Book of Vile Darkness Spells

Aberrate
Absorb Mind
Absorb Strength
Abyssal Might
Addiction
Alert Bebilith
Angry Ache
Apocalypse from the Sky
Befoul
Bestow Greater Curse
Bestow Wound
Black Bag
Bodak Birth
Boneblade
Boneblast
Call Dretch Horde
Call Lemure Horde
Call Nightmare
Charnel Fire
Cheat
Circle of Nausea
Claws of the Bebilith
Claws of the Savage
Cloud of the Achaierai
Clutch of Orcus
Consume Likeness
Cruel Disappointment
Crushing Fist of Spite
Curse of the Putrid Husk
Damning Darkness
Dance of Ruin
Dancing Chains
Darkbolt
Darklight
Death by Thorns
Death Grimace
Demon Wings
Demoncall
Demonflesh
Despoil
Devil's Ego
Devil's Eye
Devil's Tail
Devil's Tongue
Distort Summons
Distort Weapon
Dread Word
Drown
Drug Resistance
Ectoplasmic Enhancement

+1 natural AC/4lvls becomes aberration

25% chance to recall target's memories
Gain 25% of Str, Con score as bonus
+2 Str, Con, Dex and SR
Target becomes addicted to a drug
Summons bebilith
-2 Att/4lvls
10d6 dmg (either fire/acid/sonic) to all
Poisonous water, <1HD die or 1d4 Con
Various effects, one ability reduced to 1
Take caster's wounds, 1 dmg/lvl
Bag of holding for evil items
Target becomes a bodak
+1 Att, Dmg/5lvls, +1d6 Living, Good
Breaks targets bone, 1d3 Con dmg
Dretches to a max of 2HD/lvl
Lemures to a max of 2HD/lvl
Nightmare serves caster
Corpse is completely consumed
Reroll in game of chance, dice, cards
-2 Att, saves, skills (except caster)
Claw dmg and rips away tgt's armour
Claw dmg, +2 Att, dmg
Toxic cloud, 2d6 damage, confusion
Paralyzes target, 1d3 dmg/rnd
Appearance & form of dead humanoid
Next die roll action fails, poss -4 morale
1d6/lvl dmg from darkness fist
Dazed 1 round then unconscious
Darkness, Good 2d6 dmg/rnd, Ntrl half
All non-demons take 2d20 dmg
Chains attack as spiked chains
Ranged touch attack 1d8/2lvls (5), stun
5-ft radius darkness sphere, see within
Incapacitated 1d4 rnds, 1d6/rnd, & die
Magical signature on corpse
Caster sprouts wings, fly normal speed
+10 Knowledge arcana, planes, religion
+1 natural AC/5lvls
Plants die, living creatures lose 1d4 Str
1d4+1 Cha, treated as an 'outsider'
See in magical darkness 30-ft
Tail doing 1d4 dmg + half Str bonus
Tongue makes grapple attacks to 15-ft
Summoned creatures are evil only
Automatically confirm critical vs good
1d3 Cha dmg
Begin drowning, -2 circumstance bonus
Immune to addiction to drugs
Undead gain +1 AC, +1d8 hps, +1 Att,
+2 TR, +1 to each of these every 4lvls
Entice Gift
Target gives caster what it is holding
Eternity of Torture
Target helpless, -1 all stats each day,
save 5d6 dmg, -4 circumstance bonus
Evil Eye
-4 luck on attacks, saves and checks
Evil Weather
Caster conjures a type of evil weather
Extract Drug
Drug is created
Eye of the Beholder
Eye gains one beholder power
Eyes of the Zombie
See via zombie's eyes, control actions
False Sending
False message from a false sender
Fangs of the Vampire King +10 Bite Att, 1d6+Str dmg, 1 Con dmg
Fiendish Clarity
Darkvision 60-ft, see invisible, det good
Fiendish Quickening
Caster's teleport spells are quickened
Flesh Armour
DR 10/+1, absorbs max 5/lvl hps
Flesh Ripper
Flying claw 1d8/lvl (10), criticals bleed
Forbidden Speech
Target cannot talk about specific topic
Glimpse of Truth
Correct answer 75% of time
Graz'zt's Long Grasp
Hand detaches and flies at 20-ft/rnd
Grim Revenge
Tgt hand detaches 6d6 dmg, wight att
Gutwrench
Save or die else 10d6 dmg
Heartache
Target is incapacitated
Heartclutch
Save or die else 3d6+1/lvl dmg
Hellfire
3d6 diabolic fire dmg
Hellfire Storm
5d6 diabolic fire dmg
Hell's Power
+2 deflection AC, DR -/+1
Identify Transgressor
70+1%/lvl correct answer, who did...?
Impotent Possessor
Renders possessing creature powerless
Imprison Possessor
Possessing creature trapped in body
Imprison Soul
Gem traps soul, target lose d4 Con/day
Liquid Pain
Physical manifestation of pain
Lahm's Finger Darts
1d4 Dex dmg, 1@1st, 2@4th, 3@7th
Love's Pain
Touch attack, lover takes 1d6/2lvls (10)

Trans
Div
Necro
Conj
Ench
Conj
Necro
Conj
Trans
Trans
Trans
Conj
Trans
Necro
Necro
Conj
Conj
Conj
Necro
Trans
Evoc
Trans
Trans
Conj
Necro
Necro
Ill
Evoc
Ill
Evoc
Necro
Trans
Evoc
Evoc
Conj
Necro
Trans
Div
Trans
Trans
Trans
Div
Trans
Trans
Trans
Trans
Evoc
Conj
Ench
Necro

V,S,Fiend 1 a
V,S,F,Cor 1 a
V,S,F,Cor 1 a
V,S,M,Dem 1 a
V,S,Drug 1 a
V,S,M
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,M,Cor 1 day
V,S,M
1 min
V,S
1a
V,S,M
1a
V,S,M
1a
V,S,F,Drug 1 min
V,S,F,Und 1 a
V,S,M,Und 1 a
V,S,Soul 1 min
V,S,Soul 1 min
V,S,Soul 1 min
V,S
1 min
V,S,F
1a
V,S,F
1a
V,S,Cor
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,Dis
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,F,Cor 1 a
V,S
1a
V,S,M,Dis 1 a
V,S,M
1a
V,M/DF
1a
V,S
Round
V,S
1a
V,S
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,Cor
1a
S
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,M
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,M
1 min
V,S
1a
V,S
1a
V,S
1a
S,Cor
1a
V,S
1a
V,S
1a
V
1a
V
1a
V,M
1a
V,S
Round

Ench V,S
Necro V,S,DF
Ench
Conj
Conj
Trans
Div
Ill
Trans
Div
Trans
Abj
Evoc
Ench
Div
Trans
Necro
Necro
Ench
Trans
Evoc
Evoc
Conj
Div
Abj
Abj
Necro
Necro
Trans
Evoc

1a
1a

1a
1 hr
V,S,F
1 min
V,S
1a
V,S,F
30 min
V,S,M/DF 10 min
S,Cor
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,Fiend Round
V,S,M,F
1a
V,S,Und,Fiend 1 a
V,S,Cor
1 min
V,S,Drug 1 a
V,S
1a
V,S,Und
1a
V,S,Und
1a
V,S,DF
1a
V,S,Dis
1a
V,S
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,M,Dev 1 a
V,S,Drug,Loc
10 min
V,S
1a
V,S
1a
V,S,M,F
1a
V,S,F
1 day
V,S,Cor
1a
V,S,Cor
1a
V,S,M,XP,Cor

Touch
Self
Self
Self
Touch
Close
Close
Self
Touch
Touch
Touch
Touch
Touch
Touch
Touch
Close
Close
Medium
Touch
Self
Self
Self
Touch
Self
Medium
Self
Medium
Medium
Close
Touch
Close
Close
Close
Touch
Touch
Touch
Self
Self
Self
Touch
Self
Self
Self
Self
Medium
Touch
Close
Medium
Touch
Close

3.5
10 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
10 min/lvl
10 min/lvl
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
Permanent
Permanent
Instantaneous
24 hours
Instantaneous
10 min/lvl
Instantaneous
1 year
1 year
1 week
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl or till used
1 min/lvl
10 min/lvl
10 min/lvl
10 min/lvl
Concentration
Permanent
Instantaneous
1 rnd/lvl
1 rnd + 1d10 min
10 min/lvl (D)
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
Permanent
10 min/lvl
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
1 hr/lvl
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
1 hr/lvl
24 hours

Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort part
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort part
Will neg
Will neg
Ref neg
Will neg
Ref half
Fort part
Fort part
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
-

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Close
Close

One living creature

Caster
Caster
Caster
One living creature
One bebilith
One living creature
10-mile/lvl radius
100x100x10-ft water
One creature
One living creature
Black leather bag
One willing creature
One bone
One boned creature
2d4 dretches
3d4 lemures
One nightmare
One corpse
Caster
22-ft radius
Caster
One creature
10-ft radius
One humanoid
Caster
One living creature
5-ft radius, 30-ft high
One creature
One item
All non-demons
One chain/lvl
One creature
One creature
Up to three creatures
Corpse
Caster
Caster
Caster
100-ft/lvl radius
Caster
Caster
Caster
Caster
50-ft radius
Weapon
One good creature
One humanoid
One living creature
Incorporeal
undead/lvl
One creature
One creature

84
84
84
84
84
84
85
85
85
85
85
86
86
86
86
86
86
87
87
87
88
88
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89
89
89
89
89
90
90
90
91
91
91
91
91
92
92
92
92
92
92
92
92
93
93
93
93

1 rnd
Permanent

Will neg
Fort part

Yes 93
Yes 93

Close
Self
Touch
Self
Self
Special
Self
Self
Self
Self
Close
Touch
Self
Self
Medium
Close
Close
Close
Close
Medium
Self
Self
Close
Close
Medium
Touch
Medium
Medium

One creature
1-mile/lvl radius
One drug dose
Caster
Caster and zombie
One creature
Caster
Caster
Caster
Caster
One living creature
One living creature
Caster
Caster
One living humanoid
One living creature
One creature
Creature's heart
5-ft radius
20-ft radius
Caster
Caster
Possessing creature
Possessing creature
One creature
One living creature
Up to five creatures
One living creature

Instantaneous
3d6 min
Permanent
1 rnd/lvl
1 hr/lvl (D)
1 rnd
1 min/lvl
10 min/lvl
1 rnd/lvl
10 min/lvl till used
Instantaneous
Permanent
1 hour
10 min/lvl
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
1 rnd
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
10 min/lvl
Instantaneous
Permanent (D)
Permanent (D)
Instantaneous
Permanent
Instantaneous
Instantaneous

Will neg
Will neg
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort part
Will neg
Fort part
Will neg
Will neg
Will neg
Fort neg
-

Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

94
94
94
94
94
95
95
95
95
96
96
96
96
96
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
98
98
98
98
98
98

Masochism
Mindrape
Mirror Sending
Morality Undone
Nether Trail
No Light
Pestilence
Phantasmal Thief
Plague of Nightmares
Power Leech
Pox
Preserve Organ
Psychic Poison
Rapture of Rupture
Reality Blind
Red Fester
Resonating Resistance
Rotting Curse of Urfestra
Sacrificial Skill
Sadism
Sap Strength
Seething Eyebane
Serpents of Theggeron

Shriveling
Slash Tongue
Slow Consumption
Snare Astral Traveler
Song of Festering Death
Sorrow
Soul Shackles
Soul's Treasure Lost
Spider Hand
Spider Legs
Spores of the Vrock
Spread of Savagery
Steal Life
Stop Heart

Stunning Screech
Stupor
Suspend Disease
Thousand Needles
Tongue of Baalzebul
Tongue Serpents
Tongue Tendrils
Touch of Juiblex
Unheavened
Unliving Weapon
Unnerving Gaze
Utterdark
Vile Lance
Wall of Chains
Wall of Deadly Chains
Wall of Eyes
Wall of Ooze
Wave of Grief
Wave of Pain
Were-Doom
Whirlwind of Teeth

Wither Limb
Wrack
Wretched Blight

+1/10 dmg taken to Att, saves, skills

Ench
Alters target's memories, knows all
Ench
Convey message through mirrors
Evoc
Target becomes evil
Ench
Compelled to follow trail to trail's end Conj
Creates an area of darkness
Trans
Target takes 1d4 Con/day
Necro
Phantasm steals item from creature
Conj
No natural healing, 1d4 Cha dmg/night Ench
Target loses 1 stat/rnd, caster gains
Necro
1d4 Con dmg
Necro
Preserves an organ in its current state Necro
Div, mind affecting spellcaster poisoned Abj
6d6 dmg, 1 rnd stun, 1d6/rnd till heal Trans
Blinded and stunned, nightmares
Ill
Target takes 1d6 Str, 1d4 Cha dmg
Necro
Reroll spell resistance
Trans
1d6 Con dmg/hour
Trans
+5 Knowledge religion
Ench
+1/10 dmg inflicted to Att, saves, skills Ench
Target becomes exhausted
Ench
Target blinded, 1d6 acid dmg 5-ft spray Trans
Serpent arms, 10-ft reach, +10 Att,
Trans
1d8 bite dmg, poison dmg 1d6 Str
Target takes 1d4/lvl (10)
Necro
-1 Att, saves, skills, abilities, 1 dmg
Trans
Caster heals twice rate, tgt 1 Con dmg Necro
Captures creature holding it motionless Abj
Perform 20, fail save, 2d6/rnd dmg
Evoc
-3 morale on Att, saves, ability, skills
Ench
Imprisons soul and can question it
Necro
Disintegrates most valuable item
Trans
Hand can travel 20-ft/lvl away
Trans
Tgt grow 4 spider legs, move 30-ft/rnd Trans
1d8 dmg, 1d2/rnd for 10 rnds after 1st Conj
Living creatures hostile to unaffected
Ench
Lose 1 stat/rnd becoming 1 wk younger Necro
Heart Attack, Target drops to -8 hps
Necro
and loses 1 hp/rnd
Stunned for 1 round
Evoc
Target enters a stupor
Ench
Halts effect of disease in target
Abj
2d6 dmg, -4 Att, saves, skills, abilities Conj
+2 Bluff, diplomacy, gather information Trans
Tongue becomes one small viper/4lvls Trans
Tongue becomes one tendril/4lvls
Trans
Target turns into green slime in 4 rnds Trans
+4 spell saves vs good outsiders
Abj
Undead explodes for 1d6/lvl (10)
Necro
-1 morale on Att
Ill
As deeper darkness, evil can see within Conj
+2 Shortspear doing vile dmg
Evoc
20 hps/inch, hardness 10
Conj
Wall of Chains, strikes 5-ft, 3d6 dmg
Conj
10 hps/inch, hardness 5, hold monster Conj
50 hps/inch, hardness 0, 2d6 acid
Conj
-3 morale to Att, saves, ability, skills
Ench
All living creatures are stunned
Necro
1d4 humanoids become lycanthropes Evoc
1d8/2lvls damage to all in area
Evoc

V,S,M
V,S
V,S,F
V,S,M/DF
S,M
V,S
V,S,Dis
V,S,M
V,S,F,Cor
V,S,Cor
V,S,DF
V,S,DF
V,S,M/DF
V,S,Cor
V,S,M
V,S,Cor
V,Fiend
V,S,Cor
V,S,M
V,S,M
V,S,M
V,S,Cor
S,Cor

1a
1a
Special
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
10 min
10 min
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a

Self
Medium
Special
Close
Touch
Close
Touch
Close
Touch
Medium
Close
Touch
Close
Touch
Close
Touch
Self
Touch
Self
Self
Touch
Touch
Self

Caster
One creature
One living creature
One non-evil creature
Trail 20-ft/lvl
20-ft radius
One living creature
One item
One living creature
One living creature
One living creature/lvl
One organ
50-ft radius
One living creature/lvl
One creature
One creature
Caster
One living creature
Caster
Caster
One living creature
One creature
Caster

1 rnd/lvl
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
10 min/lvl
10 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
1 rnd/lvl
Instantaneous
1 rnd/lvl
Instantaneous
24 hours
1 hr/lvl
Instantaneous
Concentration
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl
1 rnd/lvl
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
1 min/lvl

Will neg
Will neg
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort half
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
-

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-

99
99
99
99
99
100
100
100
100
101
101
101
101
101
101
102
102
102
103
103
103
103
103

V,S,Dis
V,S
V,S,Loc
V,S
V
V,S,M
V,S,F,Loc
V,S,M
V,S
V,S,F
V,S,M/DF
V,S,M/DF
V,S,Loc
S,Drug

1a
1a
10 min
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
Round
1 hr
1a
1a

Close
Close
Touch
Medium
Close
Close
Close
Close
Self
Self
Self
Long
Close
Touch

Instantaneous
1 rnd
Permanent
1 rnd/lvl
Concentration
1 rnd/lvl
Instantaneous
Instantaneous
Conc to 1 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
1 hr/lvl
Concentration
Instantaneous

Ref half
Fort neg
Fort neg
Will neg
Fort neg
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort neg

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

103
103
103
104
104
104
104
104
104
105
105
105
106
106

V,S,M,Drug

1a
1 min
1a
1a
Round
1a
1a
1a
1a
Round
1a
1 hr
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1 min
1a

30-ft
Touch
Touch
Medium
Self
Self
Self
Touch
Touch
Touch
Close
Close
Touch
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Close
Close
Long
Medium

1 rnd
1 hr/lvl
24 hours
1 min/lvl
1 hr/lvl
1 hr/lvl or till used
1 hr/lvl or till used
Instantaneous
10 min/lvl
1 hr/lvl
1 rnd/lvl
1 hr/lvl
10 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
1 min/lvl
Instantaneous
Conc +1 rnd/lvl
1 rnd/lvl
1 rnd/2lvls
24 hours
1 rnd/lvl

Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort part
Fort neg
Will neg
Will neg
Will neg
Ref half
Will neg
Fort part
Will neg
Fort neg
Fort neg
Ref half

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

106
106
106
106
107
107
107
107
107
108
108
108
108
108
108
108
109
109
109
109
110

1a
1a
1a

Close
Close
Medium

One living creature

One living creature
One living creature
One astral creature
One living creature
One living creature
One dead creature
One creature
Caster's hand
Caster
5-ft radius
10-ft radius
One living humanoid
One living
humanoid/animal
All creatures
One helpless creature
One creature
One living creature
Caster
Caster
Caster
One creature
One creature
One undead creature
One humanoid
100-ft/lvl radius
One shortspear
Wall 5x5-ft/lvl
Wall 5x5-ft/lvl
Wall 5x5-ft/lvl
Wall 5x5-ft/lvl
Cone
Cone
50-ft/lvl radius
5-ft/lvl radius, 10ft/lvl high
One humanoid
One humanoid
20-ft radius

1 rnd/lvl
1 rnd/lvl
Instantaneous

Fort neg
Fort neg
Fort part

Yes 110
Yes 110
Yes 110

DF
F
M
S
Sac
V
XP

Divine Focus
Force
Material
Semantic
Sacrifice
Verbal
Experience Points

Cor
Dem
Dev
Dis
Drug
Fiend
Loc
Soul
Und

Corrupt
Demon
Devil
Disease
Drug
Fiend
Location
Soul
Undead

S,M
V,S,M
V,S,M
V,S,M,Drug

V,S,M
V,S,M
V,S,Cor
V,S,Drug
V,S,M
V,S
V,S,M/DF
V,S,M/DF
V,S,M
V,S,M
V,S,M
V,S,M/DF
S,M
S,M
V,S,M
V,S,M/DF

Arms or legs wither for spell's duration Necro V,S

Target is blind and helpless
Necro V,S
1d8/lvl (15) to non-evil, stun 1d4 rnds Evoc V,S
Abj
Conj
Div
Ench
Evoc
Necro
Trans

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Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Vile Darkness Spells

March 10, 2004