Illusionists

A Basic Fantasy RPG Supplement

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Copyright 2006-2012 Chris
Gonnerman, Serge Petitclerc, and
R. e!in Smoot
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INTRODUCTION
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NEW CHARACTER CLASS
Illusionist
Exp. Spells
Level Points Hit Dice 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 0 1d4 1 - - - - -
2 2,500 2d4 2 - - - - -
3 5,000 3d4 2 1 - - - -
4 10,000 4d4 2 2 - - - -
5 20,000 5d4 2 2 1 - - -
6 40,000 6d4 3 2 2 - - -
7 80,000 7d4 3 2 2 1 - -
8 150,000 8d4 3 3 2 2 - -
300,000 d4 3 3 2 2 1 -
10 450,000 d4!1 4 3 3 2 2 -
11 600,000 d4!2 4 4 3 2 2 1
12 750,000 d4!3 4 4 3 3 2 2
13 00,000 d4!4 4 4 4 3 2 2
14 1,050,000 d4!5 4 4 4 3 3 2
15 1,200,000 d4!6 5 4 4 3 3 2
16 1,350,000 d4!7 5 5 4 3 3 2
17 1,500,000 d4!8 5 5 4 4 3 3
18 1,650,000 d4! 6 5 4 4 3 3
1 1,800,000 d4!10 6 5 5 4 3 3
20 1,50,000 d4!11 6 5 5 4 4 3
/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
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.
A BASIC FANTASY SUPPLEMENT ILLUSIONISTS
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$ility
3 Change Sel&
7 Color Spray
? #ancing (ights
6 #etect /ll%sion
@ (ightA
B 2agic 2o%th
C 2irror /mage
10 Dentrilo4%ism
Seon! Level Illusionist Spells
1 "lter Sel&
2 )l%r
3 Contin%al (ight
7 #etect 2agic
? #ispel /ll%sion
6 /n!isi$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
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ILLUSIONISTS A BASIC FANTASY SUPPLEMENT
DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPELLS
"d!anced /l l %si on
/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 ter 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.
"%di $l e Gl amer
/ll%sionist 1 Range, 60 &eet ;10=Gle!el
#%ration, 2 ro%nds G le!el
"%di$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 $e !irt%ally any type o& so%nd -ithin the
!ol%me limit. " horde o& rats r%nning and s4%ea5ing is
a$o%t the same !ol%me as si: h%mans r%nning and
sho%ting. " roaring lion is e4%al to the noise &rom t-el!e
h%mans, -hile a roaring dragon is e4%al to the noise &rom
t-enty h%mans.
Jote that this spell is partic%larly e&&ecti!e -hen cast in
conF%nction -ith phantasmal &orce.
/& a character states that he or she does not $elie!e the
so%nd, a sa!e !s. Spells is made< i& the sa!e s%cceeds, the
character hears the so%nd as distant and o$!io%sly &a5e.
)l %r
/ll%sionist 2 Range, to%ch
#%ration, 1 min%te G le!el
+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
.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.
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A BASIC FANTASY SUPPLEMENT ILLUSIONISTS
Col or Spray
/ll%sionist 1 Range, 20 &eet 6see te:t8
#%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
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 $y color spray.
#anci ng (i ghts
/ll%sionist 1 Range, 70 &eet ;10=Gle!el
#%ration, 2 ro%nds G le!el
#epending on the !ersion o& the spell selected, the caster
creates %p to &o%r lights that resem$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.
#etect /l l %si on
/ll%sionist 2 Range, 60 &eet
#%ration, 2 t%rns
.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$le glamer.
#i spel /l l %si on
/ll%sionist 2 Range, 120 &eet
#%ration, instantaneo%s
.he caster can %se this spell to end all ongoing 0ill%sion
spells1 -ithin a c%$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 $y this spell.
/l l %si onary +al l
/ll%sionist 3 Range, 60 &eet
#%ration, permanent
.his spell creates the ill%sion o& a -all, &loor, ceiling, or
similar s%r&ace, co!ering %p to a 10= s4%are area, %p to 1=
thic5. .he section o& -all created appears a$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.
/mpro!ed /n!i si $i l i ty
/ll%sionist 7 Range, to%ch
#%ration, 1 ro%nd G le!el
.his spell -or5s e:actly li5e in!isi$ility, e:cept that it does
not end i& the s%$Fect attac5s or casts a spell.
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ILLUSIONISTS A BASIC FANTASY SUPPLEMENT
/n!i si $i l i ty, 2ass
2agic-3ser @ Range, 270 &eet
/ll%sionist 6 #%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.
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.
2i sl ead
/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%$le contin%es to carry o%t
the same acti!ity %ntil the d%ration e:pires. .he impro!ed
in!isi$ility lasts &or 1 ro%nd per caster le!el, regardless o&
concentration.
'$sc%rement
/ll%sionist 2 Range, 100 &eet ;10=Gle!el
#%ration, 10 min%tes G le!el
" $an5 o& &og, %p to a 20= c%$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 /l l %si on
/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.
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A BASIC FANTASY SUPPLEMENT ILLUSIONISTS
Phantom 2essenger
/ll%sionist 3 Range, special
#%ration, special
+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.
Phantom Steed
/ll%sionist 3 Range, to%ch
#%ration, 1 ho%r G le!el
.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 $y a
13
th
le!el caster can pass o!er -ater, sand, or m%d as -ell
as cross chasms.
Phase #oor
2agic-3ser 3 Range, to%ch
/ll%sionist 6 #%ration, 1 %sage G 2 le!els
.his spell creates a magical passage thro%gh a -all, the
&loor, the ceiling or e!en thro%gh a section o& gro%nd. .he
phase door is in!isi$le and inaccessi$le to all creat%res
e:cept the caster, -ho is the only one that can %se the
passage. .he passage is 10 &oot deep pl%s another ? &eet
&or e!ery three caster le!els. .he caster disappears -hen
entering the phase door and appears -hen he or she
e:its. /& desired, the caster can ta5e one other creat%re
thro%gh the door. .his co%nts as t-o %ses o& the door.
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.he door does not allo- light, so%nd, or spell e&&ects
thro%gh it, nor it is possi$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.
Programmed /l l %si on
/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.
Rope .ri c5
/ll%sionist 2 Range, to%ch
#%ration, 1 ho%r G le!el
+hen this spell is cast %pon a piece o& normal, non-
magical 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.
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
+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- +al 5
/ll%sionist 6 Range, to%ch 6see te:t8
#%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.
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A BASIC FANTASY SUPPLEMENT ILLUSIONISTS
Spectral *orce
/ll%sionist 3 Range, 1B0 &eet
#%ration, special
.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%ggest i on
/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.
Illusions+ S,vin- T"ro.s ,n! Dis/elie#
.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 $on%s.
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I%)es ?-%tt, ,%sed on o$i6in%l )%te$i%l ,- E. 2%$- 2-6%x %nd D%ve 9$neson.
;%sic <%nt%s- .ole-Pl%-in6 2%)e 3op-$i6#t > 2006 3#$is 2onne$)%n.
5ll(sionists7 9 ;%sic <%nt%s- S(pple)ent 3op-$i6#t > 2006-200 3#$is
2onne$)%n, Se$6e Petitcle$c, %nd .. Jevin S)oot.
END OF ICENSE
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