not allo- location o& a person< the 2essenger -ill &ly aro%nd the target area loo5ing &or the target creat%re. .he 2essenger -ill tra!el at its ma:im%m mo!ement &rom the caster to the target location. #istance is no o$Fect< the 2essenger -ill contin%e inde&initely %ntil the target area is reached. /& a target creat%re -as speci&ied, the 2essenger -ill then &ly aro%nd %p to one day per le!el o& the caster loo5ing, %ntil the target creat%re is &o%nd< other-ise the 2essenger -ill immediately land in the target area. "&ter it lands the 2essenger -ill -ait patiently &or the message or item6s8 to $e remo!ed, and then disappear in a &aint p%&& o& smo5e. /& the item6s8 or message are not remo!ed immediately the 2essenger -ill disappear any-ay a&ter -aiting one ro%nd per le!el o& the caster, dropping the items on the spot< this -ill also happen i& a target creat%re is speci&ied and cannot $e &o%nd 6the 2essenger -ill land &irst $e&ore this happens so as not to drop any carried o$Fects a great distance8.

.he caster conF%res a 4%asi-real horseli5e creat%re. .he steed can $e ridden only $y the caster or $y the one person &or -hom he speci&ically created the mo%nt. " phantom steed has a $lac5 head and $ody, gray mane and tail, and smo5e-colored, ins%$stantial hoo!es that ma5e no so%nd. /t has -hat seems to $e a saddle, $it, and $ridle. /t does not &ight, $%t animals sh%n it and re&%se to attac5 it. .he mo%nt has an "C o& 1B and 12 hit points. /& it loses all its hit points, the phantom steed disappears. " phantom steed has a speed o& 70 &eet per caster le!el. /t can $ear its riderIs -eight and -hat he or she carries 6the steed cannot carry saddle$ags or the li5e8. .hese mo%nts gain additional po-ers according to the caster=s le!el, Bth le!el, "$ility to ride o!er sandy, m%ddy, or e!en s-ampy gro%nd -itho%t di&&ic%lty or decrease in speed. 10th le!el, "$ility to pass o!er -ater as i& it -ere &irm, dry gro%nd. 12th le!el, "$ility to tra!el in the air as i& it -ere &irm land instead, so chasms and the li5e can $e crossed -itho%t $ene&it o& a $ridge. Jote, ho-e!er, that the mo%nt can not cas%ally ta5e o&& and &ly. 17th le!el, "$ility to &ly as i& it -ere a pegas%s. " mo%ntIs a$ilities incl%de those o& mo%nts o& lo-er caster le!els< &or e:ample, a phantom steed created $y a 13th le!el caster can pass o!er -ater, sand, or m%d as -ell as cross chasms.

Phase #oor
2agic-3ser 3 /ll%sionist 6

Range, to%ch #%ration, 1 %sage G 2 le!els

.his spell creates a magical passage thro%gh a -all, the &loor, the ceiling or e!en thro%gh a section o& gro%nd. .he phase door is in!isi$le and inaccessi$le to all creat%res e:cept the caster, -ho is the only one that can %se the passage. .he passage is 10 &oot deep pl%s another ? &eet &or e!ery three caster le!els. .he caster disappears -hen entering the phase door and appears -hen he or she e:its. /& desired, the caster can ta5e one other creat%re thro%gh the door. .his co%nts as t-o %ses o& the door.

ILLUSIONISTS .he door does not allo- light, so%nd, or spell e&&ects thro%gh it, nor it is possi$le to see thro%gh it -itho%t %sing it. " phase door is s%$Fect to dispel magic, $%t only &rom someone -ho is o& higher le!el than the caster. /& anyone is -ithin the passage -hen it is dispelled, he or she is harmlessly eFected 6determine randomly in -hich direction8. /t is possi$le to allo- other creat%res to %se the phase door $y setting some triggering condition &or the door. S%ch conditions can $e as simple or ela$orate as desired. .hey can $e $ased on a creat%reIs name or identity, $%t other-ise m%st $e $ased on o$ser!a$le actions or 4%alities. /ntangi$les s%ch as le!el, class, Eit #ice, and hit points donIt 4%ali&y.

A BASIC FANTASY SUPPLEMENT Spells cannot $e cast thro%gh the e:tradimensional opening, nor can area e&&ects cross it. .hose in the e:tradimensional space can see o%t o& it as i& a 3= s4%are -indo- -ere centered on the rope. .he -indo- is present on the 2aterial Plane, $%t is in!isi$le, and e!en creat%res that can see the -indo- canIt see thro%gh it. .he rope can $e clim$ed $y only one person at a time. .he rope tric5 spell ena$les clim$ers to reach a normal place i& they do not clim$ all the -ay to the e:tradimensional space. +hen the spell ends, creat%res or o$Fects -ithin the e:tradimensional space are eFected thro%gh the -indo-. .he rope, i& still attached, drops &ree at the same moment.

Shado- #oor
/ll%sionist 3 Range, 10 &eet #%ration, 1 ro%nd G le!el

Programmed /ll%sion
/ll%sionist ? Range, 1B0 &eet #%ration, special

.his spell &%nctions li5e ad!anced ill%sion, e:cept that this spell acti!ates -hen a speci&ic condition occ%rs. .he caster sets the triggering condition -hen casting the spell. .he e!ent that triggers the ill%sion can $e as general or as speci&ic and detailed as desired, $%t m%st $e $ased on an a%di$le, tactile, ol&actory, or !is%al trigger. .he trigger cannot $e $ased on some 4%ality not normally o$!io%s to the senses, s%ch as religio%s $elie& or magical a$ility. *or e:ample, the spell co%ld $e set to trigger -hen a character -earing ro$es and a pointed hat enters an area, $%t not -hen a 2agic-3ser enters the area. .he spell remains ready inde&initely. +hen triggered, the spell -ill last at most 1 ro%nd per caster le!el.

+ith this spell, the caster creates the ill%sion o& a door, -hich he or she -ill appear to pass thro%gh and close. /n reality, the caster $ecomes in!isi$le 6as the spell8 -hen the spell is cast. "ny creat%res opening the 0door1 -ill see an empty 10 &oot s4%are room o& similar style to the s%rro%nding area. .he caster remains in!isi$le &or the d%ration o& the spell, %nless, as -ith an in!isi$ility spell, he or she attac5s any creat%re or casts a spell.

Shado- +al5
/ll%sionist 6

Range, to%ch 6see te:t8 #%ration, 1 ho%r G le!el

Rope .ric5
/ll%sionist 2

Range, to%ch #%ration, 1 ho%r G le!el

Shado- -al5 can only $e cast in an area o& hea!y shado-s. .he caster and %p to one -illing creat%re per le!el are transported to the edge o& the 2aterial Plane -here it $orders the Plane o& Shado-. /n the region o& shado-, the caster 6and all the creat%res that accompany him or her8 mo!es at an e&&ecti!e rate o& ?0 miles per ho%r. )eca%se o& the $l%rring o& reality $et-een the Plane o& Shado- and the 2aterial Plane, the caster canIt ma5e o%t details o& the terrain or areas he or she passes o!er d%ring transit, nor can he or she predict per&ectly -here the tra!el -ill end. +hen the spell e&&ect ends, the caster and any creat%res accompanying him or her arri!es 1d10 times 100 &eet in a random hori9ontal direction &rom the desired endpoint, as nearly as possi$le. .he caster and his or her companions al-ays arri!e at gro%nd le!el, e:cept i& the landing area is in a $ody o& -ater 6in -hich case they arri!e at the -ater le!el8 or %ndergro%nd. /& arri!ing %ndergro%nd, the altit%de o& arri!al sho%ld $e as close as possi$le to the same altit%de as the intended endpoint location. *

+hen this spell is cast %pon a piece o& normal, nonmagical rope &rom ? to 30 &eet long, one end o& the rope rises into the air %ntil the -hole rope hangs perpendic%lar to the gro%nd, as i& a&&i:ed at the %pper end. .he %pper end is, in &act, &astened to an e:tradimensional space, similar to a $ag o& holding. Creat%res in the space are hidden, $eyond the reach o& spells 6incl%ding di!inations8, %nless those spells -or5 across planes. .he space holds as many as eight creat%res o& man-si9e or smaller 6larger creat%res cannot &it thro%gh the in!isi$le opening at the top o& the rope8. Creat%res in the space can p%ll the rope %p into the space, ma5ing the rope 0disappear.1 'ther-ise, the rope simply hangs in air.

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ILLUSIONISTS

Spectral *orce
/ll%sionist 3

Illusions+ S,vin- T"ro.s ,n! Dis/elie#

Range, 1B0 &eet #%ration, special .he !ictim o& an ill%sion doesnIt get an a%tomatic sa!e !s. Spells. Ee m%st ha!e a good reason to $elie!e that a creat%re, o$Fect, or sit%ation is an ill%sion. .he Game 2aster m%st $ase his or her decision on the 4%ality and the credi$ility o& the ill%sion. "n ill%sion o& 4%ality is an ill%sion created $y a caster -ho has a clear 0mental !ision1 o& a creat%re, an o$Fect or a sit%ation. *or e:ample, a caster cannot create an ill%sion o& 4%ality o& a red dragon i& he or she has ne!er seen a red dragon. "n ill%sion can $e credi$le only i& the creat%re, the o$Fect or the sit%ation is realistic. *or e:ample, the ill%sion o& a door on a -all is credi$le, $%t not a door &loating in the air. "lso, ill%sions created $y spells o& high le!el ha!e more chance to $e credi$le since se!eral senses are a&&ected. .here&ore, i& an ill%sion is not o& 4%ality andGor credi$le, the Game 2aster can decide to allo- an a%tomatic sa!e !s Spells. /n addition, a player can anno%nce to the Game 2aster that his or her character does not K$elie!eK in the e:istence o& a creat%re, an o$Fect or a sit%ation. .he G2 m%st then ma5e a secret sa!e !s. Spells &or that character. Jote that the G2 sho%ld al-ays roll the sa!e, e!en i& the creat%re, o$Fect, or sit%ation is not an ill%sion 6as omitting the roll -o%ld gi!e this a-ay to the player8. /& the sa!e is s%ccess&%l 6and the creat%re, o$Fect, or sit%ation is really an ill%sion8, the Game 2aster m%st anno%nce this &act to the player. /& the character then tells his or her comrades, they in t%rn recei!e a sa!e !s. Spells -ith a ;7 $on%s.

.his spell &%nctions li5e phantasmal &orce, e:cept &or the &ollo-ing, So%nd, smell, and thermal e&&ects are incl%ded, creat%res created do not necessarily disappear -hen to%ched, ass%ming the caster ca%ses the ill%sion to react appropriately. *or instance the caster displays ill%sory -o%nds -hen the image is attac5ed. .he spell -ill last &or 3 ro%nds a&ter concentration ceases.

S%ggestion
/ll%sionist 7 Range, 30 &eet #%ration, %p to 1 ho%r G le!el

)y means o& this spell, the caster in&l%ences a target creat%re $y s%ggesting a co%rse o& acti!ity limited to a sentence or t-o. .he s%ggestion m%st $e -orded in s%ch a manner as to ma5e the acti!ity so%nd reasona$le. "s5ing the creat%re to do some o$!io%sly harm&%l act a%tomatically negates the e&&ect o& the spell. .he s%ggested co%rse o& acti!ity can contin%e &or the entire d%ration. /& the s%ggested acti!ity can $e completed in a shorter time, the spell ends -hen the s%$Fect &inishes the acti!ity. .he caster can speci&y conditions that -ill trigger an acti!ity d%ring the d%ration. /& the condition is not met $e&ore the spell d%ration e:pires, the acti!ity is not per&ormed. /& the recipient creat%re ma5es its sa!ing thro-, the spell has no e&&ect. " !ery reasona$le s%ggestion ca%ses the sa!e to $e made -ith a penalty 6-1 or -2 is recommended8. .he creat%re to $e in&l%enced m%st, o& co%rse, $e a$le to %nderstand the s%ggestion, i.e., it m%st $e spo5en in a lang%age -hich the spell recipient %nderstands. 3ndead are not s%$Fect to s%ggestion.

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