Micha+el Mo+rris

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 She fell, and with her the future - with her the hope. The world was
spinning before her eyes, fading in and out of the light. Then a
moment of focus came to her, and she saw her cousin's face. Eric was
pleading with her to stay alive. She lay in his arms, mortally wounded.
She saw the others gathered like vultures to take the kingdom that was
rightfully hers. And the anger this compelled found a voice and she cried
out, "No man shall ever unite this land."
That said, she shuddered, her eyes closed, and she fell into the night.
The two suns, like angry eyes watched her go, and she, and her kingdom,
was no more. Thus died Queen Anne. Thus died Dalsundria.
Two hundred years later, her prophecy remains true.
No man has united this land.
Dusk has fallen.
Contents
Forward............................................................4
Character Creation Basics ................................5
I. Introduction .................................................6
The Telzoan World ........................................7
Life and Death........................................7
Wealth and Trade ...................................8
Nobles and Commoners...........................8
Riot and Disorder.................................. 10
Legal Status of Women.......................... 11
The Telzoans and “Others”..................... 12
Magic and Miracles................................ 14
History ...................................................... 15
Origin of the Peoples ............................. 15
The High King ...................................... 16
Hanial’s War......................................... 16
Attempts at Reunification and Conquest .. 17
The Rise of Pentalism ............................ 18
The Natural World ....................................... 19
The Sky Above ..................................... 19
The Telzoan Zodiac......................... 20
Geography and Climate ......................... 22
Rituals ....................................................... 23
Rites of Birth........................................ 23
Rites of Passage ................................... 25
Rites of Marriage .................................. 26
Rites of Death ...................................... 27
II. Races ........................................................29
Languages ................................................. 30
The Races .................................................. 30
Humans............................................... 30
Dwarves .............................................. 31
Elves................................................... 33
Gnomes............................................... 37
Half-Elves ............................................ 39
Half-Orcs ............................................. 40
Halflings .............................................. 41
III. Classes ....................................................43
Core Classes .............................................. 43
Barbarians ........................................... 43
Bards .................................................. 44
Clerics................................................. 45
Druids ................................................. 47
Fighters............................................... 48
Monks ................................................. 49
Paladins............................................... 50
Rangers............................................... 51
Rogues................................................ 51
Sorcerers............................................. 52
Wizards............................................... 53
Prestige Classes ......................................... 54
Arcanist .............................................. 54
Death Speaker..................................... 55
Listral’s Hand....................................... 56
Mage .................................................. 59
Pandaemonicist.................................... 61
Specialist ............................................ 63
Spellfilcher .......................................... 69
Traprunner .......................................... 71
IV. Skills & Feats ........................................... 73
Rolling 1 and 20 ......................................... 74
Taking 0.................................................... 74
Skill Descriptions ........................................ 74
Feat Descriptions.......................................109
V. Description and Equipment...................... 123
Alignment.................................................123
Aborean (Green) .................................124
Balcridian (Blue) .................................125
Shunrian (Red) ...................................126
Sodrean (Black) ..................................127
Valrean (White) ..................................128
Religion....................................................130
Equipment................................................156
Description ...............................................161
Portraying a Character ...............................168
VI. Art of Magic............................................ 173
Casting Style ............................................174
Colors of Magic .........................................174
Sorting the Spells ......................................175
Spellcasting ..............................................196
Spell Descriptions ......................................200
Wild Spellcraft...........................................204
Summoning ..............................................206
VII. Spells.................................................... 210
Altered Spells............................................210
Bard Spells ...............................................212
Cleric Spells..............................................212
Cleric Domains ..........................................215
Druid Spells ..............................................225
Mage Spells ..............................................227
Paladin Spells............................................229
Ranger Spells............................................229
Sorcerer / Wizard Spells .............................230
Spell Descriptions ......................................236
Appendix: Acquisition System...................... 329
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Forward
nce again, Welcome to Carthasana. Although it doesn’t seem like it, ten

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years have passed since the first 78 page Campaign Sourcebook of the Dusk
setting was penned. One and a half editions later and after three years
silence the time has come to once more enter the world of the Oyasini and
Island of Fire – Telzoa. Within the 320 pages of this tome you will find magic
and mysteries enough to keep you entertained for many an evening whether
you run the setting as is or graft its materials to a world of your own
devising or another published world. Whatever path you choose all I ask is that you and
your fellow players have fun with it.
The setting you have before you is quite different
from the one that was released ten years ago. It
has been changed from having the default psuedo-
medieval backdrop that remains the default of
most fantasy settings and is instead set against a
psuedo-classical backdrop – though Carthasana is
no more historically accurate than any other
setting. It has picked up a new magic system with
explores the conflicts of the five colors of magic
first introduced in the Magic: The Gathering card
game. Also, despite the size of this tome, you’ll
find that almost all of it can be used alongside the
materials of the Player’s Handbook and other
Dungeons & Dragons supplements without having
to supplant anything. The rules of this book that do
require tinkering with the core rules are contained
in the last appendix of the book and can be safely
ignored without affecting the rest of the volume.
Whether you use one spell or the whole setting
though, I hope you have as much fun playing with
these materials as I had devising them.

~ MichaEl M+orris
Character Creation Basics
Follow these steps to create a 1st level
4. Select Skills
character for use in the Dusk campaign
setting. The Dusk setting expands the descriptions
of nearly all the skills, so review those
1. Determine Ability Scores skills you intend to use before play in
Chapter 4. No new skills are introduced.
Roll 4d6 twelve times discarding the
lowest die on each roll. From the twelve
5. Select a Feat
scores created choose 6 scores to use for
your character. There are several new feats available for
use in the Dusk setting which you may
2. Choose Race & Class wish to consider. These are listed in
Chapter 4.
All of the races of the Player's Handbook
are present in Dusk and almost all of them
6. Review Description
are unchanged, the sole exception being
female halflings which are winged (the Review Chapter 5 for details to apply to
males have no wings). They do not have your character. You should also choose an
the halfling +1 racial bonus to all saving alignment and a religion as this point.
throws and instead can glide or effectively
feather fall using their wings (they can't 7. Select Equipment
fly outright though). Characters in Dusk don’t tromp around in
full plate armor swinging longswords and
All the Player’s Handbook classes are
shooting crossbows for the setting is
present and largely unchanged, though
patterned after Ancient Greece - not the
you should review the entry for your
typical medieval fare.
choice before play.

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s the first light of a newborn day
A
spills onto the walls of an ivory
white castle tower a prince
dreams of taking his dying father’s
throne – at any cost. As that
light crosses to the west it drives
away the shadows from a city whose nights have not
passed without at least one victim from an ongoing
war of thieves. Proceeding further it spills onto
steppe plains with mineral wealth that have
attracted generations of miners, and those who
scavenge upon them. To the south that light reaches
out to meet the ruins of a once mighty kingdom that
has been ripped asunder by its warring nobles. Finally
the dawn comes to a kingdom whose king is still a
child and is yet to understand the dangerous world
beyond the walls of his keep.
These lands of Telzoa are home to over a five million
souls from a dozen sentient races. I am but one of
those souls and my name is Telsindria. During my life I
have traveled throughout this land to places few if
any other eyes have seen. I have witnessed the
histories of nations unfold and yet I endure. I am as
<< Savra, of the world of Ravnica. Ravnica
Carthasana is but one of countless planes
in a common multiverse known as
‘Dominiria’. These planes are bound by similar
laws of magic. While this Book is concerned
with the plane of Carthasana in particular,
The Rules you will find in this book can be
used to roleplay adventures within any of
the planes within the greater multiverse of
Dominiria. It is also possible to reach planes
like Ravnica from Carthasana through
portals.
old as memory itself and even beyond its grasp I yet
recall days that even my elven kindred no longer speak
of. And still, I wait, and watch.
Welcome to my world traveler. I share some of its
many wonders with you here upon these pages that you
might be prepared for the days to come. If you are
wise you will learn. If you are not, you will still
learn, but at a far higher price.
~ +Telsindria
Hello and welcome to the Dusk setting.
Set in a time after the fall of great
empires, the peoples of the Dusk setting
are just beginning to rediscover the
secrets of the past. Unlike most settings
which have a psuedo-medieval backdrop,
Dusk has a psuedo-classical backdrop
(think Ancient Greece and stores such as
The Odessy, The Illiad, the tales of
Herecles, Medea, Cyrce and so on).
Because of this the equipment available to
characters is notably different than in the
Player’s Handbook.
In this chapter we will discuss the culture,
society and world of man in the Dusk
setting. This overview is intended to set
the stage – you don’t need to read it all at
once and you won’t be tested on it at the
end.
The Telzoan World
The people of the Dusk setting are known
as the Telzoans as they live upon an
island they call Telzoa. The island was
named by conquerors from the south
called the Malchani, and in their language
the word Telzoa means “Fire Mountain.”
The Malchani came to Telzoa some
eight-hundred years ago and their empire
has long since fell and faded into memory
– though some ruins of the time remain.
Many of the nobles of the island trace
their lines to the officers of the Malchani
armies. They settled in the east displacing
the native people known as the Cuolshans
and also dispersing elves, orcs, goblins, et
al as they settled the coasts and lowlands.
After a time they formed a nation called
Dalsundria which controlled the eastern
part of the island.
Telzoa marks the northernmost reach of
known human civilization, making it a
frontier region of the world. They call their
world “Carthasana,” meaning “All Earth
and Sky.” The Telzoans are a xenophobic
and troubled lot, with a history of internal
struggles that have left their island
scarred. Understanding the Telzoan
peoples involves understanding how those
struggles have shaped their attitudes
about the outside world.
As Telzoa enters its fifteenth century
since the closing of the great gates to
Selacdrual at Castle Semberholme, the
kingdom faces the difficult task of
reuniting itself or, failing that, the dread
fate of falling in on itself. Although the
people of Telzoa think of themselves as
one to some extent, they've already
begun to form the national identities of
their baronies. Even as the nobility
struggle to subjugate one another, the
people struggle to continue their existence
on an island as volatile as the tempers of
their lords
Life and Death
"Each life is a circle. Each existence is a chain."
~ +Druidic Teaching.
Life expectation in Telzoa is exceedingly
low by our standards, with most folk dead
before the age of thirty. Part of this is
due to the alarming infant mortality rates
of the island - only half of all children born
see their first birthday. Half this surviving
number die before the age of five. The
average woman in Telzoa will give birth
twenty times, but only three of her
children will see adulthood.
Not surprisingly, this mortality rate has
an effect on the attitudes of the people
concerning infants. Telzoans regard their
very young children much as we would a
family pet – with caring and affection, but
the expectation that death may take them
at any moment. Grieving is usually short
for those taken at this precarious time.
As children age and approach adulthood
though, the attachment afforded them
increases and at the age of fifteen the
child is assumed to have reached
majority.
Several factors conspire to maintain a
life expectancy this low - plague and war
chief among them. In the last century
alone Telzoan scholars have estimated
that the sporadic warring between the
baronies has killed as many as 100,000.
Smallpox and bubonic plagues have also
swept the island several times along with
a unique magical disease called Crimson
Death. While priests magically abate the
worst of smallpox and bubonic plague, the
last outbreak of Crimson killed as many as
270,000 people. Predatory and poisonous
creatures, most famously dragons, but
also ranging from dragons to humble
mountain lions and snakes account for as
many as 7,000 deaths over the last
hundred years. And the effects of 4 major
earthquakes and one volcanic eruption in
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the last century cannot be overlooked in
terms of their death toll, which may be as
high as 90,000.
If death is a far more familiar sight in
Telzoa, its counterpart - birth - is as well.
With no birth control available beyond the
most primitive of forms, many sexual
interludes will lead to pregnancies. Some
Telzoan women bear children quite
literally whenever they can. While this
has lead to families numbering with as
many as 27 children, it would also explain
why so many women die at a young age
of apparently natural causes. Marriage
too often occurs very early – noble
children have been betrothed at as young
as five, but actual marriage doesn't occur
until 9 at the very earliest (Even this is
very rare - 12 is the usual age). Most
women don't successfully bear children
until 15 - those that do are often killed by
the pregnancy.
Despite all of this, faith remains strong
upon the islands in the gods. Priests
remain somewhat detached from the
situation, and even if they can help they
often won't, as disease is viewed as a
manifestation of the will of the gods - a
punishment for transgressions either in
this life or in another.
The general attitude towards life and
death in Telzoa is that it is part of a
never-ending cycle. Telzoans believe in
reincarnation after a time - and that the
acts in life are either rewarded in the
paradises of Aborea or Valrea, or punished
in the hells of Shuun and Sodrea. This
afterlife lasts, according to most beliefs,
for a century or so, and then most must
return to life and begin a new test. Once
all the tests are complete then the soul
will reach its perfection and be allowed to
rest for eternity. This belief, which
pervades much of the priestly rhetoric
given in the temples, helps to soothe the
heartache of the populace.
Wealth and Trade
"While you can't take it with you, you can enjoy your
stay."
~ +Timmon.
Although the death rates in Telzoa are
alarming, her population is growing. A
combination of the censuses taken in
1300 SR place the number at or around
2,306,000, although this figure doesn't
include demi-human races. Analysis of
the Matachan Ruandi Nombren would
indicate that the population in 1360 SR
was around 2,615,000 and currently it is
probably somewhere in the neighborhood
of 3,000,000.
The population growth has led to a
growth in trade throughout the island and
with its neighbors. Eastern Telzoa's chief
products cross a wide range of goods.
The island is rich in iron, gold and copper
ore, so much so that gold has a lesser
value as a currency on the island than
elsewhere in Carthasana. Her agricultural
products are dominated by wool, but this
is supported by the growth of potatoes,
rye, barley, wheat and oats. Eastern
Telzoa also trades a large amount of
finished goods with the nearby nations of
Armandy and Telmandy. These nations,
for their part, provide rare spices from the
southlands, silver ores and gems and a
trickle of rare fabrics brought up from the
Estarian Empire far to the south.
Of the various industries on the island
the textile industry is the fastest growing.
Telzoan wool and cloths command high
prices in Estarian markets, and the profit
to be made in these ventures has not
escaped the attention of the nobles of the
island. As a result, in the last hundred
years there has been a dramatic growth in
the amount of sheep enclosures on the
estates of the island. While in most areas
this hasn't caused too much trouble, in
some areas it has caused food shortages.
This is particularly true in Alsland, where
commoners sometimes complain of being
starved to death by the sheep. The
balance of trade shift this causes is more
than a little dangerous - the fields of
Telzoa, what with their rich volcanic soil
and fairly temperate, if geothermically
induced weather, is the only favorable
area to grow foodstuffs north of the
Calishmere. There is some terrace
farming done in the cliff-lands of Armandy
and in Telmandy, but the output of these
farms is barely sufficient to support these
nations and can little afford to export to
Telzoa should the increased sheep-herding
on that island cause a shortage of some
type in the future.
Within the island trade is mostly dealt
with on a barter basis. Nobles typically
tax their charges in terms of a number of
foodstuffs, such as chickens, cattle,
vegetables and wood chords. Players be
warned that coinage is not used in most
areas, and money holds value equal to its
weight and purity. Most gold pieces are
alloyed with silver such that they only
count for half value outside the
jurisdiction of their minters. To further
complicate matters, no less than 24
nations and cities are printing money
somewhere on the island. Despite this
trade is on the rise, and several countries
have made inroads to attempt to
standardize currency. Dalsundria and
Dabrinia have been the most successful in
this endeavor.
Nobles &
Commoners
"I will never understand why one minority sect of your
society treats all the rest as dogs."
~ +Trishdare, Elven Sorcerer.
Telzoans have an interesting sense of
what separates the gentle classes from
the rabble, tied mostly to idleness - the
ability to pursue earthly pleasures whilst
avoiding earthly work. This is not to say
that Telzoans are lazy, but the noble Lord
who does no direct work is held in higher
esteem than the actor who's trade does
not require manual labor, but is meager in
its own right. The actor in turn holds
more prestige than an artisan such as a
cobbler, who does work with his hands but
does not work out of doors. Those who's
lot it is to till the land are held in lowest
regard, especially if their work is
indentured for crimes or past debt.
The actual distribution of wealth is
indeed stark - 90% of the wealth of the
country is in the hands of 6% of the
population. This upper tier of nobles also
control 85% of all the land in Telzoa that
is under human control. The power
enjoyed by these families is enormous -
and their shifting allegiances are the
principle agency by which the Succession
Wars have been continued, on and off, for
the last 200 years. There are only 15
families in Telzoa with heraldry dating
back to the arrival of the Malchani.
Beyond this core are only around 42 more
families that have lands and titles granted
by the self-styled kings that control the
twelve baronies of the island.
The middle classes are still considered,
along with the nobles, to be "gentlemen."
This hodgepodge group also contains the
landless nobles - who are, as a rule, the
second and third born sons of the landed
families, denied lands and titles by the
predominate inheritance system of
primogeniture. Knights, priests, scholars,
entertainers, lesser government officials
and persons of similar station round out
the group. Craftsmen may or may not be
included in this group - blacksmiths
certainly aren't, but whitesmiths (those
who work in soft metals, particularly silver
and gold) are. This class holds
considerable power in the cities and their
wealth has earned them some begrudging
respect from the upper nobles who often
find themselves in need of their services.
It can be assumed that most
"adventuring" characters, such as the role
the PC's most likely fit, fall into this social
strata and as such are charged with the
modes of behavior appropriate to their
station (the details of this are to be
detailed further in the book).
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The commonfolk who work the land are
not considered gentile in any way, and are Riot and Disorder
often the butt of jokes and derision of the "The peasants are revolting - that much is known at
upper classes. Despite their lowly stasis
all times. Pray then that rank alone is their
though, their role is important enough
that they do enjoy some basic rights offense, as opposed to arms."
under common law.
~ +Quip from the play A Noble
Telzoa society's classes are fairly locked
down, and while movement does occur Supper.
through the ranks, it is rarely more than
one or two steps in a single generation. Between the harsh conditions imposed by
Those who attempt to fight their way up nature and the harsh conditions imposed
the social ladder are usually admired by by those in power, it should not be
those beneath them; begrudged respect surprising that several times in Telzoa's
of those who are their equals, and history that armed revolt by the peasantry
disrespected by their superiors. The two has occurred. Typically these rebellions
main exceptions to this are priests and are put down in brutal and sometimes
wizards. Priests have their own hierarchy gruesome fashion. That only one rebellion
based primarily on merit (depending on - The Merchant's Rebellion in Dabrinia
the temple). Wizards are feared (1343) - has been successful and
universally by non-wizards, and they are hundreds have not hasn't daunted those
so lacking in number that they rarely who would move against the powers that
attempt to striate themselves within their be. Most of these uprisings have been
own number (so far as is known by the pell-mell attacks that collapse on
commonfolk). themselves. Most of the participants are
slain, the leaders hunted down and
There have been some half-hearted
publicly executed, and then the nobles
attempts to keep the rabble in their place,
most famous of which are the sumptuary usually rectify the problem that caused
the uprising in the first place - provided
laws. These laws prohibit the wearing of
that is convenient.
expensive cloths and jewels by those of
low station. As a rule, these are almost The afore mentioned Merchant's
never enforced, and even when they are Rebellion can be measured successful
such enforcement is by moderate fine. since it ended King Maidoc of
There are also innumerable loopholes in Milicsundria's control of Dabrinia and
the law that have found themselves established the island nation's
placed there over time. One of the independence. Fought between 1343 and
principle obstacles to their enforcement is 1345 SR, it took advantage of the fact
the ready proof of station. Only high that Maidoc had already weakened his
nobles carry badges of heraldry to prove resources in a vain attempt to pursue
their lineage, and the sumptuary laws are territorial rights in Telmandy. In its wake
not so specific as to limit cloths to them. Dabrinia has become on the surface the
Thus, in the end, the only effective most forward thinking territory of Telzoa,
obstacle in what a character can cloth although it is rife with political
himself in is what he can afford - although maneuvering between its powerful
players should be warned that bureaucrats merchant families.
are infamous for using little known laws to
Other rebellions have met more
advance their cause.
ignominious ends. The so-called Barley
Rebellion of 1306 in Dalsundria is a typical
case. Provoked by several bad harvests,
a rumor somehow got started that then
Duke Charles Orlanis was stockpiling huge
amounts of barley and grain for export to
Hone Rae despite the fact his people were
starving. The two weeks of fighting and
insanity ended with the perpetrators being
burned at the stake in the marketplace at
Ultan.
Many of the riots that have occurred in
Telzoa have shared several causes. Most
of the time a shortage of some type,
usually food, compels the rebellion. At
other times festivity simply gets out of
hand and turns ugly. Classic times for
this to occur include the Rizaldi Tunis
(Rose festival), the Hula Tunis (Harvest-
tide festival) and the new year's
celebrations. These outbreaks are to be
expected and sometimes even go
somewhat unpunished - depending on
how much blood is spilled during the
confusion.
More insidious, at least from the noble
point of view, are planned rebellions.
Paranoia comes cheap on an island of
near constant civil war, and chief amongst
the targets of the fear are adventuring
companies. These well armed groups
often gain some amount of fame from
their exploits, and as their popularity
grows so too grows the suspicions of the
nobility. Wise kings know to keep very
close tabs on the allegiances of these well
armed, well trained, and often magically
adept groups so they do not become a
threat - or can be removed at the first
sign of being a threat. Wizards and
sorcerers in particular are kept closely
watched - for they had a key role to play
in the Merchant's Rebellion, which was
successful - a fact not lost on anyone
holding power in Telzoa. Adventurers are
advised to tread lightly and move often.
Legal Status of
Women
"You call me fair, beautiful and super-praise my body.
Never forget my wit, or my power "
~ +Queen Tiliansia.
Women are denied many basic rights
throughout most of Telzoa, especially
once they consent to be married. Single
women are the charges of their fathers or
uncles, but in the absence of each of
these they can hold and inherit property,
run a business, sign her name or affix her
seal to legal documents or even sue at
court. Most women in this position are
widows, as fathers and uncles usually try
to get their unwed daughters and nieces
married as soon as they can afford the
dowry and find an appropriate suitor.
Neither men nor women have any legal
right to choose their spouses – this is
decided by their parents.
Women do not traditionally gain political
office unless no men are present to
inherit. Even then it is unclear how far
into other family branches one can go in
search of a male heir before a female heir
is accepted. This is a particular point of
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contention in Dalsundria, where Princess
Nelaria Ellery Tuval is the direct heir to
Elgrel's throne, yet her uncles each
conspire to take this from her or at least
act as her regent whether she wants this
to occur or not.
There are exceptions to this rule of
course, but as mentioned previously most
of those exceptions are widows. The most
famous case of this manner is Teresa
Orlanis, Duchess of Dibili and the
matriarch of House Orlanis. Baroness
Jalsi and Baroness Mintrube of Ultan are
two more examples of powerful women in
Telzoa on the local political scene. On a
national scale one of the most famous
figures is Queen Tiliansia of Hone Rae. A
highly intelligent and endlessly crafty
individual, this half elf has kept her
country out of many wars through virtue
of her unwed status and the manipulation
of powerful suitors, including Prince
Parsifal of Poc Sian.
Married women do enjoy some power.
She is the primary heir to all his estates
until she bears a male heir. Further, she
can legally divorce him, but by strange
quirk of Telzoan law, he cannot divorce
her. In the role of wife many women
have mastered the art of husband
manipulation in order to continue to enjoy
some freedom and independence.
Within careers women usually advance
as their merits allow. This is particularly
true in those priesthoods that admit
women, and it should be noted that there
are several priestly sororities - Cuane's
priestesses most famous among them.
Women tend to take to the art of magic
more readily than men and there are, as a
result, more female wizards than men.
Among the ranks of warriors and knights
are women seen least often. Women are
not generally as strong as men, and this,
combined with the chauvinistic nature of
most military orders has limited their
numbers in this profession. The parity
between male and female rogues is about
even - as this is a field where personal
skill and aptitude alone are the keys to
both success and survival.
The Telzoans and
“Others”
"Racism exists where understanding does not - the two
cannot coexist."
~ +Telsindria.
Non-human races exist outside of Telzoa’s
social structure, and this presents
numerous problems but also some unique
opportunities for members of these races.
Legally the Telzoans recognize elves,
oyasini (halflings), and gnomes as
“civilized” races. Despite this, they hold
almost no legal rights beyond a right to
live and not be killed or robbed without
cause. Depending on the region and
relations with races in the area though
even these rights can disappear. This is
still better than the situation faced by
other races that can be hunted and killed
like animals without legal ramification.
Telzoans have an even dimmer view of
half-elves and half-orcs in most areas.
The very existance of each these races
drives a cold knife into the ideas of blood
purity and human superiority. Half-orcs
are particularly reviled most circles and in
some areas they can be killed like animals
just as their orcish parents can.
Despite all this, the amount of
antagonism to be viewed between the
local populace and any of the demihuman
races is more likely than not to be caused
by recent events rather than be triggered
by long standing racial prejudices. Since
most of the demihuman races live longer
than humans they have learned how to
avoid testing the volatile tempers of
humans, especially large groups of
humans. Nevertheless mob attacks on
demihumans do occur from time to time,
and anyone not of human race within the
cities of Telzoa is highly advised to
observe caution.
Elves have perhaps the easiest time, so
long as they can conceal their racial
identity. It is a trivial matter for most
elves to pass them off as adolescent boys
or girls in the right costuming, and most
do when traveling outside of their own
domains. Nevertheless elves face some
severe prejudicial laws in some areas. In
Altania it is not against the law to kill an
elf, regardless of the circumstances. In
most of the other countries of Telzoa elves
cannot testify in human court as they are
deemed untrustworthy, expert liars. Most
areas have a bounty out for any elven
mage - and many an unfortunate elf has
been brought in for the bounty simply
because he's able to read.
In other areas elves are more accepted.
While the laws in Dalsundria are still
barbaric where elves are concerned, the
people don't seem to notice even openly
costumed elves overmuch - particularly in
the cities. In Hone Rae they are held in
the highest regard - but this is to be
expected perhaps in a country with a
populace composed of at least 40% half-
elves, and nearly everyone in the country
has an elven parent within 3 generations
of themselves.
Dwarves can't conceal their identity as
easily, but their skill in "useful" crafts,
particularly weapon smithing, has kept
them clear of most admonishment, except
from jealous human competitors. Still,
dwarves distrust humankind, especially in
light of the treatment of the elves in
recent generations (the Black Week
massacres in Pildania, were as many as
40 elves were rounded up, drawn and
quartered is still spoke of in dwarven and
elven circles). Dwarves want no part in
such insanity, and unlike the elves they
see no reason to believe that the Telzoans
will change their ways unless they want
something - and then your only safe until
they get what they want. Hence dwarves
maintain a cold relationship on the island
with the Telzoans. They also harbor a
collective grudge for the failure of
humankind to help them when Kilidzear
was destroyed.
Halflings are the least seen of the
"common" demihuman races in Telzoa.
They refer to themselves as “Oyasini” and
most people in Carthasana follow suit.
The halflings native to Telzoa almost
exclusively stay west of the wall, and only
the rare few adventurers come out of
those domains to mingle with humankind.
Of those folks who've seen an halfling, the
vast majority have only seen the males,
or Oyasoi. Females (oyasi) are too rare
and valuable to the race to be readily
found outside their clan-holds, despite the
fact that the females run the society from
those clanholds (a concept that boggles
the minds of more than a few knights told
of the fact). Oyasi that do make these
sorts of journeys take special care to
conceal their wings from casual
observance, as they (rightfully) fear that
the more ignorant members of the
Telzoan populace would accuse them of
witchcraft or of being demons.
While individual gnomes often manage
to make individual impressions on
Telzoans, as a race they are held as a
great unknown. Few indeed are the
humans that can remember seeing a
grouping of gnomes, and some believe
that they aren't a race at all, but aberrant
dwarves - a belief dwarves actively deny
and gnomes ignore while they continue to
smile and nod. Very much the great
enigma to humans, gnomes would prefer
to keep things that way lest they fall upon
the kind of hatreds that humans have
espoused to the other races from time to
time.
While humans may dislike elves, distrust
dwarves and ignore the small folk, their
feelings for orcs are very plain: hatred.
And the feeling is mutual. However, orcs
are pragmatic enough never to pass up on
an opportunity to fight as mercenaries,
and as a result most of the fighting that
orcs have been involved in since Hanial's
War have been as mercenaries. And while
human lords won't turn orcs loose on any
task requiring finesse, supervision, or
non-combat related skills, they will
certainly hire them as ready, and usually
willing, cannon fodder. Trick is, human
paymasters often assign the orcs to
assignments that virtually assure half of
them are killed - reducing the actual pay
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that must be made. In return, orcish
chieftains usually only send good troops to
human commanders that have proven
themselves willing to use those troops
well. Others are supplied
inexperienced or outright green troops.
with
This habit has led to the assumption by
many lords that orcs are weak. That is a
dangerous assumption - for the orcs
remain some of the best fighters in the
region, and they've repeatedly proven
themselves to be among the better
soldiers of the world.
Goblins, on the other hand, mostly
deserve their reputation as fierce but
utterly incompetent fighters. Goblins
actually perform better than orcs in small
groups though, and orcs recognize this
fact and make extensive use of goblin
scouts. Telzoans claim to despise goblins,
but most can't tell them apart from orcs -
as indeed the differences between the two
races are about as slight as the
differences between elves and humans.
Goblins avoid confronting humans in large
numbers, but enjoy preying on individual
travelers and virtually any other target of
opportunity they can find. All the nations
of Telzoa have a bounty out goblin scalps,
and all goblins realize that going into a
human city is just asking to have that
bounty collected.
Kobolds are at once the most dangerous
and most maligned of the "goblin" races,
despite being physically the weakest.
Kobolds are opportunists like the goblins,
and use highly structured units to make
up for their physical weakness while
exploiting such opportunities like the orcs.
Kobolds have become masters of making
sure that any misbehavior on their part is
blamed on the goblins. For their effort
they are actually able to carry on trade
with the Telzoans of some regions,
particularly in Altania, where one band of
kobolds has figured out how to spin
spider's silk into cloth and garments.
They have been able to demand and gain
very high prices for these items. While
kobolds aren't actively hunted in most
regions, they are still viewed with disdain
and fear, and they know it. Kobolds
traveling among humans usually do so in
comparatively large robes to conceal their
stature.
Magic & Miracles
"It never ceases to amaze me what faith and will can
conjure."
~ +Telsindria.
The role of wizards in the history of Telzoa
has been one carried out mostly in the
shadows. These mysterious figures of
power are almost universally feared
regardless of race, and male or female
they are almost never shown quarter by
their enemies. While there may indeed be
five forms of magic, to the Telzoan
commoner there is only one form of magic
not granted by the gods - black. To this
end, even when the local government
doesn't sanction it, wizards are persecuted
and often hunted, especially when they
are weak in power.
Most priesthoods do little to mitigate the
situation. They view wizards at best as
charlatan rivals - persons granted power
by the dark gods yet tricked into believing
they wield their power by themselves to
fuel their ambition and arrogance. These
factors have conspired to drive wizardry
underground, but not completely from the
island, or from history. Such is magic's
lure that no amount of danger or social
prejudice can drive everyone away from
its grasp.
Secretly wizards thrive in Telzoa. The
most famous of the wizard orders among
the commonfolk are the members of the
mysterious Order of Tanzeos. Allegedly
established by the brother of Otal I,
Alblasker, the Order of Tanzeos is said to
control those who would assault the
crown, or the nobility with magic.
Secretly they keep tabs on any magician
of note. Publicly they register and track
the heraldic badges from their offices in
Merryville - and by some twist of fate they
have managed to remain the only national
office of Otal's Dalsundria that has not
disintegrated with the breakup of the
nation.
Outside the council the only known
History
While it is possible through the
society of wizards are the Academy in
consultation of elves, dragons and other
Hone Rae. This organization actively
long lived races to trace the history of
teaches magical arts to those willing to
Telzoa back a couple of milenia, this
pay the price of tutelage. As a result the
section will only address what the
Academy has become quite wealthy, even
Telzoans know themselves of their history
if they've demonstrated a marked
which is, with the exception of some
willingness to teach almost anyone with
scattered legends, limited to the last four-
either a great amount of money or a great
hundred years.
amount of talent.
For the most part it is only the nobles
Whispers abound of wizardly
and the temples that track history to any
involvement in history, but outside of a
great degree. Commoners rarely worry
few isolated episodes there presence can
about events beyond their own experience
never be proven conclusively. Why this is
and those of their parent’s generation.
remains unclear to outsiders. Perhaps it is
Hence the ongoing war between the
because wizards enjoy the prestige the
nobles is, to the commonfolk, the only
mystery brings. Or perhaps something far
condition they’ve ever known. They,
darker is being hidden by the ancient
sadly, cannot remember a time when their
masters.
nation wasn’t embroiled in civil war.
As for priests, they and their magic
remains quite open and overt.
priesthoods will grant a spell boon for
Most
Origin of the
Peoples
sufficient donation and penance to the
temple - and as a result most of the
temples have become quite wealthy.
"There are certain things that will never be found. A
Some of the finest buildings on the islands
are the monasteries, with which few river without a source for one."
mortal buildings can compare.
~ +Telsindria.
Noble trust of the priesthoods has
always been uneasy. The temples have
The peoples who inhabit the island of
been given roughly 10% of the land in
Telzoa come from four stocks. The first,
Dalsundria, and there are more than a few
and most common, are the Dalsundrians,
manors ran by this or that abbot. What
who speak the language that serves as a
worries the nobles most is the sheer
common tongue on the island,
power the temples of the way have over
Dalsundrian. They include the nobles who
the heart of the people - both through
came during the Malchani conquest of the
magic and also through faith. But they
island. The second group is the Cuolshan
dare not move against the priests, and
people who are, as far as is known, the
would instead maneuver the priests
original inhabitants of the island.
against each other, relying on their
Intermingling and intermarriage of the
historical hatreds of each other to keep
Cuolshans with the Malchani and later the
their powers in check and their forces
Dalsundrians has led to their near
occupied.
disappearance from the island. The third
group, the Telmish, where driven onto the
island by the same orcs who destroyed
the Malchani empire. They married into
the Dalsundrian families and, with time,
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Telzoa though they hold a nation of their
own across the Channel of Miandris that
separates the island from the continent.
The fourth, and smallest group, are the
Jilini – a people from the distant south
who occasionally wander the island in
tribal bands. The Jilini are certainly the
most transient, holding no lands and
coming and going from the island on
ships.
To the current inhabitants these
historical footnotes affect their language
and religion. The Telzoan faith, Telensitary
(“The Way”), was formed from the merger
of at least three distinct religions, with
isolated deities that may have came from
a fourth. The merger of peoples also has
affected languages – while the people
speak Dalsundrian many of their place
names have Cuolshan roots.
The peoples who came to Telzoa settled
in over a period of four hundred years. For
a time they were united under the
Malchani Empire, but as that empire
collapsed the island split into tribes with
incursions of the Telmish. Telzoan history
as a distinct subject usually starts with the
collusion of those tribes, due in large part
by the actions of King Mirand. He began
his campaign in earnest around 870 SR
and it ended in 986 SR when he captured
and executed his last rival, Elsered.
The High King
"Many men have been a King of Dalsundria. But
Dalsundria has only known one king that was great."
~ +Alblasker.
The son of Mirand would be fated to
become the most famous of all the kings
of Dalsundria, due in large part to the epic
circumstances that erupted during his
reign. Otal was crowned King Otal in 997
SR. He was the eldest of triplet children -
his siblings being Princess Anatole and
Prince Alblasker. He would be on the
throne less than a month before he was
forced to raise an army and wage a war of
survival against the orcish warlord
Tancher.
It is unclear to this day how or why
Tancher came to power when he did, what
is clear is that he somehow amassed an
orcish army over 20,000 strong. With this
army in tow he struck into the southern
regions of the eastern peninsula of Telzoa,
in the areas now known as Threndis and
Poc Sian. The conflict between the two
armies lasted well over two years, and
ended when Otal managed to isolate
Tancher from the rest of his army and slay
him. This having been done, the rest of
the army melted away.
The rest of Otal's reign was a period of
building. Otal repaired and built roads
throughout the island to encourage it's
trade, drove the goblin species to the west
entirely, and built what would eventually
become known as Otal's Wall to mark the
western frontier of Dalsundria and guard it
from goblin assault.
Hanial’s War
"It is much harder to rule well than to serve well, so
why is that one task - hardest of all tasks - is the
one so many men seek?"
~ +Princess Anatole, in her diary.
The latter half of Otal's reign as well as
that of his son Elgrel I are often
considered the golden age of Dalsundria.
It was during this time that the many of
the standing roads and major temples of
the island were built. Local trade
flourished and the Dalsundrian empire
pushed it's holdings south into
neighboring Armandy and east into
Telmandy. Yet despite these glories the
kingdom began to decay from within. The
nobles became decadent and the common
classes began rioting with increasing
frequency near the end of the 12th
century Sealed Reckoning. The fatal blow
would come from without however, not
within.
 In the year 1154 an orcish warlord
known as Hanial attacked and destroyed a
section of Otal's Wall, and then poured
into Dalsundria with an army of enormous
size. Human accounts of the time placed
the army's size at nearly 100,000, but
elven records and memories from the
period put the estimate at a more
probable 7,000 orcs. Regardless of the
size of Hanial's army, their effect on
Dalsundria was immediate, especially once
Hanial successfully surrounded King Alskin
I's army and captured him. When ransom
negotiations with the orcish warlord broke
down (and when, according to some
records, Alskin slapped or spit on Hanial)
Hanial executed the king and sent his
severed body piecemeal back to his
queen.
Alskin's lack of a male heir did little to
slow down the Dalsundrian hunt for
Hanial, which was redoubled after the
king's death. Finally, in 1172 Erin Tuval
raided the orcish camp and killed Hanial in
his sleep. With their leader gone the orcs
fell into disarray. Eventually they gained
new leadership under Exeter, but he
would not prove to be as effective a leader
as Hanial, and his forces were soundly
defeated at the Battle of Stone Bluff.
After this victory though, the Dalsundrian
forces fell to infighting to determine who
would be the new king.
At first Anne Tuval attempted to take
the throne. As Alskin's lone daughter, she
unquestionably had the strongest claim
save for one flaw - her sex. While
Dalsundria had a regent queen in Alanis a
generation before, many of the nobles
balked at the idea of serving a woman.
Nevertheless, Anne was crowned Queen
Anne I. Her reign would last only two
months before an assassin shot
her in the stomach with a
poisoned crossbow bolt. As she
lay in the arms of her courtiers,
who included Erin and Alan Yorick
in their number she uttered a
curse and prophecy that has so
far went fulfilled - "No man shall
ever unite this country." With
those words she died.
Until the orcs were vanquished the rivals
for the vacant throne co-operated, but
afterwards they fell into infighting, with
Erin Tuval, Alan Yorick, and Stalnin Haskel
as the chief rivals for the throne. Within a
couple of generations the territories were
further divided among their sons, with
only Erin's line staying relatively intact.
Attempts at
Reunification and
Conquest
"To give is easier than to take. To give is more
rewarding than to take. So why do men take?"
~ +Princess Anatole.
A great number of skirmishes have been
fought between the kingdoms of eastern
Telzoa since the first split in 1180, and in
this introduction it serves little to no
purpose to detail them all. Most of the
notable ones are located in the timeline,
and in the descriptions of each individual
country the conflicts its citizenry have
become embroiled in are detailed in full.
The largest of these conflicts will be
discussed in brief here.
The first real attempt to bring the rebel
kings back in line was launched by Miro IV
in 1212 and would continue until 1223.
Known as the Owl Ridge war for the
location of a great many of the battles,
neither the Dalsundrians nor the
Milicsundrians gained any real headway
unless their goal was to form a lot of bad
blood between each other, bad blood that
remains to the present, as
Milicsundria and Dalsundria have
fought no less than 8 times in
wars of varying lengths. In the
end the war died with its
instigator, Miro IV. His wife,
Sarah, sued for peace as soon
as she had control as regent.
The country had hardly settled
down when Tezolan broke away
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from Dalsundria. This time Queen Sarah
was not as pacifistic, and she ordered the
rebels caught and beheaded. By the time
she was able to mobilize any real force
though, the rebel nobles had assembled
an army of nearly equal size.
Such was the nature of the fractionation
of the country. Alsland broke up when
Alan's son and grandson (through
different wives) decided to peaceably split
the country rather than bow to one
another. Milicsundria lost Pildania while
weakened from the Owl Ridge war, and
lost Dabrinia when King Maidoc exhausted
his military and economic resources
pursuing territorial rights in Telmandy.
Creania broke off from Tezolan when the
alliance was no longer convenient and
when the priests of the island all but
eliminated the nobility there.
Hone Rae, as is its wont, presented the
oddest case of all. During the reign of
Elgrel II the region was established as a
protectorate of the crown in 1107 for,
according to the charter, "Persons of elven
descent who are outcast either from their The Rise of
Pentalism
society, or ours." At that time the region
was one of the last stretches of
completely untamed wilderness left east
"One people, One religion."
of Otal's Wall. But by the time the
fighting broke out between the would-be
kings of Telzoa Hone Rae had become
~ +Priest Colsken, at the execution
sizable sub-nation. When the true king of several Pentalist heretics in 1392.
became unclear the council of the country
decided to declare their sovereignty, and When diplomatic ties were first
did so with little notice from any of the established with the Estarian Empire by
other nations until well until the late 13th Dalsundria in mid-1370 a new religion
century when Hone Rae's wealth became from that distant land found its way onto
readily apparent. Several attempts have the island. Known as Pentalism, or the
since been made to subjugate the silvan "Five Paths." this new religion rebuked the
state, but Hone Rae's rulers have become idea that there were several hundred gods
masters at playing each of the kingdom's and put forth that their were only five.
rulers off of one another. It is currently The religion began around 300 SR in
understood by all the rulers in the region Sandiem with the teachings of Cleric
that it is better for Hone Rae to remain Gregory. Since then the religion that
independent than for its libraries and, evolved out of those teachings has
perhaps more importantly, its mages to become the state religion in the Estarian
come under the sway of another ruler. To Empire, and bitterly embroiled in war with
date Hone Rae and its rulers have done "The Way" elsewhere. In Telzoa "The
their best to foster this uneasy neutrality, Way" had been unchallenged, but
but even they’ve been invaded - most Pentalism is finding fertile soil amongst
recently by Altania.
the middle class and some of the nobles.
It is most popular in Dabrinia, but
nowhere has it managed to debunk the
standing religion or even get a temple
built.
The established priestly courts of Telzoa
have already begun to move to snuff out
the religion, but unlike those they have
fought before this religion holds equal
appeal for the masses and, more
dangerously, can't be tracked down to one
point. Having already lost incredible
amounts of ground to the Pentalists
elsewhere, the priests of The Way in
Telzoa do not wish to lose the
considerable influence they hold now.
Their current removal activities focus
priority, naturally, on the Pentalist priests
who are capable of magic.
With the country still largely caught up
in a political civil war, the leaders of the
country not only would prefer to keep
religion out as a side issue, but quell the
priests from dividing precious man power
from their own cause. For the most part,
the established Way priests begrudgingly
agree, but the Pentalist are attempting to
convert rulers to their cause and make
their attempts to hold their own kingdom,
or conquer the others, into a holy cause.
The situation is dire indeed, especially
given rumor that King Salsis of
Milicsundria may convert. There is
already enough bad blood between
Milicsundria and Dalsundria without the
former changing religions and bringing all
that entails into the mix. Yet it would
seem that Salsis, who is known to
consider himself abandoned by the gods
of The Way, might do precisely that.
The Natural
World
The world around the Telzoans has shaped
their culture in many ways. Telzoa is a
harsh land of short summers and bitter
winters punctuated by the occasional
earthquake and even volcanic eruptions.
These natural phenomena have given rise
to much of Telzoa’s mythology and
religion – though the Telzoans themselves
believe fervently that their gods brought
about these changes in the land and that
these myths are indeed fact.
The Sky Above
"All things begin in dreams, and dreams begin above -
'tis little wonder then that the dreamers face the
sky."
~ +Telsindria.
Carthasana’s sky would truly be alien to
us. In the daytime not one but two suns
move through the sky. Each one is about
three-quarters the size of our sun in the
sky, though together they provide the
world with the same amount of radiation.
Usually they appear to wobble about
slowly as months pass by since they orbit
each other. Occasionally one eclipses the
other.
The Telzoan names of the suns are Ria
and Li – the right and left eyes of Tean,
Lord of the Suns and also God of Justice.
Tean watches the world for evil, records
its passing, and in his due time he mets
out punishment. When the suns eclipse
one another the Telzoans believe that
Tean is simply resting an eye.
There are three moons that orbit
Carthasana, all of which are smaller than
are own moon, although there orbital
distance makes them appear to be
roughly the same size. The closest, and
smallest, is Matacha. Barely beyond being
a glorified asteroid, Matacha appears to
sail on the celestial sea at dusk and dawn.
This "sea" is the rings of the planet, which
from the ground look like a whitish haze.
Telzoans liken this to a flock of sheep and
picture Matacha as their shepherd. Like
our moon, Matacha only shows one face
to the world. She makes one trip around
the world in 12 days.
Second out is Tiania. This moon is most
like our own. Telzoans, interestingly,
associate this moon with the earth
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mother. The second moon has a very
discernible face pattern, even more so
than our own nightly companion, and
many regard it as the watching face of the
mother that bore the world, much as a
real mother always watches her children.
Tiania has a 28-day orbital period.
The third moon is Kepho the dark one.
This odd moon does not have a day
synchronized to its orbit, spinning once
every 3 days (so in effect, there is no dark
side of Kepho). The 44 day orbit of this
globe is in retrograde compared to the
others - and it perhaps for this reason
that Telzoans have named this third
sphere for their God of Doom and Evil
Death. The orbit of Kepho is also elliptical
enough to cause its face to noticeably
change size to the astute observer over
time. Kepho also remains volcanically
active, and on very rare occasions she has
a violent enough eruption to be seen from
Carthasana, sometimes prompting meteor
showers within a few days of the event.
Due to the destabilizing effect of the
binary stars, no planet in Carthasana’s
system is closer in than she. However,
there are three other planets further out –
Sana, Sekoon and Pektos, in that order.
The backdrop upon which these bodies
move is most interesting. Ria and Li are
just outside of a huge nebula, and this
body occupies a quarter of the sky every
other winter. Often referred to as the
Night gate or blood pool, it is a considered
a bad sign when the planets align to it a
certain way. This nebula is no brighter
against the Carthasanan sky than our
Milky Way galaxy is in our night sky.
The Zodiac
From the Telzoan point of view the most
important part of the night sky are the
zodiac constellations. The Carthasanan
sky has twenty such constellations,
divided into upper and lower houses.
Years alternate between being ruled by
the upper or lower houses, so any given
year sees ten constellations (in truth all
twenty are visible in the night sky at some
point in the year). The first ten we will
examine are visible during years with an
even number. The second ten belong to
years with an odd number. The area of
constellation in the sky is sometimes
called its "house" and an astral body is
said to be in the "house" of a constellation
if it is superimposed on that constellation.
The twenty signs of the Telzoan Zodiac
are:

Januel: The beginning of the true
year, or "yuron" is ruled by Januel,
God of Elves and respected by
Telzoans as the God of
commencements, beginnings and
remembrances. People born under
this sign are quiet, reserved and
reflective. They are loath to commit,
but once they do it is unshakable.

Thachatean: In Telzoan legend
Thachatean was the god of the dead
that was destroyed by Sekoon and
replaced by Matacha and Kepho.
Exiled to the night sky, he now
watches the world of the living he once
held in so much fear. People born
under this sign tend to be slow and
deliberate in their actions. Their
emotions run deep.

Arisane: Queen of Nymphs and the
sister to the Goddess Narisane, in
Telzoan legend Narisane scarred her
face and strangled her in a fit of sibling
rage. While Cuane could restore her
beauty she was unable to restore her
life, and she placed her spirit into the
sky to watch over. People born under
this sign tend to have beautiful and
compassionate personalities, but they
also tend to be emotionally frail.

Eantonia: The half goddess Eantonia
is said to be one of many products of
the various trysts of Poen. A wild and
vibrant spirit, she roamed all of the
forests and wilds of Telzoa and she is
said to have been the first Grand
Druid. After she died her father put
her among the skies to watch the wilds
she had always loved and protected.
Those born under her stars are
notoriously free spirited individuals
 who follow their heart before heading
to any logic or reason.

Cuane: The Goddess of Love rules
the fifth constellation of the Telzoan
zodiac. People born under this sign
are known for their love - both its
depth and usually for its brevity.
Flighty is another word used for the
people born under Cuane's stars.

Rosalynn: The second active deity
with a constellation, Rosalynn is the
Goddess of Self-Sacrifice. She was
murdered in life by her father for
thwarting his plans to enslave the
world. People born under her sign
tend to be introspective to a fault.
They constantly question how their
actions can affect those they love.

Lystrania: The fairy Goddess of
Laugher and Terix's constant
companion rules the seventh
constellation of the Telzoan pantheon.
It was for her soul that Terix entered
into a seven-year servitude beneath
the Gods Oberon and Titania, taking
the form of "Puck" during this time.
People born under this sign are
notoriously chaotic and unpredictable.

Larindal and Arinas: The twins of
valor are the children of Tean. They
were conceived when Terix beguiled
Tean into falling in love with a mortal
woman. They lived their life in service
to Tean and to King Mirand. With him
they united Telzoa. Larindal's son,
Alangyle, became the most famous
paladin of all time on the island.
People born under this sign tend to be
very serious about everything, with
very strongly ingrained senses of duty.

Draco: In the ancient days the land
of Telzoa had to be wrested from the
grasps of the dragons. While they still
persist on the island, their king has
long since been slain and his body laid
in the heavens. Each race has a
different name for Draco, and each
race takes credit for his slaying.
People born under this sign tend to
hoard everything they can lay claim
to.

Nethuan: The former god of night,
Nethuan was laid into a deep
enchanted slumber by Senda and has
since passed from the active minds of
most of the populace. He has no
priests, though he still is said to have
power over dreams and possibilities by
some. Most theologians believe these
powers to have been subsumed by
Oralea, leaving Nethuan nothing
beyond his stars to influence the
world. People born under this sign are
reputed to be dreamers, planners and
schemers. They also have a
reputation for becoming easily
depressed when the world does not
fulfill their dreams.

Dulthos: The God of Treasures Below
and Patron Father of Dwarves rules
the constellation that launches the
second cycle of ten. This is sort of odd
since dwarves take no stock in
astrology, but the association is largely
a human one. People born under this
sign tend to be dwarf like - gruff,
uncompromising and usually
uncharismatic in the extreme.

Apenca: The Goddess of Retribution
and Revenge is next in the zodiac.
People born under her sign tend to
have chip on their shoulder. They are
bitter and reserved.

Narisane: The Goddess of Lust and
Hedonism is the chaotic ruler of the
thirteenth house of the Telzoan
Zodiac. People born under her sign
can be lustful, beautiful, but also very
tactless and straightforward. They
have a reputation for over-indulgence.

Derin: Cuvanill's predecessor was an
extreme pacifist who was slain long
ago by Sana. She cast his body into
the fires of the suns, but Tean
interceded and placed his resting form
in the sky. People born under this sky
tend to be easy going and quiet
individuals.
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Poen: This constellation, named for
the God of the Sky contains Austrasis,
the brightest star of the Telzoan
nightsky (it is roughly twice as bright
as Sirius at magnitude 8.1). People
born under this constellation are often
artistically gifted and outgoing.

Berenash: The God of Strife and
Tyranny murdered his own daughter,
Rosalynn, to punish her for thwarting
his plans. For this and other acts he
ascended to godhood. People born
under this sign tend to be harsh,
judgmental and oppressive to those
around them.

Anatole: The only outright mortal in
the nightsky, Anatole was the sister of
High King Otal. She was sacrificed to
the gods so that they would aid the
Telzoans in pressing back Tancher's
Horde. She performed the ceremony
upon herself without ever questioning
the judgment that cost her life. For
this selflessness Rosalynn placed her
into the skies. People born under this
sign tend to be equally selfless, though
their friends sometimes accuse them
of being to frivolous with their own
life.

Cuvanill: The Goddess of Defense
and Mothers rules the eighteenth
house of the Telzoan Zodiac. People
born under this sign are known to be
an overprotective lot.

Char: The Lord of Destruction is the
Lord of the nineteenth house. People
born under this sign are expected to
be violent in all things they do -
passion as well as war. Many of them
are extremists.

Senda: The final house is a region of
the sky that has no stars known as the
nightshade. A large nearby nebula is
the reason for this, though that is
unknown to the people of Telzoa.
They name the region for the Goddess
of the Night. People born under this
sign are quiet and secretive, and they
have a reputation for nursing grudges
for way to long.
Note: While all of the constellations have
expected behavior types associated with
the people born under them, these are no
more binding to your character than the
zodiac of our own skies is binding to you.
However, if you'd like a sign for your
character your free to choose your birth
date.
Geography &
Climate
"You cannot escape the ground you stand upon."
~ +Meglar, Dwarven chief
Telzoa is a geologically active land with
multiple volcanoes, especially in the west.
Everyone on the island has felt a noticible
earthquake at some time, as this occurs
at least once every five years. Highly
destructive earthquakes occur on a less
frequently cycle of around 30 to 60 years,
and the last one of note was in the year
1395, so it is unlikely that another will
occur soon. When earthquakes do occur
on the island they are usually followed by
tidal waves of varying magnitudes.
Telzoans have learned over time how to
build on such unstable ground to some
degree, and most homes can withstand
modest to strong earthquakes without
sustaining enough damage to destroy
them outright. Temples and major
structures are built with magical
reinforcement when necessary, or at least
under magical guidance to insure the
buildings can withstand the restless earth.
Eruptions are a different matter.
Telzoans know the locations of each of the
more powerful volcanoes and fear them.
All of them are basalt volcanoes like Mt.
St. Helens or Mt. Vesuvius, meaning they
will explode rather than gently erupt like
the Hawaiian volcanoes. Many local
traditions have evolved around the
volcanoes ranging from ritual sacrifices to
the mountains of livestock or, although
illegal, fellow humans. Char, the dark god
said to rule the volcanoes is fickle in his

behavior, and though his priests are
reviled, they are protected somewhat by
the volitale power wrapped within the
mountains.
The weather itself is also harsh and
particularly active. Telzoa is a land
surrounded by seas warmed by
geothermal activity while Artic airmasses
slam into the island during winter. Rain
and snow is frequent, especially on the
island’s west face where falls of as much
as 10’ (2.1 meters) have been recorded.
Winter is spectacular and fierce lasting
three months of the ten-month year. It is
followed by a highly rainy spring which
turns into a humid though somewhat dry
summer and late summer. Fall tends to be
dry with only occasional rain, and the
threat of forest fires sparked by dry
lightning is ever present.
This weather is reflected in the clothing
of the Telzoans. Even in summer most
dress fully as summertime temperatures
are only around the 60’s and 70’s. At the
height of winter temperatures can drop to
–20 and below.
Rituals
"What we do is part of who we are."
~ +Telsindria.
The lives of most Telzoans are punctuated
by rituals, of which four are of keen
importance: Birth, Coming of Age,
Marriage and Death.
Rites of Birth
The beginning of life holds high
significance to nearly all societies and the
Telzoans are no exception to this rule.
There are three ceremonies associated
with birth as follows: Asiana, Madriana,
and Nosiana.
Asiana
The first ceremony formally recognizes
and celebrates the pregnancy. It is a
private ceremony that is held at home
with only close friends of the family
invited unless the parents to be are high
ranking nobles, in which case the event is
occasion to throw a large celebration,
especially if the pregnancy is the first for
the marriage. The involvement of a priest
in this ceremony is limited to a blessing on
the expectant mother, and this act may
be carried out at a temple if the priest
cannot (or more likely will not) go to the
home of the expectant parents. The first
Asiana also finalizes the consummation of
the marriage bed.
The only act of special significance
carried out in these quiet ceremonies is
the choosing of the Anglecani, or "Angel
Parents." This individual(s) will serve as
the step-parents of the child should death
claim the blood parents at some point in
the child's life. Also it is traditional that a
male noble child serve his squire training
under his Anglecani should that person be
competent and able to provide such
training when the time comes. This high
honor also has political repercussions in
the case of royal children. Should the
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King and Queen die before the child is of
age to take the throne it is the Anglecani
who serves as the Regent to the throne.
Given these facts it's not surprising that
an Asiana is an elaborate affair for the
nobility, but then again, aren't all things
elaborate when the rich and powerful
become involved. For the poor the Asiana
may only involve the nuclear family but
otherwise carry on without to much
hoopla. Only the first or Asiana Primera
receive special attention among the poor
and there a couple of reasons for this. For
the father the event marks the assurance
that his bloodline will continue in some
form, although total assurance won't be
had until the child is proven to be male.
For the mother the event marks the
fulfillment of her womanhood. With this
event she becomes the equal of her own
mother in a sense, and for this reason the
Asiana is a female dominated celebration
where the actual ceremony takes place.
The ceremony, whether at home or in
temple, occurs along these lines. The
couple stand before either the altar (in
temple) or the hearth (at home) with the
priest before them. He blesses them
both, then a second bless is set upon the
mother. Next the parents offer the
Anglecan to the individual they have
chosen for the task, and that individual
accepts before the priest and swears to
protect both the parents and the child. At
this point the formalities are concluded
and what occurs next is largely an issue of
personal taste. As a general rule though
the parents ironically separate to be with
their sexual peers - that is the men
congratulate the father in one room while
the women congratulate the mother in
another. Feasting may be (and often is)
thrown into this mix, but on the whole the
evening is segregated as a rule.
Madriana
Essentially a Telzoan baby shower, this
private occasion is held at about the
middle of the third trimester. A friend of
the mother to be or the Anglecani
arranges it if that person is a she. Men do
not take part in this ceremony for the
most part, nor are any priests involved.
Her friends give gifts to the mother and
they spend part of the evening praying for
a safe birth for both mother and child. In
some areas the Madriana is not practiced
at all, and in others it is a more elaborate
affair with the whole village involved.
Nosiana
In a sense this ceremony begins with the
rigors of birth itself. Once the birth is
complete the child is "set before the eyes
of Tean" which is to say he or she is
presented to the suns, then the true name
of the child is called out.
Within the next ten days the ceremony
of the Nosiana is performed. The child is
brought to a temple of Aurnon and there
presents the child before three priests -
one of Cuvanill, one of Tean and one of
Matacha. The mother kneels on her right
knee and calls out to the priest, "The one
who speaks for the Mother of Mothers
speak, for I seek her guidance."
The reply she receives is "I am here
child. Cuvanill guides you."
Her next line is "The one who speaks for
the Ever-watching Father speak, for I seek
his protection."
And the reply, "I am here child, Tean
protects you."
The two priests receive the child and
place it upon the altar. The child is
blessed by each priest which involves
marking the forehead in ash powder and
sprinkling holy water upon the child. As
this is done the parents speak the true
name of the child when prompted. Then
the presiding priest of Matacha adds what
is arguably the most ominous part of the
ceremony, "Mother, speak the name of
your child that all may know, that I may
record it herein in this the Roll of Names."
The elaborate reply is, "I call (him/her)
(name), and may Oralea bless (him/her)
with many years before (his/her) name is
recorded again thereupon."
 Now it should be noted that what
transpires above is the consistent core of
the ceremony. Other areas add their own
distinctive touches, as do individual
families. A royal Nosiana is a full day
affair, while the poor may barely afford
the cost to go to temple. Regardless of
the amount of pomp and circumstance
actually afforded the occasion though, it is
an important one in the lives of all people
- it is the beginning.
Rites of Passage
"There is a special time in the lives of all people when
the child without dies and the adult within is born"
~ +Telsindria.
Telzoans celebrate four major coming of
age ceremonies held at the ages of 9 and
15. Further the nature of these
ceremonies is highly segregated by sex.
The various coming of age ceremonies are
held by many persons in Telzoa as
cherished memories. Further, it is at this
time that many Telzoans begin to walk the
path they will follow in adult life.
Untalis Crindal
Translating literally as "First Bleeding,"
this ceremony is held for girls after they
experience their first menstrual bleeding,
at between the ages of nine to as late as
twelve. The ceremony is a solemn one
with no men present, and it is usually held
during the moon festival of Tiania that
occurs immediately after the event. The
ceremony is overseen by druids and held
within their groves when possible.
The girl (or girls, for it is not unusual for
several to undergo this ceremony
together) that are to undergo the rite are
dressed in brilliant white cotton or linen
dresses for the occasion and are
unadorned by makeup, jewelry or the like
before the ceremony begins. All others
present at the ceremony are completely
nude. As the ceremony begins they are
lead by their mothers and elder sisters to
the center of the grove, and there left
while their relatives join the circle of
druids at the grove's edge.
Three matriarchs occupy the space
between the girls and the ring formed by
their sisters and mothers. The first
represents Cuvanill, Goddess of Mothers.
The second represents Cuane, Goddess of
love. The third, and master of ceremonies
is a priestess of Tiania, Goddess of Nature
and Natural cycles. For about an hour
hymns and chants are sung in praise of
the three while the girls sit quietly facing
out from the center stone of the grove.
As this is concluded the priests approach
the children. The first to speak is the
priestess of Cuvanill.
"I, who speaks for our Mother of
Mothers, welcome you children. Today
you pass from Chiantu my daughter's
protection unto mine. Today you
celebrate the first step of womanhood.
Ayla! " With that said the children are
motioned to stand. The ground beneath
their feet begins to glow.
The priestess of Cuane speaks, "Today
thou art fertile. Today thou may bear
children as your mothers, your
grandmothers, and all the generations
before. Ayla!! " The ground beneath the
feet of the girls catches fire, but they and
the priests next to them are unharmed by
the flame.
The priestess of Tiania speaks, "Today
you have completed a circle of life, yet
many circles remain before you. We shall
continue to watch, we shall continue to
pray, and we shall continue to guide.
Ayla!!" The flames catch the girl's dresses
and begin to burn them away. Some of
the girls flinch in pain, and almost all
present begin to cry.
All the priests and women present begin
to chant along with the girls, "All are born
by us! Ayla!! All are nurtured by us!
Ayla!! We are the keepers of the flame!
Ayla!! We are the sources of the river!
Ayla!! We are women! We are forever!!
Ayla!!! "
The flames subside with a blinding light,
and the girls are left as nude as their
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mothers and sisters. They are covered in
sweat, but unhurt. With this the
ceremony concludes.
Decandi
The male companion to the Untalis Crindal
has no biological signal, so the tenth
birthday is used as the marker to
celebrate this transition in life. At or
around this point of the child's life he is
taken by his father to the nearest temple
of the branch of faith the father holds
trust in. The child is put alone in a room
(or in the center of a grove if druids are
involved) and not given food or water for
two days. The location is gradually
heated (or exposed if outdoors). During
this the boy is to meditate. Most fail to
really do so during the whole time period,
but those that are the most successful in
this task do often garner the attention of
the priests. Eventually the boy passes out
and has a vision. The priest interprets the
vision and it determines the vocation of
the boy and to whom he is to be
apprenticed (In theory. Some parents
and children go against the vision and
take up some other task).
After this rather grueling test a feast is
held in the child's honor at his home. The
vision, the parent’s finances, and
everyone’s personal tastes shape the
details of this feast.
Rites of Marriage
"We all live - never truly alone, and never truly
together save with one - or without one."
~ +Alisan, Priestess of Cuane.
Marriage is the most important pact a
Telzoan will ever make. It forms a bond
of trust and love that is never truly
severed without great consequence. A Priest:
spouse is seen as such a part of one that
cutting them off is as serious as needing
to amputate a hand or foot. Divorce can
occur and be justified, but divorcee's are
ostracized in Telzoan society all the same.
The marriage ceremony itself is all that
is covered here. Proposals of marriage
and betrothals (in the case of arranged
marriages) vary to wildly for an
introduction to handle, but the marriage
vows are one of the most consistent parts
of the Telzoan religion. Priests of Cuane
and Poen are preferred when handling a
ceremony, but any married couple will do.
That is the one caveat of the Telzoan
wedding ceremony - it is not a priest, but
another wed couple that marries one.
Further it cannot be your parents. Since
priests of Cuane and Poen invariably
intermarry they are often chosen - further
they have access to spells to further
sanctify the marriage.
The ceremony begins at dusk of the
preceding day. From sunset to the
ceremony itself it is considered bad luck
for anyone of the opposite sex to see
either member of the ceremony, and this
is often enforced with the occasional
exception given to overly doting parents.
At morning the two are led to opposite
sides of the ceremonial grounds in the
nude, and then one at a time they walk to
the center of the grounds alone. In the
center of the grounds, also nude, are the
priests or presiding couple. To the right of
the priests are the bride's parents, and to
their left the grooms - the three couples
form a triangle. Parents may or may not
be clothed for the occasion as determined
by age and area. The bride and groom
enter the triangle from the side of their
parents. The words of the ceremony are
as follows:
Priestess: "Her enchanting lady,"
Priest: "And her eternal consort."
Both: "Invest their power in us."
Priestess: "Oralea [fate] has chosen
that you to meet."
"And you have chosen to
love."
Priestess: "This love has grown."
Priest: "Hence you have brought it
before us"
Priestess: "For eternal blessed
confirmation."
Priests: "Shall we proceed?"
Couple: "Yes"
Priest: "Very well, Do you give your
heart to this woman, that
she shall never be alone;
Do you give your faith, so
that she shall never be in
want of trust; Do you give
your life, that she shall
never fear harm; Do you
give her your love, through
which each of you shall be
eternally strong."
Groom: "I give my heart, none else
can tame it; I give my faith,
none else can claim it as
she; I give my life, for none
shall shame her while I live;
and I give my love, with no
restraint now or ever."
Priestess: "And do you accept what he
will give?"
Bride: "Yes, I, now and forever,
claim his heart, faith, life
and love!"
Priestess: "Very well, Do you give your
compassion, that he may
never again know sorrow;
Do you give your hearth,
that his journeys may
always find an end; Do you
him give your mercy, so his
wounds might find comfort;
Do you give him your love,
through which each of you
shall be eternally strong."
Bride: "I give my compassion, his
tears are mine alone to
weep; I give my hearth, his
home is mine alone to
keep; I give my mercy, his
joy is mine alone to need;
and I give my love, with no
restraint, now or ever."
Priest: "And do you accept what
she will give?"
Groom: "Yes, I, now and forever,
claim her compassion,
hearth, mercy and love!"
Priestess: "Two came unto us,"
Priest: "Two as one depart,"
Priestess: "Two shall love forever."
Priest: "Two shall ne'er depart."
(The priests give a rose to the couple, and
they place it tightly between their palms
and face one another.)
Priestess: "Cuane of the Roses"
Priest: "And Poen of Song"
Both: "Bless you, Unite you, and
Free you, Two made One."
Rites of Death
"The end which comes once and comes to all is always
at hand - prepare."
~ +Matachan saying.
Much ado is made over the whether or not
one will have peace or torment after they
die, or in the cases of some of the evil
sects of Telensitary, whether one receives
torment or gets to inflict it. Hence
placating the gods almost always has
death in mind anyway.
This said, funerals are for the living and
not the dead. It is in these ceremonies
that we remember the ones we loved and
lost. Funerals serve the necessary
function of allowing the living to find
closure. As for the dead, they too need
closure – an unburied or mistreated
member of the deceased can come back
to haunt the living in Telzoa, and some
care is taken in Telzoan tradition to
placate the dead.
If one knows they are going to die they
will seek the counsel of a priest of their
patron god so that they might confess
their sins before dying. If this is not
possible a Matachan priest can take such
a confession, any priest is preferable to
none and at the very least someone
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should be there. Telzoans hate to die
alone.
When someone dies in a character's
presence they are expected to know and
to say the decorum or last rite.
Delce de decorum trist
Delce de decorum delenerum torum
Translated this Liternanin phrase means
"All are born hence, all are fated to die
someday."
The preparation of the body for burial
takes only a few hours and if a priest is
involved it will include castings of bless
and gentle repose. The rich often have
elaborate costumes prepared for their
death, and the body is cleaned for its
journey, but left undressed. Naked we
enter the world, so too do the Telzoans
deliver the bodies of the dead to their
rest.
Burial ceremonies begin at dawn when
the body is set out for visitation. The
friends and relatives of the deceased
remain on the premises. Two hours
before nightfall the body is taken to the
local temple and the Incardra is performed
by the priests of Matacha. During this
ceremony the body lies just before the
altar and the immediate children of the
deceased form a semicircle around the
casket. They are arranged from eldest to
youngest from the right to the left of the
body if it were to stand and face them. If
the parents or spouse of the deceased
survive they stand on the rightmost hand
before the children, although this is a rare
occurrence, it is not unheard of. Behind
them in a second row are any
grandchildren. In the third circle come all
other relatives, and these relatives make
a full circle around body and altar if there
enough of them. They are arranged
starting directly in front of the altar and
progress clockwise around the body in this
order – siblings, uncles & aunts, cousins.
A fourth ring is composed of all other
friends to the deceased – in the case of
royal or high noble funerals this ring will
be arranged by pecking order and a fifth
ring will be formed of the non nobles
present.
There will be one or two presiding
priests – the first is always of Matacha.
The second is determined by whether or
not the deceased had a patron god (most
do). In this case the god of the priest will
be the same as the patron.
The Matachan priest begins the
Incardra by repeating the decorum. The
second priest then recounts the deeds of
the deceased, and this may take around a
half hour. The Matachan priest then calls
out to the spirit to behold those who have
come to bid them farewell. Each person
present then says their last words to the
priest and concludes with, “I, [Name] bid
thee farewell.” It is customary to keep
this last farewell under a minute or so,
depending on how many folk must say
their last farewell. In the case of very
large ceremonies only the inner two
circles perform this process. After each
person says their farewell they turn away
from body, and light a candle.
When all have turned away the
Matachan priest opens a copy of the
Ruandi Nombren and sets it upon the
altar, and then enters the name of the
deceased into the book. He says what he
writes aloud. The song of the Ruandi
Nombren is sung afterward, and when this
song is completed the Matachan priest
slams the book shut. With this cue all
present snuff their candle, and hold the
wick as long as they can even if it burns
them.
All present bow their head as eight
“Death Speakers” enter the ceremony
room (or grounds) from behind the altar.
They close and take up the casket, and
deliver it to the burial grounds. After they
leave the survivors are free to go. Some
accompany the body to it’s burial grounds.
In some areas the body is cremated on
the spot.

nce we were all the same, before
O
the first rebirth, before the
schism. At that time the only
peoples of the world where the
Tal ‘Isan.
There was a wizard-king, whose
name was Mariel. He desired more than earthly power,
and made war upon the heavens. He gathered his
finest armies and laid siege to the plains of Valrea.
And so enraged where the gods at his audacity that
each army was changed to hate the others. So arose
the goblins, the orcs, the bugbears and their lot.
There were those who did not follow Mariel into the
æther, but when his forces returned they began their
assault. The remaining peoples where scattered by
this blight to the four corners of the world. The
survivors where blessed with powers of their own to
stand off the assaults of the goblin races. So arose
the elves from the forests, the men from the plains,
the oyasi of the islands, the dwarves of the mountains
and the gnomes of the swamps.
Of the Tal ‘Isan, only a few remained, and their
numbers have since dwindled in the succeeding wars to
<< Sashana.
Sashana Grand druid during the reign of
High King Otal and his son Elgrel I. Legends
say she mothered at least one bastard child
to the king. She is the three generations
removed great grandmother of the current
Grand Druid, Alisan. Sashana was a half elf,
and like most of her race she outlived her
human contemporaries but died too young to
truly be accepted by her elven father despite
her accomplishments as one of the most
powerful priests of any religion ever to
walk the lands of Telzoa.
but five. I suppose if you asked one of them, you would
learn if this story is true – after all, each race has
their own version where they get to play the hero.
Who knows what the truth is? It, like this summary,
probably lies somewhere in the middle.
~ +Teresa, Human Wizard.
There are dozens of major races in the
world of Carthasana, but only seven are
eligible to become player characters in the
Dusk setting. Each race has a proud
history and often several cultures
encompassing far more material than can
be covered in any depth here. Instead this
book will only touch upon the perspective
and physiology of each race.
Note that what follows are the norms for
each race. How well or poorly your
character conforms to the status quo of
his or her race is entirely up to you. Just
remember that oddballs tend to have a
harder time in social situations than
conformists.
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Languages
All characters know at least one language
as determined by race.
Race Language
Dwarf, Gnome Kilasric
Elf Silvani
Halfing Oyasin
Human Dalsundri
For convenience, non-human player
characters also speak Dalsundri (the
prevailing human tongue in Telzoa). For
each positive point of ability modifier for
intelligence a character has he receives a
bonus language. This language must come
from the list given with the character’s
race.
Literacy: A character can read only if
he knows an alphabet. Most languages
spoken in Carthasana have no written
forms. A character must know at least one
language that uses an alphabet before he
can learn the alphabet. Only wizards know
how to write as a class ability, although
Humans
many deities require literacy as part of the "So how do elves view us?" Teresa asked Trishdare.
training of their priests. The elven sorcerer shook his head, "As the waves of the
Class-Related Languages: Some sea. Individually brief - collectively constant,
classes can choose certain languages as unchanging and overpowering."
bonus languages even if they’re not on
the lists found in the race descriptions. The human race is the most direct
These class-related languages are as descendant of the fabled Tal ‘Isan race.
follows: They remain the most adaptable of all the
races and the best at organizing
Cleric: Abori, Valrea, Balcridi, Sodri, themselves into cities, kingdoms and
Shunri empires. While the shortest lived of races,
Druid: Sylvan. they tend to build the most lasting
national and physical structures. Humans
Wizard: Liternanin build on grand structures that other races
don’t quite understand, grasp or

The Races appreciate.

Listed below are the races of Carthasana.
The first name is that most commonly
given to the race in D&D parlance. The
name in paranthesis is the name the race
has for itself and the name it is most
commonly referred to in Carthasana.
Each entry is divided down into several
sections detailing the race’s physiology,
personality, relations and so on.
Personality: Humans cover a wide range
of personalities, but as a race they are
ambitious with a strong urge to take back
the lands they have been driven from by
other races or other human kingdoms.
Humans have extremely strong
nationalistic tendancies and tend to show
their greatest prejudices against those
outside their nation regardless of race.
Order and law are important to the race
as a group, but individuals buck this trend
with enough regularity that no one really
knows what to expect when they
encounter a stranger of the human race.
Description & Clothing: Humans of
Carthasana are capable of the same wide
variation of appearance seen on earth, but
as a rule the Humans encountered in
Telzoa will be of a stock best described as
Grecian or Mediterranean. Those people
have black hair, rounded eyes, but a
creme colored skin tone more akin to
those seen in northern earth regions than
in the Mediterranean.
Humans of other skin tones and
appearances can be seen in other regions
and sometimes migrate into Telzoa as
traders or adventurers.
Clothing patterns throughout
Carthasana vary radically within culture so
an exhaustive listing would be futile,
however within Telzoa itself humans tend
layered heavy wool garments. Telzoa has
fairly harsh winters and so the peoples of
the region must dress accordingly or
freeze to death.
Relations: Humans will have dealings
with any race willing to submit to the
authority of their governments and laws.
While some individual clans of other races
are willing to do this, other races as a
whole are not. Also, humans of different
nations may or may not recognize each
other. So, all in all, this is a mixed bag
that is very dependent on the local area
and custom.
Marriage & Family: Again, marital ties
vary considerably between cultures, so
only the Telzoan regions will be
considered here, and then only briefly.
Marriage, among the nobility, is chiefly a
means of land acquisition or to cement
political ties. Even among the lower
classes marriages are arranged and men
and women rarely know their spouses
before the ceremony begins; though the
rebellious Rizaldan priests are trying to
change this practice and let people be free
to find each other and fall in love. Still,
this concept is foreign to most Telzoans.
Human Lands: The Kingdom of
Dalsundria in Telzoa was covered in the
previous chapter, and it is essentially a
human kingdom. The other significant
human kingdom in Carthasana is the
Estarian Empire to the south. Once the
two kingdoms were united under the flag
of the Malchani empire, but this time
period predates the memories of the elves
and most records kept in Telzoa.
Religion: Humans worship many deities
depending on region. Some deities are
organized into pantheons, some are
independent; some deny the worship or
existance of other deities and others do
not. Thanks in part to the presence of
divine magic though deities maintain a
real presence throughout Carthasana and
it is believed that they have a vested
interest in maintaining this status quo,
though exactly what is not well
understood even by the sages which study
the matter.
Language: Languages switch rapidly form
region to region, even within a country,
such that Carthasana has no “common
tongue.” The most common language
within Telzoa, where Dusk is usually
staged, is Dalsundri.
Names: Names in the lands of Dalsundria
are usually corruptions of other common
languages of the area and ancestral
tongues such as Dalzendri, Malchani, and
Liternanin.
Adventurers: Humans adventure for a
variety of reasons – risk, profit, glory,
religion. The reasons are as varied as the
people who seek the adventure.
Dwarves
"Beware a cheery dwarf."
~ +Berondibas, gnome wizard.
Denizens of the deep mountains, dwarves
throw themselves passionately into any
and every task they engage in. Producers
of some of the finest arts or all types in
the realm of Carthasana, dwarves are
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greatly honored by all races for their skills
even though their temperments can
sometimes make them very difficult to get
along with.
Physiology: The differences between
dwarves and humans run far deeper than
a difference in stature. Despite their
height dwarves weigh as much or more
than humans on average. They also are
have a wider stance than humans, which
exagerrates their short, squat
appearance.
Longevity: Dwarves of Carthasana don’t
live appreciably longer than humans. Their
lifespans typically run into the 75 to 100
year range (remember that humans on
Carthasana rarely live past 30) with some
venerable dwarves reaching 125.
Senses: Dwarves are best known for the
extraordinary ability of darkvision. This
ability allows a dwarf to see the reflections
of the light of his own aura – though such
light is weak, hence the limited range of
this ability. A dwarf’s normal vision is
roughly as good as a humans though the
race has a much higher occurance of
near-sightedness.
Dwarven hearing, touch and smell are
roughly equivalent to a human’s, but their
sense of taste is decidedly poor. Dwarves
ironically love spicy foods though, but as a
result of their poor taste they often spice
their food to the point nearly
overpowering.
Physical Build: Dwarves are more dense
than other races. While physically smaller
than humans they weigh the same and
are equally strong despite their size.
Dwarven bones are massive and,
ironically, dwarven thighbones are a
favorite club among orcs.
Dwarves have exagerrated livers,
spleens, appendices and kidneys. Their
bodies are far more efficient at dealing
with and removing poisons from their
system. Dwarves are also outright
immune to several substances that can
slowly kill humans outright – not the least
of which is lead. Dwarves use lead in
almost all their utensils yet it has no effect
whatsoever upon them. Thanks to
divinations other races are aware of the
slow danger lead poses on Carthasana,
though dwarves brag it is just weakness.
Mineral poisons have next to no effect on
dwarves in general, though natural and
synthetic poisons can affect them
normally.
These abilities are the reason for the +2
racial bonus dwarves have to their
constitution scores.
Birth & Childhood: Dwarves develop
slower than humans, due largely to their
massive bones. They don’t stop growing
until age 30, and childhood is generally
regarded to last until the same. Dwarven
pregnancies last 11 months.
Personality: Carthasna’s dwarves are not
dour and taciturn, but rather bombastic
and overbearing to an extreme that is
equally annoying. A dwarf says what he
thinks before taking any time to ponder
how others may react. This extreme lack
of tact is why dwarves, as a race, have a -
2 charisma penalty.
Description & Clothing: Dwarves make
and wear clothing we’d describe as
Scottish, with elaborate patterns
throughout. Dwarves decorate all their
tools and often fashion their hair and
beards into knotwork patterns. The
attitude of most is that if something is
worth making it’s worth making well.
Relations: Dwarves are extremely warm
and friendly with their family and clan and
equally guarded in their dealings with
strangers. They prefer to keep other races
at arms reach – but especially men.
Several times in the last two centuries has
one or more Telzoan king tried to claim
the mountains for their own, only to be
beaten back by the dwarves.
Marriage & Family: Family is at the core
of dwarven life, though dwarves don’t
tend to keep large clanholds on
Carthasana like they do in other worlds.
Instead, clans loosely ally into councils
which meet only to drink and argue, rarely
deciding on anything unless an urgent
need presents itself.
Dwarven females have far more parity
with their male counterparts than human
women. Unlike human females dwarven
females do not tend to be any frailer or
less aggressive. Indeed, their willingness
to be beligerent often catches humans off
guard.
Dwarven Lands: Dwarves typical lord
over freeholds in narrow mountain valleys
that are both mineral rich but also afford
them the ability to grow what food.
Dwarves prefer to be self-sufficient and
will avoid lands that cannot produce all
their needs.
Dwarven cities can grow quite large, but
grow organically with little planning. Since
most are primarily underground it is
possible to become lost for days or weeks
in the mazelike passages.
Religion: Dwarves engage in what is
essentially an elaborate form of ancestor
worship. Each clan, during ceremonies,
recites the names of all the members
passed and sings the tales of their glory.
At the head of the ancestry are three
powers presiding over the cycle of life in
this world – most commonly called
Freyalis, Dulthos and Nalru. However,
most clans have a local deity and it is not
unknown for the names of principle deities
to be changed from stronghold to
stronghold.
Language: Dwarves speak a tongue they
call Kilrasic, and it is essentially the same
as the tongue used by gnomes. This
probably owes to the fact that gnomes
move in and among dwarven settlements
as much as halflings move among the
humans of other worlds (though halflings
do not mingle with humans often in
Carthasana). The language has an
alphabet known as the Smarskritic and
that alphabet is often co-opted by
goblinkin when they have cause to write
something down (which is rare).
Dwarven is a very harsh and guttural
tongue. Elves sometimes jokingly refer to
it as “growling earth speak.”
Names: Dwarves tend to be proud and
yet secretive about names. They proudly
vant out their clan names and work to
honor their clan. Further, most go by their
clan name when working with outsiders
(even dwarves from other strongholds).
Personal names are kept relatively secret,
and true names are given out only rarely
and it is a mark of high trust.
Adventurers: Most dwarven adventurers
are out for a thrill and a fight – not
necessarily in that order. That they might
profit during the struggle is often only
secondary to enjoying themselves in the
process.
Elves (
"So Teresa," Trishdare began, "How do humans view
elves?"
"As the fern envies the oak," she replied smoothly.
Elves are the most prominent of the
“sylvan” races of Carthasana. Humans
often see them as idealic versions of
themselves, yet the free spirit of the elves
has grated on the nerves of more than
one human king and emperor. While elves
are willing to be allies, they are not willing
to be servants.
Physiology: While physically closer to
humans than any other race on
Carthasana, the elves are upon close
examination more alien than any other
race. While grotesque in visage, goblins,
orcs, ogres and the like share humanity’s
frailties of disease and mortality. Elves
are free of these concerns, and this
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freedom shapes their very psychology on
a level that is not easily appreciated or
understood.
As has been said many a time in Telzoa,
appearances deceive – the elves are not
like us.
Longevity: The most dramatic difference
between elves and humans is longevity.
Elves live to approximately 300 years,
though individuals over 400 years old
aren’t unknown. To human eyes elves
seem to live forever and seem to have all
the time in the world to explore the
nuances of this or that craft.
In addition to a naturally long lifespan
elves are immune to all diseases that
affect humans. Elves however do have to
contend to diseases unique to their
species – most of which are at least
partially magical and difficult to treat.
They also are in danger of dying from an
ailment called the ashtasila sundre, or
“weary death” where an elf becomes so
depressed from his memories and
experiences that he goes into a catatonic
state and starves.
Senses: Elves are generally believed (and
they frequently brag) of having better
senses all around than a humans. This is
mostly true.
The elven eye is about twice as sensitive
to light as a human’s having a far more
dense concentration of rods than a
human’s. It is also about a quarter size
larger than a human eye. Elven eyes have
a much more reflective timpanic
membrane behind the retina that reflects
unabsorbed light back to the retina for a
second try at absorbtion. Some of this
light escapes though so an elf’s eye shines
in the dark just as a cat or dog’s will.
This visual acuity comes at some price.
The muscles that move the eye are less
developed in an elf than in a human. This
means that an elf cannot look out of the
corner of their eyes or cast a sidelong
glance at someone. To follow most objects
an elf must move her entire head just an
owl does (which can’t move it’s eyes at
all). Elves also have a greater likelihood of
being born colorblind than humans.
Elves have a functioning and
transparent third eyelid that protects the
eye from flashblindness (the lack of this
third eyelid by goblinoids is why they are
vulnerable to flash blindness and elves are
not).
Elves have a more sensitive and higher
hearing range than humans. An elf can
hear a “dog whistle” and it isn’t
uncommon for elven scouting parties to
use such whistles as signals their foes
can’t intercept. Despite this advantage,
elves are no better at discerning the
direction of a sound than humans are.
Elves have about the same sense of
smell and taste as humans, and their
sense of touch is actually weaker at
picking up temperature changes than
humans.
Extrasensory: Elves have an almost
instinctual sense when it comes to magic.
Even those with no training whatsoever
can feel the presence of a spell if they
enter its area of effect (and with most
spells by then, it’s too late).
Elves also have the ability to feel the
emotions of those they touch. Two elves
holding hands know the emotions of the
other and they, as a rule, find physical
contact more desireable at all times than
humans. Elves like to touch and be
touched and they don’t discriminate
sexually in this regard. A typical elf would
prefer to have someone else groom them
or to groom another than to groom
themselves. So great is this need for
contact that those who capture elves
frequently have learned that solitary
confinement works wondered on the elven
resolve.
Physical Build: Elves have a much less
dense bone structure than humans.
Though their bones are about the same
size, they are more hollow. Major bones
such as the femur (legbone) and hip have
strips of cartilage intermingled with true
bone to give added flexiability. This comes
at a price, elven bones break easier than
human ones though usually they will bend
first.
Elves do not weigh and indeed cannot
weigh as much as humans – their
skeletons would collapse under the
weight. Elven muscle tissue is stronger
per pound than human muscles, but there
is less of it in most individuals adding to
their frail look. These highly dense but
light muscles take a long time to grow,
adding the immature period most elves
undergo.
Elves therefore have much more
flexiable bodies on average than humans,
but at a price of being more easily injured
– hence their -2 adjustment to
constitution.
Reverie: It is well known that elves not
only don’t sleep, but can’t. Their minds
are always active on some level and they
are always aware of their surroundings.
However, elves do have to enter a state
called the reverie. While in many respects
this is an advantage, sometimes it can be
a weakness.
During reverie the elven mind
accomplishes what the human mind does
with sleep – discarding unneeded
memories and strengthing those that are
desired. However, for an elf this is largely
a conscious process.
Elves need to spend at least four hours
a day in this state though they can spend
more. Elves who fail to reverie the proper
amount of time don’t suffer the same kind
of fatigue as humans, though the game
effects are the same. As the period
between reveries increases the elven mind
becomes increasingly disoriented until
finally it collapses in on itself and the elf
enters a coma. These comatose episodes
are about the only time an elf experiences
unconsciousness and it is frightening to
them in the extreme despite the fact that
it is in this state that most elven infants
linger in on and off until their minds are
developed enough to begin to reverie.
Birth & Childhood: Elven females, unlike
their human counterparts, are only
capacle of becoming pregnant once a
year. This phenomena is known as an
“eustral cycle” and is seen in deer and
other prey animals. Even when the
chance of pregnancy is present it is fairly
rare – most elves only successfully get
pregnant five or six times in their
lifetimes. Since elven females need not
fear unwanted pregnancies as often they
tend to be more promicscuous than
human females, and elven society is
certainly more tolerant and unstructured
where sex is concerned.
When an elf does become pregnant she
undergoes a year long pregnancy that
delivers up two infants of three to four
lbs. In almost all instances one of the
infants is stillborn and it isn’t unusual for
both to be. Elven infants are born even
less developed than human babes with
their eyes closed. They will not open their
eyes at all until around six months old.
They also have no hair at all and lack
fingernails and toenails.
The babes must suckle for the first year,
their digestive system being unable to
handle anything more complicated than
mother’s milk. Elven milk isn’t especially
nourishing either, but it is reflective of the
slow developing process that is the racial
achillies heel of elves.
Another elven weakness from a
physiological standpoint is that once an
elven female has bore a child –
successfully or not – it will be some ten to
as long as twenty years before she can
bear another. During this time her body
doesn’t ovulate at all.
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Elves take around 24 years to reach
physical maturity, and around considered
adult until 30 years. Human musing of
elves requiring a hundred years to reach
adulthood are largely false though elven
society doesn’t confer full adult rights to
anyone less than a century in age.
Personality: Elves delight in the world
around them as they’ve always known it
as a culture. Their personalities can be
warm, passionate or reserved, but they
often give off a feeling of reserve. Elves
can live a long, long time, and most aren’t
willing to risk that longevity to rash
dangerous actions, yet at the same time
they speak with their hearts as well as
their mind when asked.
Description & Clothing: Frail and thin,
elves epitomize beauty to the eyes of
many humans. Their clothes are long and
flowing, but cut with comfort instead of
modesty in mind. Since they aren’t
bothered as much by temperatures as
humans they tend to dress lightly, and
they have no qualms about not dressing
at all when among their own kind, though
they find that is best to be appear to be
modest when dealing with humans.
Elven weaving processes take a long
time to perform by tradition, and these
items are never rushed. Their fabrics are
highly prized and very durable. Elves tend
to use forest colors with all their fabrics –
be that green in spring and summer, or
stark whites for winter and oranges and
golds in fall.
Relations: Elves prefer to remain aloof in
their dealings with the members of other
races. Part of this is again due to the
differences in lifespans – individuals of
other races don’t live anywhere near long
enough to honor what elves would
perceive as a long-term commitment. This
non-commital stance is very off-putting to
Carthasana’s dwarves, though humans
don’t like it either. This same attitude
actually helps them get along with
gnomes and oyasini, each of which tend to
want to tinker with things more than elves
like.
Marriage & Family: Since elven females
do not run a risk of pregnancy for most of
the year they have a reputation (largely
deserved) of being promiscuous. Despite
their long life spans elves rarely enter into
long term commitments (although this is a
relative thing - a commitment of 40 years
is hardly long term to them) as they see it
as wearing to their souls. Love is one
such aspect that elves hold a much
different view upon than humans do -
elves do not marry in the human sense,
and fathers are never really involved in
the lives of their very young children even
if they do know which child is theirs.
Women raise their children one at a time,
a process that takes twenty years. At this
point the care of the children is passed
from parent to maschadri, which is an
elven term roughly equivalent to god
parent. It is this individual, who is almost
always male and usually the father (or
assumed father), that trains the child in
whatever art they've chosen. This training
in turn tends to last twenty years as well.
Elven families are traced by via
matriarchy, though elves do not value
long term family heritage in the manner of
the other races. They are also aloof and
cold when they observe such ties among
humans and have no understanding of it
whatsoever in the extreme that dwarves
take it. The affection afforded between
mother and child is extremely strong,
though all other bonds are missing. Elves,
for their own part, see no problem with
this, and tend to explore love (or as
observing races put it, lust) in as many
ways possible. Indeed, in this one respect
elves show no signs of their age. Their
love burns hot, but it burns briefly.
Elven Lands: Elven domains are fairly
ambiguous in boundary as elves make no
attempt to divide the land as other races
do. Nor do elves answer to a common
elven king (though in their negotiations a
local clan leader may say he’s “king” to
placate human needs to speak to an
authority figure). This lack of a marking
on their territories make it possible to
enter and leave elven villages and cities,
often without even knowing you were
there.
Elves dislike artificial and unneccesary
changes to the land. Hence elven homes
and cities blend into the landscape and
wildlife is welcome to move within their
villages. Elves do not establish large cities
because of the damage such
establishments can do to the
environment. Several large tracts of
apparent wilderness in Carthasana, such
as the Calishmere and the Voolrean
Forests, are elven nations.
Unlike the elves of other worlds,
Carthasanan elves are not especially
capacle craftsmen of metals or magical
devices. They also prefer magic drawn
from the land or from the self and study
magic in an introspective pattern as
opposed to “book learning” of the art as
elves of other worlds do.
Religion: Elven religion is centered
around the dichotomy of the Seelie and
Unseelie courts. There are five deities in
each court and they are held to each rule
half the year. Every elf is said to have an
unseelie side which must be suppressed
Like so many other aspects of elven life,
religion is a personal pursuit that each
individual must walk for themselves.
Elves do not congregate except on the
turns of the seasons, and the religious
focus of those celebrations tends to be
overshadowed by reveling.
Outside of these ceremonies elven
priests contemplatively follow the path set
before them by life. They make
themselves available to council those
elves who request it, and they maintain
shrines and holy sites for the benefit of
their communities, but on the whole
religion and religious observance does not
dominate elven life in the way it
dominates humans.
Language: The elven tongue is more or
less uniform throughout the race unlike
the human tongues, though it has regional
dialects. These dialects can be so
contorted that they should be treated as
separate languages except that, once
written down, they can be read readily.
Elven writing is an artform in and of
itself, and it is very important to them.
An elf’s memory of event specifics is no
better than a human’s, so without
writing’s to remind them they’d forget
their childhoods and young adulthood by
the time they become venerable.
The elven alphabet has 31 letters with
three distinct modes for each letter
depending on whether it is the first,
middle or last letter in the word.
Perhaps the most interesting trait of the
elven tongue is it’s complete lack of
plosive sounds such as ‘b’, ‘p’, ‘c’ and so
on.
Names: Elves purport to hold little
meaning in names and change them
frequently. Unlike most races, they rarely
have or go by family names – if asked for
a last name most will give their mother’s
name. Elves, like other races, have a true
name, but most elves rarely know their
true name having never been told it by
their parents.
Adventurers: Elves adventure primarily
out of curiousity, or for many of the same
reasons as humans do – except that they
rarely attempt to amass wealth or
property. Most adventuring elves are still
fairly young, as elder elves tend to settle
down and enjoy finer and more peaceful
pursuits.
Game Mechanics
The favored class of elves in the Dusk
setting is the sorcerer instead of the
wizard. The race is otherwise unchanged.
Gnomes
"Seen one gnome, seen them all," Timmon quipped.
"You only see what we wish you to see boy." Johan
sternly corrected.
Of the major races, gnomes are the most
reclusive and secretive. Often confused for
dwarves and sometimes even for halflings,
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gnomes prefer to keep to themselves and
have no dealings with others as a race.
The ones which adventure are more
outgoing than this, but they have a
(mostly deserved) reputation for
scamming those they encounter as they
try to get ahead in the game of life.
Physiology: Gnomes of Carthasana stand
around 3 feet tall, and would easily pass
for halflings where it not for their facial
hair and enlarged noses. Gnomes have a
superb sense of smell and enjoy
particularly strong odors of all types the
same way that other races revel in strong
colors. Like dwarves they have darkvision
and they share the dwarven ability to
injest materials that could easily kill most
men.
Gnomes can live for up to 150 years,
making them the second longest lived
race in Carthasana after the elves.
Personality: Carthasana’s gnomes tend
to be self-centered in one or more ways.
Even the more gregarious ones tend to
deal with others in terms of what they
stand to gain or lose. They love to tinker
with people as much as things, and often
push buttons until someone explodes. Of
course, the amount of malice in such acts
depends on the individual gnome. Gnomes
are very fast to shoot off insults, and one
can rarely be sure if those insults are
meant in jest or not.
Description and Clothing: Gnomes, like
dwarves, do not delight themselves in
exceptionally fine garments. They hold
functionality over beauty in most respects,
however gnomes love to encrust their
garments and tools with polished stones
of various values. No race can begin to
compare with gnomes in the arts of jewel
crafting and white smithing (working
precious metals). Gnomes use lame
(metallic cloth) more often than other
races, and often they embroider precious
cloths gained from other races in trade.
Gnomic dress resembles dwarves in that
males do wear kilts - however their
designs are always solid or two color
designs, unlike dwarven weaves which
may use up to 15 different color threads.
Gnomes also love hats - it is rare to find a
gnome without a hat, and many
individuals feel naked without them.
Among their own kind gnomes where a
conical hat known as a cycla, but in the
company of humans they prefer to use
hats that don't label them as readily as
gnomes.
Gnomic female dress is virtually
identical to male dress save that skirts
stand in for kilts. Women sometimes
forgo a hat for a headscarf, but like the
gentlemen they rarely go without wearing
something on their head. Like dwarves,
all male gnomes wear beards, although
unlike dwarves, gnomes find some of the
most outlandish ways to style their
beards, from goatees to sideburns.
Relations: Gnomes get along acceptably
with all races, though humans and elves
tend to suspect their motives. Gnomes
lack the physical strength to hold and
maintain kingdoms of their own, so they
mesh into other socities and exploit gaps
they leave behind. Unfortunately, gnomes
often get blamed for catastrophes and the
like, and mobs have more than once sent
all the gnomes in one kingdom packing
and leaving for the next.
Marriage & Family: Gnomes marry, and
marry for life. Divorce is a completely
alien concept to them, and if a spouse
should befall misfortune it is uncannily
rare for a gnome to remarry. Despite this
stability within the marriage, family takes
a back seat to guilds in gnomic life.
Gnomes usually marry within their guild,
and their children join a guild at
adolescence and the bond they forge with
the guild quickly eclipses their family.
Why this is so is something of a mystery
to outside races, but gnomes view it as a
practical issue. The trades of the
community must be passed on, and the
guilds do that more efficiently than the
family.
This is not to say that family has no
place to gnomes. Even when they enter a
different guild, gnomes retain tight ties to
their family. Also, for many gnomes guild
and family are one and the same - but if
an individual wants to leave one family
and its trade for another than there is no
fuss involved in that at all.
Gnomic Lands: Gnomes tend to settle
into enclaves within kingdoms ran by
larger races and hold no lands of their
own, at least in the vicinity of Telzoa.
They’re willing to at least pay lip service
to the ruling race’s customs, but if they
become overbearing gnomes will simply
leave.
Religion: Gnomes participate in a religion
ruled by four deities – one for each
season. A gnome’s patron is as much a
function of his age as it is his beliefs. But
gnomes aren’t a particularly devout folk –
and to outsiders they often seem to have
no faith at all. Even clerics rarely mention
their deities to non-gnomes. To further
confuse matters gnomic religious
observances, when held, are more
accurately described as festivals –
festivals known to often get quite out of
hand.
Language: The gnomes don’t have a
tongue of their own but have co-opted the
language of the dwarves. This, along with
other similarities, has lead sages to
suppose the two races are actually one –
a theory both races deny.
Names: Gnomes use names as a matter
of convenience and switch them so often
that most respond to “hey gnome” faster
than whatever name they happen to be
using at the moment. Gnomes do not
readily share their given name (let alone
true name) to non-gnomes. Instead they
use nicknames, particular ones that are
difficult to say.
Adventurers: Gnomes adventure in
search of one or more of three things –
fun, trouble or profit. Adventuring is one
of the few activities that provide a lot of
all three.
Half-Elves
Just as Trishdare and Teresa began to kiss Timmon
merrily piped in from the other side of the campfire,
"Now, now you two - the world has enough mongrels
such as I."
Dwelling in the gap between two cultures
with a great deal of animosity and
prejudice for one another, the life of a
half-elf is a precarious one at best, and a
dismal one at worst. For bigots in both
camps their very existence brings up the
specter of miscegenation - that elves nor
humans are as separate from each other
as some would rather believe.
Half elves usually favor the elven parent
in bone structure, and their human parent
in hair and eye color, but this is by no
means constant. In all but an
extraordinarily few cases half elves are
raised by their mother and almost never
know their father. Be they born of love or
hate, theirs is the lot despised by those
who should call them kindred. Half elves
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get along best with half orcs, who like
they are despised by the races of their
parents.
The abilities of half elves are not variant
with their elven parent, although the
exact subrace of elf that was a parent will
be noticeable in the features of the
individual. This can lead to additional
racism on the part of both elves and
humans.
The half elves do have one place to call
home and a people who will call them
friend. The Kingdom of Hone Rae, and
her people accept half-elves, and many
other misfits as well. The reason for this
is largely historical - for the kingdom of
Hone Rae was founded as a protectorate
for the half-elves of Telzoa (or more
accurately a place to banish them to).
Now the people of that kingdom have
strong elven blood in their veins, so much
so that their children occasionally are half-
elven even when the parents are not (see
Human, Hone Raean).
as a result of this awful trend which only
serves to redouble the hatred humans
have for any nearby orcs, especially in the
aftermath of any large incursions.
The emotional scars that such an
upbringing leaves causes many half orcs
to act as monstrously as their orcish
parentage would indicate they should.
Not a few go insane by the incessant
emotional, and as often physical attacks
rendered to them by the society they
grow up within. Despite all of this a rare
few of them come up civilized, and a rare
few of them also come into power in one
of the two races that form their heritage.
Half orcs tend toward sullen, moody and
quiet behavior more so than any other
group. All of them have rage pent up
inside though, and one should be very
cautious about drawing their ire or wrath.
Try as they might to avoid it, most die as
orcs do - in battle or on the end of a rope.
Many of them though would have it no
other way.

Since half-elves have no real culture of

their own, refer to the race which raised
your character for details personality
quirks, costume and so on.

Half-Orc
Hugo tapped on Timmon's shoulder, "Mongrel?" then he
snorted in contempt and left into the darkness.
"I think you hurt his feelings," Teresea snapped at
Timmon.
"Feelings? Him? He's part orc.." Trishdare teased.
Teresa slapped him hard and left in the opposite
direction.
"Oh well," Johan the gnome giggled, "That'll set you
back at least two weeks Trish."
As much as orcs and humans hate one
another and find each other's appearance
to be repulsive it is not surprising to note
that, unlike half-elves, half orcs are more
often than not the unfortunate products of
rape. Most half orcs have human mothers
Halflings
“The world can be a big place for one as small as I,
but being small gives you a proper prespective.”
~ +Geldasin
The halflings of Carthasana call
themselves the "oyasini." They lie
between the world of elves and pixies,
similar to each race but directly tied to
neither.
Physiology: Oyasini are the smallest of
the kindred races, standing 3’ tall at the
most with some as short as 2 ½’. Their
skin ranges from chalk white to a light
blush hue - their silk fine hair runs the
gamut of red and blond shades, although
on rare occasion light cyan and white are
seen among their number. Oyasini eyes
are blue, pink, violet or steel grey.
Like elves, Oyasini have somewhat
exaggerated eyes, but they don’t share
the larger race’s inability to move their
eyeballs. They have much the same bone
structure as elves, but since they are
smaller they don’t suffer the slow growth
effects of the larger race. In some sense
they have the best of both worlds.
Oyasi (the females) have a pregnancy of
7 months and childhood for the oyasini is
only 10 years, though many act socially
childish well into their thirties. Player
character Oyasi are assumed to be around
20 at which time they’ve developed a bit
more common sense.
Oyasini differ from the halflings of other
worlds because the females have wings
that, while too small to allow true flight,
can allow them to fall safely from any
height. These wings grow out to 6’ when
extended, but they can retract down and
be hidden under flowing robes and gowns.
Personality: Oyasini are infamous for
their senses of curiousity. Some are all
too willing to parrot an near endless series
of “why’s” to anyone foolish enough to
answer the question. A popular game
among the oyasini is the question game –
where every response is phrased as a
question. This said, oyasini are only truly
irritating when they want to be – most are
wise enough to understand that the bigger
races don’t appreciate the endless
interrogation.
Still this irritation stems a bit from
something deeper. Oyasini always
question things. They are patient to a
fault and want to make sure that they all
their options are understood. So despite
their nimble forms, oyasini society and
individuals tend to be a bit plodding when
plotting courses of action.
Description & Clothing: Oyasini prefer
flowing gowns above all other types of
dress, and both the males and females
are unlikely to be found in any other type
of garment while among their own kind.
Their dress is not colorful - usually it is a
single white or with a hint of color. When
traveling among humans or elves they
favor the use of cloaks and other
garments that break up their outline.
Relations: Oyasini lack the size to easily
defend themselves in a head to head
conflict, so they prefer to act as
peacemakers, particularly when travelling
in foreign lands. Their easy-going nature
makes them welcome among all of the
kindred races, though their reputation for
picking things up or outright stealing
makes sure they are usually well watched.
Marriage & Family: Oyasini practice
polyandry - which is to say that one wife
will have multiple husbands. Three is the
usual number, though rich matriarchs with
as many as twenty husbands are not
unknown. Part of the reason for this
practice is that females only account for
one-sixth the population of race. Males
are expendable - females are not. While
matriarchy may tinge some of the other
cultures so far explored in this book, it is
firmly entrenched in Oyasini society and
the status quo. Females wield great
political power within the numbers of
oyasini. They hold all the priestly and
administrative positions of the clan hold
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government and
unquestioned.
their rule is largely
Oyasini Lands: Oyasini prefer to live
near to the sea or in commerce centers
where news travels quickly. Their
homelands are the Great Kristobal Forest
in the south of Losineris. There giant trees
hold whole cities miles off the ground.
Oyasini, regardless of where they are,
prefer to sleep as far off the ground as
practical.
Religion: Oyasini religion is purely
monotheistic. They believe that the
goddess Ooyas-shandra created the world
for them and then created spirits to
administer her world. Oyasini tend to
classify the gods of other religions as
mere spirits that have gone renegade and
forgot their true place in the world.
Language: The oyasini language is
similar in most respects to elven (silvani)
save that it contains plosive sounds.
Oyasini use a modified version of the
elven alphabet for their writings.
Names: An oyasi will have 3 main names
– her own is first, then her mothers and
then her clan’s. An oyasoi (male) will have
4 – as listed above and his “maiden”
name since lineage in oyasini society is
traced by matriarchy. Among humans
oyasini tend to use whatever nicknames
their friends have given them.
Adventurers: Most oyasini adventure to
sate their endless curiosity.
Female Halflings
Female halflings, as mentioned above,
have wings. The wings are wisp thin,
highly fragile and believed to be semi-
magical, and they can be collapsed and
hidden under flowing robes and cloaks.
They are identical to the halflings of the
Player’s Handbook in all respects except
as noted below.

Oyasi do not tend to get into as much
trouble as the Oyasoi (males) and so
don't have the +1 luck bonus on their
saving throws.

So long as her wings are not bound in
some way, an oyasi who is prepared
for a fall can fall any distance without
harm, covering the same distance
each round as if feather fall where cast
upon her. If she is caught off guard
by a drop she will fall 30’ before her
wings can snap into place, and it will
take another 20 feet before her wings
slow her fall to a safe speed. While
falling in this manner the Oyasi can
carry up to her own weight before the
fall accelerates to a speed greater than
her wings can compensate for. While
she falls, she can move horizontally as
if running (4x base move), and if she
gets a run before she jumps she can
increase her horizontal distance to 6x
her base move each round she falls.

ach member of a well honed
E
organization has a purpose, and
each member is expected to serve
their purpose. If they don’t, their
organization will fail. I do not
accept failure gentleman – am I
understood?”
~ +Travis Triel.
One of the first decisions you’ll probably
make (after rolling your ability stats) is
which class? Class defines your role in the
party more than any other choice you’ll
make about your character.
Core Classes
Core classes are those which you can start
play with. All eleven classes in the Player’s
Handbook are present in Dusk and the
following information details the role they
play in this setting and the changes (if
any) to the rules governing their abilities.
<< Nelaria Ellery Tuval.
Tuval The only surviving
child of Jonas Tuval, the crown prince of
Dalsundria who has been missing at sea for
seven years and is presumed by most of the
court to be dead. Her twin brother died in a
hunting accident soon after her father’s
disappearance, leading some to suspect foul
play in both their deaths. For this reason
the princess was removed from Dalsundria to
the land of Hone Rae, where she awaits the
day she is recalled by her grandfather should
he choose to pass the crown to her by-
passing her uncles Valsil and Ander.
Barbarians
“He raged at the world, at his family, and at his life.
But mostly, he just raged.”
– Legend of the Raging Goblin.
Barbarians are primal warriors who tap
into their inner fury of their hearts to drive
themselves into rages that are terrifying
for opponents to behold. Though usually
from lands outside Telzoa, they quickly
find acceptance in a land in search of
powerful warriors.
Adventures: Barbarians typically either
adventure to find new lands for their
people, or when their people have been
driven from their homes by more powerful
monsters. Even things other characters
accept as mundane are often wonderous
to a barbarian.
Characteristics: Barbarians are best
known for their ability to fly into a
powerful fury which increases their
strength and endurance for a time.
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Barbarians are also masters of survival in
wilderness environments.
Religion: Barbarians who find
themselves in Telzoa more readily accept
and are accepted by Court Rizaldi and
Court Shadrea, depending on the
alignment of the individual. Terix and his
priesthood in particular enjoy having
barbarians around - they make ideal (if
somewhat dangerous) strait-men for
pranks. More traditional barbarians will
follow the teachings of the druidic courts.
Tiania figures most prominently in the
lives of these individuals. In the teachings
of war Sana and her wild (if evil) ways
appeal more to barbarians than the slow,
prodding defensive teachings of the
priests of Cuvanill.
Background: As mentioned above, most
barbarians are outsiders. As such they
usually speak the local tongue with a
halting, heavy accent, as befits both the
individual's intelligence and willingness to
be accepted. Barbarians from closer to
Telzoa are likely to be half-orcs who have
left their violent orcish parentage to seek
out a new, hopefully better life.
Races: Barbarians are rarely from any of
the established human cultures save the
Cuolshites, which have a large number of
barbarians in their midst.
Game Mechanics
Unless otherwise noted the following rules
apply to all barbarians in the Dusk setting.

Alignment: Barbarians must have a
dominant Shunrian (red) alignment,
which they use to tap the primal fury
of their rage.
Bards
“I sing of life and of death, of love and yet of hate,
of joy and yet of sadness, and yet I sing.”
~ +Kerith.
The most famous bards of Telzoa hail from
the land of Hone Rae. These people are
largely descended from half-elven stock,
and their love of music, lore and dance is
unparalleled on the island, such that
members of that culture consider the bard
their favored multiclass. But music is not
the property of the Hone Raeans alone -
bards can be found among all of the
peoples of Telzoa bringing cheer, or at
least some mystery to the locales they
visit.
Adventures: Bards travel to gather and
spread tales. Stricken with an incurable
wanderlust, a bard adventures for the
sake of adventurering alone.
Characteristics: Bard dabble in multiple
areas. They are Jack’s of many trades,
and masters of none save one – they are
the entertainers and inspirations of many
an army.
Religion: Most, if not all bards follow
Court Rizaldi. The College of the Rose is
devoted to this group of deities and is the
largest bardic college native to the island.
Within the court Poen, Lord of Music and
God of Love is the most popular of the
deities. More than a few legends relate
that it was Poen who invented the
Methods of Loom which are used by bards
to cast their spells. Terix the prankster is
also a popular choice, and evil aligned
bards sometimes swear fealty to Narisane.

Background: Any given bard's
background is guaranteed to be at least as
colorful as he. Some bards are simply
born to the music and ply their trade for
years before being accepted into one of
the colleges or societies. Others work as
apprentices to the masters and already
have considerable prestige as they begin
their careers. Still others are
independents, owing no allegiances.
Races: All races have bards, though the
musical style of a particular bard will be
largely shaped by his racial heritage.
Human bards are the most diverse both in
styles, aims and goals. Dwarven bards
are famous for their abilities in freeform
percussion. Elven and half-elven bards
are masters of the stringed instruments,
whilst Oyasini bards are among the best
at the wind instruments. Beyond this
each race has its own ideas on what is
beautiful in music - for even the best
dwarven music is classified by elves to be
"noise."
Game Mechanics
Unless otherwise noted the following rules
apply to all bards in the Dusk setting.

Alignment: Bards must have a
Shunrian alignment, which allows
them to tap into the passion required
for music, dance and art.

Bardic Knowledge: Bards are
allowed to make untrained knowledge
checks on any subject and add their
level to the first roll only of the check
(See the skills section later in this
chapter). This makes it relatively easy
for them to gain at least one success
on many different questions, but
multiple successes will require training
of them.
Note: If the optional rules in Appendix 8
are in use the bard becomes a prestige
class as detailed in Unearthed Arcana.
Clerics
“Faith can move mountains, that and a lot of magic.”
~ +High Priest Colsken of Tean.
Clerics are the best known practioners of
mana de invocia, or “Magic by divine will.”
Their spells usually come from established
deities, but almost any outsider can grant
a cleric some magical power and clerics
which worship demons and devils instead
of gods are not unknown though they are
rare.
Adventures: Clerics most frequently
adventure to proactively seek out and
destroy enemies of the faith.
Characteristics: Clerics are devout and
fanatical followers of whatever deities they
serve. This can make them valuable allies
to some and determined foes to others.
Religion: Clerics come from almost any
religion given to actively fighting others
(which is most of them).
Background: Many of the priests which
later become clerics are the second and
third born sons and daughters of the
nobility. As primogency is the primary
scheme of inheritance, these individuals
have little to gain in remaining with their
families and can become a financial
burden to the smaller houses. As a result,
many of them are given over to the
various temples at a very young age.
Also, many of the good aligned temples
run orphanages and will train orphans
with talent to further their cause (and
even some of the evil aligned temples
have been known to do this).
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Table 2-1: Deities

Deity Alignment Domains PHB Equivalents (if any)*
Alisar GU Elf, Healing, Knowledge, Magic, Sun Correlan Latherian
Apenca BG Hate, Retribution, Strength St. Cuthbert
Balaxa WR Artifice, Creation, Knowledge, Liberation, Metal Kord
Belandra B Charm, Corruption, Darkness, Elf, Hate Hextor
Berenash WB Discord, Earth, Hate, Nobility, Tyrrany
Calrudal WB Gnome, Knowledge, Creation, Fire, Sun Garl Glttergold
Char BG Air, Corruption, Destruction, Fire, Storm
Cuane UR Charm, Community, Family, Liberation, Sea, Water
Cuvanill WR Community, Family, Purity, Strength, War
Dulthos RGW Cavern, Dwarf, Earth, Metal, Protection, Strength, Moradin
War
Elrico UB Darkness, Death, Destruction, Gnome, Water
Fas BR Animal, Earth, Gnome, Magic, Plant
Frey GW Elf, Rest, Sea, Sun, Water
Freyalis GW Ancestor, Community, Dwarf, Family, Guardian,
Healing, Renewal
Gintuse WU Knowledge, Purity, Scribe
Grimwall RG Darkness, Elf, Guardian, Retribution, Strength
Imlocrin BRG Darkness, Destruction, Elf, Fire, Storm
Indralia WG Aid, Air, Community, Healing, Protection, Renewal
Januel G Animal, Elf, Family, Plant, Sun
Kepho UB Corruption, Death, Undead Wee Jas, Nerull
Landala WR Charm, Earth, Fire, Luck, Retribution
Lirashnal UB Corruption, Darkness, Elf, Shadow, Stealth
Matacha WB Fate, Guardian, Protection, Purity, Rest
Nalru UBR Ancestor, Darkness, Death, Destruction, Dwarf,
Earth, Undead
Narisane BR Charm, Corruption, Trickery
Ooysashandra WUBRG Air, Community, Earth, Family, Fire, Halfling, Yondalla
Protection, Purity, Water
Paltos U Air, Magic, Travel, Trickery, Water
Panial RG Elf, Liberation, Luck, Sun, Trickery
Pektos WUBRG -- No Clerics -- Boccob
Poen UR Air, Charm, Guardian, Liberation, Music, Protection
Rosalynn GW Aid, Healing, Purity
Sadier WB Darkness, Death, Destruction, Liberation, Undead Erythnul
Sana WB Corruption, Metal, Retribution, Strength, War
Sanshan BG Air, Family, Gnome, Healing, Trickery
Sekoon BR Death, Destruction, Fire, Hate, Infliction, Tyranny, Hextor
War
Seloku BR Liberation, Trade, Travel Fharlanghn
Senda B Corruption, Darkness, Death, Discord, Infliction, Vecna
Shadow, Trickery
Tala WU Animal, Family, Guardian, Plant, Storm, Water
Heironeous, Pelor
Tean W Glory, Justice, Purity, Renewal, Retribution, Sun
Tela B Fury, Hate, Infliction, Pain, Trickery
Terix R Liberation, Luck, Trickery Olidammara
Tharpoen UB Death, Hate, Stealth
Tiania G -- No Clerics -- Elhonna, Obad-Hai
Trishdare BG Charm, Darkness, Elf, Luck, Trickery
Warrick RG Elf, Protection, Strength, Sun, War
* Some of these approximations are closer than others and are here only for new players
needing to pick a deity quickly. Read the description of the deity in depth before finalizing a
choice.

Races: Religion is the most divisive
factor in Telzoa. Though a character of
any race can be a cleric, he must follow a
god of his race's pantheon. Clerics who
follow gods not of their race are practically
unheard of.
Game Mechanics
Unless otherwise noted the following rules
apply to all clerics in the Dusk setting.

Alignment: Clerics must choose only
alignments matching those of their
deity (most deities have 1 to 3
alignments associated with them).

Languages: Clerics do not gain any
access to the bonus languages in the
Player’s Handbook - specifically
Celestial, Abyssmal and Infernal. They
instead gain Liternanin, the language
of the Malchani Empire and the only
surviving written language in Telzoa
(When something needs to be written
in the other human languages
Liternanin is pressed into service just
as English uses Latin letters).

Divine Sponsorship Required:
Divine magic in the Dusk setting
cannot be wielded except by prayer
alone. Each cleric is required to have a
sponsor deity.

Changing Gods: Should a cleric lose
faith in his deity and desire to change
deities he loses 1 spellcaster level. The
character can’t be reduced to less than
1st level. Adjust the character’s
experience point total down to his new
spellcaster level but don’t change any
character stats other than his
spells/day and caster level. Once the
character’s spellcaster level and actual
level become equal again he resumes
advancing normally.
Note: If the optional rules in Appendix 8
are in use the cleric is replaced by the
priest class detailed in Appendix 8.
Druids
“To hear the voice of Tiania, listen to the silence. To
know the mind of Tiania, focus upon the land. To
understand the heart of Tiania, first understand the
hearts of her children.
Animists (called druids in other worlds)
are the guardians of the most sacred
woods and places throughout Carthasana.
They couple magical power with the ability
to shapeshift into the forms of the
creatures of the world.
Adventures: When animists adventure it
is often to learn more about themselves or
about the forces which threaten the lands
they hold sacred. Some adventure to
explore new vistas they haven’t seen.
Characteristics: Animists are the
servants of Tiania, the goddess the
woodlands and natural cycles. While not
as militaristic as clerics, they are more
powerful and more dangerous as
spellcasters.
Religion: Animists are the servants of the
religion of Siliani, practiced principly by
the Cuolshan tribes which occupied Telzoa
before the coming of the Dalsundrians.
Background: Animists are very much on
the fringe of Telzoan society. While the
clerics of Telensiarty begrudgingly
acknowledge the role of the deities of
Siliani, they have all worked to undermine
the role of the animists in Telzoan society.
Clerics of Pentalism do not even begin to
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Fighters
“While there are many who try to fight, there are
few who master the art.”

~ +Alangyle.
While war persists there will always be
men and women to fight those wars. A
fighter may be short on many things, but
work is rarely one of them. Few also are
the fighters that need to worry about a
acknowledge animists as divine retirement plan, for their lives tend to be
spellcasters in any form. nasty, brutish and short.

Individual animists are usually the Adventures: There are as many reasons
children of animists themselves, and those for fighters to adventure as there are men
that are not are all but adopted by their and women who take up the sword. Some
mentors at a very young age. fight for a cause, others fight for
themselves. Some fight to amass glory,
Races: Like barbarians, animists tend to and other fight to amass wealth.
hail from primitive societies with a more
primal tie to nature. Characteristics: Fighters are the
undisputed masters of combat, melee or
otherwise. While a barbarian can come
Game Mechanics close while in a rage, he doesn’t even
Unless otherwise noted the following rules come close without it.
apply to all druids in the Dusk setting.
Religion: Two deities are likely to figure

Alignment: Druids must maintain prominently in a fighter's life - Sana,
strong ties to nature and hold an Goddess of Aggressive War and
Aborean alignment. Slaughter; and Cuvanill, Goddess of
Defensive War and Protection. Between

Divine Sponsorship Required: As
these two most fighters make a choice.
outlined for the cleric class above –
Then again, fighters tend to be among the
typically druids worship Tiania or one
more free of classes where religion is
of her servants such as Sere,
concerned, and there are many fighters
Damnisu, Tethas or Barindas.
who fight for no deity whatsoever. Also,

Changing Gods: As outlined for the many folks with strong religious beliefs
cleric class above.

Spontaneous Casting: The Dusk
setting merges the summon nature’s
ally spells into the summon monster
spells. Druids spontaneously cast
summon monster spells and choose
creatures from the Aborean list when
doing so (see appendix).
Note: If the optional rules in Appendix 8
are in use the druid becomes a prestige
class as detailed in Appendix 8.
tend to become paladins or clerics.
Background: Fighters tend to hail from
military backgrounds. Many have already
served in one or more wars, proven
themselves, and become decorated.
Some have found they have a real knack
for it and would rather test their skills and
courage becoming a legend. After all, it
beats the hell out of simply guarding some
fat lord's castle.
Races: Everyone fights. Enough said.
Game Mechanics
There are no game mechanic changes to
the fighter class in the Dusk setting.
Monks
“There is a power in all of us, but only a few have the
patience and courage needed to unlock it.”
~ +Tia Listral.
Monks in the Dusk setting are members of
the relatively young, widely feared and
misunderstood religious sect known as the
Listralans. Founded c. 1000 SR by Tia
Listral, in the years since the
establishment of her order, the Listralans
have become the hated targets of nearly
all the priesthoods of Carthasana.
Religion: Monks teach and believe that
the gods, all of them, are nothing more
than ascended mortals themselves, that
there is divinity locked in every soul and
one can, with patience and practice, tap
into that divinity. The path one follows on
the way to such enlightenment is bent
towards focusing mind, body and spirit
into a cohesive whole.
Background: The Listralan Way has its
roots in the western section of the
Estarian Empire, but its followers have
been driven from that area through the
persecution of the Pentalist League.
Scattered to the four winds, it is possible
to find a Listralan anywhere, though if
they still maintain monasteries these
structures have been well hidden from the
outside world indeed. And as the years of
persecution have forced the Listralans to
hone their combat skill (particularly
unarmed combat skill since carrying
weapons attracts unwanted attention), it
would be a formidable and deadly task to
try to destroy one of those monasteries.
Races: Humans are the only race known
to espouse the Listralan Way. A PC of any
other race is allowed, but such an
individual would be a unique example.
Game Mechanics
Monks in the Dusk setting function as
described in the Player’s Handbook with
the exceptions noted below.

Alignment: Monks must have a
Valrean (White) alignment. They seek
perfect order within and without
themselves, a philosophy that is only
compatible with the Valrean
alignment.

Weapons: As there aren’t any oriental
weapons in the Dusk setting monks
are allowed to use any simple weapon
they choose. They are also proficient
in light and one handed martial
weapons.

Multiclass Restrictions: The
restrictions on a monk when
multiclassing are slightly different in
Dusk as follows: The training of a
monk requires the character to deny
the divinity of gods. As such, any
divine abilities from other classes are
lost when a character becomes a
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monk. Outside this stricture a monk
may move to and from the monk class
as they desire – so combinations such
as fighter / monk are certainly
possible.

Paladins
“Even the strongest darkness retreats before the
weakest candle.”

~ +Priest Colsken of Tean.

Champions of good and purity, paladins
are the rarest of all warriors in Telzoa. As
agents of Aurnon, they are called upon to
deal with the worst of dangers to the
faith.
Adventures: Paladins serve Tean, lord of
the twin suns. All adventures and actions
they undertake in the name of their lord.
Characteristics: The paladin is a holy
warrior with supernatural abilities and
spells which augment his combat prowess.
Religion: Paladins serve Court Aurnon,
and in particular Tean, God of the Twin
Suns. They are directly responsible to the
priests of Tean, then to the priests of
Court Aurnon.
Background: Paladins are called. The
when, the why, and even the how is a
personal experience unique to each
paladin, but after the call comes the Test
of Purity. This test occurs just before the
paladin reaches first level. The player and
the DM are encouraged to detail the
events of the test, as they can be life
shaking. The test shakes the character's
wisdom, constitution and charisma - the
character must successfully roll an ability
check for each of these during the test.
The wisdom test is one of insight - the
character must solve a moral dilemma.
The constitution test is one of sheer
endurance of pain to see whether the
character can maintain his faith through
physical adversity. The third test, of
charisma, pits the character against his
worst fear. The nature of each test is
customized to the would-be paladin.
Races: Historically paladins have always
been members of the Human and Half-
elven race, but who knows what the
future holds.
Game Mechanics
Unless otherwise noted the following rules
apply to all paladins in the Dusk setting.

Alignment: Paladins must have a
Valrean alignment. They are the
defenders of the order the tenents of
this alignment holds so dear.

Smite, Detect and Protection: Since
there is no “evil” in Dusk per se, the
paladin’s abilities affects creatures that
are Shunian (Red) or Sodrean (Black)
aligned – the two enemies of the
Valrean (White) alignment.

Divine Grace: This ability now only
counts against spells of the red
(Shunian) and black (Sodrean) type.

Divine Sponsorship Required: As
outlined for the cleric class. Further
the deity must be purely Valrean (Only
Tean of the human pantheon fits this
requirement).
Note: If the optional rules in Appendix 8
are in use the paladin becomes a prestige
class as detailed in Unearthed Arcana.
Rangers
“The wild can be both enemy and friend. One can
never hope to conquer her – but only to understand
her.”

~ +Devon the wanderer.

Guardians of the woodlands, or at least
exploiters thereunto, rangers act as
civilizations vanguard against the
wilderness.
Adventures: Rangers typically act as
guides and guardians in the wilderness,
though just as often they act as trackers
seeking to trace down those who would
use the wild to hide.
Characteristics: Rangers make excellent
and highly mobile skirmers in combat.
They can strike a foe hard and out of
nowhere, then disappear as quickly as
they appeared.
Religion: Rangers of Telzoa follow Court
Siliani in preference to any other set of
gods. They are closely aligned with the
druids of that court, though unlike
paladins they are under no compulsion to
follow the orders of the druids. They
often do anyway. Rangers receive their
spell abilities from Tiania, so they will at
least revere the Mother of Cycles.
are somehow linked to that mysterious
religion.
Game Mechanics
Unless otherwise noted the following rules
apply to all rangers in the Dusk setting.

Changing Gods: Rangers must
maintain strong ties to nature and hold
an Aborean alignment.

Divine Sponsorship Required: As
outlined for the cleric class.

Changing Gods: As outlined for the
cleric class.
Note: If the optional rules in Appendix 8
are in use the ranger becomes a prestige
class as detailed in Unearthed Arcana.

Background: Rangers are loosely

organized in Telzoa, with such
organization aided partly by the druids.
They are either born to the wilderness or
sought it out in preference to the
civilization they hail from. All rangers
tend to be solitary, coming into towns and
villages only rarely to pick up what few
supplies they cannot manufacture on their
own. More so than any other class a
ranger is likely to learn a wide variety of
crafts in order to be completely self-
sustaining.
Races: The most famous rangers are
elven, and the most common ones are
Cuolshite. Cuolshite rangers get along
better with druids than any other group,
as it is believed that the Cuolshite people
Rogues
“Priests live of their faith, wizards off their magic,
and warriors off their swords. Us? Why we live off
them of course.”
~ +Timmon.
Thieves, scoundrels, rapscallions, bandits,
charlatans, the list of names go on, and all
of them describe rogues. As long as there
are things of value to take, there will be
folks out to take them, be it simple gold or
trust.
Adventures: To a rogue, life is often one
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have a penchant for getting into a lot of
trouble one way or another.
Characteristics: Rogues rely on their
skills more than other characters do. This
makes them one of the most flexiable
groups since their role in a party often
changes depending on the role they take
on.
Religion: Rogues tend to follow chaotic
deities - Terix is the current favorite, but
Narisane, Poen, Cuane, and Tharpoen
rank right up there. Many rogues are at
least slightly altruistic in their religious life
- willing to convert at lightning speed if it
will save their bacon.
Background: Rogues come from all
backgrounds - this is as true of Telzoa as
it is true of anywhere else in the D&D
game.
Game Mechanics
There are no game mechanic changes to
the rogue class in the Dusk setting.
Sorcerers
“For some magic is faith, for others it is a study, and
for a few, it simple is.”
~ +Trishdare
In Telzoa, and throughout Carthasana,
sorcerers are members of clans. The
bonds of blood encourage them to act in
concert, choosing different spells to
complement each other, and making them
very dangerous as a group.
Adventures: Sorcerers adventure to
explore themselves and unlock the latent
power locked within themselves. Their
comrades find their devestating powers to
be a boon on almost any situation.
Characteristic: In terms of sure magical
potential, the sorcerer is easily the most
powerful of the spellcasters, although he
isn’t the most flexiable.
Religion: A very few sorcerers worship
Pektos, God of Magic, but the vast
majority follow the principles of the
Listralan Way. This rebellious sect
teaches that one can become a god by
perfecting one's abilities and uniting the
mind, body and soul. This sits well with
sorcerers who, as a group, tend to rank
among the more vainglorious and
egotistical individuals of the land. True
devotees of the Listralan Way become
monks however.
Background: Sorcerers are their family.
Outsiders believe that a sorcerer's spells
are predestined by his family in the same
way as hair or eye color. This isn't true,
but sorcerers play up that belief - further
it is a well-known fact that certain clans
have trademark spells.
Races: Any member of any race may
potentially become a sorcerer. The gift
does run down family lines though, even
among barbaric races such as orcs, and it
is uncannily rare for a sorcerer to manifest
in families with no history of such an
ability. When this happens the fledgling is
often sought out by the established
societies as it helps relieve their lines from
excessive inbreeding.
Game Mechanics
If the optional acquisition rules in
Appendix 8 are in use a sorcerer can
follow them to learn spells previously off
limits to the class (such as cure spells) but
at the cost of giving up access to spells
the character would normally learn by
class). Otherwise this class is unchanged.
Wizards
“Some pursue the art for power, others for glory, still
others like me seek only to know.”
~ +Teresa
While there are many users of magic,
there exists only one group that studies
magic. Wizards not only personify magic
and possibility, but they alone study it's
laws and structure exhaustively. They are
the only class in Carthasana that is free to
create any new spell they desire, on any
whim that may occur to them. Sorcerers
rarely really understand what they are
doing, and usually do not care about
arcane formulae enough to actually
explore them to the degree that wizards
do. Wizards are the only class that, in
theory, can learn all the spells in the
game. They are the innovators and
tinkers of the world of magic.
Adventures: Wizards adventure in search
of lore to add to their scroll collections. It
is extremely rare to see a wizard travel
without one or more well armed
companions in case her spells should
prove useless.
Characteristics: If sorcerers are the
most powerful spellcasters, wizards are
easily the most flexiable. Wizards are the
only spellcasting class to pass down their
knowledge of the art through spellscrolls
(books haven’t been invented yet in
Telzoa so most wizards use vellum
scrolls).
Religion: Pektos, God of Magic, figures
most prominently in a Telzoan wizard's life
if he is at all religious, although he grants
no prayers and has no (known) priests, so
how one is to worship the "Keeper of
Mysteries" is very much in the air. Some
wizards follow other deities of course,
though their devotions are as unique as
each individual.
Background: Most wizards in Telzoa are
taught by the time-honored method of
apprenticeship. Among elves this is the
only accepted method of teaching - elves
believe in the principle of one master, one
apprentice in all tasks. Humans are more
pragmatic, but it is rare to see a master
with more than one apprentice. There is a
college of wizardry in Merryville, and a
much larger academy in far off Sandiem,
but aside from those two locations there
are no schools that teach the craft as one
might learn physics in a college today.
Races: Dwarves who learn magic face
being ostracized by their clan hold - and
that fact is a serious deterrent to insure
that dwarves who learn magic are very
rare. If a dwarf can endure such a fate
(most can't) he can become a wizard -
and every generation or two it does occur.
Oyasini are inclined towards conjuration
and gnomes towards illusion - neither race
is stigmatized for choosing other schools
or none at all. Wizardry requires writing -
and very few cultures and races have
developed this art.
Game Mechanics
Wizards can't specialize (though they can
enter a specialist prestige class later in
their careers) and use spell scrolls instead
of books to record their spells. If the
optional acquisition rules in Appendix 8
are in use a wizard can follow them to
learn spells previously off limits to the
class (such as cure spells) but at the cost
of giving up access to spells the character
would normally learn by class).
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Prestige Classes
The following prestige classes are present
in the Dusk campaign setting.
Arcanist
“Some rely solely on inborn talent. Others apply
themselves intensely to overcome such shortcomings.
On rare occasions you will find someone with talent
who applies themselves to achieve more.”
~ +Telsindria.
The arcanist is an unusual and powerful
spellcaster who takes the inborn talents of
the sorcerer and applies the study of
wizardry to them. The result is a
spellcaster with an awesome range of
spells and the ability to cast them
spontaneously.
The purpose of this prestige class is to
reward the usually unwieldy
sorcerer/wizard multiclass, although it is
possible to combine the wizard and bard
classes with some loss in effectiveness.
Arcanists make powerful allies
dangerous enemies to every party.
Hit Dice: d4
Requirements
All of the following are requirements to
become an arcanist.

Spellcasting: Ability to prepare 2nd
level arcane spells and the ability to
spontaneously cast 3 2nd arcane spells
/ day.

Feats: Any three metamagic feats
Class Skills
The arcanist’s gains no skills on the sole
level of this class.
Class Features
All of the following are the abilities of the
arcanist.
Unified Spells: At 1st level the arcanist
loses his prepared spell progression
(typically the one from his wizard class)
and gains one spell caster level for each
level of spells he could cast other than
cantrips in his spontaneous casting class
(typically the sorcerer class). The
character then adds all his known spells to
his spellbook if they aren’t already there
for free.
The arcanist is no longer able to
advance as a wizard but continues to
advance as a sorcerer with the manner in
which he casts spells altered in the
following manner.
The character still casts spells from his
and
spells known list as normal. However, by
consulting his spellbook the arcanist can
change the spells he “knows” for the
purpose of casting. Effectively the
character has the best of both the
sorcerer and wizard’s world, in exchange
for being roughly two levels behind his
fellow characters in terms of raw casting
power.
When the character rises in level as a
spontaneous caster he adds two spells to
his spellbook and his spell’s known list
expands but he doesn’t add any spells to
those slots until he prepares spells into
them.
Table 2-2: The Arcanist
Level Attack Fort Reflex Will Special
Bonus Save Save Save
1 +0 +0 +0 +0 Unified
Spells
 Requirements
Death Speakers To become a Death Speaker, a character
“So tell us the reason our lives here must go on must fulfill the following.
And tell us the reason our loves here are lost
Alignment: White or White/Black
We demand the answer we know shall never come

Spells: The character must be able to
For every man a dying, a new baby is born.”
cast 4th level white spells.
~ +The Song of the Ruandi
Feats: Extra Turning
Nombren
Skills: 8 ranks Knowledge
(Necrology)
Death speakers are the servants of the
Matacha, the Goddess of Natural Death
and the Dead. Unlike many deities
Class Skills
controlling this portfolio, Matacha is good The Death Speaker’s Class skills and the
aligned and her priests are charged with key ability for each are Concetnration
the task of maintaining the sanctity of (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha),
death. Part of this charge is the duty to Intimidate (Cha) Knowledge
destroy any and all undead they (Arcana)(Int), Knowledge
encounter as she considers undeath to be (Necrology)(Int), Profession (Wis), Scry
a direct mockery of her. (Int), and Spellcraft (Int)
Most death speakers are clerics in Skill Points at each level: 2+Int
service to Matacha before they enter this modifier
prestige class, but this isn’t mandatory.
While the common folk revere the
protective role they play, they
Class Features
nevertheless unnerve the common folk in All of the following are the abilities of the
their role as undertakers and occasionally death speakers
pallbearers. Turn Undead: Death Speakers continue
Hit Die: d8 to turn undead. The levels as a death
speaker stack with any cleric or (rarely)
paladin levels the character might have.

Table 2-3: The Death Speaker

Level Attack Fort Ref Save Will Special
Bonus Save Save
1 +1 +2 +0 +2 Spellcaster Level +1, Turn Undead

2 +2 +3 +0 +3 Draining Touch
3 +3 +3 +1 +3 Spellcaster Level +1

4 +3 +4 +1 +4 Negative Levels -1
5 +4 +4 +1 +4 Spellcaster Level +1, Improved Turning

6 +5 +5 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1, Improved Draining

7 +6 +5 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1

8 +6 +6 +2 +6 Negative Levels -2
9 +7 +6 +3 +6 Spellcaster Level +1, Greater Turning

10 +8 +7 +3 +7 Spellcaster Level +1

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Spellcaster Level +1: At these levels
the death speaker can add +1 to her
previous spellcasting class’ levels when
determining which spells the character
gains. Other abilities associated with
gaining a level are not gained.
Draining Touch: The touch of a death
speaker disrupts negative life forces. Any
undead creature gains an effective
negative level when a death speaker
makes a successful touch attack. If the
undead creature itself is able to drain
ability levels the death speaker will not be
affected by that ability when making this
touch attack.
th
Negative Levels: At 4 level the death
speaker ignores the first negative level he
receives each round. At 8th level he
ignores the first two negative levels he
receives each round. Negative levels
assigned to a Death Speaker disappear at
a rate of one per minute and are never
permanent (no fortitude save is required
to be rid of them).
Improved Turning: The Death speaker
can elect to do an improved turn attempt.
Each such attempt counts as two uses of
the turning ability instead of one. During
such a turn the Death speaker is
considered to be two levels higher than
normal and he affects double the normal
number of undead.
Improved Draining Touch: The Death
speaker’s touch assigns two negative
levels to eligible undead per successful
touch attack.
Greater Turning: A greater turn
expends three uses of the turn ability for
the day. The death speaker is considered
four levels higher than he actually is for
the attempt and affects triple the normal
number of undead on the attempt.
Ex-Death Speaker
A death speaker that ceases to be purely
Valrean loses all spell abilities and granted
abilities of this class until she returns to a
purely Valrean mind-set.
Listral’s Hand
"The fool looks without for support. The weak stand
upon the backs of tools The wise knows that true
strength and purity comes from within. Only by
purifying oneself can one begin to be whole, divine,
and great."
~ +Tia Listral, 987 SR.
Since their inception during the latter half
of the Orgstal Wars in what is now the
Estarian Empire, the teachings of Tia
Listral have earned the persecution of any
and all priests they encounter. For she
taught that the gods where nothing more
than ascended mortals - great in power
yes, capacle of granting spells, certainly,
but the cosmos was not their plaything,
and that they were no better than the
mortals that served them and that they
once where. She also taught that if one
worked hard enough they could awaken
the divinity inherent in all souls - a
divinity that gods harvested through
worship and a power that was not
rightfully theirs, but only rightfully
belonging to each soul that possessed it.
Table 2-4: Listral’s Hand
Level Attack Fort Ref Will Special
Bonus Save Save Save
1 +1 +2 +2 +2 Monk Abilities, Magic Fist

2 +2 +3 +3 +3 Spellcaster Level +1
3 +3 +3 +3 +3 Enchanted Touch

4 +3 +4 +4 +4 Spellcaster Level +1
5 +4 +4 +4 +4 Ray Touch

6 +5 +5 +5 +5 Spellcaster Level +1
7 +6 +5 +5 +5 Power Wave Punch

8 +6 +6 +6 +6 Spellcaster Level +1
9 +7 +6 +6 +6 Improved Power Wave Punch

10 +8 +7 +7 +7 Spellcaster Level +1

Despite persecution, the Listralan way
has spread - especially among individuals
already given to a certain degree of
meglomania such as wizards and
sorcerers.
The aesthetic way of the monk was the
first path to evolve from Tia Listral's
teachings. Although unarmed martial
combat forms have existed in Losineris
since the days before the Malchani
Empire, they were meant primarily as
back-up combat systems for use after one
had been disarmed. Tia Listral embraced
them as a physical exercise regimen to
insure that the monks of her order would
be stay in physical shape both to defend a
temple system she knew would be
subjected to frequent attacks, but also
because physical fitness was part of the
greater whole of personal perfection she
believed was necessary to become
perfected.
In the 400 years since her death (or
direct ascendance into the heavens as her
followers put it) her followers have been
under constant attack, particularly by a
religion known as Pentalism that was
being formed at the same time Tia Listral
was alive by a man known as Gregory the
Clark. Pentalism has become the state
religion of the Estarian Empire, and the
Listrals have retreated to strongholds in
the Christobal Mountains or to the Island
of Telzoa.
The first known Listrals in Telzoa arrived
in 1112. Many settled in Hone Rae where
they mingled with many of the other
exiles of the land. It was an Hone Raean
sorcerer named Nicholi Perian that first
blended the arts of the Listrals with the
sorcery his clan taught him so well. Nicholi
had long since lost faith in the gods when
his family was slain by a company of
Hanial's orcs in 1166. After the war he
assembled some like-minded followers
and set out for the slopes of Mt. Kiras to
establish a monastery. It has flourished
well despite it's place in some of Telzoa's
most desperate wilds, and recently the
monastery has sent out some of it's
brightest to teach their new twist on "The
Way" to others, especially the Listrals of
the south who so desperately need a force
of magic to stand against the Pentalists.
Hit Die: d8
Requirements
To qualify for the ranks of Listral's Hand
requires special dedication. The following
requirements must be met.

Base Attack Bonus: +3

Alignment: Dominant Valrean

Special: Evasion, Unarmed Strike,
Stunning Attack, Ability to
spontaneously cast 2nd level arcane
spells. The character cannot have a
familiar.

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Class Skills
The class skills of the monks of Listral’s
Hand and the key ability for each skill are
Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration
(Con), Craft (Int), Jump (Str), Knowledge
(Arcana) (Int), Spellcraft (Int), Swim
(Str), and Tumble (Dex)
Skill Points at each level: 2+INT
Modifier.
Class Features
All of the following are the abilities of the
monks of Listral’s Hand.

Monk Abilities: Certain monk abilities
continue to progress for members of
this class. Specifically, add your levels
in this prestige levels with any levels
you have in the monk class to
determine your unarmed damage, AC
bonus and unarmored speed. You may
total you base attack bonus from your
spellcasting class, Listral's Hand and
Monk classes to determine when you
receive the flurry of blows, improved
flurry and greater flurry of blows feats.

Spellcaster Level +1: At these levels
the character can add +1 to her
previous spellcasting class’ levels when
determining which spells the character
gains. Other abilities associated with
gaining a level are not gained.

Magic Fist (Su): You combine your
arcane spellcaster levels, monk levels
and levels in this prestige class when
determining how many times you may
use the stunning attack ability. While
you can still opt to stun opponents,
you also can embed any spell you
know with a range of "touch" into the
attack instead of the stunning effect.
The spell so embedded is cast as a
free action as part of the attack, and
unlike a normal use of the touch spell
you will lose the spell if you miss.
Spells embedded this way have an
effect calculated from the levels of all
classes mentioned above.
For instance, Nik wants to employ a
shocking grasp empowered strike on
an illithid. His character is 2nd Listral's
Hand, 3rd Monk and 5th Sorcerer. If
the strike hits it will deal 1d8+10
points for the spell and 1d8 damage
for the attack itself.

Enchanted Touch (Su): You may
cast a spell that normally targets
touched weapons upon your fists.

Ray Touch (Su): You may embed
spells that require a ranged touch
attack (most such spells are ray spells)
into your magic fist attacks.

Power Wave Punch (Su): You may
perform a power wave punch. Your
fists project a glowing ball of force
about twice the size of a basketball
composed of ki. The ball flies outward
until it dissipates or strikes something.
Attacks with the punch are handled as
missile attacks, and the power wave
has a range increment of 50'. The ball
can travel 5 range increments before it
dissipates. Each range increment
beyond the first has the normal -2
penalty. This ability requires a full
move action to employ. The power
wave punch deals the same damage
as your fists would deal - this includes
any enhancement bonuses your fists
carry from spells you have cast upon
them with the enchanted touch ability.

Improved Power Wave Punch
(Su): The power wave can carry your
magic fist attacks, but this counts as
 two uses of the magic fist attack for
the day.

Monk Advancement: The character
may gain levels in the monk class
again after achieving 1st level in this
class. Thereafter, as long as the
character advances either in this class
or as a sorcerer the character can
advance as a monk - ignoring the
usual restriction that monks have
against multi-classing.
Ex-Listral’s Hand
A Listral’s Hand who ceases to be lawful
loses all monk abilities and all special
abilities of this class, although he does
retain his spellcasting ability. He cannot
advance further in this class unless he
returns to a lawful mindset.
others, clerics who desire to use powerful
battle magics for their gods, and sorcerers
who wish to delve deeper into the dark
arts of necromancy than any before. For
each of these characters the path of the
magi calls.
Magi dedicate themselves to a type of
magic and forsake the spells that fall
outside those types. In so doing they –
wittingly or not – join into one of
Carthasana’s most ancient and eternal
battles; the struggle among the five types
of magic. As each mage progresses their
character changes to match the type of
magic they employ. Blue mages are
thoughtful, long to plan and slow to act,
with an unquenchable thirst for
knowledge. White mages seek to heal the
world of all it’s hurts, no matter what
enemies of their people must be
destroyed to accomplish this. Red mages

Mage follow their hearts and tempers and

“All lessons can be learned with an open mind”
~ +Telsindria.
In the previous chapter the five types of
magic – black, blue, green, red and white
– where introduced. For most spellcasters
type has little bearing upon their casting
and many aren’t even aware of this subtle
nature of spells. But then there are
wizards driven to learn how to heal
usually end up blowing stuff up in the
process.
Since there are five orders of magic,
there are five orders of the magi, but the
abilities of each order are basically the
same so all five classes are dealt with in
one entry. However, one cannot multiclass
between two different forms of mage.
Hit Die: d4

Table 2-5: The Mage

Level Attack Fort Ref Will Special
Bonus Save Save Save
1 +0 +0 +0 +2 Spellcaster Level +1, Enemy Orders, Favored Order

2 +1 +0 +0 +3 Spellcaster Level +1
3 +1 +1 +1 +3 Spellcaster Level +1

4 +2 +1 +1 +4 Spellcaster Level +1
5 +2 +1 +1 +4 Spellcaster Level +1

6 +3 +2 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1
7 +3 +2 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1

8 +4 +2 +2 +6 Spellcaster Level +1
9 +4 +3 +3 +6 Spellcaster Level +1

10 +5 +3 +3 +7 Spellcaster Level +1

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Requirements
The following are the requirements to
become a mage.

Spellcasting: Ability to prepare and
cast 7 different arcane spells of the
order the character wishes to join, all
of which must be at least 1st level and
one of which must be 3rd level or
above.

Feats: Any three metamagic feats
Class Skills
The magi’s class skills (and the key ability
for each skill) are Concentration (Con),
Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int),
Knowledge (all skills, taken
individually)(Int), Profession (Wis), and
Spellcraft (Int).
Skill Points at each level: 2 + Int
modifier
Class Features
All of the following are the abilities of the
mage.

Spellcaster Level +1: A mage hones
his magical skill according to his order.
Each mage level can be added to a
previous spellcasting class level to
determine spells / day and the power
of the effects generated by those
spells. Other class abilities of the
previous spellcasting class are not
gained. The previous spellcasting
class chosen by the character must
have a spellcasting progression (and
not build on another class’ spell
progression as this one does), and if
the character has multiple previous
spellcasting classes she must choose
one to which she adds all magi
spellcasting levels.

Enemy Order: A mage can only add
half her mage levels to her previous
spellcasting class when determining
her effectiveness with those spells with
a type opposed to her chosen order.
Further, the character may only use
these spells if they belong to their
base class’ casting list.

Favored Order: A mage possesses
great skill with the spells of her own
order. Any spell whose base level is
equal to the mage’s level minus one
can be cast by the mage provided the
spell belongs to the mage’s order.
Pandaemonicist consider insane.

Spells: Ability to cast 7 spells with
“Wanna try your luck?” the wild descriptor, all of which must
be at least 1st level and one of which
~ +Meece. must be 3rd level or higher.

Other: Must have been exposed to
Wild spellcraft (introduced in Chapter 8) a mishap that had a permanent
spells are those that cause random and effect on his body or mind, which he
unintended side effects. These spells are must not have willingly removed or
shunned by most casters due to their dispelled. It is a mark of the
unpredictable natures, but some casters Pandaemonicist’s willingness to
embrace them for that very reason. They meddle with chaos that he’ll seldom
become pandaemonicists. try to undo even the harmful effects
Pandaemonicists are spellcasters who of mishaps. If someone other than
use wild spellcraft to create random, him dispels the mishap’s effect, he is
chaotic effects, usually simply for their still eligible for entry into this class.
own entertainment. The Pandaemonicist’s
abilities, while highly chaotic and Class Skills
unpredictable, can be bent toward goals
(both constructive and destructive) that The Pandaemonicist’s class skills (and
could be useful to adventurers. If one the key ability for each skill) are Bluff
thing defines any Pandaemonicist, it is his (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),
willingness to take risks. Knowledge (Arcana) (Int), Profession
(Wis), Scry (Int), and Spellcraft (Int).
After all, what fun is life without a little
risk? Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + INT
modifier.
Hit Die: d4.
Class Features
Requirements All of the following are abilities of the
Becoming a pandaemonicist requires a bit pandaemonicist:
more than the willingness to take risks
with magic that other spellcasters would
Spellcaster +1: At each
pandaemonicist level the character

Table 2-6: The Pandaemonicist

Level Attack Fort Ref Will Special
Bonus Save Save Save
1 +0 +0 +0 +2 Spellcaster Level +1, Wild Spellcaster, All wild spells

2 +1 +0 +0 +3 Spellcaster Level +1, Enwild Spell

3 +1 +1 +1 +3 Spellcaster Level +1, Wild Aura 10’

4 +2 +1 +1 +4 Spellcaster Level +1, Reckless Dweomer

5 +2 +1 +1 +4 Spellcaster Level +1, Bonus Feat

6 +3 +2 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1, Wild Aura 20’

7 +3 +2 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1, Terix’s Favor

8 +4 +2 +2 +6 Spellcaster Level +1, Delude Divination

9 +4 +3 +3 +6 Spellcaster Level +1, Wild Aura 30’

10 +5 +3 +3 +7 Spellcaster Level +1, Personal Pandemonium

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may add a level to his previous
spellcasting class for determining his
caster level and spells known. If the
sorcerer would be at a level where
they can swap a spell, this is
permitted. Other abilities associated

Wild Aura (Su): Chaos follows close
with gaining a level in a class are not
acquired.

Wild Spellcasting: Upon taking his
first level of the Pandaemonicist, a
spellcaster automatically gains the
Wild Spellcaster Template if he does
not already have it (see Chapter 8).

Reckless Dweomer (Sp): At 4th

All Wild Spells: The pandaemonicist
can learn, prepare and cast any spell
with the wild descriptor at its base
level even if the spell isn’t normally on
his spell list.

Enwild Spell (Su): Beginning at 2nd
level the pandaemonicist can
spontaneously append the enwild spell
feat to his spells even if he doesn’t
have this feat. Doing so increases the
spell’s casting time by a full round. All
modes and targets for the spell must
be selected normally. Any spell cast
this way gains the wild descriptor.
on the heels of a pandaemonicist, and
nearby spellcasters run the risk of
having their spells mishap. At 3rd
level the range of this aura is 10’, at
6th it is 20’ and at 9th it is 30’. The
pandaemonicist cannot drop this field.
level the pandaemonicist acquires the
ability to create a reckless dweomer.
To do this he picks any spell he knows
or has observed being cast in the
previous 24 hours of and a spell slot at
least one level higher than the level of
the spell he’s attempting to create. A
mishap is generated by this ability. He
still must be able to fulfill all
component costs of the spell and the
 statistics of the spell he attempts are This ability affects even the
normal although possibly modified by Pandaemonicist's own spells unless he
the mishap. If the mishap doesn’t turns off the field (A free action).
mention a spell then nothing happens
If the Pandaemonicist already has
other than the mishap, but if a spell is
spell resistance from some other
mentioned then the pandaemonicist
source, use whichever amount of spell
gets his spell (i.e. if the mishap reads,
resistance is greater. Regardless of
“A stream of butterflies shoots from
which amount is higher, his spell
your fingertips” then you get no spell.
resistance always causes a mishap if it
If the mishap reads “Spell occurs
blocks a spell.
centered on caster” then you get your
spell – wanting it that way is a
different matter).

Bonus Feat: At 5th level the
character gains a bonus metamagic
feat. Specialist

Terix’s Favor (Sp): Starting at 7 th “I would rather be the master of one art than the
level, once per day the Pandaemonicist apprentice of many.”
can bestow the Wild Spellcaster
Template upon another magic-user. ~ +Teresa.
As a standard action, the
Pandaemonicist chooses any creature A specialist is a spellcaster who
within 30 feet, and that creature must concentrates on one school of magic and
save (Will DC 10 + ½ Pandaemonicist gains great power over that school. There
levels + Pandaemonicist's Charisma are actually eight prestige classes within
bonus) or gain the effects of the Wild this group – each class being dedicated to
Spellcaster Template for one day. a single school of magic.

Delude Divination (Sp): Beginning Hit Die: d4
at 8th level, the Pandaemonicist is
warded by a permanent delude
divination spell.

Personal Pandemonium (Su): By Requirements
10th level, chaos has become so All of the following are requirements to
intrinsic to the Pandaemonicist that a become a specialist.
field of wild sorcery protects him,
encompassing his body. He may raise
Spellcasting: Ability to prepare and
or lower this field as a standard action. cast 7 different arcane spells of the
While the field is up, he has spell school the character wishes to
resistance equal to 10 + his caster specialize in, all of which must be at
level. However, if spell resistance least 1st level and one of which must
blocks the spell, instead of being be 3rd level or above.
canceled, the spell instead mishaps.
Feats: Any three metamagic feats
Even if the spell affects others beside
the Pandaemonicist, as long at it could
be canceled by his spell resistance, the
Class Skills
entire spell effect can mishap because The class skill list and skill points at each
of this ability. If a spell only indirectly level varies by the school of magic the
affects the Pandaemonicist (such as by character specializes in (see below).
a summoned monster, or an
earthquake causing him to fall into a
chasm), this ability does not affect it.

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Class Features is of the chosen school.

All of the following are the class features
Barred School: The specialist also
of all specialists. chooses two schools (or only one if he
specializes in divination) that he

Spellcaster Level +1: A specialist discontinues his studies in. He cannot
trains intently upon his favored school choose divination. The specialist
and loosely upon other magic. Each cannot learn any new spells from the
specialist level can be added to a barred schools and he cannot add his
previous spellcasting class level to specialist levels to his caster level
determine spells / day and the power when casting spells from those
of the effects generated by those schools.
spells. Other class abilities of the
previous spellcasting class are not
Talents: At 4th, 7th and 10th level the
gained. The previous spellcasting character develops a talent to go with
class chosen by the character must his school of magic.
have a spellcasting progression
(and not build on another class’
spell progression as this one does),
and if the character has multiple
previous spellcasting classes she
must choose one to which she
adds all specialist spellcasting
levels.

Favored School: When the
character becomes a specialist he
must choose a school in which to
specialize in. There after he may
prepare one extra spell / day as
long as the spell belongs to that
school. If the character doesn’t
prepare spells he gains the ability
to know one more spell of each
level instead, as long as that spell

Table 2-7: The Specialist

Level Attack Fort Ref Will Special
Bonus Save Save Save
1 +0 +0 +0 +2 Spellcaster Level +1, Barred Schools, Favored School

2 +1 +0 +0 +3 Spellcaster Level +1
3 +1 +1 +1 +3 Spellcaster Level +1

4 +2 +1 +1 +4 Spellcaster Level +1, First Talent

5 +2 +1 +1 +4 Spellcaster Level +1

6 +3 +2 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1
7 +3 +2 +2 +5 Spellcaster Level +1, Second Talent

8 +4 +2 +2 +6 Spellcaster Level +1
9 +4 +3 +3 +6 Spellcaster Level +1

10 +5 +3 +3 +7 Spellcaster Level +1, Third Talent

Abjuration
Abjurers are specialists of the School of
Abjuration. Abjuration spells invariably do
one of two things – passively ward against
something, or actively destroy harmful
spells either in place or as they are cast.
Other casters regard abjurers as a
cowardly lot. They avoid unnecessary
risks whenever they can and are loathe to
enter combat, even when they have
enough magical wardings to make them
all but impregnable. Some abjurers
become so over-concerned with protecting
themselves and their holdings that they
fail to prepare the spells necessary to
simply kill or remove the threat that they
are guarding against.

Skills – (2 + Int modifier / level):
Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),
Decipher Script (Int), Knowledge (all
skills, taken individually) (Int),
Profession (Wis), Scry (Int), Sense
Motive (Wis) and Spellcraft (Int).

First Talent – Aura of Protection
(Su): At 4th level the abjurer gains an
aura of protection against the physical
and magical attacks of his foes. This
aura provides a deflection AC bonus
equal to the character’s abjurer level.

Second Talent – Resistance to
Energy (Ex): At 7th level the abjurer
gains a resistance to energy attacks.
At the beginning of each day he
selects a energy form (acid, cold,
electricity, fire or sonic) for the
resistance to apply to. The resistance
is equal to the character’s abjurer level
+ her casting ability modifier
(Example: 11 for a 7th level
abjurer/wizard with an 18
intelligence).

Third Talent – Spontaneous
Dispelling (Ex): At 10th level an
abjurer can expend a spell slot of 4th
level or higher to automatically dispel
a spell three levels lower than the
expended spell slot.
Conjuration
Conjurers specialize in spells that bring in
outside help to do their dirty work, or
outside materials to do damage for them.
Possessing a reputation for being boorish,
overbearing and swaggering, many
conjurers have no qualms about letting it
be known that they are a wizard – after
all, if you have a problem with them
they’ll simply summon in something to
take care of business, or drop you dead
on the spot with a single word.

Skills – (2 + Int modifier / level):
Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),
Decipher Script (Int), Knowledge (all
skills, taken individually) (Int),
Intimidate (Cha), Profession (Wis),
Scry (Int), Sense Motive (Wis) and
Spellcraft (Int).

First Talent – Extra Creature
Group: In Chapter 8 this book divides
the groups of creatures that can be
summoned five ways according to the
types of magic. Each class has
between 2 to 4 groups that they are
able to summon. A conjurer selects an
extra group beyond those he already
summons as his first talent.

Second Talent – Spontaneous
Summoning: At 7th level the conjurer
can spontaneously summon creatures.
A conjurer/druid can instead select a
bonus metamagic feat since they
already have this class ability.

Third Talent – Planar Cohort: At
10th level the summoner may gain the
services of a planar cohort with an
equivalent character level of up to two
less than the character’s spellcasting
level. This cohort must be of the same
alignment as the conjurer, but
otherwise will serve loyally and
faithfully so long as it is well treated.
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Divination Enchantment
The enchanters are the penultimate social
The only arcane school that essentially
animals of the wizard world. Of all
devoid of any directly defensive or
wizards, these specialists are the most
offensive spells, divination has a
likely to be charming, witty, and actually
surprising number of societies that are
give a damn about current fashion. Other
dedicated to its study. Diviners are
wizards sometimes see them as over-
perhaps the most varied group of
fawning lackeys.
specialists in philosophies. While it is true
that they all value and ultimately seek Enchanters don't play human nature by
knowledge and insight through magic – ear as much as sorcerers and bards
they are, as a group, highly split as to though. They are what we would consider
how to use that knowledge. psychologists. They study human
behavior patterns and enjoy making
Some diviners are honorable scribes
predictions on someone else's behavior,
that you'll have a hard time convincing to
and even manipulating it. Many consider
leave the libraries and academies they
manipulating others without their magic to
tend to haunt. Others, however, use their
be more fun, rewarding, and even safer,
magic to blackmail their victims.
but that does not mean they won't use a

Skills – (4 + Int modifier / level): charm person spell in a heartbeat if it
Appraise (Int), Concentration (Con), suits their fancy.
Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int),

Skills – (4 + Int modifier / level):
Knowledge (all skills, taken
Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft
individually) (Int), Listen (Wis),
(Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Gather
Profession (Wis), Scry (Int), Sense
Information (Cha), Intimidate (Cha),
Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Speak
Knowledge (Arcane Lore) (Int),
Language, and Spellcraft (Int).
Profession (Wis), Scry (Int), Sense

First Talent – Uncanny Insight Motive (Wis), Speak Language, and
(Ex): At 4th level the diviner may add Spellcraft (Int).
her diviner level as an insight bonus to

First Talent – Manipulator: At 4th
her listen, spot, scry and sense motive
level the enchanter gains a +2 bonus
checks.
to all bluff, diplomacy, gather

Second Talent – Detect Magic at information, intimidate and sense
Will (Sp): At 7th level the diviner can motive checks.
detect magic at will without expending

Second Talent – Cohort: At 7th level
a cantrip slot to use it. Further the
the enchanter gains a cohort with an
diviner uses this spell as a free action.
equivalent character level of up to 2

Third Talent – Prescience (Ex): At less than her spellcaster level. After
10th level the diviner gains such this cohort is acquired though it
extraordinary insight into the world continues to gain levels normally.
around her that she can add her

Third Talent – Extended
diviner level as an insight bonus to any
Enchantment: At 10th level the
attack roll, saving throw, skill check or
duration of all non-instantaneous
level check she makes. This ability is
enchantment spells cast by the
not an action and can be used out of
enchanter are increased by one time
turn, but must be declared by the
increment as per the improved extend
player before the die is cast. This
spell feat in Chapter 4.
ability doesn’t stack with the uncanny
insight ability (both are insight
bonuses).
Evocation
The practitioners of evocation, known as
evokers, command the fear (or at least
the respect) of nearly everyone they
meet. Subtlety is not in the vocabulary of
most of these wizards. More than any
other school, evokers are the most likely
to have very few spells in any other
school, not just the ones they are opposed
to. The attitude of many is that no spell
in existence can compare to the sheer
thrill of calling down a lightning bolt on a
foe, so why bother with the pleasantries of
the other magics.
Evokers tend to be the most overbearing
and acquisitive wizards in Carthasana.
The magic they specialize in gives them
essentially something for nothing and this
carries over into many of their
personalities. Evokers tend to dress to
make the fashion statement "I am a
wizard, and a damn good one too."
Further, many of them swear by the
statement - "There is no personal problem
that cannot be solved by the timely and
appropriate application of a fireball spell."
While evokers can be brass and
arrogant, they are not stupid. Many
spend considerable time and resources
investing in the necessary measures to
protect themselves from their own spells
(rings of fire resistance are extremely
popular among the fireball throwing set).

Skills – (2 + Int modifier / level):
Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),
Decipher Script (Int), Intimidate
(Cha), Knowledge (all skills, taken
individually) (Int), Profession (Wis),
Scry (Int), and Spellcraft (Int).

First Talent – Energy Substitution
(Ex): At 4th level the evoker may
expend a 1st level spell slot as an
additional cost to cast a spell in order
to morph the spell’s energy type to a
different one. Hence a fireball can be
made to deal cold, acid, electric or
even sonic damage. Note that if a spell
deals multiple types of damage (such
as thundering weapon) this ability only
changes one of the types.

Second Talent – Overcome
Resistance (Ex): At 7th level the
evoker may expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast a spell and add
twice the level of that slot to his roll to
defeat a creature’s spell resistance.

Third Talent – Intense Spells (Ex):
The evocation spells cast by a 10th
level evoker have their damage die
increased one step and any modifiers
to the die roll are doubled.
Illusion
Illusionists remain the most secretive of
all the schools. The various styles of
illusion rarely speak to one another, let
alone other wizards. Of all the wizards,
illusionists are the most likely to
multiclass so that they might pretend to
be something they are not.
Most illusionists are quite and subdued,
although gnome entertainers are an
exception to this rule. Illusionists would
rather let their spells gain attention while
they quietly hide in the shadows.

Skills – (4 + Int modifier / level):
Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft
(Int), Disguise (Cha), Hide (Dex),
Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (all skills,
taken individually) (Int), Move Silently
(Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession
(Wis), Scry (Int), and Spellcraft (Int).

First Talent – Chains of Disbelief
(Ex): At 4th level the spells of the
illusionist become very difficult to
disbelieve. If a viewer disbelieves an
illusion and communicates the details
to his allies those allies don’t gain the
usual +4 bonus against the spell. Even
if presented with incontrovertible proof
of the illusion’s nature the subject
cannot automatically save against the
spell although they do get a +10
bonus on saves against it.

Second Talent – Chicanery (Ex): To
any illusionist bluffing comes naturally.
At 7th level the illusionist gains a +10
competence bonus on all bluffing
checks.
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Third Talent – Free Concentration
(Ex): At 10th level the illusionist has Transmutation
become so good at concentrating on Endlessly fascinated about how the world
his illusions that he can engage in works and how it is put together,
other activities – even spell casting – transmuters have produced more spells
while maintaining a number of illusions than all the other schools. Perhaps the
up to his casting ability modifier. least iconoclastic of all the wizard types,
transmuters care little for station and
Necromancy other transient concerns. They know from
their own magic that anything can be
Necromancers are fascinated by the forces
changed in a heartbeat, for better or
that make life, and for that matter unlife,
worse.
possible. Their fascination however is
rarely appreciated by mainstream society
Skills – (2 + Int modifier / level):
and they often find themselves shunned Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),
especially since necromancy is considered Decipher Script (Int), Knowledge (all
by most to be little more than a subset of skills, taken individually) (Int),
the black arts – and a particularly Profession (Wis), Scry (Int), and
dangerous one at that. Spellcraft (Int).

Skills – (2 + Int modifier / level):
Talents – Metamagic Feat: At 4th,
Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), 7th and 10th level the transmuter
Decipher Script (Int), Intimidate selects a bonus metamagic feat.
(Cha), Knowledge (all skills, taken Further, the level adjustment of the
individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), feat is re duced by one (For example,
Scry (Int), and Spellcraft (Int). quicken spell normally has a level
adjustment of +4. If the transmuter

First Talent – Rebuke/Command
selects it as one of his three special
Undead: At 4th level the
metamagic feats its level adjustment
necromancer’s influence over undead
becomes +3 instead).
is such that he can rebuke and
command undead as a cleric of his
spellcaster level. If the
necromancer is already an evil
aligned cleric, he gains a +4 bonus
to all attempts to rebuke or
command the undead. If the
necromancer is a good aligned
cleric he gains a +4 bonus to all
turning attempts instead.

Second Talent – Enhanced
Undead: At 7th level all undead
created by the necromancer gain a
+4 bonus to strength and
dexterity; and a +2 bonus to all hit
dice.

Third Talent – Life’s Shadow: At
10th level the necromancer has so
mastered the life forces and unlife
forces around him that he can block
attempts to attack his own. The
character becomes immune to death
and level draining effects.
 Spellfilcher Requirements
Becoming a spellfilcher requires innate
“There is nothing you can gain that I cannot simply
talent for magic, a willingness to acquire it
take away.” by any means and insight into certain
spells.
~ +Markson of Altania.

Spells: Ability to spontaneously cast
3rd level arcane spells.
Some arcane casters spend years honing
their skills and researching new
Feats: Any three metamagic feats
applications of spells. Others take short-

Skills: 11 ranks Knowledge
cuts and others earn their magic the old
(Arcane)
fashioned way, they steal it.
5 ranks Pick Pockets
Spellfilching is the art of stealing magic
and magic items. This is, not surprisingly, 5 ranks Disable Device
a dangerous profession as spellcasters
5 ranks Open Locks
tend to guard their magic carefully and
use rather punitive measures in defense 5 ranks Search
of their hordes. Spellfilchers are a cut
5 ranks Use Magic Device
above the common thief (or so they say)
because of the danger of their targets. In
a world of magical vaults and treasures, Class Skills
spellfilchers are an analogous to modern The spellfilcher’s class skills and the key
day museum thieves and safecrackers. ability for each skill are Bluff (Cha),
Sorcerers make by far and away the Decipher Script (Int), Disable Device (Int),
best spellfilchers, and this isn’t surprising Hide (Dex), Knowledge (Arcane) (Int),
since sorcerers – unlike wizards – already Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex),
have a penchant for laziness in developing Pick Pockets (Dex), Search (Int),
their talents. Spellcraft (Int), Use Magic Device (Cha)

Hit Dice: d4 Skill Points at each level: 6+INT

Modifier

Table 2-8: The Spell Filcher

Level Attack Fort Ref Will Special
Bonus Save Save Save
1 +0 +0 +2 +2 Spellcaster Level +1, Spell Filch

2 +1 +0 +3 +3 Spellcaster Level +1, Scroll Filch

3 +1 +1 +3 +3 Spellcaster Level +1, More Spells

4 +2 +1 +4 +4 Spellcaster Level +1, Book Filch

5 +2 +1 +4 +4 Spellcaster Level +1, Item Filch

6 +3 +2 +5 +5 Spellcaster Level +1, More Spells

7 +3 +2 +5 +5 Spellcaster Level +1, Filch Spell-like Ability

8 +4 +2 +6 +6 Spellcaster Level +1, Greater Filch

9 +4 +3 +6 +6 Spellcaster Level +1, More Spells

10 +5 +3 +7 +7 Spellcaster Level +1, Spell Catch

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Class Features
All of the following are the abilities of the
spellfilcher.

Spellcaster +1: The character gains
another level in her previous
spellcasting class’ caster level. He
gains all the benefits associated with a
higher caster level except more spells.
Unlike other prestige classes with this
ability, the spellfilcher does not learn
new spells when he advances as a
spell filcher. Hence a 8th level
sorcerer, 4th level spellfilcher has the
casting ability of a 12th level sorcerer,
but she only has the spell selection of
a 8th level sorcerer.

Spellfilch (Su): Spellfilching is the
most famous power of the spellfilcher.
It allows her to pull spell preparations
from other spellcasters and
temporarily add them to her own list
Scrollfilch (Su): At 2nd level the
of known spells (This ability doesn’t spellfilcher, as a standard action that
work on casters who don’t prepare provokes an attack of opportunity, can
spells). pull a spell off a scroll and into her
To use this power the spellfilcher mind. Until she rests she considers
names a spell and expends a spell slot the spell to be known and may cast it
of equal or greater level than that freely.
spell. The enemy caster makes a The spellfilcher can only nab spells
willpower save DC 10+ the on her previous spellcasting class’ list
spellfilcher’s level + the spellfilcher’s with this ability.
casting ability modifier. A successful
save negates the filch attempt, and if
More Spells: At 3rd, 6th and 9th
the target caster doesn’t have the level the spellfilcher gets to learn a
named spell prepared the spellfilcher few more spells. He learns a number
nabs a random spell of equal or less of spells equal to his casting ability
level than the named spell. modifier at the time he gains the level.
He cannot learn more than one spell
Once a spell is successfully nabbed per level and cannot learn any spell of
the spellcaster can use it as if she his highest level (so if his highest spell
knew it normally. She retains level is 7th he can’t learn 7th level
knowledge of the spell until she rests spells). If his casting ability modifier
for the day. later changes he neither gains nor
The spellfilcher can only nab spells loses spells.
on her previous spellcasting class’ list
Item Filch (Su): At 4th level the
with this ability. character can pull energy off a magic
Spellfilching is a standard action that item other than a scroll in able to use
provokes an attack of opportunity. It one of the spells involved in it’s
works from medium range (100’ + 10’ creation. Doing so renders the item
/ level). inert for 1d4 days. This is a standard
 action that provokes an attack of
opportunity.
The spellfilcher can only nab spells
on her previous spellcasting class’ list
with this ability.

Book Filch (Su): At 5th level the
spellfilcher can pull spells from the
magical writings in a spellbook in order
to know the spell for a day. Doing so
permanently erases the writings. This
ability is a standard action that
provokes an attack of opportunity.
The spellfilcher can only nab spells
on her previous spellcasting class’ list
with this ability.
th

Improved Spellfilch (Su): At 7
level the spellfilcher gains the ability to
filch spell-like abilities and the ability
to filch spells off of other spontaneous
casters. This ability is a standard
action that provokes an attack of
opportunity. The target doesn’t lose
their spell or spell-like ability in this
case.
The spellfilcher can only nab spells
on her previous spellcasting class’ list
with this ability.

Greater Filch: The limitation that a
spell the spellfilcher steals be on the
previous spellcasting class’ list in order
to use the various filch abilities to gain
it is removed at 8th level.
Spell Catch: At 10th level the
spellfilcher can use a ready action to
capture a spell as it’s being cast. This
ability is similar to a counterspell – the
spellfilcher expends a spell slot of equal or
greater level than the spell he wishes to
catch and makes a caster level check. If
she succeeds the spell is countered and
added to the spell’s known list of the
spellfilcher until she rests for the day.
Traprunner
In the dusty tombs and catacombs
beneath Telzoa lie many traps designed to
maim and kill any who dare get near
them. The traprunner is a specialist in
dealing with such devices and even
staying alive while doing it.
The Dabrinian Trap Runner’s Guild is
based out of Clarson, though its agents
are present throughout most of Telzoa
and more than a few rogues have broken
their ties to the group and now pander its
skills to those who show promise in the
trade.
Hit Die: d6

Table 2-9: The Trap Runner

Level Attack Fortitude Reflex Will Special
Bonus Save Save Save
1 +0 +2 +2 +0 Sense Trap

2 +1 +3 +3 +0 Armor Class +1 vs. Traps, Uncanny Dodge (Dex

Bonus to AC)
3 +2 +3 +3 +1 Defensive Roll vs. Traps

4 +3 +4 +4 +1 Armor Class +2 vs. Traps, Uncanny Dodge (Can't

be Flanked)
5 +3 +4 +4 +1 Improved Evasion

6 +3 +5 +5 +2 Armor Class +3 vs. Traps

7 +4 +5 +5 +2 Skill Mastery

8 +5 +6 +6 +2 Armor Class +4 vs. Traps

9 +6 +6 +6 +3 Spell Resistance to Traps

10 +6 +7 +7 +3 Armor Class +5 vs. Traps

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Requirements
To qualify for that most dangerous of
exercises that is trap running the
character must have the following
qualities

Feats: Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus
in Search or Disable Device.

Skills: 8 ranks Search, 8 ranks
Disable Device

Other: Evasion, Trap Finding

Class Skills
The traprunner’s class skills and the key
ability for each skill are Balance (Dex),
Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Decipher Script
(Int), Disable Device (Int), Hide (Dex),
Jump (Str), Listen (Wis), Move Silently
(Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Profession (Wis),
Search (Int), Spot (Wis), Swim (Wis),
Tumble (Dex), and Use Magic Item (Cha)
Skill points at each level: 8+INT
bonus

Class Features
All of the following are the class features
of a traprunner.

Sense Trap: The DM secretly rolls a
search roll anytime a traprunner
moves close enough to a trap to be in
danger of triggering it (usually 5’,
sometimes further, sometimes closer).
If the search roll succeeds the
traprunner becomes aware of the trap
even though he wasn’t actively
searching for it.

Uncanny Dodge: The traprunner has
the same uncanny dodge abilities as a
rogue. When determining which
uncanny dodge abilities the levels in all
classes with the uncanny dodge ability
stack.

Defensive Roll vs. Traps: The
character rolls a reflex save against
any trap he is aware of that attacks
him and if successful he halves the
damage dealt. The DC of this roll is the
damage dealt. Evasion does not apply
to this roll since a reflex save to
reduce the damage isn’t normally
allowed.

Improved Evasion: The character
only takes ½ damage on a failed reflex
save for half damage, and no damage
on a successful save.

Skill Mastery: The character becomes
absolutely certain of the skills listen,
spot, search, disable device, open
locks and decipher script. He can take
ten on these skills even when under
duress that would normally not allow
this.

Spell Resistance to Traps: The
character has a spell resistance of
10+his reflex bonus against any
magical trap

alent is a rare thing, training
T
rarer still, and rarest is talent
refined by training.”
~ +Lord Travis Triel.
From picking someone’s pockets to hiding
from them after you’re caught, skills cover
a wide range of activities, indeed all the
activities outside of spell casting and
combat are handled by the skill system.
This chapter expands the skill system
providing more detailed versions of
existing skills or adding uses to existing
skills. When skills have been massively
rewritten information that still applies to
them (such as synergy bonuses) is
repeated.
The following skill check methods are
used on occasion in addition to the
traditional d20 against a DC and opposed
checks.
<< Telsindria.
Telsindria For one of the most powerful
sorcerers in the multiverse, Telsindria is
extremely quiet and unassuming, traveling
seemingly at random between locations
advising king and pauper alike as suits her
fancy and perhaps goals she alone fully
appreciates or understands, Telsindria can be
encountered at any time and in nearly any
guise. Indeed many who have met her where
entirely unaware that they had
encountered the being the elves reverently
refer to simply as “The Lady.”

Sequenced Check: The sequenced
check is used for any task that takes
time to do, and how much time is in
doubt. It is used instead of a simple
check when time is at issue and
dramatic tension can build, such as
when a rogue needs to get a door
open so the party can escape a pack of
orcs.
Each time the character has a
success against the task the margin of
success is written down and added to
the margin of any previous successes
against the task. Once the total
reaches the DC, the task is complete.
For instance, a rogue is opening an
average lock (DC 25). On the first
round he rolls and gets a result of 31,
6 above what he needed. On the
second he gets a result of 30, 5 above,
and has a total of 11. On the third
round he has no success, so he
continues on to the fourth round and
gets a result of 35, giving a total of
21. On the next round his roll gives a
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result of 29, raising the total to 25 and on. It is possible, though unlikely, for
defeating the lock. very high DC’s to be hit this way.
A sequenced check is like casting a
multiple round spell, each round
On a roll of 1 a character makes a
working is a full round action. Any
second check with a -20 penalty. If a
successful attack on the character
second 1 is rolled roll again at a –40
ruins his work for that round only
penalty and so on. It is possible for very
unless he succeeds at a concentration
skilled characters to succeed on very bad
check. Any failure, even a roll of 1,
die rolls.
simply indicates no progress on the
check for that round. Unless the DM
rules otherwise a character engaged
on a sequenced check cannot defend
Taking 0
and therefore provokes an attack of The character makes the check as if she
opportunity. rolled a 0. This rule is used only in
opposed checks where your character is

Complex Opposed Check: In a
not putting any effort into the task. As an
complex opposed check each character
example, sleeping characters take 0 on all
must do better against a target listen checks – it is quite possible for an
number than his foe – not merely get untrained character trying to move silently
the highest result. This matters when
in plate mail to make enough noise to
the target numbers are for some awaken someone, especially a mid to
reason different for each character high-level rogue with a lot of ranks in
(creating a handicap for one or the listen.
other). For example, two characters
arm wrestling must overcome each
other’s strength. The strength ability
score of each participant is the target
Skills
number for his opponent. The odds of The following listings either expand or
a character with a STR score of 9 replace their counterparts in the Player’s
(rolling d20-1 against DC 18) Handbook. Skills with no changes aren’t
defeating a character with a strength listed.
score of 18 (rolling d20+4 against DC
9) are not very good under this
system. Appraise

Cascade Check: Finally, a cascade (Int)
check is simply a series of simple If an object has a maker’s mark on it you
checks made until a failure occurs. It can make an appraise check to recognize
is most commonly used when a the mark.
character attempts to recall
information using a knowledge skill or Checks of appraise are always made in
discovers information using a skill such secret by the DM. Your character always
as spellcraft. This check is used when believes his appraisals are accurate.
the DM not only needs to know
whether or not a character succeeds,
but also how well. Balance
(Dex, Armor Check Penalty)

Rolling 1 and 20 Use balance to keep your footing while

traversing treacherous surfaces, or even
On a skill roll of 20 a character rolls again to cause another character to lose their
with a +20 bonus. If he rolls 20 again he balance, such as by rocking a boat.
rolls again with a +40 to the roll, and so
Check: When running or charging even Finally, the following tools and abilities are
innocent surfaces may break your charge available to help improve your chances of
or trip you. succeeding at a balance check.
Surface DC Situation Check
modifier
Uneven Flagstone 10
Balancing pole* +2
Hewn Stone Floor 10
Wall +5
Loose Gravel 10
Handrail +10
* Only a skilled character can make use of a
Narrow surfaces are a challenge even if balancing pole.
you don’t try to rush things. A normal
balance check presumes that you move If you fail a balance check you’re
half your speed. You can move your movement stops. If you fail by 5 or more,
normal speed if you wish, but you take a - you fall.
5 penalty. If you try to run or charge Being Attacked while Balancing: You are
across such a surface, you incur a -10 considered flat-footed while balancing,
penalty instead. since you can’t move to avoid a blow, and
Narrow Surface DC thus you lose your Dexterity bonus to AC
(if any). If you have 5 or more ranks in
1’ or less 10 Balance, you aren’t considered flat-footed
6” or less 15 while balancing unless you fail your check
(in which case you’ll be flat-footed until
2” or less 20 you make a balance check). If you take
damage while balancing, you must make
another Balance check against the same
The following modifiers apply to any of the DC to remain standing.
above checks.
Shake Off: If you and another character
Situation DC are both on a very or extremely unstable
modifier surface you use a move-equivalent action
Slippery +2 to shake the foe off. Each of you make an
opposed balance check and if you beat
Very slippery (ice, grease) +5 your opponent by 5 he is off balance and
Angled surface +2 considered flat-footed. If you beat him by
10 he falls.
Lightly obstructed +2
(scattered gravels) Action: Varies. Most Balance checks don’t
require an action; they are made as part
Heavily obstructed (loose +5 of another action or as a reaction to a
gravel) situation. If you attempt to shake a foe off
Surface unstable (rickety +2 though this is a move-equivalent action
bridge) that doesn’t provoke an attack of
opportunity.
Surface very unstable +4
(small boat, log) Special: If you have the Agile feat, you
get a +2 bonus on Balance checks.
Surace extremely +6
unstable (tight rope) Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Tumble, you get a +2 bonus on Balance
checks.

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Bluff Situation Sense

(Cha) Motive
Modifier
Use bluff to temporarily distract or
confuse foes, or to make them believe a The Lie is…
lie. Bluff is limited to simple hoaxes;
Solid (No reason not to believe it) -10
more elaborate scams are a function of
the diplomacy skill. Plausible (Out of the ordinary, a -5
little truth stretching)
Check: A Bluff check is opposed by the
target’s Sense Motive check. Favorable Feasible (Could happen, +0
stretching the truth)
and unfavorable circumstances weigh
heavily on the outcome of a bluff. Two Unlikely (Rare event described, +5
circumstances can weigh against you: The real fabrication)
bluff is hard to believe, or the action that Far Fetched (Hard to believe) +10
the target is asked to take goes against its
self-interest, nature, personality, orders, Conflicting with NPC’s first +20
or the like. If it’s important, you can hand experience
distinguish between a bluff that fails To the NPC you are…
because the target doesn’t believe it and
one that fails because it just asks too Very credible (Anything you say -10
much of the target. For instance, if the is to be trusted)
target gets a +10 bonus on its Sense Credible (Would only doubt you -5
Motive check because the bluff demands given strong evidence)
something risky, and the Sense Motive
Unknown (A stranger) +0
check succeeds by 10 or less, then the
target didn’t so much see through the Known to lie occasionally +5
bluff as prove reluctant to go along with
Known to lie a lot +10
it. A target that succeeds by 11 or more
has seen through the bluff. The NPC…
If the NPC wins he sees through the Wants to believe you -5
bluff. The DM is free to decide a course of
Doesn’t care +0
action depending on the NPC – a
particularly crafty individual may pretend Doesn’t trust you or is +5
to believe the bluff. If so then re-roll to skeptical
see if the player sees through this counter
If the NPC goes along with the lie, the
bluff (Their sense motive check will be at
result is (to the NPC)…
a -25 since this outcome is desirable,
what the PC wants to believe and they Desirable -10
have no reason to doubt their own
Favorable -5
success).
Of no consequence 0
If the PC succeeds at all the NPC will at
least go along with the story until they Unfavorable +5
leave, after which the NPC may check Harmful +10
their story out if interested.
Highly Dangerous +15
If the PC succeeds by more than 5 the
NPC will take the lie wholly as truth and Other Modfiers
not bother to re-examine their story. The PC has physical -5
“evidence”
 If the PC succeeds by more than 10 the
NPC will believe their story so well that
any character attempting to relay the
truth will have to successfully bluff the
NPC and/or present some strong evidence
to the contrary of the PC’s story.
A bluff requires interaction between you
and the target. Creatures unaware of you
cannot be bluffed.
Feinting in Combat: You can also use Bluff
to mislead an opponent in melee combat
(so that it can’t dodge your next attack
effectively). To feint, make a Bluff check
opposed by your target’s Sense Motive
check, but in this case, the target may
add its base attack bonus to the roll along
with any other applicable modifiers.
If your Bluff check result exceeds this
special Sense Motive check result, your
target is denied its Dexterity bonus to AC
(if any) for the next melee attack you
make against it. This attack must be made
on or before your next turn.
Feinting in this way against a
nonhumanoid is difficult because it’s
harder to read a strange creature’s body
language; you take a –4 penalty on your
Bluff check. Against a creature of animal
Intelligence (1 or 2) it’s even harder; you
take a –8 penalty. Against a nonintelligent
creature, it’s impossible.
Feinting in combat does not provoke an
attack of opportunity.
Creating a Diversion to Hide: You can use
the Bluff skill to help you hide. A
successful Bluff check gives you the
momentary diversion you need to attempt
a Hide check while people are aware of
you. This usage does not provoke an
attack of opportunity.
Innuendo: This task involves conveying a
message to a character that you don’t
share a language with. The nature of the
message sets the DC. Both speaker
(using bluff) and listener (using sense
motive) must defeat the DC for the
message to be conveyed correctly.
Less commonly, innuendo is used to
conceal the true nature of a message from
unwanted listeners. Two assassins may
seem to be talking about the weather
when they are really discussing knocking
off the local baron.
Most often a pre-arranged cant is used
(see Knowledge – Cant) for this purpose.
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While using a cant eliminates the need for
any check, it does mean the message will
be understood by anyone else who knows
the cant.
Situation DC
Universal concept (Life, death, 10
pain)
Basic Concept (Food, Danger) 15
Abstract Concept (Emotions, 20
simple ideas)
Obscure Concept (Minor spells, 30
philosophies)
Erudite Concept (Complex spells, 40
higher math)
Action: Varies. A Bluff check made as
part of general interaction always takes at
least 1 round (and is at least a full-round
action), but it can take much longer if you
try something elaborate. A Bluff check
made to feint in combat or create a
diversion to hide is a standard action.
Try Again: Varies. Generally, a failed
Bluff check in social interaction makes the
target too suspicious for you to try again
in the same circumstances, but you may
retry freely on Bluff checks made to feint
in combat. Retries are also allowed when
you are trying to send a message, but you
may attempt such a retry only once per
round. Each retry carries the same chance
of miscommunication.
Special: If you have the Persuasive feat,
you get a +2 bonus on Bluff checks.
Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Bluff, you get a +2 bonus on Diplomacy,
Intimidate, and Sleight of Hand checks, as
well as on Disguise checks made when
you know you’re being observed and you
try to act in character.
Climb
(Str, Armor Check Penalty)
Use climb to scale slopes, walls, trees and
other vertical surfaces.
Check: With a successful Climb check,
you can advance up, down, or across a
slope, a wall, or some other steep incline
(or even a ceiling with handholds) at one-
quarter your normal speed. A slope is
considered to be any incline at an angle
measuring less than 60 degrees; a wall is
any incline at an angle measuring 60
degrees or more.
A Climb check that fails by 4 or less
means that you make no progress, and
one that fails by 5 or more means that
you fall from whatever height you have
already attained.
A climber’s kit gives you a +2
circumstance bonus on Climb checks.
The DC of the check depends on the
conditions of the climb. Compare the task
with those on the following table to
determine an appropriate DC.
You need both hands free to climb, but
you may cling to a wall with one hand
while you cast a spell or take some other
action that requires only one hand. While
climbing, you can’t move to avoid a blow,
so you lose your Dexterity bonus to AC (if
any). You also can’t use a shield while
climbing.
Any time you take damage while
climbing, make a Climb check against the
DC of the slope or wall. Failure means you
fall from your current height and sustain
the appropriate falling damage.
Accelerated Climbing: You try to climb
more quickly than normal. By accepting a
–5 penalty, you can move half your speed
(instead of one-quarter your speed).
Making Your Own Handholds and
Footholds: You can make your own
handholds and footholds by pounding
pitons into a wall. Doing so takes 1 minute
per piton, and one piton is needed per 3
 Situation
Slope Condition (Choose one)
Can’t be walked up, but no appreciable
weight need be bore by the character’s
arms
The character must bear at least half
his weight with his arms
The character must at times bear all
his weight with his arms
Slope slants towards the character so
that his back is to the ground
The “slope” is an overhang or ceiling
Traction (All the below apply)
Surface rough
Surface shifts easily (i.e. gravels)
Surface wet
Surface icy
Handholds & Footholds (Choose one)
Abundant
Adequate
Poor
Very Poor
Other Modifiers (Choose all that apply)
Knotted Rope
Rope*
Two perpendicular surfaces to brace
between
Two parallel surfaces to brace between
feet of distance. However, taking the time
to do this reduces the DC of the climb by
10. Only a trained climber knows how to
properly place pitons so that they won’t
come out when bearing weight. In this
same way, a climber with a handaxe or
similar implement can cut handholds in an
ice wall.
Catching Yourself When Falling: It’s
practically impossible to catch yourself on
a wall while falling. Make a Climb check
(DC = wall’s DC + 20) to do so. It’s much
easier to catch yourself on a slope (DC =
slope’s DC + 10).
Climb Catching a Falling Character While
DC Climbing: If someone climbing above you
or adjacent to you falls, you can attempt
to catch the falling character if he or she
+0 is within your reach. Doing so requires a
successful melee touch attack against the
falling character (though he or she can
+5 voluntarily forego any Dexterity bonus to
AC if desired). If you hit, you must
+10 immediately attempt a Climb check (DC =
wall’s DC + 10). Success indicates that
+15 you catch the falling character, but his or
her total weight, including equipment,
+20 cannot exceed your heavy load limit or
you automatically fall. If you fail your
Climb check by 4 or less, you fail to stop
-5 the character’s fall but don’t lose your grip
on the wall. If you fail by 5 or more, you
+10 fail to stop the character’s fall and begin
+5 falling as well.
+10 Action: Climbing is part of movement, so
it’s generally part of a move action (and
may be combined with other types of
-10 movement in a move action). Each move
action that includes any climbing requires
+0 a separate Climb check. Catching yourself
+10 or another falling character doesn’t take
an action.
+20
Special: You can use a rope to haul a
character upward (or lower a character)
+10 through sheer strength. You can lift
double your maximum load in this
-5 manner, and multiple characters can add
-5 their strength together in such a task.
A halfling has a +2 racial bonus on
-10 Climb checks because halflings are agile
and surefooted.
If you have the Athletic feat, you get a
+2 bonus on Climb checks.
A creature with a climb speed has a +8
racial bonus on all Climb checks. The
creature must make a Climb check to
climb any wall or slope with a DC higher
than 0, but it always can choose to take
10, even if rushed or threatened while
climbing. If a creature with a climb speed
chooses an accelerated climb (see above),
it moves at double its climb speed (or at
its land speed, whichever is slower) and
makes a single Climb check at a –5
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penalty. Such a creature retains its
Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any)
Situation DC
while climbing, and opponents get no
special bonus to their attacks against it. It Universal concept (Life, death, pain) +0
cannot, however, use the run action while Basic Concept (Food, Danger) +5
climbing.
Abstract Concept (Emotions, simple +10
Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in ideas)
Use Rope, you get a +2 bonus on Climb
Obscure Concept (Minor spells, +20
checks made to climb a rope, a knotted philosophies)
rope, or a rope-and-wall combination.
Erudite Concept (Complex spells, higher +30
math)

Decipher Script You know

language
the alphabet, not the -5

(Int, Trained Only)

You can attempt to decipher the meaning
of scripts written in languages you do not
know, or you can attempt to decipher a
coded message or you can create a code
(or cipher) to send a message in secret.
Check: You can create a code that you
can then teach to others for the relaying
of messages in secret. When the code is
first created you make a check to
establish the base difficulty of cracking the
code. Deciphering a single message in
your code must beat your check –
deciphering your code once and for all
must beat your check by a margin of 5.
The check is made in secret since you
don’t know how difficult the code will be to
break. Creating a cipher usually takes
several days.
Breaking a code is largely based on the
nature of the message, but even the
simplest of messages can be devilishly
hard to break. The base DC is 20 for a
message in a language you do not speak,
or the DC is the check result of the
encoder if you understand the language
used. If you are reading a deliberately
coded message in a language you do not
understand the DC is 20+ the encoder’s
check result. The check is a cascade
check.
If the message is simply a code of a
language you know then a single success
allows you to break the code for that
message only and know exactly what it
says. Three successes allow you to break
the code once and for all.
If you do not know the language then
consult the number of successes against
this table:
Knowledge Gained Successes
General knowledge, no details 1
Specific knowledge, some major 2
points missing or obscure.
Specific knowledge with some 3
minor points missing or obscure.
Complete and accurate 4
information
The check is rolled by the DM in secret.
If you roll a ‘1’ and fail your check by
more than 10 you draw a wrong
conclusion.
Action: It normally takes 1 minute per
page to decipher a script. It takes 1 hour
per page to encode a message and a day
to devise a new cipher.
Try Again: Not on the same message or
code. You can try on different messages
or create different codes.
Special: A character with the Diligent feat
gets a +2 bonus on Decipher Script
checks.
Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Decipher Script, you get a +2 bonus on
Use Magic Device checks involving scrolls.
 Situation DC
Diplomacy Adjust
With respect to the PC, the NPC is…
(Cha)
A trusted ally -4
Unlike bluff, which gets an NPC to take a
single action in your favor or look the Friendly -2
other way for a moment, diplomacy allows
Indifferent 0
you to influence NPC’s over the long term.
It also determines how well you impress Unfriendly +2
NPC’s. How well you lead and influence
Hostile +4
NPC’s is largely a function of the
diplomacy skill. A long time enemy1 +8
Check: Diplomacy has several checks, all Charmed, as per charm person -4
of which a DM can use as a general
Charmed, as per charm -6
guideline as to how minor NPC’s are going
monster
to behave around PC’s. Major NPC’s
should be more directly controlled. To the NPC the PC’s intended result is…
Initial Impression: First impressions are Desirable -4
everything. The DM will decide an initial
Favorable -2
attitude of the NPC. Perhaps he’s had a
bad day and is a rotten mood – he’s likely Of no consequence 0
to be unfriendly to anyone, not just your
Unfavorable +2
character. Or the NPC could be naturally
one of the friendly sort. This initial Harmful +4
attitude has nothing to do with your
Highly Dangerous2 +8
character, but it might be changed by
your character’s appearance on the scene. Other modifiers
This check is rolled in secret.
NPC is suspicious +2
Convincing: You attempt to convince the
PC employs a suggestion spell. -20
NPC’s to follow a plan you’ve devised or
get them to allow you to do something. 1 Only possible with a suggestion spell, or if the
intended result is desirable.
Whenever you try to convince NPC’s of a
course of action, this task is being done. 2 Only possible with a suggestion spell, or with a
The above modifiers apply to this roll, as trusted ally.
do the modifiers below You can attempt to
intimidate an NPC into doing something
for you if “asking them nicely” didn’t work.
You cannot do this after an intimidate
attempt though.
Haggle: You can attempt to gain goods
and services below asking price. Assume
that the asking price for a good or service
is 150% of the price given in the PHB.
Your check is opposed by the merchant’s
diplomacy check, or the GM can rule that
if you hit DC 15 you can get the merchant
down to the normal price – if you hit DC
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Change Attitude: You interact with the
NPC in order to change their attitude
towards you. This can take anywhere
from a minute to several to accomplish.
The following modifiers apply to the DC of
the roll.
Situation DC
Adjust
NPC is a racist against the PC’s
+10
Race
PC has threatened or harmed the +10
NPC or ally
PC offers a gift of some value -5
PC offers a gift of great value -10
Who’s in Charge: By observing a group
and watching who defers to who you can
gain a general idea of the power structure
of the group you are observing.
Sometimes this is obliquely obviously –
such as in a King’s court. But if the real
power lies behind the throne with the
regent you can use this skill to get a
sense of this. Provided the leader doesn’t
advertise his status openly, the DC ranges
from 10 for a pack of goblins who wear
little or no badges of honor, to 30 for a
stealthy wizard who is manipulating the
king with charm spells and the like. In
the latter case this skill may only establish
the hunch that someone is controlling the
apparent leader, but exactly who is doing
so is hard to say. If you roll a ‘1’ and
miss by 10 you draw a false conclusion.
Debate: You can formally debate another
character, attempting to prove your point
of view is superior to another character.
This is resolved as a complex opposed
check against the charisma score of your
opponent. Whoever has the highest
margin of success wins, though a margin
of 5 is required for a conclusive win. A
character with five ranks of Perform and
knowledge of Oratory gains a +2 synergy
bonus on this task.
Seduction: This is the art of gaining
services or favors from a character with
the promise of something greater in
return. Most people think of sex when the
word seduction is uttered, and while
sexual seduction is the most infamous
form of this task it is not the only one.
Characters may be seduced by promises
of wealth, power, or even revenge. Most
every character can be seduced by some
manner.
Seduction is always a long and involved
process, but the payoff is usually great.
For it to have a chance of succeeding at
all the target must believe that you have
the means to provide what they want.
You can bluff this if you wish, but the
target gains a +2 circumstance bonus to
their sense motive check against your
seduction.
The check is made at the proverbial
“moment of truth.” Suppose you’ve
seduced a fighter into assassinating a
baron. When the time comes for him to
actually perform that action they make a
sense motive check against your
diplomacy check. If they win they come
to their senses. The DM may modify the
check based on the overall circumstances
and the time you’ve spent with the
subject.
Try Again: Usually no. Haggling can be
conducted with the same merchant over a
different object.
Special: Codes of behavior vary from
region to region, so you may experience a
penalty to your checks when dealing with
new groups whose traditions and codes of
behavior are different from your own.
A half elf has a +2 racial bonus on
diplomacy checks.
If you have the negotiator feat, you get
a +2 bonus on diplomacy check.
Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Bluff or Sense Motive, you get a +2
synergy bonus on Diplomacy. Knowledge
(nobility) and knowledge (racial lore)
grants a +2 synergy bonus to diplomacy
when working with those groups.
Disguise Detail DC
Modifier
(Cha) Conceal as common persona (beggar, +5
laborer)
Use this skill to conceal your identity or to
pass yourself off as someone you are not. Conceal as uncommon persona +0
(merchant, soldier)
The better your disguise check, the harder
it is for foes to spot the disguise. Conceal as rare persona (nobility, -5
upper class)
Check: The various disguise checks are
Conceal normal clothing -2
based upon whom you are trying to
disguise yourself as or occasionally what Conceal armor -non-
you are disguising yourself as. magical
AC value
You can attempt to conceal your identity
x2
or the identity of a friend by appearing to
be someone you are not. The more Conceal small weapons +0
removed that individual is from you the Conceal medium weapons -5
harder this becomes. The more common
that individual type is the easier this Conceal large weapons -10
becomes. It is relatively easy for a king Each step of change in age category -2
to impersonate a beggar, while it is quite
difficult for a beggar to impersonate a Change to similar race (humans to elf -2
king. or half-elf)
Change to a dissimilar race (humans -4
A spot check against conceal identity will to orc)
only be allowed if the character is closely
Imitate physical disability (i.e. -2
observed – and some disguises by their blindness)
very nature tend not to be observed. It is
Imitate loss of limbs -5 each
rare for a guard to pay much attention to
a beggar at the main city gate – but if a NPC’s Familiarity with Subject Modifier
beggar tries to get into the palace he will
Only heard of the individual -4
be examined closely. It is possible for a
character to get into trouble if his disguise Seen rarely, and from a distance only -2
is too good sometimes.
Seen rarely, but up close +0
Do not count the armor and weapon
Seen occasionally +2
modifiers if those items are part of the
disguise. You can don a hasty disguise as Recognizes easily +4
a common persona as a full round action,
Friend or associate +6
but you have a -20 penalty to the check.
Close friend +8
Impersonation: When you attempt to
impersonate a specific individual, all of the Intimate (Known for years) +10
above factors apply. Further, you’re
Laying Low: You can attempt to hide
ability to play the role you’ve chosen will
among the people, using the sheer
be tested, so the modifiers below apply to
number of people in a settlement to
both your disguise check and to the sense
conceal you from those who would find
motive check of observers. Hence, you
you. This task works in opposition to
have a +6 bonus to disguise yourself as a
Gather Information.
friend, and an observer who has only
heard of them has a -4 penalty on their You have a base bonus to your roll of 10
sense motive check. since seeking is by its nature harder than
hiding. Half your own level (round down)
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you rise in power, you rise in fame (So if
you are 12th level, you have a -6 penalty
to this roll). If your race doesn’t match
most common race(s) of the settlement
you’re in you have a -2 penalty to your
roll.
Spot checks against your disguise are
usually made upon meeting and once an
hour or so. If a character is simply
blending in with a crowd there are no spot
checks against him unless an individual is
trying to specifically find him – even then
only the searching character checks upon
meeting.
Action: It takes from 1 to 10 minutes to
don a disguise properly depending on
whether you keep your own clothes and
armor on underneath the disguise (though
this can make the disguise harder to
maintain). As with armor you can halve
this time and don the disguise hastily but
you take a -4 penalty to your check.
Actually creating the costume and props
for a disguise can take hours, weeks or
even months depending on how exacting
of a likeness that is desired.
Try Again: Yes. You may try to redo a
failed disguise, but once others know that
a disguise was attempted, they’ll be more
suspicious.
Special: Magic that alters form,
specifically but not limited to alter self,
change self, polymorph other, polymorph
self or shapechange, grants the individual
a +10 enhancement bonus to disguises
and often allows a character to ignore
penalties for changing weights, gender or
race since these changes are rendered
actual by the magic. Divination magic,
even true seeing, doesn’t see through
mundane disguises, but can detect the
magical component of a disguise.
If you have the Deceitful feat, you get a
+2 bonus on Disguise checks.
Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Bluff, you get a +2 bonus on Disguise
checks when you know that you’re being
observed and you try to act in character.
Forgery
(Int)
Use this skill to create counterfeit
documents of all sorts, from military
orders to bogus currency. You also use
the forgery skill to detect forgeries.
Check: Of the various forgery checks
possible, only detect forgery can be
attempted untrained.
Detect Forgery: You attempt to determine
if an object has been forged. The DC is
set by the forger of the item, though if
you roll a ‘1’ and miss by 10 you come to
the mistaken conclusion that an authentic
object is fake.
Tools that allow you to examine the
minutiae of the object, such as a
magnifying glass, grant you a +2
circumstance bonus to this check if
examining the object’s details would help
determine if it is a forgery.
Forge Seal: In a world where many
characters are illiterate a forger need only
duplicate the seal correctly and the local
bailiff will take the character’s word that
the document says what the character
claims it does. A seal can be forged by
carefully carving it into dry wax or, more
convincingly, by forging a signet ring to
make the impression. Carving a seal
grants the reader a +10 bonus to detect
the forgery – it’s relatively easy to see the
carving as a fake. This is also quicker
though, taking only a day to do and only
requiring a penknife. Making a false
signet ring requires a forge to
Situation Modifier
Reader unfamiliar with seal -4
Reader has seen the seal only rarely -2
Reader has seen the seal occasionally +0
Reader sees the seal often (weekly) +2
Reader sees the seal very often +4
(daily)
Reader only casually views the seal -2
Seal broken -4
manufacture such a ring, but once done scraps are then melted down into more
as many forged seals as the character coins. Shaving is common where coins
desires can be made with the ring. It are worth their weight in metal and the
takes 1 week to make the ring. If the minting process makes it difficult to
character uses his forged ring too much maintain a consistent weight from coin to
the authorities may switch seals. Other coin. Shaving is the reason careful
modifiers include the following: merchants weigh coins. Shaving 100 gold
pieces will produce enough gold for
Each seal created by a signet ring has
another gold piece, but the DC to do this
the same DC. Once a character realizes a
is only 10. Easy to do, it is not profitable
particular seal is fake he’ll be on the alert
enough for most players to attempt and is
for more like it, granting a +4 modifier to
mentioned here only as a footnote.
notice other bogus seals made with the
same ring. You can try to forge an individual coin or
make a forged mold. Forging one coin
Forge Currency: Sometimes the quickest
takes a week. Producing a mold takes
way to wealth is to literally make it. This
two weeks. All coins produced by a given
is most tempting in nations that use
mold have the same DC.
currency with a high amount of ignorance
– that is the value of the materials that A coin that failed to fool one merchant
compose the currency is far less than the might fool another, so long as you elude
currency itself. Due to the destructive the guard to try again. Once counterfeit
effect widespread counterfeiting can have currency has been discovered in an area
on the economy of a kingdom, this type of all characters become suspicious of it and
forgery carries extremely heavy penalties gain a +2 circumstance bonus.
when the character is caught – which can
Forge Document: All sorts of mischief can
include being executed.
be caused by forging legal documents and
The higher the value of a coin, the less handwriting, from making a false order to
it is seen. A character is unlikely to honor faking a deed to a tract of land.
any coin he has never seen before except
To forge a document on which the
on a basis of the value of its metal. In
handwriting is not specific to a person
medieval times coins that were worth
(military orders, a government decree, a
more than their component metals were
business ledger, or the like), the character
rare.
needs only to have seen a similar
Related to coin forgery is a process document before. To forge a signature,
known as “shaving.” In this scam the an autograph of that person to copy is
rogue cuts away some of the coin but needed, and the character gains a +4
leaves it relatively intact. The shaved bonus on the roll. To forge a longer
Situation Modifi
er
Foreign gp -4
Foreign sp -2
Foreign cp, Domestic gp +0
Domestic sp +2
Domestic cp +4
Character only glances at coin -2
Character examines the coin closely +4
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Situation
Handwriting…
Unknown to reader
Seen rarely by reader (once a year)
Seen occasionally by reader
(monthly)
Seen often by reader (weekly)
Seen very often by reader (daily)
Document type…
Unknown to reader
Seen rarely by reader (once a year)
Seen occasionally by reader
(monthly)
Seen often by reader (weekly)
Seen very often by reader (daily)
Common Document (Bill of Lading,
Business Leager)
Uncommon Document (Land Deed,
Specific Contract)
Rare Document (Warrant)
Very Rare Document (Decree)
Other modifiers
Reader only glances at document
Reader compares the document to
one that is known to be genuine
document written in the hand of some
particular person, a large sample of that
person’s handwriting is needed.
A document that contradicts procedure,
orders, or the previous knowledge of the
reader will prompt him to examine it more
closely, giving him a +2 bonus on his
check.
Try Again: Usually, no. A retry is never
possible after a particular reader detects a
particular forgery. But the document
created by the forger might still fool
someone else. The result of a Forgery
check for a particular document must be
used for every instance of a different
reader examining the document. No
reader can attempt to detect a particular
forgery more than once; if that one
opposed check goes in favor of the forger,
Modifier then the reader can’t try using his own
skill again, even if he’s suspicious about
the document.
-4
Special: If you have the Deceitful feat,
-2 you get a +2 bonus on Forgery checks.
+0 Five ranks in the craft skills related to
the creation of the forgery grants a +2
+2 synergy bonus to the skill – for instance
craft (calligraphy) is helpful in forging
+4
documents and craft (metalworking) is
useful with coin forgeries.
-4 Restriction: Forging writing requires you
to be able to read and write the language
-2
in question. You can still do forgeries of
+0 items that have no writing, or you can
attempt to duplicate existing writing
+2 without changing what it says (which
usually isn’t helpful).
+4
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Gather Information
-5 (Cha)
+0 Use this skill to learn the local gossip,
news and other scuttlebutt, or to find out
+5 if any merchant has a masterwork sword
or, in very large cities, a magical sword
for sale.
-2
Check: Gathering information in a large
+5 city is far different from scouting out a
hamlet. The larger city is more likely to
have the information, but it will be harder
to find. These modifiers are on the table
below and apply to all gather information
checks.
In the wilderness you can gather
information on each square mile as if it
were a small town.
Learning News: The character learns the
local news headlines of the community.
The base DC is 10 in thorps and hamlets.
Larger communities hire town criers who
shout out the news at least once per day
– finding the crier, if there is one, doesn’t
require a check.
 Community Population Presence Gather Time
Size Modifier Info
Plant a Rumor: You can plant a rumor in a
Mod community. This takes the base time
Thorp 20 – 80 -16 +8 1 hr. interval of that community. Anyone
seeking similar information to your rumor
Hamlet 81 – 400 -8 +4 2 hrs.
that fails to beat your plant rumor check
Village 401 – -4 +2 6 hrs. uncovers your rumor instead of the
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information they wanted.
Small 901 – +0 +0 1 day
Town 2000 Five ranks of bluff grants a +2 synergy
bonus to this task.
Large 2001 – +2 -2 2 days
Town 5000 Locate Item: You attempt to find an item
Small City 5001 – +4 -4 3 days in a community. Your DM will make a
12,000 presence check by dividing the item’s
Large City 12,001 – +8 -6 1 week price by the communities’ base price value
25,000 below – if the item’s price is less than the
Metropolis 25,000+ +10 -8 2 wks. community’s base price then it is
automatically present. For the purposes
of this check the value of magic items is
Investigation: You attempt to learn more doubled. Round this number up and add
about a rumor. The GM may make a 10 to it to find the DC of the item being
presence check to see if the knowledge is present. Your gather information must
present in the community. You must beat meet or exceed the presence check.
this check with your gather information Community Base
check. For instance, you are looking for Price
rare knowledge in a large town (+2). The
GM rolls first to see if anyone knows the Thorp 25

rumor and gets a result of 15. Your Hamlet 50

investigation will take 2 days and you’ll Village 100
have a -2 penalty to the roll because of
Small Town 500
the size of the area your searching.
Large Town 750
Situation Presence Find
Small City 1000
DC DC
Large City 2500
Common knowledge 0 10
Metropolis 5000
Uncommon knowledge 5 15
Rare knowledge 10 20
Obscure knowledge 15 25 Locate Individual: You attempt to find
Erudite knowledge 20 30 someone specific or a person of a specific
profession or class.
When a character simply needs to find a
The check is a cascade check. Count the character of a certain level (usually a
successes and compare them to the table spellcaster able to cast a spell) the
below: settlement needs to make a presence
Knowledge Gained Successes check against a DC set by the total
character level of the sought after
General knowledge, no details 1
character, then the player needs to equal
Specific knowledge, some major 2 or beat that presence check to find the
points missing or obscure location of the individual (arranging a
Specific knowledge with some minor 3 meeting is another matter).
points missing or obscure
When seeking a specific individual the
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character level. If the sought character
doesn’t want to be found he rolls a
disguise check to set the DC. In each
case your check is modified by the size of
the city.
Try Again: If you fail to turn up anything
while searching, you can check again after
the base time interval elapses again.
Each time you do this you gain a +2
check. So in our example, if you search
the town for 6 days you can make a check
at a -2 penalty after 2 days, no penalty
after 4 days and at a +2 bonus after 6
days. The presence check is not rerolled
though – so it is possible to search
fruitlessly for an item that isn’t present.
Plant Rumor can only be retried with a
different rumor.
Special: A half-elf has a +2 racial bonus
on Gather Information checks.
If you have the Investigator feat, you get
a +2 bonus on Gather Information checks.
Teamwork works a little differently on
gather information. A group can search a
community faster than an individual. For
each extra person that investigates the
effective size of the community drops by
one when determining how difficult it will
be to search or how long it will take – not
both. Hence four party members can split
up to make a search of a large town over
2 hours at the normal penalty for a large
town, or they can look for 2 days and gain
a +4 bonus to the check. One character
coordinates the search and makes the
gather information check.
Heal
(Wis)
You can use a heal check to attempt to
determine the cause of death. The DC
increases by 5 for each day that has
passed since the death occurred. The DC
is as follows
Cause of Death DC
Physical Wounds 0
Environmental (Fire, suffocation, etc.) 5
Spell with visible effects (fireball) 10
Poison 15
Spell with no visible effects (slay living) 20
Hide
(Dex, Armor Check Penalty)
Use this skill to sink into the shadows,
trail someone unseen, hide companions
for an ambush or hide an object so you
can smuggle it past a guard.
Check: Your Hide check is opposed by
the Spot check of anyone who might see
you. You can move up to one-half your
normal speed and hide at no penalty.
When moving at a speed greater than
one-half but less than your normal speed,
you take a –5 penalty. It’s practically
impossible (–20 penalty) to hide while
attacking, running or charging. If you stay
still behind an object you gain a bonus to
hide depending on how much of you is
covered. You gain a +5 bonus just for
keeping still, +10 if you stand behind an
object that conceals at least half of you,
and a +20 bonus if the object all but total
conceals you (hiding in a barrel with a
peephole).
You need cover or concealment in order
to attempt a Hide check. Total cover or
total concealment usually (but not always;
see Special, below) obviates the need for
a Hide check, since nothing can see you
anyway.
Blend Into a Crowd: You can use hide to A +2 synergy bonus is gained from 5
avoid being spotted among a crowd by ranks of sleight of hand on this type of
someone watching the crowd from a hide check. Palming the object into a
distance, though persons in the crowd see hiding spot while watched requires a
you clearly. sleight of hand check to prevent the
observer from seeing where the object
Tail: When you are following someone at
was hidden. If this spot check is failed
a discreet distance (60’ or more) you
they must search you to find the object
check every 10 minutes. In an urban
with is opposed by this type of hide check.
setting a crowd can be used in place of
Hidden weapons can be quick drawn
constant cover and concealment. If the
(using the feat) and attacked with,
quarry is sure he isn’t being followed he
automatically catching the victim
has a -5 penalty to his spot check, but if
surprised and flat-footed unless he spots
he is worried about being followed he
the weapon prior to the attack or has
gains a +10 bonus to his spot checks. If
reason to believe you are armed (You can
he spots you and doesn’t know you you
still catch them flat footed by winning
can try a bluff check to appear to not be
initiative of course).
following him if you are in a crowd.
Instead of an armor check penalty,
Hide Object or Person: A character can
armor grants a bonus to this type of check
hide objects. Being perfectly motionless,
equal to half its normal penalty (if the
objects have a +4 bonus to this roll,
penalty is -4, a +2 bonus is gained
characters apply their dexterity modifier
instead). Bulky armor affords a character
and armor check penalties instead of your
additional hiding spots. However, few
intelligence modifier. Modifiers for the
characters are going to assume an
size of the object or person apply. This
armored character is unarmed.
check is opposed by a search check.
Hiding a person or object takes a minute. Heavily layered clothing grants a +2 to
+4 circumstance bonus to this check,
You might totally conceal someone or
whilst being scantily clad will put a –2 to -
thing with this skill, in which case the
4 penalty to this check. Nude (or nearly
dexterity of the person hidden is
so) characters cannot hide an object
irrelevant. The search check is then
larger than they could fit into their mouth.
based on finding the opening of the
Characters may gain a +2 circumstance
container the object or person was put in.
bonus to this check by hiding the object
Often these hidden chambers are pre-
on a particular risqué area of their body if
constructed, but they can be improvised
the searching character is unwilling to
(stowing someone in a large barrel for
search those areas for whatever reason.
instance.
Sniping: If you’ve already successfully
Hide Object on self: A character can hide
hidden at least 10 feet from your target,
objects on their person with hide. The
you can make one ranged attack, then
difference between the size of the object
immediately hide again. You take a –20
and the size of the character modifies the
penalty on your Hide check to conceal
check, and a character can never hide an
yourself after the shot.
object equal to or exceeding their own
size on their person. An object one size Creating a Diversion to Hide: You can use
smaller than the character has no penalty Bluff to help you hide. A successful Bluff
to be hidden on that character, and check can give you the momentary
smaller objects have a +2 circumstance diversion you need to attempt a Hide
bonus for each additional category of size check while people are aware of you.
they lack beyond the character’s. The
Action: Usually none. Normally, you make
smallest routinely hid objects, rings, have
a Hide check as part of movement, so it
a +8 circumstance bonus for this hide
doesn’t take a separate action. However,
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hiding immediately after a ranged attack Situation Save
(see Sniping, above) is a move action. Modifier
Special: If you are invisible, you gain a With respect to the PC, the NPC is…
+40 bonus on Hide checks if you are Indifferent +0
immobile, or a +20 bonus on Hide checks
Unfriendly +5
if you’re moving.
Hostile +10
If you have the Stealthy feat, you get a
+2 bonus on Hide checks. A long time enemy +15

Larger and smaller creatures have To the NPC the PC’s intended result is…
adjustments to their hide checks as Desirable -4
follows: Favorable -2
Creature Hide Of no consequence 0
Size Modifier Unfavorable +2
Fine +16
Harmful +4
Diminutive +12
Highly Dangerous +8
Tiny +8
To the NPC the consequences of the PC’s
Small +4 threat are
Medium +0 Of no consequence +5
Large -4 Unfavorable +0
Huge -8 Harmful -2
Gargantuan -12 Highly Dangerous / Painful -4
Colossal* -16 Potentially Lethal -8
* Creatures beyond this size have an additional -4
penalty for each size category they have beyond
Compared to the PC the NPC is
colossal. More than 5 levels above the PC +10
A gunny suit grants a +2 circumstance Within 5 levels of the PC +0
bonus to hide checks out of doors. A More than 5 levels below the PC -5
black suit grants a +2 circumstance bonus
to hide checks at night. Proper use of this Other Factors
equipment requires training. For each credible ally the PC has -2

A character that fails to spot a hidden NPC has magical ability and the PC +5
character at the start of a combat is “flat- doesn’t1
footed” against the first action that PC has magical ability and the NPC -5
character takes that blows his hiding spot. doesn’t1
NPC believes the PC will not follow +10

Intimidate
through with the threats2

target’s modified level check (1d20 +

(Cha)
Use this skill to get a group of thugs to
back down or get an orc to spill the beans
about their planned attack on the village.
Intimidation is a mixture of verbal threats,
body language and physical violence.
Check: You can change another’s
behavior with a successful check. Your
Intimidate check is opposed by the
character level or Hit Dice + target’s
Wisdom bonus [if any] + target’s
modifiers on saves against fear). If you
beat your target’s check result, you may
treat the target as friendly, but only for
the purpose of actions taken while it
remains intimidated. (That is, the target
retains its normal attitude, but will chat,
advise, offer limited help, or advocate on
your behalf while intimidated. See the
Diplomacy skill, above, for additional
details.) The effect lasts as long as the
target remains in your presence, and for
1d6×10 minutes afterward. After this
time, the target’s default attitude toward
you shifts to unfriendly (or, if normally
unfriendly, to hostile).
If you fail the check by 5 or more, the
target provides you with incorrect or
useless information, or otherwise
frustrates your efforts.
Coercion: You attempt to get an NPC to
perform a minor task or tell a secret. The
NPC opposes this check with a willpower
saving throw
1 This includes allies.
2 To resolve this the PC makes a bluff (lying) check
opposed by the NPC’s makes a sense motive check
Torture: You inflict real physical harm on
a creature in order to get your way.
Torture is regarded as an evil act by most
good societies.
Torture is resolved as a coercion check
(see above). Divide the NPC’s hit points
by his hit dice then double that number to
find the amount of damage needed to be
dealt to the NPC to prompt a check.
Every time that amount of damage is
dealt to the NPC a new saving throw at a -
2 pe nalty is made to resist the coercion.
Every time a check has been prompted
the penalty to the save goes up by 2. The
DC of the save is your coercion check.
Five ranks of concentration grants the
resisting character a +2 competence
bonus against torture.
Demoralize Opponent: You can also use
Intimidate to weaken an opponent’s
resolve in combat. To do so, make an
Intimidate check opposed by the target’s
modified level check (see above). If you
win, the target becomes shaken for 1
round. A shaken character takes a –2
penalty on attack rolls, ability checks, and
saving throws. You can intimidate only an
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opponent that you threaten in melee moving silently the base DC is the result
combat and that can see you. of their move silently check.
Action: Varies. Changing another’s If the modifiers above add up to more
behavior requires 1 minute of interaction. than 10 there is a possibility that you will
Intimidating an opponent in combat is a
be unable to hear things people want you
standard action.
to hear, particular speech. If this
Try Again: Optional, but not situation the speaker must overcome the
recommended because retries usually do DC above with a perform check or you
not work. Even if the initial check must succeed at a listen check. You can
succeeds, the other character can be Situation DC
intimidated only so far, and a retry Modifier
doesn’t help. If the initial check fails, the
other character has probably become Base Noise Level is…
more firmly resolved to resist the Completely quiet -2
intimidator, and a retry is futile. A notable
exception to this is of course torture. Relatively quiet 0
Special: You gain a +4 bonus on your Crickets chirping loudly / birds +2
Intimidate check for every size category singing
that you are larger than your target. Typical City streets +4
Conversely, you take a –4 penalty on your
Intimidate check for every size category City markets / small tavern +6
that you are smaller than your target. People talking loudly +8
A character immune to fear can’t be People shouting (large party) +10
intimidated, nor can nonintelligent
creatures. Battle without gunpowder +12
weapons
Any bonus to saving throws against fear
also applies on any check to resist Howling Wind +14
intimidation checks. Thunderstorm / Battle with +16
If you have the Persuasive feat, you get gunpowder1
a +2 bonus on Intimidate checks. Gale1 +18
Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in Hurricane1 +20
Bluff, you get a +2 bonus on Intimidate
checks. Distance / barriers to sound source…
Sound is close by (within 30 +0
Listen ft.)
Sound is nearby (within 100 +2
(Wis) ft.)
Use this skill to hear someone sneaking up Sound is distant (within 100 +5
on you or to make out a conversation yards)
from a few tables away. You will most
frequently use a listen check against a Sound is very distant (over +10
move silently attempts. 100 yards)

Check: Just as cover and concealment Through a wood door2 +5

can make spotting a foe more difficult, Through an iron door 2
+10
ambient noise such as a storm, a fierce
battle or a rowdy party can make it more Through a stone wall +15
difficult to hear. The base DC of any Around a corner +2
listen check is 0. Against a foe that is
try both at the same time.
Try Again: Yes. You can try to hear
something that you failed to hear
previously with no penalty.
Special: The subject of a hypnotism spell
suffers a -4 penalty on listen checks.
The subject of a bard’s fascinate ability
suffers a -4 penalty on listen checks.
A character with the alertness feat gains
a +2 bonus on listen checks.
Elves, gnomes and halflings have a +2
racial bonus on listen checks, while half-
elves have a +1 racial bonus.
Move Silently
(Dex)
The gentle footfalls of a trained rogue can
thwart the extraordinary ability of certain
monsters to track foes by the vibrations
their footfalls make.
You can attempt to evade a creature
with tremorsense by moving silently.
Instead of a listen check, they oppose this
check with a spot check – further they
gain a +5 competence bonus to their
check. If they fail to beat your move
silently check you will be effectively
invisible to them unless they can see you
some other way.
Perform
(Cha)
Use this skill to entertain, awe, inspire or
project yourself. As every good bard
knows, pleasing the crowd is the first step
to controlling it.
Check: You can make a perform check to
entertain a group or impress them.
Perform can be used in place of diplomacy
to improve the disposition on NPCs if they
listen to the performance. As with craft
checks, the higher you can routinely roll
on performance, the higher the price your
skills command.
Project Voice: In particularly noisy
situations you can use a performance
check to project your voice over the
ambient noise. See the listen skill for
more details.
Action: Performances typically take a
minute to do. Each round they persist you
must spend a standard action on them.
Try Again: You can retry projecting your
voice over noise. Other performance
checks can’t be retried.
Special: For every two ranks you have in
perform you have mastered a specific type
of performance. Types include juggling,
oratory, singing, playing musical
instruments (by type) and so on. If you
attempt to use an instrument or
performance method that is unfamiliar to
you then your check is considered
untrained.
Synergy: At the DM’s option certain types
of performances are synergistic with
certain skills. Dancing is synergistic with
tumbling, juggling is synergistic with
sleight of hand, and so on.
Spellcraft
(Int, Trained Only)
Use spellcraft to identify spells and the
works of spells including magic items and
materials wrought by magic.
Check: You check spellcraft whenever
you wish to identify a spell or magic item.
The DC is set by what you wish to
identify, and you make a cascade check –
each success reveals one property of the
item, starting with the most obvious /
powerful. Note that curses or concealed
features of an item may have higher DC's
than those listed below.

Identify Glyph (DC 13): When using
the read magic spell you can identify a
glyph of warding on a check of DC 13.
This takes one minute.

Identify a Spell in Casting (DC 15 +
spell level): You can identify a spell
while it is cast on a check DC 15+spell
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level. For each component of the spell
that you cannot observe the check is
penalized by –4. You can’t identify a
spell that you cannot observe any
component of. This is a free action.

Prepare a spell from a borrowed
spellscroll (DC 15 + spell level, Wizard
Only): You can prepare a spell from a
captured or borrowed spellbook on a
check DC 15+spell level. Only wizards
can attempt this action, and it is done
as part of their normal spell
preparation.

Identify School or Type (DC varies):
When you use detect magic you can
identify the school or type of the
strongest spell in the area on the first
round, the second strongest spell on
the next round and so on until all
school and types have been identified.
The DC of this check is 15+spell level
+ 2 per higher level effect present. If
the effect is not generated by a spell
then the DC is 15+ ½ HD or caster
level of the creating creature. This
takes 1 round, see the description of
the detect magic spell.

Identify Symbol (DC 19): With a DC
19 check you can identify a symbol
with a read magic spell. This takes 1
standard action.

Identify Spell in Place (DC 20 + spell
level): You can identify a spell that’s
already in place so long as you can see
it’s effects. The DC is 20+spell level.
This takes 1 minute.

Identify Materials formed by a
Conjuration (Creation) effect (DC 20 +
spell level), You can recognize
materials have been conjured by a
spell such as wall of iron or wall of
stone. This takes 1 minute

Decipher a Scroll (DC 25 + spell
level): This action can be done without
a check with the read magic spell. This
takes 1 minute.

Identify a potion (DC 25): You can
identify a potion on a DC 25 check.
You need alchemist tools or you will
suffer a –4 circumstance penalty on
this check. This takes 1 minute

Identify Wondrous Item: (DC 30+
spell level): You can identify one
function or property of a wondrous
item per success. The DC is 30+spell
level. You start from the weakest spell
involved in the process and move up
the ladder until you fail a check. This
takes 1 minute.

Identify Arms, Armor or Wand (DC 35
+ spell level): You can identify one
function or property of magic
weapons, armor or a wand per
success. The DC is 35+spell level.

Identify Rod, Staff or Ring (DC 40 +
spell level): You can identify one
function or property of a magic rod per
success. You start from the weakest
spell involved in the process and move
up the ladder until you fail a check.
This takes 1 minute.

Identify Unclassified Effect: At the
DM’s option you may roll a spellcraft
check to identify the properties of
magical effects that don’t fall into any
of the above categories.
Action: Varies, as noted above.
Try Again: Usually no, but see above.
Special: An identify spell grants you a
+20 insight bonus on spellcraft checks.
A character has a -4 penalty to
recognize a spell not cast in his style of
magic (a wizard trying to recognize a
priest spell). A character who isn’t a
spellcaster who has spellcraft applies this
penalty to all his rolls.
Any race has a +2 circumstance bonus
to spellcraft rolls to identify items crafted
for their race. Hence an elf can apply this
bonus to identify a cloak of elvenkind.
If you have the Magical Aptitude feat,
you get a +2 bonus on Spellcraft checks.
Additionally, certain spells allow you to
gain information about magic, provided
that you make a successful Spellcraft
check as detailed in the spell description.
Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Knowledge (arcana), you get a +2 bonus
on spellcraft checks involving arcane
spells.
If you have 5 or more ranks in
Knowledge (religion) you get a +2 bonus
on spellcraft checks involving divine
spells.
If you have 5 or more ranks in Use
Magic Device, you get a +2 bonus on
Spellcraft checks to decipher spells on
scrolls.
If you have 5 or more ranks in
Spellcraft, you get a +2 bonus on Use
Magic Device checks related to scrolls.
Spot
(Wis)
Use this skill to notice anomalies in your
environment, enemies waiting in ambush,
or to make out the colors of a distant
sailing ship. A spot check is used to see if
your character notices any unusual sight
or smell.
Check: The Spot skill is used primarily to
detect characters or creatures who are
hiding. Typically, your Spot check is
opposed by the Hide check of the creature
trying not to be seen. Sometimes a
creature isn’t intentionally hiding but is
still difficult to see, so a successful Spot
check is necessary to notice it.
A Spot check result higher than 20
generally lets you become aware of an
invisible creature near you, though you
can’t actually see it.
Spot is also used to detect someone in
disguise (see the Disguise skill), and to
read lips when you can’t hear or
understand what someone is saying.
Spot checks may be called for to
determine the distance at which an
encounter begins. A penalty applies on
such checks, depending on the distance
between the two individuals or groups,
and an additional penalty may apply if the
character making the Spot check is
distracted (not concentrating on being
observant).
Condition Penalty
Per 60’ of distance -5
Spotter distracted -5
For each 10% of concealment -2
Action: Varies. Every time you have a
chance to spot something in a reactive
manner you can make a Spot check
without using an action. Trying to spot
something you failed to see previously is a
move action.
Try Again: Yes. You can try to spot
something that you failed to see
previously at no penalty. You can attempt
to read lips once per minute.
Special: A fascinated creature takes a –4
penalty on Spot checks made as
reactions.
If you have the Alertness feat, you get a
+2 bonus on Spot checks.
An elf has a +2 racial bonus on Spot
checks.
A half-elf has a +1 racial bonus on Spot
checks.
Tumble
(Dex, Trained Only, Armor Check Penalty)
Use tumble to deftly move past foes with
grace. You can’t use this skill if your speed
has been reduced by armor, excess
equipment, or loot.
Check: You can land softly when you fall
or tumble past opponents. You can also
tumble to entertain an audience (as
though using the Perform skill). Tumble is
most frequently used to move through
combat with relative impunity. If you
tumble past a foe you can make a tumble
check – and if it is higher than your
normal AC the check replaces your AC for
that any attacks of opportunity provoked
by movement. You can also try to tumble
through an opponent’s square, but they
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gain a +4 bonus to hit you when you do when fighting defensively instead of the
this. usual +2 dodge bonus to AC.
Obstructed or otherwise treacherous If you have 5 or more ranks in Tumble,
surfaces, such as natural cavern floors or you gain a +6 dodge bonus to AC when
undergrowth, are tough to tumble executing the total defense standard
through. When attempting to move action instead of the usual +4 dodge
through these areas your tumble must bonus to AC.
meet at least a DC of 10 or you trip up
If you have the Acrobatic feat, you get a
and your tumble is stopped. Penalties
+2 bonus on Tumble checks.
apply to this roll, depending on the
surface as outlined below. Synergy: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Tumble, you get a +2 bonus on Balance
Situation DC
and Jump checks.
modifier
If you have 5 or more ranks in Jump,
Slippery +5
you get a +2 bonus on Tumble checks.
Very slippery (ice, grease) +10
Angled surface +5
Lightly obstructed +5
(scattered gravels)
Heavily obstructed (loose +10
gravel)
Surface unstable (rickety +5
bridge)
Surface very unstable +10
(small boat, log)
Surace extremely unstable +20
(tight rope)

Accelerated Tumbling: You try to tumble

past or through enemies more quickly
than normal. By accepting a –10 penalty
on your Tumble checks, you can move at
your full speed instead of one-half your
speed.
Action: Not applicable. Tumbling is part
of movement, so a Tumble check is part
of a move action.
Try Again: Usually no. An audience, once
it has judged a tumbler as an
uninteresting performer, is not receptive
to repeat performances.
You can try to reduce damage from a
fall as an instant reaction only once per
fall.
Special: If you have 5 or more ranks in
Tumble, you gain a +3 dodge bonus to AC
Craft Skills
(Int)
The craft category contains all the skills
used to manufacture items from weapons
to alchemical potions. A character that
has access to the “craft” skill actually has
access to all the skills in the craft category
except for alchemy. Alchemy requires a
character to have at least 1 spellcaster
level for it to be available.
Five ranks in any craft skill grant a +2
synergy bonus to the appraise checks of
the items created by that skill.
The craft skills have two universal tasks –
creating and repairing items and
recognizing trademarks.
Creating and Repairing Items
The most basic function of any craft skill is
to allow you to make an item of the
appropriate type. The DC depends on the
difficulty of the item created. The DC,
your check results, and the price of the
item determine how long it takes to make
the item. The item’s finished price also
determines the cost of raw materials. (In
the game world, it is the skill level
required, the time required, and the raw
materials required that determine an
item’s price. That’s why the item’s price
and DC determine how long it takes to
make the item and the cost of the raw
materials.)
In some cases, the fabricate spell can be
used to achieve the results of a Craft
check without your needing to make the
check. However, you must make an
appropriate Craft check when using the
spell to make articles requiring a high
degree of craftsmanship (jewelry, swords,
glass, crystal, etc.).
A Craft check related to woodworking in
conjunction with the casting of the
ironwood spell enables you to make
wooden items that have the strength of
steel.
When casting the spell minor creation
you must succeed at an appropriate Craft
check to make a complex item, such as a
Craft (bowyer / fletcher) check to make
straight arrow shafts.
Most crafts require artisan’s tools to give
the best chance of success; if improvised
tools are used instead, the check is made
with a -2 circumstance penalty. On the
other hand, masterwork artisan’s tools
provide a +2 circumstance bonus.
To determine how much time and
money it takes to make an item:
1. Find the item’s price, or have the DM
set the price for an item not listed. Put
the price in silver pieces (1 gp = 10
sp).
2. Find the DC listed here or have the DM
set one.
3. Pay one-third the item’s price in raw
materials.
4. Make a skill check representing one
week’s work.
If the check succeeds, multiply the check
result by the DC. If the result x the DC
equals the price of the item in sp, then
you have completed the item. (If the
result x the DC equals double or triple the
price of the item in silver pieces, then
you’ve completed the task in one-half or
one-third the time, and so on.) If the
result x the DC doesn’t equal the price,
then it represents progress you’ve made
this week. Record the result and make a
check for the next week. Each week you
make more progress until your total
reaches the price of the item in silver
pieces.
If you fail the check, you make no
progress this week. If you fail by 5 or
more, you ruin half the raw materials and
have to pay half the original raw material
cost again.
Progress by the Day: You can make
checks by the day instead of by the week,
in which case your progress (result x DC)
is in copper pieces instead of silver pieces.
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Creating Masterwork Items: If you
have 5 ranks in a craft you can make a
masterwork item (an item that conveys a
bonus to its use through its exceptional
craftsmanship, not through being
magical). To create a masterwork version
of an item on the table below, you create
the masterwork component as if it were a
separate item in addition to the standard
item. The masterwork component has its
own price (300 gp for a weapon or 150 gp
for a suit of armor) and DC (20). Once
both the standard component and the
masterwork component are completed,
the masterwork item is finished. (Note:
The price you pay for the masterwork
component is one-third of the given
amount, just as it is for the price in raw
materials.)
Repairing Items: Generally, you can
repair an item at the same DC that it
takes to make it in the first place. The
cost of repairing an item is one-fifth the
item’s price.
Recognize a Trademark
Most merchants place a mark on the
goods they create to let customers know
who made them. Some cities and guilds
require such “trademarks.” Craftsmen
can make a check modified for intelligence
to recognize the trademarks of
competitors. On a critical failure the
character misidentifies a trademark.
Appraise can also be used for this task,
but appraise can be used on any item –
not just items of a particular craft.
Craft Skills
The following are the craft skills most
frequently found within Telzoa.
Alchemy
Alchemists combine strange ingredients in
secret ways to make marvelous
substances. This skill is a craft skill that is
available to a different set of character
classes than the other craft skills are
available to.
Item DC
Acid 15
Alchemist Fire 20
Smokestick 20
Tindertwig 20
Antitoxin* Varies
Sunrod 25
Tangelfoot bag 25
Thunderstone 25
* The DC to manufacture an antitoxin is the same as
the toxin it counters. Hence an antitoxin against a
DC 15 poison is DC 15 to manufacture.
Special: You must have alchemical
equipment to make an item or identify it.
If you are working in a city, you can buy
what you need as part of the raw
materials cost to make the item, but
alchemical equipment is difficult or
impossible to come by in some places. For
identifying items, the cost represents
additional supplies you must buy.
Purchasing and maintaining an alchemist’s
lab grants a +2 circumstance bonus to
Alchemy checks (from the favorable
condition of having the perfect tools for
the job) but does not affect the cost of
any items made using the skill.
Gnomes get a +2 racial bonus on
Alchemy checks because a gnome’s
sensitive nose allows him to monitor
alchemical processes by smell.
Alchemists which specialize in herbs are
often called herbalists, while one who
specializes in potions is known as an
apothecary.
Architect
The architect's craft is the design of
buildings, although understandably it
takes lot of people to carry out the plans
of a single architect. Architecture is not
merely a factor of determining what can
be done with building materials, but why.
As an example, architects who work
closely with priests often design a building
with religious symbols placed directly into
the structure.
Checks: An architect’s plans are relatively Blacksmith
simple to craft but the execution can take
years. The check is slightly different from Blacksmiths work with iron and typically
other crafts. The DC for the check is 10 + fashion horseshoes and the like.
1 per 1,000 gold pieces required to realize Item DC
the plans. The time is 1 day / 1000 gold
Bit & Bridle, Horseshoes 5
pieces required, though architects usually
do not rush themselves and “take 10” on Wheel Rim 10
the check with good reason – a critical Nails 5
failure will result in the building having a Simple Iron Tool (i.e. crowbar) 10
flaw that causes it’s collapse within 1d20
months of the completion of the structure.
The architect must roll if he attempts to
use a new building innovation the Bowyer/Fletcher
construction engineers may have never
This is the art of bow and arrow
tried before, such as an arch.
manufacture. Such a character does not
An architect may review the plans of a necessarily know how to make new
building made by another architect to arrowheads, but since these often survive
insure there are no weaknesses that a battle where the arrow does not this
would compromise the structure and isn't a problem.
cause its collapse. If there a flaw to be
Item DC
found a DC for its discovery will be
determined by the DM though, as a rule, Arrows
the more damaging the flaw the more
- Shortbow 10
obvious the problem. A character may
also review the plans of a building to - Longbow 12
determine how best to undermine it in a
Quarrels (Crossbow bolts)
siege. A successful check grants a +2
bonus to all damage rolls against the - Hand Crossbow 12
structure made by a siege engine. It is
- Light Crossbow 10
for this reason that plans to fortresses are
often destroyed after their completion. - Heavy Crossbow 12
Special: Dwarves have a +2 bonus to Bow 12
this skill if the structure is to be made
Composite Bow 15
entirely of stone. Architecture provides a
+2 synergy bonus to the search skill when Strength Bow 15 +2 / STR
searching for hidden chambers and doors. Bonus
Emphasizes possible in architecture are
divided by structure types such as
bridges, temples, fortresses, etc.
Brewing
Armorsmith The character is a student of the
manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
The armorer, or armor smith, makes There are three areas to this art - brewing
armor and shields. The DC is 10 + the AC grains (which yields beers), fermentation
bonus of the armor or shield. of fruits (wine-making) and hard distilling
Special: Dwarves have a +2 bonus to (whiskey). A character may emphasize on
this craft. Armorers may make untrained any area. Brewers are almost as secretive
leatherworking, blacksmithing or as wizards about their craft as a rule.
metalworking checks. Humans are about the only race to try
anything in this arena - elves stick to
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and gnomes distill (using kilns of amazing
complexity).
The better the check, the more potent
the brew. The DC on the fortitude save
against the brew is ½ the check result,
round down. The penalties of being drunk
are discussed elsewhere.
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is the art of writing, or more
precisely illumination of scripts that
involves painting them and applying gold
leaf to some of the more valuable pages.
Calligraphy is checked once per item,
and the check determines the value of the
item. A DC is only used when a client sets
a minimum quality for the work.
Special: Calligraphy grants a +2 synergy
bonus to forgery when that skill is used on
handwriting. Wizards have a +2
competence bonus when attempting
calligraphy checks as spell inscribing is
quite similar to calligraphy.
Carpentry
Carpenters are all woodworkers, and more
than any other craft this one has
numerous specialists in its various areas
that the character can emphasize in.
These include cabinet and furniture
makers, wheelwrights, shipwrights,
structural carpenters, roofers and
woodcarvers.
Cartography
This is the art of map making.
Cartographers are highly prized in
maritime communities and their charts,
which reveal favorable winds and
treacherous currents are jealously
guarded. A skilled cartographer can make
an accurate map given time and tools,
though any literate person can read one,
any navigator can navigate with one and
so on. The difficulty is tied to the amount
of information known about the area to be
mapped and its size.
Area is DC
Small (A city, maybe a dozen sq. miles) 10
Medium (A province, maybe 100 sq. miles) 20
Large (A kingdom, maybe 500 sq. miles) 30
Very Large (An empire, 1000’s of sq. miles) 40
A continent 50
A world 60
Area exhaustively explored and surveyed -5
Area explored but not surveyed completely -
Area explored but not surveyed +5
Most of the area explored +10
Area only partially explored +20
Area described only in legend +30
The DC’s given above produce an accurate
map. For every 5 less than the DC the
cartographer achieves there is an
inaccuracy. Either the number of
inaccuracies increase or their magnitude
increases as the cartographer falls short of
the mark, DM’s choice. A cartographer
can in no case place a location on a map
he does not know about at all.
The more accurate the map, the more it
will sell for on the open market.
Special: Cartography gains a +2 synergy
bonus from Profession (Navigator) and
grants a +2 synergy bonus to the same.
Dwarves have a +2 racial bonus to map
underground locals properly.
Cobbler
The cobbler, or shoemaker's trade is
primarily a marriage of carpentry and
leatherworking. Cobblers make unskilled
checks in each of these areas. As their
field of expertise is already somewhat
specialized there are no emphasizes in
their trade. As with calligraphy, the check
result indicates the price the item will
command, but has little to do with the
difficulty of producing the work.
Fur Curing
Individuals that prepare furs for use in
clothing are known as furriers. This is a
close cousin to leatherworking, although
the goal is to cure the hide so the fur will
remain on the skin, which requires a
different process than leatherworking.
Special: Furriers can attempt unskilled
leatherworking checks. Barbarians,
Druids & Rangers have a +2 competence
bonus on furrier checks, but a multiclass
character does not receive a bonus from
each class.
Jeweler
Jewelers cut and fix gems. The process
has not changed remarkably since ancient
times to today.
Special: Gnomes have a +2 racial bonus
to the jeweler’s craft.
Heraldry
Any scholar can recognize coats of arms
with the correct knowledge skills (esp.
Knowledge – Nobility). The craft of
heraldry is concerned with the creation of
heraldic signs following a strict code
known as the laws of tincture. Learning
the herald’s art is highly prestigious in
typical medieval societies.
Checks: The herald can copy or direct the
making of a copy of a coat of arms (such
as when it is weaved into a tapestry). The
DC is 15. This application receives a +2
synergy bonus from craft: painting.
Recognize Heraldry: A herald can of
course recognize heraldry. The DC’s are
below
Coat is
From …
the herald’s homeland
a neighboring land
a distant land
Seen …
Frequently
Infrequently
Rarely
Only once or twice before
Never seen before, only heard descriptions of
Instrumentcraft
You know how to make musical
instruments. For each rank you take you
know how to manufacture one instrument.
The base DC of an instrument is 10+ it’s
cost divided by 10 to a maximum of DC
20.
Special: Bards have a +2 competence
bonus to craft instruments.
Leatherworking
A leatherworker can emphasize in hard or
soft leather if she wishes. Hard-boiled
leather is used for leather armor and
saddles. Soft leather is used for book
covers, backpacks and the like.
Special: Leatherworking grants a +2
synergy bonus to the armorer craft when
leather armors are being constructed with
that skill.
Metalworking
This skill involves the working with soft
metals - primarily with pewter but also
silver, gold, tin and copper.
Special: Dwarves receive a +2 racial
bonus to metalworking. Metalworking
grants a +2 synergy bonus to armorer
checks when metal armors are created.
Painting
In its own way, painting is a perform skill,
and a favorite past time of many bards. A
DC painter can emphasize on a specific
medium such as fresco, mosaic, oil or
water painting. When a painting is made
10 the height of the roll determines its value
15 – you cannot take 10 or 20 on the roll. A
20
client may require you to reach a certain
level of quality (i.e. hit a certain DC)
before they will accept the work.
-5
- Plumbing
+5 Plumbing is the ancient art of getting
+10 water to move where desired. Most piping
is made of tin or ceramic - and such is
+15
usually found only in the wealthiest of
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homes. The DC of the check is 10 + 1 per
100 foot of piping in the system being
constructed (not counting source
aqueducts or sewer). It takes about a day
to fashion a 100’ section of ceramic pipe,
not counting any trenches that might need
to be dug or the like.

Pottery
This is the art of making ceramic objects,
usually bowls, jars and lids for the same.
Special: Dwarves have a +2 racial bonus
to pottery rolls.

Sculpting
While most think of stone when sculpting
is brought up, sculpture can also be done
in wax and then cast into bronze (which
involves this skill and metalworking to do)
As with painting, the higher the DC met
by the sculptor, the more valuable his
work. A minimum DC of 10 must be met
for any sculpture 1 foot in height, and the
DC rises by 2 for each additional foot in
height of the sculpture. If this DC is not
met the stone cracks under its own weight
during the crafting and the work is ruined.
Special: Dwarves gain their usual +2
racial stonecunning bonus when sculpting
from stone. This bonus does apply to
wood sculpture or other forms.
Stonemasonry
Masons work in conjunction with
architects to realize their plans, building
wall, hewing passages and performing
other works with stone.
Special: Dwarves gain a +2 racial bonus
when working with stone.
Trapmaking
From animal snares to deadfalls, this
craftsman concentrates on the
manufacture of traps. The DC of the
check is the same as the disable DC of the
trap. On a critical failure the trap maker
springs the trap on himself.
Weaponsmithing
In a world fraught with peril and filled with
armies to equip, the weaponsmith is
rarely in need of work.
Item DC
Crossbow 15
Simple weapon 11
Martial Weapon 15
Exotic Weapon 18
Special: Dwarves gain a +2 bonus to
craft any weapon made entirely of metal
or stone. Someone untrained can craft
simple weapons, such as a club.
Weaving
Weavers manufacture cloths or carpets. A
weaver’s check result determines the price
the item commands once completed. A
weaver with a handloom can make about
1 square yard of material every three
days.
Wickercraft
The character can weave baskets and
other objects of wicker, including privacy
screens, wicker throw rugs, chairs, certain
tables and even scabbards and some
adventurer’s gear. Again, the check result
determines the value of the goods on the
open market, though a minimum DC of 10
must be met or the item breaks once put
to use.
Knowledge Skills
The knowledge category of skills allow
characters to recall facts. All characters
have a smattering of knowledge gained
through life experiences and can make
untrained knowledge checks in some
knowledge skills. However, to answer
difficult or exacting questions, or to apply
that knowledge requires skill.
All knowledge skills are intellegence
based.
Bardic Lore
Bards tend to be veritable fountains of
(mis)information. Because of the focus
their class has on memorizing facts rather
than writing them down, bards are
especially astute at knowledge checks. A
bard adds his class level to the first roll of
any knowledge check he makes. A bard
can also make any knowledge check
untrained since there’s always a chance a
bard has heard something about the topic.
Classes & Knowledge Skills
Bards & wizards have access to all
knowledge skills. Other classes have
access to knowledge skills if they are
listed under the name of the knowledge
skill in it’s description.
Recalling Facts
The most basic task shared by all
knowledge skills is the recalling of facts,
though a few knowledge skills let you do
other things as well. The DC of the
question is determined by how widely
known the knowledge is.
Situation DC
Common knowledge 10
Uncommon knowledge 15
Rare knowledge 20
Obscure knowledge 25
Erudite knowledge 30
The check is a cascade check. Count the
successes and compare them to the table
below:
Knowledge Gained Successes
General knowledge, no details 1
Specific knowledge, some major 2
points missing or obscure
Specific knowledge with some minor 3
points missing or obscure
Complete and accurate information 4
Try Again: No. Either the character
knows the answer or he doesn’t. On a
critical failure the character erroneously
recalls a fact.
Research
A character can research a question in a
library or book. These items have ranks
in knowledge skills just like characters do,
and a character can have them make a
knowledge check for them as outlined
above. However, the more ranks a library
or book has, the harder any given bit of
information will be to find. Every rank the
library has adds a day to the research
time. Searching through the largest
library in the campaign world might
guarantee you’ll find the answer – if you
have 6 months to spare. Fortunately
most libraries have attendants who make
it their job to find information in the
library – see the Profession (Sage) skill.
Try Again: No. The information is either
there or it isn’t. If a critical failure is
rolled the character finds bad information.
Knowledge Skills
The knowledge skills of the Dusk setting
and the classes which use them (other
than bards & wizards, who may use any
knowledge skill) are listed below
Arcane Lore
(Clr, Drd, Sor)
Arcane Lore, or Arcana as it is sometimes
called, allows a character to recall facts
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regarding the ancient mysteries, magic
traditions, arcane symbols and cryptic
phrases of the world. It grants a
character insight into the structure of
magic.
Special: The spell focus feat in a school
grants its +2 bonus to checks of this skill
where that school is concerned. Spellcraft
grants a +2 synergy bonus to arcane lore.
Astrology
(Clr)
The character uses the stars to predict the
future based on myths and legends
surrounding them. Knowledge of the
myths and legends within astrology is a
simple knowledge check. A second task of
this skill is prediction.
Check: Using the laws of astrology the
character predicts the future. Normally
these predictions are extremely vague
(look up a horoscope in the newspaper to
get an idea of what they look like). A
divine caster can augment the augury or
divination spells in this manner.
An augury spell cast using astrology
removes the focus requirement, but limits
the spell’s casting to nighttime under a
clear sky and lengthens the casting time
to one hour.
A divination spell cast using astrology
removes the material component
requirement, but the cleric must observe
the sky throughout the whole night, vastly
increasing the casting time.
Try Again: No.
Cant
(Rog)
Cants are psuedo-languages. Unlike other
knowledge skills this one is not directly
checked. For each point of cant the
character knows the slang of a particular
group. This differs from innuendo in that
innuendo is the ability to decipher a cant
without prior knowledge of the meanings
implied.
Cosmology
(Clr, Sor)
The character knows the myths and
legends about the outland worlds that
border his own world and their denizens,
but little to no concrete facts. Once the
character has had the opportunity to
directly travel to a plane he will need to
specify which planes he knows about as if
they were regions.
Geology
(Rng)
The character is versed in the various
terrains and climates of the world, as well
as some knowledge of the people of those
regions and their customs. Each two ranks
the character has allows him to know
about one region (other regions are
unknown to him and are treated as
unskilled.
History, Ancient
This skill covers the written histories of
events more than 400 years prior to the
current date. Each two ranks the
character has allows him to recall facts
about one ancient civilization. Other
civilizations are unknown to him and are
treated as unskilled.
History, Local
The character knows the local history,
legends and rumors of his homeland. This
skill concerns events up to 400 years in
the past.
This skill is region specific. For
example: Local History for the Telzoan
region is considered a separate skill from
local history for the Estarian Empire.
Special: All characters consider this a
class skill for their homeland and have a
+2 competence bonus when checking the
skill for home.

Law
(Pal, Clr)
The character knows the codified laws of
one country per two ranks he has.
Lore, Racial
The character knows the legends and lore
surrounding a specific group. Typical
groups that lore is collected about include
but are not limited to player character
races, sylvan races (i.e. centaures, pixies,
etc.), goblinoids (i.e. kobolds, goblins,
hobgoblins, etc.), giants, fiends, etc.
Special: Any character considers the lore
surrounding their own race to be a class
skill and they have a +2 competance
bonus when checking this skill for their
race..
Nature
(Drd, Rng)
The character has an understanding of the
natural world and the things within it. On
a successful check against DC 20 the
character can determine how the weather
will behave in the next 24 hours.
Necrology
(Clr)
The character knows the myths, legends
and smattering of concrete facts about the
undead.
Nobility
The study of the nobility is a study of
custom, etiquette, active heraldry (as
opposed to dead coats which can only be
identified easily by a possessor of the
craft: heraldry skill), and the laws of
chivalry. A certain amount of familiarity
with dance and music is also acquired with
this knowledge skill. The character will
also know the most famous nobles of his
area, but this part of the knowledge skill is
subject to regional constraints. The
genealogies of the nobility are a separate
knowledge skill.
Philosophy
Philosophy is a search for wisdom that is,
for the most part, divorced from religion.
Its study includes the study of logic and
the rules of argument and grammar. It is
a discipline few understand and fewer still
truly appreciate.
Theology
(Clr, Pal, Drd, Rng)
This skill is a concerted study of all active
religions and living deities of the setting,
and the myths and histories thereunto.
The character can be objective in this
study, but those who follow a religion
have a +2 with their checks when their
own faith is the subject of the check.
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Profession Skills
Professions are service careers, as
opposed to crafts which create objects.
They often combine knowledge in
numerous small tasks. Most professions
aren’t worth detailing here as their name
makes it pretty self evident as to what
they do. A few have game effects though
that characters might want to use.
Boat Pilot
The pilot of a vessel steers it. Pilots often
come in two specialties – general pilots
steer a ship on the open sea, while each
harbor is likely to have pilots that know
the shoals and reefs of their home harbor.
Other pilots specialize in moving goods on
rivers.
Cook
A skilled cook can not only make a
wonderful food but can on a DC 15 check
ascertain whether food has spoiled or not.
This check cannot be done untrained. A
check can also be made to determine
whether something is edible – this check
is between DC 15 and 20 depending on
how exotic the item. This check cannot be
done untrained. Finally a character can
make a check to prepare food. A check
result of 5 or less indicates the cook has
contaminated the food through
incompetence. All who eat it will be food
poisoned on the next day and must make
a fortitude save DC 10 or lose 1d4 points
of constitution for one day.
Navigator
The character knows how to navigate
using tools such as a compass, sextant
and astrolabe. Without these tools this
skill is useless. The DM makes the check
secretly, and the normal check is DC 20.
Most navigators take 20 on their checks,
but adverse conditions such as storms or
overcast skies may prevent this.
Language Skills
A character is either fluent in a language,
or functional with it. A character is fluent
in his mother tongue automatically. To be
fluent in any other language the character
must double purchase it. Functional
command of a language is all that is
required to understand it and speak it
(albeit with an accent). Fluency removes
any trace of an accent, but is more a
matter of taste than restriction, though
certain NPC's may be impressed by your
possession of it and it is critical to
maintaining certain disguises and bluffs
(without it you may have a -4
circumstance penalty applied to your
check).
Literacy: A character can only be literate
in a language that possesses an alphabet.
Only the wizard class automatically begin
play fluent in a tongue that enables
literacy. Other characters must learn a
tongue that includes an alphabet before
they can read. If their mother tongue has
an alphabet they must spend a skill point
to know how to read if they are not a
wizard or cleric.
Ancient Languages: These languages
are the reverse of the normal tongues -
they no longer exist in spoken form, so
while a character may know how to read
and write them, they won't recognize
them when they hear them spoken.
Language Families
Many of the languages are very closely
related to each other, so much so that the
lines between them can become blurred.
For example, an elf and an oyasini can
converse on fairly simple topics, albeit
slowly and with great difficulty if neither
speaks the other's language. The key to
this lies in the number of cognates (words
in two different languages with a similar
sound and identical meaning) the
languages have between them. If a
character is at least fluent in any one
language of a family, she spend her skill
points more effectively on the languages
of that family, gaining two language
points for each skill point spent. This also
affects any ancient languages within the
family, as they will cost one point instead
of two for each degree of fluency.
Cuolshan family: The language of the
native peoples of Telzoa is mostly lost. It
is theorized that this family includes the
secret druidic tongue, but the druids have
not ventured their language forth for
examination to prove or disprove this
theory. Cuolshite is the only language of
the family known to outsiders. It has no
written variant. Words borrowed from
this tongue crop up frequently in Telzoan
place names (e.g. Hone Rae means
"Meadow Glorious" in Cuolshite).
Dulsandan Family: The Dulsandan
family of languages is primarily
represented by Dalsundrian, but also
includes the divergent and emerging
tongues of Tennen and Milisal. The
ancient languages of Dalzendri and
Dulsand help to round out the family
within the isle of Telzoa. Telmandan and
Armandan, each of which are spoken by
Telzoa's neighbors, are descendants of
Dulsand and are considered members of
the Dulsandan language group.

Dalsundrian: On the island of Telzoa
this is the de facto standard language.
In reality a hodgepodge mix of
languages with Dalzendri as the
backbone, Dalsundrian is a language
lacking respect among the learned as
a crude commoners language.
Nevertheless its usefulness as a
language nearly everyone can speak is
undisputed. There is no formal written
form of Dalsundrian, though Liternanin
characters can be used to represent its
words.

Tennen and Milisal: Tennen is
dominate on the southwestern side of
the island of Telzoa whereas Milisal
has taken root in Milicsundria and
Dabrinia. As of yet both lack enough
distinct words and terms to make
them a full fledged language on its
own - a native speaker any of the
three can converse freely with
speakers of the other two on a fluent,
but accented level. A single skill point
gives the well traveled the ability to
speak in any of these three dialects.

Dalzendri (Ancient): This is the
language lying at the root of
Dalsundrian, Tennen and Milisal and
was at it's height four hundred years
ago - so short a time that many elder
elves still know the language and could
speak it fluently if they desired. A
speaker of any of its descendent
tongues will have a +2 bonus to any
decipher script checks against
Dalzendri - sorting through this tongue
is akin to an English speaker trying to
sort through Chauncer's Middle English
- it's very difficult but possible. Very
few texts exist in Dalzendri, and the
language uses a variant of the
Liternanin alphabet when notes upon it
are found.

Dulsandan (Ancient): This language
dates back six to seven hundred years
from the current campaign date.
Knowledge of its distant descendants
is of little use to those attempting to
understand this language. Indeed,
most of what is known about the
language is through study of its
descendant tongues, elven memories,
and the occasional passage describing
it's words in Liternanin. To it's credit
many of the more obscure place
names in Telzoa, such as Dalze (from
Dulzhe meaning "cove"), Ultan
(Yuultain, meaning "river bends") and
Paldace (Poldacei, meaning "harbor
with rocks" ) are Dulsandan in origin.
The peoples who spoke this language
where also the practitioners of what
would later become courts Aurnon and
Damosi, and again the names of many
of these gods have their roots in this
language (Tean comes from Tei Ayn,
meaning "Two Eyes.")

Telmandan: The language of the
Telmish is on the opposite side of the
channel from Telzoa and follows a
different evolutionary path. This
language lacks many of the Elven and
Cuolshite borrowed words which dot
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the landscape of Dalsundrian. A more
guttural language, Telmandan borrows
far more words from the orcish
peoples whom the Telmish compete
with for space to this day.

Armandan: The Armandal peoples
inhabit the lands south of Telzoa on
the far shore of the Channel of
Miandris. Their tongue bears more
dwarven marks than does Telzoan
proper, but theirs is a tongue both
more tuned to the sea (They have 26
different words to describe a wave)
and with a tendency to borrow other
tongues.
Rosalynn Sign: Developed by Priests of
Rosalynn who have taken a vow of silence
within their temples and monasteries, this
language is automatically obtained by the
priests devoted to her. Other characters
treat it as a language completely
unrelated to all the others.
Dulshadral family: This group of
tongues includes dwarven, orcish, goblin
and gnomic, and any of the four races
tend to smack scholars for this
classification. Nevertheless it cannot be
denied that there are many, many
identical root words in these tongues,
pointing to a dark episode in the history of
dwarves and gnomes indeed if there is
any truth behind the hints the etymology
is providing.

Kilrasic (colloquially, Dwarven) is the
only language of these four with an
alphabet. The others use this
alphabet, because - according to
dwarves - "they're too damn lazy to
invent their own." Dwarven characters
look very wedge-like to human eyes.
They are simple, to the point, and very
easily carved into stone. Indeed,
dwarves rarely if ever write anything
down - they carve it. "If it isn't worthy
of stone it isn't worthy of recording."
goes one dwarven saying.

Knorasi (colloquially, Gnomish) sounds
gentler than dwarven, and it is
perhaps the least abrasive to the ears
of the four. The gnomes also have a
considerable number of borrowed
elven words in their tongue.

Kort (colloquially, Orcish) sounds like a
dwarf with rabies. It is filled with
vicious guttural snarls, whoops and
growls.

Junri (colloquially, Goblin) isn't much
better, but has a much shorter range
of words and applications.
Elven Family: The most ancient of
languages of Carthasana are naturally the
property of her most ancient people.
Elven is curious for it's tendency to use
intonation to disguise the nature of the
message being given, and this carries
across to their writing.
Elven is known simply as elven by
outsiders. Some scholars in search of a
better name call it Tel'Ank, or "The
Tongue" in elven. Elves name their
language Silvani.

Honial is the only language that is
related to elven, yet not elven. This
language is largely a cross between
Dalzendri and elven, with a healthy
dose of Cuolshite and Liternanin
thrown in for good measure. This
befits it's nature perhaps - for Honial is
the official language of the half-elven
peoples of the tiny principality of Hone
Rae - a nation founded for and by half-
elves who found themselves to be
outcasts elsewhere.

Oyasi is a distant cousin to elven, and
can barely be considered to be in the
same language family. This language
is a bridge of sorts to the other fairy
languages from elven. Oyasi has it's
own alphabet that is similar at a
glance to the elven, but it only has
150 characters to elven count of 900.
Liternanin Family: This family includes
Liternanin and its descendant tongues. It
is one of the most widespread tongues in
the world of Carthasana.

Liternanin: The Liternanin language
has many descendants despite the fact
that the language itself is still alive
and well as the standard of
 communication between the literate
souls of the world. Speaking
Liternanin is almost equivalent to
being literate - for this language's 51
letter alphabet is borrowed by most of
the human tongues we will be
discussing for purposes of writing.
Since the process of writing is
embedded into the teaching of
Liternanin a speaker of this language
can write it - further they may use its
letters to phonetically encode most
other languages they know.

Malchani: The lords who conquered
the island between 200 and 400 SR
never completely abandoned their own
tongue, since it gave them a way to
give each other's council in the present
of the rabble. That language is largely
lost elsewhere. The common folk and
many demihumans often derisively call
this language noble-speak. All the
same the nobles semi-fiercely guard
this language, as fluency in it is a
mark of culture and refinement. There
is a written variant of Malchani, though
the alphabet is descended from
Liternanin

Estarian: The language of the people
of the Estarian Empire, this tongue is
dates back to the days of Sandielansta
and may be older than Liternanin (it is
unclear as to which is the older).
There is an alphabet to this tongue,
but it has fell out of use and will not be
known to characters who do not
deliberately set out to learn it (which
costs a skill point).
Kolric: The language of the of kobolds is
very interesting to scholars, if for no other
reason than the sheer number of words it
shares with what little is known of the
dragon tongues. How, and or why this is
so is a matter of debate among scholars,
for what could the weakest of creatures
have in common with the strongest that
they could possibly share a language at
some point in their history. One scholar
scoffed the kobolds are the result of some
dragon magic experiment gone badly
wrong - and although spoken originally in
jest, some now take it seriously. The very
origin of kobolds as a race on Carthasana
is very much in doubt though, and the
kobolds aren't talking (which isn't a
problem, no one has been asking).
Kobolds have no known written script.
Other tongues: The tongues of such
creatures as centaurs, pixies, nixies,
extraplanars, dragons, illithids, and
whatever else that can squirm and think
at the same time are not available to
player characters at the beginning of play,
and it is unlikely that they will be learned
unless a player goes to considerable
length to try to learn them.
Feats
The following feats join the list of available
feats from the Player’s Handbook. A
couple of feats in the Player’s Handbook
are revised here.
Metamagic feats in this section have a
level adjustment entry in addition to those
found in the Player's Handbook. This entry
indicates the number of levels a spell
changes when the metamagic feat is
applied to it.
Access Weaker Magic
[General]
You can cast weaker spells with the
knowledge of more powerful ones.
Prerequisites: Spontaneous Caster,
Frequent Adjustment, Improved Frequent
Adjustment, Ascending Magic, Reversing
Magic
Benefit: You may cast any spell of the
same level or lower than a spell you know
so long as it belongs to the same chain
and it is on your spell list.
Additional Power Usage
[General]
You can use your deity’s granted power
more frequently.
Prerequisite: Any domain granted
power with a limited usage.
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Benefit: Choose a domain power that
you can use only once within a specific
time frame (usually once per day). You
can use the ability an additional time
within that time frame.
Special: You can take this feat multiple
times and it can stack, or you can choose
to apply it to a different domain power
with limited uses.
Allure
[General]
You are attractive.
Prerequisite: CHR 13+
Benefit: Gain a +2 competence bonus on
all charisma skills checked against
members of your race and opposite sex.
Note that for purposes of this feat elves,
half elves, and humans are the same race.
Special: This feat is only available to 1st
level characters.
Ascending Magic
[General]
You can replace weaker spells with more
powerful versions
Prerequisite: Spontaneous Caster,
Frequent Adjustment, Improved Frequent
Adjustment
Benefit: Whenever you learn a spell you
may swap a weaker spell that is chained
to it for any other spell. This is in addition
to the spell swap allowed by the feat
improved frequent adjustment. For
instance, a sorcerer at 8th level can
choose greater invisibility for his 4th level
spell and swap invisibility with a new 2nd
level spell.
Normal: Normally a sorcerer may only
swap one spell at 4th level and each even
level thereafter that is at least two levels
lower than the highest level spell he can
cast.
Augmented Creation
[General]
You create stronger undead than normal
Prerequisite: Spell Focus (Necromancy)
Benefit: The undead you create through
the use of animate dead or more powerful
spells have 2 extra hit points per hit die.
Blind Casting
[General]
You can cast a spell at foes you cannot
see.
Prerequisite: Blind Fight
Benefit: You can cast at a foe you can’t
see provided they are in range. You still
have a 50% miss chance, even if you use
a spell that normally cannot miss (i.e.
magic missile).
Normal: Targeting spells normally
require you to be able to see the target.
Area spells do not and this feat is not
required for them to hit targets the caster
cannot see.
Bounding Climb
[General]
You can climb short distances by bouncing
off opposing surfaces.
Prerequisite: DEX 13+, Tumble 8 ranks,
Climb 8 ranks
Benefit: You can climb up to 20’ as part
of a normal move by bouncing between
two opposite vertical surfaces such as a
tree and a wall. Those surfaces cannot be
separated by more than 10’.
Special: A monk may choose this feat as
his 6th level bonus feat even if he doesn’t
meet the prerequisites.
Break Barrier
[Metamagic]
You can prepare a spell that will do more
damage than normal
Prerequisite: Empower Spell, Greater
Empower Spell
Level Adjustment: +2
Benefit: A break barrier spell’s damage
cap is increased by half. For instance, if
you prepare a fireball with this feat it will
have a damage cap of 15d6. If you apply
this feat twice to a spell you will double
the cap, and so on.
Normal: Spells with level variant damage
usually have a maximum amount of
damage given in their description.
Brew Elixer
[Item Creation]
You can create especially strong potions.
Prerequisite: Brew Potion
Benefit: As brew potion, except the
maximum spell level is 5th.
Brutal Hit
[General]
You land brutal critical hits upon foes.
Prerequisites: Weapon Focus, Greater
Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization,
Greater Weapon Specialization, Improved
Critical, Base Attack Bonus +10
Benefit: The critical multiplier is
increased by 1 (x2 becomes a x3). If you
roll a natural 20 you threaten a brutal hit
instead of a critical hit which deals
weapon damage multiplier +2 (So a x2
becomes x4).
Cantrips
[General]
You have learned a pair of arcane
cantrips.
Prerequisite: Charisma 10+
Benefit: Choose any two cantrips from
the sorcerer spell list. You can cast either
of those cantrips once a day as a 1st level
sorcerer. Normal Arcane spell failure
chances still apply for characters that
wear armor.
Combat Archery
[General]
You keep your wits about you while using
a bow.
Prerequisites: Point Black shot, Precise
Shot, Shot on the Run, Dodge, Mobility,
Dex 13+, Base Attack +8
Benefit: You can use a projectile weapon
while threatened without provoking an
attack of opportunity. You can fire a bow
at a foe who threatens you without
penalty.
Normal: Normally using a projectile
weapon in melee provokes an attack of
opportunity.
Conditional Spell
[Metamagic]
You can set a spell to end prematurely.
Level Adjustment: +1
Benefit: A conditional spell ends when
you dismiss it (even if you normally can’t
dismiss it) or when certain conditions are
met. The spell still ends when its duration
expires even if these conditions haven’t
been met.
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Craft Wondrous Item
[Item Creation]
You can enchant miscellaneous magic
items such as crystal balls and flying
carpets.
Prerequisite: Spellcaster level 3rd+, see
below
Benefit: You can create any
miscellaneous magic item whose
prerequisites you meet. Enchanting a
miscellaneous magic item takes 1 day for
each 1,000 gp in its price.
You can also mend a broken
miscellaneous magic items if it is one you
could make. Doing so costs half the XP,
half the raw materials, and half the time it
would take to enchant that item in the
first place.
Some wondrous items incur extra costs
in material components or XP as noted in
their descriptions. These costs are in
addition to those derived from the item’s
base price. You must pay such a cost to
create an item or mend a broken one.
This feat alone is sufficient to create a
single function miscellaneous magic item
that requires a move equivalent action to
activate. To create an item that has
charges you must also possess the craft
wand feat. To create an item that has
multiple uses you must also possess the
craft rod feat. To create an item that can
be recharged you must have the craft
staff feat. To create an item that
functions continuously without being
activated by the wearer requires the forge
ring feat.
Special: The extra limitations of this feat
beyond those listed in the Player’s
Handbook are intended to stop ingenious
players from creating equivalent
miscellaneous magic items for rings,
wands, staves. For instance, without this
rule a player might try to make a bracelet
of fireballs with 50 charges that, other
than form, was identical to a wand of
fireballs.
Cycle Spell
[Metamagic]
You prepare a spell that can be easily
replaced.
Prerequisite: Spell Mastery.
Level Adjustment: +2
Benefit: A cycle spell can have another
spell prepared in its place of up to one
level less than its adjusted level.
Dodge
[General]
You are adept at dodging blows.
Prerequisite: Dex 13+
Benefit: During your action, you
designate an opponent and receive a +1
dodge bonus to Armor Class against
attacks from that opponent. You can
select a new opponent at any time you
could take a 5’ step. If you are fighting
defensively the +1 dodge bonus applies to
all foes fighting you, though you still must
select one opponent for any feat for which
dodge is a prerequisite. If you go on total
defense you gain a +2 dodge bonus to
your Armor Class against all opponents
instead of a +1. Remember that dodge
bonuses stack and any condition that
causes you to lose your dexterity
adjustment to armor class also causes the
loss of dodge bonuses.
Duplicity
[General]
You can replace unused preparations
freely.
Prerequisite: Spell Mastery, Cycle Spell,
Split Spell, Entwine
Benefit: Whenever you prepare spells
unused spell preparations count as unused
spell slots.

Echo Spell
[Metamagic]
You can target multiple creatures with a
spell.
Level Adjustment: +1 / additional target
Benefit: An echo spell affects one
additional target for each level that you
prepare the spell above normal. The base
spell must normally only target one
creature, and the all the creatures you
wish to target must be within 30’ of each
other. If the base spell is touch range you
need only touch one target at the time of
casting.
Elven Blood
[General]
You have significant, though minor, elven
blood. Most characters with this feat are
the children of half-elves.
Prerequisite: Human race
Benefit: The character has a +1 on
saves vs. enchantments and a +4 on
saves vs. the sleep spell. The character
also has low-light vision as a half-elf does.
Special: This feat is only available to 1st
level characters.
Entwine
[Metamagic]
You can prepare two spells in the same
spell slot.
Prerequisite: Split Spell
Level Adjustment: +5
Benefit: This feat lets you put two spells
into one slot and either cast both
simultaneously or one at a time. The level
adjustment is applied to the highest-level
spell of the two.
Exemption
[Metamagic]
You can make a spell ignore allies
Prerequisite: 8 ranks spellcraft.
Level Adjustment: +3
Benefit: An exemption spell will not
affect creatures you designate at the time
of casting.
Exotic Language
[General]
You can speak a language that is normally
restricted to certain races or classes of
which you are not a member.
Prerequisite: Varies
Benefit: You can perfectly speak a
“secret” or an exotic language, such as
the druid’s tongue. Your DM may wish to
create additional restricted languages.
The ability to speak such a language may
win you prestige with some NPC’s bringing
with it a +2 bonus to diplomacy checks
with those NPC’s. Alternatively the
language may have supernatural effects
when properly spoken.
Extra Domain
[General]
You have more of your deity’s potential
than normal.
Benefit: You choose a third domain and
can prepare domain spells from its list.
You cannot use the domain power of this
third domain unless you take the extra
power feat.
Special: You may take this feat multiple
times. Its effects don’t stack. Each time
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you do it applies to a new domain of
spells.
Extra Power
[General]
You have more of your deity’s power than
normal
Prerequisite: Extra Domain
Benefit: Choose a domain you have
gained using the extra domain feat. You
can use the granted power of that
domain.
Special: You can take this feat multiple
times: Its effects don’t stack. Each time
you do it apples to a new power.
Fast Healer
[General]
You recover from wounds quickly.
Benefit: You heal 2 more hit points per
day of rest. If attended to by a character
with the healing proficiency for a full day
you heal an additional 2 hit points that
day.
Special: This feat is only available to 1st
level characters.
Finesse
[General]
You use agility rather than strength to
move.
Benefit: You use dexterity instead of
strength for the climb, jump and swim
skills if you are unencumbered and wear
an armor that has no armor check
penalty.
Special: The DM may still rule strength
necessary in exceptional circumstances
despite your possession of this feat.
Flashback Spell
[Metamagic]
You can release a spell a second time
Prerequisite: Spell Mastery, Cycle Spell
Level Adjustment: +1
Benefit: On the round after you cast a
flashback spell you have the option of
spontaneously casting it again. You can’t
append a metamagic feat to this casting.
The spontaneous casting is not itself a
“flashback” spell.
Frequent Adjustment
[General]
You can adjust your spell list more
frequently.
Prerequisite: Spontaneous Caster.
Benefit: You may swap out one spell that
is at least two levels lower than the
highest-level spell you can cast for
another spell of the same level each time
you go up in level.
Normal: Sorcerers normally may only
swap one spell out at 4th level and each
even level beyond the 4th. Bards may do
the same at 5th level and every third level
beyond.
Greater Spell Focus*
[General]
Choose a spell or descriptor, such as
illusion or fire, that you already have spell
focus in. Your spells of this school or
descriptor are now even more potent than
before.
Prerequisite: Spell Focus
Benefit: Add +1 to the DC of all saving
throws against the spells within the school
or possessing the descriptor of your
choice. This bonus stacks with the bonus
from spell focus.
Note: You can take this feat multiple
times, but its effects don’t stack. Instead,
each time you take this feat it applies to a
new school or descriptor.
Guarded Flank
[General]
You’ve learned that some foes are
particularly dangerous unless watched.
Prerequisite: Dodge, Expertise
Benefit: The foe you chose to receive a
+1 dodge bonus to your AC against
cannot get sneak attacks against you for
flanking unless their level exceeds yours
by 4. That opponent also does not get a
+2 bonus to hit for flanking you, though
other opponents who flank you do.
Normal: Any character that can flank you
can get sneak attacks against you if they
have that ability.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as
a fighter bonus feat.
Hit the Deck
[General]
You can drop prone to avoid area of effect
spells.
Prerequisite: Lightning Reflexes, Evasion
Benefit: If you fail a reflex saving throw
you may re-roll it. If you succeed at the
second save you become prone. You can't
use this feat while prone.
Immediate Spell
[General]
You can cast a spell out of turn as a free
action.
Prerequisite: Lightning Reflexes, Quicken
Spell
Level Adjust: +6
Benefit: The casting time of the
metamagicked spell is changed to 1
immediate action so long as its normal
casting time is one standard action.
Immediate actions can be taken any time
you’re not flat-footed.
Improved Armor Use
[General]
You have trained to move in armor in
order to reclaim your dexterity bonus
while in armor.
Prerequisite: Dexterity 15+, Armor Use
Feat appropriate to the armor worn (i.e.
Heavy Armor, Medium Armor or Light
Armor).
Benefit: The maximum dexterity limit of
one armor of your choice is improved +2
steps. (Chain Mail, with a Max Dexterity
bonus of +2 becomes a +4 with this feat).
This training represents learning how to
move the armor to deflect the blow as it is
designed to do rather than trying to get
completely out of the way, which armor
largely blocks. You also gain back up to
10' of movement lost to the armor
(though not beyond your base speed).
Normal: Armor normally has a maximum
to the AC bonus for dexterity you can
claim when you wear it.
Special: You may take this feat multiple
times. Its effects do not stack. Each time
you take the feat it applies to a different
type of armor (Chain, Banded, etc). A
fighter may select this feat as a fighter
bonus feat.
Improved Caster Level
[General]
Your talents at spellcasting aren’t affected
as much by your other talents.
Benefit: You have a +1 bonus to your
caster level. Your caster level can’t
exceed your character level with this feat.
Special: You can take this feat multiple
times and its effects will stack. This feat
is meant for multiclass characters and is
similar to the spellcaster +1 ability of
many prestige classes. However, this feat
only confers an increased caster level.
Extra spell slots, levels and known spells
are not gained through this feat, although
they are gained by most prestige classes
with a “spellcaster +1” ability (see the
specific class’ description).
Improved Domain Magic
[General]
You use your deity’s specialized spells
more often.
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Benefit: You may prepare domain spells
as if they were on the main cleric list. You
still may only prepare domain spells in
domain slots.

Improved Eschew Materials

[Metamagic]
You can cast spells without material
components.
Prerequisite: Eschew Materials.
Level Adjustment: Varies [see below]
Benefit: You may cast spells with a
material component costing up to 10 gold
without a material component. You may
prepare a spell at one level higher to
avoid a material component cost of up to
50 gold; two levels higher to avoid a
material component costing 100 gold;
three levels higher to avoid 500 gold; four
levels higher to avoid 1000 gold, and for
each 1000 gold cost you wish to avoid
further, the spell slot must be raised by
one (A spell with a material component
costing 5000 gold must be prepared 8
levels higher than normal to be eschewed
of it’s material component).
Improved Extend Spell
[Metamagic]
The spells you cast last a very long while
Prerequisite: Extend Spell
Level Adjustment: +3
Benefit: Increase the spell’s duration by
one base increment. Spells that would
last for a number of rounds last a number
of minutes, spells that would last for
minutes last for hours. Spells with
durations of instantaneous, concentration,
permanent or a number of hours aren’t
affected by this feat.
Prerequisite: Spontaneous Caster,
Frequent Adjustment.
Benefit: Each time you level you may
switch out one spell of any level with
another spell of the same level.
Normal: Even with the Frequent
adjustment feat, bards and sorcerers can
normally only switch out spells that are
two levels lower than the highest level
spell they can cast.
Improved Heighten Spell
[Metamagic]
You can heighten the effects of a spell.
Prerequisite: Heighten Spell, Empower
Spell
Benefit: This feat works like heighten
spell except you that in addition to
increasing the spell’s level, you increase
your caster level for that spell by the
same amount. For example, if you
heighten a magic missile to 3rd level you
will increase your effective level by +2. If
you are 5th level, you will be considered
7th level when you cast the spell.
Improved Magical Defense
[General]

Improved Frequent You are as adept at avoiding spells as at

throwing them.
Adjustment
Prerequisite: Spell Focus
[General]
Benefit: Any bonus from spell focus or
Your ability to switch out spells has
greater spell focus that you apply to the
improved.
DC of your spells can be applied to your
own saving throws against spells from the
schools or descriptors the spell focus Improved Spell Resistance
affects. [General]
You resist spells especially well.
Improved Mastery
Prerequisite: Spell Resistance
[General]
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to your
Your mastery of a spell has improved.
spell resistance.
Prerequisite: Spell Mastery, Cycle Spell,
Special: This feat does not grant spell
Flashback Spell
resistance, it improves it. A character
Benefit: Choose a spell you have spell who takes this feat must already have
mastery in. You may cast it spell resistance through another source,
spontaneously. such as a monk’s diamond soul class
ability.
Special: You can take this feat more
than once. Each time you take this feat
you must choose a different spell for it to Inquisitive
affect. [General]
You learn quickly.
Improved Move Adjustment
Prerequisite: INT 13+
[General]
Benefit: Gain 4 skill points at 1st level
You can move short distances with
and an extra skill point each level
blinding speed.
thereafter, as if you were human. If you
Prerequisite: DEX 13+, Dodge, Mobility, are human, gain 8 skill points at 1st level
Tumble 8 ranks and an extra 2 skill points thereafter
instead.
Benefit: You can move 10’ as a free
action instead of 5’. This move is identical
to the 5’ free action move in all respects Light Sleeper
except the distance covered. [General]
Special: A fighter may select this feat as You awaken easily
a fighter bonus feat.
Benefits: You may make listen checks at
a -4 penalty while asleep. You awaken on
Improved Sneak Attack a successful check. On the round you
[General] awaken you can take standard actions
instead of partial actions.
You can deal devastating blows to
unprepared foes. Normal: Creatures are assumed to roll 0
on listen checks while sleeping. A
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack, Base
creature that has just been awakened
Attack Bonus +8, Improved Critical
takes partial actions for the first round
Benefit: When you deal a critical hit you after awakening.
use d10’s instead of d6’s to roll the sneak
Special: This feat is only available to 1st
attack damage. You must use the weapon
level characters.
that you have an improved critical bonus
with to receive this bonus damage.

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Luck of Heroes
[General]
You avoid mishap readily
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to all
saving throws.
Know More Spells
[General]
You know more spells than normal.
Prerequisites: Spontaneous Caster.
Benefit: You know an extra cantrip or
1st level spell the first time you take this
feat.
Special: You can take this feat multiple
times, and it’s effects stack in a peculiar
way. Each additional time you take this
feat the maximum level of extra spells you
can learn increases by 1, but never
beyond your current highest spell level
(So a character who has taken this feat 4
times knows 4 more spells which can be
up to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th level
respectively).
Learn More Spells
[General]
You acquire more spells upon leveling
than normal.
Prerequisites: Ability to prepare spells
from a spellbook.
Benefit: When you increase in level you
gain an extra spell to put in your
spellbook.
Normal: Wizards normally add two spells
to their spellbook each time they rise in
level. With this feat a wizard can learn
three spells each time she rises in level.
Lunge
[General]
You can make a lunging attack
Benefit: A lunge is a short-range charge
in which you move less than 10 feet. If
you lunge you will still suffer the penalties
for charging.
Normal: You normally need 10' of room
to charge.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as
a fighter bonus feat.
Magnify Spell
[Metamagic]
Your spells deal great damage.
Prerequisite: Empower Spell, Maximize
Spell
Level Adjustment: +1
Benefit: A magnified spell uses better
damage dice and doubles all bonuses to
those dice. Damage dice are increased by
one step (i.e. d4 becomes d6): d12’s
become 2d8; d20’s become 4d6.
Noble Blood
[General]
You are a member of the nobility
Benefits: The following skills are class
skills for you – Knowledge (Nobility),
Knowledge (Geneology). You gain a +2
bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy and Intimidate
checks against the commoners of your
society. You have the authority to make
special requests of government officials
and other nobles in accordance to your
rank, but be aware they may call in such
favors at any time.
Special: This feat is only available to 1st
level characters.
Opportunistic Casting
[General]
You may use magic to punish foes that
drop their guard.
Prerequisites: Combat Casting, Combat
Reflexes
Benefit: You may cast an employ a touch
range spell with a casting time of one
standard action or less against a foe who
has provoked an attack of opportunity
from you. That foe may not attack you
for this spell casting but any other nearby
foes may.
Normal: Spell casting cannot be used for
an attack of opportunity.
Permanent Cantrip
[General]
You benefit from the effects of a cantrip
permanently.
Prerequisite: Heighten Spell, Extend
Spell, Improved Extend Spell, Spellcaster
Level 9th
Benefit: Choose a cantrip with a range of
personal or an emanation from you and a
non-instantaneous duration (such as
detect magic). That spell becomes
permanent on you. If it is dispelled, then
instead it is only suppressed for 2d4
rounds.
Persistent Spell
[Metamagic]
You can prepare a spell whose use can be
divided over the course of the day.
Prerequisite: Extend Spell, Improved
Extend Spell
Level Adjustment: +2
Benefit: Whenever you dismiss a
persistent spell record its remaining
duration. You can recast the spell and
continue its use where you left off. You
may cast the spell as many times as you
wish as long as it has some remaining
duration, but you still lose a persistent
spell if your casting is disturbed. Material
components and XP costs are only paid on
the first casting. You must normally be
able to dismiss a spell in order to be able
to make it persistent.
Poison Immunity
[General]
You have developed a very high resistance
to a specific poison. Note that this isn’t a
total immunity, and particularly massive
doses could still kill you.
Prerequisite: Great Fortitude
Benefit: Name a poison. Against that
poison you apply a +20 circumstance
bonus to your fortitude saving throws. If
the poison in question doesn’t normally
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allow a saving throw then you are entitled
to a saving throw without a bonus from
this feat.
Pounce
[General]
You can pounce upon a foe with a full
attack with a favored weapon.
Prerequisite: DEX 13+, Dodge, Mobility,
Expertise, Bounding, Spring Attack,
Whirlwind Attack, Razor Run, Weapon
Focus, Weapon Specialization*, Base
Attack Bonus +11
Benefit: You can take a half move and
make a full attack. You must have
weapon focus and specialization in any
and all weapons you use in this attack
unless you are a monk, in which case you
may forgo weapon specialization if you are
making an unarmed attack. If you do this
you take a –2 penalty to your AC as if you
had charged until your next turn.
Normal: If you move beyond a fee action
step you cannot perform a full attack
option.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as
a fighter bonus feat.
Precise Memory
[General]
You have an accurate memory that might
be described as photographic.
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus on all
attempts to recall information, including
but not limited to the recall task of the
knowledge skills.
Special: This feat is only available to 1st
level characters.
Quicken Metamagic
[General]
You can quickly prepare a spell with a
metamagic feat on the fly.
Prerequisites: Spontaneous Casting,
Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus
Benefit: You may cast a spell with a
metamagic feat without increasing its
casting time so long as the greater spell
focus applies to it.
Normal: Sorcerers, bards and other
spontaneous spell casters increase their
casting times by one round when they
choose to use a metamagic feat. Note
that this feat makes quicken spell a legal
choice for bards and sorcerers.
Razor Run
[General]
You can strike all foes along a single
straight-line path.
Prerequisite: INT 13+, Expertise, DEX
13+, Dodge, Mobility, Base attack bonus
+8 or higher, Spring Attack, Whirlwind
Attack.
Benefit: You may move half your speed
in a straight line and attack all foes
adjoining your path. You do not provoke
attacks of opportunity during this
movement. You may not attack a foe
more than once per use of this ability.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as
a fighter bonus feat.
Retaliate
[General]
You can strike opponents who make lousy
attacks against you.
Prerequisite: Dodge, Combat Reflexes
Benefit: If the opponent who you’ve
designated to receive a +1 dodge bonus
against misses all attacks they make
against you on their action then you may
make an attack of opportunity against
them.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as
a fighter bonus feat.
Reversing Magic
[General]
You can reverse your spells
Prerequisite: Spontaneous Caster,
Ascending Magic, Frequent Adjustment,
Improved Frequent Adjustment
Benefit: You can cast the reverse of any
spell you know as long as it is on your
spell list. A spell’s reverse is one whose
effect is diametrically opposed to it and
the two spells will be listed as countering
each other. Examples include: haste and
slow; enlarge and reduce.
Shadow Spell
[Metamagic]
You may cast a spell upon foes on a
bordering plane.
Prerequisite: Knowledge (Cosmology) 8
ranks
Level Adjustment: +0
Benefit: You prepare a spell that will
only affect creatures and objects on the
Aether or Shadow plane (your choice).
The spell will not strike creatures on the
material plane.
Normal: Most spell effects will not strike
creatures on bordering planes – effects
with the force descriptor are the only
normal exception to this rule.
Shield Deflection
[General]
You are especially skilled at blocking
ranged weapons with a shield.
Prerequisite: DEX 13+, Shield
Proficiency.
Benefit: You may use a shield rather
than your bare hands to deflect arrows.
This works identically to the deflect arrows
feat though larger shields are more
effective than arrows. A small shield
grants a +1 to your reflex save and a
large shield grants a +2 to your reflex
save. If the shield has a magical bonus,
apply that bonus to your reflex save.
Note: While this seems more powerful
than the deflect arrows feat, remember
that the classes that use shields routinely
do not favor reflex saves as monks do.
The bonus the shield gives, particularly if
it is magical, offsets this lack of
concentration in reflex saves.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as
a fighter bonus feat.
Sidestep
[General]
You avoid oblique attacks with grace and
ease.
Prerequisite: Dodge, Mobility
Benefit: Whenever the opponent who
you’ve selected to receive a +1 dodge
bonus to your AC against takes an attack
option that provokes an attack of
opportunity (q.v. bull rush) you may forgo
the attack of opportunity and take a 5’
step. If you do you have a +20 dodge
bonus to your AC against that attack. An
opponent who attempted a bull rush and
misses moves into the square behind your
previous position or strikes the wall if
there was a wall behind you unless they
succeed at a reflex save higher than their
own attack roll. (If they fail and move off
a cliff edge, that’s their problem).
Special: A fighter may select this feat as
a fighter bonus feat.
Song Spell
[General]
You can make spells last longer by
singing.
Prerequisite: Bardic Music Ability
Benefit: You may expend a bardic music
use for the day as you cast any bard spell
which has a duration other than
instantaneous, while sung or
concentration. If you do, then you sing as
the spell begins. The spell’s normal
duration doesn’t start counting down as
long as you sing. Singing this way is a
move-equivalent action that doesn’t
provoke an attack of opportunity. (If you
cast a spell that lasts 1 round / level at
6th level this way, then sing for 4 rounds
after casting the spell, the spell will last a
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total of 10 rounds instead of the normal
6).
Spell Focus
[General]
Choose a spell or descriptor, such as
illusion or fire. Your spells of this school
or descriptor are more potent than
normal.
Benefit: Add +1 to the DC of all saving
throws against the spells within the school
or possessing the descriptor of your
choice.
Note: You can take this feat multiple
times, but its effects don’t stack. Instead,
each time you take this feat it applies to a
new school or descriptor.
Split Spell
[Metamagic]
You can prepare two spells in one slot.
Prerequisite: Ability to prepare spells.
Level Adjustment: +1
Benefit: You prepare two spells in one
slot and can cast either spell from that
slot. The level adjustment is calculated
from the highest-level spell of the two.
Stealth Attack
[General]
You can kill foes without making a sound.
Prerequisite: Sneak Attack, 8 ranks
Move Silently
Benefit: You can choose to lose 1d6 of
your sneak attack damage to attempt to
kill your foe silently with a sneak attack.
Roll a move silently check if your sneak
attack hits to set the DC for anyone to
hear the attack. Note that if your foe
survives your attack they may spread the
alarm anyway.
Toughness
[General]
You are tougher than normal.
Prerequisite: CON 13+
Benefit: You gain +1 hit point per level.
Note: This feat is too useful at low levels
and too weak at high levels. The scaling
change above fixes this problem. This
version of the feat cannot be taken more
than once.
Twins
[General]
You and another character are twins and
there exists between you a mystic tie.
Prerequisite: Two characters must take
this feat together. If one player character
takes this feat her twin must also be a
player character.
Benefit: As twins you have an empathic
link that is identical in all respects to the
empathic link that exists between a
sorcerer and his familiar (see pg. 51 of
The PHB). Because of the higher
intelligence of both characters this link is
far more useful then that with a familiar.
Special: A character may only take this
feat at 1st level.
Twin Share Spell
[Metamagic]
You can share spells with your twin as a
sorcerer can with his familiar.
Prerequisite: Twins feat
Benefit: You can share spells with your
twin as long as you remain on an
adjoining square with (and therefore
within 5’ of) her. Additionally you can
cast a spell with a range of “you” as a
touch range spell on your twin.
Your twin can also deliver touch spells for
you. When you cast a touch range spell
you can designate your twin to be the
“toucher” (You and your twin must be in
contact at the time of casting). Your twin
can then deliver the touch spell just as
you could. As normal, if you cast another
spell before the touch spell is delivered, it
dissipates.

our character is nothing
Y
more than a piece of paper
until you put yourself into
the role and breathe life
into it and by extension
the world that it is a part
of. Up to this point this
book has set down the mechanics
surrounding your character, but this is
only half the game. The other half is
playing and portraying the role. This
chapter deals with the roleplaying
techniques and creating a fun and
engaging role for you to play and for the
other players to interact with. It also deals
with descriptive elements that have a
game effect but that don’t fit neatly into
any other chapter, such as alignment and
religion. Finally this chapter presents the
equipment available to you in this setting
as it differs considerably from the list
offered in the Player’s Handbook.
<< Lady Courtney Mintrube.
Mintrube Matriarch of the
Mintrube family of Ultan, Lady Mintrube is
famous, or perhaps infamous for her feud
with Lady jalsi. The two matriarchs have led
their respective clans in a bloody civil
insurrection within Ultan that has been
ongoing for ten years. Such feuds are
unfortunately quite common in Telzoa,
usually only ending when one family or
another is destroyed and long after the
incident which started the feud has been
forgotten.
Alignment
In the Dusk setting alignment is a link
leading back to creation itself. The setting
has not nine but five alignments, and
those alignments not only describe what a
character believes is important in his life
but also how he responds to magic and
how it responds to him. Each alignment is
named for the outer plane it is linked to:
Aborean, Balcridrean, Sodrean, Shunrean
and Valrean, but most characters refer to
the color each alignment presents under
the scrutiny of a Know Alignment spell –
green, blue, black, red and white.
While the forces of alignment play an
even more significant role in Dusk, they
don’t interpret good and evil. Alignments
are thoughts and natures – not actions.
Only actions can be judged as good or
evil, and this interpretation is rather left
up to individuals who naturally interpret
good and evil according to their own
alignment.
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Aborean (Green)
“Everything begins and ends in life –
for even as one passes on, they give
life to the scavengers feeding upon
them.”
~ +Sashana, Grand Druid
The aborean alignment is associated most
strongly with life, nature, and green
magic. Druids and rangers are required to
have this alignment in order to receive
their spells.
The Aborean is an interesting and often
misunderstood alignment. Sure, it’s about
nature and the natural way, but what
does that really mean? Well, to Aboreans
life is the most important and powerful
thing in the world. In life all things are
possible. Life will overcome – it will find a
way. To an Aborean death is a necessary
part of life. To kill to acquire food is a part
of life, for the strongest and most able will
survive and life, as a whole, grows
stronger. Killing for sport is another
matter entirely, and a hideous evil in the
Aborean mind.
Aboreans are happiest watching things
grow – be they grains or the cows grazing
upon them. On an individual basis the
Aborean belief is that everyone is born
with potential, and it is best to let them
live to see that potential.
Aboreans look to nature to see cycles
and they revere and adore them.
Coexistance with these cycles is a source
of strength. Coming to understand them is
a source of wisdom. However, the
Aborean doesn’t wish to take the world
apart to figure out how it works – given
time and observation the world will reveal
its secrets to the Aborean on its own
terms and in its own time.
All the other alignments tend to want to
reshape the world in some fashion to suit
their desires, but the Aboreans want the
world to remain exactly as it is and don’t
want anyone to change it. Artificial change
they feel is always for the worst and
ultimately futile – for eventually nature
takes back the land taken from her.
Aboreans see in the Valrean mindset a
fellow alignment that values community
and coexistance. They each understand
that there is order in the world, though
the Aboreans don’t understand why
Valreans seem to need laws for every
conceivable thing – to the point of denying
the emotions that are part of themselves
much of the time.
It is in the Shunreans that Aboreans find
a fellow alignment that celebrates the
power of emotions and instincts, though
the Aboreans are sometimes amused by
how blindly Shunreans will follow their
feelings and disturbed by the destructive
power their red magic can give them while
in a rage.
As for Balcridreans, Aboreans find them
to be distasteful and idealistic fools at best
and destructive scoundrels at the worst.
Balcridreans too often get so caught up in
esoteric theories and formulaes that they
can’t see the truth in front of them.
Though this can be tolerated, the attitude
many Balcridreans have towards the world
is offensive to Aboreans. The Balcridreans
see the world as nothing more than
resources with which to build machines
and cities without any care to the
destruction these things can cause to
nature. Hence the Aboreans actively seek
to keep their moves checked lest they
recast the world in an artificial mockery of
its current self.
Aboreans view Sodreans as short-
sighted, selfish morons. While Aboreans
allow themselves to bend to nature’s will,
Sodreans want nature (and everyone else
for that matter) to bend to their will. Many
Sodreans think nothing of hunting and
killing for sport alone, a horrific concept to
an Aborean. Hence the Sodreans must be
stopped before they destroy anything in
pursuit of their selfish desires.
Balcridrean (Blue)
“All actions have consequence, and
often enough the less thought the
more consequence.”
~ +Alblasker of Granis
Members of this alignment
cherish thought and
learning above all else. Balcridreans wish
to know as much as possible about
anything and everything. Endlessly
curious, Balcridreans are equally
fascinated by what is and what could be.
Knowledge and the eternal quest for
omniscience are the prime goals of the
Balcridreans. Knowledge is everything to
them, and when they aren’t learning they
are developing plans and schemes to learn
still more. This isn’t to say that all smart
characters have this alignment though –
it’s just that Balcridreans are preoccupied
with learning before anything else – be
that others, themselves, their emotions or
the world around them. It’s not that they
may not care about these things; it’s just
that they are all secondary at best. The
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Balcridrean is an inquiring mind that has
to know, and they don’t understand that
the act of discovery itself can sometimes
forever change what they have
discovered.
Balcridreans are happy curled around an
old tome studying or sitting at a desk,
writing. Slow to actually take action to a
fault, most Balcrideans want to make sure
everything is in place before proceeding.
This puts them at a disadvantage when
haste is necessary – for there is not
always time to “sew the last button upon
the last coat of the last soldier in the
army.”
Balcridreans feel that anything is
possible if the right lessons are grasped
and the right resources acquired. The
world is nothing more to them but those
resources – to aquire them, understand
them and then use them.
In the Valreans the Balcrideans find an
alignment that shares their love of
planning and thinking things through, but
they can’t quite understand the
importance of precedent and they
certainly don’t understand the value
Valreans place on living in peace with
nature. Just go ahead and reshape it goes
an old Balcridian sentiment, what could
possibly go wrong?
To the Balcridreans the Sodrean
alignment is one that isn’t scared of the
occasional ugliness of truth. Neither
alignment understands the concept of
passing judgement on knowledge, though
unlike the Sodreans the Balcrideans
understand that the application of some
knowledge is dangerous no matter the
perceived benefit. Balcrideans also can’t
understand why Sodreans sometimes
allow their selfishness to drive them to
rash or reckless (in Balcridrean eyes)
actions.
Balcridreans find Aboreans fustrating
because they accept the world as is.
Balcridreans have a never-ending series of
why’s and how’s on the world and resent
the Aborean opposition to allowing them
to ‘tinker” with nature in order to learn
about it their way. Balcrideans think the
best way to learn about something is to
take it apart. While Aboreans insist that
nature is more than the sum of its parts,
the Balcrideans want to find out about
those parts first and worry about the sum
later. If the Aboreans won’t get out of the
way, they’ll just have to be dealt with.
Shunreans embrace everything
Balcridreans pride themselves in
shunning. Balcridreans believe knowledge
paves the way to victory – Shunreans
believe that passion does; Balcridreans
prefer to think – Shunreans prefer to act;
Balcridreans believe that rash actions are
deadly – Shunreans believe waiting is
deadly; Balcridreans are cold intellects –
Shunreans are renowned for their hot
tempers (and spells).
Shunrean (Red)
“So long as I am free I am alive.”
~ +Trishdare, Elven
Sorcerer
Freedom is the most
important thing to the
Shunreans, and they pursue it with
untamed passion. This alignment fully
embraces emotions of all types and the
Shunrean heart is guided by how it feels,
never stopping to think about why. No
alignment is as caring in love or deadly in
fury than the Shunreans. Barbarians need
to have the Shunrean alignment to tap
into their hearts and use their rage ability.
Bards require this alignment in order to be
in touch with the passion that drives
music.
Unlike other alignments, Shunreans
don’t set long term goals or plans, rather
they live exclusively in the moment. Many
of them are daredevils seeking to milk
every ounce of adreniline they can out of
existence by taking chances. This isn’t to
say that they are incapacle of planning or
setting goals, it’s just that these tend to
be short term and their execution
haphazard. Methodical is not a word to
use to describe them.
Shunreans enjoy freedom, including the
freedom gained by living impulsively and
without a plan. They are firm believers in
the principle that life is a journey and not
a destination. Despite the violence they
and their spells are capacle of, friends are
important to Shunreans. They enjoy
sharing their feelings after all and enjoy
personal relationships with a few others.
Freedom is the principle underlying all
other Shunrean thought. As long as they
are free to act as they will when they will,
they care little for other concerns. They
also believe that freedom must be
extended to everyone, and to this end
they don’t interfere with the lives of
strangers unless they present a threat.
Shunreans find Sodreans to be kindred
free spirits, though they don’t understand
why the Sodreans are so insular and
selfish, and they certainly don’t appreciate
the Sodrean need to dominate others.
In the Aboreans the Shunreans see
fellow lovers of passion and emotion,
though they don’t understand why the
Aboreans sometimes restrain their
emotion for the good of nature. Creatures
in nature can act unfettered the
Shunreans argue, so why can’t we.
As to Valreans, Shunreans hate them
and their uncountable laws. “Who gives
others the right to tell me what to do?” is
a question asked by many a Shunrean.
Sure, you listen to your parents, your
lovers, and your friends, but why give
authority in your life to someone who
doesn’t know you, doesn’t care for you.
It’s not so much following orders that
bother Shunreans – they can and do
follow the orders of their peers. The
problem lies in asking a Shunrean to
follow orders from an organization or
other faceless authority – they constantly
balk at this concept. If the Shunreans are
to be free to follow their destiny the
Valreans must be defeated.
And the Balcridreans? They are stupid
and plodding philosophers scared to come
out of their cloistered learning cells and
live. What is life without passion? Without
love? Without fury and all other emotions?
These aren’t as the Balcridreans say
“things which cloud the mind,” but rather
they are things that make life worth living.
A dangerous assumption though is that
Shunreans can’t think or plan – they
indeed can but when they do they, unlike
the Balcridreans, put passion and
creativity into their work; as opposed to
the cold logic of the Balcridreans. If
Shunreans are to be free to create they
must stay clear of the banality of
Balcridrean thought.
Sodrean (Black)
“There are two types of people in
the world – those who use people
and those who get used. I spent my
time as a member of the latter
society, now excuse me if I refuse to
return to it.”
~ +Markson of Altania
Sodreans cherish three things: me,
myself, and I. They view the world in this
light as well – everyone is trying to get
ahead in life so why pretend that it is
different. While the opponents of this
alignment call it selfish, Sodreans call it
honest.
Sodreans want to gain as much personal
power as they can so as to further
advance their own adjendas. Their
ultimate goal is omnipotence. They have
no qualms about taking what they need
and what they want unless someone
stronger is around to stop them, for isn’t
the law of nature survival of the fittest?
And Sodreans are intent on doing
everything they can to insure they are the
fittest. This said most Sodreans
understand the value of restraint, for
reckless power grabs can backfire. It’s
useless to take something you don’t have
the strength to keep ahold of.
The term evil is used to describe
Sodreans often enough, but this label is
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unfair. All the Dusk alignments have a
capacity for evil actions in order to further
their goals. Sodreans put themselves
before others and believe that their own
needs come before anyone else; but that
attitude doesn’t preclude acts of kindness
– though admittedly when a Sodrean is
being nice to you chances are he wants
something from you that he can’t steal for
some reason. The “me first” attitude of
Sodreans does mean that this alignment
has the highest propensity to commit evil
acts and it is also the alignment with the
most infighting. But there is a difference
between being inclined towards being evil
and actually being evil.
It should be noted that Sodrean
selfishness isn’t entirely bad. The
importance of the individual is a key
concept in capitalism and modern
democracy.
Good implies, among other things, a
respect for moral authority. Sodreans
don’t believe in morality at all – they are
amoral – but this isn’t the same as acting
immorally. An immoral person actively
seeks to be disruptive in society and to
overturn morality. An amoral one simply
believes that morality doesn’t mean
anything. This having been said, Sodreans
have no compulsions about acting in a
moral fashion if this helps them get
ahead.
The problem is that Sodreans don’t
usually have a problem with doing
anything to get ahead. They don’t pass
moral or ethical judgements on their
actions, they just evaluate whether or not
the action is a good idea. Stealing is a
good idea only if you’re sure you can get
away with it. Other Sodreans don’t feel
that the problems created defying the
local laws are worth their trouble. These
are the types who will do everything they
can within the law to get ahead. And
these guys are no less Sodrean than their
outlaw counterparts, though they do have
more of an air of respectability.
In Balcridreans the Sodreans have an
ally who is willing to learn whatever is
necessary to get ahead. Balcrideans
aren’t afraid of the occasional ugliness of
truth though they are sometimes afraid of
the consequences of using that
knowledge. Then again, to the Sodreans
they seem to be afraid of taking any
action at all without overplanning.
The Shunreans earn Sodrean respect by
acting in their own best interests most of
the time. Unfortunately they are easily
swayed that they can be tricked into doing
things that, in the long run, aren’t in their
best interest. Then again, that’s probably
fortunate – it makes them more easily
controlled.
The Valreans make Sodreans sick. They
believe in ludicrous concepts that defy the
laws of nature (as Sodreans interpret
them). Protect the weak from the strong?
Bah, the weak should be culled from the
earth. Equality for everyone? Bah, the
best and brightest deserve to get ahead in
life, and the weak and stupid deserve to
eek out whatever lot they can. Valrean
emphasis on morality is also repugnant to
Sodreans – such idealism is meaningless
in the end, and it has no value.
Aboreans embrace a similar sort of idocy
as the Sodreans see it. Life is important
yes, but only if it can be used to serve
you. If its existence doesn’t benefit you,
why care?
Valrean (White)
“There is no value in being alone,
serving oneself. Each of us are
impermanent shadows in a greater
play – and he who serves only
himself serves a shadow that will
pass away into nothing as a flower
in the wind.”
~ +Princess Anatole.
“The needs of the many outweigh the
needs of the few, or the one.” This
sentiment is the key of the Valrean
alignment, the alignment of peace,
harmony, order and community. This is
the alignment of paladins and monks,
each of which follow and excersize rigid
discipline in their training and in their
lives.
Global harmony for all people is the goal
of the Valreans. To achieve this harmony,
Valreans embrace and use law. Valreans
also have the most extensively codified
and developed religions, though gods
exist in every alignment – there worship is
strongest in the alignment were
subservience is a virtue.
It is easy to call the Valrean mindset the
“good” alignment of Dusk, but this would
be a mistake. True, Valreans thought
espouses many of the moral laws most
people would call good – The sanctity of
human life, peace, harmony, and so on.
But Valreans also believe that individuals
can and must be sacrificed for the good of
their society, though that sacrifice should
be voluntary if it must be enforced, so be
it. Valreans also believe that those outside
the group have no rights whatsoever.
Before calling Valrea good consider that
facism is a very Valrean concept, and
there are few among us that would call
facism good.
Valreans believe in a set of moral laws
and that these laws should be followed at
all times. Morality, to Valreans, is cut and
dried – there are no shades of grey. In
addition to this, Valreans have a highly
developed sense of honor. Honor defines
an individuals place in society, and a slight
to a Valrean’s honor will provoke a fight.
In the Aboreans the Valreans see an ally
who shares their love of community and
order, albeit natural order. If only the
Aboreans would go by the book more
instead of following their gut.
In Balcridreans the Valreans find an ally
who loves learning and order, though they
are bit too inclined to delve into things
best left alone for Valrean tastes.
To the Valreans, the Sodreans are a
blight. Their complete lack of moral
sensibility and respect for moral authority
makes them dangerous mavericks at best
and enemies that must be destroyed at
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worst. If the Valreans are ever to have
harmony, the Sodreans must be wiped
out.
And the Shunreans? The Valreans
cannot and will not tolerate their constant
disregard for civil authority and their
attempts to drive the world into chaos and
anarchy. If the world is to ever know
peace the Shunreans must be put down.
Alignment in Play
Players begin play with one declared
alignment. As time progresses their
attunement to that alignment either grows
stronger or they branch out and develop
multiple alignments. Repeated use of
spells of a given color can also taint a
character's alignment. There is no harm in
having multiple colors of alignment in and
of itself, just be aware that your character
counts for all the alignment colors he has.
Some classes require that a character
have a certain alignment be dominant – in
other words most of the character's
alignment history must fall in line with
that of the class. The paladin class
however requires its members to be
purely Valrean with no deviation.
Alignments never disappear from a
character unless purged away with an
atonement spell.
Religion
“All serve someone, whether they are aware of it or
not.”
~ +Sirrom
Religion plays a significant role in the lives
of the Telzoan people. Both gods and
priests are quite active and demonstrate
their power on a regular basis. The
humans of Telzoa practice a faith knowns
as “Telensitary,” meaning “The Way,”
though a new religion – Pentalism, has
begun to enter the region. On top of this
each of the major races has deities
dedicated to themselves. This book will
therefore only detail those deities that
player characters are likely to follow.
Telensitary
While strongest on the Isle of Telzoa itself,
Telensitary is found throughout Losineris
and northern Delcerni in one form or
another. In many regions though some
deities disappear from the canon of
legends and tales, and others move in to
take their place.
Telensitary is divided into five courts,
four of which are opposed along lines of
alignment. While general clerics owe
fealty to no court or power in particular,
neither do they hold any real influence in
the temple hierarchies. They do however
serve a vital role as go betweens and
messengers between the various courts,
and their importance has risen
significantly since the beginning of the
Pentalist incursions (See Pentalism).
Clerics can be found in the service of all
courts save Siliani, which exclusively has
druids in its service.
Aurnon
“Behold the light of truth, hear the chorus of justice,
and obey”
~ +The Tedisa, Book I, Canto 30
The court of Aurnon and its deities have a
well-deserved reputation for conservatism
and reactionary behavior. Of the five
courts of Telzoa, Aurnon is the most
vehement in its persecution of Pentalist
priests regardless of the aims they may
profess unto. Aurnon is without doubt the
most politically powerful court, with many
kings and nobles professing faith in Tean
and placing large donations into the court.
Enemies of the court snidely remark that
the priests have duty first to their earthly
patrons before higher matters are
concerned. Aurnon views its detractors as
simply another burden to bear.
Militarily Aurnon is stronger than the
other courts combined. Fortunately for
the others the large court can never seem
to bring it's might to bear. Also Aurnon
has considerable resources tied up in the
attempt to quell the now 200-year-old war
of succession in Telzoa. Despite these
problems no one questions the virtue of
the temples, or of its champions the
paladins (All paladins of Telzoa serve court
Aurnon).
+Tean
The Watching One, Lord
of Burning Eyes
Symbol: A twin Sunburst
Alignment: White
Portfolio: The Twin Suns, Justice, Duty,
Honor, Chivalry
Domains: Glory, Justice, Purity,
Renewal, Retribution, Sun
Favored Weapon: The Longsword
The Power
Tean is Lord of the twin suns of
Carthasana, which are said by legend to
be his burning eyes as they watch the
world. He is final judge of the dead that
are brought before him by Matacha and
Kepho, whose actions he weighs before
turning them over to one of those two to
do with as they please. He is the patron
of duty, honor and chivalry, and the
precepts of these have said to have been
passed down to mortals from his hand.
Tean is depicted as a young man with
fire red hair, glowing all white eyes which
project beams of light which can part any
shadow. His skin is white yet glows with a
golden hue. He wields a longsword
named in legend as Landrasindrel. His
armor, when he chooses to wear such, is
made of pure gold.
The Ethos
Tean's faithful are ethically and morally
unreproachable, save for those who resent
its purity. His priests teach that the light
of the soul can shine from within if the
mind and the body are kept pure. Justice
is achieved through obedience to
authority, and all just authority is divine in
nature so to defy a king is to defy Tean
himself.
The Clergy
Priests of Tean are found in the larger
cities of Telzoa acting as emissaries and
advisors to the noble rulers of the island.
Paladins act as direct agents for these
priests as they are bound by code to defer
to these priests before any others.
Ceremonial vestments of the priests are
white with red skullcaps. Higher priests
use gold embroidery of varying degrees of
complexity - the degree of which is
determined by the rank of the priest.
History & Relationships
The faith of Tean predates most of the
other deities of the pantheon except for
Senda, goddess of the night and the
principle nemesis to the lord of the twin
suns. Tean rules over Court Aurnon with
mostly unquestioned authority (Matacha is
the most likely to disobey, and then only
rarely).
Tean particularly hates individuals who
are unwilling to be open and honest in
their affairs with others and deities that
espouse secrecy in any form for any
reason draw his ire. This causes
occasional friction with Matacha as she is
a guardian of the secrets of the dead that
went with them to the grave. Tean
however loathes the entire Shadrean court
more strongly than any other deity of his
own court and most of his efforts and
those of his priests remain focused on
thwarting the aims of Senda and her
allies.
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Ma+tacha
The Shepherdess, Lady of Regret
Symbol: The Crow
Alignment: White/Black
Portfolio: Natural Death, The 1st Moon,
The Good Aligned Dead.
Domains: Fate, Guardian, Protection,
Purity, Rest
Favored Weapon: Morningstar
The Power
As one of the two Gods of Death and the
Dead, Matacha and those who worship her
are most curious individuals indeed. The
general populace of Telzoa fear her, for
Tean's wrath has been expressed through
her, and many in the whole island
remember her visitation on the night of
the first anniversary of the destruction of
Castle Maldanca by the Milicsundrians
when 112 noble children died in their
sleep - the same as the number of priests
murdered one year before by King Salsis.
Normally though Matacha's purpose is
guardian of natural death. She abhors the
existence of the undead and charges her
priests with the task of destroying all such
creatures they encounter.
Matacha is depicted as a middle aged
woman who, while certainly not young,
has yet to really show her age. Her
visage exudes a silent strength to it, yet
the weariness of age. Her eyes and hair
are raven black. She is always dressed
with a black cloak and a white gown. She
is also said to be able to shape change
into a crow at will, and superstition holds
that she takes this form when she ferries
dead souls to the beyond.
Matacha also rules over the nearest
moon of the sky as it nightly moves amid
the celestial sea of souls.
The Ethos
The teachings of the priesthood are
dominated by warnings of the dangers to
come if one leads an evil life. This life
is but a test meant to earn the right to
paradise in the beyond - those who
succeed are fated to be rewarded by
Matacha (or their patron god in the
case of priests). Those who fail are to
be turned over to Kepho to be
punished and tortured as he wills.
The Clergy
Priests of Matacha wander the island with
copies of the enigmatic Ruandi Nombren,
a roll containing the names of all souls
born and died in this world. It is said that
when a name is recorded into a priest's
Ruandi Nombren, it appears in the copy
held by Matacha herself and used as a
ledger to track the movement of souls.
Ceremonial garments are deep black
gowns and cloaks with hoods drawn over
the head. Priests where thin veils which
force anyone to be very close to them to
actually recognize them. As this dress is
very similar to Senda's priests many of
the priests of Matacha accent their garb
with a bright white sash.
History & Relationships
The sister of Kepho in life, Matacha’s
hatred of the god of the damned runs as
deep as the betrayal between the two.
According to legend the prior god of the
dead, Sekoon had promised all of his
power to Kepho and that Matacha had
interrupted the ritual meant to bring about
the transfer of that power. In response
Sekoon chose to split his powers between
the two and be content to see them both
tormented for eternity while torturing one
another. Sekoon’s priests still teach that
one day their dark lord shall tire of this
game and take back what is his. Whatever
truths lie behind the legends lie deep
though and are largely lost to time.
Matacha remains Aurnon’s most
mercurial deity given to boughts of rage
particularly when her plans are thwarted,
but despite her temper she has a heart of
gold and is deeply caring for all she calls
friends. She is however one of the more
dangerous deities to call an enemy.
Cu+vanill
The Mother of Mothers, Lady
of the Shield
Symbol: A Gold Shield
Alignment: White/Red
Portfolio: Defensive War, Mothers,
Protection
Domains: Community, Family, Purity,
Strength, War
Favored Weapon: Longspear
The Power
She of the shield, Cuvanill is stubborn and
resolute goddess of defense and
protection. She is the sworn enemy of
Sana, the Goddess of Aggressive War and
Slaughter. While a skilled warrior,
Cuvanill hates war craft and battle and
prefers the ways of peace. But she and
her followers recognize the inevitability of
war as long as evil hearts exist in the
world and the necessity of preparing to
combat them and drive them back into
the darkness from which they came.
Cuvanill is depicted as matronly figure in
full plate armor and a full body shield of
light in her left hand. In her right hand
she holds a halberd which is her weapon
of choice. She is also often depicted
without any arms and in the company of
children - for she is patron of motherhood.
Just as their is no end to a mother's love
and willingness to protect her children, so
too does Cuvanill show no lack of
compassion or love as she smites those
who would harm her priests or children.
The Ethos
War is evil - yet it must be fought when
brought unto you. There is no honor in
surrendering to oppression, no good in
allowing the wicked to rule the virtuous.
One prepared for war does not invite
attack, and if vigilance and preparation
prevents war so much the better. The
strong must protect the weak.
The Clergy
Cuvanill's priests guard the temple
establishments of Aurnon and defend
them without question, to the bitter end.
If assigned to protect someone a priest of
Cuvanill will not live to see them harmed.
The stalwart reputation of the priests
proceed them, and their enemies loathe
having to fight them. Cuvanill's priests
are often assigned the duty of protecting
key positions in a fight - and as such
when they see fighting, they find
themselves in the thick of it.
Outside of combat the clerics were
simple white robes with a red sash and a
polished gold-tinted wooden shield. These
ceremonial shields are rarely, if ever
actually used in combat.
History & Relationships
Mother of Chiantu, demi-goddess of
children, Cuvanill is one of the more
popular deities throughout Telzoa. She is
also one of the more fickle deities of
Aurnon as one might suppose from her
white/red alignment. Her principle enemy
is Sana, the goddess of aggression and
aggressive war. While the methods of the
two deities are very similar, their aims
could not be more different. Cuvanill uses
the tools of chaos to try to insure order
remains preeminate – while Sana uses
carefully planned strategy and order in an
attempt to bring about the chaos of total
unending war. Few deities in the Telensia
tary religion are more diametrically
opposed than these two.
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Rosalyn+n
The Martyred One, Lady of
Sorrow
Symbol: A Crying Eye
Alignment: White/Green
Portfolio: Suffering, Matyrs
Domains: Aid, Healing, Purity
Favored Weapon: None
The Power
Known as the "Martyred Goddess,"
Rosalynn is one of two deities in the
pantheon held to have ascended from a
mortal state after giving up her life to
protect her people from the tyranny of her
father. Though the circumstances of her
death and the heroism of her actions
change from telling to telling of the story,
Rosalynn's actions are always seen as
pivotal in saving her people from
darkness. The truth of the matter is itself
lost to time.
Today Rosalynn is seen as the willing
sufferer, the one who takes mantle of
other's burden's upon themselves. Hers is
not a popular faith to follow, although the
line of persons willing to take advantage
of the charity of her priests remains long.
Rosalynn's avatar is said to be that she
had just after death - a girl of fourteen
years whose throat has been cut open
with a knife. Due to this injury she cannot
speak, and her priests similarly do not
speak in their temples and only very
rarely will they quietly speak outside such
circumstances. In order to communicate
despite this practice the priests have
developed an elaborate sign language.
The Ethos
Humble thyself not only before the gods,
but also before your fellow man. Nothing
in the world is as worthless as empty
pride. The next greatest virtue to a priest
of Rosalynn is patience, and both
combined give dignity to the individual -
which is a very different thing from pride.
Most Rosalynn followers are quiet
introverts preferring to demonstrate their
teachings through action.
The Clergy
The worshippers of Rosalynn are very few
in number, but their impact can be great.
All the other priests of Aurnon have a
grave amount of respect for the priests
who take, embrace and endure what is
sometimes called the "quiet path."
The ceremonial vestments of the
Rosalites are black but often tattered, for
these priests own only their priestly habits
and forsake many other possessions.
They also tie a red necklace of woven
hemp about their necks to symbolize their
matron's death wound.
History & Relationships
The name of the goddess Rosalynn
changes more frequently from land to land
than any other. Of the deites, she and her
father Berenash are the most recently
ascended mortals of the pantheon. Where
most ascended deities work to hide their
mortal lives, Rosalynn embraces it and
critics say embellishes it.
In life she was a princess of an empire –
most say the Malchani, but since she was
a goddess during the time of this empire it
is more likely that she ascended prior to
this empire’s rise. She foiled a plot by her
father by destroying an artifact he had
used to become a god. In so doing she
ascended herself and was placed in a
position to administer and see to those
afflicted by her father and his agents.
Rosalynn’s faith is not a popular one,
but it given a silent honor and prestige by
most other priests and the allied priests of
Aurnon will fight to protect the priests of
Rosalynn regardless of their ability to
defend themselves. Cuvanill and her
priests are particularly protective of
Rosalynn as the goddess Cuvanill sees
Rosalynn as an adopted daughter of sorts,
and some speculate Rosalynn worshipped
Cuvanill while she was mortal.
Gin+tuse
The Scribe of Law, Keeper of
the Tomes
Symbol: A scroll
Alignment: White/Blue
Portfolio: Literature, Law, Knowledge
Known
Domains: Knowledge, Purity, Scribe
Favored Weapon: Staff
The Power
Gintuse is the Lord of Scribes, Law and all
knowledge known to man. It is he that is
charged with the guarding and protection
of the written word - and to his eyes all
literature, for good or ill, must be
preserved. While not charged with the
interpretation of the law (a function of
Tean's power and position) Gintuse often
throws himself willingly into the role of
devil's advocate in the debates of the
court.
Gintuse is depicted as a scholar - strong
and robust for such an individual, but a
scholar all the same. Most paintings and
statuary paint him as balding with the hair
on the back of his head and his beard
both flowing to his waist. He usually
carries a book or scroll and the more
tedious, realistic renderings of him stain
his fingertips with ink ever so slightly to
signify his roll as scribe of the gods.
The Ethos
Knowledge must be preserved - to be
preserved it must be written - and once
written it must be guarded. This applies
equally to evil as well as to good
knowledge, although those things man is
not meant to know must be sealed away
and left only as a weapon to combat it
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should that knowledge be rediscovered by
the wicked.
The Clergy
The most pedantic members of Aurnon,
the priests and devotees of Gintuse urge
caution to the point that caution itself
becomes risky. As a result of this
tendency priests of Gintuse are more
sedentary and don't range far afield.
Gintuse's priests have a bit of a rivalry
with Matacha and her brood despite the
two being allies. Gintuse is somewhat
critical of Matacha for often thinking with
her heart instead of her head, and his
priests follow through with this accusation
on her followers. The rivalry is not heated
though, as each group recognizes the
needs of the others role - but they are at
ends with each other when trying to
influence the other three.
History & Relationships
deal of the court's time is spent redressing
lapses in better judgment.
Ever since Rizaldi and Aurnon came to a
tenuous peace some 270 years ago the
two sub-religions have had a strained
history. More than once individual priests
have come to blows, and while the two
courts do not officially war, they do keep
their fences hedged high and try to stay
away from each other's affairs. Most of
the arguments between the two arise
when they attempt to cooperate.
Rizaldi espouses the virtue of freedom
and its priests argue against any strictures
to it save one - freedom must be given to
all, and any act that restricts the freedom
of another cannot be taken. Rizaldans
often recklessly exploit their own freedom,
to the point of disgusting outsiders. For
example Rizaldans usually walk nude
within the confines of their own temples,
for why conceal the bodies the gods have
so perfectly made?

Gintuse is a great fan of the status quo

and in any meeting among the deities he
is always the voice advocating caution and
deliberation before action, even to the
point of annoying his allies. Gintuse
counts deities with no regard for law as
his most bitter enemies, and his
relationship with the frolicking court of
Rizaldi is worse than any other member of
Aurnon.

Rizaldi
“A passionate heart knows more than all the libraries
of the world.”

~ +Alisiana of Cuane

The popular Court of Roses is as chaotic
as Aurnon is lawful, and while Aurnon
follows a doctrine of spiritual fulfillment,
Rizaldi espouses a philosophy of earthly
pursuit and hedonistic pleasure. Rizaldan
priests indulge themselves to the brink of
hedonism and sometimes beyond.
Though none of them would ever
intentionally harm someone else, they
occasionally do so by accident and a good
 Rizaldi is unique among the four courts
for its lack of hierarchy. A Rizaldan
temple has a floor plan that lacks
procession or altar. The temples are laid
out in radial around the deity statue and
no one person has status over the others.
While there are certainly priests that
maintain and guard the structure and fight
to defend the faith, they take no
prominence in prayer. All are equal
before His Enchanting Lady and Her
Eternal Consort.
Cuane
Of the Waves, Lady of Dance.
Symbol: Right half of a heart
in the shape of a face.
Alignment: Red/Blue
Portfolio: Love, The Sea, Poen (left) and Cuane’s is one of the strongest points of
Feminine Beauty, Dance combined holy symbol.
Domains: Charm, Community, Family,
Liberation, Sea, Water
Favored Weapon: The Bow
The Power
His Enchanting Lady of the Roses, of the
waves, of the dances, of charm - Cuane
has many titles that Rizaldans use in front
of outsiders, but among them she is
simply "Cu." Her name comes from the
Liternanin Cu for "Love" and Anne
meaning "Grace," hence "Beloved Grace."
Cuane rules over the sea - and like it she
can be beautiful in her calm and terrible
when enraged. Her depictions are
impossibly beautiful - for she is the
Goddess of Feminine Beauty. And with
the waves it is said that she invented and
is the Patroness of Dance.
The Ethos
Love. Do whatever the hell you want, but
love. Insure freedom for all and love.
Bring beauty to world, and do it with love.
You must learn to love yourself to truly
know how to love anyone else, including
His Enchanting Lady - with that lesson in
hand teach love to all.
The Clergy
Cuane's personal following is a sorority -
there are no men in her following -
contrawise women do not follow Poen her
husband. There is a duality between
these two orders, and many of the priests
and priestesses are married. Marriage is
not a contract between Rizaldans as it is
between dedicates of Aurnon. It
is a spiritual bond. Neither is
sexual contact exclusive to the
marriage, although it is still
somewhat taboo there are
justifications. Adultery does not
carry the connotations of betrayal
among the Rizaldans that it does
in our culture or the followers of
Aurnon. This "free love" principle
contention between the courts.
Priestly vestments are bright
pink and blue ribbons that barely conceal
the wearer's breasts or genitals. Rose
and flower garlands complete the outfit
and have given rise to the nickname
"flower-children." Cuane's priests find the
nickname amusing, but far from formal.
Outside their temples the priestesses
dress to allure, but within the constraints
of the local culture and law.
History & Relationships
For as long as anyone can remember the
god and goddess of love have been tied
together in the Rizaldian mythos. To
speak of one without mentioning the other
is largely pointless for the two remain as
inseperable as they teach their priests to
be.
Cuane is the more vocal of the pair in
most tales, and she isn’t shy about who
she considers friend or foe. She despises
Gintuse of the court of Aurnon but will
tolerate him to maintain a tenuous peace.
She considers the very mention of the
name Sekoon to be an affront and her
priests will attack his on site.
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Poen
Of the Skies, Lord of Song
Symbol: Left half of a heart in the shape
of a face.
Alignment: Red/Blue
Portfolio: Love, The Sky, Bards,
Masculine Beauty, Music
Domains: Air, Charm, Guardian,
Liberation, Music, Protection
Favored Weapon: Bow
The Power
Her Enchanting Consort is the title by
which Poen (Liternanin meaning,
"Guards") is usually addressed, and it
implies that his is a secondary role in the
pantheon. This is partially true - Cuane
does most of the speaking for the two, but
his role is quite strong. All the waters of
the world flow into the sea, and all those
waters come from the sky - just as the
waters of a man flow into his spouse to
plant the seed of new life. Such sexual
metaphors are constant within Rizaldan
doctrine. Woman may hold the waters
from which new life springs, but man is
required to protect her especially when
she bears such burdens. Some sects also
hold that while a woman must give birth
to the body of a child her husband must
mediate at the same time in order to give
birth to the soul.
Poen rules all things that flow into the
sea from the sky. He is therefore Lord of
the Sky, though things within the sky are
the properties of other deities. He rules
the rivers and streams that flow to the
sea. The sound of their flowing gives rise
to the first music, and he is the Patron of
Music. Dance without Music is not whole,
and neither is Music without dance whole.
Two make one.
Poen is depicted as an impossibly
handsome man as befits his status as Lord
of Masculine Beauty. He is robust and
well formed, but not overly so. He is
usually depicted as clean-shaven, though
some areas give him a beard. It is rare to
see him or Cuane depicted alone - they
are almost always together.
The Ethos
Love. Essentially the same as Cuane's
ethos - love others, but Poen also teaches
faith. One should not spend their seed
upon those whose potential children you
cannot care for or protect. Life is sacred.
It is the duty of women to create it, men
to protect it, and of both to serve it.
Poen's priests are the most forward
thinking on the island where women's
rights are concerned.
The Clergy
Poen is followed by a fraternity - no
women are in his direct following just as
no men follow his wife Cuane. Priestly
vestments are scarlet and deep blue and
are everybit as skimpy (often moreso) as
the garments worn by Cuane's following.
History & Relationships
There are those who underestimate the
lord of bards severly since he allows
Cuane to speak for him most of the time.
However, he does speak on his own behalf
when necessary, though he has never
been known to publically break with
Cuane. He keeps the same list of enemies
as she, and Sekoon – God of Hate and
Strife is nearly always at the top of that
list.
Balaxa
Of the Smith, Lord of Craft
Symbol: A workman's
hammer
Alignment: Red/White
Portfolio: Crafts, Invention
Domains: Artifice, Creation, Knowledge,
Liberation, Metal
Favored Weapon: The Warhammer

The Power
The Lord of Artifice, Balaxa is the
craftman of the gods. He is at least
partially responsible for the creation of
many of the artifacts wielded by his fellow
powers, and his priests have likewise
created many of the magic items that
exist in Telzoa. Balaxa rules over the
creative arts and the products of those
arts are highly sought by mortals and
occasionally even the gods.
Balaxa is depicted as an incredibly well
muscled blacksmith or weapon smith,
although occasionally he is depicted as a
painter or sculptor. He always has a thick
beard, piercing blue eyes and a powerful
figure.
The Ethos
Within the act of creation lies the renewal
of the world. When a new invention or
item is first used the world changes. As
an artisan, you are responsible to see to it
that such changes are for the good of all
mankind.
The Clergy
Balaxa is followed by artisans of all
callings and many of his clergy members
are likewise skilled artisans. His priests
regularly create magic items of varying
degrees of power - and those who would
seek to buy a magic item know that these
priests are often the first group to contact.
Priestly vestments are simple brown
tunics over white breeches and
undertunics. Most priests wear a belt that
holds the tools of their favorite craft.
History & Relationships
Balaxa is interested solely in creative
tasks and counts as his enemy those who
destroy his creations. This puts him in a
bit of a bind when devices of war are
pitted against devices of peace. Balaxa
rarely chooses to take sides instead
providing arms to all sides of a conflict so
long as they do not engage in destruction
for it’s own sake.
Seloku
Of the Merchants, Lord of
Coins
Symbol: A coin
Alignment: Red/Black
Portfolio: Commerce, Travel and
Messengers.
Domains: Liberation, Trade, Travel
Favored Weapon: The Mace
The Power
Seloku is the known as the Lord of Coins.
Within his purview are all matter of
exchanges made with the aim of profit by
one or both parties so long as they are
done in good faith. Seloku is a guardian
of travelers and roads. He is the sworn
enemy of Tharpoen, thieves and all who
would disrupt free trade.
Seloku is depicted in much the same
way as any merchant except that his
wealth abounds about him - coins are
often stacked all the way to the ceiling in
most paintings depicting him. He has
shoulder length black hair and is usually
mustachioed.
The Ethos
Wealth promotes wealth. Gold should not
be horded - it should be invested in
ventures to gain ever more gold. Wealth
is not a matter of one person ending up
with everything - wealth creates more
wealth for everyone, but especially for
those who promote it's acquisition. A coin
in the pocket is as worthless as the lint -
to have value it must be used in trade.
The Clergy
Seloku's priests rank among the
wealthiest individuals on the islands. He
actually has temples of his own separate
from the rest of Rizaldi, and these
establishments function much as banks do
in our own world. Some of the priests
have even begun the practice of insuring
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goods - though the profit in this is as yet
unproven.
In ceremony the clergy wear as much
gold as they can afford in jewelery and
other nick nacks. The main fabric of their
costumes are plain white with gold thread
coin designs upon them. High priests
tend to wear silk instead of cotton.
History & Relationships
Perhaps one of the more pragmatic deities
of the Telzoan faith, Seloku has no qualms
about whom he deals with so long as the
basic needs of commerce are served.
Seloku tries to remain neutral as possible
in conflicts – for while conflicts may
disrupt trade they also make an arms
merchant’s living. Unlike most of the
deities who have decided enemies Seloku
is at least on icy terms even with deities
such as Sekoon. As such he is usually
chosen to be Rizaldi’s ambassador to the
other courts whether he wants to be or
not.
+Terix
Of the Laughter, Lord
Fool
Symbol: An unmarked
Die
Alignment: Red
Portfolio: Luck, Chaos, Rogues,
Madness, Trickery
Domains: Liberation, Luck, Trickery
Favored Weapon: The Blackjack.
The Power
Terix is depicted as a young child of
indeterminate sex with an ever-present
smile crawling across his face. Everything
is a delight to him, and his eyes are in
constant wonder. Perhaps this is the
reason why he is constantly getting into
trouble. More likely it's because he lacks
any sense of control.
The Ethos
Have fun at any cost. Push life to it's
limits. Living without pleasure is not
living at all. Bring humor to the world and
spread joy and laughter - even if this
means making some self-righteous boob
the butt of one or more jokes. Never let
an ego go by unscatched - teach the
arrogant the true value of humility
through humiliation. But in all this
wildness, don't kill or seriously injure
anyone - you can't play anymore pranks
on them if that happens.
The Clergy
Many whisper that all of Terix's clergy are
insane - and while many of his devotees
are, not all of them could be certainly.
Can they? Terix's priests often serve as
jesters, entertainers and other never-do-
wells. Bards that entertain by means
other than music often swear fealty to
Terix. Terix's clergy rarely gather in
ceremonies exclusive to themselves, and
beyond the carrying of the holy symbol of
the order – an unmarked die - they do not
have anything approaching an organized
set of clerical vestments.
History & Relationships
Mad Terix is at the center of many a
bard's tale by fireside. Accounts of his
chicanery upon the other figures of the
pantheon, and even within his own court
are legendary and grow with each telling.
One tale recalls how he, spurned by
Cuane, cut off her hair and presented it to
the other gods, much to her
embarrassment. Almost all the other
gods have at least one run in with Terix,
and all of them tend to keep him at arms
reach least they become the target of his
next prank.
Despite his happy go lucky nature Terix
does have some confirmed enemies. His
hatred for Sekoon and his allies is
complete since they were responsible for
the death of Terix's mother, Tersha,
within the last century.
 Damosi
“I could stip the skin from his flesh, flay the flesh
from his bones, and bake his bones dry and still not be
satisfied that he had suffered enough.”
~ +Griselda the Shaded.
The Court of Hatred reviles everyone and
everything around it, and has a knack for
receiving much the same treatment.
Damosi has a tenuous alliance with
Shadrea insomuch as the two courts avoid
getting in each other's way and
occasionally they will work together to
keep the Aurnon / Rizaldi alliance from
wiping them both from the landscape of
the Telzoan island.
While the precious few priests of this
order worry about this constantly, the
gods of this court seem to thrive with
comparatively little direct prayer or
worship. If a god's power is based on the
number of people that acknowledge their
existence though it is easy to see why this
court's deities continue to thrive even as
their followers flounder and rarely mount
any serious offensive against their sworn
enemies which include, incidently, just
about everyone, even their "ally" Shadrea.
The Damosin doctrine is one of rule by
oppression, fear and malice. Theirs is an
organized evil - rarely overt, but
dangerous nonetheless. And while there
are few professed clerics of the various
Damosin orders, there are more than
enough Rogues and Blackguards about
whom through the forwarding of their own
agendas further the agenda of the Court
of Hate.
By necessity Damosi is more or less
underground. As the traditional enemy of
the Rizaldan court it was drawn into
Telensitary's networks of myths. If there
was a deal cut by the deities involved at
this time no mortal is privy to it.
Damosi is not as underground as Court
Shadrea though. In strife torn areas
temples to Apenca are frequently seen,
and the other four deities are never far
behind. Most Damosin sacred sites are
privately owned - for instance no
assassin's guild is complete without a
small shrine to Tharpoen.
Sekoon
The Black, Lord of Hate
Symbol: A black flame on a
red field
Alignment: Black/Red
Portfolio: Fire, Hate, Strife
Domains: Death, Destruction, Fire, Hate,
Infliction, Tyranny, War
Favored Weapon: Spear
The Power
No deity in the Telensitaran pantheon is
capacle of eliciting as strong a set of
reactions as Sekoon. While his power as
the god of fire is undeniable and his sway
over dark thoughts is irrefutable, Sekoon
is still rarely mentioned, and then either in
contempt or fear, and often both. Sekoon
has few clerics, but many men swear by
his name when cursing their enemies.
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Occasionally, it is whispered, the Lord of
Hate answers their call.
Long ago it is said Sekoon had the
ability to take on a handsome young man
who could beguile anyone and turn the
hearts of men against each other at a
glance. While the legends conflict as to
why, it is known that currently Sekoon
cannot take any form that is pleasing to
the eye - outside of that restriction he can
(and does) take any form he wishes. His
favored form is a pillar of black fire. He is
not known to take any remotely human
looking form, neither is he depicted in
such forms in temple art.
The Ethos
Love is a lie. Dreams are a lie. The truth
is to be found in the cold reality of hatred.
Hatred is a fire that can burn away all
weakness and temper the soul. Only a
coward forgives, only a fool sets his
differences behind. If someone offends
you, then they are your enemy. Enemies
are to be hated until the day they die -
and it is your duty to hasten the arrival of
that moment if you can without
compromising greater goals.
The Clergy
Faith in Sekoon is rarely open. His priests
usually dodge the question when asked
about the source of their powers, or feign
being wizards and save their healing
magics for themselves. Then there are
those few clerics that are powerful enough
to not give a damn about who knows if
they are a cleric of the Black Lord.
In ceremony the clerics of Sekoon wear
dark grey robes trimmed in bright red fire
patterns.
History & Relationships
Sekoon rules Damosi by fear alone. Only
his daughter Tela is remotely close to him,
and his other children – Sana, Char, and
Tharpoen stay apart from him much of the
time – two even going so far as to join
other courts. Sekoon has also had liasons
with numerous demons and devils and is
the father of several major demon and
devil lords, some of which aspire to
become gods in their own right.
Te+la
The Bitch, Lady of Pain
Symbol: A barbed whip
Alignment: Black
Portfolio: Torture, Agony, Contempt
Domains: Fury, Hate, Infliction, Pain,
Trickery
Favored Weapon: Whip
The Power
Tela has earned the tile of "Bitch Among
the Gods," by alienating virtually everyone
around her except her father, Sekoon, and
her few priests. Paranoid and prone to
lash out at anyone, including her own
faithful at the slightest provocation, Tela
represents all that is ugly in human
nature. She and her clerics share a love
in inflicting pain and agony upon others
frequently. Whatever hatreds, contempts
and fustrations cannot be taken out on the
source are usually taken out on hapless
victims.
Tela is depicted as a beautiful young
woman with a narrow scar that runs down
her right cheek - a wound given to her by
her sister Sana whom she tried to usurp
with her father's help. Sana has since
migrated to Court Shadrea. Tela is
usually to be found carrying one or more
instruments of torture, and her face is
usually in glee from inflicting pain, or a
horrible scowl.
The Ethos
Do unto others before they do unto you.
Strike them and hurt them both physically
and emotionally - let them know that they
live only by your grace - a grace you will
dismiss at the slightest provocation or
failure on their part. As to those you
cannot control - kill them.
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As with Sekoon, Tela's following is sparse
at best. The priests do keep in fairly good
contact with each other, but range far
afield lest they get on each other's nerves,
with usually fatal consequences. In
ceremony the priests wear maroon robes
with black trim.
History & Relationships
Tela’s most prominent enemy is Rosalynn
who represents resistance to her attacks
and teachings of brutality. That said, few
if any deities call her friend. As
permiscuous as her father, Tela has
birthed several fiends of the lower planes
personally and has set them out to
torment the world of Carthasana and
others.
B+er+enash
The Fallen, Lord Strife
Symbol: A broken crown
Alignment: Black/White
Portfolio: Tyranny,
Slavery, Oppression
Domains: Discord, Earth,
Hate, Nobility, Tyrrany
Favored Weapon: The
Partisan
The Power
Legend holds that Berenash once
controlled an empire of unimaginable
power in the centuries preceding even the
Malchani Empire (Though many scribes
believe this to be a boast). Through
treachery or, some say, his own will his
empire fell apart and Berenash was taken
into the depths by Sekoon himself to
serve at the Black Lord's right hand.
Whatever the case, few doubt Berenash's
qualifications for the post.
The Lord of Tyranny, Berenash is
depicted in temple art as a resplendent
king to whom all bow. Those who oppose
him are depicted as being tortured,
already slain, or enslaved.
The Ethos
The weak exist only to serve the strong.
If something is weak you either control it
or kill it - anything else grants it more
honor than it deserves. Rule by fear - for
no other form of rule is consistent or
strong. Show no weakness - or be
prepared to fall as a consequence of that
weakness.
The Clergy
Aside from Apenca, Berenash's clergy are
the most visible members of Damosi.
They are always scheming to gain control
of some group or power structure. The
ongoing Succession War has given them
many opportunities to thrive. In ceremony
Berenash's priests wear white robes with
silver trim.
History & Relationships
Father of Rosalynn, priests of Berenash
hunt the priests of his daughter with great
vigor in vengeance for the fall of the
deity’s mortal empire. Berenash keeps
only allies of convenience and will betray
even long term acquaintences to advance
his goals. As such no deity in the
pantheon, even those in court Damosi,
trust Berenash or his following, but this
works just fine in the court where none of
the members trust one another.
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Tharpoen
The Assassin, Lord Murder
Symbol: A dagger sheathed in a
vial of poison
Alignment: Black/Blue
Portfolio: Conspiracy, Intrigue,
Murder
Domains: Death, Hate, Stealth
Favored Weapon: Dagger
The Power
Tharpoen is rarely mentioned directly in
any temple's literature, but he and his
agents are never far from the mind of any
deity or priest. Numerous times in the
past he has assassinated his fellow gods,
most recently Tersha - the former
Goddess of Luck and Insanity (portfolios
that fell to her son Terix). His priests
likewise tend to dispose of their enemies
quietly.
Tharpoen is the known as The Assassin,
a title that fits him well since he is also
Lord of Conspiracies and Intrigues. The
two go well together, especially when
coupled with his control of murder.
When Tharpoen is depicted at all in
temple art it is a shadowy, vaguely human
form with, occasionally, a dagger visible.
The Ethos
The foolish advertise their strength. The
wise strike silently from the shadows,
leaving no survivor and no clue as to the
identidy, let alone the strength of the
attacker. Let others take risks for you,
then reap the rewards through their
elimination while they are yet weak.
The Clergy
Most of Tharpoen's followers are
assassins, and his clerics make especially
potent members of that class once they
reach the requisite level to enter it.
History & Relationships
Son of Tersha, the former goddess of luck,
and Sekoon, half-brother to Terix,
Tharpoen has at least a macabre sense of
humor as befits his maternal lineage, and
his priests share this insofar as to make
sure that the assassinations they perform
have some ironic humor to the victims
death – though this isn’t required. So
while an assassin may poison food, an
assassin of Tharpoen would go to some
pain to make sure it was the victim’s
favorite food that contained the fatal
poison.
Both Tharpoen and his priests are fairly
insular – available for hire but rarely
making any long lasting agreements.
Apenca
The Black Hand, Lady of
Vengeance
Symbol: A coiled black
viper
Alignment: Black/Green
Portfolio: Retribution,
Revenge
Domains: Hate, Retribution, Strength
Favorite Weapon: Hand Ax
The Power
Known among detractors as Her Lady of
the Eternal Grudge, Apenca has a long list
of enemies befitting one known to never
forgive. This attitude of hers falls through
to her priests, many of whom would be
otherwise ‘good’ souls were it not for a
persecution complex so deeply rooted in
their psyche’s that they lash out at any
they perceive to be wronging them.
Apenca rules over this hatred in all men’s
hearts – the third for revenge regardless
of its justification and regardless of the
slight.
Apenca is depicted as a ravenhaired lady
clad in full plate and holding an ax legends
call Milcarda. She has recently been
depicted more and more often with
Sekoon, and some legends hold that the
two have married.
The Ethos
Trust no one. Trust nothing. Everyone
has an agenda that is to pursued at your
expense. No one is truly benevolent -
they always have altruistic motives. Hurt
those that wrong you. Slay those who
threaten your life. Punish the crime
before it can be done – for thought alone
is guilt enough.
The Clergy
Apenca’s role in Damosi is a very uneasy
one for her clerics, then again they are a
group that has enough trouble
cooperating with each other – let alone
with the other clerics in this court, and
given their choice of allies even a paladin
can understand their sense of paranoia.
There is a great deal of distrust between
Apenca’s flock and Tharpoen’s, and the
two keep apart as much as possible.
The clerical vestments of these priests
are emerald green with yellow accents.
History & Relationships
She of the eternal everlasting grudge has
very few friends. Apenca was Sekoon’s
first wife, though most of his children are
bastard children born to Tersha before she
was ultimately destroyed by Sekoon.
Apenca has slowly begun drifting away
from Sekoon’s influence since being
betrayed.
Historically Apenca was a much more
powerful deity than she is now, but
Sekoon managed to pull much of her
portfolios away and grant them to his
children. While Apenca still works with
Sekoon, she hates him deeply and above
all.
Shadrea
“Shadows know the one secret the light shall never
pierce though it shall always foolishly believe – Purity
is a lie.”
~ +Kerith
The enigmatic Court of Shadow, Shadrea
and its agents are feared by all other
courts. Little is known of the court by
outsiders beyond the identidy of the
deities which grant their spells and answer
their prayers. Their agendas, motives,
powers, resources and number are all
secret, and numerous murders of spies
and would be traitors have worked to
insure it will remain so.
Shadrea is sometimes known as the
Court of Whispering Death. Where
Damosi destroys, Shadrea corrupts, and
for this reason more than any other all
four other courts have a healthy fear of
Shadrea, its lure and its power.
While the clergy of Shadrea may be
quite underground, it’s deities are not.
Indeed, three members of the court –
Senda, Char and Kepho have at their
disposal some of the most powerful
portfolios for havoc and destruction. More
often then not they obliquely employ
these powers. Why then the clergy is
underground is not understood unless one
considers that they may be pursuing a
darker agenda still.
Shadrean doctrine is one of corruption.
Divide and conquer is a classic theme, and
more than one conflict between Aurnon
and Rizaldi can be laid at the feet of a
Shadrean agent. Their world of secrecy is
necessary to protect them not only from
their enemies, but also from each other.
Although Shadrea puts up a unified face,
they have a tendency to turn on each
other far more often than the other
courts.
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Senda+
eventually it will consume and destroy
you. There is no light that does not know
the touch of shadow. Everything is or can
be corrupted – it is only a matter of time
until this shall occur. Time itself began in
Of the Night, Lady Black darkness, and it shall end that way.

Symbol: A near black The Clergy

disk with solid
black eyes. Sendites are known to produce robes
Alignment: Black which act as cloaks of elvenkind in any
Portfolio: Darkness, amount of darkness, and they wear these
Shadow, Night, at all times. They are a very secretive lot
Corruption, Lies and tend to pose as priests of other gods
intentionally, that they might more easily
corrupt the foolish followers of other gods.
Domains: Corruption, Darkness, Death,
The faith is organized tightly despite being
Discord, Infliction, Shadow, Trickery
mostly chaotic. Priests belong to circles of
Favored Weapon: The Net
two to twelve individuals, and the number
in any circle is always even.
The Power
Lady Black has been Tean’s mortal enemy History & Relationships
since the beginning of time. The Goddess
Senda is one of the oldest powers in the
of Darkness, Shadow and Night holds
pantheon along with her natural nemesis
great power, or at least fear throughout
Tean. The creation story told in most
the land, but her hold is never complete –
areas of the world involves these two
banished completely by day and
powers. Though through the years many
weakened at night by Carthasana’s three
powerful beings have arose, few can move
moons. All the same, Telzoans have a
the people for good or ill quite as much as
great deal to fear her and the malice that
the god of light and the goddess of the
is born within her soul.
night.
Senda is depicted as a completely near

Ch+ar+
black shadowy form, sometimes
humanoid, more often amorphous, with
two eyes that are even blacker than the
rest of her black form. If she is capacle of
other forms she has yet to adopt them.
She rarely speaks aloud, but her voice can Of Violence, Lord of
be heard as a whisper in the mind, the Storms
little voice that encourages us all to do the Symbol: A lightning bolt
wrong thing is said to be of Senda’s afore a tornado.
design. Alignment: Black/Green
Portfolio: Destruction,
The Ethos Storms, Malice,
Violence
The weak are those which foolishly believe Domains: Air, Corruption, Destruction,
that the world is clear and crystal if only Fire, Storm
the light can be brought upon it. It is the Favored Weapon: The Hammer.
light that is the lie, the truth lies in
darkness, and it is far more frightening
than any fool can comprehend. Side with
The Power
the darkness and Senda will embrace and Char. The very name can send shivers of
protect you. Fight the darkness and dread and fear up the spine of the most
stalwart paladin. The only deity of
Shadrea that does not know the meaning
of the word subtle, while he may be the
most visible of the Shadrean powers, his
priests have to be as secretive as possible
to survive the wrath of the many who’ve
lost lost loved ones to Char’s tremendous
and near continual wrath.
Char could probably count his active
worshippers on one hand. That matters
little to him, cause nearly no one on the
island doesn’t acknowledge his existence
and power, and he constantly reminds
them of it. Volcanoes, Tornadoes,
Thunderstorms, Gales, Blizzards, and
History & Relationships
Another of Sekoon and Tersha’s violent
bastard children, Char has proven to be
far too uncontrollable for Sekoon’s taste
and he has been cast out of his court.
Senda has embraced him and not only
allowed him to do as he wishes but
actively aided and magnified his power by
adding storms to his initial powers over
volcanism. Char for the most part serves
as a distraction for the forces of good –
the more attention his destruction garners
the easier a time Senda has in more
subversive destruction.

Sana
natural disasters of all other kinds can be
blamed solely on Char, and he relishes in
it with great intensity.
Char is depicted as the legendary
Tarrasque, for it is said this beast is his
avatar and true form – an unstoppable
Of the Bleeding Field, Lady of the Sword
engine of destruction with nothing but
Symbol: A greatsword soaked in blood.
malevolence for the world. He holds
Alignment: Black/White
tornadoes of pure fire in his hands and
Portfolios: Aggressive War, Conquest,
breaths lightning bolts out of his mouth.
Slaughter
Fortunately he has not been seen in this
Domains: Corruption, Metal, Retribution,
form for centuries.
Strength, War
Favored Weapon: The Greatsword
The Ethos
Destroy. Any way. Any means. It The Power
matters not. The world was created so it
Goddess of Attack and Slaughter, Sana
could be destroyed. The mountains where
appears as an impossibly beautiful woman
raised up to be broke down. The seas
in full plate but wearing no helmet, with
where laid down to be evaporated away.
blood red hair and eyes. Despite her lithe
Nothing is eternal, so gain power in the
form she is incredibly strong and more
destruction of all things.
than a match for any who would fight her.

The Clergy The Ethos

A character wishing to become one of
War is the means by which the strong cull
Char’s five or so priests has his work cut
out the weak. It is to be encouraged, for
out for him in gaining followers, or staying
the survivors are always stronger because
alive – but it does happen on occasion.
of it. Peace is nothing more than a time
There is one village in Creania that has a
of rest between conflicts, and a rest that
priest and a following to Char – the
need not be lengthy. War is truth of the
villagers struggling to appease the god
hatred of man – unabashed, honest and
and his priest lest the volcano less than
pure. Peace is a lie in its horrible light.
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The Clergy
Sana’s following is large, as befits a nation
at war. She may not be personally
popular, but many of the champions of
her order have gained great popularity.
Her priests wear a red bandana into battle
to symbolize Sana’s blood red hair and
wear no helmet. They charge furiously
into battle – for it is a great honor to gain
the first kill in any battle.
History & Relationships
Sana is the daughter of Sekoon and was
in Damosi until he aided Tela in an
attempt to kill her. Though Sana was
victorious, she has become alienated to
her father and sister. Her hatred for them
is hotter than for any good aligned entity.
Cuvanill, the Goddess of Defense, is
Sana’s usual antagonist.
Kepho
Of the Depths. Lord Doom
Symbol: A blackened skull
Alignment: Black/Blue
Porfolio: Undeath, Disease, Pestilence,
Evil Souls, the Third Moon.
Domains: Corruption, Death, Undead
Favored Weapon: Scythe
The Power
Death is always feared, and that can be
seen merely by how much Matacha’s
priests unnerve folks in their travels. But
if Matacha’s good aligned followers
unnerve, Kepho’s following tends to scare
the hell out the commonfolk.
Kepho is the God of Unkind Death.
When one dies to pestilence or disease
Kepho is held to blame. His priests lurk in
the shadows, waiting to torture the souls
of the innocent even further by animating
their remains and forcing them into a
slavery beyond the grave.
Kepho is depicted as a powerful lich
wielding a scythe who is willing to torture
any and all who would so much as annoy
him. The bodies of the dead and dying
each grasp at his tattered robes, and
decay abounds everywhere in his
presence.
The Ethos
Decay is the natural order of things.
Death is a release to be given only after
the cleansing torture of torment by
disease and pestilence. Cling to your
gods, for if thou art false Kepho shall have
your very soul to torment for eternity.
The Clergy
The silent deathbringers that form Kepho’s
following are rarely seen, but said to
haunt graveyards looking for likely victims
for use in their nefarious schemes of
torture and revilement. They, like most of
Senda’s following, wear solid black robes
with no adornment.
History & Relationships
One of the few ascended mortals in the
Telzoan pantheon, Kepho is the brother of
Matacha and became a god as a result of
her interference with his attempt at
“merely becoming a lich.” Kepho is
somewhat bemused at the situation and
does what he can to further his power and
further torment his sister. Kepho sees
himself as the lord of undeath, that his
powers can bring death to the living is a
mere convenient annoyance to his sister
and many of his enemies.
+Narisan+e
History & Relationships
Self destructive and self serving to a
fault, Narisane is the twin sister of Arisane
the Queen of the Nymphs. Jealous of her
sister she concocted a means to scar her
The Whore, Lady permanently believing Cuane her mother
Seduction would be forced to make Narisane queen
Symbol: A nude or a since Arisane’s beauty would no longer be
black heart unearthly. Her plan backfired and her
Alignment: Red / parents expelled her from the court until
Black she repented. Instead she has fell into
Portfolio: Lust, Senda’s fold to become more powerful still
Seduction, Coercion and a dangerous corrupting force against
Domains: Charm, Corruption, Trickery the power of love.
Favored Weapon: The whip

The Power
Siliani
The final court of Telensitary is Siliani, the
Narisane is the Goddess of Lust, seduction
druidic court. Concerned with the
and coercion. Secrets whispered atop
maintanence of the natural world, the five
pillows over liquored minds are hers to
deities of this court remain somewhat
know and she is the guardian of all who
aloof and removed from the
use sex in any means to control or profit
machinizations and plots of the other four
over others. She is the power over sex for
members of the court. Its deities also
it’s own sake and more darkly, sex
remain the most popular with the country
without love but for selfish pleasure alone.
folk that are far more dependent on their
Though she holds an attractive lure, she is
whims.
indeed dark and due to her nature she
may be the most dangerous deity in the As it’s nickname implies, only druids act
Shadrean host, although she is not the within Siliani. There are no clerics in this
most powerful. court, so there is no need to detail the
domains granted by the deities of this
The Ethos court.

Basia
Lust is the truest weakness of the human
soul, and like all weaknesses it exists to
be exploited. Pleasure is found in
exploitation and controlling others through
their emotions, thoughts, fears and
dreams. Satisfy the dark urgings of The Lord of the West
others, but leave them hungry for still Wind
more at all times. Symbol: A brown disk
with a withered leaf.
The Clergy Alignment: Green/Red
Portfolio: Autumn, The
Most followers of Narisane are prostitutes.
West Wind, Drought.
While Telzoa has not historically had that
Favored Weapon: The Staff.
much of a taboo associated with this
profession, the fall of Narisane to
darkness and the changes it has incurred The Power
in her following has begun to darken the Lord Basia rules the chaotic withering
reputations of the “Ladies of the Night.” touch of drought that usually comes
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harvest. His time is one of great The Power
splendor, especially of color. Basia is
sometimes depicted as a mad painter as a The Summerlord has become
result of the turning leaf colors. More progressively weaker both in following and
often he is shown as an emancipated old in power in the last century. Char is
man with badly chapped lips and the suspected to be the culprit, as the
symptoms of dehydration. portfolios of the two have left them in
great conflict since the Siliani entered

Dam+nisu
Telensitary. If Tethas does fall he would
not be the first deity to do so over time.
All the same, Tethas is the ruler of the
south winds and the rain that comes on
them. At one time the violence of the
The Lord of the East Wind summer thunderstorms was his to claim,
Symbol: A blue disk with but Char has since subsumed that identidy
a green leaf in the pantheon.
Alignment: Green/Blue
Portfolio:
East
Renewal
Spring, The
Wind,

Favored Weapon: The

Mysts,
Sere+
Dart.
The Lady of the North
Wind
The Power Symbol: A white disk
The Springlord is one of the most popular with a snow flake
of the deities of Telensiarty. He is Alignment:
considered a god of hope and birth as well Green/Black
as his official positions of Spring and Portfolio: Winter, The North Wind, Cold
Renewal. Damnisu’s rise in power has, it Favored Weapon: The Mace
is rumored, led to some clerics following
him in addition to druids, but as of yet The Power
such individuals have yet to be found. For
now the druids themselves are quiet on Lady Sere is known in most of Telzoa as
the issue, though there are many druids the Bitch Queen of the North. Easily the
that are unduly loyal to the myst lord. most well known of the “druid” deities
even among those who do not worship her

+Te+thas
directly, Sere has managed to defend her
portfolio against Char’s incursions into
natural calamities far better than her
counterpart Tethas has. This may be due
to the fact that she is easily as ruthless as
The Lord of the South Char when driven to rage, and she is far
Wind more patient. The wrath of Sere is
Symbol: A black disk something that no Telzoan jokes about,
with a rain drop. for snowfalls on the island of up to a foot
Alignment: are not unknown and the past few winters
Green/White have been especially harsh and viscious.
Portfolio: Summer, The North Wind,
Rain
Favored Weapon: Scimitar
Tiania
Her Lady of the Eternal
Circle
Symbol: An unadorned
disk
Alignment: Green
Portfolio: Cycles, The Natural World, The
Second Moon.
Favored Weapon: Scimitar
The Power
Known as the Silent Mother, Tiania is the
most powerful deity in Court Siliani and
one of the most powerful deities in the
whole pantheon. Yet she is quiet. Beyond
granting spells to druids she does not
communicate to the outside world at all.
Auguries and other divinations done by
druids are always answered by one of the
four gods of the winds – Tiania herself
never speaks. All the same the belief in
her existence remains strong, and some
druids maintain that she does speak – if
you know how to listen to the world all
around you.
Fate & Magic
Two of Telensitary’s deities aren’t
associated with a court. Each of them
rules powerful portfolios that require their
utmost neutrality in the affairs of mortals.
Although clerics and the common folk
refer to them often and sometimes
beseech their favor, they each lack a
following in the sense that the other
deities have priesthoods. Indeed, each of
them has only one priest each, individuals
so unique that the details of their prestige
classes are detailed with them.
Oralea
The Seer, Fate
Symbol: Unknown.
Alignment: Blue
Portfolio: Time, Fate, Prophecy.
The Power: As goddess of time, at least
as mortals understand the concept, Oralea
is a goddess apart from all the others.
She is alone among the gods in being able
to see the future perfectly, or rather she
sees all futures that might occur. She
holds in her hands the fate of all mortals
and, some whisper, all gods as well. All
the other gods respect her if not fear her
outright, and even the likes of Char and
Sekoon have never dared reproach her,
even for a moment.
Oralea is served by The Oracle, a
prophetess who holds court in the Valley
of the Gods far to the west of Dalsundria
proper on the side of Mt. Calnis, the
highest mountain on the island. This area
is known to be inhabited by some of the
most treacherous creatures in the world,
and many adventurerers who have sought
out The Oracle, whoever and whatever
she is, have never returned.
Pek+tos
Lord Mage
Symbol: Unknown
Alignment: White,Blue,Black,Red,Green
Portfolio: Magic, Knowledge Unknown,
The Supernatural.
The Power
While Pektos claims no titles, he holds
many names in the references of wizards
and other spellcasters everywhere. He is
known as the Master of the Craft, Lord of
Wizards and to a few as the One True
Spell. The scope of his powers is known
to none, and it is said that mystery lies at
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the core of his being and that of magic so
much so that if magic where ever fully
understood, Pektos would be destroyed.
Whatever truth or fiction lies in this
witticism, it is known that Pektos is the
most secretive of the deities of
Telensitary. He seems unconcerned with
the activities of all the other deities.
Perhaps he shouldn’t be as he commands
the very energies they use to garner
worship.
Pektos has no known priest at all, which
makes him the only power in Carthasana
that is completely removed from the
restriction of belief. Or perhaps it is the
belief in magic itself that makes it possible
for Pektos to exist without any priesthood
whatsoever.
Pentalism
The religion of Pentalism, in contrast to
Telensitary, has only five deities of
roughly equal powers. Pentalism is a
highly aggressive religion, with its roots in
the Estarian Empire. Founded by Gregory
the Clark c. 300 SR, it has since grown to
become the state religion of that empire.

Landala: Goddess of Fire and Law,
Landala is known as the Light of Truth.
Her priests are referred to as Heresy
Examiners, and they have a great deal
of power and influence in the Estarian
Empire, where they all but control the
courts. Landala’s alignment is white /
red grants spells from the domains of
Charm, Earth, Fire, Luck, and
Retribution. Her favored weapon is
the morningstar.

Indralia: Indralia rules the
soothing winds and air. She is also
the manifest power behind those
forces when they show her rage,
which is rare but awful to behold.
Seen as a healer and teacher, it is
the priests of Indralia which are
most likely to be found in Telzoa -
acting as the vanguard of the
Pentalist teachings. They have been
met in Telzoa with suspicion and
hatred by the native priests, even to
the point of being executed by
Aurnonian priests. She is aligned
white / green and her favored
weapon is the quarterstaff. She
grants domain spells from Aid, Air,
Community, Healing, Protection, and
Renewal.

Tala: The Pentalist Goddess of
Water and Chaos, Tala is the
trickster but also the warrior of the
pantheon. She is blue / white in
alignment and her favored weapon
is the longsword. She grants
domain spells of Animal, Family,
Guardian, Plant, Storm and Water.

Sadier: Sadier is the God of Earth
and the dead in Pentalist lore. He
rules over all of the fallen souls of
 the world (so the Pentalist say) and
punishes heretics above all others. He
is black / white in alignment and his
favored weapon is the Scythe. He
gives domain spells from Darkness,
Death, Destruction, Liberation, and
Undead.

Paltos: The Mediating One, Paltos is
the deity that keeps the other four
focused on their common goal of
destroying all competing religions.
Paltos is Blue aligned only and grants
spells from the domains Air, Magic,
Travel, Trickery, and Water.
Courts of
Night & Day
Elves follow a faith hinged on the passage
of power between the Seelie and Unseelie
courts. Each court has five members.
According to the Elven faith there was
once only five deities, but during an
ancient battle with the goblins the carnage
was so great that madness consumed the
elven gods. To save their sanities each of
them split in half. In the interceding
years each of these deities have become
more polarized from their counterpart.
Elven priests warn of the danger of
forgetting either side of their nature
altogether, and it is often during the
equinox festivals that elves will indulge
their "darker selves" (or lighter selves as
the case may be). During such times
elven priests and other oath-bound
characters are often set free from normal
obligations - and many tales are
whispered of dark elven revenges taken
on these nights, known as Samial, which
is in the spring, and Dramial, which is in
the fall.
Elven seelie deities grant spells from the
green, white and red alignments. Unseelie
deities grant spells from the black, red
and green alignments.
The Seelie Court

Januel the Guardian. His people are
the green elves. He oversees the
cycles of the world and this includes
the transition of his court's power to
that of the Unseelie court during the
Dramial. He rules all three moons,
and in artistry these globes circle his
head as ioun stones. His favored
weapon is the longsword. He is green
aligned and grants spells from the
domains Animal, Elf, Family, Plant, and
Sun.

Alsiar the Keeper of the Tomes.
His people are the Kindani. He guards
the elven peoples and bids his people
do the same. A scholar, historian and
warrior, Alsiar is a strong proponent of
applying the lessons of the past
towards the future. His favored
weapon is the spear. He is green/blue
anligned grants spells from the
domains of Elf, Healing, Knowledge,
Magic, and Sun.

Panial is the trickster and rapscallion
of the seelie court. His people are the
Crystali. Nothing is certain about this
deity, even its sex. Laughter, song
and dance - the frolic for which all
elves are so well known are his
province. His favored weapon is the
staff. He is red/green aligned and has
the domains Elf, Liberation, Luck, Sun,
and Trickery.

Frey is the captain of the grey fleet
which takes the souls of the elves to
their heavenly rewards. His people
are those rare few Duransi who have
chosen to shun their Unseelie ways. A
somber deity, he speaks only in
whispers, as do most of his priests His
favored weapon is the long sword. He
green/white aligned and grants spells
from the domains of Elf, Rest, Sea,
Sun, Water.

Warrick is the violent elven god of
war. Overly jolly in the face of the
slaughter of the field, Warrick is said
by his detractors to represent the
worst of a people - their capacity to
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destroy sentient life. Warrick's priests
often retort, "since when did goblins
count as sentient?" Warrick favors the
great sword (The better to dice orcs
with). He is red/green aligned and
grants spells from the domains of Elf,
Protection, Strength, Sun, and War
The Unseelie Court

Imlocrin the Disruptor. He who
brings about the end of all things.
Imlocrin, and most of the rest of the
Unseelie court have no real claim to
any of the elven races, but he is most
strongly opposed to Januel. He
oversees the activities of the Unseelie
Court and begrudgingly surrenders its
authority during the Samial. He is
Black/Red aligned and grants spells
from the domains Darkness,
Destruction, Elf, Fire, and Storm.

Trishdare is the liar. He is seeks to
destroy the world's knowledge and
bring ignorance to the world. He is
Black/Green aligned and favors the
longsword and grants spells from the
domains of Charm, Darkness, Elf,
Luck, and Trickery.

Lirashnal is the thief. The exploiter
of the weak and defenseless, usually
by treachery and always by some form
of trickery. He keeps the followers of
Panial at particular unease since he
and his followers love to imitate and
implicate Panial in their schemes. His
favored weapon is the dagger. He is
Blue/Black aligned and grants spells
from the Corruption, Darkness, Elf,
Shadow, and Stealth domains.

Belandra the Bitch Queen is the
seductress who lures elves to embrace
their seelie natures with a promise of
an eternity in this realm. Elven player
characters are more likely to come into
conflict with priests of this deity than
any other. She is black aligned and
her favored weapon is the sickle. She
grants spells from the domains Charm,
Corruption, Darkness, Elf, and Hate.

Grimwall is the Unseelie aspect of
Warrick. Where Warrick and his
following engage in chivalrous warfare,
Grimwall has a take-no-prisoners
anything goes approach. His only
redeeming quality is said to be his lack
of subtlety once he is striking. Before
he strikes is the problem - Grimwall is
a master of ambush. He is red/green
aligned and He favors the longbow.
He grants spells from the domains of
Darkness, Elf, Guardian, Retribution,
and Strength.
The Glory of
Ancestors
Dwarves engage in what is essentially an
elaborate form of ancestor worship. Each
clan, during ceremonies, recites the
names of all the members passed and
sings the tales of their glory. At the head
of the ancestry are three powers presiding
over the cycle of life in this world.

Freyalis is the eternal mother, with
power over birth and renewal. When
forced to protect her children she
relies on the mace. She is green and
white in alignment. She grants spells
from the domains Ancestor,
Community, Dwarf, Family, Guardian,
Healing, and Renewal. She is the
mother of the following two deities.

Dulthos is the keeper of the secrets
under the mountain and the protector
of the dwarven race. He is a warrior
first and foremost, and distrustful of all
other races and their gods. He is also
somewhat implacable and plodding.
His favored weapon is the dwarven
waraxe and he is aligned red, green
and white. He grants spells of the
Cavern, Dwarf, Earth, Metal,
Protection, Strength, and War
domains.

Nalru is the slayer, the lord of greed.
Sometimes known as the dark twin of
Freyalis, he rules over death and his
touch is feared by all dwarves. His
favored weapon is the spear and he
 aligned red, black and blue. He grants
spells of the Ancestor, Darkness,
Death, Destruction, Dwarf, Earth, and
Undead domains. Nalru, in practice,
has almost no priests, but dwarves
constantly try to appease him and
pray that he gives the souls of their

Calruldal rules Summer and the Sun.
loved ones a safe journey to the
underworld.
Dance of Seasons
Gnomes have a set of four deities, each
which rules a season. Gnomes are curious
in that they do not maintain set holy days
based on any pattern humans recognize.
However, most of the time this is due to
the fact that the gnomish calendar is

Fas is the Goddess of Autumn.
insanely complex - taking 250 human
years to complete a cycle.

Sanshan is the Goddess of the Spring.
She rules the Air and the breeze.
Depicted as a beautiful little girl

Elrico is the Keeper of Winter. The
gnome, Sanshan is sometimes called
the giggler by outsiders. She favors
the staff as a weapon and she is
aligned black / green. She grants
spells from the domains of Air, Family,
Gnome, Healing, and Trickery.
He is a golden colored gnome who,
during the night, works long hours in
his shop working on gizmos and
gimcracks. He thus embodies the well
known (and occasionally feared) spirit
of gnomish inventiveness. His favored
weapon is the crossbow and he grants
spells in the domains of Gnome,
Knowledge, Creation, Fire, Sun. He is
aligned black / white.
Depicted as a mad painter, Fas loves
to display her abstract brilliance in the
leaves of the world. Despite the
chaotic appearance of her works
though, she is very methodical. She is
aligned black / red and she favors the
dagger. She grants spells of the
domains of Animal, Earth, Gnome,
Magic, and Plant.
Gnomic God of Endings is despised by
the race that believes in him, but his
position in the pantheon is
unquestioned. He is aligned black /
blue and favors the dagger. The
Gnomes who follow him are granted
spells from the domains of Darkness,
Death, Destruction, Gnome, and
Water.

The Spirit Mother

Oyasini follow an entity known as Ooyas-
shandra, who is there sole deity. They
view the rest of the gods of the world as
mere spirits that have gotten full of
themselves in asking for worship.
Ooysashandra embodies all five colors of
magic – she grants spells from the
domains: Air, Community, Earth, Family,
Fire, Halfling, Protection, Purity, and
Water.

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Equipment
The stage of the D&D game has
traditionally been the middle ages, but the
Dusk setting is patterned after Ancient
Greece. This means that many of the
items that exist in a typical D&D game
have yet to be invented locally and aren’t
in common use. This doesn’t mean they
won’t show up – plane hopping can and
does occur between Carthasana and more
technologically advanced worlds, but
these items will not be as common as they
are elsewhere. The tables in this book
contain the presence rating of each item
from the PHB and some weapons are
shifted from being martial to exotic due to
their rarity.
Equipping a
Character
The equipment of a starting character is
determined by his starting class as
outlined in the PHB. All characters start
with a light Chiton (or toga among
dwarves and gnomes), a pair of sandals, a
belt (male) or sash (female) and clips that
hold the garmet in place. Chitons and
togas are little more than a specially cut
sheet. The can be worn in a variety of
ways depending on what the wearer is
doing and their sex – as women tend to
wear chitons which drape down to the
ground and men tend to wear them at
knee length. In winter the character will
also have a heavy “super-chiton” to ward
off the cold that is worn over a normal
chiton.
Availability
Items have a presence DC. If a character
seeks an item the location he is in must
be able to hit this DC for the item to be
present in the town. See the gather
information skill description for more
information. Note that if an item’s
presence DC is less than the location’s
bonus to the roll the item is automatically
present.
Wealth & Money
For convenience this book continues to
refer to item prices in copper, silver and
gold pieces, but be aware that this is an
abstraction that serves to speed up play –
in the campaign world itself many
different coins from a numerous areas are
around. Outside the cities and nations of
their origin their buying power is
determined by their metallic content.
What follows are the coins most common
in the nation of Dalsundria – other
countries will have other coin systems
present.
The most common coin is the tundred.
Printed during the reign of Otal I for a 200
year span up until the reign of Queen
Anne, these pieces are still in fairly large
circulation in the larger cities. The tundred
is composed of silver, but it has the
buying power of the D&D gold piece. It is
about 1 ½ inches across and weighs 1
ounce.
Egrets are the next most common coin.
They are also made of silver, but are
thinner and and only a third of an inch
across. It takes 10 egrets to meet a
tundred – and the egret is analogous to
the D&D silver piece.
Darvals are the same size as the egret
but they are made of copper. They hold
the value of a D&D copper piece. And it
takes 10 of them to make an egret.
Finally there is the extremely rare tarvel
piece, which is as large as a tundred but
slightly thicker and is worth 100 tundreds.
Trade bars are the largest type of
wealth. These are valued by their wealth
and have been seen in sizes of up to 100
onces in weight, and worth some 20,000
tundred pieces each. The most famous of
these are the “talents” which have a
certified value of 10,000 tundred.
Table 5-1: Weapons
Cost Dmg (S) Dmg (M) Critical Range Weight Type Pres. DC
Simple Weapons, Light Melee
Dagger 2 gp 1d3 1d4 19–20/x2 10’ 1 lb. P 10
Knife 1 gp 1d3 1d4 x2 10’ 1 lb. S 5
Mace, light 5 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 — 4 lb. B 10
Sickle 6 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 — 2 lb. S 5
Simple Weapons, One-Handed Melee
Club — 1d4 1d6 x2 10’ 3 lb. B 0
Mace, heavy 12 gp 1d6 1d8 x2 — 8 lb. B 10
Morningstar 8 gp 1d6 1d8 x2 — 6 lb. B/P 15
Shortspear 1 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 20’ 3 lb. P 5
Simple Weapons, Two-Handed Melee
Longspear 5 gp 1d6 1d8 x3 — 9 lb. P 10
Quarterstaff — 1d4/1d4 1d6/1d6 x2 — 4 lb. B 0
Spear 2 gp 1d6 1d8 x3 20’ 6 lb. P 5
Simple Weapon,
Ranged
Dart 5 sp 1d3 1d4 x2 20’ 1/2 lb. P 10
Javelin 1 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 30’ 2 lb. P 10
Sling — 1d3 1d4 x2 50’ 0 lb. B 5
Bullets, sling (10) 1 sp — — — — 5 lb. — 10
Martial Weapons, Light Melee
Axe, throwing 8 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 10’ 2 lb. S 10
Hammer, light 1 gp 1d3 1d4 x2 20’ 2 lb. B 5
Handaxe 6 gp 1d4 1d6 x3 — 3 lb. S 5
Pick, light 4 gp 1d3 1d4 x4 — 3 lb. P 5
Sap 1 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 — 2 lb. B 5
Shield, light special 1d2 1d3 x2 — special B 10
Spiked armor special 1d4 1d6 x2 — special P 15
Spiked shield, light special 1d3 1d4 x2 — special P 10
Sword, short 10 gp 1d4 1d6 19–20/x2 — 2 lb. P 10
Martial Weapons, One-Handed
Battleaxe 10 gp 1d6 1d8 x3 — 6 lb. S 15
Flail 8 gp 1d6 1d8 x2 — 5 lb. B 15
Longsword 15 gp 1d6 1d8 19–20/x2 — 4 lb. S 15
Pick, heavy 8 gp 1d4 1d6 x4 — 6 lb. P 10
Shield, heavy special 1d3 1d4 x2 — special B 15
Spiked shield, special 1d4 1d6 x2 — special P 15
heavy
Trident 15 gp 1d6 1d8 x2 10’ 4 lb. P 15
Warhammer 12 gp 1d6 1d8 x3 — 5 lb. B 15
Whip 1 gp 1d2 1d3 x2 2 lb. S 10
Martial Weapons, Two-Handed
Greataxe 20 gp 1d10 1d12 x3 — 12 lb. S 15
Greatclub 5 gp 1d8 1d10 x2 — 8 lb. B 0
Flail, heavy 15 gp 1d8 1d10 19–20/x2 — 10 lb. B 15
Greatsword 50 gp 1d10 2d6 19–20/x2 — 8 lb. S 20
Lance 10 gp 1d6 1d8 x3 — 10 lb. P 15
Scythe 18 gp 1d6 2d4 x4 — 10 lb. P/S 15
Net 20 gp — — — 10’ 6 lb.
Martial Weapons, Ranged
Arrows (20) 1 gp — — — — 3 lb. —
Bow, normal 30 gp 1d4 1d6 x3 60’ 2 lb. P 5
Bow, +1 pull 50 gp 1d4 1d6 x3 60’ 2 lb. P 10
Bow, +2 pull 75 gp 1d4 1d6 x3 60’ 2 lb. P 15
Bow, +3 pull 100 gp 1d4 1d6 x3 60’ 2 lb. P 20
Bow, +4 pull 150 gp 1d4 1d6 x3 60’ 2 lb. P 25
Bow, +5 pull 200 gp 1d4 1d6 x3 60’ 2 lb. P 30
All weapons not on this list but in the PHB or any other sourcebook are exotic weapons in
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Table 5-2: Armor & Shields
Armor Cost Bonus Max Armor Spell Speed Presence Weight
Dex Check Failure (S/M) DC
Penalty
Light armor
Padded 5 gp +1 +8 0 5% 20’/30’ 5 10 lb.
Leather 10 gp +2 +6 0 10% 20’/30’ 10 15 lb.
Studded leather 25 gp +3 +5 –1 15% 20’/30’ 15 20 lb.
Chain Chiton 100 gp +4 +4 –2 20% 20’/30’ 20 25 lb.
Medium armor
Hide 15 gp +3 +4 –3 20% 20’/15’ 5 25 lb.
Scale mail 50 gp +4 +3 –4 25% 20’/15’ 10 30 lb.
Breastplate, Bronze 200 gp +5 +3 –4 25% 20’/15’ 15 30 lb.
Heavy armor
Splint mail 200 gp +6 +0 –7 40% 20’/15’ 15 45 lb.
Banded mail 250 gp +6 +1 –6 35% 20’/15’ 20 35 lb.
Breastplate, Iron 600 gp +7 +0 –7 40% 20’/15’ 25 50 lb.
Shields
Buckler 15 gp +1 — –1 5% — 10 5 lb.
Shield, light wooden 3 gp +1 — –1 5% — 10 5 lb.
Shield, light bronze 9 gp +1 — –1 5% — 15 6 lb.
Shield, heavy wooden 7 gp +2 — –2 15% — 15 10 lb.
Shield, heavy bronze 20 gp +2 — –2 15% — 20 15 lb.
Shield, tower 30 gp +43 +2 –10 50% — 20 45 lb.

Table 5-3: Adventuring Gear

Item Cost Wt. Pres.DC Item Cost Weight Pres. DC
Backpack 2 gp 2 lb. 5
Mirror, small tin 10 tp 1/2 lb. 15
(empty)
Mug/Tankard, 2 dp 1 lb. 5
Barrel (empty) 2 gp 30 lb. 5
clay
Basket (empty) 4 sp 1 lb. 5
Oil (1-pint 1 ep 1 lb. 5
Bedroll 1 sp 5 lb. 0 flask)
Bell 1 gp — 10 Parchment 2 ep — 15
Blanket, winter 5 sp 3 lb. 0 (sheet)
Block and tackle 5 gp 5 lb. 10 Pick, miner’s 3 tp 10 lb. 5
Bottle, wine, 2 gp — 5 Pitcher, clay 2 dp 5 lb. 5
glass
Piton 1 ep 1/2 lb. 5
Bucket (empty) 5 sp 2 lb. 5
Pole, 10-foot - 8 lb. 0
Caltrops 1 gp 2 lb. 15 Pot, iron 2 tp 10 lb. 15
Candle 1 cp — 5 Pouch, belt 1 tp 1/2 lb.1 5
Canvas (sq. 1 sp 1 lb. 5 (empty)
yd.) Ram, portable 10 tp 20 lb. 10
Case, map or 1 gp ½ lb. 15 Rations, trail 5 ep 1 lb.1 5
scroll (per day)
Chain (10 ft.) 30 gp 2 lb. 20 Rope, hempen 1 tp 10 lb. 5
Chalk, 1 piece 1 sp — 5 (50 ft.)
Chest (empty) 2 gp 25 lb. 10 Sack (empty) 1 ep 1/2 lb.1 5
Crowbar 2 gp 5 lb. 10 Sealing wax 1 tp 1 lb. 5
Firewood (per 1 cp 20 lb. 0 Sewing needle 5 ep — 5
day) Signal whistle 8 ep — 10
Fishhook 1 sp — 5 Signet ring 5 tp — 20
Fishing net, 25 4 gp 5 lb. 5 Sledge 1 tp 10 lb. 10
sq. ft.
Soap (per lb.) 5 ep 1 lb. 5
Flask (empty) 3 sp 1½ lb 5
Spade or shovel 2 tp 8 lb. 5
Flint and steel 1 sp — 15
Tent, single 10 tp 20 lb.1 10
Grappling hook 1 sp 4 lb. 15
Tent, 2 man 15 tp 30 lb. * 10
Hammer 5 sp 2 lb. 5
Tent, pavillion 30 tp 50 lb. 15
Ink (1 oz. vial) 8 gp — 15
Torch 1 dp 1 lb. 5
Inkpen 1 sp — 0
Vial, ink or 1 tp 1/10 lb. 15
Jug, clay 3 cp 9 lb. 5 potion
Ladder, 10-foot 5 cp 20 lb. 5 Waterskin 1 tp 4 lb.1 5
Lamp, common 1 sp 1 lb. 10
Whetstone 2 dp 1 lb. 5
Table 5-4: Special Substances & Items
Table 5-8: Tools & Skill Items
Item Cost Wt. Pres.DC
Item Cost Wt. Pres. DC
Acid (flask) 10 gp 1 lb. 15
Alchemist’s fire 20 gp 1 lb. 15 Alchemist’s lab 500 gp 40 lb. 25
(flask) Artisan’s tools 5 gp 5 lb. 15
Antitoxin (vial) 50 gp — 15 Artisan’s tools, 55 gp 5 lb. 25
Everburning 110 gp 1 lb. 20 masterwork
torch Climber’s kit 80 gp 5 lb. 15
Holy water 25 gp 1 lb. 15 Disguise kit 50 gp 8 lb. 15
(flask) Healer’s kit 50 gp 1 lb. 15
Smokestick 20 gp ½ lb. 20 Holly and — — 0
Sunrod 2 gp 1 lb. 20 mistletoe
Tanglefoot bag 50 gp 4 lb. 20 Holy symbol, 1 gp — 5
ThundersCtone 30 gp 1 lb. 20 wooden
Tindertwig 1 gp — 20 Holy symbol, 25 gp 1 lb. 15
silver
Hourglass 25 gp 1 lb. 20
Table 5-5: Clothing Musical 5 gp 3 lb. 10
Item Cost Wt. Pres. DC instrument,
Chiton, full 2 sp 2 lb. 5 common
length Musical 100 gp 3 lb. 20
Chiton, half 1 sp 2 lb. 5 instrument,
length masterwork
Chlamydon 1 sp 1 lb. 5 Scale, 2 gp 1 lb. 15
Chlamys 2 sp 2 lb. 5 merchant’s
Fibula 5 sp — 5 Spell 5 gp 2 lb. 10
Himation, large 2 sp 2 lb. 5 component
Himation, small 1 sp 1 lb. 5 pouch
Petasos 1 sp 1 lb. 5 Spellscroll, 15 gp 3 lb. 25
Sandals 1gp 1 lb. 5 wizard’s
(blank)
Thieves’ tools 30 gp 1 lb. 15
Table 5-6: Mounts & Related Gear
Thieves’ tools, 100 gp 2 lb. 25
Item Cost Wt. Pres. DC
masterwork
Bit and bridle 2 gp 1 lb. 5 Tool, 50 gp 1 lb. 15
Dog, guard 25 gp — 5 masterwork
Dog, riding 150 gp — 15 Water clock 1000 gp 200 lb. 25
Donkey or mule 8 gp — 5
Feed (per day) 5 sp 10 lb. 0
Horse
Table 5-9: Food, Drink & Lodging
Horse, heavy 200 gp — 20 Item Cost Wt. Pres. DC

Horse, light 75 gp — 15 Ale

Pony 30 gp — 15 Gallon 2 sp 8 lb. 5
Warhorse, 400 gp — 20 Mug 4 cp 1 lb. 5
heavy Banquet (per 10 gp — 5
Warhorse, light 150 gp — 15 person)
Warpony 100 gp — 15 Bread, per loaf 2 cp ½ lb. 0
Saddle 5 gp 5 lb. 15 Cheese, hunk of 1 sp ½ lb. 5
Stabling (per 5 sp — 10 Inn stay (per
day) day)
Good 2 gp — 15
Common 5 sp — 10
Table 5-7: Transport
Poor 2 sp — 5
Item Cost Weight Pres. DC Meals (per day)
Cart 15 gp 200 lb. 15 Good 5 sp — 15
Trimere 30,000 gp — 25 Common 3 sp — 10
Rowboat 50 gp 100 lb. 15 Poor 1 sp — 5
Oar 2 gp 10 lb. 10 Meat, chunk of 3 sp ½ lb. 5
Sled 20 gp 300 lb. 15 Wine
Wagon 35 gp 400 lb. 15 Common 2 sp 6 lb. 5
(pitcher)
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aristocrats as a one piece outfit –
Clothing though wearing one and keeping it on
restricts movement (while it won’t
Descriptions restrict spellcasting it will probably fall
off when the wearer casts a spell).
Telzoan clothing is composed of a Only men wear it in this fashion.
relatively small number of items that can Women wear a smaller, lighter
be combined, draped, and built in a huge version along with a chiton – often
variety of ways. A beginning character using it as a headscarf, especially in
starts with one outfit. The prices given in the winter.
Table 7-6 reflect the simplest versions of
these outfits – more expensive cloths,
Petasos: A wide-brimmed straw hat
dyes and weaves can increase the cost of used by travellers.
clothing considerably.

Chiton, full length: Chitons are the
most common Dalsundrian outfit.
Formed from rectangular cloth,
chitons may or may not have
sleeves depending on the style of
the area. The garment is held in
place using girdles and fibulas.
When worn by men chitons
usually are cut off at the knees,
while women’s chitons are full to
the ground. However, the garment
can be adjusted with an overfold at
the girdle (or girdles in the case of
men, who often wore two).
Military chitons, especially chain
chiton armor, are sown to fit rather
than being held in place by pins.

Chlamydon: A shawl like item
worn by women.

Chlamys: Similar to a mantle, this
item is most frequently worn by
travelers and drapes over one
shoulder.

Fibula: Pins used for holding
garments in place, often looking
like safety pins or c clasps. Larger
Fibula can be used as weapons
dealing damage as daggers,
though any wielder is automatically
non-proficient in their use (-4
penalty to hit).

Himation: A piece of cloth cut in a
semi-circle and measuring around
6 to 12’. The large ones are
favored by philosophers and
 Description
The rest of this chapter contains questions
and creativity spurs for fleshing out your
character. It is important to stress here
though that you do not and should not be
able to answer all of these questions at
the beginning of play. If you take the time
to answer them you could easily spend
several hours in character creation. If you
enjoy this go ahead, but don’t feel
compelled to do this just because this
book contains these questions. With time
your character will be fleshed out
normally.
A Word of Caution
It is possible to spend several hours
creating a character.
Don’t.
Give yourself the chance to discover your
character over time. Feel free to read over
this chapter and get a feel for all the
questions you might ask yourself about
your character, but if an answer doesn’t
come to mind, don’t rack your brain over it,
just move on. It can be very
counterproductive to spend six hours on a
character that ends up being killed on the
sixth round of the first combat the
character gets into. If you answer just six
or so of the many questions in this section,
you’re off to a great start.
Consider novels for a moment. Most of
them do not have 20 page character
expositions on a character before any
action starts. Likewise you shouldn’t
prepare any more material about your
character than can reasonably be used by
yourself, the DM and the other players.
Develop the character’s description over
the course of the campaign – not all on day
one.
Physical
Description
The physical externals of your character –
such as eye color, hair color, skin color,
weapons carried and clothing worn are the
first thing that other characters will see.
Indeed, the first question you are likely to
be asked is “what do you look like?”
Hair
What color? Curling or straight? Long or
short? Bald? How is it worn? Free or in a
pony tail? Dreadlocks? What about
beards and moustaches? Blackbeard the
pirate was famed for wearing lit candles in
his hair and beard during battles, and
while your character may do nothing like
that, there may (or may not) be
something memorable about your
character’s hair (or lack thereof) and the
way it is worn. What about a halo? (A
halo is a stock of white hair among normal
colored hair. The character Rogue from
the X-Men comics is an example character
with this hair feature.)
Descriptive Words
Hair color is often described as blonde,
red, black or brown. Here are a few
words to more specifically describe a hair
color beyond those words.

Black Hair: Jet, Midnight, Smokey,
Off Black, Brownish Black

Brown Hair: Chocolate, Cinnamon,
Pecan, Walnut

Red Hair: Deep Flame, Rust, Sunny
Red, True Auburn

Blonde: Butterscotch, Deep
Red/Blonde, Dull, Gold, Honey,
Strawberry, Yellow

Gray: Silver, Snow-White, Dull Gray,
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Eyes and Face
The color of your eyes and the set of your
face can be your most memorable
features. What color are your eyes? How
are they set in your face? Close together
or far apart? Are they wide (Typical of
Caucasians & Africans) or narrow (Typical
of Asians & Native Americans)? Eyebrows
– are they thick or sparse? Are both eyes
present? (a character missing an eye will
have a bit of menace to him).
Ears? Large or small? Does the
character have a large bulbous nose like a
gnome, or a broad flat one like an orc?
Other details will be memorable only if
they are unusual, like a character with
high cheekbones or a low, sloping brow.
Facial scars stand out and are difficult to
hide.
There is a limit to how much facial
description you can give with words before
the other players and the GM nod off to
sleep, but if one member of the group
knows how to draw well you’d be well
served to bone up on your ability to
verbally describe your character’s
appearance if you are to effectively
convey to them what your character is
supposed to look like. Another approach is
to write down the description of your
character, make copies, and hand those
copies out to the other players to give
them something to read while the action
doesn’t involve their characters.
In the end, a picture here goes a lot
farther than a lengthy description. Failing
that use a photo. “Cast” a movie star as
your character and simply give their
name. Or go online – many actors keep
studio portraits in their online résumés
that you can “borrow” for your own
private use.
Gender
Most players play their own gender
because it is, simply put, easier. It is
more difficult to play across gender than
might first be apparent. Unlike the
fantasy races of the game, which are
largely stereotypes, men and women are
by no means stereotypical – yet many
players do select and play a stereotype
when running across gender. The results
are at best comical, but at their worst
insulting, especially in a mixed group.
While men and women have different
behavioral tendencies that entire
psychology doctorate papers have been
written on, they are just that –
tendencies. Each character is an
individual. Some things the character
does may fit the stereotype, but it is
highly unlikely that everything about the
character will fit any stereotype.
Race
Each of the standard races has certain
advantages and disadvantages that make
them better suited to some character
classes and skills than other. While it may
be fun to play an off-color class race
combination, such as a half-orc paladin,
you have to ask yourself – is it worth the
trouble?
Ignoring the rules for a moment,
remember that each race has certain
tendencies of behavior that help to define
them. Your character is by no means
bound to behave like the other members
of his own race, but the more eccentric he
is the harder a time he will have dealing
with members of his own race. A stoic,
hard-headed dwarf is no surprise to an elf,
but an elf that encounters a stoic-hard
headed elf is going to be put off. Worse
yet, the very paranoid may believe your
character to be polymorphed.
Like the character’s gender, her race is
something that she cannot escape from
easily. It is part of her identity and self
image in a way that our own nationalities
define us, but even more so since they
cannot be laid aside (without magic
anyway).
Movement
Is the character graceful or clumsy?
Dogged or refined? Limp? Note a
character with a low dexterity may have
no choice but to move in an awkward
manner – but a character with a high
dexterity may feign clumsiness out of
habit.
Is the character right or left handed?
Most players choose the hand they favor
themselves. Another way is to roll a d6
and a d20. If the d20 roll is higher, the
character is right handed. If the d20 is
lower or there is a tie the character is left
handed.
Clothing
A character’s clothing choices – or
costume – reflects the character and her
environment in subtle and not so subtle
ways. A character who is somber and
restrained is likely to wear conservative
clothing, while an outgoing individual is
more likely to keep up with fashion trends
and add flash and dazzle to their costume
or wear jewelry. A character who doesn’t
like to be noticed won’t wear clothes that
grab people’s attention.
The current environment of the
character will also affect costume choices.
Despite the illustrations of many fantasy
artists, a female wearing a chainmail
bikini in a snowstorm is brazenly tempting
fate.
Distinguishing Marks
Does the character have a mole? A
tattoo? A scar? If yes to any of these
questions then where? What about a
hunchback? Missing limb or finger? How
were those marks received, and does the
character conceal them or show them off.
Voice
How does your character talk? Nasally or
with a lisp? Loud or at a whisper? An
uneven cadence to the character’s speech
can be an indicator to a low intelligence as
can the character’s word choices. Unusual
vocal qualities to the character can also
make it clear as to what you said in and
out of character. Also, unusual word
choices can indicate that the common
tongue is not your character’s native
tongue. For instance, Chinese speakers of
English often forget articles such as “the”
“a” and “an” because these simply aren’t
present in their native language.
Japanese speakers have difficulty with the
“r” sound because their own language has
no equivalent. English speakers of
Spanish often are unable to trill their r’s
for the same reason.
While odd voices and accents can be
fun, be careful about giving your character
a voice that is uncomfortable for you. A
roleplaying game is a poor excuse to give
yourself a case of laryngitis.
Strengths and
Weaknesses
Everyone has some personality strengths
and weaknesses. While one character
may be able to befriend anyone, another
may have very few friends at all and be
afraid of letting anyone close.
What does the character do well, or what
comes easy to the character? What about
the reverse? Consider things like
prioritizing tasks and making plans,
socializing, thinking clearly – especially
under duress.
Likes and Dislikes
Favorite foods, colors, sports, activities,
and not so favored tasks like studying,
training or combats, each help to define a
character as an individual. Not all
characters will like the same things, let
alone enjoy them. Sometimes a
character’s likes may not be in sync with
his daily activities. For instance, a wizard
may not enjoy preparing spells from a
spellbook even though this is an essential
activity for the character. On the other
hand, one is unlikely to find a bard that
doesn’t like to perform, but finding one
who would much rather play his lute than
sing isn’t too unlikely.
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Mental Problems
Mild metal conditions can be used to put a
fun color on the character. Perhaps the
character has an uncontrollable stutter.
Or the character is terrified of spiders.
Keep the character’s ability statistics in
mind – a character with a high intelligence
is unlikely to have cerebral palsy, while a
character with a high charisma will not be
prone to bouts of catatonia.
History
Your character’s history helps to place her
in the campaign world. Often the future
grows out of the past, so a character
history can always be useful to the
gamemaster. However, don’t feel that
you need to write a novel about what has
led your character up to the beginning of
the campaign. Instead let the character’s
history enter the game gradually as both
you and the other player characters get to
know the character
Campaign History
At this point it may be helpful to ask your
DM what has happened in the world
during the character’s lifetime and shortly
before so that you can give some thought
into how the recent events have shaped
your character. A war fought while the
character was a child may have taken
away an elder sibling or a parent. A raid
during that war might have occurred right
on the very doorstep of the character’s
home, and she could have been physically
or emotionally scarred at the hands of the
enemy.
Not all campaign events need be
traumatic though – but if they are
memorable to the character at all it is
worth the time of both DM and player to
work them into character backgrounds.
Campaign backgrounds, while setting a
stage for the story to come, lack the
personal effect that character
backgrounds provide. Therefore work to
make them compliment each other.
Homeland
Where did the character grow up and what
was it like? Did the character grow up in
the area of the campaign or has he
journeyed to the site of the campaign? If
he journeyed, then why?
A character will know much about home.
He may not know the local wizard's level,
but he's likely to know his location and the
local superstitions surrounding such an
enigmatic individual. Players should be
careful to sketch out what the character
would know. This certainly would include
maps of the area and brief NPC sketches.
Also consider the character’s
relationship with home. Is he welcome or
is he an outcast from his own society? If
he’s an outcast, what did he do?
Sometimes his class itself is an answer –
while the rules allow dwarf spellcasters,
that doesn’t mean such a character will be
welcome or wanted in his homeland.
Parents
Note that the term parents here will also
stand for adopted parents, guardians and
other parental figures that had a
significant impact on the character’s
childhood.
We acquire much from our upbringing,
and the stability of childhood, or the lack
of it, continues to echo through our adult
lives. If your character had a stable
childhood then he is more likely to be
lawful and good, but instability breeds
contempt and can tip the scales towards
chaos or evil. Abused children often
abuse their children as adults; hence evil
has a way of propagating through the
generations.
All too often in RPG’s a character’s
parents are out of the picture, but in
reality most of us reach middle age before
our parents pass on. While a character
will certainly remember a tragedy that
took his parent(s) away, it is cliché for
every character to have this trait. Many
character’s parents will still be alive and,
eventually, they may appear in the
campaign as NPC’s under the GM’s
control. Then again, another player could
play one of them. This is unusual in the
extreme in role-playing games, but not
unheard of in literature for parents and
children to travel together. Perhaps orcs
destroyed the village while father and son
where tending the sheep, leaving them as
sole survivors. Neither has adventured,
so allowing them both to be 1st level
despite a 20 year difference in age isn’t
too out of whack – people get off to late
starts all the time. Also, doing this
relieves the DM of the need to unite two
characters – they can be introduced to the
rest of the group together.
Living or dead, PC or NPC though the
relationship a character has with his
parents will be significant to the
character’s nature. If the character views
his relationship with his parents as
insignificant – that fact itself is significant.
Parents can be a great source of quests.
Remember Anakin’s attempt to save his
mother in Star Wars: Episode II? Or the
end of the Star Wars saga where Luke
struggles to save his father from the evil
that has consumed him? It is not too
hard to see a paladin doing the same
thing, carrying the secret that the local
blackguard is his father. Maybe a
character is carrying on the work of his
parents, or maybe they or their death is
his entire reason for adventuring, as is the
case with Batman.
If the character’s parents are famous
then the character stands to inherit some
of that fame and some of the expectations
arising from that fame. How the character
reacts to those expectations is up to you.
Contemporaries
Contemporaries include a character’s
siblings and childhood friends, primarily
those within five years or so of the
character’s own age that the character
grew up with. Unlike parents, these
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characters tend to live as long as the
characters and indeed given the nature of
the adventuring business they may outlive
the characters.
Siblings and friends can be helpful or
annoying, maybe even dangerous. If a
rivalry erupts, it can be long and
protracted. Each character knows what
proverbial buttons to push. An epic level
paladin’s sister who is only a first level
commoner may be able to make him lose
his cool with a single quip – something
demons may have tried to do and failed.
First loves, training partners, the list can
go on a long way and it can be easy to get
carried away. For a first session just
decide if you have any relatives and leave
it at that. As the game goes on they may
enter the session.
It is possible for PC’s to be friends
before the game begins or even siblings.
Again, this relieves the DM of the task of
bringing the group together. Also, its
easier to believe that brothers will risk
their lives to save each other than it is to
believe strangers will do the same,
especially when the characters are
chaotic.
Childhood
Think back for a moment on your own
childhood. Chances are good you can
remember a dozen key events. A dozen
more will come to mind if you where
exposed to circumstances similar to them.
A character may be haunted by something
he saw, said or did.
In some ways this question is related to
question three above since parents have a
great deal of control over their children.
But what about a character who is an
orphan lacking in any real parental
figures? Indeed, if the GM allows a
character may still be a child when the
adventure begins, rules for this appear
earlier in the chapter.
Role Models
In a fantasy setting the local tenth level
paladin (if there is one) would definitely
be an influence upon the first level paladin
in the party who is familiar with his
heroics. Such persons are the stuff of bard
tales around tavern fires. If such a person
is alive the character may assign meeting
him face to face as one of his lifetime
goals. Most of us as children can
remember wanting to be just like
someone, and the characters in our
games are no different. Describing the
character can help give you some
perspective on your character's dreams,
and it may also provide your DM with a
good NPC.
Other Prior Events
Most characters did not train to delve into
deep, near bottomless dungeons to face
the creatures that are the stuff of
commoners' nightmares. Indeed, the
wizard is the "ugly duck" of the
adventuring world. Ill suited as the
members of that class are to adventure, it
would be wise to explain their pursuit in
the traditionally risky endeavor that is
adventuring.
Priests often have to secure special
permission for such expeditions, rare
indeed is the character that can leave
without permission and suffer no
consequences. Rogues, Bards and Fighters
tend to be more suited to this task, but
even they really need a justification to join
and risk their lives with a band of fellow
adventurers.
Just as important is the source of the
knowledge. No one is born knowing what
they need to know to pursue a career, and
all characters must have learned their
skills from someone. Was it a kind and
benevolent master or the College of Hard
Knocks? Did the teacher volunteer his
services, or did he receive pay? Who
provided the pay? Did the character
choose his vocation or was it thrust upon
him?
 Ancestry
Having a famous ancestor can give a
character a reputation that is undeserved,
and despite the glamour most clever GM's
can make it more trouble than it's worth.
Again, this can be a plot hook for the
character. If the character is the great-
grandson of the man who killed the red
dragon, guess who's going to get called
upon to face the next dragon.
Enemies and Allies
While a character’s childhood
acquaintances fall into this area, this
question broadens out to include power
groups the character may have dealt with,
or recently acquired allies and foes.
Perhaps such an individual only recently
entered the picture and their appearance
may have spurred the character into
adventure. For example, a wizard could
have shown up on dragon-back and slew
the character’s whole village. Certainly
the character may seek revenge, but he
will need to gain a lot of experience before
he can seriously threaten a wizard that
can ride a dragon.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
When and where your character was born
may not be significant in and of itself, but
it does give an ideal of what events in the
world history your character would have
been alive to hear about as “news” or
experience directly. It’s one thing to hear
about a famous plague in an ancient
tome, quite another to have lost a
younger sister and father to a plague.
Also, does your character celebrate their
birthday? It helps to bring a setting alive
if, on occasion, this mark of the passage
of time occurs in the game. What about
other anniversaries of the character, such
as a coming of age? If the character has
loved ones who have died, he might
commemorate that dark day.
Goals
Knowing what your character seeks to
obtain gives you a sense of purpose. Your
character’s goal may be specific (Kill Duke
Frederic) or vague (Get Rich), but it needs
to be important enough that your
character will take some risks to
accomplish it.
Goals are one of the last questions your
asked to consider, but they are also
important to the GM because they help
him draw up adventures that are tied in
some manner to your character.
Some goals obviously can’t be
accomplished immediately. If a high level
wizard kills your parents and you seek
revenge, it will be a long time before you
can gain the skills and equipment
necessary to kill this individual. Your
character will need to have short-term
goals that build to the longer term one.
Most people have short term and long
term goals, and work toward them. By
now, you should find this question easy to
answer, and its resolution will be a key of
the campaign for as long as the character
is a part of it. More than any other answer
this one will affect the day-to-day play of
the game.
Reaching Goals
If the fighter intends to become a
celebrity, killing the local dragon may well
be in order, but what about the thief who
flees the priests of the temple he stole
that ruby from? Certainly he has things
he'd rather do than crawl through the
overgrown forest.
While goals can be vague to outside
observers, actions cannot – a story with
vague action becomes boring quickly. For
you to be able to choose clear and
compelling actions you must understand
your character’s goals completely. No
matter how convoluted and twisted they
might seem to the other players or even
the GM, to you they must be clear.
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Portraying a
Character
Creating a vivid character is only a first
step. The second step is to execute that
role. This section offers advice to this end.
We see actors ply their trade on an
almost daily basis on television, motion
pictures and the stage. Then, at our
gaming tables, we take the craft by the
horns for our own entertainment with
varying degrees of success.
However, there are several common
misconceptions about acting, and the
saddest is the belief that acting cannot be
taught. You either can or can’t do it. The
truth is quite different. Not only can it be
taught, but there are several schools of
thought on how to approach it – some
which contradict greatly. This section will
present one of those systems to you in a
form adapted for gaming. What follows is
intended as a starting point that should
aid novice and veteran players alike in
bringing more life to their characters and
stories.
As gamers we are all writers. But
before that all of us were readers. By the
same token, all actors start out in the
audience. Ask yourself, what draws you
to film, television or stage? What creates
the moments that pull us to the edge of
our seats or brings us to tears of sadness
or joy?
The first thing for you to realize is that
these moments and qualities are the
creation of many people – not one. You
cannot assume the burden of creating
such magical moments at your gaming
table by yourself – everyone at the table
will have a part to play in creating them.
Acting requires both bravery and
willpower: You must have the bravery to
throw yourself into the action of the game
despite fear of failure and self-
consciousness about your ability as an
actor; and you must have the willpower to
adhere to your ideals.
Physical Action
In simplest terms, “to act” is “to do.”
Actors do things according to a script, or
in the absence of a script (as is the case
with an RPG or improvisation) on raw
impulse. Each physical action you choose
must meet nine criteria for it to have
maximum dramatic effect.
An action must …
1. be physically capable of being
done.
2. be fun to do.
3. be specific.
4. have its test in the other person.
5. not be an errand.
6. not presuppose any physical or
emotional state.
7. not be manipulative.
8. have a “cap.”
9. be in line with the established
history of the character.
To expand upon this …
1. An action must be physically
capable of being done. You should be
able to do this action at any time. For
example, “begging for mercy” is
something you can do immediately. You
cannot, however, “pursue the path of
righteousness” on a moment’s notice or
even in a single scene. To say that an
action has to be physically possible does
not necessarily mean it involves intense
physical activity such as jumping around
or assaulting someone. Indeed the more
violent activities your character engages
in will certainly be resolved by the rules of
the game itself (that’s what they are there
for). Begging for mercy or Belittling an
inferior are actions that can be done while
sitting in a chair.
2. An action must be fun to do. This is
a game after all. But a “fun” action need
not be comedic. Instead the action needs
to be compelling and interesting to you to
be fun. It needs to appeal to your sense
of play. Ever wanted to tell someone off?
Here’s your chance. It is certainly more
fun to “get the dirt” on someone than to
simply “gather information.” While you
don’t need to come up with a creative way
to think of everything you do in the game
for this to work – but what you do need to
do is find something that gets you going
and fires up your passion. And what does
that? Only you can say. Remember this
though: the way you speak to yourself
influences the way you act in play. If you
are clear and concise with yourself about
your intentions then those intentions will
be all the more clearer for your scene
partners (the other players and the DM).
3. An action must be specific. If you
choose vague and general actions then
your acting will in turn be vague and
general. It is more fun to describe how
your character searches over a room for a
hidden door than to simply announce a
search roll and cast the die. It is more fun
to “prove the baron is a phony” than to
“find out something.”
4. The test of the action must lie in
the other person. An action is the
pursuit of a goal, and that goal must lie
with your scene partner, be it the DM or
another player. By looking at that person
you should be able to gather how close 6. An action cannot presuppose and
you are to accomplishing your goal. emotional or physical states. You
Concentrating this way also helps reduce cannot control your emotions, so don’t
self-consciousness about your bother trying. If you live truthfully in the
performance. If your action is “bully the imaginary circumstances of the game you
goblin to reveal his tribe’s lair” you should will have natural emotional reactions to
be able to tell how close you are to what is going on and these naturally
accomplishing this goal and only when he occurring states will be a thousand times
does this (or you give up) will you have more interesting to watch and play than
completed this goal. presupposed states. So “making Alice
know how angry she’s made me” is a bad
5. An action cannot be an errand. An
action choice because it requires you to be
errand cannot be sustained for a whole
angry. If you are not, the action falls flat.
scene, so your action can’t be an errand.
“Cheering up Sharon” is also a bad action
It only takes a sentence or two to “give a
for the same reason since it requires the
gift to a friend,” and for the remainder of
other person to be in a specific emotional
the scene you have nothing to work on
state to work (in this case, they must be
with your partner. However, “convincing
sad).
a friend of my devotion” is something you
can do while giving a gift and can be used In the former case try, “putting Alice
to sustain a scene. back in her place” and in the latter case
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it doesn’t matter how confident Sharon is,
you can always work to add to it. Physical
states are slightly different since the game
will bring them upon your character – but
whatever they are you need to treat them
externally from your action. You can
“show off to the barmaid” while sober or
drunk – although in the latter case being
drunk may impair your action. More on
this a bit later.
7. An action cannot be manipulative.
A manipulative action is one that desires
to produce a certain effect on your
partner. An example is “make someone
angry.” By contrast, “telling someone off”
may well make them angry, but the anger
may well be an honest reaction to your
words rather than the product of a
manipulation.
8. The action must have a “cap.” An
action must have a conclusion. “Begging
for mercy” has a cap since you can look to
your partner and determine whether or
not they are willing to bestow mercy to
you. “Maintaining someone’s interest” by
contrast is an action that can go on
indefinitely. Depending on the dice or the
whim of the DM you may never achieve
your action – but you should always be
working towards an end.
9. The action must be in line with the
established history of the character.
Your character’s actions should be
generally consistent from day to day just
as our own actions are consistent.
The Truth of the
Moment
It might seem odd to speak of there being
“truth” in a fantasy role-playing game in
any sense. This term is used in acting
quite frequently, and it a reference to the
following: when you seek the truth of
the moment you act true to the
imaginary circumstances of the game.
To do this you must deal with each event
in the game as it comes and not try to
build to any preplanned moment. React
honestly with the other players and what
they give you without first passing
judgment on your impulses. If this
sounds frightening, it can be done, even
when it runs contrary to character’s goals.
For instance, while consoling another
player-character you get angry and yell at
him. Now you have to work against your
own mistake in the scene.
Since all of your work will be done in
improvisations as opposed to the scripted
work of a professional actor you have a bit
more leverage in your choices. You don’t
have to say a certain thing so the danger
of you choosing to deliver a line a certain
way ahead of time is certainly less. But
you do need to react to the other players
in real time and not try to direct the action
along a certain presupposed path.
Externals
The term “externals” is actor-speak for
any prop or physical condition placed upon
the character. Accents are the most
obvious and common external found at
gaming tables. However, the mental
conditions created by enchantment spells
are likewise externals, and some of those
spells (such as emotion) seem to be
unworkable with the techniques given
above. Consider this though – if you act
out the emotions incurred by a spell on
your character those emotions will seem
artificial – yet is that not exactly the
reason why the sense motive skill allows a
character to determine if a friend is under
a charm?
The DM in particular will tend to deal
with externals more often than the
players. In order to make the game more
unpredictable for the players he will often
use the rules of the game to randomize
the NPC’s behaviors to a certain degree.
Following the dice while portraying a
believable character is a difficult and
exacting task, but not an impossible one.
Encounters
Movies and plays have scenes as their
most basic unit of action. Role-playing
Games have encounters as their
fundamental unit. There are many
parallels that can be drawn between the
two, so much so that some RPG systems
refer to encounters as scenes.
An encounter must contain two
elements for all players – an objective and
an obstacle. The objective is what the
character wants in that encounter. It may
or may not be part of a larger goal. The
obstacle is what is preventing the
character from getting what they desire.
Between these arises conflict. Conflict is
the soul of drama – and where there is no
conflict there is no drama.
Keep these questions in mind as you
proceed through encounters. They can
help you in gain focus and present your
character with a clarity and sense of
purpose that makes watching the play as
interesting as being involved in it.
1. What time is it?
Both the time period that the game occurs
in and the actual time come into play
here. You don’t need to know specifics –
morning, afternoon, twilight or night do
just fine, and in medieval times those
where the limits of timekeeping for most
characters. Season is also important – it
gets cold in the wintertime and hot in the
summertime and this will affect how your
character dresses, acts and behaves.
2. What surrounds me?
Are you knee deep in snow or in a warm,
cozy but noisy tavern? The DM must
provide you these details, and if he
doesn’t ask questions. A crafty rogue
always watches for a hiding spot and
looks ahead with a mind for ambush.
3. How do I feel?
This question deals only with your
character’s physical sensations. A be things – traps on the chest. For any
character that is badly wounded or
recently healed will be sore and act
differently from one waking up from a
good night’s sleep. Do not decide on an
emotional state – controlling your
emotional states is a myth and cannot be
done. Do not decide you’ll be angry and
then act it out – however if something
occurs that makes you angry then act on
that feeling.
4. What are my given
circumstances?
The term “given circumstances” refers to
the collective body of knowledge your
character has at the time, as opposed to
what you as a player may know. Review
mentally what your character knows and
do not confuse it with player knowledge.
DMs can, will and should penalize you for
acting on player knowledge when they
discover this.
5. What are my relationships?
How your character is related to the other
characters in the scene affects how you
will react to them and what you will say to
them. Avoid the “PC” label and treat an
unfamiliar PC as you would any other NPC
that your character encounters. Just
because your best friends with the other
players doesn’t mean your characters will
get along.
6. What do I want?
Character goals can be divided into short
and long term. Long term goals can be
vague, but short term goals must be
specific for the actions accompanying
them to be specific. Short term goals also
do not have to be complex – they can be
as simple as “get into the castle,” or
“open the chest.” The more specific your
goal is, the better.
7. What is my obstacle?
Your obstacle is something that prevents
you from achieving your goal. It can be
people – guards at the castle – or it can
scene to have dramatic tension and
therefore be of any interest to you or the
other participants there must be an
obstacle.
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8. What do I do to
get what I want?
So, what’s your character going to do
about it? Here you have the fun the
professional actor is denied by the script –
you get to choose what you will do, and
you can never be certain if you will
succeed at the attempt.
9. What is the ‘as if’?
An “as if” is a loose comparison between
your character’s actions and your own real
life experiences. You should choose an as
if that is fun to play with. For instance,
you could play bluffing past the castle
guard “as if” you were trying to get past
the bouncer at a club without an ID saying
you’re 21. You could play opening a
trapped chest as if you where trying to get
Windows ME to work after a bad crash.
Be careful, some “as if’s” are not good.
Choosing an “as if” that resembles a
recent painful experiences for you is never
a good idea. Playing your character’s
reaction to a comrade’s death as if it were
your father who had died three days after
is not a good idea.
The Myth of
Character
Despite the belief of some misguided
individuals, it is quite impossible for you
to become the character you are playing.
Your character is merely an illusion
created by the words you choose and the
situations that arise during the course of
the game.
We come to the game table to stretch
our imaginations. This creates a
suggestible atmosphere in and of itself. If
you tell the other players that you are an
elven paladin, they will accept that fact.
That you are an elven paladin is a given –
but you must find out what this role
means to you.
Aristotle defined character as the sum
total of a person’s actions. In this light,
understand that you create your character
based on the actions you choose for that
character – but no matter how many
actions you choose for that character, it
has no life beyond the words on the page.
You, however, are a different matter.
Over time you will find that you bring to
each of your characters a different
combination of your own personality
traits. The more expressive you are with
these traits, the more compelling these
characters will be, and along the way the
more you’ll learn about yourself.
Play Nice!
Always remember that everybody came to
the game table to have fun. With that
play nice and cooperate with your fellow
players and DM. While conflict is the soul
of drama, it is the bane of productivity.
Don’t engage the DM in rules debates in
the middle of a heated battle – save it for
after the game. Leave what has occurred
outside the game outside the game, and
leave what occurs in the game within the
game – especially if the group has evil
characters.
Whatever you do, don't destroy the
motivation of another player's character.
Playing abusive characters is simply rude
in most cases. It puts a great deal of
strain on the other players to explain why
their characters are associating with your
jerk. There are fixes - if the jerk is the
sibling of a character whom the rest of the
group likes, and he has a worthwhile skill
the party needs he can be tolerated. But
ask the other players how they feel about
such an arrangement.
In that vein, keep your characters on a
leash. Don't let them go out and do
things that the other players and/or their
characters are going to hate. Also, keep
in mind that brash play is often stupid
play - survival requires teamwork and the
rest of the team may rid themselves of a
nuisance.

hen it began none can say. Since
W
the dawn of dragons has magic
flowed through the veins of this
world, and it will continue long
after the elves are gone and men
are nothing more than creatures
of fable in books written by rabbits. Empires rise and
fall. Races come and go. Gods ascend and then are
forgotten. Magic stays. Magic is.
The study of magic, in all of its forms and ways is as
ancient as writing and thought itself. It drives us to
do that which is impossible. It, like us, changes. It,
like us, evolves slowly over time. So it is that magic
in the means and ways that it is studied has come to
its current form by a slow and painful process.
Magic is belief. As such it is subject to the whims of
the collective unconscious body of all the souls who
wield it and those who fear it. It is not enough to
study what magic can do, it is not even enough to
study what magic should do. One must study what
<< A Boros guildmage.
guildmage With the power to
both heal and to harm, the Boros wield a
magic quite unlike any found in the typical
Dungeons & Dragons setting outside
multiclass characters. Both in Ravnica from
where the Boros hail and in Carthasana the
line between divine magic and arcane is
meaningless. Instead the attunement of
the soul determines the magic one wields.
An old wizard is said to have mastered
magic, a wise wizard understands that the
magic has mastered him.
magic might do. One must open their very souls to
possibility - and thereupon is the single truth that
cuts the line between the master and the apprentice.
Magic is majesty and destitution. It is in the singing
of our music and the whispers of our secrets. It is the
aspiration of greatness and the stooping to low
folly. It is the king's wish and the wizard's destiny. It
is the truth and the lie. It is all that is good, but
also all of evil. It is in the light and dark. It is
found in love and hatred. It begins in thought and
ends in action. It lies in instinct and resolves in a
strike. It is the everything - it is the nothing. It is
the realization and reality of our very dreams. That
is the danger - for with dreams must follow
nightmares.
~ +Telsindria
In this chapter we will explore how spells
are used in the World of Carthasana. On
the surface magic in the Dusk campaign
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works much like any other D&D setting –
wizards and clerics prepare spells and cast
them while sorcerers and bards
spontaneously cast from fixed lists.
Indeed, the core rules for the use of magic
are largely unchanged save for the
absence of the old alignment descriptors
and a few spells entirely dependent on
alignments are rewritten to work with the
new alignment system.
Spells however are re-sorted in this book
and the rules that are based upon spell
types are expanded and clarified. New
descriptors are added to those found in
the Player’s Handbook. In the lists
that follow you will find that a few spells
are given descriptors from the PHB that
they didn’t have before (for example, fly
now has the air descriptor). These
changes should be treated as revisions,
albeit minor ones.
Casting Style
The Player’s Handbook introduced the
concept of Arcane and Divine magic. This
book classifies these two types as casting
styles – they have little to do with the
spell itself but a lot to do with the caster.
There are three styles altogether –
Intuitive being the third and this is the
magic of sorcerers and bards (which is no
longer considered arcane).
A very few spells can only be cast in one
style. For instance, divine power draws
upon the power granted by a deity, so it
must always be cast in the divine style
and can never be used intuitively or
arcanely. Twincast requires an intuitive
casting style and Rary’s Mnuemonic
Enhancer is strictly arcane. Very few spells
throughout this book and from the
Player’s Handbook are restricted to only
one style of casting.
Colors of Magic
Just as characters have one of five
alignments in the Dusk setting, so too do
spells have one of five colors. A spell’s
color matches the mood and general goals
of the alignment it belongs to, further it is
sourced from the outer plane that bears
the alignment’s proper name. The natures
of the alignments where discussed in the
previous chapter – the natures of the
colors of magic are, in brief, as follows:

Black Magic is a magic of self
empowerment. Black isn’t necessarily
evil – but the fact that spells of death,
corruption, and decay are black gives
the color much of its sinister
reputation.

Blue Magic is that of thought and
learning. It is a strongly elemental
magic as its roots delve into the sea
and the sky upon which messages
have long since traveled. Blue magic
is about the possible but also of the
illusionary.

Green Magic is that of the physical
and natural world. Druidic magic is
largely found in this type of magic, but
green magic doesn’t include druidic
death effects like finger of death
(These are black) or elemental druidic
effects like flamesphere (These are
red).

Red Magic is that of the heart –
passionate, furious, quick to anger,
swift to act, chaotic and barely
controllable as the fires the magic
controls with ease. Like blue magic,
red magic is largely elemental – but
the elements commanded here are fire
and earth. Red casters have at their
disposal the most awesome of the
destructive spells in the game.

White Magic is that of order and
community. It is a magic for curing,
healing and protection, though this
magic is capable of lashing out at its
foes. But when white magic spells do
deal damage, they do so only to
certain foes based on their race, their
alignment, or other criteria.
Overall, color presents a clear label to
the thematic purpose of a spell, while
schools & descriptors form a mechanical
representation of what a spell does.
 Sorting the Spells
Below are the schools, colors and
descriptors used in this book along with
the spells found in these groups. New
spells found in this book are in bold on
the lists which follow. New subschools and
several new descriptors are introduced
along with the colors.

If you have spell focus (abjuration)
you may add +1 to your dispel checks.
If you have greater spell focus
(abjuration) add another +1 to your
dispel checks.

If the defending caster has a spell
focus for the type of effect you’re
attempting to dispel, add +1 to the
DC. If they have greater spell focus
add another +1 to the DC.

Abjuration Ward
Abjurations are protective spells. They
Wards are magical barriers that prevent
work by warding an area or dispelling a
the passage of certain creatures or
hostile magical effect. There are two sub-
respond to their passage by creating an
schools to abjuration: Dispel, which
effect. Most wards are centered upon
breaks up magic effects and Ward; which
their caster and move with her, others are
protect a recipient or an area from harm.
centered upon another creature – usually
one the caster has touched. Still others
Dispel don’t move at all once created.
Abjuration (Dispel) effects break up Wards are typically invisible to the
magical effects and magically conjured unaided eye until they are struck or they
conditions of all types. The iconic spell of produce an effect. The base DC to spot a
this group is dispel magic. Most, though ward is 30 – spell level (stronger wards
not all, dispel effects require a dispel are more noticeable). If two wards
check to be performed against the caster remain within 10’ of each other for 24
of the effect you wish to dispel. This check hours a resonance effect will occur that
is a d20+your caster level. The DC of the makes each ward easier to spot – this
check is 11 + the spellcaster’s level. drops the DC by 2 for each ward present
Note: beyond the first (It drops by 4 if three
wards are present, 6 if four are present,
Abolish Hesitation etc.).
Abolish, Greater Hydroblast
Atonement Mordenkainen’s
Wards that overlap create a resonance
Banishment Disjunction immediately but function normally unless
Bask Necroblast their effects are similar or opposed. If
Break Enchantment Power Sink they are similar then one of the effects
Break Slumber Purify
Circumvent Refutation
may be subdued (see stacking effects in
Counterspell Rejuvenate the DMG, the enhancement descriptor
Demystify Remove Curse below and triggered effects rules in the
Desertion Remove Fear next chapter) – this is usually the case
Disempower Serenity
Disenchant Serrin’s Theft
with wards that enhance a creature’s AC.
Dismissal Shattering Pulse For example: two different spells that
Dispel Magic Shatterstorm provide armor bonuses don’t stack.
Dispel Magic, Greater Simplify
Dispelling Screen Song of Freedom Opposed wards react far more violently
Dispersal Shield Spell Blast than other wards when they touch. As
Dissipate Splinter soon as the effects are within 10’ of each
Essence Filter Stifle
Freedom Truthsay other each field will begin to shimmer and
Gainsay Unsummon glow. Wards of opposite alignments will
Wisesay keep out each other just like they keep
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holds at bay a creature warded by
Abandon Hope Holy Aura
Absolute Duty Imprisonment protection from good. As a rule of thumb
Absolute Grace Insane Jealousy the stronger spell will push out the weaker
Absolute Law Inviolability and whatever creature that spell holds. If
Absolute Reason Ivory Mask the two wards are forced against each
Absolute Truth Limited Resources
Aether Flash Lull other (see below) then both of them are
Alarm Mind Blank subject to being dispelled immediately –
Antilife Shell Mishap Shield each caster makes a dispel check. If both
Antimagic Field Obscure Object win or lose both wards are destroyed. If
Antimagic Shell, Greater Prismatic Sphere
Antiplant Shell Prismatic Wall there is only one winner his ward stays in
Arcane Lock Propaganda- place and the other’s ward is destroyed.
Aura of Protection: Black Protection from Arrows
Aura of Protection: Blue Protection from Black Many wards create barriers that are
Aura of Protection: Green Protection from Blue impassable to certain creatures. You
Aura of Protection: Red Protection from Energy cannot use these wards to directly force a
Aura of Protection: White Protection from Green
creature’s retreat by pushing them (You
Back to Basics Protection from Red
Black Ward Protection from Spells can indirectly herd them if they are afraid
Blue Ward Protection from White of contacting the ward and retreat of their
Bright Circle Red Ward own volition). Approaching such a
Circle of Protection: Black Reflect Gaze
creature creates discernable pressure
Circle of Protection: Blue Repel Metal or Stone
Circle of Protection: Repel Vermin against the ward that you can feel. If you
Green Repulsion continue to force the barrier against the
Circle of Protection: Red Resistance creature you will break the spell. Wards
Circle of Protection: Restrain
that create barriers to creatures extend
White Retribution
Conceal Lies Ring of Fire their effects onto the ethereal and astral
Control Revocation Sanctuary plane.
Crown of Awe Seclude
Dampening Field Sequester
Death Ward, Greater
Differentiation
Shield
Shield of Faith
Acid
Dimensional Anchor Shield of Law
Dimensional Lock Shield Other
The acid descriptor encompasses a fairly
Dispelling Screen Shield Other, Mass small group of spells that create acid as
Dispersal Shield Shield, Greater part of their effect. This acid then rapidly
Endure Elements Sirrom’s Foul Link corrodes almost anything brought into
Energy Field Sound Shell
Entropic Shield Spell Immunity
contact with it.
Explosive Runes Spell Immunity, Greater Damage dealt by acid spells is “acid
Fire Trap Spell Resistance
Flaring Pain Spell Turning damage” unless otherwise noted. No
Flickering Ward Spirit Link creature suffers extra damage from acid
Forbid Steadfast Heart attacks however several are invulnerable
Forbiddance Stoneskin to it including but not limited to demons
Force Void Tainted Aether
Fortify Telsindria’s Aura and the air and fire elementals.
Freedom of Movement Telsindria’s Blessing
Globe of Invulnerability Telsindria’s Invulnerable
Acid damage is continuous. A creature
Globe of Invulnerability, Globe that was hit on a prior round by any acid
Lesser Telsindria’s Radiance spell must make a concentration check to
Glyph of Warding Telsindria’s Reflection cast a spell even if the acid spell won’t
Glyph of Warding, Greater Telsindria’s Spell
Green Ward Immunity
deal damage this round.
Guards & Wards Telsindria’s Spelltrap Since acid works over time characters
Hide from Animals Tiania’s Sanctuary
Hide from Undead Tranquil Domain will attempt to get it off. Full immersion
Hold Portal Undetectable Alignment in rapidly moving water will wash acid off
Unholy Aura in 2 rounds. On the first round of
Ward from Rain immersion the character takes ½ damage
White Ward
Worship from the acid and on the second round
they will take ¼ damage. If the
immersion doesn’t last two rounds than Air
the divisor applies to all further damage
The spells with the air descriptor
done by the acid.
manipulate air or conjure it. Some air
Acid is flammable, so fire provides spells also grant the properties of air
another means to get it off in a hurry, but elementals to creature, most notably
this often deals more damage to the flight.
character than the acid would have dealt.
Air spells don’t typically damage
A character who would take at least 10
directly, though they can propel
points of fire damage from any source
projectiles effectively and blow creatures
takes only ½ damage from any acid that
around against their will.
was burning the character prior to the fire
spell. A character who would take 20 Most air spells don’t function at all
points of damage from a fire spell takes ¼ underwater.
damage and a character who would take
30 points of damage will not take any
more acid damage, though he may not be Air Walk Overland Flight
alive to care. Control Winds Overland Flight, Mass
Elemental Swarm* Planar Ally*
(Note the use of the phrase “would Feather Fall Planar Ally, Greater*
take.” A character who would have taken Fly Planar Ally, Lesser*
Fly, Mass Soar
30 points of damage but has all of it
Gaseous Form Whirlwind
prevented by a protection from fire spell Gate* Whispering Wind
still has the acid burned off of him even Gust of Wind Wind Walk
though he didn’t take any damage from Levitate Wind Wall
the fire. Many of the spells and rules * This spell is an air spell only when it is used to
throughout this book care whether contact, call or summon a creature from an air-
dominated plane.
damage was dealt to a character or
whether it might be done. See the section
on damage reduction and prevention in
Chapter 4 for more information).
Black
Black, or more properly “Sodrean” magic,
Acid stinks. Any acid spell can be
is drawn from the plane of Sodrea. Its
clearly smelled from 30’ away, or 60’
image is that of a dark and brooding
away by creatures with the scent ability.
magic obsessed with power and
This stench lingers for 1 hour / level of the
corruption. While it is true that a great
acid spell, and for tracking purposes the
many black spells are evil, it is not the
scent remains 1 day / level of the smell to
case that black itself is evil. Black magic
a creature with the scent feat.
is simply concerned with selfish interests
If a metamagic effect or class ability and self-promotion to its logical fault.
makes a damaging spell into an acid spell,
Much of black’s sinister reputation arises
divide the damage in half and apply the
out of its powerful dominance of
damage over the course of two rounds.
necromantic effects. Black spells are able
to create and empower undead creatures
with frightening efficiency, and these
Acid Fog Corrosive Weapon
spells tend to overshadow black’s other
Acid Rain Melf’s Acid Arrow
Acid Splash Stream of Acid abilities. Black also is powerful at
Acidic Blast Transmute Water to breaking up a spellcaster’s mind and
Corrosive Burst Acid rendering him unable to use some or all of
Weapon
his spells effectively even before he casts
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death magic, a thought ever present in
those who have to face it.
The list of black spells is in
appendix.
Blue
Balcridian or “blue” magic doesn’t
commonly enter the thoughts of the
commonfolk, unlike the nightmares of
black magic and the healing spells of
white. Indeed, of the types of magic this
is the one most commoners never see
cast in their lifetimes and if they do
witness it they often don’t recognize it for
what it is, for blue is the magic of thought
and possibility – and with that comes
illusions, divinations and other highly
subtle spells.
While blue is an excellent illusionist, this
is only one of a number of suits worn by
this highly flexible type of magic. Blue is
a powerful diviner as well as well as a
guardian of secrets. If blue where merely
an illusionist and a diviner though it would
quickly fall behind the other types in
power. But oddly a blue wizard is the one
all others are loathe to fight a spell duel
with, for blue has the most powerful
metamagic spells at its disposal giving it
the ability to quickly adapt its already
flexible spell selection to the needs at
hand.
The list of blue spells is in the appendix.
Cold
These spells create intense cold. If the
spell deals damage, that damage is cold
damage unless otherwise noted.
Cold deals half again (+50%) as much
damage to creatures with the fire subtype.
The evasion class ability doesn’t affect this
extra damage, and the improved evasion
class ability only reduces it to half. (This
means a creature with evasion that passes
it’s save still takes ½ damage, and a
creature with improved evasion takes ¾
damage on a failed save and ¼ damage
on a successful one).
Creatures with the cold subtype are
immune to the cold damage of a cold spell
but are subject to any indirect effects of
the
the spell and to any other damage types
dealt by the spell. For instance, while an
ice mephit is immune to cold damage, he
could still be trapped and harmed by
water freezing around him (see below).
Cold can be used to rapidly freeze
water. One cubic foot of ice forms for
every 2 points of damage the spell can
deal. If the area of the spell is a cone or
line of effect then the ice starts forming as
close to the caster as possible, and if the
spell has a defined center point the ice
forms as close to this center as possible.
A caster aiming a cold spell at a lake or
river can aim the spell at the surface and
form a bridge 6” deep sufficient to cover 1
foot for each point of damage the spell
dealt. Such a bridge can support the
weight of most player characters.
Creatures in an area where ice is
forming are expelled from the square if
possible – even if they are immobile the
ice will push them out.
Water elementals (and similar creatures
with both the water and elemental
subtypes) only take subdual damage from
cold spells, but if such a spell reduces
them to 0 hit points or less they are
frozen solid. The creature recovers from 1
point of this damage each minute. For
instance: a water elemental at 12 hit
points is struck by a cone of cold for 30
points. It will be frozen solid for 18
minutes.
Reptiles and other exothermic (cold-
blooded) creatures are slowed by cold
spells for 1 round / level of the caster
unless they succeed at a fortitude save.
Chill Metal Otiluke’s Freezing
Cone of Cold Sphere
Fire Shield * Polar Ray
Frost Weapon Ray of Frost
Ice Storm Sleet Storm
Icy Burst Weapon Wall of Ice
* Fire shield only is a cold spell in its chill shield
mode.
Conjuration thickness is warded from all black calling
spells and Sodrean creatures can’t appear
in such an area. Lead has a similar effect
Each conjuration spell belongs to one of
on white callings and Valrean creatures,
five sub-schools: Summoning, which
silver bars red callings and Shunrian
brings manifestations of objects, creatures
creatures, copper blocks blue callings and
or certain types of energy to you for a
Balcridian creatures and iron wards out
limited time; Calling, which brings actual
green callings and Aborean creatures.
creatures from another plane to your own;
Teleportation, which physically Although actually present on the plane
transports you and/or others from one called creatures are still warded by
place to another, even across planes at protection from black and similar spells
the higher levels; Healing, which recover and they can’t appear inside such a ward
loses in hit points, abilities, levels or unless it is focused inward – instead they
removes negative statuses such as appear at the closest point they can
blindness and even death; and Creation, outside the ward.
which actually produces materials from
nothing for you to employ. Animal Scouts Planar Ally, Greater
Gate Planar Ally, Lesser
Creatures you conjure will usually (but Planar Ally
not always) obey your commands.
Whether called or summoned they appear
within the spell’s range but are not obliged
to remain therein. A conjured creature or
Creation
object can’t appear within living things, Creation spells manipulate or conjure
nor can they appear within an area at matter to create an object or creature in
least 90% enclosed by living creatures the place the caster designates (subject to
(such as a wizard’s tower with ivy vines the limitations of the spell and those
on the outside). The object or creature outlined above). If the spell description
must appear on an open surface capable lists a duration other than instantaneous
of supporting its weight unless it can fly the object is held together by magic and
and aquatic creatures must be conjured in vanishes without a trace when the spell
water. ends; otherwise the created item is
merely assembled by magic and cannot be
dispelled. It will last indefinitely though it
Calling is still subject to the ravages of time and
Calling spells bring actual creatures to you tide.
from other planes of existence. The spell
also grants the creature a one-time ability Abundance Melf’s Acid Arrow
Acid Fog Minor Creation
to return home although the spell may Acid Rain Mordenkainen’s Faithful
limit the circumstances under which this is Acid Splash Hound
possible. Calling spells conjure the actual Acidic Blast Obscuring Mist
creature – not a manifestation of it. Cloudkill Phantom Steed
Create Food & Water Phase Door
Hence a called creature can actually die Create Water Pyroclastic Flow
when killed – it doesn’t disappear and Evard’s Black Tentacles Sepia Snake Sigil
reform at a later time as a summoned Fire Seeds Shambler
creature does. Calling spells are Fog Cloud Sleet Storm
Gate Solid Fog
instantaneous so they can’t be dispelled, Glitterdust Stinking Cloud
but the creatures are still subject to Grease Stone Rain
banishment and dismissal. Heroes’ Feast Stream of Acid
Incendiary Cloud Unseen Servant
Calling spells have all the descriptors Leomund’s Secure Wall of Iron
appropriate to the planes they connect to Shelter Wall of Stone
Mage Armor, Greater Wall of Thorns
– i.e. a calling spell connecting to Sodrea Major Creation Web
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Healing Summoned creatures are magical

replicas of the actual creature so its fate
These spells restore life energy to the while summoned has no bearing on the
subject – restoring hit points and even creature’s actual existence. If it is “killed”
bringing back the dead. Unlike other by being reduced to 0 hit points or less
conjurations most of them can be cast the replica is destroyed but the creature is
under any circumstances a non- unharmed. However, that specific
conjuration can be cast. The exceptions summoned creature can’t be summoned
are raise dead and its related spells that for 24 hours afterward.
must call back the soul of the departed –
these spells won’t function where calling As with callings special materials can
spells can’t function. ward out summoned creatures (see the
entry for calling).
Healing spells are imbued with positive
energy. They will inflict damage to When the spell that summoned a
undead creatures, usually acting as their creature ends and the creature
reverse when used upon the undead. disappears, all the spells it has expire. A
Raise dead and it’s kindred force an summoned creature cannot use any
undead creature to make a fortitude save innate summoning abilities it may have,
or be destroyed just as if their inverse had and it refuses to cast any spells that
been cast. would cost it XP, or to use any spell like
abilities that would cost XP if they where
Cleanse Life Burst spells.
Cocoon Raise Dead
Contemplation Regenerate Avalanche of Squirrels Summon Monster I
Crumble Reincarnate Ball Lightning Summon Monster II
Cure Critical Wounds Remove Choking Vines Summon Monster III
Cure Critical Wounds, Blindness/Deafness Creeping Doom Summon Monster IV
Mass Remove Disease Creeping Mold Summon Monster IX
Cure Light Wounds Remove Paralysis Drawmij’s Instant Summon Monster V
Cure Light Wounds, Renewal Summons Summon Monster VI
Mass Renewal, Mass Elemental Swarm Summon Monster VII
Cure Minor Wounds Renounce Insect Plague Summon Monster VIII
Cure Moderate Wounds Restoration Ishrala’s Summons Summon Swarm
Cure Moderate Wounds, Restoration, Greater Leomund’s Secret Chest Summon Warlord
Mass Restoration, Lesser Storm of Vengeance Trap the Soul
Cure Serious Wounds Resurrection Summon Instrument
Cure Serious Wounds, Reverse Damage
Mass Revive
Delay Poison
Heal
True Resurrection
White Fire
Teleportation
Heal Mount Wildcure These spells transport creatures and
Heal, Mass
Holy Missiles
objects across great distances. The most
Illusions of Grandeur powerful of these spells can cross planar
Infusion boundaries. Unlike summoning spells, the
transportation is (unless otherwise noted)
one-way and cannot be dispelled.
Summoning Teleportation is instantaneous travel via
Summoning spells instantly bring a the astral plane.
creature or object to a place you
designate within the guidelines set forth Dimension Door Teleport
Maze Teleport Object
above. When the spell ends or is dispelled Plane Shift* Teleport, Greater
a summoned creature is instantly sent Refuge Teleportation Circle
back to where it came from, but a Serrin’s Phase Step Tree Stride
summoned object is not sent back unless Switch Costumes Word of Recall
the spell description specifically indicates Ten feet of stone, 1 foot of lead
this. mortared brick, lead, or gold in any
thickness presents a barrier to Phantasmal killer and disintegrate both kill
teleportation, as do force spells instantly, but do not have the death
(particularly forcecage and wall of force). descriptor and therefore victims of these
spells can be returned by raise dead.

Darkness Spells with the death descriptor snuff the

The darkness descriptor is given to those
spells that create magical darkness.
Unless otherwise noted in the specific
spell description normal sight, low light
vision and darkvision don’t function in
these areas.
Also unless otherwise noted a light spell
counters any darkness spell of equal level
or less and can be used to dispel any
darkness spell two or more levels lower.
Likewise a light spell can be countered by
an equal level darkness spell or one that is
a level higher, and it will not function in
areas of darkness created by spells at
least two levels higher than it.
Darkness Sirrom’s Impenetrable
Deeper Darkness Darkness
Nightshroud
life force of their victims directly rather
than harm their bodies.
Constructs and Undead are immune to
death effects unless otherwise noted in
the spell’s description.
Divination
Each divination spell is a member of one
of three subschools: Insight, which give
you knowledge about the future, the
present, or the past and allow you to
communicate with creatures you normally
can’t; Sensory, which allow you to sense
(usually see) things you normally can’t;
and Scrying, which allows you to spy
upon foes at a distance.
Most divinations have a cone shaped
area of effect – this is the area you can
study on a given round of the spell’s
duration.

Death Insight
Easily one of the most feared groups of
The insight spells allow you to see into the
spells in the game, the death spells
future or past directly, or consult extra-
instantly kill any target that fails a saving
planar creatures with questions.
throw against them by snuffing their life
Alternately these spells will allow you to
force directly. Raise dead cannot restore
talk to creatures you normally wouldn’t be
victims of a death spell, but resurrection
able to understand (or grant them the
and higher magic will work.
ability to understand you).

Circle of Death Power Word: Kill Ascertain Value Moment of Prescience

Dark Fate Repel Death Augury Oathbind
Dark Ritual Sirrom’s Deathgate Catalogue Prophecy
Dark Ritual, Greater Sirrom’s Foul Commune Speak with Animals
Dark Ritual, Lesser Transformation Commune with Nature Speak with Plants
Death Burst Sirrom’s Spite Comprehend Languages Spell Scan
Death Knell Slay Living Contact Other Plane Stone Tell
Death Stroke Swat Divination Talisiasia’s Insight
Destruction Symbol of Death Evasion Tongues
Exterminate Vile Consumption Familiar Eyes True Strike
Hatred Wail of the Banshee Foresight Vigilance
Last Breath Wasting Curse Guidance Vision
Wind of Despair Legend Lore

Not all spells that have a save or die

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Scrying Earth
Scrying spells create an invisible sensor
that sends you information. Unless noted Earth spells manipulate or conjure earth,
otherwise, the sensor has the same rock and stone, or they confer the
powers of sensual acuity that you do. properties of an earth elemental onto a
This will usually include spells that target creature, such as the rock hard skin of
you, but not spells that emanate from stoneskin.
you. The sensor is treated as a separate, Burrowing Statue
independent sensory organ for you and it Earthquake Stone Grasp
will function even if you are blinded, Elemental Swarm* Stone Rain
deafened or suffer some other sensory Flesh to Stone Stone Shape
Gate* Stone Tell
impairment. Sensors can be noticed on a Meld Into Stone Stone to Flesh
scrying check against DC 20, and this Planar Ally* Stoneform
particular check can be made untrained. Planar Ally, Greater* Stoneskin
The sensor is subject to dispelling. Planar Ally, Lesser* Transmute Mud to Rock
Repel Metal or Stone Transmute Rock to
Rolling Thunder Lava
Arcane Eye One with Nature
Shower of Coals Transmute Rock to Mud
Clairaudience/Clairvoyance Scrying
Soften Earth & Stone Volley of Boulders
Displace Perspective Scrying, Greater
Spike Stones Wall of Stone
Forest’s Eyes Visualize
Yarenic’s Firebolts
Lay of the Land
* This spell is an earth spell only when it is used to
contact, call or summon a creature from an earth-
Sensory dominated plane.

Sensory spells allow you to sense things

you normally can’t. Many of them have Electricity
detect as part of their name. Unless
otherwise noted sensory spells are line of Electricity spells produce powerful
sight effects – even if you can see electrical discharges, almost always for
invisibility they can still hide behind a the purpose of dealing damage to foes.
tree. You can’t detect for the alignments When such a spell deals damage, that
of creatures you can’t see. damage is electricity damage unless
otherwise noted.
Analyze Dweomer Find the Path
Arcane Sight Find Traps
Electricity deals half again (+50%) as
Arcane Sight, Greater Identify much damage to creatures with the water
Clearsight Keen Ear subtype. The evasion class ability doesn’t
Detect Animals or Plants Keen Eye affect this extra damage, and the
Detect Chaos Know Direction
Detect Evil Locate Creature
improved evasion class ability reduces it
Detect Good Locate Object to half. (This means a creature with
Detect Law Magnify Sight evasion that passes its save still takes ½
Detect Poison Prying Eyes damage, and a creature with improved
Detect Scrying Prying Eyes, Greater
Detect Secret Doors Rary’s Telepathic Bond
evasion takes ¾ damage on a failed save
Detect Snares & Pits Scent and ¼ damage on a successful one).
Detect Thoughts See Invisibility
Detect Undead Sentinel Electricity is also a potent means to
Discern Lies Sonar harm foes with metallic armors. A
Discern Location Status character wearing half plate or heavier
True Seeing metal armor takes an extra point of
damage / die when struck by an electricity
spell.
Electricity can be used to start fires,
though they aren’t as reliable in this
regard as fire spells.
 The discharge of any electricity spell can
be clearly heard for 100’ / level of the
Compulsion
spell. Further, any listen check made These spells compel a specified course of
within 10’ on the round after a lightning action or change the way the mind works.
spell suffers a penalty equal to the spell’s The compulsion can be specific to the
level, this due mainly to the ringing of the spell, free for you to choose, or the spell
ears caused by the thunderclap of the may afford you ongoing control over the
spell. subject. Other compulsions increase the
combat effectiveness of the creature by
Electricity spells leave behind a faint removing negative emotions or increasing
smell of ozone in their wake. Creatures their morale.
within 30’ of the location of the discharge
can note it for up to 10 minutes Abeyance Hold Monster, Mass
afterward, and creatures with the scent Aid Hold Person
ability may note this at 60’ away for up to Animal Messenger Hold Person, Greater
Animal Trance Hold Person, Mass
half an hour after. Antipathy Humble
Apathy Hypnotism
Arc Lightning Shocking Grasp Bane Insanity
Call Lightning Shocking Weapon Bedlam Lullaby
Call Lightning Storm Spellshock Binding Magic Missive
Chain Lightning Storm Blast Weapon Bless Mind Fog
Hellfire Blast Weapon Storm Weapon Calm Animals Modify Memory
Hellfire Weapon Thunderbolt Calm Emotions Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Lightning Bolt Wall of Lightning Command Pacifism
Lightning Rift Zap Compulsion Pacifism, Mass
Shocking Burst Weapon- Confusion Power Word: Blind
Confusion, Greater- Power Word: Kill
Confusion, Lesser Power Word: Stun
Conviction Prayer

Enchantment Convince
Crushing Despair
Daze
Rage
Rally
Ray of Command
The enchantment spells change the Daze Monster Retaliate
mental qualities and attitudes of their Decree Reverent Mantra
Deep Slumber Sleep
subjects. All enchantments are mind- Demand Song of Blood
affecting spells. The two sub-schools of Dissention in the Song of Chaos
enchantment are charm, which changes a Ranks Song of Discord
creature’s disposition and compulsion, Dominate Animal Song of Holding
Dominate Monster Stampede
which compel a specific action or course of Dominate Person Stupor
action. Feeblemind Suggestion
Forest Maze Suggestion, Mass

Charm Geas, Lesser

Geas/Quest
Symbol of Insanity
Symbol of Sleep
Good Hope Symbol of Stunning
Charm spells change the subject’s Grievance Sympathy
perceptions of others. Typically these Halt Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
spells make the subject see you favorably, Heroism Taunt
but some charms bring about negative Heroism, Greater Touch of Idiocy
Hold Animal Unquestioned
feelings towards the caster or others. Hold Monster Authority
Hold Monster, Greater Zone of Truth
Charm Animal Paranoia
Charm Monster Paranoia, Mass
Charm Monster, Mass Puppet Strings
Charm Person Puppet Strings, Mass
Conviction Song of Charm
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Enhancement Aggression
Aid
Animal Growth
Leech Wisdom
Longstrider
Mage Armor, Greater
These spells as a group can be the most Animal Weaponry Magic Fang
damaging to campaign balance if not Armor of Thorns Magic Fang, Greater
Barkskin Magic Stone
managed carefully. Enhancement spells Bear’s Endurance Magic Vestment
“enhance” a creature or object: granting it Bear’s Endurance, Mass Magic Weapon
a bonus of some type to one or more Bless Magic Weapon, Greater
ability scores; granting a bonus to attack Bloodlust Malice
Bloodlust, Lesser Mental Discipline
rolls, saving throws, level checks, etc.; or Brute Resolve Might of Oaks
granting a creature access to a feat or Bull’s Strength Mythic Proportions
other ability it would not otherwise have. Bull’s Strength, Mass No Mercy, No Quarter
Carapace Owl’s Wisdom
Most enhancement spells name the Cat’s Grace Owl’s Wisdom, Mass
bonus they give (i.e. a “+1 holy bonus” or Cat’s Grace, Mass Pixie’s Grace
Clutch of Undeath Pixie’s Grace, Mass
a “+3 enhancement bonus”). Regardless Common Cause Quickling’s Grace
of the number of enhancement spells on a Corrosive Burst Rampage
creature, only the strongest bonus of any Weapon Reaching Weapon
one name applies. If a creature has a +1 Corrosive Weapon Reduce Animal
Crown of Fire Reduce Person
holy bonus and a +3 holy bonus then only
Crusade Reduce Person, Mass
the +3 holy bonus is expressed. The sole Despondency Rise of the Meek
exceptions to this rule are dodge bonuses Diabolic Strength Sadistic Glee
and circumstance bonuses. Spells do Diseased Weapon Shillelagh
Divine Favor Shocking Burst
not directly give either of these bonus
Divine Power Weapon
types to creatures but may indirectly do Eagle’s Splendor Shocking Weapon
so (i.e. cat’s grace grants an enhancement Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Song of Blood
bonus to dexterity which in turn will Enlarge Person Spelldraining Blade
Enlarge Person, Mass Squirrel Growth
increase the dodge bonus of a creature).
Expeditious Retreat Squirrel Riot
Circumstance bonuses only stack if they Flaming Burst Stone’s Endurance
are from differing circumstances. Weapon Storm Blast Weapon
Flaming Weapon Storm Weapon
Weapons and items can only have Focus Surefoot
one enhancement spell upon them at Fox’s Cunning Target Lock
a time, not including the spells that Fox’s Cunning, Mass Terix’s Boon
Frost Weapon Thunder-Clapping
permanently enchant a magic weapon or Gambit Weapon
item. This rule prevents a clever caster Giant Vermin Thundering Weapon
from putting the new spells flaming Giant’s Strength Tiania’s Blessing
weapon, icy weapon, thundering weapon, Giant’s Strength, Tiania’s Blessing, Mass
Mass Tiania’s Endowment
etc. on an item to create obscene Glibness Tiania’s Enlightenment
amounts of damage on each swing. Gratuitous Violence Tiania’s
Hellfire Blast Weapon Enlightenment,
If multiple enhancements are placed on Hellfire Weapon Mass
a weapon then only the strongest (e.g. Horse’s Stamina Tiania’s Greater
highest level) one will be expressed – all Horse’s Stamina Splendor
Icy Burst Weapon Tiania’s Insight
the others will be subdued. Note that a
Insight Tiania’s Splendor
monk’s unarmed strikes are weapons for Keen Ear Tiger’s Prowess
purposes of this rule. Keen Edge Tiger’s Prowess, Mass
Keen Eye Titan’s Strength
Leech Cunning Treant’s Endurance
Leech Endurance Treant’s Endurance,
Leech Grace Mass
Leech Splendor Vampiric Blade
Leech Strength Vindicate
Wolf’s Tenacity
Wolf’s Tenacity, Mass
 Anarchy Incinerate
Arc Lightning Invisibility Purge
Although spells that don’t name their Backdraft Leomund’s Tiny Hut
bonus are rare they do occur. Multiple Bigby’s Clenched Fist Light
Bigby’s Crushing Hand Light of Day
instances of these spells do not stack with Bigby’s Forceful Hand Light of Day, Greater
each other unless otherwise noted. If Bigby’s Grasping Hand Lightning Bolt
several spells in a chain of spells do not Bigby’s Interposing Hand Lightning Rift
name their bonus, then only one spell in Blade Barrier Magic Missile
Blade Storm Meteor Swarm
the chain can affect a creature at a given Blaze Mind Burn
time – usually the spell with the strongest Blinding Light Miracle
effect. (Spells belong to a chain if the Burning Hands Nightshroud
higher level ones say “as X spell, except Call Lightning Oathbind, Greater
Call Lightning Storm Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere
this spell does Y” somewhere in their Capsize Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere
description). Chain Contingency Otiluke’s Telekinetic Sphere
Chain Lightning Pandemonium
Chaos Ball Parch
Evocation Chaos Bolt
Concussive Fireball-
Planar Collapse
Polar Ray
Cone of Cold Power Wave
These spells manipulate energies drawn from
Cone of Flame Price of Progress
the planes. They include some of the most Consecrate Prismatic Spray
explosive and spectacular combat spells in the Contingency Produce Flame
game. Continual Flame Pyroclastic Burst
Dancing Lights Pyrostatic Field
Darkness Radiate
Daylight Ray of Frost
Deep Water Reaching Weapon
Deeper Darkness Replenish
Delayed Blast Fireball Rolling Thunder
Desecrate Scorching Ray
Despondency Searing Light
Devastation Sending
Divine Favor Shatter
Divine Power Shocking Grasp
Douse Shockwave
Earthbind Shout
Earthquake Shout, Greater
Faerie Fire Shower of Coals
Falling Timber Sirrom’s Spite
False Life Sizzle
Fanning the Flames Sound Burst
Fire Shield Spellshock
Fire Storm Spiritual Weapon
Fireball Summer Bloom
Fireblast Sunbeam
Firebreathing Sunburst
Fissure Surge
Flame Blade Sympathetic Vibration
Flame Strike Telsindria’s Trigger
Flaming Sphere Tenser’s Floating Disk
Flare Thermal Shock
Force Hull Thunderbolt
Forcecage Twincast
Gust of Wind Unhallow
Hallow Unholy Blight
Hands of Fire Wall of Fire
Helping Hand Wall of Force
Holy Wall of Ice
Holy Smite Wall of Lightning
Holy Sword Wave of Reckoning
Holy Word Whirlwind
Ice Storm Wildfire
Ignite Wind Wall
Imbue with Spell Ability Word of Chaos
Implosion Yarenic’s Firebolts
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Fear Blaze
Burning Hands
Hellfire Weapon -
Ignite
Concussive Fireball Incendiary
These spells inspire fear in the heart and Cone of Flame Incendiary Cloud
mind of the subject. By their very nature Delayed Blast Fireball Incinerate-
fear effects are also mind-affecting. Devastation Meltdown
Elemental Swarm* Meteor Swarm
Halflings enjoy a +2 morale bonus to Fire Seeds Parch
Fire Shield Planar Ally*
their saving throw against fear effects
Fire Storm Planar Ally, Greater*
since as a race they have a powerful Fire Trap Planar Ally, Lesser*
sense of curiosity that often overrides Fireball Produce Flame
their better judgment. This bonus stacks Fireblast Pyroclastic Burst
Firebreathing Pyroclastic Flow
with their racial +1 bonus on all saves.
Fireform Pyrotechnics
Constructs and undead are immune to Flame Arrow Ring of Fire
Flame Blade Rolling Thunder
fear, and since most all fear effects are Flame Guide Scorching Ray
mind-affecting, mindless creatures tend to Flame Strike Shower of Coals
be immune to fear as well. Flaming Burst Weapon Sizzle
Flaming Sphere Thermal Shock
At 2nd level Paladins become immune to Flaming Weapon Transmute Rock to
fear effects. This is a supernatural ability. Hands of Fire Lava
Further, allies within 10’ of the paladin Heat Metal Wall of Fire
Hellfire Blast Weapon Wildfire
gain a +4 morale bonus to their saves. Yarenic’s Bloody
This is likewise a supernatural ability. It Flame
does not stack with the halfling race’s +2 Yarenic’s Firebolts
morale bonus against fear effects since While creatures with the water subtype
both bonuses are morale bonuses. aren’t completely immune to fire, they do
take half damage from fire spells.
Bane Phantasmal Killer
Bloodcurdling Scream Scare Fire spells are at their most dangerous
Cause Fear Symbol of Fear
when they ignite dry brush and
Dirge of Dread Terror
Doom Weird vegetation. Even an innocent ignite
Fear cantrip can start a forest fire that is able
to burn down whole cities, given time.

Fire When a fire spell is cast upon an area

Fire spells remain one of the largest and
perhaps the most flexible group of spells
for dealing damage. Unless otherwise
noted the damage dealt by a fire spell is
fire damage.
Fire deals half again (+50%) as much
damage to creatures with the cold
subtype. The evasion class ability doesn’t
affect this extra damage, and the
improved evasion class ability reduces it
to half. (This means a creature with
evasion that passes its save still takes ½
damage, and a creature with improved
evasion takes ¾ damage on a failed save
and ¼ damage on a successful one).
that the DM deems could have items catch
on fire then 1 small fire is produced per
damage die of the spell, and these small
fires are spread out more or less evenly
throughout the area of effect. None of
them occur in a square occupied by a
creature. As a move equivalent action a
creature can stamp out such a small fire.
On the next round each of these small
fires either goes out or balloons into a
5’x5’ bonfire (50% chance of either).
Once a bonfire occurs characters have a
problem. The DM needs to roll a d10 to
determine wind direction and consult
grenade like effects diagram in the DMG
(Normally this chart uses a d8 – on rolls of
9 and 10 the wind is calm that round and
no spread occurs). There is a base 50%
chance that the fire spreads to all
adjoining squares in the direction of the
wind. If the wind is particularly good
(gust of wind spell) the fire spreads 10’ in
the direction of the wind.
Burning squares remain engulfed for a
minute then will start to die unless they
have a tree or other large burn source.
Characters caught in a burning square
take 1d6 fire damage. Characters down
wind of a fire must make a fortitude save
DC 15 or be nauseated by the smoke.
Creatures with the fire subtype are
immune from damage by a fire spell and
they are also immune to being nauseated
by smoke, but they are subject to other
effects a fire spell might generate (such as
the impact damage of Shower of Coals).
Force
spell attacks from outside planes cannot
affect creatures on the material plane.
Green
Aborean or “green” magic spells are
concerned with driving the forces of
natural growth. Commoners often
beseech druids and other casters of this
magic to use their powers to insure a
good harvest or to stave off nature’s
wrath. However green can also invoke
such wrath and will often do so to destroy
the forces it views as enemies.
Green is a color of birth, growth, and
renewal, and as such most of the spells
that enhance living creatures belong to
green. Green also has charm effects and
growth effects in spades. The type
doesn’t have an especially
complement of defense spells, and most
large

These spells create a field of force. They of those are aimed towards hampering the
may erect a barrier as is the case with undead and death spells. Green has
wall of force, or they might actually be offense in the form of acid and cold spells,
used as an attack form. Force spells deal not to mention the offensive possibilities
bludgeoning damage just like a hammer inherent in its weather control spells. The
or club unless otherwise noted. green type is perhaps the most balanced
of the five but other than its nature focus,
Bigby’s Clenched Fist Magic Missile but its defense lags behind both blue and
Bigby’s Crushing Hand Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere white in quality and it’s offense (or any
Bigby’s Forceful Hand Otiluke’s Telekinetic other type’s) lags far behind red and
Bigby’s Grasping Hand Sphere
black.
Bigby’s Interposing Pandemonium
Hand Power Wave The list of green spells is in the
Blade Barrier Price of Progress
Blade Storm Reaching Weapon
appendix.
Capsize Restrain

Illusion
Chaos Bolt Sepia Snake Sigil
Deep Water Shield
Earthbind Shield, Greater
Explosive Runes Shield, Greater Illusion spells deceive both the senses and
Falling Timber Spellshock minds of creatures and in one case
Fissure Spiritual Weapon
Force Hull Tenser’s Floating Disk (sleight of mind) spells. These spells
Forcecage Wall of Force remain among the hardest in the game to
Leomund’s Tiny Hut Wave of Reckoning adjudicate due largely to their flexibility.
Mage Armor, Greater Even low-level illusions can create the
appearance of anything. The illusion
school is divided into five subcategories –
Unlike other spells, force effects extend
figments, glamers, patterns, phantasms
onto any border planes a world may have
and shadows.
to affect creatures there. Hence creatures
on the shadow or æther planes are
subject to force attacks from the material
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Figment
Figments create false sensations to one or
more senses. Observers of a figment that
believe in it observe the same thing, not
their own personalized version of the
figment (that’s what a phantasm is, see
below).
Figments can’t directly conceal existing
objects (this is what a glamer does), but
they can “cover them up.” For instance, a
chest could be concealed beneath a heap
of illusionary trash or within an illusory
rock. If someone picks up the rock or
sifts through the trash the chest will
remain where it is and be quite visible.
Figments can create concealment in
combat even up to 100% until they are
disbelieved in. For instance, you could
create an illusion of a large oak tree over
an archer, and they could fire upon foes
from that spot with near impunity until
someone notices the shots are coming out
of the tree, at which point they are
entitled to a save against the spell.
Figments have no force component, so
they cannot resist real pressure against
them or support real weight. If someone
touches an illusion that is capable of
creating tactile sensations they will feel it
but if they push beyond the illusion’s
boundary they’re entitled to a save.
A figment that includes audible effects
can’t duplicate intelligible speech unless
the spell says it can. If intelligible speech
is possible, it must be in a language you
speak. If you try to replicate speech you
don’t know then the spell produces
gibberish.
For much the same reason, you cannot
easily reproduce creatures you haven’t
encountered or that do not exist. If you
create a creature based solely on your
imagination then make a bluff check with
a – 20 penalty to set the DC. If you try to
mimic a creature you haven’t seen then
observers gain a +4 circumstance bonus
to their saves.
If you attempt to create an illusion of a
specific creature your familiarity with the
subject of the illusion and the observer’s
familiarity with the subject of the illusion
will affect the outcome of the spell as if
you were using the disguise skill (see
Chapter X).
Because figments are unreal they can’t
produce real effects the way that other
types of illusions can. They can’t deal
damage, support weight or provide
protection. They are useful for
confounding and delaying foes, but
useless in attacking them directly.
Creatures are inclined to believe what
they observe until it contradicts their prior
experience. When creatures interact with
an illusion they will usually gain a save
when the illusion fails to behave as
expected, but if the controller of the
illusion makes it react then the illusion can
be maintained. (For instance if you make
an illusion of a guard and an enemy fights
that guard they will believe in it as long as
it dodges, weaves, and reacts when
actually hit).
When you must make an illusion react
to a foe make a bluff check with a DC set
by the intelligence score of that foe each
round it reacts with the illusion. This DC
increases by 2 every round the interaction
goes on. If you fail the creature is
entitled to a saving throw as it has noted
a flaw in the illusion.
Ghost Sound Mislead
Illusory Wall Permanent Image
Imaginary Pet Persistent Image
Major Image Programmed Image
Minor Image Silent Image
Mirror Image Ventriloquism
Mirror Image, Greater
 Glamer
A glamer changes or conceals a subject’s
sensory qualities. A glamer cannot create
an illusion out of nothing (that is what a
figment does).
Shadow
Shadow spells employ energy and
material from the plane of shadow. These
spells can have quasi-real effects and deal
real damage to foes.

Blur Mask Deepen Shadows Shadow Conjuration,

Disguise Self Mirage Arcana Grasping Shadows Greater
Displacement Misdirection Project Image Shadow Evocation
False Vision Mislead Serrin’s Shadow Spy Shadow Evocation,
Hallucinatory Terrain Screen Shades Greater
Intangibility Seeming Shadow Conjuration Shadow Killer
Invisibility Silence Shadow Walk
Invisibility Sphere Still Touch Simulacrum
Invisibility, Greater Veil
Invisibility, Mass Wink Out
Leomund’s Trap Zone of Silence
Magic Mouth

Pattern
Like a figment, a pattern creates an image
that others can see, but a pattern spell
creates an image that others can see, but
patterns affect the minds of the
observers. All patterns are mind affecting
spells.

Color Spray Scintillating Pattern

Hypnotic Pattern Sleight of Mind
Rainbow Pattern

Phantasm
These spells create mental images visible
only to their subjects. These spells can be
very dangerous since the mind can
become so scared of what it believes it
can cause harm to the body or even
death.

Dream Serrin’s Phantasm

Illusory Script Terror
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Language- Abeyance Hold Person, Mass

Dependent Agonizing Memories

Aid
Humble
Hypnotic Pattern
Animal Messenger Hypnotism
These spells require spoken language to Animal Trance Illusory Script
convey orders or other information Antipathy Insanity
between caster and target. These spells Apathy Lullaby
Bane Magic Missive
typically have both the sonic and the
Bedlam Mind Fog
mind-affecting descriptors. If for any Bestow Trick Modify Memory
reason the subject cannot hear the caster Binding Otto’s Irresistible Dance
the spell will not work. Bless Pacifism
Bloodcurdling Scream Pacifism, Mass
Bloodlust Paranoia
Bloodlust, Lesser Paranoia, Mass
Command Message Brute Resolve Phantasmal Killer
Command, Greater Speak with Dead Calm Animals Power Word: Blind
Convince Suggestion Calm Emotions Power Word: Kill
Enthrall Suggestion, Mass Cause Fear Power Word: Stun
Geas, Lesser Unquestioned Charm Animal Prayer
Geas/Quest Authority Charm Monster Puppet Strings
Charm Monster, Mass Puppet Strings, Mass
Charm Person Rage
Command Rainbow Pattern
Command, Greater Rally
Light Compulsion
Confusion
Ray of Command
Recurring Nightmare
Confusion, Greater Retaliate
The spell conjures light. Unless otherwise
Confusion, Lesser Reverent Mantra
noted a light spell counters any darkness Conviction Scare
spell of equal or lower level less and Convince Scintillating Pattern
dispels any darkness spell two or more Crushing Despair Serrin’s Phantasm
Daze Sleep
levels lower.
Daze Monster Song of Blood
Decree Song of Chaos
Deep Slumber Song of Charm
Demand Song of Discord
Blinding Light Light
Dirge of Dread Song of Freedom
Continual Flame Light of Day
Dissention in the Song of Holding
Dancing Lights Light of Day, Greater
Ranks Soul Exchange
Daylight Searing Light
Dominate Animal Spell Stealing
Faerie Fire Sunbeam
Dominate Monster Stupor
Flare Sunburst
Dominate Person Suggestion
Doom Suggestion, Mass
Dream Symbol of Fear
Enthrall Symbol of Insanity
Mind-Affecting Fear
Feeblemind
Symbol of Persuasion
Symbol of Sleep
Forest Maze Symbol of Stunning
The spell affects or alters the mind of the Geas, Lesser Sympathy
subject. Geas/Quest Tasha’s Hideous
Good Hope Laughter
Constructs, oozes, plants, undead and Grievance Taunt-
vermin are all immune to mind-affecting Heroism Telsindria’s Intuition
spells; as are any and all other creatures Heroism, Greater Terror
Hold Monster Touch of Idiocy
that are mindless (they will have an Hold Monster, Greater Unquestioned
intelligence score of 0). Hold Monster, Mass Authority
Hold Person Weird
Hold Person, Greater Zone of Truth
Metamagic
These spells alter other spells or the
capacity of creatures to use spells – not
unlike the metamagic feats. These spells
bend a few rules of the game and
sometimes outright break them.
Note the following: Any spell
preparation or addition to a spell’s known
list created by a spell doesn’t count
towards your character’s normal limits.

Addle Imbue with Spell Ability

Agonizing Memories Limited Resources
Alacrity Mind Burn
Aluren Mind Over Matter
Anarchy Mnemonic Absorption
Attunement Mystical Tutor
Backdraft Necrology
Boomerang Oathbind, Greater
Brainstorm Oppression
Browse Permanency
Chain Contingency Persecute
Chaos Bolt Pyrostatic Field
Chill Rary’s Mnemonic
Circle of Hands Enhancer
Clear Mind Reckless Dweomer
Concentrate Refresh
Confiscate Refresh, Mass
Contingency Reigns of Power
Dark Ritual Repercussion
Dark Ritual, Greater Replenish
Dark Ritual, Lesser Reverse Damage
Deflection Siphon Field
Delay Sleight of Mind
Demonic Tutor Soften
Differentiation Spectral Hand
Discombobulate Spell Lodestone
Discordant Dirge Spell Stealing
Donate Spellshock
Duress Spellstaff
Fanning the Flames Stampede
Fluctuate Summer Bloom
Fluctuation Surge
Freedom from the Telsindria’s Belabored
Masters Casting
Halt Telsindria’s Intuition
Hesitation Telsindria’s Trigger
Twincast
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Gentle Repose Symbol of Pain

Necromancy Ghoul Touch

Gloom
Gravestorm
Symbol of Weakness
Syphon Soul
Touch of Fatigue
Necromancies manipulate the life forces Halt Undead Undeath to Death
present in creatures – usually to do harm Harm Vampiric Drain
Hatred Vampiric Touch
or to snuff them. The creation and Honor the Fallen Vile Consumption
bolstering of life forces is a function of Horrid Wilting Virtue’s Ruin
conjuration (healing) spells. Inflict Critical Wounds Wail of the Banshee
Inflict Critical Wounds, Wasting Curse
Afflict Inflict Light Wounds, Mass Waves of Exhaustion
Agonizing Memories Mass Inflict Light Wounds Waves of Fatigue
Animate Dead Inflict Minor Wounds Weakness
Animate Dead Animals Inflict Moderate Wounds Will of the Damned
and Vermin Inflict Moderate Wilting Curse
Astral Projection Wounds, Mass Wind of Despair
Befoul Inflict Serious Wounds Yarenic’s Bloody
Bestow Curse Inflict Serious Wounds, Flame
Blight Mass
Blindness/Deafness Last Breath
Blood Pet Leech Cunning
Bloodcurdling Scream
Brittle-Bone Curse
Cause Fear
Leech Endurance
Leech Grace
Leech Splendor
Polymorph
Chaldulsul’s Hex Leech Strength The spell changes the shape or the
Chill Touch Leech Wisdom material composition of the subject.
Circle of Death Lycanthropic Curse
Clone Magic Jar Oozes and plants are immune to
Clutch of Undeath Mark of Justice polymorphing.
Command Undead Matacha’s Edict
Contagion Matacha’s Will
Alter Shape Iron Body
Control Undead Matacha’s Will,
Animal Shapes Polymorph
Corpse Control Greater
Animal Weaponry Polymorph Any Object
Create Greater Undead Necrology
Baleful Polymorph Polymorph, Mass
Create Undead No Rest for the
Carapace Regression
Curse Item Wicked
Changestaff Root
Curse Water Pain Touch
Fireform Stoneform
Dancing Vermin Pain Touch, Greater
Focus of Hatred Swarmform
Dark Fate Pain Touch, Lesser
Form Lock Tree Shape
Death Burst Pestilence
Gaseous Form
Death Knell Poison
Death Stroke Radiate
Death Ward Ray of Enfeeblement
Deathwatch
Demonic Tutor
Ray of Exhaustion
Recurring Nightmare
Red
Destruction Repel Death
Dirge of Dread Scare
The often fiery magics of Shun are known
Disanimation Seal Fate as “red magic.” Among commoners these
Discordant Dirge Sirrom’s Agenda spells rank right up with black magic as
Diseased Weapon Sirrom’s Deathgate being the most feared of spells, and many
Disrupt Undead Sirrom’s
Drain Life Impenetrable
societies do not differentiate between red
Dregs of Sorrow Darkness and black magic.
Energy Drain Slay Living
Enervation Smother While red is denounced as a magic of
Eternal Respite Soul Bind destruction, it is reality a magic of
Exsanguination Soul Exchange unbridled passion. Red is active,
Exterminate Speak with Dead energetic, primal and when need be it is
Eyebite Spectral Hand
False Life Spreading Plague furious. Red spells are famous for hurting
Fear Subversion people. The number of red spells that
Final Punishment Swat don’t mention dealing damage to
Finger of Death Symbol of Death creatures and objects account for less
Foul Presence Symbol of Fear
than a fifth of the type’s spells – and even
those can usually deal damage indirectly Animal Weaponry Owl’s Wisdom
as is the case of magic weapon. Animate Objects Pass without Trace
Animate Plants Passwall
The list of red spells is in the appendix. Animate Rope Persecute
Armor of Thorns Pixie’s Grace
Attunement Pixie’s Grace, Mass
Sonic Awaken
Balance
Plant Growth
Polymorph, Mass
Baleful Polymorph Polymorph
The spell employs sound. Either the
Barkskin Polymorph Any Object
subjects must hear the spell (as is the Battle Strain Prepare Costume
case with many bard spells) or the spell Bear’s Endurance Purify Food & Drink
deals damage through vibration. Spells Bear’s Endurance, Mass Pyrotechnics
Bestow Trick Quench
that deal damage this way have the sonic
Bless Water Quick
damage type. Usually sonic spells don’t Bless Weapon Quickling’s Grace
work in zones of magical silence, although Blink Reduce Animal
shockwave is an exception. Bloodlust Reduce Person
Bloodlust, Lesser Reduce Person, Mass
Animal Trance Song of Blood Boomerang Refresh
Blasphemy Song of Chaos Brainstorm Refresh, Mass
Bloodcurdling Scream Song of Freedom Browse Regression
Concussive Fireball Song of Charm Brute Resolve Reigns of Power
Convince Song of Discord Buoy Repel Wood
Dictum Song of Holding Buried Alive Repercussion
Dirge of Dread Sound Burst Burrowing Retrieve
Discordant Dirge Storm Blast Weapon Carapace Reverse Gravity
Enthrall Storm Weapon Cat’s Grace Righteous Might
Hellfire Blast Weapon Sympathetic Vibration Cat’s Grace, Mass Rise of the Meek
Hellfire Weapon Thunderbolt Changestaff Root
Holy Word Thunder-Clapping Chaotic Strife Rope Trick
Shatter Weapon Chill Rusting Grasp
Shockwave Thundering Weapon Chill Metal Rusting Ray
Shout Unquestioned Circle of Hands Sadistic Glee
Shout, Greater Authority Clear Mind Sculpt Sound
Sonar Wail of the Banshee Common Cause Second Chance-
Word of Chaos Concentrate Secret Page
Confiscate Shapechange
Control Plants Sheltering Branches
Control Water Shillelagh
Control Weather Shocking Burst
Transmutation Control Winds
Corroding Burst
Weapon
Shocking Weapon
Corrosive Burst Shrink Item
Transmutations effect a change in physical, Weapon Siphon Field
temporal or positional state in their targets. Corrosive Weapon Slow
With 117 spells in the Player’s Handbook, the Crown of Fire Snag
school of transmutation is the largest and most Crusade Snare
Darkvision Snow Walk
flexible school.
Deflection Soar
Delay Soften
Accelerated Decay Mending Diabolic Strength Soften Earth & Stone
Addle Mental Discipline Diminish Plants Speaking Shape
Aether Slide Message Discombobulate Spell Lodestone
Aggravated Assault Might of Oaks Disintegrate Spell Stealing
Aggression Mind Over Matter Disrupting Weapon Spelldraining Blade
Air Walk Mnemonic Absorption Donate Spellstaff
Alacrity Mobilize Dry Spider Climb
Alluring Scent Mystical Tutor Duress Spike Growth
Alter Self Mythic Proportions- Eagle’s Splendor Spike Stones
Aluren No Mercy, No Quarter Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Squirrel Growth
Amok Oppression Early Harvest Squirrel Riot
Animal Growth Overland Flight Empyrial Armor Statue
Animal Magnetism Overland Flight, Mass Enlarge Person Stone Grasp
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Entangle Stone to Flesh Manipulate Fate Water Walk

Erase Stone’s Endurance Meld into Stone Whimsy
Ethereal Jaunt Stoneform Meltdown Whispering Wind
Etherealness Storm Blast Weapon Rampage Wildshape
Expeditious Retreat Storm Weapon Rary’s Mnemonic Wind Walk
Fabricate Subjectional Gravity Enhancer Wolf’s Tenacity
Feather Fall Surefoot Reality Shift Wolf’s Tenacity, Mass
Firebolt Survival of the Fittest Wood Shape
Fireform Swarmform Zone of Chaos
First Strike Target Lock
Flame Arrow Telsindria’s Belabored
Flame Guide
Flaming Burst Weapon
Flaming Weapon
Casting
Telsindria’s Intuition
Temporal Flux
Water
Flesh to Stone Temporal Stasis Spells with the water descriptor draw
Flicker Tenser’s Transformation energy from the elemental plane of air or
Fluctuate Terix’s Boon
they manipulate air already present upon
Fluctuation Thunder-Clapping
Fly Weapon the material plane.
Fly, Mass Thundering Weapon
Focus Tiania’s Blessing Creatures with the water subtype only
Focus of Hatred Tiania’s Blessing, suffer subdual damage from cold. If they
Form Lock Mass take an amount of cold damage to reduce
Fox’s Cunning Tiania’s Endowment them to 0 hit points they are frozen solid
Fox’s Cunning, Mass Tiania’s
Freedom from the Enlightenment-
for one minute per extra point of damage
Masters Tiania’s the spell would have inflicted. (For
Frost Weapon Enlightenment, instance: a water elemental at 12 hit
Gambit Mass points is struck by a cone of cold for 30
Gaseous Form Tiania’s Greater
Giant Vermin Splendor
points. It will be frozen solid for 18
Giant’s Strength Tiania’s Insight minutes). Further, water based creatures
Giant’s Strength, Mass Tiania’s Splendor are immune to water spells and take
Glibness Tiger’s Prowess double damage from electricity attacks.
Goodberry Tiger’s Prowess, Mass
Gratuitous Violence Time Spiral
Halt Time Stop Buoy Planar Ally*
Haste Time Twister Capsize Planar Ally, Greater*
Heat Metal Time Walk Control Water Planar Ally, Lesser*
Hellfire Blast Weapon Time Warp Create Water Plane Shift*
Hellfire Weapon Titan’s Strength Deep Water Quench
Hollow Tree Trancendence Douse Transmute Water to
Horse’s Stamina Transference Elemental Swarm* Acid
Horse’s Stamina, Mass Transmute Metal to Gate* Water Breathing
Icy Burst Weapon Wood Water Walk
Insight Transmute Mud to Rock
Iron Body Transmute Rock to
Ironwood Lava
Jinx Transmute Rock to Mud
Jump Transmute Water to
Keen Edge Acid
Knock Transport via Plant
Levitate Treant’s Endurance
Liveoak Treant’s Endurance,
Longstrider Mass
Magic Fang Tree Shape
Magic Fang, Greater Twin Hits
Magic Stone Vampiric Blade
Magic Vestment Venomous Vines
Magic Weapon Vermin Shape
Magic Weapon, Greater Vindicate
Magnetism Virtue
Make Whole Volley of Boulders
Malice Warp Wood
Manifest Probability Water Breathing
Triggered Wild
These spells wait for an event to occur Wild spells use the uncertainty of chaos to
and then create an effect in reaction to power them. These spells can cause
that event. mishaps when they are used (see Chapter
4)

Chaos Ball Guards & Wards

Aether Flash Pyrostatic Field
Chaos Bolt Insanity
Alarm Refuge
Chaotic Strife Jinx
Cloak of Chaos Repel Death
Cloak of Chaos Manipulate Fate
Contingency Repercussion
Confusion Mishap Shield
Dispelling Screen Retribution
Confusion, Greater Reckless Dweomer
Dispersal Shield Sirrom’s Deathgate
Confusion, Lesser Second Chance
Explosive Runes Sirrom’s Retribution
Discombobulate Song of Chaos
Fire Shield Spellshock
Entropic Shield Subjectional Gravity
Fire Trap Symbol of Death
Flame Guide Temporal Flux
Forbiddance Symbol of Fear
Flicker Terix’s Boon
Glyph of Warding Symbol of Insanity
Flickering Ward Whimsy
Glyph of Warding, Symbol of Pain
Fluctuation Wildcure
Greater Symbol of Persuasion
Gambit Zone of Chaos
Hesitation Symbol of Sleep
Incendiary Symbol of Stunning
Lightning Rift Symbol of Weakness
Mark of Justice Tainted Aether
Pandemonium
Programmed Image

Universal
Universal spells belong to all arcane and
most divine casters. While their effect
might well be best placed in a type or
school, their utilitarian nature is such that
no spellcaster should be denied them.

Arcane Mark Prestidigitation

Detect Magic Read Magic
Limited Wish Reckless Dweomer
Mage Hand Telekinesis
Open/Close Wish
Permanency

White
The magic of Valrea, or white magic, is
the only type not feared by most of the
commonfolk. White spells include all of
the cure spells and most of the better
defensive spells.
The list of white spells is in the
appendix.

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Spellcasting
In this section we’ll review the rules
surrounding the casting of spells and
introduce some new wrinkles and
clarifications. New terms are given in bold
the first time they occur.
The increased number of counterspells
in this book along with the increased
number of triggered effects also makes
a revision and exploration of the spell
initiative rules necessary.
A counterspell is either the mode of a
spell that counters itself (see
counterspells, below) or a spell that
counters another spell as part of its effect.
A triggered effect is any effect of any
spell that occurs in reaction to an outside
event. For instance, the alarm of the
alarm spell is a triggered event that
occurs in reaction to an intruder entering
the area of effect.
A mode is a variation of a spell that is
accessible from one given preparation.
Stages of
Spellcasting
Every spell goes through the following
stages regardless of caster.
1. Choose the spell: First you choose
the spell itself. At the time you choose
the spell you must be able to pay all
costs (XP, Material, etc.) associated
with it and perform all actions (verbal,
somatic, etc.) it requires. If you
choose a spell you can’t cast nothing
happens, though you can certainly
bluff the casting of a spell.
2. Choose the mode: A spell with
multiple versions available in one
preparation is said to have multiple
modes. At the time you choose the
mode you also select the targets and
any other factor of the spell that is
variant. The mode and all targets
must be legal for you to choose (you
can’t target things you can’t see, and
certain casters can’t use certain modes
of spells).
3. Begin the spell: Now the spell
begins. At this stage spells and
characters can use ready actions set to
trigger upon the casting of a spell. A
trigger is the condition(s) under which
a character can take a readied action
or a spell with a trigger will act
4. Concentration: If circumstances
require it, you make a concentration
check.
5. Resolve the spell when its turn
comes up (see below). All die rolls for
the spell are cast, including the spell
resistance rolls and saving throws of
the targets. At this point the spell is
successfully cast. All costs are
assessed against you and certain
spells that trigger when a spell is
successfully cast go off.
Sequences
When only one caster is casting things are
simple. The player’s turn arrives, they
choose the spell, begin it and resolve it.
However, ready actions, immediate
actions and triggered spells complicate
things.
If anyone chooses to use a ready action
in response to step 3 of spellcasting a
sequence is created: A sequence is a
series of actions that occur on the same
initiative and all of them follow these
rules:
1. Sequence actions are resolved in
the reverse order that they are
declared in. Example: Teresa,
Timmon and a hobgoblin are in
combat. Timmon is guarding Teresa
and has readied an action to attack
anyone who attacks her. The
hobgoblin has readied an action to
attack any spellcaster. Teresa’s
initiative comes up, and she casts
magic missile at the hobgoblin. The
hobgoblin takes its ready action and
begins its attack on Teresa. Timmon
takes his ready action to attack the
 hobgoblin. Now the actions are
resolved: Timmon attacks and kills
the hobgoblin. The hobgoblin, now
dead, can’t act. Teresa loses her spell
not because she was hurt but because
the target is dead (she can’t change
targets after the sequence has been
set).
2. Spellcasters in a sequence can’t
change their minds about targets
as a result of other events in the
sequence nor can they choose to
abandon the spell. Example: Teresa
casts fireball to hit some goblins
surrounding Devon. She isn’t worried
about hitting Devon because he has
protection from elements (fire) in
place. However, as she casts her spell
an enemy caster uses sleight of mind
to change her fireball into a cold spell.
She can’t abandon her spell, and
Devon is badly hurt.
3. If two characters try to react to
the same trigger, the one with the
lowest rolled initiative declares his
action first. Example: Timmon and
Teresa both have readied actions set
to when some enemy begins a spell.
Teresa has the better initiative, so she
can decide what to do based on what
Timmon does. She can’t wait to see
the outcome of his action. Since she
knows the enemy is casting a fireball
at them she decides to counterspell.
Her counterspell goes off before his
attack, since the last declared action
goes first.
4. Effect spreads (such as silence)
and area emanations (such as
cloudkill) can’t act while a deflected chain lightning, which roasts
sequence is being resolved and
they can’t change their center
points either – they must wait for
the end of sequence to do so.
Example: Teresa, Devon and a kobold
sorcerer are in combat. The kobold
begins a fireball, and both Teresa and
Devon use a readied action set for
when someone casts a spell. Teresa
uses deflection, but fails her caster
level check against the kobold. Devon
casts silence on the kobold, but since
that spell creates an emanation it
waits until the sequence is over to act.
The kobold gets off his fireball, hurting
both our heroes. Now the silence
takes hold, which means the creep
won’t hit them again.
5. Once the last action of the
sequence is declared, no more
characters can perform ready
actions until all the actions in the
sequence are resolved. Spells
however can continue to trigger as
their conditions are met, and they
are resolved as they trigger during
the sequence. Example: Dranock has
a contingency set to teleport him
home if he goes to less than 20 hit
points. He begins a chain lightning
spell and Trishdare uses a ready action
to hit him with a fireball. Teresa uses
her ready action to cast deflection on
his spell, changing the chain lightning
target to Dranock himself. Teresa,
who declared last, goes first, casting
deflection. This triggers a lightning rift
Dranock had put in place earlier. The
spell lets Teresa deal 5d6 damage to
Dranock. That is resolved, and
Trishdare goes with his fireball. The
Lightning Rift triggers again and
Trishdare has it deal 3d6 damage to
Dranock. Dranock at this point feels
that casting lightning rift before the
battle was a poor idea. Although he’s
managed to make all his saves and
concentration checks he’s down to 19
hit points. His contingency now
triggers, teleporting him miles away.
When he gets there he completes his
him quite succinctly.
Triggers
All readied actions and many spells have
triggers. Since multiple spells can trigger
on the same event there are rules to deal
with what occurs when this happens. The
event a spell creates when it triggers is
called a triggered event.
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1. Spells go last after any creatures or
characters in the sequence (They have
an effective rolled initiative of 0)
unless it was an event in the sequence
that triggered them, in which case
they activate immediately.
2. When multiple spells trigger:
two or more different spells trigger
against the same event, the higher
level one goes first. If the spells are
the same level, the spell with the
highest caster level goes first. If there
is still a tie, check to see which caster
has the highest casting ability score.
If there is still a tie, flip a coin.
3. When multiple instances of the
same spell would trigger on the
same event only the strongest
spell triggers. This is critical to
remember otherwise you could do
obscene amounts of damage using
multiple instances of spells like aether
flash. The strongest spell is the one
with the highest caster level, and if
this is a tie use the casting ability
modifier for all casters as
comparison, and if this still is a tie flip
a coin.
4. Spells can trigger multiple times
before discharging, even if they
only actually discharge once. For
instance, hesitation says, “Whenever
the first spell or spell-like ability is
being cast in the area of effect,
counter it.” So if one character casts a
spell, hesitation triggers, then if
someone else casts counterspell
targeting that spell hesitation triggers
again, then someone aware of the
hesitation casts stifle against
hesitation which causes it to trigger
again. Now that everyone has
declared their intentions the action can
be resolved. Hesitation counters stifle
and discharges. Next the counterspell
is cast and eliminates the first spell
that began all of this business.
All spells that can trigger against an event
are given the triggered descriptor.
Counterspells
Counterspells are the primary source of
sequences. They are discussed in the
Player’s Handbook, but the following facts
about them need to be made clear:
If
1. Counterspell is a mode of all
spells. All spells can be used to
counter themselves. Some spells can
counter a wide variety of spells based
on circumstances, but these dedicated
counterspells aren’t the same thing as
the counterspell mode of a spell. They
can have material components and
other costs for example.
2. The counterspell mode of a spell
has neither material component
nor XP requirement.
3. A countered spell doesn’t consume
material components or XP but the
preparation of it or spell slot given
to it is lost.
4. Spell slots paid as an extra cost to
a
cast a spell are lost if it is
countered (see Spell slots as costs
below).
5. The counterspell mode of a spell
has a duration of instantaneous
and a casting time of one ready
action.
6. Counterspells have no saving
throw or spell resistance – the
target is a spell.
For more information on counterspells,
see their entry in the Player’s Handbook.
Modes
Spells can have multiple modes, but all
the modes of a spell are available from
one given preparation. Modes are chosen
at the time the spell is cast. Note the
following: Not all modes of a spell are
available to all casters. Check the spell
description.
Special Spell
Effects
The spells in this book have additional
special effects beyond the list given in the
Player’s Handbook.

Spell Slot Costs: Some spells say
that you must expend a spell slot or a
preparation as an additional cost to
cast them. These spells are balanced
by this requirement – the higher the
power level of the slot the more
powerful the spell is (usually). There’s
a big difference between casting fork
on magic missile and casting fork on a
meteor swarm.
The preparation contained in the slot
(if any) is usually irrelevant, but if it
isn’t the word “preparation” will be
used instead of “slot.” Note that bards
and sorcerers, who don’t prepare
spells, can’t use the spells requiring
specific preparations to be sacrificed.
Some spells require you to choose
and expend a spell slot of equal or
higher level than a target spell. You
must succeed at a spellcraft check to
learn the level of the spell. If you fail,
you can guess, but if you guess low
the spell will be wasted with no effect.
Unlike other costs, spell slots are lost
if the spell is countered or interrupted
somehow.

Loss of Life: This is hit point damage
that cannot be cured by magic or
prevented by magic. Some spells
inflict loss of life and some incur it as a
cost.
Loss of life is difficult to prevent. If
you are paying it as a cost it can’t be
prevented by any means without
countering the spell. Damage
prevention doesn’t stop loss of life, nor
does damage reduction. Only effects
that block or mitigate level loss will
affect loss of life. Loss of life counts
as a negative energy attack, so death
ward and similar spells stop it cold.
Creatures immune to death attacks
are likewise immune to loss of life
effects, but they can’t cast spells
requiring loss of life payments.
A loss of life effect that kills someone
slays them as surely as a death spell –
meaning that they can’t be raised by
raise dead.
Loss of life is a form of vitality loss
that is recovered very slowly. Each
day after suffering a loss of life the
creature regains 1 hit point if they
make a fortitude save against the DC
of the spell that caused the loss of life.

Loss of Spells: Some spells rip spells
(or spell potential) away. Spell slots
or preparations lost to an enemy
caster’s spell are gone as if cast. The
next time you can prepare spells the
slots (and the spell) will be restored
unless otherwise noted by the spell. If
a spell specifies that it causes the loss
of spell preparations then it will not
affect bards or sorcerers – they don’t
normally prepare spells.
Since many of these spells cause a
random spell to be lost, get in the
habit of preparing a method of
determining a random slot from your
character before play to keep things
moving smoothly. The best method is
to use index cards with one spell
written on each one. You then shuffle
the cards and pull one at random from
the stack to determine the lost spell.

Damage Prevention: Though not a
new concept, damage prevention has
special effects on certain spells in this
book that wait to trigger when damage
is dealt, or when damage would be
dealt. There is a key difference.
Consider a spell that triggers
whenever a creature receives 5 points
of fire damage. If the spell uses the
phrase “is dealt” then wait until the
damage is actually subtracted from the
character’s hit point total. Prevention
stops the trigger, so if the character
has evasion and rolls a successful
reflex save or a protection from
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elements spell set to ward fire absorbs
the damage, then it wasn’t actually
dealt since the character’s hit point
total hasn’t changed.
However, if the spell says “would be
dealt” then it triggers. Consider a
spell that says, “The next time any fire
damage would be dealt to the target
creature from a single source, prevent
that damage.” If such a ward was in
place then it will go off and prevent
the damage before protection from
elements can absorb it. Speaking of
damage absorption, what about it?
When a spell absorbs damage it is
preventing it. If damage prevention is
blocked somehow then the spell won’t
function. The two terms are used
somewhat interchangeably depending
on which is easier to read. In the
end, just remember that the only time
you’ve dealt damage to something is
when its hit point total has been
reduced.

Positive and Negative Energy
Levels: Certain spells (such as
enervation, energy drain or Matacha’s
Edict) assign positive or negative
energy levels to creatures. Negative
energy levels are discussed in the
DMG in the glossary under the heading
“energy drain and negative levels”
Applied to undead creatures, a
positive energy level has much the
same effect as a negative energy
level. If a living creature receives a
positive energy level then the following
effects occur:
 +1 bonus to skill checks and ability
checks
 +1 bonus to all attack rolls and
saving throws
 +5 temporary hit points
 +1 effective level (whenever the
creature’s level is used in a die roll
or calculation, increase it by one
for each positive energy).
Keep in mind that spells that
typically bestow positive energy levels
only affect undead and spells (or
abilities) that bestow negative energy
levels only affect the living. When the
reverse is true bonuses are received.
A living creature can only benefit from
1 positive level at a time and an
undead creature can only benefit from
1 negative level at a time.

When Spells “Can’t be Cast:” Some
spells simply state that other spells
can’t be cast. When an opponent
attempts to cast such a spell anyway,
there is no effect from the attempt.
Spell slots and XP costs aren’t
consumed, and material components
are usually unharmed, though the
manner of some castings will cause
them to be destroyed anyway (i.e. the
grasshopper leg of the jump spell is
swallowed by the caster). The attempt
to cast does take a standard action
and still provokes attacks of
opportunities.

Death Effects: Death effects aren’t a
new concept, but the Dusk setting
embraces the epic rule that has these
spells dealing 50d6 damage on a failed
save.
Spell
Descriptions
Note all the following changes and new
entries you will see in the spell
descriptions given in the next chapter.
Level
This book adds an entry for the base level
of a spell in parenthesis before the level
for any class is given. The base level of a
spell is the lowest level the spell can be
normally received by any class. With the
spells in the Player’s Handbook look for
the lowest level given among the cleric,
druid, sorcerer and wizard classes to find
the base level. If none of these four can
cast the spell use the lowest level given
from those that remain. Base level is
primarily a means to aid the DM in
developing new spell lists, however a few
spells want to know the base level of a
spell rather than its actual casting level.
Components
In addition to affecting when you can cast
a spell, the verbal and somatic
components affect how easily you can
conceal your spell casting and how it looks
to others. New components also appear
in this book.

Verbal (V): Spells with a verbal
component have a base listen DC of 0
minus their level. However, spells of
the illusion or enchantment schools
have a DC half that other spells while
evocations or conjurations have DC’s
twice that of the base. Higher-level
spells amplify the caster’s voice, and
high level spells echo off nearby walls
and are nearly impossible to conceal.
Think of the scene where Gandalf
raises his voice to Bilbo in The Lord of
the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
for an example of this effect. The
silent spell feat won’t snuff the noise
the spell itself makes.

Somatic (S): Spells with a somatic
component have a base spot DC of 0
minus their level. However, spells of
the illusion or enchantment schools
have a DC half that other spells while
evocations or conjurations have DC’s
twice that of the base. The higher the
spell’s level the more exaggerated and
fast the caster’s gestures become.
Higher level spells also cause nearby
lights to dim, arcs of electricity to
appear, wind to kick up and so on.
The still spell removes the caster’s
need to make exacting motions, but
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the feat doesn’t affect the visual
signatures the spell may produce.

Material (M) and Focus (F): These
are physical props your character must
possess in order to cast the spell.
Material components are consumed by
the act of casting, while foci survive to
be used repeatedly.
A spell with a tiny material
component or focus grants observers a
+2 circumstance bonus on their spot
check to notice your casting. This
bonus increases by +2 with each
increase in the size of the component.
The feats eschew materials and
improved eschew materials let you
dodge material component and focus
requirements, depending on costs.
You may choose to use exceptional
material components with any spell
(even those that don’t normally call for
material components). As a general
rule these exceptional material
components append metamagic feats
to the spell. Finding out exactly what
the component is will require research
and it will vary depending on both the
spell and the metamagic feat you wish
to apply.

Divine (D): You must channel positive
or negative energy as part of the
casting of this spell. This will expend
one of your turn undead or rebuke
undead attempts for the day.

Song (Sg): You must use your bardic
music as part of the casting of this
spell. This will expend one or more of
your bardic music uses for the day. All
spells with the song component will
also carry a verbal (V) component and
have the [sonic] descriptor.
Casting Time
This book introduces the following casting
times to the list you’ll see in the Player’s
Handbook.

Charging: You can choose the
amount of time to spend on the spell.
The more time you spend, the more
powerful the end result. You have to
spend at least 1 round on a charging
spell. On each subsequent round you
may release the spell or charge it
another round. As a rule, charge
spells are great for ambushes but
weak elsewhere because of the danger
of continuous casting.

Immediate Action: An immediate
spell can be cast at any time as a swift
action even when it isn’t your turn as
long as you aren’t flat footed. You can
only cast one immediate or swift
action spell a turn.

Ready Action: The spell requires a
ready action to use (usually because it
targets a spell). Most of the time
these spells also outline the trigger
Level Increase Cost
0 500 gp
1 1500 gp
2 3500 gp
3 7000 gp
4 10,000 gp
5 15,000 gp
6 25,000 gp
Each Additional level +25,000 gp
circumstances you have to wait for in
order to cast them.

Swift Action: A swift action spell can
be cast as a swift action – a swift
action is like a free action except you
can only take one per turn whereas
the rules do not place a limit on the
number of free actions a spell allows.
A quickened spell has a casting time of
one swift action.
Area, Effect and
Target
Spells either have a listed area, effect or
target as determined by their nature.

Targeting Spells: A spell with a
target line “targets” the subject.
Certain spells will trigger when a
creature is targeted, and some spells
will block spells that target. Targets
are affected immediately when the
spell is cast unless they are the center
point of an area emanation or effect
spread (see below).

Effect: With the exception of spreads,
Effects are generated immediately.
Spreads begin at the end of whatever
sequence generated them (which is
usually immediately, but if several
ready actions need to be resolved then
those are taken care of before the
spread is taken into account). If the
center point of an effect spread is
moved then the effect only changes at
the end of the sequence it was moved
in.

Area: Bursts and spreads occur
immediately. Area emanations, like
Effect spreads, must wait until any in
progress sequence resolves to begin.
If their center point changes during a
sequence, they must also wait for the
sequence to end before reasserting
themselves.

Spells: Spells can be targeted while
they are cast or afterward. Note that
only a spell that is in the process of
being cast can be “countered.”
Otherwise, the term “dispel” will be
used. As a rule it’s easier to counter
spells than to dispel them once they
are in place.
Duration
A spell’s duration tells you how long the
spell will last

Continuous Effects: Any effect that
isn’t instantaneous is known as a
“continuous effect.” These effects
check to see how long they’ve been in
effect at the beginning of their caster’s
turn and end at that time when the
elapsed duration is equal to the
maximum (In other words, the round
the spell was cast on counts towards
it’s duration – there is no 0 round).
If their caster changes initiative
through holding an action, readying an
action or other means, the spell gains
it’s own initiative on the same count it
was cast on – it doesn’t move with it’s
caster to a new initiative count.
Continuous effects that do something
each round do it at the end of their
caster’s turn, but you may need to roll
the damage earlier: for instance if the
damaged target is a caster wanting to
cast a spell, roll to see what the
damage for the round will be to find
the DC of the concentration check.
However, the damage by the spell isn’t
actually subtracted from the
character’s hit point total until the end
of its caster’s turn. This difference will
only matter when continuous effects
are used with readied actions.
Example: Teresa is readying her
action to cast a spell at anyone or
thing that attacks Timmon, who’s
working on a trap. An orc barbarian
comes screaming around a corner and
charges Timmon. She uses her
readied action to hit it with Melf’s acid
arrow. The damage will apply at the
end of her turn, but since she
interrupted the orc it gets to act before
the damage is actually applied. The
orc uses its rage ability and attacks
Timmon anyway. Then the acid burns
in it’s damage – the orc is still up since
it’s rage gave it the hit points needed
to stay up. Teresa chides herself for
not using a faster acting spell like
magic missile.

Fading: A fading spell gets weaker
the longer it lasts. These spells grant
a +1 bonus to something for each
round remaining in the spell.
Whatever that something is gets a
“fading” bonus. Hence, a +5 fading
bonus will be a +5 on the first round
of the spell, +4 on the second, and so
on until the spell expires. Often a
maximum bonus is given for these
spells, and the bonus cannot exceed
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the maximum even if the remaining
duration does.

While Sung: Seen on many bard
spells with the song component, these
spells require the bard to sing
continuously round after round (a
move equivalent action that doesn’t
provoke an attack of opportunity).
Maintaining a song when struck in
combat requires a concentration check
DC 10 + spell level + damage dealt.
Targets of a spell with a duration of
“while sung” are freed from the spell if
the bard moves out of range or they
are somehow rendered unable to hear
the spell. If the spell has a duration
after the singing stops this duration
continues normally for the subject.

Cumulative: A cumulative spell has a
bonus gets stronger the longer it lasts,
up to a prescribed maximum for the
spell. Multiply the bonus by the
number of rounds that has passed
since the spell began. This is the
reverse of fading.

Discharge: All discharge spells have
the triggered descriptor and follow the
rules for triggered spells given earlier
in the chapter.
Wild Spellcraft
This book expands on the concept of wild
spellcraft first introduced by Ryan Nook in
his book Wild Spellcraft and includes a
multitude of new spells with the wild
descriptor (as well as reprinting a few
from Wild Spellcraft in their 3.5e
incarnation).
Wild Spellcasters
In addition to the fact that some spells
can be wild, so can some spellcasters.
The choice to be a “wild” spellcaster is
made at character creation or when the
character first acquires their spellcasting
class. The choice is permanent for that
class, but if the character later acquires a
second spellcasting class that class does
not have to be wild. For instance, a Cleric
of Terix (an extremely chaotic deity) could
have the wild spellcaster template on their
cleric spells, then later become a wizard
and not have that template on their
wizard spells.
Unlike most other templates, the
presence of the wild spellcaster template
doesn’t change the character’s ECL or CR
since the benefits and hindrances are
about equal to one another. They are:
1. The character’s save DC is 1d20+spell
level, not 10+spell level. Wild
spellcraft spells vary considerably in
their effectiveness.
2. If the character rolls his level on the
d20 when setting his DC, a mishap
occurs with the spell. Epic level
characters mishap on a roll of ’20.’
Mishaps can be baleful or beneficial.
3. The character qualifies for feats that
require the wild spellcaster template.
Note that some spells and effects can
temporarily assign the wild spellcaster
template to a character. This temporary
assignment only applies the first 2 effects
on the character; the third are reserved
for characters that are permanent wild
spellcraft casters.
Mishaps
Wild spells work much like any other
spells except that they sometimes mishap
with effects that range from colorful and
benign to the downright weird and
dangerous. When a mishap is indicated
by the DC roll d%, add the character’s
willpower saving throw adjustment and
then consult the mishap table.
Types of Mishaps
Mishaps come in four basic forms—spell,
personal, target, and general—which can
overlap. A mishap could, for instance,
say, “Major Image; you and target look
like each other.” In this case it would be
a Spell, Personal, and Target mishap.
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throw to resist it, it is a Will save, DC the level). The fireball would deal 7d6
same as that of the spell that instigated damage.
the mishap. See below for details on
If the mishap simply says the ‘spell’
saves against Spell mishaps.
does something, it affects the spell you
were initially trying to cast. If you try to
Spell cast a lightning bolt and the mishap says,
If a mishap mentions the ‘spell’ or gives a “Spell DC is at -10,” then you still cast a
spell name (like fireball), it is a Spell lightning bolt, albeit a version easier to
mishap. Instead of using a Will save with dodge.
the DC of the spell that caused the
mishap, use the saving throw appropriate Personal
to the spell as if you had actually cast the
Mishaps that mention ‘you,’ ‘your,’ ‘thine,’
spell.
etc. are Personal mishaps, and they affect
For example, Anna is a 7th level wild you, the caster. If the mishap is caused
cleric with a 16 Wisdom. If her spell by the activation of a magical item, the
mishaps with the result “fireball centered Personal mishap affects the activator, not
on you,” she would get a Reflex save DC

Table 6-1: Mishaps

d% Result
01-05 The spell targets you, or if an area of effect, it centers on you. If it cannot target you or center on you, the spell simply fails.

06-10 Wild spell energy deals 1d4 point of damage per spell level to you.

11-15 The spell affects a random target or area of effect. The GM should randomly determine a different target from among those in range of the
spell. If the spell has no specified target or area of effect, it simply fails.

16-20 A random spell that you have prepared (or a random spell you know if you cast spontaneously) occurs, targeted as close to your original
target as the parameters of the spell allow. The slot of the spell that occurs is expended instead of the one you intended to cast. It is
possible the random spell could be the one you originally intended. The spell that occurs is (1d6: 1-2, one level lower than; 3-4, the same
level as; 5-6, one level higher than) the spell you were originally casting. If you have no spells of this level, the mishap has no effect.

21-25 The spell fails, but its energies manifest as a luck penalty to all your ability checks, skill checks, saving throws, attack rolls, or level checks
for the next minute. This penalty is equal to 1 + the spell’s level.

26-30 Wild spell energy deal 1 point of damage per spell level to any creatures or objects that would have been affected by the spell.

31-35 Nothing happens. The spell fails just as if it were disrupted in casting.

36-40 Odd sensory elements and bizarre (but harmless) phenomena occur in the area of effect the spell would have affected, lasting as long as the
spell’s duration would have lasted.

41-45 Bestow curse on you.

46-50 The spell functions normally, but your next spell automatically mishaps, with a –20 luck penalty to the roll.

51-55 The spell fails, but the wild spell energy leaves a permanent change in your body. The change is no more drastic than that which alter self
can achieve.

56-60 Nothing happens. The spell does not function, just as if it were never cast, and thus costs the spellcaster no spell slots or material
components.

61-65 For as long as the spell’s duration would have lasted, your appearance changes in moderate ways, such as alteration of the size, color, or
shape of a body part, your facial appearance, or your sex. The change is no more drastic than that which alter self can achieve.

66-70 The spell functions, but odd sensory elements and bizarre (but harmless) phenomena accompany it for its duration.

71-75 Spell appears to function normally, but is only an illusion. Will DC 20 to disbelieve if interacted with. If the spell has no obvious sensory
effects (like a charm person), nothing happens.

76-80 The spell functions normally, but your next spell automatically mishaps.

81-85 The spell fails, but its energies manifest as a luck bonus to all your ability checks, skill checks, saving throws, attack rolls, or level checks for
the next minute. This bonus is equal to 1 + the spell’s level.

86-90 The spell functions normally, but with subtle changes in its appearance, such as fireballs being green, or a fly spell leaving a trail of feathers.

91-95 The spell functions normally, but you can cast it again. The spell slot or prepared spell is not expended, nor are any material components.

96-00 The spell functions at full potential, automatically defeating spell resistance and not allowing a saving throw to resist.

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the creator of the item.
Unless the mishap is also a Spell
mishap, you can negate the mishap effect
with a successful Will save.
Target
Mishaps that mention a ‘target’ are Target
mishaps, and only have an effect if the
spell that caused the mishap had a
specific target. If the spell that caused
the mishap does not have an exact target
(such as with a fireball or commune spell),
the Target mishap has affects the person
closest to the center of the area of effect.
If there is no area of effect, there is no
result. If the spell had multiple targets,
you choose one that is affected by the
mishap. Spells that create an effect that
affect deliberately chosen targets (like ray
spells or magic missile) can cause Target
mishaps, but touch spells cannot.
Unless the mishap is also a Spell
mishap, the target can negate the mishap
effect with a successful Will save.
General
General mishaps are those that are not
Personal or Target mishaps. General
mishaps have an effect centered at where
the spell that instigated the mishap was
targeted or centered. If the spell that
caused the mishap had no specific target
or focus (such as a commune or locate
object spell), the general mishap has no
effect.
General mishaps can have a plainly
stated effect (like “the ground gets muddy
in a 10 foot radius”), or can have the
same effect as a normal spell (like
“grease”). In the prior case, any people,
and/or magical items receive a Will save
to negate the effect (a magic item’s
saving throw bonuses are each equal to 2
+ one-half its caster level, or uses the
bearer’s saves, whichever are better). In
the latter case, the General mishap is also
a Spell mishap, and uses those rules for
determining the DC.
Undoing the Damage of
Mishaps
Unless noted in the mishap description,
permanent mishap effects can be negated
with a successful dispel magic, remove
curse, or break enchantment cast against
the caster level of the character whose
spell caused the mishap. If the target
does not want the permanent effect to go
away, she is allowed a Will save to negate
the dispelling effect. The DC of this Will
save is equal to 10 + the dispeller’s caster
level.
Summoning
The list that creatures are summoned
from changes depending on the type of
magic used by the caster. Just as there
are five types of magic, there are five
types of summons. The creatures of each
type complement the spells of the same
type closely – so red creatures tend to be
aggressive, difficult to control and often
composed of earth or fire; black summons
are often undead or spirits, white
summons are usually celestial beings.
Summoned creatures are manifestations
of the actual creatures that live on each of
Carthasana’s five outer planes. As such
they aren’t actually killed if they are dealt
lethal damage in combat. Summoned
creatures can be hedged out by antimagic
shells and similar wards, and they are
vulnerable to some spells that don’t affect
other creatures, such as reigns of power.
Spellcasters summon creatures with
alignments matching their own dominant
alignment. A multialigned caster may
summon creatures as if 2 levels lower
than he is from any list matching his
additional alignments.
Summon Nature’s Ally
This spell series is roughly equivalent to
the green list here and is removed from
play. Druids spontaneously cast summon
monster spells.
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Creature List
The following table lists all the creatures
of the Monster Manual sorted by the type
and level of magic that summons them.
In most cases the creature is identical to
the entry in the Monster Manual, although
some have added hit dice, templates or
even class and level. At least 5 different
creatures for each color and level are
given.
Note: Players intending to summon a
creature that has changes from the base
Monster Manual entry are required to
prepare the creature before the session to
speed up play.
Green Summons
1st level: baboon, badger, elf, halfling,
monstrous centipede (medium),
monstrous scorpion (small), monstrous
spider (small), snake (small viper).
2nd level: giant ant (worker), giant
bee, gnoll, grig, hyena, monstrous
centipede (large), monstrous scorpion
(medium), monstrous spider, (medium),
nixie, snake (medium viper), spider
swarm, wolf.
3rd level: ape, black bear, bison, boar,
cheetah, dire badger, dire weasel, giant
ant (queen), giant ant (soldier), giant
bombardier beetle, leopard, monitor
lizard, monstrous centipede (huge),
monstrous spider (large), satyr, snake
(constrictor), snake (large viper),
wolverine.
4th level: ankheg, assassin vine,
brown bear, centipede swarm, centaur,
dire boar, dire wolverine, dust mephit,
ettercap, formian warrior, giant praying
mantis, giant stag beetle, giant wasp,
grick, locust swarm, monstrous scorpion
(large), owlbear, pixie, polar bear,
rhinoceros, rust monster, snake (huge
viper), tiger, wereboar.
5th level: bralani, monstrous
centipede (gargantuan), monstrous spider
(huge), pixie, shambling mound, snake,
giant constrictor, spider eater, troll,
tendriculos, troll (scrag), werebear,
weretiger, winter wolf.
6th level: dire bear, dire tiger,
elephant, gynosphinx, monstrous scorpion
(huge), monstrous spider, (gargantuan),
nymph, treant, rust monster (large, 10
HD), rhinoceros (huge, 16 HD).
7th level: frost giant, monstrous
centipede, (colossal), monstrous scorpion
(gargantuan), wooly mammoth (Treat as
a 15 HD elephant), winter wolf (huge, 11
HD), owlbear (huge, 11 HD), shambling
mound (huge, 13 HD), snake (gargantuan
constrictor, 25 HD), ankheg (huge, 9 HD),
wood elf ranger, (10th level).
8th level: monstrous scorpion
(colossal), monstrous spider (colossal),
troll hunter (6th level ranger), dire bear
(huge, 22 HD), praying mantis (huge, 12
HD), grig druid (9th level), spider eater
(huge, 12 HD), tendriculous, (gargantuan,
18 HD), nymph bard (4th level), young
adult green dragon.
9th level: ghaele, bralani (large, 14
HD), dire tiger (huge, 28 HD), human
ranger (14th level), gynosphinx, (huge, 14
HD), pixie sorcerer (6th level), human
druid (14th level), frost giant ranger (4th
level), shambling mound (huge, 21 HD),
snake (gargantuan constrictor, 33 HD)
White Summons
1st level: aasimar, dog, eagle, hawk,
celestial cat, celestial monkey.
2nd level: camel, riding dog, heavy
horse, light horse, light warhorse, mule,
human fighter (1st level), human cleric (1st
level), celestial eagle, human paladin (1st
level).
3rd level: lantern archon, blink dog,
hippogriff, heavy warhorse, aasimar
Paladin (1st level).
4th level: giant eagle, lion, pegasus,
unicorn, aasimar Paladin (2nd level).
5th level: hound archon, celestial lion,
dire lion, djinni, griffon, janni, ravid.
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6th level: lillend, celestial unicorn, half
celestial human fighter (3rd level), aasimar
Paladin (6th level), hound archon
barbarian (2nd level).
7th level: androsphinx, avoral, behir,
djinni noble, lammasu, roc, zelekhut.
8th level: couatl, cloud giant, half-
celestial human paladin (9th level), half-
dragon celestial, lammasu, guardian naga.
th
9 level: celestial charger (unicorn),
kolyarut, leonal, aasimar paladin (12th
level), human cleric (13th level).
Blue Summons
1st level: celestial owl, human adept,
aquatic elf, human expert, porpoise.
2nd level: tiny animated object,
formian worker, gnome, locathah,
merfolk.
3rd level: small animated object,
small air or water elemental, githyanki,
svirfneblin gnome, homunculus, manta
ray, octopus, medium shark, squid.
4th level: medium animated object,
crocodile, kuo-toa, sahuagin, large shark,
triton.
5th level: large animated object,
juvenile arrowhawk, doppelganger,
medium air or water elemental, ethereal
filcher, ethereal marauder, air mephit, ice
mephit, water mephit, ogre, merrow,
giant owl, juvenile tojanida.
6th level: achaierai, huge animated
object, adult arrowhawk, giant crocodile,
displacer beast, large air or water
elemental, gibbering mouther, mimic,
orca, phase spider, sea cat, sea hag, huge
shark, adult tojanida.
7th level: aboleth, gargantuan
animated object, baleen whale, chuul, 6-
headed cyrohydra, huge air or water
elemental, formian, taskmaster, invisible
stalker, water naga, phasm, remorhaz.
8th level: elder arrowhawk, 8-headed
cyrohydra, dire shark, dragon turtle,
greater air or water elemental, giant
octopus, giant, shield guardian, giant
squid, elder tojanida.
9th level: colossal animated object,
10-headed cyrohydra, elder air or water
elemental, myrmarch formian, human
wizard, (11th level).
Black Summons
st
1 level: dire rat, skeleton (human
warrior), zombie (kobold), zombie
(goblin), zombie (dog).
2nd level: fiendish dire rat, tiefling,
zombie (human commoner), orc zombie,
skeletal eagle (magical flight).
3rd level: darkmantle, duergar, drow
elf, ghoul, grimlock, lemure, lizardfolk,
shrieker, wolf skeleton, troglodyte zombie.
4th level: bat swarm, choker, imp,
dire bat, dretch, quasit, rat swarm,
skeleton, owlbear, skum, vargouille,
wererat, bugbear zombie.
5th level: allip, derro, dire ape, dire
wolf, dryad, gelatinous cube, ghast,
howler, ooze mephit, salt mephit,
phantom fungus, shadow, troll skeleton,
violet fungus, werewolf, wight, yeth
hound, pureblood yuan-ti, ogre zombie.
6th level: aranea, barbazu, greater
barghest, bearded devil, carrion crawler,
cloaker, gray ooze, green hag, harpy,
hieracosphinx, 6-headed hydra, mummy,
nightmare, ochre jelly, otyugh, shadow
mastiff, skeleton, chimera, skeleton, ettin,
vampire spawn, wraith, half-blood yuan-ti,
minotaur zombie, umberhulk zombie,
wyvern zombie.
7th level: annis, babau (demon),
belker, black pudding, cachalot whale,
chain devil, chaos beast, digester, drider,
gauth (beholder), human fighter ghost (5th
level), flesh golem, half black dragon,
human fighter (4th level), 8-headed hydra,
lamia, medusa, advanced megaraptor
skeleton, cloud giant skeleton, spectre,
succubus (demon), umber hulk, vampire
(5th level fighter), will o’ wisp, xill, yuan-ti
abomination, gray render zombie.
 8th level: bodak, bone devil, mephit, fire mephit, magma mephit,
destrachan, erinyes, gray render, half steam mephit, ogre, flamebrother
fiend (7th level human cleric), hellwasp salamander, minor xorn.
swarm, 10-headed hydra, mind flayer,
6th level: basilisk, large earth or fire
mohrg, dark naga, spirit naga, night hag,
elemental, gargoyle, manticore, minotaur,
green slaad.
rast.
9th level: barbed devil, bebilith,
7th level: bulette, chimera,
cauchemar (nightmare), devourer, harpy
criosphinx, dragonne, elasmosaurus
archer, 12-headed hydra, rakshasa,
(dinosaur), huge earth or fire elemental,
retriever, gray slaad, dread wraith.
ettin, hill giant, girallon, hellcat,
megaraptor (dinosaur), ogre barbarian, 6-
Red Summons headed pyrohydra, average salamander,
1st
level: giant fire beetle, goblin, red slaad, wyvern, average xorn.
kobold, goblin adept, kobold expert. 8th level: athach, delver, efreeti,
2nd level: dwarf, hobgoblin, orc, greater fire or earth elemental, stone
stirge, kobold fighter. giant, gorgon, nessian warhound
(hellhound), ogre mage, 8-headed
3rd level: small earth or fire pyrohydra, greater shadow, young adult
elemental, githzerai, krenshar, red dragon, blue slaad, triceratops
pseudodragon, troglodyte. (dinosaur), tyrannosaurus rex, vrock
4th level: azer, bugbear, shocker (demon), elder xorn, yrthak.
lizard, thoqqua, worg. 9th level: elder fire or earth elemental,
5th level: cockatrice, deinonychus fire giant, clay golem, stone golem,
(dinosaur), medium earth or fire hezrou, hill giant, dire wereboar, 10-
elemental, hell hound, magmin, earth headed pyrohydra, noble salamander

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pells are the item the Dusk
S
setting is best known for
and appropriately they
comprise nearly a third of
this volume. The spells
herein help to reinforce
and underscore the often
antagonistic relationship between the five
colors of magic even more so than the
spells of the Player’s Handbook.
Spell entries in this book include flavor
text snippets between the header of a
spell and its effect block in italics. These
snippets provide little windows into the
setting and help make the reading of the
spell lists a little less boring.
Altered Spells
Some spells are modified for the Dusk
setting – most of these changes can be
listed on a single line but a few are
rewritten as indicated below:
<< Spells can take many
forms, from the highly
dramatic to the extremely
subtle.

Blasphemy: Instead of affecting any
non-evil creature, this spell affects any
non-black aligned creature.

Bless Weapon: Instead of granting
an ability to strike evil creatures it
grants the weapon the ability to strike
outsiders native to Sodrea or Shun

Chaos Hammer: This weapon affects
any non-red aligned creature. It only
deals half damage and does not slow
black and green aligned creatures.

Cloak of Chaos: Where this spell
would affect lawful creatures it instead
affects white-aligned creatures.

Contact Other Plane: Five versions
of this spell, one in each color of
magic. Each version can only contact
the plane corresponding to it’s color –
and that plane counts as an outer
plane (Carthasana has no inner
planes). All five versions can contact
the æther plane.

Detect Chaos, Detect Evil, Detect
Good, Detect Law: These spells are
 removed from play and replaced by
Planar Ally and Planar Binding
the second level spell Detect spells: Each of these spells has five
Alignment. versions corresponding directly to the
outer plane in question and the color

Detect Magic: The colors of each aura
of the spell matches the color of the
become apparent on the third round
plane from which the summoned
and this knowledge is obtained
creature appears.
automatically (no spellcraft check
needed).
Plane Shift: This spell exists in five
versions, one for each of the five outer

Dictum: This spell is removed, its
planes. The metal rod is silver for
function being contained within the
Valrea, copper for Balcridan, lead for
rewritten version of holy word.
Sodrea, iron for Shunrea and a piece

Dispel Chaos, Dispel Evil, Dispel of wood made into ironwood by a druid
Good, Dispel Law: These spells are for Aborea.
removed and have equivalents titled

Protection from Chaos / Evil /
Dispel White Magic, Dispel Blue Magic,
Good / Law: These spells are
Dispel Black Magic, Dispel Red Magic
removed and have equivalents titled
and Dispel Green Magic. These
Protection from White, Protection from
replacements are attuned to the
Blue, Protection from Black, Protection
alignments indicated in their names.
from Red and Protection from Green.
All of them are white spells.
These replacements are attuned to the

Holy Aura: Where this spell would alignments indicated in their names.
affect evil creatures it instead affects All of them are white spells.
black aligned creatures.

Rage: The bonus is a rage bonus

Holy Smite: This spell affects any instead of a morale bonus.
non-white aligned creature. It only

Shield of Law: Where this spell would
deals half damage and does not blind
affect chaotic creatures it instead
green or blue aligned creatures.
affects red-aligned creatures.

Holy Weapon: Where this weapon

Unholy Aura: Where this spell would
would affect evil it instead effects red
affect good creatures it instead affects
or black aligned creatures – caster’s
white aligned creatures.
choice at time of casting.

Unholy Blight: The spell affects all

Holy Word: Instead of affecting any
non-black creatures. It only deals half
non-good creature it affects any non-
damage to blue and red aligned
white aligned creature.
creatures and they are not sickened.

Identify: This spell is significantly

Word of Chaos: Instead of affecting
rewritten – see entry among the spell
any non-chaotically aligned individual
lists.
this spell instead affects any non-red

Magic Circle against Chaos / Evil / aligned individual.
Good / Law: These spells are
removed and have equivalents titled
Circle of Protection: White, Circle of
Protection: Blue, Circle of Protection:
Black, Circle of Protection: Red, Circle
of Protection: Green. These
replacements are attuned to the
alignments indicated in their names.
All of them are white spells.

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Bard Spells
0-level Bard Spells
Convince: Nudge a creature into performing an
action they are hesitant to do but favor.
Mask: Alter your facial appearance, gaining a +5
enhancement bonus to disguise checks.
Meece's Cartomantic Flourish: Control objects of
chance nearby you.
Prepare Costume: Instantaneously clean your
clothing.
Reckless Dweomer: Create a mishap which might
become a spell of level equal or less than that of
an expended spell slot.
Ward from Rain: Weak field of force blocks rainfall
from touching you.
Wink Out: Invisibility for one round only.
1st level Bard Spells
Break Slumber: Dispel natural sleep, make a dispel
check against magical sleep.
Buoy: Creature or object floats easily in water.
Still Touch: Touched creature moves without
making vibrations or sounds.
Switch Costumes: You transport all clothing you
wear to a special location and simualtaneously
the clothing in that location is transported upon
you.
Taunt: Target creature is compelled to attack you.
Understand Unorthodoxy: Gain a mental picture
of what an object looked like unbroken.
2nd level Bard Spells
Alluring Scent: Touched creature gains a pleasant
odor that suppresses nauseating spells such as
stinking cloud.
Animal Magnetism: Touched creature gains wild
empathy.
Delude Divination: Divination spell gives random
nonsensical results.
Evasion: Gain evasion as per the class ability
Identify: Gain a +20 insight bonus on a spellcraft
check.
Jibber Jabba: Speech of subjects becomes
unintelligable to those not affected by the spell.
Pacifism: Target creature goes to total defense and
can take no actions other than movement or
speaking.
Ray of Command: Dominate Person for one round.
Song of Chaos: Each round you may spend a bardic
music slot to attempt to confuse a foe.
Song of Charm: Each round you may spend a
bardic music slot to attempt to charm a foe.
Sound Shell: Create a barrier through which sound
doesn't pass.
Surefoot: Subject gains a +10 enhancement bonus
to balance and tumble checks.
3rd level Bard Spells
Compulsion: Subject repeats an action each round
if able.
Song of Freedom: Song breaks down charms and
compulsions.
Song of Holding: Sing a song that holds foes fast.
4th level Bard Spells
Blinding Light: Intense light blinds and dazzles
foes.
Bloodcurdling Scream: Target creatures gain a
fading morale penalty to attack rolls.
Catalogue: Know everything written in a library.
Dirge of Dread: Song causes fear in all who hear.
Discordant Dirge: Song causes spellcasters to lose
prepared spells.
Jinx: Target creature takes the lower of two d20
rolls.
Rally: Creatures gain a fading morale bonus to
attack rolls.
5th level Bard Spells
Disenchant: Dispel one spell the caster could end.
Reverent Mantra: Creatures gain a fading morale
bonus to AC.
6th level Bard Spells
Back to Basics: Antimagic shell that suppresses
enhancement bonuses.
Confiscate: Move a spell with a single target onto
yourself.
Greater Confusion: As confusion, but with an area
of effect of a 30' radius burst.
Mass Pacifism: As pacifism but affecting 1 creature
/ level.
Shockwave: Deal 10d6 damage to creatures in area
and possibly deafen them permanently.
Song of Blood: Each round the song of blood is
sung creatures gain a +1 cumulative morale
bonus to attack.
Cleric Spells
0-level Cleric Spells
Dancing Vermin: As animate dead, but on an
animal or vermin which had only up to 3 hit
points in life.
1st level Cleric Spells
Animate Dead Animals and Vermin: Animates
twice your level (up to 20) hit points of dead
animals or vermin.
Dampening Field: Gain damage reduction equal to
an expended spell slot +1
Matacha's Will: Make a bolstered turning attempt
by a bonus determined by an expended spell
slot.
2nd level Cleric Spells
Abeyance: Target creature can’t cast spells.
Dark Ritual: Slay a dying creature by touch and
boost caster level on next spell by 3.
Decree: All persons who hear words off a scroll
remember the words forever.
Delude Divination: Divination spell gives random
nonsensical results.
Sadistic Glee: Creature gains a +1 bonus to attack
and damage each time it kills a foe.
Talisiasia's Insight: Gain a +20 insight bonus to
heal checks.
Telsindria's Spell Immunity: You are immune to a
spell you expend a preparation of at casting.
Vigilance: Creature gains +10 enhancement bonus
to spot and listen checks while guarding an
assigned area.
3rd level Cleric Spells
Common Cause: Creatures gain a +1 bonus to
attack and damage rolls for each creature with a
shared alignment within 5'.
Crown of Awe: Undead have a -2 to all attack and
damage rolls against you and you have a +2
holy bonus to your effective level when turning.
Duress: Target creature can't use spells from
highest two spell levels.
Enlighten: Touched spellcast can spontaneously
cast curing spells.
Eternal Respite: Touched body can't be raised or
animated.
Greed: Target creature gains the compulsion of
greed.
Halt: Target creature can't cast spells.
Hatred: Slay a creature you strike in combat
although you may slay yourself in the process.
Holy Missiles: As magic missles, but heal the living
and harm undead.
Infusion: Take damage and heal twice as much to
target creature.
Oathbind: Bind two creatures to an oath and know
when it is broken.
Pacifism: Target creature goes to total defense and
can take no actions other than movement or
speaking.
Paranoia: Subject believes everyone is his enemy.
Propaganda: You gain a +1 AC bonus against a
creature for each prior attack they've made.
Renounce: Sacrifice spells you have to gain hit
points.
Reverse Damage: Reverse the damage of target
spell so it cures.
Sound Shell: Create a barrier through which sound
doesn't pass.
Wave of Reckoning: Creatures are damaged by the
weapons they wield.
4th level Cleric Spells
Blinding Light: Intense light blinds and dazzles
foes.
Cleanse: Remove status effects that heal removes,
but doesn’t heal damage.
Conceal Lies: Guard lies from magical detection
(non-magical detection still works).
Contemplation: Be cured 1 hit point / level of each
spell cast.
Conviction: Charm person and the victim acts as if
white aligned.
First Strike: Foes entering your threatened space
provoke an attack of opportunity from you.
Light of Day: Holy light drives back undead.
Malice: Weapon gains a +1 unholy bonus and deals
extra damage to green and white foes.
No Rest For the Wicked: Return to unlife a number
of corpses up to twice your level in hit dice.
Retribution: Creatures that strike you suffer the
same damage.
Revive: As raise dead, but creature cannot have
been dead for more than 1 round / caster level.
Sentinel: As vigilance but with several additional
benefits.
Spell Lodestone: Spells which can target you must
target you.
Spirit Link: As shield other but cure spells can pass
through the link.
Terix's Blessing: Target creature gains the wild
spellcaster template.
5th level Cleric Spells
Bright Circle: Create a barrier impassable to
undead.
Despondency: Target creature's strength is reduced
to three.
Empyrial Armor: Target creature gains a +1 bonus
for each other spell affecting it.
Fortify: Ward a creature from sneak attacks.
Nightshroud: As deeper darkness but you and
undead see through it normally.
Pestilence: Creatures are sickened and dealt 1d6
damage / round.
Puppet Strings: Subject made charmed and
inflicted with paranoia to all others but you.
Recurring Nightmare: Subject unable to sleep and
can't recover spells.
Transferrance: The touched creature may deal it's
melee damage to summoned creatures to their
controller instead.
Unquestioned Authority: Creatures sharing your
alignment follow your orders.
Wasting Curse: Bestow a curse that ages the
subject a year every day.
Weakness: Creature gains a 1 strength.
6th level Cleric Spells
Agonizing Memories: Subject inflicted with
nightmares that prevent sleep.
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Aura of Protection – Black / Blue / Green / Red Dispelling Screen: Field attempts to dispel any
/ White: Against the chosen color you gain the magic brought into the area.
following: Damage resistance 10/-, +4 Grievance: Bolster a creature so they may seek
deflection bonus to AC, +4 resistance bonus to revenge.
saves, protection from possession or Holy: Bolt of holy light deals massive damage to red
domination. and black foes and undead.
Counterstrike: Melee attacks against you provoke Inviolability: Touched creature gains Damage
an attack of opportunity. Resistance 25/-
Dissention in the Ranks: Target creature attacks Last Breath: Subject dies and immediately becomes
all nearby creatures as if it had the whirlwind a ghost. At spell's end the subject ressurects
attack feat. without level loss.
Magic Missive: As suggestion, but written on a Greater Light of Day: Holy light drives back and
surface and triggered when read. damages undead.
Necrology: Lose life instead of spell slots when Manifest Probability: Probable actions always
spells are cast. occur.
Mass Shield Other: As shield other but affecting 1 Greater Oathbind: As oathbind, and a spell is set
creature / level on contingency to trigger when the oath is
White Fire: Conjure a fireball of positive energy broken.
which cures the living and damages the undead. Mass Puppet Strings: As puppet strings but
affecting up to 1 creature per level.
Purify: As Mordenkainen's Disjunction, except it

7th level Cleric Spells

does not affect antimagic shells and artifacts.
Purify is also limited to the spells upon one
Befoul: Touched creature is blinded, dazed, dazzled, creature.
deafened, diseased, exhausted, feebleminded, Sirrom's Impenetrable Darkness: Area of
insane, nauseated, sickened and poisoned. darkness leeches lifeforce from creatures within.
Chaos Sphere: All spells in the area of effect Worship: Your hit point total remains 1 as long as
mishap. you have devout followers or summoned
Greater Matacha's Will: As Matacha's will with a creatures nearby.
bonus to turning level in addition to the
increased turning damage.
Mass Pacifism: As pacifism but affecting 1 creature
/ level.
Mass Paranoia: Subjects believe everyone is their
enemy, including each other.
Purge: As finger of death, but affecting undead.

8th level Cleric Spells

Control Revocation: As spell turning except affects
only enchantment (compulsion) spells.
Greater Death Ward: As death ward, but turns
death spells back upon their creators.
Exsanguination: Subject bleeds from all wounds
taking extra damage each round.
Greater Hold Person: As hold person with a 1
minute / level duration and only 1 save is
allowed.
Prophecy: As divination but with the potential to
see far into the future.
Trancendence: Sources that would damage you
cure you, but if you gain more than double your
usual hit points you die.
Virtue's Ruin: Deal 1d6 / level to white creatures
and 1d6 / level to green creatures, max 10d6.

9th level Cleric Spells

Circle of Hands: Allow multiple creatures to share
spell effects together.
Disanimation: Destroy a single target undead or
multiple undead with a total of 100 or fewer hit
points.
 Cleric Domains Spells
1. Detect Undead 6. Quest
Most of these domains appear in the 2. Flicker 7. Legend Lore
Player’s Handbook but many of them 3. Speak with Dead 8. Prophecy
feature new spells from this book instead 4. Divination 9. Foresight
5. Atonement
of the spells given in the Player’s
Handbook. New spells from this book are
in bold. Animal Domain
Aid Domain
Deities: Tala, Januel, Fas
Granted Power: You may use speak with
Deities: Rosalynn, Indralia animals once a day as a spell-like ability.
Granted Power: When you use the aid Add Knowledge (nature) to your list of
another option you grant a +4 bonus to cleric class skills.
the other character’s check instead of the
normal +2. Spells
1. Calm Animals 6. Antilife
Spells 2. Hold Animal 7. Animal Shapes
3. Dominate Animal 8. Summon Monster
1. Infusion 6. Rejuvenate
VIII
2. Aid 7. Aether Slide 4. Summon Monster IV (Green Only)
3. Enlighten 8. Greater Restoration (Green only) 9. Shapechange
4. Revive 9. Circle of Hands 5. Commune with Nature
5. Spirit Link

Air Domain Artifice Domain

Deities: Balaxa
Deities: Poen, Char, Paltos, Sanshan,
Ooysashandra Granted Power: Gain a +4 bonus on
Craft checks. You cast conjuration
Granted Power: Turn or destroy earth
(creation) spells at +1 caster level. (Those
elementals as a good cleric turns undead.
with access to the creation and the artifice
Command or rebuke air elementals as an
domains cast conjuration (creation) spells
evil cleric commands undead.
at +3 caster level).

Spells Spells
1. Obscuring Myst 6. Chain Lightning
2. Wind Wall 7. Control Weather 1. Animate Rope 6. Major Creation
3. Gaseous Form 8. Whirlwind 2. Wood Shape 7. Simulacrum
4. Air Walk 9. Elemental Swarm 3. Stone Shape 8. Prismatic Wall
5. Control Winds (air only) 4. Minor Creation 9. Prismatic Sphere
5. Fabricate

Ancestor Domain Cavern Domain

Deities: Freyalis, Nalru
Deities: Dulthos
Granted Power: A number of times per
Granted Power: You gain the dwarven
day equal to your charisma bonus
ability of stonecunning. If you already
(minimum once) you can summon an
have stonecunning double the bonus for
ancestor and channel some of the
stonecunning to +4.
ancestor’s karmic power into yourself.
This guidance grants you a +4 insight
bonus to any skill check.

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Spells spend all this damage potential in one

attack.
1. Detect Secret Doors 6. Find the Path
2. Darkness 7. Maw of
Stone Spells
3. Meld Into Stone 8. Earthquake
4. Leomund’s Secure Shelter 9. 1. Dark Ritual 6. Diseased
Imprisonment Weapon
5. Passwall 2. Afflict 7. Befoul
3. Contagion 8. Necrology
4. Poison 9. Drain Life

Charm Domain 5. Brittle Bone Curse

Deities: Cuane, Poen, Narisane, Landala,

Trishdare, Belandra
Creation Domain
Granted Power: You can boost your Deities: Balaxa, Calruldal
charisma by 4 points once per day for 1 Granted Power: Cast conjuration
minute. (creation) spells at +2 caster level (Those
with access to both the Artifice and the
Spells Creation domain cast conjuration
(creation) spells at +3 caster level).
1. Charm Person 6. Quest
2. Calm Emotions 7. Insanity
3.
4.
Suggestion
Emotion
8.
9.
Demand
Dominate Monster
Spells
5. Charm Monster 1. Create Water 6. Heroes’ Feast
2. Minor Image 7. Permanent
Image
Community Domain 3.
4.
Create Food and Water
Minor Creation
8.
9.
Prismatic Wall
Refuge
5. Major Creation
Deities: Cuvanill, Cuane, Indralia,
Freyalis, Ooysashandra
Granted Power: Use calm emotions as a Darkness Domain
spell-like ability once er day. Gain a +2
Deities: Senda, Sadier, Imlocrin,
competance bonus on diplomacy checks.
Trishdare, Lirashnal, Belandra, Grimwall,
Nalru, Elrico
Spells Granted Power: Free Blindfighting feat
1. Bless 6. Hereos’
Feast
2. Conviction 7. Refuge Spells
3. Prayer 8. Mass Heal
4. Status 9. Circle of 1. Darkness 7. Sirrom’s
Hands Agenda
5. Rary’s Telepathic Bond 2. Blindness/Deafness 8. Power Word:
Blind
3. Deeper Darkness 9. Sirrom’s

Corruption Domain 4. Agonizing Memories

5. Nightshroud
Impenetrable
Darkness
6. Recurring Nightmare
Deities: Senda, Kepho, Narisane, Sana,
Char, Belandra, Lirashnal
Granted Power: You may execute a Death Domain
wounding touch attack. This is the inverse Deities: Sekoon, Kepho, Tharpoen,
of a paladin’s lay on hand’s ability. It can Senda, Sadier, Nalru, Elrico
deal up to your level x your charisma
bonus in damage – and you don’t have to Granted Power: You may execute a
death touch once per day. Your death
touch is a supernatural ability that
produces a death effect. You must
Spells
succeed on a melee touch attack against a 1. Command 6. Mass Paranoia
2. Insane Jealousy 7. Repurcussion
living creature. When you touch roll 1d6 3. Paranoia 8. Antipathy
per cleric level. If the result equals or 4. Puppet Strings 9. No Mercy, No
exceeds the creature’s current hit point Quarter
total it dies (no save). 5. Reigns of Power

Spells Dwarf Domain

1. Exterminate 6. Repel Death
2. Death Knell 7. Destruction
Deities: Freyalis, Dulthos, Nalru
3. Death Burst 8. Implosion Granted Power: Free great fortitude feat
4. Death Stroke 9. Wail of the Banshee
5. Slay Living
Spells
Destruction 1.
2.
Magic Weapon
Endurance
6.
7.
Stone Tell
Dictum

Domain
3. Glyph of Warding 8. Protection
from
4. Greater Magic Weapon Spells
Deities: Sekoon, Char, Sadier, Imlocrin, 5. Fabricate 9. Elemental
Swarm
Nalru, Elrico (earth only)
Granted Power: You gain the smite
power, the supernatural ability to make a
single melee attack with a +4 bonus on Earth Domain
attack rolls and bonus on damage rolls Deities: Berenash, Landala, Dulthos,
equal to your cleric level (if you hit). You Nalru, Fas, Ooysashandra
must declare the smite before making the
attack. This ability can only be used once Granted Power: Turn or destroy air
per day. elementals as a good cleric turns or
destroys undead. Rebuke or command
earth elementals as an evil cleric rebukes
Spells or commands undead.
1. Produce Flame 6. Rusting Ray
2. Shatter 7. Disintegrate
3. Power Wave 8. Earthquake Spells
4. Fireball 9. Shatterstorm
1. Magic Stone 6. Stoneskin
5. Shattering Pulse
2. Soften Earth & Stone 7. Earthquake
3. Stone Shape 8. Volley of

Discord Domain 4.
5.
Spike Stones
Wall of Stone
9.
Boulders
Elemental Swarm
(earth only)
Deities: Berenash, Senda
Granted Power: You gain a +2 bonus to
bluff, diplomacy and sense motive, all of
Elf Domain
which are effective tools in sowing Deities: Januel, Alisar, Panial, Frey,
discord. Warrick, Imlocrin, Trishdare, Lirashnal,
Belandra, Grimwall
Granted Power: Free point blank shot
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Spells Spells
1. True Strike 6. Find the Path 1. Burning Hands 6. Fire Seeds
2. Cat’s Grace 7. Liveoak 2. Produce Flame 7. Fire Storm
3. Snare 8. Sunburst 3. Fireball 8. Incendiary Cloud
4. Tree Stride 9. Antipathy 4. Wall of Fire 9. Elemental Swarm
5. Commune with Nature 5. Fire Shield (Fire only)

Family Domain Fury Domain

Deities: Cuvanill, Cuane, Tala, Januel, Deities: Tela
Freyalis, Sanshan, Ooysashandra
Granted Domain: You gain the smite
Granted Power: As a free action you power, the supernatural ability to make a
may protect a number of creatures equal single melee attack with a +4 bonus on
to your Charisma modifier (minimum one attack rolls and bonus on damage rolls
creature) with a +4 holy bonus to AC. This equal to your cleric level (if you hit). You
supernatural ability lasts 1 round per must declare the smite before making the
level, and any affected creature loses this attack. This ability can only be used once
bonus if they move more than 10’ away per day.
from you. You may affect yourself with
this ability. Spells
1. Align Weapon 6. Harm
Spells 2. Shatter 7. Final Punishment
3. Duress 8. Earthquake
1. Infusion 6. Mass Shield
4. Shout 9. Implosion
Other
5. Circle of Doom
2. Shield Other 7. Dispelling Screen
3. Helping Hand 8. Protection from

4.
5.
Imbue with Spell Ability
Forbid
9.
Spells
Prismatic Sphere Guardian Domain
Deities: Matacha, Poen, Tala, Grimwall,
Freyalis, Ooysashandra
Fate Domain Granted Power: Once per round, as an
Deities: Matacha immediate action, you may trade spaces
with an ally and any attack against them
Granted Power: You can’t be caught flat- becomes aimed at you.
footed.

Spells Spells
1. Alarm 6. Forbiddance
1. True Strike 6. Quest 2. Vigilance 7. Guards & Wards
2. Augury 7. Vision 3. Obscure Object 8. Dimensional Lock
3. Second Chance 8. Prophecy 4. Sentinel 9. Inviolability
4. Status 9. Foresight 5. Dismissal
5. Aether Slide

Fire Domain Glory Domain

Deities: Tean
Deities: Sekoon, Char, Landala, Imlocrin,
Calruldal, Ooysashandra Granted Power: Divine Grace against
Sodrean spells (A paladin has divine grace
Granted Domain: Turn or destroy water against all spells).
elementals as a good cleric turns undead.
Command or rebuke fire elementals as an
evil cleric commands undead.
 Spells Spells
1. Disrupt Undead 6. Sunbeam 1. Doom 6. Forbiddance
2. Bless Weapon 7. Absolute Grace 2. Scare 7. Blasphemy
3. Searing Light 8. Gate (Valrea Only) 3. Hatred 8. Antipathy
4. Holy Smite 9. Worship 4. Bestow Curse 9. Wail of Banshee
5. Holy Sword 5. Righteous Might

Gnome Domain Healing Domain

Deities: Sanshan, Calruldal, Fas, Elrico Deity: Rosalynn, Indralia, Alisar, Freyalis,
Sanshan
Granted Power: You cast illusion spells
at +1 caster level. Granted Power: Roll d10’s instead of
d8’s for the spells listed below.
Spells
1. Silent Image 6. Mislead Spells
2. Invisibility 7. Screen 1. Cure Light Wounds 7. Mass Cure
3. Minor Image 8. Otto’s Irresistable Serious
Dance 2. Cure Moderate Wounds Wounds
4. Minor Creation 9. Freedom 3. Cure Serious Wounds 8. Mass Cure
5. Hallucinatory Terrain Critical
4. Cure Critical Wounds Wounds

Halfling Domain
5. Mass Cure Light Wounds 9. Mass Heal
6. Mass Cure Moderate Wounds

Infliction Domain
Deity: Ooysashandra
Granted Power: Free Lightning Reflexes
feat. Deities: Sekoon, Tela, Senda
Granted Power: Roll d10’s instead of
Spells d8’s for the spells listed below
1. Magic Stone 6. Move

2. Cat’s Grace 7.
Earth
Shadow Spells
Walk 1. Inflict Light Wounds 7. Mass Inflict
3. Flying 8. Word of Serious
Recall 2. Inflict Moderate Wounds Wounds
4. Freedom of Movement 9. Foresight 3. Inflict Serious Wounds 8. Mass Inflict
5. Mordenkainen’s Faithful Hound Critical
4. Inflict Critical Wounds Wounds

Hate Domain
5. Mass Inflict Light Wounds 9. Mass Harm
6. Mass Inflict Moderate Wounds

Justice Domain
Deity: Sekoon, Tela, Tharpoen, Apenca,
Berenash, Belandra
Granted Power: Once a day, against one Deities: Tean
foe you may gain a +2 profane bonus on
attack rolls for 1 minute. This is a Granted Power: Divine Grace against
supernatural ability. Sodrean spells (A paladin has divine grace
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Spells Spells
1. Zone of Truth 6. Quest 1. Reckless Dweomer 6. Zone of Chaos
2. Oathbind 7. Absolute Law 2. Gambit 7. The Road Left
3. Mark of Justice 8. Greater 3. Second Chance Untaken
Oathbind 4. Jinx 8. Manipulate Fate
4. Unquestioned Authority 9. Manifest 5. Flickering Ward 9. Moment of
Probability Prescience
5. Limited Resources

Knowledge Domain Magic Domain

Deities: Paltos, Alisar, Fas
Deity: Gintuse, Balaxa, Alisar, Calruldal
Granted Power: Use scrolls, wands, and
Granted Power: Add all Knowledge skills other devices with spell completion or
to your list of cleric class skills. You gain 2 spell trigger activation as a wizard of one-
extra skill points per level, provided they half your cleric level (at least 1st level).
are spent on knowledge skills. For the purpose of using a scroll or other
magic device if you are also a wizard
Spells actual wizard levels and these effective
levels stack.
1. Detect Secret Doors 6. Find the Path
2. Detect Thoughts 7. Legend Lore
3.
4.
Clairaudience/Clairvoyance
Divination 8. Discern
Spells
Location 1. Nystul’s Magic Aura 6. Anti-magic
5. True Seeing 9. Foresight Field
2. Identify 7. Spell Turning
3. Dispel Magic 8. Protection from
Liberation Domain 4.
5.
Imbue with Spell Ability
Spell Resistance 9.
Spells
Mordenkainen’s
Disjunction
Deities: Cuane, Poen, Balaxa, Terix,
Seloku, Sadier, Panial
Granted Power: You gain a +2 morale Metal Domain
bonus to all saves against enchantment
Deities: Balaxa, Sana, Dulthos
spells and effects.
Granted Power: Free martial or exotic
Spells weapon proficiency with your choice of
hammer.
1. Remove Fear 6. Greater
Dispelling
2. Remove Paralysis 7. Refuge Spells
3. Remove Curse 8. Mind Blank
4. Freedom of Movement 9. Freedom 1. Magic Weapon 6. Blade Barrier
5. Break Enchantment 2. Heat Metal 7. Rusting Ray
3. Keen Edge 8. Iron Body
4. Rusting Grasp 9. Blade Storm

Luck Domain 5. Wall of Iron

Deity: Terix, Landala, Trishdare, Panial

Granted Power: Once per day you may
reroll the die for an action. You also gain
the wild spellcaster template.
Music Domain
Deities: Poen
Granted Power: You have a number of
Bardic music uses equal to your level.
Unless you multiclass as a Bard you will
only be able to spend these uses on the
spells with a song component below.
 Spells Spells
1. Song of Charm 6. Song of Blood 1. Entangle 6. Repel Wood
2. Song of Chaos 7. Vision 2. Barkskin 7. Animate Plants
3. Song of Freedom 8. Sympathy 3. Plant Growth 8. Control Plants
4. Song of Holding 9. Power Word: 4. Command Plants 9. Shambler
Stun 5. Wall of Thorns
5. Reverent Mantra

Purity Domain
Noblity Domain Deities: Tean, Matacha, Cuvanill, Gintuse,
Rosalynn, Ooysashandra
Deities: Berenash
Granted Power: Once a week you may
Granted Power: You have the spell-like remove a curse from a creature you touch
ability to inspire allies, giving them a +2 by taking the curse upon yourself. You are
morale bonus on saving throws, attack allowed a saving throw against it and if
rolls, ability checks, skill checks and you succeed the curse is effectively
weapon damage rolls. Allies must be able dispelled.
to hear you speak for 1 round. The ability
lasts for a number of rounds equal to your
charisma bonus (minimum one).
Spells
1. Sanctuary 6. Mass Pacifism
2. Pacifism 7. Humble
Spells 3. Restoration 8. Purify
4. Cleanse 9. Holy
1. Divine Favor 6. Quest
5. Atonement
2. Entrall 7. Repulsion
3. Magic Vestment 8. Demand
4.
5.
Discern Lies
Greater Command
9. Storm of Vengeance
Protection Domain
Deities: Matacha, Poen, Indralia, Warrick,
Pain Domain Dulthos, Ooysashandra

Deities: Tela Granted Power: You can generate a

protective ward as a supernatural ability.
Granted Power: The saving throw DC This ward grants a resistance bonus to
against all of the spells below is raised by touched creature equal to your cleric level
2. on his or her next saving throw. Activating
this power is a standard action. Unless
Spells discharged the ward lasts 1 hour.
1. Lesser Pain Touch 6. Exsanguination
2. Afflict 7. Flaring Pain Spells
3. Pain Touch 8. Grievance
4. Corporeal Instability 9. Energy Drain 1. Sanctuary 6. Anti-Magic
5. Greater Pain Touch Field
2. Shield Other 7. Repulsion
3. Protection from Energy 8. Mind Blank

Plant Domain 4. Spell Immunity

Sphere
9. Prismatic

5. Mass Shield Other

Deities: Tala, Januel, Fas
Granted Power: Rebuke or command
plant creatures as an evil cleric commands
undead.
Add Knowledge (nature) to your list of
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Spells
Rest Domain 1.
2.
Shield of Faith
Endurance
6.
7.
Banishment
Spell Turning
Deity: Matacha, Frey 3. Reflect Gaze 8. Final Punishment
4. Backdraft 9. Storm of Vengeance
Granted Power: You gain a +2 bonus to 5. Retaliate
all turn undead attempts and deal an
extra 1d6 turning damage.
Scribe Domain
Spells Deity: Gintuse
1. Matacha’s Will 6. Greater Matacha’s Granted Power: You gain a +4 holy
Will
bonus to all saving throws against
2. Holy Missiles 7. Greater Death
Ward triggered spells that use writing for their
3. Honor the Fallen 8. Disanimation trigger.
4. Death Ward 9. Matacha’s Edict
5. White Fire
Spells
Renewal Domain 1. Decree
Warding
2. Sepia Snake Sigil
6.

7.
Greater Glyph

Symbol of Stunning
of

Deities: Tean, Indralia, Freyalis 3. Glyph of Warding 8. Symbol of Insanity

4. Explosive Runes 9. Symbol of Death
Granted Power: If you fall below 0 hit 5. Mark of Justice
points you regain a number or hit points

Sea Domain
equal to 1d8 + your charisma modifier.
This supernatural ability functions once
each day. If a single attack brings you to -
Deities: Cuane, Frey
10 hit points or less you die before this
power takes effect. Granted Power: For a total time per day
of 1 round per cleric level you possess you
Spells breathe underwater as if under a water
breathing spell. This effect occurs
1. Temporal Flux 6. Heroes’ Feast
automatically as soon as it is needed and
2. Lesser Restoration 7. Greater Restoration
3. Remove Disease 8. Replenish lasts until it runs out or is no longer
4. Reincarnate 9. Freedom needed, and can operate multiple times
5. Trancendance each day up to the total daily limit of
rounds. This granted power is a
Retribution supernatural ability.

Domain Spells
1. Buoy 7. Control Weather
Deities: Tean, Apenca, Sana, Landala, 2. Clearsight (castable only at sea)
Grimwall 3. Water Breathing 8. Capsize
4. Deep Water 9. Elemental (water
Granted Power: If you have been only)
harmed by someone in combat you may 5. Force Hull
6. Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere
make a strike of vengeance with a melee
or ranged weapon against that individual.
If the attack hits you deal maximum
damage. This is a supernatural ability
usable once each day.
 equal to your cleric level. Activating the

Shadow Domain power is a free action, the power lasts 1

round, and it is usable once per day.
Deities: Senda, Lirashnal
Granted Power: You may use deepen
Spells
shadows as a spell like ability once per 1. Enlarge Person 6. Righteous Might
2. Bull’s Strength 7. Tiania’s
day Endowment
3. Horse’s Stamina 8. Titan’s Strength
Add Hide to your list of cleric skills.
4. Divine Power 9. Mythic Proportions
5. Giant’s Strength
Spells
1.
2.
Deepen Shadows
Misdirection
6.
7.
Shadow Walk
Greater Shadow
Sun Domain
3. Grasping Shadows Conjuration
Deities: Tean, Januel, Alisar, Panial, Frey,
4. Serrin’s Shadow Spy 8. Shadow Killer
5. Shadow Conjuration 9. Shades Warrick, Calruldal
Granted Power: Once a day you can
Stealth Domain perform a greater turn against undead in
place of a regular turning. The greater
Deity: Tharpoen, Lirashnal turning is like a normal turning except
that the undead creature that would be
Granted Power: Add Hide and Move turned are destroyed instead.
Silently to your list of cleric skills.

Spells Spells
1. Endure Elements 6. Fire Seeds
1. Silence 10’ radius 6. Veil 2. Daylight 7. Sunbeam
2. Invisibility 7. Ethereal Jaunt 3. Searing Light 8. Sunburst
3. Gaseous Form 8. Mind Blank 4. Light of Day 9. Greater Light of Day
4. Dimension Door 9. Time Stop 5. Blinding Light
5. Prying Eyes

Storm Domain Trade Domain

Deities: Seloku
Deity: Char, Tala, Imlocrin
Granted Power: You have a +2 bonus to
Granted Power: You gain electricity appraise, diplomacy and sense motive
resistance 5. checks, and further appraise is a class skill
for you.
Spells
1. Entropic Shield 6. Wall of Lightning Spells
2. Gust of Wind 7. Control Weather
3. Call Lightning 8. Whirlwind 1. Ascertain Value 6. True Seeing
4. Sleet Storm 9. Storm of Vengeance 2. Message 7. Mordenkainen’s
5. Ice Storm 3. Eagle’s Splendor Magnificent Mansion
4. Sending 8. Mind Blank
5. Fabricate 9. Discern Location

Strength Domain
Deities: Cuvanill, Apenca, Sana, Travel Domain
Grimwall, Warrick, Dulthos Deity: Seloku, Paltos
Granted Power: You can perform a feat Granted Power: For a total time per day
of strength as a supernatural ability. You of 1 round per cleric level you possess you
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effects that impede movement as if you
were affected by the spell freedom of Trickery Domain
movement. This effect occurs
Deity: Terix, Tela, Senda, Narisane,
automatically as soon as it is needed and
Paltos, Panial, Trishdare, Sanshan
lasts until it runs out or is no longer
needed, and can operate multiple times Granted Power: Add Bluff, Disguise, and
each day up to the total daily limit of Hide to your list of cleric skills.
rounds. This granted power is a
supernatural ability. Spells
Add Survival to you list of cleric class 1. Disguise Self 6. Mislead
skills. 2. Invisibility 7. Screen
3. Nondetection 8. Polymorph Any Object
4. Confusion 9. Time Stop
Spells 5. False Vision

1. Longstrider 6. Find the Path

2. Locate Object 7. Greater Teleport
3.
4.
5.
Fly
Dimension Door
Teleport
8.
9.
Phase Door
Astral Projection Tyranny Domain
Deity: Berenash, Sekoon
Granted Power: Add +2 to the saving
throw DC of any compulsion spell you
cast.

Spells
1. Command 6. Quest
2. Enthrall 7. Bigby’s Grasping
Hand
3. Discern Lies 8. Mass Charm
4. Fear 9. Dominate Monster
5. Greater Command

Undead Domain
Deity: Kepho, Sadier, Nalru
Granted Power: Add +2 to your level
and +1d6 to your command, rebuke and
bolster undead effects.

Spells
1. Animate Dead 6. Create Undead
Animals & Vermin 7. Control Undead
2. Bloodpet 8. Create Greater
3. Animate Dead Undead
4. No Rest for the Wicked 9. Sirrom’s Foul
5. Corpse Control Transformation

War Domain
Deities: Cuvanill, Sekoon, Sana, Warrick,
Dulthos
Granted Power: Free martial weapon 1st level Druid Spells
proficiency with deity’s favored weapon if
Animal Weaponry: Your hands become animal
necessary, and weapon focus with that claws that deal 1d6 damage.
weapon. Buoy: Creature or object floats easily in water.
Camouflage: Gain a +10 bonus to hide checks.
Eternal Respite: Touched body can't be raised or
Spells animated.
Familiar Eyes: See through the eyes of a familiar or
1. Magic Weapon 6. Blade Barrier
animal companion.
2. Spiritual Weapon 7. Power Word: Blind
Hands of Fire: Encase your hands in flame dealing
3. Magic Vestment 8. Power Word: Stun
1d6 fire damage.
4. Divine Power 9. Power Word: Kill
Life Burst: Cures 2d8 hit points per expended spell
5. Flame Strike
slot.
Magnify Sight: See at great distance as if you used

Water Domain a spyglass.

Sheltering Branches: The tree you touch arranges
it's branches to block out all rain and wind.
Deity: Cuane, Paltos, Frey, Elrico, Snow Walk: Touched creature can walk on snow
Ooysashandra and other soft surfaces.
Squirrel Growth: You enlarge multiple squirrels.
Granted Power: Turn or destroy fire
creatures as a good cleric turns undead. 2nd level Druid Spells
Command or rebuke water elementals as
Animal Magnetism: Touched creature gains wild
an evil cleric commands undead. empathy.
Bestow Trick: Instantaneously teach an animal a
Spells trick.
Break Slumber: Dispel natural sleep, make a dispel
1. Obscuring Myst 6. Cone of Cold check against magical sleep.
2. Fog Cloud 7. Acid Fog Harden Snow: Harden snow so it will support the
3. Water Breathing 8. Horrid Wilting weight of most adventurers
4. Control Water 9. Elemental Swarm Reverse Damage: Reverse the damage of target
5. Ice Storm (water only) spell so it cures.
Scent: You gain the scent ability.
Sonar: You can see using sound.
Speaking Shape: Retain the ability to speak while

Druid Spells in wildshape.

Stampede: This spell compels a herd of animals to
stampede in the direction you dictate.
Stone Grasp: A stone hand comes from the ground
and grapples creatures you designate.

0-level Druid Spells

Snag: A low branch or exposed root moves into
position to trip a creature.
3rd level Druid Spells
Abundance: Container produces unlimited food.
Accelerated Decay: Deal 2d8 damage / round to
corporeal undead.
Armor of Thorns: As barkskin, but those you
grapple or attack you unarmed are dealt 1d6
damage.
Avalanche of Squirrels: Summon 1d10 squirrels /
level, up to 10d10
Lesser Bloodlust: Creature gains a +4 rage bonus
to Strength and Constitution and a -4 rage
penalty to Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma
(to a minimum of 3).
Forest's Eyes: See anything that transpires within a
forest.
Honor the Fallen: Destroy all corpses in holy fire
and be cured 2 points for each one, up to 20.
Horse's Stamina: Target creature gains a +4 bonus
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Keen Ear: Subject gains a +20 enhancement bonus
to listen checks.
Keen Eye: Subject gains a +20 enhancement bonus
to spot checks.
Ring of Fire: Nearby creatures struck by flames
dealing 1d4 damage.
Squirrel Riot: As you are damaged squirrels form
nearby.
Survival of the Fittest: Creatures you summon
have a +4 bonus to strength and hit points are
max possible for their hit dice.
Tendril Walker: You may attack using any vines or
branches in range as if you wielded them as a
weapon.
Terix's Boon: Creature gains a random bonus to a
random ability.
Tiger's Prowess: Subject gains a +4 bonus to
strength and dexterity.
Venomous Vines: Entangle foes with poisonous
vines.
Vermin Shape: You may wildshape into a vermin.
Wildshape: Use wildshape an extra time each day.
Wolf's Tenacity: Subject gains a +4 bonus to
constitution and dexterity.
4th level Druid Spells
Carapace: Touched creature grows the tough
exoskeleton of an insect gaining a +1 natural
armor bonus per 2 caster levels (maximum
+10).
Disempower: Dispel target enhancement spell.
Falling Timber: Fell a tree onto foes.
Hollow Tree: Create an extradimensional pocket in
a tree for storing belongings.
Regression: Target dire animal becomes a normal
animal.
Renewal: As heal but on summoned creatures only.
Root: Creature literally rooted to where they stand.
Seclude: Spell conceals your campsite from
intrustion.
Supreme Reflexes: Subject can take any number
of attacks of opportunity each round.
Tiania's Blessing: Subject gains a +4 enhancement
bonus to strength, dexterity and constitution.
Tiania's Enlightenment: Subject gains a +4
enhancement bonus to intelligence, wisdom and
charisma.
5th level Druid Spells
Bask: Dispel a spell and gain 1d4 hit points per level
of the dispelled spell.
Bloodlust: Creature gains +8 rage bonus to
Strength and Constitution and a -8 rage penalty
to Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma (to a
minimum of 3).
Buried Alive: Target creature buried alive 5’ + 1’
deep / caster level.
Burrowing: Gain a Xorn’s ability to glide through
earth and rock like a fish through water.
Corroding Burst: Blast deals 1d6 damage / level,
up to 15d6 to all non-undead constructs in the
area including and especially golems otherwise
immune to magic.
Earthbind: Target creature driven towards the
ground by unseen force.
Form Lock: Target creature can't polymorph.
Giant's Strength: Target creature gains a +6
enhancement bonus to strength.
Magnetism: Magnetize the ground in the area,
causing metal weapons and armor to be
ineffective.
Mobilize: All your summoned creatures take an
extra full action this turn.
Pixie's Grace: Target creature gains a +6
enhancement bonus to dexterity.
Revive: As raise dead, but creature cannot have
been dead for more than 1 round / caster level.
Summer Bloom: Rapidly cast up to 3 spells 4th
level or lower.
Tranquil Domain: Antimagic field against magic
items and their effects.
Treant's Endurance: Subject gains a +6
enhancement bonus to constitution.
6th level Druid Spells
Animal Scouts: Small creatures scout an area for
you.
Choking Vines: As entangle, but assassin vines are
also summoned into the area of effect.
Forest Maze: Cause creatures to become lost in the
forest.
Price of Progress: Creature is dealt 1d6 damage
for each magic item they hold other than potions
and scrolls.
Rejuvenate: Dispel all penalty granting spells on
target creature.
Rise of the Meek: Tiny or larger creatures deal at
least 1d6 damage per hit.
Rusting Ray: As rusting grasp, but at medium
range.
Shattering Pulse: Destroy a magic item.
Splinter: The touched construct or magic item must
make a fortitude save or be destroyed.
Tiania's Sanctuary: Creatures in the area of effect
can't be targetted by spells.
Tiania's Splendor: Subject gains a +4
enhancement bonus to all ability scores.
7th level Druid Spells
Aluren: Cast summon monster’s ally as a swift
action.
Amok: Target creature attacks every creature within
a move of his current position.
Chaos Sphere: All spells in the area of effect
mishap.
Mass Horse's Stamina: As horse's stamina but on
1 creature / level.
Mass Renewal: As renewal, but on up to 1 creature
/ level.

Tiania's Endowment: Subject gains a +6
enhancement bonus to strength, dexterity and
constitution.
Tiania's Insight: Subject gains a +6 enhancement
bonus to intelligence, wisdom and charisma.
Mass Tiger's Prowess: As tiger's prowess but on 1
creature / level.
Mass Wolf's Tenactiy: As wolf's tenacity but on 1
creature / level.
8th level Druid Spells
Ball Lightning: Summon a ball lightning to deal
10d6 damage to nearby foes, then attack a
single for 10d6 damage.
Cocoon: Wrap a friend or foe in a cocoon which
heals them.
Fissure: You open a fissure in the ground which may
swallow up foes and bury them alive.
One With Nature: You may see and hear from the
eyes and ears of any animal within 1 mile /
level.
Quickling's Grace: Target creature gains a +8
enhancement bonus to dexterity.
Stone's Endurance: Target creature gains a +8
enhancement bonus to constitution.
Mass Tiania's Blessing: As Tiania's Blessing on up
to 1 creature / level.
Mass Tiania's Enlightenment: As Tiania's
Enlightenment on up to 1 creature / level.
Titan's Strength: Subject gains a +8 enhancement
bonus to strength.
9th level Druid Spells
Creeping Mold: As creeping doom, but composed of
animated mold and not deterred by damage
reduction at all.
Early Harvest: Field produces a year's harvest in
one day.
Mass Giant's Strength: As giant strength, but
affecting 1 creature / level.
Mythic Proportions: Creature grows to ten times
normal size.
Mass Pixie's Grace: As pixie's grace, but affecting
1 creature / level.
Repurcussion: Damage dealt to summoned
creatures is also dealt to summoners.
Shatterstorm: Destroy many magic items.
Swarmform: You change into a swarm of animals
such as rats, doves etc.
Tiania's Greater Splendor: Subject gains a +6
enhancement bonus on all ability scores.
Tiania's Liege: Summon a creature born of pure life
energy.
Transmute Rock to Lava: Transform rock to lava
dealing severe damage to those caught in the
area.
Mass Treant's Endurance: As treant's endurance,
but affecting up to 1 creature / level.
Mage Spells
Every spell has a base level and mages as
a class access spells at their base level. A
few new spells in this book have no
classes listed for them – these spells are
only available to the mages. They are
listed below. Remember that these are in
addition to all other spells of a color off
other classes’ lists a mage can use.
1st level Mage Spells
Black Addle: Target creature loses a spell
preparation with a chosen descriptor.
Blood Pet: Create a creature from your
own blood.
Blue Telsindria's Belabored Casting: Spells
take 1 round longer to cast.
Red Wildcure: Cure or damage randomly.
2nd level Mage Spells
Blue Apathy: Target creature can’t take
attacks of opportunity.
Imaginary Pet: Create an illusionary
guardian with twice your hit dice, up to
10.
Spell Blast: Counter target spell of equal
or less level than an expended spell
slot.
Red
Stifle: Counter target triggered spell.
Parch: As magic missile, but deals double
damage to blue creatures.
Sizzle: Deal 1d6 damage to up to 1
creature / level.
3rd level Mage Spells
Blue Chill: Red spells take one round longer to
cast.
Gainsay: Counter target blue spell.
Hydroblast: Counter target red spell.
Necroblast: Counter target black spell.
Truthsay: Counter target white spell.
Wisesay: Counter target green spell.
Red Insane Jealousy: All nearby creatures
with more hit points than you are dealt
1d6 damage / round.
4th level Mage Spells
Black Persecute: Target creature loses all spell
preparations of a chosen descriptor or
school.
Syphon Soul: All creature in range take
1d8 damage and you are cured by the
amount of damage dealt this way.
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Blue Illusions of Grandeur: Touched
creature gains 1d8 hit points / level as
long as it concentrates.
Reality Shift: For all creatures in the
area AC-10 becomes attack bonus and
Attack bonus+10 becomes AC.
Red Fireblast: As fireball but can be cast as
quickened action and has a 15d6
damage cap.
Yarenic's Bloody Flame: Blood catches
fire and burns for 1d8 damage
White Serenity: Dispel red and black spells.
5th level Mage Spells
Black Curse Item: Bestow curse upon an item.
Subversion: Deal 1 damage to each
creature in range and be healed that
much damage.
Blue Hesitation: The first spell cast in the
area is countered.
Reigns of Power: Seize control of all
summoned creatures controlled by
target creature.
Green Crumble: Touched magic item is
destroyed. Be cured a number of hit
points equal to the spell and caster
level of its creation.
Retaliate: Successful attacks on target
creature provoke attacks of opportunity
from it.
6th level Mage Spells
Black Sirrom's Agenda: Undead in the area
can't be turned.
Vampiric Drain: Bestow negative
energies with touch attacks like a
vampire.
Green Simplify: All spellcasters in the area
must choose to dismiss one spell if
able.
White Balance: Two creatures have their AC,
Attacks and spellcaster levels
equalized.
Humble: Target creature loses all class
ability.
7th level Mage Spells
Black Gloom: Target creature gains 1 negative
level for each white abjuration affecting
him.
Will of the Damned: Your caster level
increases by 1 for each corpse within
range.
Red Chaotic Strife: Creatures deal double or
no damage in the area of effect.
Flaring Pain: Antimagic field against
healing spells and effects.
Spellshock: Spells deal 1d6 damage /
spell level to their casters when cast.
Summon Warlord: You summon a
warlord to do battle against your foes.
Terix's Favor: Subject takes the better
of two d20 rolls.
8th level Mage Spells
Black Vile Consumption: As finger of death
and be cured the hit points the victim
had left.
Blue Mind Over Matter: Lose spells instead of
hit points when damaged in battle.
Red No Mercy, No Quarter: All creatures
gain a +20 insight bonus to all attacks,
all normal hits are critical hits.
9th level Mage Spells
Black Drain Life: Target creature loses 1d4 hit
points (max 20d4).
Gravestorm: Corpses explode dealing
1d6 damage to creatures nearby.
Sirrom's Deathgate: Those who pass
through a portal are affected by finger
of death.
Sirrom's Foul Transformation: Target
creature becomes a zombie
immediately.
Soul Exchange: Switch bodies with a
target creature permanently.
Spreading Plague: As contagion, but
spreads from victim to victim.
Wind of Despair: All summoned
creatures are slain.
Blue Serrin's Theft: Counter target spell. You
may cast the spell yourself.
Time Spiral: Revert all combatants to
their status at the encounter's start.
Time Warp: All events occur twice.
Green Siphon Field: You gain a bonus for spells
cast nearby you.
Red Blade Storm: As blade barrier, but the
barrier can be moved each round.
Devestation: As fireball, but deals
damage up to the total number of spell
levels you expend on casting.
Pyroclastic Flow: Deal 25d6 damage to
all creatures in the area of effect.
Thermal Shock: Creatures in the area
take 50d6 fire damage (equivalent to a
death effect).
Twin Hits: Double the number of attacks
made by target creature.
Wildfire: Deal 5d6 damage to an
enourmous area.
White Greater Hold Monster: As hold monster
but the duration is greater and the
duration is longer.
Matacha's Edict: Undead gain positive
energy levels while in the area or until
destroyed.
Planar Collapse: You collapse a
demiplane created by mortal magic.
Seal Fate: Touched corpse can't be
raised or animated by mortal magic.
Telsindria's Aura: Aura of protection
against a color of your choice.
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Paladin Spells Armor of Thorns: As barkskin, but those you
grapple or attack you unarmed are dealt 1d6
damage.
Rampage: You can't be flanked by favored enemies
1st level Paladin Spells and gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage
them.
Crusade: All white creatures gain +1 bonus to all
Visualize: You touch a track and get a mental
rolls.
picture of the creature that left it.
Decree: All persons who hear words off a scroll
remember the words forever.
Holy Missiles: As magic missles, but heal the living
and harm undead.
Infusion: Take damage and heal twice as much to
3rd level Ranger Spells
target creature. Carapace: Touched creature grows the tough
exoskeleton of an insect gaining a +1 natural

2nd level Paladin Spells armor bonus per 2 caster levels (maximum
+10).
Conviction: Charm person and the victim acts as if Sonar: You can see using sound.
white aligned. Venomous Vines: Entangle foes with poisonous
Oathbind: Bind two creatures to an oath and know vines.
when it is broken.
Steadfast Heart: Creatures nearby are immune to
fear.
4th level Ranger Spells
Focus of Hatred: Total all favored enemy bonuses
rd and apply them against favored enemy.
3 level Paladin Spells
Light of Day: Holy light drives back undead.
Spirit Link: As shield other but cure spells can pass
through the link.

4th level Paladin Spells

Spell Lodestone: Spells which can target you must
target you.
Unquestioned Authority: Creatures sharing your
alignment follow your orders.
Vindicate: Deal extra damage to foes on each
attack equal to the amount they last dealt you.

Ranger Spells
1st level Ranger Spells
Animal Magnetism: Touched creature gains wild
empathy.
Animal Weaponry: Your hands become animal
claws that deal 1d6 damage.
Bestow Trick: Instantaneously teach an animal a
trick.
Camouflage: Gain a +10 bonus to hide checks.
Familiar Eyes: See through the eyes of a familiar or
animal companion.
Harden Snow: Harden snow so it will support the
weight of most adventurers
Lay of the Land: Spell aids you in navigating
through unfamiliar territory.
Scent: You gain the scent ability.
Snow Walk: Touched creature can walk on snow
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Sorcerer/
Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
A few spells on this list are available only
to sorcerers (marked with a *) or only to
wizards (marked with a +).
0-level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Ward from Rain: Weak field of force
blocks rainfall from touching you.
Div Displace Perspective: See as if your
eyes where from a vantage point within
100' from your current position.
Ench Convince: Nudge a creature into
performing an action they are hesitant
to do but favor.
Evoc Douse: Extinguish a small fire or deal
1d6 damage to a fire creature.
Ignite: Start a small fire or deal 1d3 fire
damage.
Zap: Deal 1d6 electricity damage.
Illus Mask: Alter your facial appearance,
gaining a +5 enhancement bonus to
disguise checks.
Necro Dancing Vermin: As animate dead, but
on an animal or vermin which had only
up to 3 hit points in life.
Exterminate: Slay an animal or vermin
with 3 or less hit points.
Trans Dry: Drive all water out of an object or
deal 1d6 damage to a water creature.
Retrieve: Call to your hand an arcane
marked object 25 lb. or less.
Target Lock: Creature suffers a -4 AC
penalty against the next ranged touch
attack spell used against him.
Univ Reckless Dweomer: Create a mishap
which might become a spell of level
equal or less than that of an expended
spell slot.
1st level
Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Demystify: Dispel a spell up to 3rd level.
Div Ascertain Value: Gain a +20 insight
bonus to appraise checks.
Clearsight: See through vapors as if they
were not there.
Identify: Gain a +20 insight bonus on a
spellcraft check.
Understand Unorthodoxy: Gain a
mental picture of what an object looked
like unbroken.
Ench Taunt: Target creature is compelled to
attack you.
Illus Deepen Shadows: All creatures gain a
+10 circumstance bonus to hide in
shadows in the area.
Nadia's Spell Brush: Change the
sensory signatures of your spells.
Wink Out: Invisibility for one round only.
Trans Agression: Target creature gains +2 to
attack and -2 to AC and is dealt 2
points of damage each round they don’t
attack.
Alacrity: Cast spells as a move
equivalent action.
Buoy: Creature or object floats easily in
water.
Fluctuation: Gain a +1 bonus or -1
penalty to spellcaster level.
Mnuemonic Absorption*: Temporarily
know a spell from a scroll.
Quick: Change Target creature's initiative
to match yours.
2nd level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Shift Aim: aim of targetting missiles and
spells changes randomly.
Conj Flicker: Target moves briefly into the
aether plane.
Div Familiar Eyes: See through the eyes of a
familiar or animal companion.
Magnify Sight: See at great distance as
if you used a spyglass.
Vigilance: Creature gains +10
enhancement bonus to spot and listen
checks while guarding an assigned
area.
Ench Stupor: Enchanted creature is thrown
into a drunken stupor.
Evoc Chaos Bolt: Strike a foe with raw magic
energy which may disrupt their spells
on subsequent rounds.
Lightning Lash: Create an electric whip
which deals 1d6 damage per hit.
Pyroclastic Burst: Deal 2d6 damage per
expended spell slot to all creatures in a
10' radius burst.
Reaching Weapon: Weapon gains 5'
reach.
Shock: As lightning bolt but with only 1
target.
Yarenic's Firebolts: As magic missile
except dealing fire damage.
Illus Still Touch: Touched creature moves
without making vibrations or sounds.
Necro Afflict: Touched creature gains a
temporary negative energy level.
Animate Dead Animals and Vermin:
Animates twice your level (up to 20) hit
points of dead animals or vermin.
Foul Presence: Undead in the area gain
turn resistance.
Lesser Pain Touch: Subject suffers a -2
penalty to AC and is dealt 1d8 damage
/ level up to 5d8.
Trans Brainstorm+: Switch up to two spell
preparations with spells you have
mastered with spell mastery.
Browse+: Instantaneously prepare a
spell from a spellbook but remove the
preparation from the book.
Flaming Weapon: Bestow the flaming
weapon property on a weapon.
 Focus: Gain a +10 enhancement bonus
to concentration checks.
Frost Weapon: Bestow the frost weapon
property on a weapon.
Gambit: Double all damage dealt by an
attack or prevent it.
Halt: Target creature can't cast spells.
Mystical Tutor+: Prepare a spell in a
lower slot, then place it in a higher slot
for casting later.
Shocking Weapon: Bestow the shocking
weapon property on a weapon.
Snow Walk: Touched creature can walk
on snow and other soft surfaces.
Subjectional Gravity: Whatever surface
your feet touches is down for you.
Temporal Flux: All creatures re-roll
initiative.
Thundering Weapon: Bestow the
thundering weapon property on target
weapon.
3rd level
Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Mishap Shield: Counter the next
mishapped spell targetting you.
Restrain: Check creature's movement
towards you.
Greater Shield: As shield, but provides
cover and reflects magic missiles back
at their caster.
Telsindria's Spell Immunity+: You are
immune to a spell you expend a
preparation of at casting.
Conj Ishrala's Summons: Mimics Summon
Monster I through VIII, depending on
spell slot expended.
Greater Mage Armor: As mage armor
but with a +8 deflection bonus to AC.
Stream of Acid: Conjure a damaging
stream of acid dealing 1d4 damage /
level (max 10d4)
Div Oathbind: Bind two creatures to an oath
and know when it is broken.
Spell Scan: Know the spells a creature
has prepared.
Ench Greed: Target creature gains the
compulsion of greed.
Pacifism: Target creature goes to total
defense and can take no actions other
than movement or speaking.
Ray of Command: Dominate Person for
one round.
Evoc Chaos Ball: As flamesphere, but random
energy type each round.
Deep Water: Water crushes submerged
foes for 1d6 subdual damage / level
(max 10d6).
Surge: Bolster a target spell.
Twincast*: Copy target spell.
Illus Grasping Shadows: As web but strands
of shadow rather than webs restrict
movement.
Necro Clutch of Undeath: +4 bonus to STR of
undead, -4 penalty to STR of the living.
Dregs of Sorrow: Target creature loses
all morale bonuses and gains a -2
moral penalty to all attack, damage,
skill rolls and saving throws
Swat: Slay target 1HD creature.
Trans Corrosive Weapon: Weapon deals +1d6
bonus acid damage on the round
following each successful hit.
Crown of Fire: Creature takes 1d6
damage / round and gains a like bonus
on attack and damage rolls.
Flaming Burst Weapon: Bestow the
flaming burst weapon property on a
weapon.
Second Chance: Creature's player rerolls
a die.
Shocking Burst Weapon: Bestow the
shocking burst property on a weapon.
Soften: Target creature's next spell or
spell like a ability has a caster level of
1.
Spell Stealing*: Pull a spell from a foe
into your spell's known list.
Spelldraining Blade: Weapon causes
spellcasters to lose spellcasting
potential on each hit.
Stone Grasp: A stone hand comes from
the ground and grapples creatures you
designate.
Surefoot: Subject gains a +10
enhancement bonus to balance and
tumble checks.
Telsindria's Intuition+: Expend three
spells to prepare one in it's place.
Telsindria's Spell Crystal+: Place a
spell into or remove a spell from a spell
crystal.
Thunderclapping Weapon: Bestow the
thunderclapping property on a weapon.
Whimsy: Target gains a random bonus
or penalty to all attacks, damage rolls
saving throws and caster level checks.
4th level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Abandon Hope: Antimagic field
suppressing morale bonuses.
Black Ward: Spell resistance against
black spells.
Blue Ward: Spell resistance against blue
spells.
Essense Filter: Dispel all effects with a
descriptor or all effects without a
descriptor.
Force Void: Antimagic field against force
effects.
Green Ward: Spell resistance against
green spells.
Ivory Mask: Spells targetting you can't
be cast.
Red Ward: Spell resistance against red
spells.
Reflect Gaze: Subject gains a +4 bonus
to saves against gaze attacks.
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White Ward: Spell resistance against
white spells.
Conj Acidic Blast: Coat creatures in a sticky
black acid that deals 1d6 / per round.
Serrin's Phase Step: You may teleport
the distance of your normal move each
round.
Stone Rain: Stone rains down in the
area dealing 1d6 / level (max 10d6)
Div Sonar: You can see using sound.
Ench Compulsion: Subject repeats an action
each round if able.
Evoc Blaze: Fire deals 1d12 / round spent in
casting, max 10d12.
Blinding Light: Intense light blinds and
dazzles foes.
Incinerate: 1d8 damage / level to single
target - max 15d8.
Power Wave: Create a shockwave in a
straight line that damages foes and
knocks them over.
Illus Serrin's Phantasm: Create a major
image existing in the mind of one
subject / level.
Serrin's Shadow Spy: Your shadow
detaches from you and can spy for you.
Necro Chaldulsul's Hex: Ensorcelled creature
can't heal by any means.
Death Burst: Slay target creature with
equal or less hit dice than expended
spell slot.
Demonic Tutor+: Prepare a spell by
paying XP.
Leech Cunning: Foe loses 1d4+1
intelligence and you gain the same for
duration.
Leech Endurance: Foe loses 1d4+1
constitution and you gain the same for
duration.
Leech Grace: Foe loses 1d4+1 dexterity
and you gain the same for duration.
Leech Splendor: Foe loses 1d4+1
charisma and you gain the same for
duration.
Leech Strength: Foe loses 1d4+1
strength and you gain the same for
duration.
Leech Wisdom: Foe loses 1d4+1
wisdom and you gain the same for
duration.
Pain Touch: As lesser pain touch, but
with a -4 penalty to AC, damage up to
10d8 and dodge and dexterity bonuses
are lost.
Pestilence: Creatures are sickened and
dealt 1d6 damage / round.
Trans Aggravated Assault: Target creature
gains a full round’s actions.
Attunement+: Rearrange your spell
preparations.
Clear Mind: Clear your mind to prepare
more spells, but lose 1d8 points off
your casting ability modifier, to a
minimum of 1.
Concentrate: Change the duration of a
spell from concentrate to 1 round /
level
Corrosive Burst Weapon: As corrosive
weapon with additional critical hit
damage.
Donate+: Grant a spontaneous caster
the ability to cast a spell you've
prepared.
Freedom from the Masters: All
summoned creatures in the area are
freed from control.
Icy Burst Weapon: Bestow the icy burst
property on a weapon.
Soar: As feather fall or fly depending on
how fast it is cast.
Solipsist Disillusionment: Objects have
a 50% chance of existing each
moment.
Telsindria's Reflection: Send rays and
magic missiles back at their hurlers.
Terix's Blessing: Target creature gains
the wild spellcaster template.
Unsummon: Dispel a conjuration
(summoning) spell.
5th level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Abolish: Dispel a spell with certainty but
possibly take damage in the attempt.
Circumvent: Counter a spell unless its
controller expends an equal or higher
level spell.
Counterspell: Counter target spell.
Delude Divination: Divination spell
gives random nonsensical results.
Disempower: Dispel target enhancement
spell.
Disenchant: Dispel one spell the caster
could end.
Dispersal Shield: Create a field that
counters spells cast at you or in your
vicinity.
Energy Field: Damage dealing spells
deal minimum damage.
Flickering Ward: Ward provides random
protection from spells.
Forbid: Antimagic shell against one
named spell.
Sirrom's Foul Link: Half the damage
transferred to you is sent to touched
creature.
Telsindria's Blessing: Spell resistance
against a color of your choice.
Conj Acid Rain: Corrosive Acid Rain strikes
foes for 1d6 / level (max 15d6)
Div Catalogue: Know everything written in a
library.
Evoc Arc Lightning: Lightning discharge along
a path you prescribe deals 1d6/level
(max 15d6)
Concussive Fireball: As fireball with
damage up to 15d6 and half the
damage is sonic.
 Rolling Thunder: Creatures dealt 1d6
damage per level (max 15d6) within
60' of you.
Sirrom's Spite: Creatures who die in the
area are treated as if killed by death
magic.
Telsindria's Trigger: Cause a spell to go
off as if cast centered on the creature
that has it prepared.
Thunderbolt: As lightning bolt though
half the damage is sonic and the max
damage is 15d6.
Illus Cloak Undead: Conceals the undead
nature of undead creatures.
Greater Mirror Image: As mirror image,
but images range over a wider area and
you may teleport between their
locations.
Sleight of Mind: Change the natures of
spells and what they see.
Necro Brittle Bone Curse: Victims bones
disintegrate over a prolonged period.
Death Stroke: Next creature critically hit
by target weapon must make a
fortitude save or die.
No Rest For the Wicked: Return to
unlife a number of corpses up to twice
your level in hit dice.
Pox: Target creature has Hit points,
Attack bonus AC and spelllevel reduced
by 1/3.
Repel Death: Whenever you would die
those nearby must save or die in your
place.
Trans Anarchy: White wards damage the
creatures they affect.
Boomerang: Switch the target of a spell
that affects one creature to its caster.
Corporeal Instability: Cause a subjects
form to disolve into an amorphous
gibbering mass.
Delay: Target spell does not occur until
this spell ends.
Entropic Burst: Entropic energy deals
1d6 damage / level (up to 15d6) to
creatures in the area.
Flame Guide: You direct the path taken
by burning flames.
Meltdown: You melt a non-magical metal
object, damaging those touching it.
Refresh: Target spell has it's elapsed
duration set to 0
Spell Lodestone: Spells which can target
you must target you.
Storm Weapon: Bestow the thundering
and shocking properties to a weapon.
Vampiric Blade: Bestow the vampiric
property to a weapon.
Zone of Chaos: Spell targets are
determined randomly.
6th level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Aura of Protection – Black / Blue /
Green / Red / White: Against the
chosen color you gain the following:
Damage resistance 10/-, +4 deflection
bonus to AC, +4 resistance bonus to
saves, protection from possession or
domination.
Bright Circle: Create a barrier
impassable to undead.
Desertion: Counter target spell. If it is a
summons the creatures appear under
your control.
Differentiation: No spell can be cast
that shares a school or descriptor with
a prior spell.
Limited Resources: All spells have their
minimum effect.
Surge Shield: Shimmering shield
absorbs part or all of incoming spell
effects.
Tainted Aether: Creatures that teleport
into or out of the area gain a negative
level.
Telsindria's Invulnerable Globe: As
globe of invulnerability against spells up
to the level of an expended spell slot.
Conj Nadia's Brief Reprieve: Target is
teleported away to a random location
and returns at the spell's end.
Ench Bedlam: Creatures make no attempts to
dodge attacks, losing their dexterity
modifiers to AC
Evoc Backdraft: Agressor dealt damage by
their own spell or supernatural ability.
Cone of Flame: As cone of cold, d8
damage dice up to 15d8, and fire
damage.
Earthbind: Target creature driven
towards the ground by unseen force.
Firebreathing: Touched creature may
breath fire for 1d6 damage / 2 levels
once every 1d4 rounds.
Force Hull: Create a wall of force along
the outer contour of a ship.
Incendiary: When touched creature dies
it explodes damaging nearby foes.
Lightning Rift: Lightning strikes
whenever anyone casts a spell as
directed by the spellcaster of those
spells.
Mind Burn: Deal 2 damage to subject for
each copy of a named spell the subject
has prepared.
Pyrostatic Pillar: Spells 3rd level or less
trigger damage upon their casters.
Shower of Coals: As fireball but up to
15d6 and half the damage is impact
damage.
Necro Diseased Weapon: Creatures struck by
weapon suffer a contagion.
Form Lock: Target creature can't
polymorph.
Recurring Nightmare: Subject unable
to sleep and can't recover spells.
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Wasting Curse: Bestow a curse that
ages the subject a year every day.
Wilting Curse: Bestow a curse causing
rapid weight loss and con loss.
Trans Chaos Sphere: All spells in the area of
effect mishap.
Fluctuate: Instantly prepare a new spell
allotement half of your current one.
Mass Fly: As fly, targeting up to 1
creature / level.
Gratuitous Violence: All attacks by and
upon target creature are critical.
Oppression: Spells cost an additional
spell slot of equal or greater level to
cast.
Stoneform: Polymorph yourself into an
earth elemental.
Storm Blast Weapon: Bestow the
shocking burst and thunder-clapping
properties to a weapon.
Time Twister: You phase in and out of
time becoming immune to many attack
forms.
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7 level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Absolute Duty: Antimagic field against
blue spells.
Absolute Grace: Antimagic field against
black spells.
Absolute Law: Antimagic field against
red spells.
Absolute Reason: Antimagic field
against green spells.
Absolute Truth: Antimagic field against
white spells.
Aether Flash: Creatures that teleport
into the warded area take 1d6 damage
/ caster level.
Aether Slide: Touched creature goes
aethereal whenever they would be
struck by physical attacks.
Back to Basics: Antimagic shell that
suppresses enhancement bonuses.
Control Revocation: As spell turning
except affects only enchantment
(compulsion) spells.
Lull: Spells can't be cast in the area of
effect.
Power Sink: Counter target spell and
cut off the caster from further
spellcasting for a time.
Ench Greater Confusion: As confusion, but
with an area of effect of a 30' radius
burst.
Mass Pacifism: As pacifism but affecting
1 creature / level.
Evoc Fanning the Flames: Magnify and
empower fire spells in the area.
Wall of Lightning: Create a wall of
lightning that deals 1d6 / level damage
(max 20d6) to those attempting to pass
through.
Wildstroke: A bolt of wild energy strikes
foes with 1d6 damage / level (max
20d6) and other unpredicatable effects.
Illus Intangibility: Enhanced invisibility
makes you all but undetectable.
Necro Corpse Control: As magic jar, but on
corpses and undead.
Necrology: Lose life instead of spell slots
when spells are cast.
Greater Pain Touch: Victim sent into
helpless convultions dealing 1d8
damage / round to a max of 20d8.
Trans Battle Strain: Attacks that miss full AC
but hit touch AC deal half damage.
Confiscate: Move a spell with a single
target onto yourself.
Deflection: Change the targets of target
spell.
Hellfire Weapon: Bestow flaming,
thundering and shocking properties on
a weapon.
Time Walk: Move forward through time.
8th level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Greater Abolish: Dispel a spell with
certainty but possibly take damge in
the attempt.
Dispelling Screen: Field attempts to
dispel any magic brought into the area.
Dissipate: Counter target spell and
possibly wipe all other preparations of
that spell from the opponent's mind.
Telsindria's Spelltrap: Create orbs
which capture spells you can later
release.
Conj The Road Left Untaken: Move to two
places at once and be in them at the
same time.
Ench Greater Hold Person: As hold person
with a 1 minute / level duration and
only 1 save is allowed.
Evoc Capsize: Create a waterborne forcewave
that can capsize ships.
Pandemonium: Creatures are damaged
with force attacks whenever other
creatures complete normal attacks.
Replenish: Restore all spells dispelled in
the last minute.
Illus Chaos in the Mind’s Eye: Subjects
perceptions become completely
nonsensical disorienting the subject and
cause numerous effects.
Terror: As phantasmal killer but with
higher damage and a -4 saving throw
penalty.
Necro Dark Fate: Creature who deals
destroying blow to target undead is
affected by finger of death.
Final Punishment: Creature dealt all
damage suffered in the round a second
time.
Lycanthropic Curse: Bestow the curse
of lycanthropy on a subject.
Trans Brute Resolve: As feeblemind, but lost
intellect is added to strength.
Hellfire Blast Weapon: Bestow flaming
burst, thunderclapping and shocking
burst effects on a weapon.
Mass Overland Flight: As overland flight
but upon up to 1 creature / level.
9th level Sorcerer/Wizard Spells
Abjur Greater Antimagic Field: Creates an
antimagic field out to close range from
you.
Refutation: Counter target spell and
subject loses the ability to cast it until
restored.
Telsindria's Radiance: Antimagic
against a color of your choice.
Conj Ball Lightning: Summon a ball lightning
to deal 10d6 damage to nearby foes,
then attack a single for 10d6 damage.
Evoc Chain Contingency: As Contingency, but
links up to 3 spells together whose total
levels can’t exceed your caster level.
Greater Oathbind: As oathbind, and a
spell is set on contingency to trigger
when the oath is broken.
Radiate: Target spell targets additional
targets depending on the spell slots you
drop at casting.
Illus Shadow Killer: Target creature's shadow
attacks it.
Necro Disanimation: Destroy a single target
undead or multiple undead with a total
of 100 or fewer hit points.
Sirrom's Impenetrable Darkness: Area
of darkness leeches lifeforce from
creatures within.
Smother: Target creature begins to
suffocate and will die if the spell isn't
broken.
Trans Entropic Wave: As entropic burst with a
maximum damage of 25d6 and
destroying objects as well.
Mass Polymorph: As polymorph, but
affecting 1 creature / level.
Mass Refresh: As refresh, but affecting
up to 1 spell / level.
Repurcussion: Damage dealt to
summoned creatures is also dealt to
summoners.
Trasmute Water to Acid: You turn
water to acid dealing considerable
damage to those entrapped in it.
Volley of Boulders: You transmute
pebbles to bolders mid-flight.
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Abandon Hope+
Abjuration (Ward) [Black]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Effect: All creatures in range
Duration: 1 minute / level
“It is easier to abandon hope than
abandon fear.” ~ Elgrel III.
This spell works like
antimagic shell except
that it only suppresses
morale bonuses and any
bonus against fear effects.
This spell can be made
permanent upon objects
and areas by a 12th level
caster at a cost of 2000
XP.
Abeyance+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, White]
Level: (1), Clr 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
“A moment’s pause, a lifetime’s
regret.” ~ Telzoan saying.
Target creature can’t cast
spells.
Abolish+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
“Anything you bring into this
world can be removed from it if
someone is willing to pay the
price.”
~ Sirrom.
This spell works like dispel
magic in the targeted
dispel mode except that if
you fail at the caster level
check you are dealt 1d4
points of damage per
point of failure and the
spell you targeted is
dispelled anyway.
Abolish, Greater+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S
“It is a small thing to suffer
that the world might be purified;
and a smaller thing still to die
that the world might be saved.”
~ Princess Anatole, 992 SR
This spell works like
abolish except it is based
upon greater dispel magic
instead of dispel magic.
Absolute Duty+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Area: 30' emanation, centered
on you
"Next to Grace is Duty, which
protects and nourishes her being.
Without duty the thoughts of
man run foul and destroy the
beauty they might otherwise
create." ~ The Tedisa, Book II,
Canto 18
This spell works like anti-
magic field except it only
affects blue spells and
effects.
Absolute Grace+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Area: 30' emanation, centered
on you.
"First is Grace, which holds our
hearts in sympathy for our
fellows. Without grace the
world plunges into a nightmare
from which it will never
return." ~ The Tedisa, Book
II, Canto 16
This spell works like
anti-magic field except it
only affects black spells
and effects.
Absolute Law+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Area: 30' emanation, centered
on you
"Second is Law, which guides our
actions and shapes our purpose.
Without law chaos shall reign
and destroy all that is right
and all that is beautiful in
the world." ~ The Tedisa,
Book II, Canto 17
This spell works like
anti-magic field except it
only affects red spells
and effects.
Absolute Reason+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Area: 30' emanation, centered
on you.
"Next to Law is Reason, which
judges man by laws straight
path. Without Reason the law
can be twisted to evil ends and
enslave all that is noble and
pure in the world." ~ The
Tedisa, Book II, Canto 19
This spell works like
anti-magic field except it
only affects green spells
and effects.
Absolute Truth+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Area: 30' emanation, centered
on you.
"Last and above all is Truth, the
prism which guides and binds the
other four. All that is just and
worthy exists within truth. All
without truth must be destroyed."
~ The Tedisa, Book II, Canto 20
This spell works like anti-
magic field except it only
affects white spells and
effects.
Abundance+
Conjuration (Creation) [Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Container touched
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None (object)
Spell Resistance: No (object)
“If you feed an army, have you
really saved anything?” ~
Geldasin.
Whatever food or water
that is in the container at
the time you cast this
spell cannot be
exhausted. Each round
whatever has been
removed from the
container is replaced. The
container can’t have more
than a one cubic foot
volume per caster level.
Accelerated Decay+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’ +
10’/level)
Effect: 60' radius circle
Duration: 1 round / 2 levels
Saving Throw: Fortitude ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Given time, life consumes death.”
~ Geldasin.
You accelerate the action
of the organisms that
cause decay. All
unanimated corpses in the
area of this accelerated
decay will completely
decomposed by the end of
this spell's 1st round.
Corporeal undead and
flesh golems in the area of
effect are dealt 2d8 points
of damage each round.
Material Component: A
mushroom.
Acid Rain+
Conjuration (Creation) [Acid,
Black]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Area: 20’ radius circle
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Ref ½
Spell Resistance: No.
“Not all spring showers are
refreshing.” ~ Sirrom.
Corrosive acidic rain falls
down upon the area, or
existing rain is transmuted
to acid. It deals 1d6 /
caster level (max 15d6)
and if rain is already
present the spell deals an
extra point of damage per
die.
Acidic Blast+
Conjuration (Creation) [Acid,
Black]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Long (400’ + 40’
level)
Area: 20’ radius spread
Duration: 1 round/level (max
10)
Saving Throw: Reflex Neg.
(see text)
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Hey, I just got this suit!”
Timmon yelled.
You conjure a small
green orb that flies from
your hand out to a point
you designate like the
bead created by a
fireball spell. When it
reaches that point it
explodes splashing a
corrosive and sticky acid
onto all creatures in its
area of effect that fail
their reflex saves.
Those creatures take
1d6 points of damage
each round starting on
the round you cast this
spell.
Addle+
Transmutation [Black,
Metamagic]
Level: (1)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Medium (100' +
10'/level)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
The wizards of Carthasana have
learned that taking a spell
away before it is cast is
preferable to dispelling it
after.
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Choose a descriptor. The
target creature must
choose and lose a spell
preparation possessing
the descriptor if able.
Æther Flash+
Abjuration (Ward) [Red,
Triggered]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Effect: 60' radius sphere
Duration: 1 hour / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fortitude ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“I said I wanted to take the high
road, not the HOT road!”
~ Malsan.
Creatures which enter or
leave the area of effect
through the use of any
magic (teleport, gate,
summon monster, etc.)
take 1d6 damage / caster
level to a maximum of
15d6 points of damage.
This spell can be made
permanent by a 15th level
caster at a cost of 3,500
XP.
Æther Slide+
Transmutation [White]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature Touched
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
“The best block is to get out of
the way.” ~ Devon
If an object or a spell
would strike the recipient
they are shunted
immediately to the
ethereal plane. At the end
of their next action they
return to the plane the
originated from unless
that space is still
occupied, otherwise they
appear at the nearest
open spot.
This spell provides no
protection from spells and
effects that extend onto
the ethereal plane, such
as magic missile and most
other force effects.
Afflict+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Effect: Creature touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
“To hurt someone is easy, making
them suffer requires more
planning and effort.” ~ Sirrom.
The touched creature
gains a negative energy
level. Provided it survives
the level lasts for 1
minute / caster level
(maximum 10 minutes).
As with enervation the
subject is not in danger of
permanent level loss.
Undead struck by the spell
gain 2d8 temporary hit
points.
Aggravated Assault+
Transmutation [Red]
Level: (3) Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Target: One Creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Negates
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
Even young hill giants are
bright enough to understand
that if you hit something hard
enough it won’t hit back.
The target creature
gains a full action at the
conclusion of this spell
and their initiative
changes to match yours.
This spell will not
function on a given
creature more than once
in a round.
Aggression+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Red]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 round / 2 levels
Saving Throw: Will Neg
(harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(harmless)
Orcs do not have a word that
means ‘peace.’
The targeted creature
gains a +2 to attacks
and a –2 to AC. If the
creature does not take
an attack action on any
round it is dealt 2 points
damage by aggression
that round.
Agonizing Memories+
Necromancy [Black, Evil, Mind-
Affecting, Metamagic]
Level: (5), Clr 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Even the greatest can be moved
to tears. Sometimes, even evil
men cry." ~ Telsindria.
You cause the subject to
instantly recall an
agonizing memory which
paralyzes them one
round, deals 1d4 damage
/ level and causes them to
lose all spell slots on their
highest two spell levels.
Alacrity+
Transmutation [Green,
Metamagic]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
"To learn how to do something
quickly, first learn how to do it
slowly." ~ Telsindria.
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast this
spell. For the duration of
this spell you may cast
spells with a casting time
of one standard action
that are of equal or less
level than the expended
spell as a move-
equivalent action (You can
take two move-equivalent
actions a round).
Material Component: A
feather from a swift.
Alluring Scent+ Amok+
Transmutation [Green] Transmutation [Red]
Level: (2), Brd 2 Level: (6), Drd 7
Components: V, S Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action Casting Time: 1 standard
Range: Personal action
Effect: 30’ emanation from you Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) level)
Saving Throw: None Target: 1 creature
Spell Resistance: No Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg
Timmon swooned at Teresa. (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Rats,” she muttered, “Even this
(Harmless)
spell has an unpleasant side
effect.” “But we had him outnumbered
thirty to one!!” ~ Chalnas,
This spell creates a Goblin Lackey
pleasant and enjoyable
odor that grants you a +2 The creature you target
bonus to diplomacy may make one attack
checks. This spell against every creature
suppresses other spells of he could reach on a
3rd level or less and single move action.
natural abilities created by
creatures with less than 5
HD (not including class
Anarchy+
levels) that use
Transmutation
Red]
[Metamagic,
unpleasant odors to Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
nauseate, sicken or Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
otherwise harm a foe.
action
This includes but isn’t Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
limited to the stinking level)
cloud spell and the stench Target: 1 white abjuration
(ward)
ability of troglodytes.
Duration: Up to 1 round /
level
Aluren+ Saving Throw: Fort ½ [see
text]
Transmutation [Green, Spell Resistance: Yes [see
Metamagic] text]
Level: (6), Drd 7
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 round
“The only true protection is to
Range: Personal annihilate your foes.” ~
Target: You Yarenic.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Make a dispel check
As children of nature, druids against a target white
quickly master the calling of abjuration (ward). If
their siblings. you succeed the spell
begins to deal 1d4
Each round you may cast
damage / level each
one summon nature’s ally
round to all within its
spell as a swift action.
area of effect in addition
to its other effects for up
to 1 round / level.
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Saving throws and spell
resistance are rolled
against the transmuted
spell, not this one. If the
spell resistance roll is
successful it must cancel
all effects from the ward,
including any beneficial
effects.
Animal Magnetism+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (2), Brd 2, Drd 2, Rng 1
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature Touched
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes.
(Harmless)
“Everything speaks a language if
you will but listen.” ~
Geldasin.
The touched creature
gains the wild empathy
class ability of the druid
for the duration of the
spell.
Animal Scouts+
Conjuration (Calling) [Green]
Level: (6), Drd 6
Components: V, S, M, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Effect: Up to 10 creatures
For a druid, every beast is a
potential spy.
This spell works like
prying eyes, but instead of
relying on crystal orbs for
scouts the spell calls up to
ten animals. Birds are the
usual choice, but you are
free to choose any animal
with up to 1 HD. The spell
grants the animals the
mental capacity to follow
the instructions you give
for the duration, to return
to you, and to
telepathically relay what
they observe. Unlike the
eyes created by prying
eyes, the animals called
by this spell don’t detect
as magical and can’t be
dispelled. However, they
are normal creatures and
their natural instincts to
flee, hide, etc., may
override your instructions.
Material Component:
Food favored by the
animals you wish to serve
as scouts.
Animal Weaponry+
Transmutation [Green,
Polymorph, Enhancement]
Level: (1), Drd 1, Rng 1
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute/level (D)
"When the druid said he wouldn't
bear my presence any longer, I
didn't think he was being literal."
~ Timmon.
Your hands become the
paws or claws of an
animal for the duration of
this spell. These
appendages deal 1d6
points of damage per
successful attack, are
considered armed, and
have a damage type
appropriate to the animal
mimicked (i.e. eagle claws
deal slashing damage,
bear paws deal
bludgeoning damage).
Spells with somatic
components cannot be
cast while this spell is in
effect.
Animate Dead Animals and
Vermin+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (1), Clr 1, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Targets: One or more corpses
"Creepy crawly, can't catch me
One, two, three, One two
three
Creepy crawlies, can't find me
One, two, three, One, two,
three."
~Telzoan Children's Jump rope
Rhyme.
This spell works like
animate dead, except it
only animates corpses
from animals or vermin
and their hit points are
limited to twice your
level, up to twenty.
Material Component: A
crushed black pearl
worth 25 gp, the dust of
which is sprinkled over
the creatures to be
animated.
Antimagic Field,
Greater+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (9), Sor/Wiz 9
Range: Close (25’+5’/2
levels)
Area: An emanation centered
on you extending to the
limit of the range.
“There are ways to humble the
mightiest of wizards.” ~
Telsindria.
This spell works like
antimagic field except
that it extends out to a
greater range as
outlined above.
Apathy+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Blue, Mind Affecting]
Level: (2)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Target: 1 Creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature
cannot take attacks of
opportunity.
Arc Lightning+
Evocation [Electricity, Red]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Range: See Text
Area: 20 5x5 squares + 2 5x5
squares / level (see text)
“Lightning rarely go straight. It
twist, turn, sizzle and pop!” ~
Chalnas, Goblin Lackey.
This spell works like
lightning bolt, except it
can arc through any path
you can devise and even
fork multiple times. All
the squares affected by
the discharge must adjoin
at least one other and one
of them must adjoin you.
Your character must be
able to see the whole path
the bolt is to take. If the
bolt passes through the
same square twice it has
no additional effect. The
maximum damage of arc
lightning is 15d6.
Armor of Thorns+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3, Rng 2
It didn’t take the goblins long to
figure out that this was one elf
they shouldn’t touch.
This spell works like chosen you may prepare
barkskin except armor of a spell of up to one level
thorns covers your body in less than the expended
thorns. Any creature that spell.
successfully completes an
unarmed attack upon you Aura of Protection:
is dealt 1d6 damage by
the thorns, and creatures
Black+
grappling you suffer 1d6 Abjuration (Ward) [White,
Good]
damage each round. Level: (6), Clr 6
Components: V, S, M/DF
Ascertain Value+ Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Divination (Insight) [Blue] Range: Touch
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 1 Target: Creature Touched
Components: V, S Duration: 1 min / level (D)
Casting Time: 1 standard action Saving Throw: None
Range: Touch Spell Resistance: No
Target: Object touched
Duration: Instantaneous “Faith, be my shield.”
Saving Throw: None (object)
Spell Resistance: No (object) Similar to the much
weaker protection from
“It’s worth thirty gold I swear!”
black spell, the aura of
the merchant said. Timmon protection: black spell
glanced to Teresa. “Five,” she grants the following
said. protections:
You gain a +20 insight
The subject gains
bonus to appraise the damage resistance
touched object. Roll the 10/ – against any
check immediately upon attack loosed by
the successful casting of creatures of a black
this spell. alignment or
summoned from
Attunement+ Sodrea.
Transmutation [Blue,
Against the attacks
Metamagic] and spells of black
Level: (4), Wiz 4
creatures the subject
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action has a +4 deflection
Range: Personal bonus to AC and a
Target: You +4 resistance bonus
Duration: Instantaneous
on saves.
“I could never beat you in a
All attempts to
straight up spell duel Trish, unless possess the warded
I had time to prepare spells just creature fail as if the
for you,” Teresa smiled. recipient was under
a protection from
For every 3 levels you black spell.
have you may choose and
expend a spell preparation Material Component:
as an additional cost to Powdered Mithril worth
100 gp that is traced in
cast this spell. For each
spell preparation so a circle around the feet
of the subject.
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Aura of Protection:
Blue+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (6), Clr 6
“Duty, guard my mind.”
This spell functions like
aura of protection: black
except the granted
protections are attuned
against blue spells and
creatures summoned from
the plane of Balcridan.
Aura of Protection: Green+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (6), Clr 6
“Reason, guide my thoughts.”
This spell functions like
aura of protection: black
except the granted
protections are attuned
against green spells and
creatures summoned from
the plane of Aborea.
Aura of Protection: Red+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (6), Clr 6
“Courage, strengthen my hand.”
This spell functions like
aura of protection: black
except the granted
protections are attuned
against red spells and
creatures summoned from
the plane of Shun.
Aura of Protection: White+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (6), Clr 6
“Truth, light my way.”
This spell functions like
aura of protection: black
except the granted
protections are attuned
against white spells and
creatures summoned from
the plane of Valrea.
Avalanche of Squirrels+
Conjuration (Summoning)
[Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100' + 10'
level)
Area: 20' radius
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
The squirrels were here, the
squirrels were there,
The squirrels were all around.
They chattered and hissed scurried
about -
No end of them could be found.
You summon 1d10
squirrels / level into the
area of effect, up to
10d10. This swarm
somehow manages to deal
1 point of damage for
each 5 squirrels attacking,
and you may divide the
squirrels as you see fit
among the creatures you
want attacked in the area
of effect. Creatures with
natural armor may count
their natural armor bonus
as DR against the attacks
of this mob of squirrels,
and a creature with a +5
natural AC bonus or
greater is immune to this
attack. That said, those
swarmed by squirrels still
need to make a Target spell, spell-like or
concentration check DC
10+ 1 per 5 squirrels
attacking them to cast any
spell.
Material Component: A
sack of nuts, preferably
acorns.
Back to Basics+
Abjuration (Ward) [Blue]
Level: (6), Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S, M
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Area: An emanation centered
on you extending to the
limit of the range.
“The greatest and most
spectacular failures result
when a supposed master forgets
that which an apprentice
knows.” ~ Telsindria.
This spell works like
antimagic field except it
only suppresses spells
with the enhancement
descriptor and magic
item effects that
replicate any
enhancement spell.
Material Component:
A copper coin.
Backdraft+
Evocation [Metamagic, Red]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Long (400' + 40' /
level)
Target: [see text]
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort ¼ (see
text)
Spell Resistance: Yes [see
text]
“Everything you bring into this
world will someday come back
to you” ~ Telsindria.
supernatural ability
deals half damage to its
caster, fortitude save to
reduce this further to a
¼. The creature may
only roll SR if the target
of backdraft is a spell or
spell-like ability. You
must target the spell,
spell-like or supernatural
ability when it is first
activated or cast.
Balance+
Transmutation [White]
Level: (6)
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Targets: 2 creatures
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
“For one to gain, another must
lose.” ~ Malchani proverb.
Add the attack bonus of
the two target creatures
and divide it by two
(round down). This
number becomes the new
attack bonus of both
target creatures for the
duration of balance. Do
the same for each
creature’s AC and
spellcaster level.
The changes brought
about by balance don’t
use the stacking rules –
the new attack bonus,
spellcaster level and AC of
each creature should be
treated as their normal
score for the duration of
balance and any effect
that would enhance or
diminish works from this
new score.
Balance only functions if
both targets fail their
save.
Focus: A tiny set of
golden scales worth 100
gp.
Ball Lightning+
Conjuration (Summoning)
[Electricity, Red]
Level: (7), Drd 8, Sor/Wiz 9
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Effect: Ball Lightning
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: See Text
Spell Resistance: See Text
In the realm of Shun few things
other than ball lightning
intimidate the natives. Nothing
intimidates the ball lightning.
You summon Ball
Lightning, a volatile
creature from the plane of
Shun that can only last
moments on the Material
plane. You designate a
point for it to appear
within close range and all
creatures within 10' of
that point are dealt 10d6
damage, reflex saving
throw for half and SR to
negate (if any). Unlike
other summoned
creatures the ball
lightning does not wait to
your next action to move,
instead it immediately
moves and attacks a
single foe of your choice
within 60'. It has a +10 to
hit and needs only make a
touch attack. If it hits it
deals 10d6 damage,
fortitude save for half with
no SR allowed. It
dissipates after this single
attack. If any creature
successfully attacks the
ball lightining it is
destroyed but it deals it’s
10d6 damage to the
creature who attacked it.
Ball Lightning has an AC
of 10 and 1 hit point.
Bask+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (4), Drd 5
"Life comes from magic, and
magic comes from life. One
cannot be - there must always
be two. In all things there
must be two." ~ Telsindria.
This spell works like
dispel magic in its
targeted dispel mode,
except that upon a
successful dispel you are
cured 1d4 hit points per
level of the dispelled
spell.
Battle Strain+
Transmutation [Red]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Personal
Effect: 60' emanation
Duration: 1 round / caster
level
Saving Throw: Will Negates
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
Most rarely miss a giant more
than once. Conversely, giants
need rarely hit more than
once.
All creatures (including
your enemies) in the
area of effect that fail to
hit the AC of their target
in the area of effect deal
half normal damage if
they hit the touch AC of
their target.
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Bedlam+ Spells that counter Black Ward+

Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, Red]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Targets: All creatures in range.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
“The two armies clashed in such
fury and hatred that no one on
either side attempted to protect
themselves. Such was the
beginning of the Battle of the
Red Veil.” ~ Alblasker, Histories
of Dalsundria.
The affected creatures
make no attempt to dodge
attacks. They lose dodge
and dexterity bonuses to
AC.
Befoul
Necromancy [Black, Mind-
Affecting]
Level: (7), Clr 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort Neg
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Nothing pure remains so long.”
~ Sirrom.
The touched creature is
blinded, confused, dazed,
dazzled, deafened,
diseased (determine
randomly), exhausted,
feebleminded, insane,
nauseated, sickened and
poisoned. The spells heal
and cleanse remove 1d4
of these conditions each
time they are cast on the
subject instead of
dispelling all of these
conditions as normal.
individual conditions
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
inflicted by befoul function Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
normally.
"Faith is the shield that cradles
Not all creatures are
subject to all of befoul’s the heart." - Aurnonian
effects. The confused, teaching.
feebleminded, and This spell works like
insanity effects are mind- spell resistance except
affecting – creatures that it only protects
immune to mind affecting against black spells.
spells are immune to this
part of befoul but not to
the other parts. Undead Blade Storm+
are immune to all aspects Evocation [Force, Red]
Level: (9)
of befoul.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Bestow Trick+ “Steel alone may cleave flesh
Transmutation [Green, Mind- from bone, but in the hands of
Affecting] the master it can cleave heart
Level: (2), Drd 2, Rng 1
Components: V, S
from soul.” ~ Sirrom.
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch This spell works like
Target: Animal touched blade barrier except you
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) can move the created
Saving Throw:
(Harmless)
Will Neg.
blades up to 30’ each
Spell Resistance: Yes round. Those in the
(Harmless) path of the moving
blades make reflex
“Even a simple lesson can have saving throws to dodge
infinite value.” ~ Geldasin them.
The touched animal
immediately learns a trick Blaze+
of your choosing if you Evocation [Fire, Red]
succeed at a handle Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
animal check. The animal
Casting Time: Charging
will only be able to “Fire, like both love and hate,
perform the trick for the is born with a single spark.”
duration of the spell. (The
~ Alisan.
teaching of tricks to
animals normally takes This spell works like
several weeks. See the fireball except blaze
handle animal skill in the deals 1d12 for each
Player’s Handbook for round spent casting it,
more information). up to the caster’s level
or 10d12 – whichever is
lower.
Blinding Light+
Evocation [Light, White]
Level: (3), Brd 4, Clr 4, Sor/Wiz
4 constitution or intelligence
Components: V, S, M
“When one lives in darkness, light
provides no sight.” ~ Telsindria.
This spell works like
daylight except the light it
creates is far more
intense. All creatures in
the area of the light on
the round it appears must
make a fortitude save or
be dazzled - and creatures
normally vulnerable to
bright light are
automatically dazzled and
must make a fortitude
save or be blinded. Dazzle
effects last one round,
blindness lasts until the
blinding light is removed.
Material Component: A
sunstone
Blood Pet+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (1)
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’+5’ / 2 levels)
Effect: Creates a Blood Pet
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Necromancers are adept at
finding new ways to apply
themselves ~ or parts of
themselves.
When you cast blood pet
you open a wound with a
silver dagger and a dog-
like creature forms from
your blood within close
range. It has as many hit
points as you choose to
lose – it is effectively 1
HD for each 4 points of
damage you take. It’s
skills and feats are the
same as yours. It counts
as undead so it has no
score, and it’s other
abilities are the same as
yours or 10, whichever is
greater.
The creature has a +1
to hit for each HD it has
and a slam attack of 1d8.
Focus: Silver dagger.
Bloodcurdling Scream+
Necromancy [Black, Fear, Mind-
Affecting, Sonic]
Level: (4), Brd 4
Components: V, S, Song
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Target: Up to 1 creature / level
Duration: Fading, 1 round /
level
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
There are sounds that can shake
the resolve of anyone who hears.
You must expend a Bardic
music ability use for each
creature you wish to
target. The target
creatures gain a fading
penalty to attack rolls. (A
fading penalty is equal to
the number of rounds left
in the spell’s duration).
Bloodlust+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Mind- Affecting, Red]
Level: (4), Drd 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Targets: 1 creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
(See text)
Spell Resistance: Yes
“For there to be love there must
be hate.” ~ Alisan.
You inspire bloodlust in
a creature, making him
an incredible, if stupid,
combatant. Strength
and Constitution all gain
a +8 rage bonus from
this spell. Intelligence,
Wisdom and Charisma
are reduced by a -8 rage
penalty by this spell to a
minimum value of 3.
The creature is further
imbued with a desire to
kill anything living in
sight.
Creatures with spell
abilities save against
this spell with a +4
bonus as raw combat is
not in their natures.
Creatures with no spell
ability save at a -4
penalty against this
spell. Creatures in a
rage (as per the
barbarian class ability)
are given no saving
throw against this spell.
Rage bonuses do not
stack with the bonuses
from the rage ability of
the barbarian class.
Calm emotion ends
this spell.
Material Component:
Blood from a recent
wound (preferably on a
recently dead foe,
though the caster can
cut himself to provide
the component).
Bloodlust, Lesser+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Mind Affecting, Red]
Level: (2), Drd 3
“Only when there are no orcs
will the world know peace.”
~ Elven saying.
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This spell works like
bloodlust, except lesser
bloodlust only confers a
+4 rage bonus to strength
and constitution and a –4
rage penalty to
intelligence, wisdom and
charisma.
Blue Ward+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
"Knowledge is the chalice that
feeds the mind." ~ Telsindria.
This spell works like spell
resistance except that
blue ward only protects
against blue spells.
Boomerang+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (5) Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Target: 1 spell
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
“If you are cautious of what you
send out you needn’t be wary of
what returns.” ~ Alblasker.
Switch the target of a
spell that affects one
creature to the caster of
that spell unless the
caster makes a willpower
save.
Brainstorm+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (1), Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
“Insight is one of those things
that rarely comes when bidden”
~ Alblasker.
You may switch up to two
spells you have prepared
with two spells you have
mastered with the wizard
class feat spell mastery.
Break Slumber+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Green]
Level: (2), Drd 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Area: 60' burst
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
You automatically dispel
naturally induced sleep,
fatigue and exhaustion in
all creatures in the area of
effect. You may also
dispel magically induced
sleep, fatigue and
exhaustion effects, but
this application of the
spell works as per the
area dispel mode of dispel
magic and it is not
guaranteed to work – you
have to succeed at a
caster level check against
the opposing caster.
Bright Circle+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (4), Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: 60’
Area: An emanation centered
on you extending to the
limit of the range.
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: [see text]
Spell Resistance: [see text]
"Open your eyes to the light!"
~ Priest Clarson of Tean.
You create a barrier that
is impassable to undead
whose hit dice are equal
or less to your own.
Undead within the circle
when it is created must
flee as if turned - there
is no save if their hit
dice are equal or less
than your own. If their
hit dice exceed yours
they may make a
fortitude save to negate,
but while in the circle
their actions have a –4
holy penalty. Undead of
greater hit dice than
yours that are outside
the circle may make a
fortitude saving throw to
attempt to enter the
circle - if they fail they
cannot retry against that
circle.
Vampires are not
entitled to saving throws
or spell resistance
against bright circle.
This is due to their
weakness of invitation.
Material Component:
Holy Water.
Brittle-Bone Curse+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
“Sore to the bone” ~ Telzoan
expression meaning “Fed up.”
This spell works like
bestow curse except that
the effect of a brittle bone
curse is to make the
victim vulnerable to
broken bones. The spell
has an onset time of 48
hours. On the third day of
the curse the victim takes
an extra 1d8 damage
from any bludgeoning or
force attack. Beginning
the second week of the
curse the victim takes
double damage from
bludgeoning strikes and
natural healing rates are
halved. On the second
and subsequent weeks the
victim takes 1 point of
ability damage to STR,
DEX and CON. This ability
damage cannot be
restored until the curse is
lifted. Remove curse only
stops the curse’s
progression, a restoration
spell undoes the spell’s
damage.
Browse+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (2), Wiz 2
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
“A quick study is rarely a thorough
one.” ~ Alblasker.
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast this
spell. You choose a spell
from your spellbook of lb. / level of the caster
equal or less level and (to a limit of 100 lb.)
prepare it. The formulae can likewise be buoyed.
of the spell disappears This spell can be cast
from your spell book. underwater.
Arcane Focus: Your Material Component: A
spellbook. bit of cork.
Brute Resolve+ Buried Alive+
Transmutation [Enhancement, Transmutation [Black]
Mind Affecting, Red] Level: (5), Drd 5
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8 Components: V, S, DF
Duration: 1 round / level (D) Casting Time: 1 standard
[see text] action
Range: Close (25'+ 5' / 2
“What I cannot do by force levels)
Target: One creature.
alone is not worth the attempt.” Duration: Instantaneous
~ Tancher. Saving Throw: Ref Neg.
Spell Resistance: No
This spell works like
feeblemind, except that “From the earth life springs.
lost intelligence is To the earth life returns.” ~
temporarily added to Alisan, Grand Druid.
strength as an
enhancement bonus Once You choose a target size
the duration of this spell large or smaller and the
ends the strength bonus is earth beneath them
lost but the intelligence opens up and swallows
penalty remains. them whole unless they
succeed at a reflex save.
Buoy+ Victims who fail are
buried at a depth of 1'
Transmutation [Blue, Water]
per caster level and they
Level: (1), Brd1, Drd 1, Sor/Wiz
1 are doomed to suffocate
Components: S, M unless they can devise a
Casting Time: 1 standard action means of escape. Flying
Range: Touch
creatures are not
Effect: 1 creature or object
Duration: 10 minutes / level (D)
Saving Throw: Yes (harmless)
subject to this spell nor
can it be cast on any
or none (object) creature not standing on
Spell Resistance: Yes
earth.
(harmless) or no (object)
“The value of any skill goes up
with need - ask any drowning
man.” ~ Malshan.
The touched creature and
all objects it wears
become buoyant, helping
the creature to surface
unless it actively tries to
swim downward. A single
object weighing up to 10
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Burrowing+
Transmutation [Earth, Red]
Level: (3) Drd 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Duration: 10 min/level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
"There are places where even the
ground you stand on isn't to be
trusted." ~ Devon.
You gain the ability to
glide through stone, dirt,
or almost any other sort
of earth except metal as
easily as a fish swims
through water. Your
burrowing leaves behind
no tunnel or hole, nor
does it create any ripple
or other visible signs of its
presence. Under the
scrutiny of detect magic
the area you've passed
through glows dimly of
magic for 10 minutes after
your passage. A move
earth spell cast on an area
which contains you will
fling you back 30 feet and
stun you for 1 round
unless you succeed at a
Fortitude save. If this spell
ends or is dispelled while
you are in earth you are
shunted to the nearest
open space and you take
1d6 points of damage for
every 10' you move this
way.
Camouflage+
Illusion (Glamer) [Green]
Level: (1), Drd 1, Rng 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
“Is there really a difference
between not being noticed and
not being seen?” ~ Timmon.
The touched creature’s
coloration constantly
changes to match the
objects near him, granting
a +10 bonus to hide
checks.
Material Component:
The tail of a chameleon.
Capsize+
Evocation [Blue, Force, Water]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Long (400' + 40' / level)
Target: One Ship
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: See Text
Spell Resistance: No
“When the deck of your ship
becomes a wall, it’s safe to say
you’re in trouble.” ~ Timmon.
You evoke a waterborne
force wave that crashes
into the ship you target.
The vessel makes a
fortitude save with a +1
bonus to the roll for each
2 tons of weight it has.
Ships less than 1 ton in
weight make this roll with
a –2 penalty. If it fails it
is capsized, if it fails by 5
or more it is shattered
into so much driftwood.
Those aboard are
tossed about violently
regardless of whether
the ship stays righted or
not. During the round
immediately after this
spell strikes the ship
spellcasters aboard the
struck vessel must make
a concentration check
(DC 20 + spell level) to
cast any spell with a
somatic component.
Creatures aboard the
vessel must make a
reflex save (DC 30 –1
per 2 tons of ship
weight) to stay on their
feet. Those on the top
deck have a 25%
chance of being washed
overboard if they fail
this saving throw.
Carapace+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Green, Polymorph]
Level: (4), Drd 4, Rng 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Effect: Living Creature
touched
Duration: 10 minute / level
(D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
The creature touched by
this spell grows the
tough exoskeleton of an
insect. The creature
gains a +1 enhancement
bonus to their natural
armor class for every
two levels to a
maximum of +10.
Unlike the similar
barkskin spell, this spell
doesn’t stack with any
existing natural armor
the character has.
 Material Component:
The shell of an insect.
Catalogue+
Divination (Insight) [Blue]
Level: (4), Brd 4, Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Concentration
"It's amazing Timmon, all the
secrets of an age, recorded here,"
Teresa said in awe of the library.
"Yeah," he replied gazing up at
the innumerable books, "It'll take
an age just to find something."
You gain knowledge of all
the contents of each book
in a library that you are
standing in so long as
those books are not
shielded from you by
magic. You may prepare
spells from any spellbook
within the library so long
as you are a wizard and
understand the formulae
normally.
This spell can also be
used to rapidly research
the answers to knowledge
questions. Libraries have
ranks in various
knowledge skills just as
people do – the greater
their rank the more
complete they are and
(without this spell) the
longer it takes to find
information on the desired
topic. While this spell is in
effect you may use the
library’s ranks in any
knowledge skill check in
lieu of your own. You
cannot add your
intelligence bonus to this
check.
Focus: The library
where the spell is cast.
You must spend at least
one day in the library
before casting this spell.
Chain Contingency+
Evocation [Blue, Metamagic]
Level: (9), Sor/Wiz 9
“If you try to prepare for
everything, you’ll often be
prepared for nothing.” ~
Telsindria.
This spell works like
contingency, except that
you may link up to 3
spells together. The
combined levels of the
spells cannot exceed your
spellcaster level.
Chaldulsul's Hex+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Anything that grows annoys me."
~ Chaldulsul.
The targeted creature
cannot be cured or healed
by any means for the
duration of this spell. This
spell does not function on
undead or creatures
summoned from the plane
of Sodrea.
Material Component:
The ashes of a troll.
Chaos Ball+
Evocation [Red, Wild]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
“All possibilities eventually
manifest.” ~ Telsindria.
As flamesphere except
the damage is 2d6 and
the type of damage is
determined at random
by rolling a d6.
D6 Energy Type
1 Fire
2 Cold
3 Acid
4 Electricity
5 Sonic
6 Force
Chaos Bolt+
Evocation [Force, Metamagic,
Red, Wild]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’+ 5’/2
levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will partial
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Luck and magic are such a
potent combination,” Timmon
mused.
“More like an accident waiting
to happen,” Teresa said.
You make a ranged
touch attack to hit the
target creature with a
bolt of raw wild magical
energy that deals 1d4
points of damage per
two caster levels
(maximum 5d4). The
struck creature must
then make a willpower
saving throw or gain the
wild spellcaster template
for one round.
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Chaos Sphere+
Transmutation [Red, Wild]
Level: (5), Clr 7, Drd 7, Sor/Wiz
6 perceives
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Area: 20’ radius emanation
Duration: 10 minute/level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“Predictability is the key ally of
the wizard, and the key failing.”
~ Trishdare.
All spellcasters in the area
of effect gain the wild
spellcaster template until
they leave the area of
effect. Using a spell-like
ability or activating a
magic item counts as
spellcasting for the
purposes of this spell.
Chaos in the Mind’s Eye+
Illusion (Phantasm) [Blue, Mind-
Affecting, Wild]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Effect: All creatures in a 30’
radius
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
“What’s this spell do?” Timmon
asked. Teresa frowned, “Ever eat
mushrooms as a kid?”
This spell confuses all the
senses of the affected
creatures except touch
(This includes
supernatural and
extraordinary senses such
as blindsight, darkvision
and a bat’s ability to see
with sound. It doesn’t
include tremorsense,
which is touch based).
What the subject does
perceive is at best
nonsensical and at worst
nauseating. The only
things the subject
normally is
himself and the gear he
carried or held when this
spell first took hold.
Because of this the
subject cannot perceive
his attackers making them
effectively invisible (He
loses Dexterity bonuses to
AC against their attacks
and they gain a +2 bonus
to their attacks). He also
suffers a –4 penalty to
reflex saving throws and
must make a fortitude
save each round to avoid
being nauseated and
taking a –2 penalty to all
attack and skill rolls that
round.
This spell counters and
is countered by true
seeing. Creatures with a
true seeing ability aren’t
affected by chaos of the
mind’s eye and they can
activate this ability to end
the effects of chaos in the
minds eye immediately.
Material Component: A
blindfold dyed multiple
colors.
Chaotic Strife+
Transmutation [Red, Wild]
Level: (7)
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Effect: All creatures in range
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes (see
text)
Typically a goblin would prefer
to have nothing at all than to
share.
Whenever a creature
would deal damage its
player flips a coin. If
the flip comes up heads,
double damage is dealt.
If the flip comes up tails,
no damage is dealt.
A creature that
chooses to roll spell
resistance must do so at
the onset of this spell. A
successful roll indicates
none of its own rolls are
affected by the spell, but
the creature can still be
dealt double damage by
a foe under this spell’s
influence.
Chill+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (3)
Components: V, S, M
Range: Long (400' + 40' /
level)
Area: Circle extending to the
limit of the range.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: No
Spell Resistance: None
“Slow down and have some
patience sparky.” ~ Teresa.
Red spells take 1 round
longer to cast in the
area of effect.
Material Component:
A handful of snow, ice or
white sand.
Choking Vines+
Conjuration (Summoning)
[Green]
Level: (5), Drd 6
“Plant got your throat?”
Alisan.
This spell works like
entangle except that it
also summons one
assassin vine for every
three caster levels into the Circumvent+
area.
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 5
Circle of Hands+ Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
Transmutation [Metamagic, action
White] Range: Medium (100'+10' /
Level: (9), Clr 9 level)
Components: V, S Target: One spell in casting.
Casting Time: See text Duration: Instantaneous
Range: [see text] Saving Throw: None
Targets: Up to 1 creature / level Spell Resistance: No
Duration: [see text]
“Try not to think so hard.” ~
“In Union, power.” ~ Aurnonian
Alblasker.
teaching.
The target spell is
All creatures to be
countered automatically
affected by this spell join
unless its caster chooses
in a circle of hands. This
to expend a spell slot of
spell takes one round to
equal or higher level than
start. Each round after
the target spell.
one member of the circle
may cast a spell and have
it affect themselves and Cleanse+
all other members of the Conjuration (Healing) [White]
circle who choose to Level: (4), Clr 4
Components: V, S
expend a spell slot of Casting Time: 1 standard action
equal or greater level. Range: Touch
When no one contributes Target: Creature touched.
a spell to the circle the Duration: Instantaneous
casting completes. The
Saving Throw:
(harmless)
Will Neg.
durations of these spells Spell Resistance:
begin immediately after (Harmless)
circle of hands completes.
If any member of the
“All that is befouled can be
Clear Mind+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
"More can be done in a
moment's clarity than in a
thousand days when the mind is
clouded." ~ Telsindria.
You clear your mind as if
you had rested 8 hours,
clearing the way for you
to use your spells again
or prepare spells again.
Casting this spell
strains your spell ability,
causing you to lose 1d8
points off your casting
ability score (to a
minimum of 1). This
ability loss remains until
you rest for 16 hours.
Clearsight+
Yes Divination (Sensory) [Blue]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard

circle breaks away before cleansed and reclaimed.” ~ action

Range: Personal
the spell completes the Lisana. Target: You
casting is broken for all Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Cleanse is a weaker
and all spell slots
version of heal that heals “It is never enough to merely
expended to the circle are
lost. If any member of the
no damage but does see.” ~ Telsindria.
remove the following
circle has to make a You gain the ability to
conditions from the
concentration check for see clearly through
subject: temporary ability
any reason all members vapors and water as if it
damage, blinded,
must make a were not present.
confused, dazed, dazzled,
concentration check and if
deafened, diseased,
any fail the casting is
exhausted, fatigued,
broken for all.
feebleminded, insanity,
nauseated, sickened and
poison. Cleanse has no
affect on permanent
ability damage or level
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Cloak Undead+
Illusion (Glamer) [Black]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: 1 undead creature /
level
Duration: 1 hour / level
Saving Throw: [see text]
Spell Resistance: No
“To appear living is not the same
as to be alive.” ~ Sirrom
This spell masks all visible
signs of undeath apparent
on the target undead
creatures, making them
look as they did in life.
This illusion holds well
enough until combat.
Whenever a creature
observes or makes an
attack that would harm
the living but that the
undead are immune to
(such as a critical hit or
sneak attack) they make a
willpower saving throw to
disbelieve this spell.
Clutch of Undeath+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 3
“The dead know their own.” ~
Sirrom.
This spell works like bull’s
strength, except it only
grants a bonus to undead
creatures. Cast upon the
living it imposes a –4
enhancement penalty (to
a minimum ability score of
1).
Cocoon+
Conjuration (Healing) [Green]
Level: (7), Drd 8
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: 1 creature large size or
smaller.
Duration: 1 day
Saving Throw: Reflex Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
“The modest caterpillar provides
the most beautiful
demonstration of the power of
life to renew itself.” ~
Alisan, Grand Druid.
You wrap the target
creature in a protective
cocoon. The creature is
held immobile and cannot
be harmed unless the
cocoon is destroyed.
Continuous damage
effects (such as from
poison) are prevented by
the spell. The cocoon has
1d8 hit points / caster
level and DR 5/Fire.
If the spell concludes
without the cocoon being
destroyed the subject is
healed as per the spell,
any missing limbs are
regenerated and the
cocoon disappears.
Material Component: An
empty cocoon.
Common Cause+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
White]
Level: (2), Clr 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Targets: All creatures in
range
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“Common causes make the
strangest of allies.” ~ High
King Otal.
Each creature in the
area of effect gains a +1
bonus to attack and
damage rolls for each
creature on an adjoining
square that shares its
alignment.
Compulsion+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Blue, Mind-Affecting]
Level: (3), Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Choice is irrelevant to action.”
~ Razlin.
Choose a move-
equivalent or standard
action. The target
creature must perform
that action each round,
if able. You must name
an action that isn’t
suicidal, though it may
certainly be dangerous
(i.e. “Attack”).
Conceal Lies+
Abjuration (Ward) [Blue]
Level: (4), Clr 4
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
"I always tell the truth - except
when I lie." ~ Markson of
Altania.
Your lies cannot
detected by any spell of
be
4th level or less, or by the
sense motive ability. You
automatically make your
saving throw against zone
of truth. As this spell is
directly contrary to
discern lies it is countered
by, and can counter it.
If you make a claim that
is directly contrary to the
personal knowledge of a
character, this spell does
not change what they
know and your falsehood
will still be revealed
despite this spell. This
spell only masks your lies
from magical and intuitive
discernment.
Concentrate+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: Immediate action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: 1 spell [see text]
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“There are ways to accomplish
many things at once Alblasker,
but for now concentrate on one
thing at a time.” ~ Telsindria.
You change the duration
of a spell you are
concentrating on to “1
round / level (D).”
(Immediate action spells
can be cast without
breaking your
concentration on another
spell).
Concussive Fireball+
Evocation [Fire, Red, Sonic]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Wizards of Shun believe that all
diplomacy should be direct and to
the point, just like their spells.
This spell works like
fireball except it has a
15d6 damage cap. Its
damage is half fire, half
sonic. Further all
creatures in the area of
effect make an additional
reflex save or are knocked
prone by the spell.
Cone of Flame+
Evocation [Fire, Red]
Level: (6) Sor/Wiz 6
“Few problems exist that can’t be
burned away.” ~ Yarenic.
This spell works like cone
of cold, except it deals
1d8 damage / caster level
(max 15d8) and the
damage is fire damage.
Confiscate+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (5), Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: One Spell
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“Theft is such a crude word. I
prefer the term, ‘acquire’” ~
Timmon.
You move a spell within
range that targets or is
centered upon another
creature onto yourself,
even if that spell is
normally a personal
effect. To do this you
must make a successful
caster level check
against the spell’s
caster.
Confusion, Greater+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, Red, Wild]
Level: (6), Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 7
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Targets: All creatures in a
30’ radius burst.
“Nothing is ever truly clear.”
~ Telsindria.
This spell works like
confusion except its area
of effect is larger.
Contemplation+
Conjuration (Healing) [White]
Level: (3), Clr 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
“I enjoy few things as much as
watching a well thought out
plot come to fruition.” ~
Sirrom.
Each spell you cast
cures you 1 hit point + 1
/ level of the spell.
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Control Revocation+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (7), Clr 8, Sor/Wiz 7
Component: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 10 minutes / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
"Magic all too often makes slaves
out of those who would be
masters.” ~ Telsindria.
This spell works like spell
turning, except it only
turns enchantment
(compulsion) spells back
on their caster. Also, two
instances of control
revocation don’t create a
resonance field – the spell
simply bounces back to its
caster.
Conviction+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind Affecting, White]
Level: (3), Clr 4, Pal 2
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
“I believe, and that is enough.”
~ Alangyle.
This spell works like
charm person except it
doesn’t last as long and
the target creature acts as
if white aligned for the
duration of the spell.
Convince+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Blue, Sonic, Mind-Affecting,
Language Dependent]
Level: (0), Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 0
Components: (V), S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 10‘
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: See Text.
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Come on, we really need these
supplies," Timmon whined. The
merchant wasn't watching him,
he was rather fascinated with
the flickering flame Teresa
balanced on her fingertip.
You gain a +10 bonus to a
diplomacy or bluff check
to convince a character to
follow an instruction or
perform an act. You may
also make a retry
(normally not allowed),
but the bonus drops to
+5.
Corporeal Instability+
Transmutation [Black, Chaos,
Polymorph, Wild]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 1 minute/level [see
text]
Saving Throw: Fort Neg [see
text]
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Legends tell of a doppleganger
who could not adopt the one
shape he desired, but constantly
changed forms in a hopeless
attempt to achieve that shape.”
~ Geldasin.
This dreadful spell
replicates the corporeal
instability ability of the
Chaos Beast. This effect is
as follows: it causes the
target’s body to
destabilize into an
amorphous, ever-shifting
mass. Unless it controls
itself by asserting its
sense of self (see below),
the creature’s body melts,
flows, writhes, and boils.
A successful fortitude save
when the spell is first
delivered negates the
whole effect.
The affected creature
is unable to hold or use
any item. Clothing,
armor, rings, helmets,
and backpacks become
useless. Large items—
armor, backpacks, even
shirts—hamper more
than help, reducing the
creature’s Dexterity
score by 4. Soft or
misshapen feet and legs
reduce speed to 10 feet
or one-quarter normal,
whichever is less.
Searing pain courses
along the nerves, so
strong that the creature
cannot act coherently.
It cannot cast spells or
use magic items, and it
attacks blindly, unable
to distinguish friend
from foe (-4 penalty to
hit and a 50% miss
chance, regardless of
the attack roll).
Each round the
creature spends in an
amorphous state deals 1
point of temporary
Wisdom damage from
mental shock. If the
creature’s Wisdom score
falls to 0, it becomes a
chaos beast and will
remain one even when
this spell ends.
A creature with a
strong sense of self can
regain its own shape by
taking a standard action
to attempt a Charisma
check (DC 15). A
success reestablishes
the creature’s normal
form for 1 minute. On a
failure, the creature can
still repeat the check
each round until Corrosive Burst Weapon+ Corrosive Weapon+
successful.
Transmutation [Acid, Black, Transmutation [Acid, Black,
Corporeal instability is Enhancement] Enhancement]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4 Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
not a disease or a curse
and so is hard to remove. “All the works of man fade with “Animals are not unique in the
A form lock, polymorph or time.” ~ Alisan. ability to hunger.” ~ Alisan.
stoneskin spell can be
used to fix the form of the This spell works like This spell works like
victim. Heal, restoration corrosive weapon except magic weapon except
or greater restoration can that the weapon will deal that it makes the
remove the effects of this 2d10 bonus acid damage weapon corrosive. The
spell. on a critical hit instead of weapon deals 1d6 bonus
1d6 acid damage. If the acid damage on a
If a victim survives this
critical multiplier of the successful hit on the
spell lost wisdom points
enchanted weapon is x3, round following that hit.
return at a rate of 1 / day,
then the corrosive burst (It is therefore
though a separate
weapon deals 3d10 bonus continuous and can
restoration spell can
acid damage. Damage is disrupt spellcasting).
restore this loss
still done on the round Bows, crossbows and
immediately
following the actual hit. slings enchanted by this
If the victim has been spell confer this bonus
(Weapons and items can
turned into a chaos beast to their ammunition.
only have one
by this spell that effect is When used to sunder
enhancement spell upon
permanent unless greater other weapons and
them at a time).
restoration, wish or armor, the bonus
miracle is employed. damage of corrosive
This spell counters and
Corroding Burst+ weapons ignores
is countered by form lock.
Transmutation [Green] hardness.
Level: (5), Drd 5
Material Component: A Components: V, S, DF (Weapons and items
Casting Time: 1 standard action can only have one
caterpillar plucked, half- Range: Medium (100+10’/level)
metamorphosed, out of its enhancement spell upon
Area: 20’ radius burst
cocoon. Duration: Instantaneous them at a time).
Saving Throw: Fort ½

Corpse Control+
Spell Resistance: Yes
Counterspell+
Necromancy [Black] “What machination of man can Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7 withstand the edicts of our lady? Components: V, S
Components: V, S None.” ~ Alisan, Grand Druid. Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
“A foul and rancid heart is all Corroding burst deals 1d6 Range: Medium (100'+10' /
that is necessary to control the damage / caster level to level)
Target: One spell in casting.
dead.” ~ Alblasker. all non-undead constructs Duration: Instantaneous
in the area of effect, up to Saving Throw: None
This spell works like magic 15d6. This spell will affect Spell Resistance: No
jar except that you shift golems made of metal,
your life force into including but not limited "Can one so strong be denied by
mindless undead or dead to iron golems. one so weak? Yes, for strength
hosts instead of living is nothing - timing is all" ~
ones. Dead hosts become
Telsindria.
animated as either
zombies or skeletons for Counter target spell.
the duration of your
control.

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Counterstrike+ Undead have a –2 to all Crumble+

attack and damage rolls
Divination (Insight) [White] Conjuration (Healing) [Green]
Level: (6), Clr 6 against you, and you have Level: (6)
Components: V, S a +2 bonus to your Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action effective level when Casting Time: 1 standard
Range: Touch making turning attempts. action
Effect: Creature touched Range: Touch
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) Target: Magic Item touched
Saving Throw:
(Harmless)
Will Neg. Crown of Fire+ Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg. or
Spell Resistance: Yes Transmutation [Enhancement, None (object)
(Harmless) Fire, Red] Spell Resistance: Yes or No
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 3 (Object)
Components: V, S, F
Melee attacks against the
Casting Time: 1 standard action “Great empires can fall with
touched creature provoke Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
an attack of opportunity levels) the crumbling of a single
(Normally they don’t). Target: One Creature stone.” ~ Telsindria.
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: None The magic item you
Creeping Mold+ Spell Resistance: Yes
touch is destroyed. You
Conjuration (Summoning) are cured a number of
[Green]
Displays of power can be glorious,
Level: (9), Drd 9 terrible, or somewhere in hit points equal to the
combined caster level
between.
“Eventually nature takes back all and spell levels involved
that was taken from her.” ~ You charge a gold circlet in its creation.
Sashana, Grand Druid. with fire and send it out
towards a creature as a Crusade+
This spell works like ranged touch attack. This Transmutation [Enhancement,
creeping doom, except "crown of fire" deals 1d6 White]
that it’s not deterred by fire damage to the Level: (1), Pal 1
any damage reduction. creature each round and Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard
The mold is not deterred that damage is added as a action
by means that stop bonus to the creature’s Range: Personal
insects, but an antiplant attack and damage rolls Area: 10’ emanation
shell will hold it at bay. (Damage prevented by Duration: 1 minute / level
The mold is one solid spells or abilities does not
mass and not composed White creatures gain a
count as being dealt).
of individual creatures as +1 holy bonus to all
creeping doom is, Arcane Focus: An rolls.
nevertheless it loses unmarked gold crown or
potency as it attacks and circlet worth 100 gp. Curse Item+
moves. Necromancy [Black]
Level: (5)
Components: V, S
Crown of Awe+ Casting Time: 1 standard
Abjuration (Ward) [White] action
Level: (3), Clr 3 Range: Touch
Components: V, S, Divine Target: Item touched
Casting Time: 1 standard action Duration: See text
Range: Personal Saving Throw: None
Target: You Spell Resistance: No
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
“The evil that corrupts hearts
“Eyes of darkness do not see has little trouble corrupting
light.” ~ Colsken of Tean. things, especially things which
are coveted by men.” ~ Dancing Vermin+
Telsindria.
This spell works like
bestow curse, except that
the curse it bestows
affects magic items. This
curse affects the wielder
of the item and they can’t
get rid of the item until
remove curse is cast upon
them. This curse can’t be
broken without first
removing the curse upon
the wielder and then
removing the curse from
the item.
At your option, the curse
can either act like bestow
curse or the bonuses of
the item can be reversed
to become penalties.
Dampening Field+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (1), Clr 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
“If you cannot avoid harm it is
then best to dampen the blow.”
~ Alblasker.
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast this
spell. You gain damage
reduction equal to the
level of the expended spell
+1.
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (0), Clr 0, Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / level)
Target: One tiny animal or
vermin corpse
Duration: Concentration
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
"Every child, even a wicked one,
has a first toy." ~ Trishdare.
You animate one animal
or vermin that, in life, had
no more than 3 hit points.
The vermin remains
animated for the duration
of your concentration.
Dark Fate+
Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One undead [see text]
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg. [see
text]
Spell Resistance: Yes [see
text]
“Those who slay the undead do so
knowing the task shall
eventually claim their life.” ~
Lisana.
The creature who strikes
the blow that reduces the
touched undead to 0 hit
points is affected by finger
of death.
Dark Ritual+
Necromancy [Black, Death,
Metamagic]
Level: (1), Clr 2
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Target: Dying Creature
Touched
Duration: Until Discharged,
Up to 1 round / level.
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“If there is such a thing as too
much power, I have never
discovered it.” ~ Sirrom.
You slay a sentient
dying creature by touch
(A dying creature has hit
points between –1 and –
9). When you cast your
next spell your caster
level will be increased
by 3.
Death Burst+
Necromancy [Black, Evil,
Death]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Death’s only uncertainties are
where and when.” ~
Alblasker.
You must expend a spell
slot as an additional cost
to cast this spell. Slay
target creature with hit
dice equal to or less
than the level of the
expended spell slot.
Material Component: A
poison vial.
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Death Stroke+
Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One melee weapon
Duration: Until Discharged, up
to 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: [see text]
Spell Resistance: [see text]
“Death hovers on every swing of
every blade.” ~ Sirrom.
The next time the touched
melee weapon inflicts a
critical hit the struck
creature must make a
fortitude save or die (This
discharges the spell
regardless of the results
of the saving throw).
Death Ward, Greater+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (7), Clr 8
"Those who would spread death
shall be destroyed by my hand, for
I alone have the right to bring
death as rest to the pure in my
due time." ~ Matacha, in the
Tedisa, Book IV, Canto 126.
This spell works like death
ward except that death
spells and effects are
turned back to their
creator and can affect
them even if they are
normally immune to death
spells and effects.
Decree+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Blue, Mind-Affecting]
Level: (1), Clr 2, Pal 1,
Components: V, S, M, (XP)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Effect: All creatures within
range
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Those who remember have memory
- those who record have power"
~ Landoral, scribe of Gintuse.
You read off a decree from
a scroll and by the magic
of this spell all within
medium range of you
remember exactly what
was said. The decree
technically can be any
message, but traditionally
only laws of great import
are given out by decree.
There is no compulsion to
follow what is said, but it
is not forgotten.
You can write a decree
of up to 25 words / level.
Before casting the spell
you must write it down
upon a scroll.
Material Component:
The scroll.
XP Cost: The scroll costs
25 XP to prepare. The
person who prepares the
scroll and the caster of
the decree do not have to
be the same.
Deep Water+
Evocation [Blue, Force, Water]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’+ 10' /
level)
Area: 20' radius sphere
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Reflex ½
Spell Resistance: No
“Beneath the waves lie
civilizations and dangers
unknown to those above.” ~
Alblasker.
This spell briefly
magnifies the water
pressure surrounding all
creatures in the area of
effect. They are dealt
1d6 subdual damage /
caster level (max 10d6).
To be affected a
creature must be
completely submerged.
Deepen Shadows+
Illusion (Shadow) [Black]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’+5’/ 2
levels)
Area: An emanation centered
on you extending to the
limit of the range.
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“I don’t fear the light - I just
find it inconvenient.” ~
Griselda the Shaded.
Shadows nearby you
deepen, allowing all in
the area of effect to gain
a +10 circumstance
bonus to hide checks.
Deflection+ Delude Divination+ 1d6
1
Indicated result
Non-existent
Transmutation [Blue, Abjuration (Ward) [Blue, Wild] 2 Dim (or Faint if this
Metamagic] Level: (2), Brd 2, Clr 2, Sor/Wiz category does not
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7 2 normally exist for the
Components: V, S Components: V, S, M divination)
Casting Time: 1 immediate Casting Time: 1 standard action 3 Faint
action Range: Touch 4 Moderate
Range: Medium (100' + 10' / Target: Creature touched 5 Strong
level) Duration: 10 minutes /level (D) 6 Overwhelming
Target: One spell in casting. Saving Throw: Will negates
Duration: Instantaneous (harmless)
Saving Throw: None Spell Resistance: Yes
If a divination detects
Spell Resistance: No (harmless)
for information other
Razlin gasped as his best spell was “Information is a currency which than intensity, presence,
turned back on him. “Improve your can be more valuable than whole or absence of traits,
aim,” Telsindria snarled. kingdoms, or of less worth than delude divination has no
effect on it. Divinations
the salt thrown before hogs.”
You make a caster level that detect presence,
check against the caster
~ Malsan of Altania. absence, or intensity,
of the target spell and if Divinations cast on the plus other traits (like
successful you may target are scrambled, detecting the health of
choose the targets of the giving random results to animals with detect
spell within the limits spells that search for the animals and plants)
possible for the original intensity, or presence or function normally for the
caster unless the spell is absence of particular traits second type of
touch delivered, in which (Detect Magic, Detect Lie, detection. For example,
case deflection is of no Detect Evil, etc.). The a sorcerer casting detect
use. caster of the divination thoughts might be
must make a level check deluded in his first round
Delay+ (1d20 + caster level) of concentration, but if
he kept concentrating
Transmutation [Blue, against this spell’s DC. If
Metamagic] successful, the divination would eventually be able
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5 works normally for its to hear surface
Components: V, S
duration. Otherwise, the thoughts.
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action divination is nullified, Material Component:
Range: Medium (100’+10’ / giving random results A piece of a road sign
level) every round. that pointed in the
Target: 1 spell in casting.
Duration: Concentration (D) For spells that detect wrong direction.
Saving Throw: No presence of absence,
Spell Resistance: None
there is a 50% chance for Demonic Tutor+
The spell you target does either possibility, rolled Necromancy [Black, Evil,
not take effect until this each round that the Metamagic]
divination is focused on Level: (4), Wiz 4
spell ends. Components: V, S, XP
the target. For spells that Casting Time: 1 standard
determine intensity, roll action
1d6: Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous

"I don't care who the teacher is

as long as I want the
knowledge they have." ~
Razlin.

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You give up some of your
lifeforce to demonic forces
in order to receive a spell
you have not previously
prepared. Choose a spell
you know. The spell
becomes prepared.
XP Cost: Same as that
required to create a scroll
with the spell upon it.
Demystify+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
“To remove a mystery is often to
remove a problem.” ~ Alblasker.
This spell works like dispel
magic in the targeted and
area dispel modes only
except it only affects
spells of up to 3rd level
and the maximum caster
level on dispel checks is
+5.
Desertion+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Target: 1 spell in casting
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
The target spell is
countered unless it’s a
summoning or calling
spell. If it is, the target
spell completes normally
and you are the controller
of the conjured creatures.
As the controller, you are
the one that must speak
any words of dismissal the
spell has.
Despondency+
Evocation [Black, Enhancement]
Level: (4), Clr 5
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close
Target: One Creature
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Call upon Tean if you wish - he is
powerless to save you now!" ~
Griselda the Shaded.
You call upon the divine
power of your patron to
strike down the strength
of your foe. The target
creature's base attack
bonus is set to 0 and its
STR score set to 3. This
spell counters and is
countered by divine power
and can be disenchanted.
Devastation+
Evocation [Red, Fire]
Level: (9)
“For then will the sea be boiled
away
No sun shall rise in morning.
For as in darkness all time
began,
Shall last eyes greet in
mourning.” ~ Elven Song of the
Apocalypse.
You must choose and
expend any number of
spells as an additional
cost to cast this spell.
This spell works as fireball
except that its damage is
1d6 for each spell level
expended at the time this
spell is cast. You suffer
the same damage this
spell inflicts –50. (So if
the spell deals 75 points
of damage, you take 25).
This damage can’t be
prevented.
Differentiation+
Abjuration (Ward) [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Long (400’ + 40’ /
level)
Area: Emanation out to the
extent of the range.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
“Wizards who cast the same
spells all the time are much
like children who play the same
games - each are boring.” ~
Alblasker.
No creature can cast a
spell that shares a
school or descriptor with
the last spell cast (This
includes you and starts
immediately. The next
spell cast after this one
can’t be blue, can’t be a
metamagic, and can’t be
an abjuration).
Dirge of Dread+
Necromancy [Black, Fear, Mind
Affecting, Sonic]
Level: (4), Brd 4
Components: V, S, Song
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Personal
Effect: 60' radius emanation
Duration: While Sung.
Saving Throw: Will Negates
(See Text).
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Allow me to sing the ballad
of your coming defeat." ~
Kerith.
You must expend a
Bardic music ability to
sing the dirge of dread.
All who hear this morbid
song are struck with the
effects of fear unless
they make a willpower
save at a penalty equal to
the number of rounds
they've heard this song
(they must make a new
save each round). This
effect lasts as long as they
hear the music and five
rounds thereafter if they
failed their save. New
saves do not have to be
made after the song ends,
but those who failed their
saving throw continue to
be affected.
Disanimation+
Necromancy [White]
Level: (8), Clr 9, Sor/Wiz 9
Component: V
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Effect: One or more undead
creatures in a 15' radius
sphere
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
You may target a single
undead creature with this
spell or allow it to affect a
group.
When targeted on a
single undead creature it
is disanimated if has 100
or fewer hit points.
Cast upon an area,
disanimation destroys up
to 100 hit points of
undead within a 15-foot
radius sphere where each
member has fewer than
20 hit points. The spell
will start with the weakest
undead and work it's way
up to the highest level
undead.
A caster may disanimate
any number of creatures
he created with other
animation spells at any
given time.
Discombobulate+
Transmutation [Blue, Metamagic,
Wild]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/
level)
Target: 1 spell in casting.
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“Nothing is more embarrassing
than summoning a rabbit when
you wanted a dragon.” ~
Alblasker.
Target spell becomes a
mishap.
Discordant Dirge+
Necromancy [Black, Metamagic,
Sonic]
Level: (3), Brd 3
Components: V, S, Song
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Effect: 60' radius emanation
Duration: While Sung
Saving Throw: Will Neg. [see
Text]
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Music can be used to bring joy,
love and hope to the world, but I
find it more useful in sowing
discontent and despair." ~
Kerith.
When you sing the
discordant dirge you must
use one Bardic music
ability use for the day. All
spellcasters who hear this
song must make a This spell works like
willpower save each round
or lose a number of spell
levels equal to the number
of rounds you’ve sung.
Cantrips count as ½ a
level. The victim may use
any combination of spell
slots to meet this
requirement, or drop all
of his spells in an
attempt to meet it.
Diseased Weapon+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6
Target: Weapon touched
Duration: 1 minute / level
“Disease is the beloved possession
of the meek” ~ Sirrom.
This spell works like
contagion except that
diseased weapon is first
cast upon a weapon and
that weapon in turn may
bestow a contagion
upon any creature it
strikes unless they
succeed at a fortitude
save. The duration
refers to the time this
spell lasts upon the
weapon, not the time
the disease itself lasts.
(Weapons and items
can only have one
enhancement spell upon
them at a time).
Disempower+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (4), Drd 4, Sor/Wiz 5
Target: One spell
Duration: Instantaneous
"When there are no weapons
then, only then, will there be
no war." ~ Dalsundrian
Proverb.
dispel magic in the
targeted dispel mode,
except that disempower
automatically dispels
one target spell with the
enhancement descriptor.
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Disenchant+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (4), Brd 5, Sor/Wiz 5
Target: One spell
Duration: Instantaneous
“It is more important to know
how to bring an end to magic
than to bring a beginning.” ~
Alisan.
This spell works like dispel
magic in the targeted
dispel mode, except
disenchant automatically
dispels the target spell if
its original caster can
dismiss it or it requires
concentration. In addition,
certain new spells state
they can be dispelled by
disenchant in their
descriptions.
Dispelling Screen+
Abjuration (Dispel, Ward)
[Triggered, White]
Level: (7), Clr 9, Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Area: 20’ radius sphere
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“As not all weapons are physical,
neither or all shields.” ~
Alblasker.
Whenever a spell or magic
item enters a dispelling
screen, the screen
attempts to dispel the
effect as per greater
dispel magic. The screen
only makes one attempt
per spell per entry, but if
a spell enters the screen,
survives the dispel
attempt, is removed and
reintroduced to the screen
it will try again.
Spells in the area of the
dispelling screen when it
is first cast are not
dispelled by the screen.
Dispersal Shield+
Abjuration (Dispel, Ward) [Blue,
Triggered]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
[see text]
“Not all spells provide permanent
protection. Some, such as this,
buy you time.” ~ Telsindria, to
Alblasker.
You must choose and
expend any number of
spell slots as an additional
cost to cast this spell.
Whenever a spell targets
you or includes you in its
area of effect, counter it.
When the combined levels
of the spells countered by
dispersal shield equals or
exceeds the combined
levels of the spell slots
you expended at casting
dispersal shield comes to
an end.
Displace Perspective+
Divination (Scyring) [Blue]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Concentration, up to
1 minute / level (D)
“So, what’s around the corner
Teresa?” Timmon asked.
“Your mother,” she replied.
Timmon’s look of terror was
priceless.
You displace your point of
view and are able to see
as if your eyes were
anywhere within 100
feet from your current
position and looking in
any direction. Once this
point is chosen it cannot
be changed. If you try to
see into nearby rooms
then be aware that 1
foot of wood or stone; 1
inch of metal; or lead
and gold in any
thickness stops this
spell.
Dissention in the
Ranks+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, Red]
Level: (5), Clr 6
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
The weakest orcs are always in
front so that if they try to
run their betters can spear
them more easily.
The creature you target
attacks all creatures
(friend or foe) it
threatens with a melee
weapon, as if it had the
whirlwind attack feat.
Dissipate+ creature may cast this Drain Life+
spell as if the spell was on
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue] Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8 their list of known spells Level: (9)
Components: V, S so long as it is on their Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate class spell list and they Casting Time: 1 standard
action are high enough level to action
Range: Medium (100'+10' / Range: Medium (100' +
level) cast it. (If either of these 10'/level)
Target: 1 spell conditions isn’t true, Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instantaneous donate has no effect). Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Partial Saving Throw: Fortitude ½
Spell Resistance: Yes Spell Resistance: Yes
Douse+
“In a spell duel it is never wise to Evocation [Blue, Water] “It is most interesting how the
rely on a single spell.” ~ Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 0 things we crave the most are
Components: V, S
Telsindria. those we oft’ let slip away.”
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close ~ Sirrom.
The target spell is Target: One object or creature
countered and its caster Duration: Instantaneous Target creature loses
makes a willpower saving Saving Throw: Fort ½ or None 1d4 hit points per caster
throw. If this save is (Object)
level to a maximum of
Spell Resistance: Yes
failed then all other 20d4. You are cured by
preparations of that spell “Even a goblin understands the the same amount up to
are lost, even if they have value of water over fire.” ~ your maximum hit point
been altered with total. Excess points are
Trishdare.
metamagic feats. gained as temporary hit
Characters who do not You bring to an end a fire points which remain for
prepare spells instead lose up to the size of a good 1 round / caster level.
the ability to cast the spell campfire (fire occupying a
until they rest eight hours. Damage from this
5x5 foot base). This
Spell Resistance may be spell is negative planar
application has no save.
rolled to stop this energy damage. If you
You may also target a
additional effect but if it is use this spell on an
magical fire of the same
successful the target spell undead creature it’s
size (or less), and the fire
is still countered. effect will be reversed.
will be extinguished if you
can make a caster level
Donate+ check as per dispel magic Dregs of Sorrow+
Transmutation [Blue, with a maximum bonus of Necromancy [Black]
+5. Finally, you can Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 3
Metamagic]
Components: V, S
Level: (3), Wiz 4 target a fire elemental or Casting Time: 1 standard
Components: V, S similar creature with this action
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch spell. It deals 1d6 damage Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
to such creatures. level)
Target: A spontaneous caster
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 10 minutes / level (D)
This spell counters and Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Saving Throw: Will Negates.
(Harmless) is countered by ignite. Spell Resistance: Yes
Spell Resistance: Yes

"To receive is a blessing, to give “Despair is the only true sin.”

doubly so." ~ Aurnonian ~ Trishdare.
teaching. The target creature
loses all morale bonuses
You must expend a spell
and cannot receive any
preparation as an
for the duration of this
additional cost to cast this
spell. The creature also
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suffers a –2 morale
penalty to all attack,
damagem skill rolls and
saving throws.
Dry+
Transmutation [Red]
Level: (0), Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Effect: Creature or Object
Touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None (Object)
or Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“It’s not that I don’t like water,
it’s just I don’t like being wet.”
~ Teresa.
You drive all the water out
of the clothing and
possessions of a man-
sized creature or object
with the exception of
completely contained
liquids. Using this spell on
a water elemental deals
1d6 damage to it.
Duress+
Transmutation [Black,
Metamagic]
Level: (2) Clr 3
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Power is fleeting, let me show
you why" - Chaldulsul.
The subject of this spell is
unable to use any spell on
the top two tiers of his
spell progression. Hence
an 11th level wizard
targeted by duress cannot
use 5th or 6th level spells.
Early Harvest+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (9), Drd 9
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: [see text]
Range: Medium (100' + 10'
level)
Effect: All plants to the extent of
the range.
Duration: 1 hour
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
"There's enough food here to feed
an army for a year!!" Trishdare
gasped.
Teresa smiled as Timmon moved in
on one of the barrels, "Or
Timmon for a week," she quipped.
You must start this spell
before sunrise, and its
casting concludes one
hour before sundown. In
the last hour of the day all
plants in the area of effect
grow to their full harvest
size. The amount of food
produced by this spell can
typically feed a small
village for a year.
Material Component:
Incenses worth 10,000 gp
that are burned in the
middle of the field to be
affected.
Earthbind+
Evocation [Force, Red]
Level: (4), Drd 5, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Long (400' + 40' / level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 10 minutes / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Eventually all born of earth
hear her call.” ~ Druidic
teaching.
Tendrils of magical force
reach out and pull the
targeted creature to the
ground with an effective
strength of 30. The
creature does not strike
the ground hard enough
to be harmed. While the
creature is in contact
with the ground the
spell has no apparent
effects. Any jump check
made by the creature
has a -20 circumstance
penalty. A few
creatures may possess
the strength to resist
this force, but until they
land all their actions are
hampered as if they
where grappled by an
unseen foe.
Material Component: A
small stitched web.
Empyrial Armor+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
White]
Level: (5), Clr 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Targets: Creature touched
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
“The armor of faith holds more
power than any other.” ~
Aurnonian teaching.
The touched creature
gains a +1 enhancement
AC bonus for each other
spell that affects it.
Energy Field+ Entropic Burst+ Entropic Wave+
Abjuration (Ward) [White] Transmutation [Red, Wild] Transmutation [Red, Chaos,
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5 Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5 Wild]
Components: V, S Components: V, S, M Level: (9), Sor/Wiz 9
Casting Time: 1 round Casting Time: 1 standard action Components: V, S, M
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2 Range: Medium (100’+10’/level) Casting Time: 1 standard
levels) Area: 20-ft.-radius spread action
Effect: Emanation to the extent Duration: Instantaneous Range: Medium (100’+10
of the range. Saving Throw: Will half ‘/level)
Duration: 1 round / level (D) Spell Resistance: Yes Area: 20-ft.-radius spread
Duration: Instantaneous
“If you cannot stave off harm, “Hearts, Thoughts and all things Saving Throw: Will half
(object)
reduce it.” ~ Auronian wrought of men eventually decay Spell Resistance: Yes
teaching. and fade.” ~ Trishdare.
“The mightiest cliff eventually
Damage dealing spells You send forth a burst of falls to the waves and tides.”
deal minimum damage to entropy, guiding the
~ Telsindria.
creatures within the area random changes toward a
of effect. negative result, causing This spell works like
living matter to decay as entropic burst, but
Enlighten+ though it were aging entropic wave is able to
quickly. This entropic affect inanimate objects.
Transmutation [White.
Metamagic] decay deals 1d6 points of The wave of entropic
Level: (2), Clr 3 damage per level energy deals a
Components: V, S (maximum 15d6) to living maximum of 25d6 to
Casting Time: 1 standard action
creatures. The effect of creatures, and 1
Range: Touch
Effect: Spellcaster touched the decay is not severe damage per level
Duration: 1 round / level (D) enough to do more than (maximum 25) to
Saving Throw: Will Neg. tarnish non-living objects, ignoring
(Harmless)
creatures and objects. hardness. Since the
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless) The burst passes through wave passes through
objects and non-living barriers, it can weaken
“Heal a man and he may live to creatures harmlessly and entire areas, not just the
see tomorrow. Heal his soul and can harm living creatures surface of objects. This
he may see the end of time.” ~ on the opposite side of has the general effect of
Aurnonian saying. barriers. weakening metal
Arcane Material enough that it can be
You must choose and broken like sturdy wood,
Component: A piece of a
expend a spell slot as an weakening stone or
discarded toy.
additional cost to cast this crystal enough that it
spell. For the duration of can be dug through like
this spell the touched dirt, or completely
spellcaster may choose to reducing weaker
spontaneously cast cure structures to dust.
spells of up to the level of Objects weakened in
the expended spell slot. this way do not change
in composition, only
sturdiness. Decayed
gold becomes gold dust,
and ice merely turns to
snow.
Attended objects are
unaffected if their bearer
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are weakened as normal if
the bearer fails his save.
Entropic wave can easily
cripple a living creature
and leave him naked and
defenseless.
Essence Filter+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
“In every group of undesirables
there is bound to be one worth
keeping.” ~ Trishdare.
The spell works like dispel
magic in the area dispel
mode except that you
must choose a school or
descriptor and then
choose to either attempt
to dispel all spells with the
school or descriptor or to
attempt to dispel all spells
without the school or
descriptor you chose.
Eternal Respite+
Necromancy [White]
Level: (1), Drd 1, Clr 2
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Target: Body touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: None
“Delce de decorum triste ist delce
de delenerium torum.” ~
Aurnonian funeral
Translated it reads, “All are born
and thus all must die.”
The touched body cannot
be animated or raised by
raise dead. More powerful
resurrection spells will
work, but only if they are
cast by a caster at least
four levels higher than
you.
Evasion+
Divination (Insight) [Green]
Level: (3), Brd 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard or
immediate action
Range: Personal or Touch
Target: You or Creature
Touched
Duration: Instantaneous or 1
minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance:
(Harmless)
"The simplest defense is the best,
get out of the way!" ~
Timmon.
This spell has two modes
depending on the casting
time you choose.
If you choose to cast
this spell as an immediate
action in response to any
attack or spell that
prompts a reflex saving
throw. Roll your reflex
saving throw normally.
For that one throw you
have the evasion class
ability as per the monk or
rogue class. In this mode
the spell is instantaneous
in duration and can only
target you.
You may cast this spell
as a standard action. If
you do it will last 1 minute
rite. / level (D) and can be cast
on any creature you
touch. The touched
creature gains evasion as
per the rogue and monk
class ability. If the
touched creature already
has this ability, they gain
improved evasion instead.
The ability to cast this
spell does not fulfill the
evasion ability
requirement of certain
prestige classes.
Material Component:
The whisker from a cat.
Exsanguination+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (6), Clr 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium
(100’+10’/level)
Effect: One creature
Yes Duration: 1 round /level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“It isn’t blood that you should
fear, it’s losing it.” ~
Razlin.
The subject creature
bleeds from all its
wounds. The creature
takes 1 point of damage
for each time it has
been wounded by a
slashing or piercing
weapon during this spell
at the beginning of each
of its turns.
Exterminate+
Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: 1 animal or vermin
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Just the cure for the
abhorrent screeching of
songbirds.” ~ Razlin.
You exterminate the life
force of a tiny or smaller
animal or vermin with
no more than 3 hit
points at maximum
(Familiars aren’t subject
to this spell – they are
magical beasts).
Falling Timber+ the duration of this spell Final Punishment+
you may concentrate to
Evocation [Green, Force] Necromancy [Black]
Level: (4), Drd 4 view the world through Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S the senses of your Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action companion or familiar Casting Time: 1 standard
Range: Medium (100'+10' / instead of your own. action
level) Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
Effect: 1 Tree Doing this is a move- levels)
Duration: Instantaneous equivalent action that Target: One creature
Saving Throw: Ref ½ provokes an attack of Duration: 1 round
Spell Resistance: No opportunity. Saving Throw: Fort ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Trees fall over and kill people Your familiar cannot
all the time. Some are just more deliver this particular “There comes an end to all
aggressive about it.” ~ Timmon. touch spell to itself for things, especially mortal
you. This spell imparts no things.” ~ Sirrom.
You use force magic to control over your familiar
knock over a tree of huge or companion in and of At the end of this spell’s
size (a good sized oak). itself. one round duration the
Those struck by the trunk target creature takes
damage equal to the
take 10d6 damage, those
struck by the branches
Fanning the Flames+ damage it suffered
Evocation [Metamagic, Red] during the round.
take 5d6 damage. The
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
typical tree that can be Component: V, S
affected by this spell can Casting Time: 1 standard action Fireblast+
strike targets in a 30' Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
Evocation [Fire, Red]
level)
radius from the top of the Level: (5)
Targets: Fire spells in range
trunk. The trunk strikes a Duration: 1 round / level (D)
column 5' wide and 60' “Fire ends most of my
long from the center of “No amount of power, no amount arguments.” ~ Yarenic.
the branch radius to the of chaos, no amount of
You may choose to
base of the tree. destruction nor any amount of expend a spell slot of
devastation will ever quench our 5th level or higher as an
Familiar Eyes+ thirst for revenge.” ~ Tancher. additional cost to cast
Divination (Insight) [Green] this spell. If you do,
Level: (1), Drd 1, Rng 1, Fire spells cast in the area
this spell can be cast as
Sor/Wiz 2 of effect are magnified
Components: V, S, DF a free action.
and empowered as per
Casting Time: 1 standard action Otherwise, this spell
the feats and their
Range: Touch works per fireball except
Target: Creature touched damage cap is increased
it has a 15d6 damage
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) by a factor of 1.5.
Saving Throw: Will Neg. cap.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes

“Sometimes its important to see

things for yourself since a spy may
not recognize the significance of
what they see.” ~ Alblasker.
You cast this spell upon
your animal companion (if
you are a druid or ranger)
or your familiar (if you are
a sorcerer or wizard). For

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Firebreathing+ First Strike+ up hidden chambers

beneath the caster.
Evocation [Fire, Red] Transmutation [White]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6 Level: (4), Clr 4 After the spell’s 1
Components: V, S, M Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action Casting Time: 1 standard action
round duration is up the
Range: See Text. Range: Touch rift closes, burying any
Effect: 30' cone Target: Creature touched still in the fissure. The
Duration: 1 minute / level Duration: 1 minute / level spell doesn’t exert
Saving Throw: See Text Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes (Harmless)
further pressure upon
Spell Resistance: Yes them, but they could
It didn't take long for the ogres (Harmless) possibly suffocate.
to scatter after Trishdare
“This fight is going involve two
scorched them. Timmon looked
strikes. I’m going to strike you
Flame Guide+
over at him after the spell and Transmutation [Fire, Red,
and you’re going to strike the Wild]
taunted, "Lay off the garlic elf!"
ground.” ~ Timmon taunted the Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
orcs. Components: V, S
You touch a creature and
Casting Time: 1 standard
imbue it with the ability to action
breath fire a number of Whenever a foe enters a
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
times equal to 1 + (caster square threatened by the level)
level / 5). The creature touched creature it Effect: One flame per round
provokes an attack of Duration: 1 round / level
may use this ability on its Saving Throw: See Text
next action, but each time opportunity (Normally
Spell Resistance: No
this ability is used it must entering a threatened
wait 1d4 rounds before space doesn’t provoke an “Fire goes where it alone
using it again. attack of opportunity wills.” ~ Yarenic.
Firebreathing is a unless the character is
leaving another You command flames to
miscellaneous standard
threatened space). move from point to
action that doesn’t
point. As they move
provoke an attack of
opportunity. If the Fissure+ they may set other
objects afire. The
duration of this spell runs Evocation [Force, Red]
Level: (6), Drd 8
damage this spell deals
out any unused breaths
Component: V, S is set by the size and
are lost.
Casting Time: 1 standard action intensity of the flame
The cone deals 1d6 Range: Medium (100’+10’ / moved.
level)
damage for every 2 levels Effect: 10’ wide path out to the
you have. Those caught in limit of the range
the cone roll a reflex save Duration: 1 round Flame Size Damage
DC 15 + the dex modifier Saving Throw: Reflex Neg. Candle 1d3
Spell Resistance: No Torch 1d6
of the creature wielding
Small 2d6
the cone. They may also You slam your fist or staff Campfire
use any applicable SR, but into the ground opening a Large 3d6
they must test it each Campfire
fissure from that point to Bonfire 5d6
time they are struck by the extent of the range.
the breath weapon. Any This fissure is 10’ deep
feat you possess that per 2 caster levels and You can move the
raises the DC's of your those who fail their reflex flame 30’ each round.
spells raises this DC saves fall in taking Those in the path of
appropriately. damage from the fall. movement make reflex
Material Component: A This spell only works on saves to avoid the fire.
piece of scale from a red unworked stone or earth, All objects in the path
dragon but even then it may open make fortitude saves or
catch afire. You may hit. Bows, crossbows and Flickering Ward+
move the flames towards slings enchanted by this
Abjuration (Ward) [White,
someone specific, if you spell confer this bonus to Wild]
do they do not make a their ammunition). Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
reflex save – instead you Components: V, S, DF
(Weapons and items can Casting Time: 1 standard
make a ranged touch
only have one action
attack to hit them. Range: Touch
enhancement spell upon
Target: One Creature
them at a time).
Flaming Burst Weapon+ Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Transmutation
Fire, Red]
[Enhancement, Flaring Pain+ (Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3 Abjuration (Ward) [Red] (Harmless)
Level: (7)
“Only bugs are dumb enough not Range: Medium (100’+10’ / Meece’s favorite spell defended
level)
to fear fire, and look what Area: Circle extending out to against everything, but
happens to them.” ~ Timmon. the range unfortunately not at the same
time.
This spell works like magic She wept to find that all the
weapon, except that it curative magic in the world could Whenever the target
bestows the flaming burst not avail her now. creature would be
property upon the weapon affected by a spell roll a
instead of any bonus to This spell works like d20 to determine a spell
hit. antimagic field except it immunity for that
only suppresses creature.
(A flaming burst weapon conjuration (healing)
deals +1d6 fire damage effects.
on a normal hit and
d20 Type
+1d10 fire damage on a
critical hit for each crit Flicker+ 1
2
No immunity
Black
multiplier beyond the Conjuration (Teleportation) 3 Blue
[White, Wild]
first). 4 Green
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 2 5 Red
(Weapons and items can Components: V, S 6 White
Casting Time: 1 standard action
only have one Range: Medium (100'+10'/level)
7 Air
enhancement spell upon 8 Earth
Target: 1 creature
9 Water
them at a time). Duration: Instantaneous
10 Fire
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes 11 Force
Flaming Weapon+ 12 Acid
“The best defense has always 13 Cold
Transmutation [Enhancement,
14 Enchantment
Fire, Red] been to get out of the way.” ~ 15 Necromancy
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
Timmon 16 Transmutation
17 Conjuration
“Cool, I can use it as a light as The target creature moves 18 Evocation
well,” Timmon quipped. Teresa to the aether plane, then 19 Mind Affecting
giggled. immediately returns on 20 All spells

the next initiative count in

This spell works like magic
the round. If the area the
weapon, except that it
creature was in becomes
bestows the flaming
occupied, the creature
property upon the weapon
appears in the nearest
instead of any bonus to
available open spot.
hit.
(It deals 1d6 bonus fire
damage on a successful

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Fly, Mass+ Total all your favored

enemy bonuses and
Transmutation [Air, Blue]
Fluctuate+ Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6 apply them against one
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2 favored enemy of your
Transmutation [Blue,
levels) choice.
Metamagic]
Target: Up to 1 creature / level,
Level: (6), Wiz 6
no two of which can be more
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
than 30’ apart. Forbid+
Range: Personal Abjuration (Ward) [Blue]
Target: You “Some dream of the clouds, and Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Duration: 1 round / level or others have them.” ~ Anatole.
until discharged (see text) “What part of ‘no’ did you not
This spell works like fly understand?” ~ Alblasker.
“Sometimes its best to just start except that mass fly
all over.” ~ Teresa. affects multiple creatures. This spell works like
antimagic shell except
Total the number of spell
levels in all preparations Focus+ forbid only affects one
spell you name at
you are yet to cast. Transmutation [Enhancement,
casting.
Prepare a new spell White]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
allotment whose spell
levels total to this half this
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Force Hull+
number. Cantrips count Range: Touch Evocation [Blue, Force]
Target: Creature touched Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
as ½ level spells for this
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) Range: Touch
purpose. You cannot Saving Throw: Will Neg. Effect: One Ship
prepare more spells of any (Harmless) Duration: 1 hour/level (D)
spell level than normal. Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless) Timmon looked at the scroll
Fluctuation+ case, “Use in dire emergency ~
"Focus is the first key to magic,
wonder what it does?”
Transmutation [Metamagic, Red, second is will, third is knowledge.
Wild]
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 1
If you cannot master the first, This spell works like wall
Component: V, S the next two are useless." ~ of force except the wall
Casting Time: 1 standard action Telsindria. produced by this spell
Range: Personal follows the outside of
Target: You The touched creature
Duration: Until discharged, up
the hull of the ship you
to 1 round / level (D) gains the ability to touch from the top of
maintain impeccable calm the deck downward.
“Everyone needs a little variety in in the face of stress. It This wall will form
their life.” ~ Meece. gains a +10 enhancement despite water in its path,
bonus to concentration but any other object or
When you cast your next checks. creature in its path will
spell flip a coin. On heads block it normally.
increase your effective
level by 1. On tails
Focus of Hatred+
decrease your level by 1. Transmutation [Green] Force Void+
Level: (4), Rng 4
Abjuration (Ward) [Blue]
Components: V, S
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
“Without will no force may be
Duration: 1 round / level (D) long applied.” ~ Telsindria.
“Hate, unlike love, is never false.” This spell works like
~ Sirrom. antimagic field except
that it only applies to
spells with the force
descriptor. It will also the victim has they can
suppress wall of force consider their wisdom to
(antimagic field does not be 1 higher than it
normally suppress wall of actually is for the
force). purposes of this spell. If
the spell is used on the
Forest Maze+ group use the wisdom of
the leader.
Enchantment
(Compulsion)[Green, Mind- Wisdom Time
Affecting] Score of Trapped
Level: (6), Drd 6 Creature
Components: V, S Under 3 2d4 days
Casting Time: 1 standard action 3 1d6 days
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2 4-5 1d4 days
levels)
Targets: 1 creature / level
6-8 5d4 hours
9-12 4d4 hours
Duration: See Text
13-15 3d4 hours
Saving Throw: None
16-17 2d4 hours
Spell Resistance: No
18+ 1d4 hours
"To get out we just follow these
tracks!" If no attempt is made at
escape the spell holds for
"These are our tracks you idiot!
2 weeks. When the spell's
You’ve led us around in circles!!" effect ends the character
You disrupt the bearings will be on one edge of the
of the affected creatures spell's effect determined
by the DM secretly and at
by causing the forest
around them to obscure random (roll d4 or a d8
landmarks and signs of and designate a compass
passing. The effect is point to each number).
much the same as a maze It is fully possible for a
spell, but the affected victim of this spell to
creatures are trapped for continue to be lost after
a much longer period of this spell runs its course.
time. Unlike maze, this
spell doesn't transport it's
victims anywhere and if
Forest's Eyes+
they realize what is Divination (Scrying) [Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3
happening to them Components: V, S, DF
teleport and similar spells Casting Time: 1 standard action
will allow their escape. Range: [see text]
Effect: [see text]
Else they will continue to
Duration: Concentration, up to
wander within a 1 square 1 minute / level (D)
mile area of the forest you Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
designate until the spell
(Harmless)
elapses. You cannot cast
this spell outside a forest “Nothing transpires within a
without a square mile
druid’s domain that they know not
area.
of – we must be cautious.” ~
The duration of the spell
Trishdare.
is set by the character's
wisdom. For every two You touch a tree within a
forest and are thereafter
ranks of wilderness lore
able to see from any
other tree within that
forest – For the
purposes of this spell all
the trees of a given
forest are within 20’ of
each other. If you
choose to take a view
from a tree at the edge
of the forest you can
only see objects within
20’ of that edge.
Form Lock+
Necromancy [Green,
Polymorph]
Level: (5), Drd 5, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium
(100’+10’/level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort Neg
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Change is not always desirable
or unpreventable.” ~ Alisan
The target creature can’t
change shape. If it is
under another spell with
the polymorph
descriptor, that spell
can’t be dispelled until
this one is dispelled.
This spell counters and
is countered by
corporeal instability.
Fortify+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (4), Clr 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature Touched.
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Look out Timmon,” Teresa
yelled, “He just cast a spell to
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stop -Ow- that’s gonna leave a
mark.”
The touched creature is
immune to critical hits and
sneak attacks by rogues
with less than 4 levels
more than your caster
level.
Foul Presence+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Area: An emanation centered on
you extending to the limit of
the range.
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“Begone foul fiends.” Devon yelled,
but the wights continued
approaching.
“Is now a good time to yell for
help?” Timmon asked.
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast this
spell. Undead in the area
of effect gain a turn
resistance equal to twice
the level of the expended
spell slot.
Freedom from the Masters+
Transmutation [Metamagic, Red]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Effect: All summoned creatures
in range.
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: No
“Do you really think this is a good
idea Trish” Teresa asked.
“No, but we’ve got nothing
better - maybe they’ll fight
amongst themselves,” the elf
replied.
All the summoners of all
the summoned creatures
in range must make a
saving throw or loose
control or their summoned
creatures and the ability
to dismiss the spell that
summoned them.
Frost Weapon+
Transmutation [Cold, Green,
Enhancement]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 3
Target: Weapon Touched
“Here, this ought to cool their
tempers.”
This spell works like magic
weapon, except that frost
weapon bestows the frost
property upon the weapon
instead of any bonus to
hit.
(It deals 1d6 bonus frost
damage on a successful
hit. Bows, crossbows and
slings enchanted by this
spell confer this bonus to
their ammunition).
(Weapons and items can
only have one
enhancement spell upon
them at a time).
Gainsay+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (3)
“No Sirrom, you will listen to
what I have to say,” Telsindria
growled.
This spell works like
counterspell except
gainsay can only target
blue spells.
Gambit+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Red, Wild]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 ready action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
Teresa never understood why
Timmon had so much faith in
sheer luck.
You cast this spell in
response to any
successful attack roll.
Flip a coin. On heads
double the damage. On
tails no damage is dealt.
The character that made
the attack may make a
willpower save or SR to
negate, but this roll
must be made before
the toss.
Giant's Strength+
Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement]
Level: (5), Drd 5
Components: V, S
Giants firmly believe in the
saying, “He who hits hardest
wins.”
This spell works like
bull’s strength except
that it grants a +6
enhancement bonus is
granted instead of a +4
bonus.
Giant's Strength,
Mass+
Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement]
Level: (9), Drd 9
Components: V, S
This spell works like
mass bull’s strength
except that it grants a +6
enhancement bonus is
granted instead of a +4
bonus.
Gloom+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (7)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’+5’/2 levels)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“All dreams of peace are not
enough to lift a soul from gloom
if it accepts the reality that
those dreams can never come to
be.” ~ Princess Anatole.
Target creature gains 1
negative level for each
white abjuration that
targets him. These
negative levels persist as
long as the spells persist
and cannot be dispelled
without dispelling the
abjurations they are tied
to. If the spell persists
more than 24 hours there
is a chance of permanent
level loss.
Grasping Shadows+
Illusion (Shadow) [Black]
Level: (3) Sor/Wiz 3
“What is the first thing that
shadows steal? Hope.” ~
Dalsundrian proverb.
This spell works like web
except that the spell uses
existing shadows act to
impede movement instead
of conjuring webs. Areas
of total darkness in the
area of effect are as solid
stone to those within,
while deep shadows
create twice the penalties
of a standard web spell.
Obviously the grasping
shadows can’t be set afire,
but they can be driven
back by any light source
and they don’t affect
creatures carrying any
light at least as strong as
a torch.
Gratuitous Violence+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Red]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The Shun see it as a hastening of
the inevitable.
All successful melee
attacks dealt to or
received by the target
creature are treated as x2
critical hits. If a normal
critical hit is rolled
increase its multiplier by
one.
Gravestorm
Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Area: All corpses in range
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Reflex ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
Necromancers are always finding
more grisly uses for corpses.
Unburied non-undead
corpses in the area of
effect explode dealing 1d6
/ hit die to creatures on
their square or within 5’ of
that square. Creatures
may roll a reflex save for
½ damage. This damage
is from negative energy
and heals undead.
Greed+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Black, Evil, Mind-Affecting]
Level: (3), Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 3
“If there is such a thing as too
much wealth, I haven’t found
it” ~ Malsan of Altania.
This spell works like
bestow curse except it
imparts a compulsion of
greed upon the creature
causing it to steal at all
opportunities and go out
of its way to amass
wealth at the cost of all
other concerns.
Green Ward+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
"Reason is the shield that
protects the mind." ~
Aurnonian teaching.
This spell works like
spell resistance, except
this spell only protects
against green spells.
Grievance+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Black, Mind-Affecting]
Level: (8), Clr 9
Component: V, S, DF, XP
Target: A Willing Creature
“Hate can wait a long time;
for the most dangerous coals
are the ones you believe to be
dead.” ~ Sirrom.
This spell works like
geas/quest with these
additional effects: You
may assign a number of
negative levels to
yourself for the duration
of this spell. The
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recipient gains an equal
number of positive energy
levels (Positive energy
levels grant a +1 bonus to
all saving throws, attack
rolls, skill checks, spell
resistance rolls and caster
level checks). For the
duration of the spell you
may cast spells upon the
recipient as long as they
are on the same plane
with you. If the subject
deviates from his quest
the positive levels you
bestowed become
negative levels, in
addition to all other
effects of breaking a
geas/quest.
XP Cost: 1000 XP are
lost when this spell is
completed.
Halt+
Transmutation [White,
Metamagic]
Level: (2), Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes.
"Those who have no weapons have
no hope." ~ Orcish proverb.
You sever a creature’s
connection to magical
energies. For the duration
of this spell the affected
creature cannot use
spells, spell-like or
supernatural abilities, nor
can the creature activate
a magic item (Magic items
that are already active are
not affected.)
Material Component: A
loop of silver wire that you
break during casting.
Hands of Fire+
Evocation [Fire, Red]
Level: (1), Drd 1
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
“I’m pretty sure you can’t juggle
snowballs with that spell.” ~
Timmon.
You encase your hands in
flame. Your touch deals
1d6 fire damage.
Harden Snow+
Transmutation [Green, Cold]
Level: (2), Drd 2, Rng 1
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Area: Circle with a 10’ radius /
level
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: See Text
Spell Resistance: No
“Slogging through mud can slow
an army. Slogging through snow
can kill one.” ~ Otal.
Snow on the ground is
turned into slick ice. The
effect on creatures
moving in the area is the
same as that caused by a
grease spell, but the
hardened snow will
remain until it melts or
the next snowfall. To be
effectual there must
already be 4” of snow on
the ground.
Characters in the area of
this spell may be rooted
to the spot they stand by
the hardened snow. They
must make a STR check
DC 15 + 2 / inch of snow
beyond the first four to
break free.
Hatred+
Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (2), Clr 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched.
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Hate, above all other things,
is pure.” ~ Sirrom.
Unlike other touch
spells, you are allowed
only a single attack roll
with this spell. If it hits,
the creature you struck
must make a fortitude
saving throw. If they
fail, they die and you
lose life equal to half the
hit points they had when
you struck them. If
they succeed or you
miss you must make a
fortitude save or die.
(See Loss of Life, Page
X)
Hellfire Blast
Weapon+
Transmutation [Electricity,
Enhancement, Fire, Red,
Sonic]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
“Now this is sure to get their
attention!” Devon grinned.
This spell works like
magic weapon except it
confers the effects of
flaming burst weapon,
thunder-clapping
weapon and shocking
burst weapon upon the
target weapon instead of
a bonus to hit.
(Weapons and items
can only have one
enhancement spell upon Hold Monster, Greater+
them at a time).
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, White]
Hellfire Weapon+ Level: (9)
Duration: 1 min / level (D)
Transmutation [Electricity, Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Enhancement, Fire, Red, Spell Resistance: Yes
Sonic]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7
“Down boy! Down I say.” ~
Devon tore into the orcs with a Timmon yelled frantically.
roar of his ax. “Teresa,” Timmon
whispered, “I think he’s enjoying This spell works like hold
that spell too much.” monster except only one
saving throw is allowed
This spell works like magic and the duration is
weapon except it confers greater.
the effects of flaming
weapon,
weapon and
thundering
shocking
Hold Person, Greater+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
weapon upon the target [Mind-Affecting, White]
weapon instead of a Level: (7), Clr 8, Sor/Wiz 8
bonus to hit. Duration: 1 min / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
(Weapons and items can Spell Resistance: Yes
only have one
enhancement spell upon “One never needs to kill to
protect.” ~ Princess Anatole.
them at a time).
This spell works like hold
Hesitation+ person except only one
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue, saving throw is allowed
Metamagic, Triggered] and the duration is
Level: (5)
Components: V, S, M
greater.
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Effect: 100' radius circle
Hollow Tree+
centered on you. Transmutation [Green]
Duration: Until Discharged, up Level: (4), Drd 4
to 1 minute / level Components: V, S, M, DF
Saving Throw: No. Casting Time: 1 standard action
Spell Resistance: None Range: Touch
Effect: Tree touched
“An ill-timed pause, a lifetime’s Duration: 1 day / level
Saving Throw: None
pain.” ~ Telsindria. Spell Resistance: No
The first spell or spell-like
You create an
ability cast in the area of extradimensional pocket
effect is countered. (This inside a tree that can hold
includes your spells and up to 1 cubic foot of
spell like abilities). material / caster level.
Material Component: A You can place items into
silver hook and wire. and take items from this
spell at will. If any
objects are inside the tree
when the duration expires
the items are expelled to
the ground at the base
of the tree. If the tree
is destroyed the items
are flung into the aether
plane.
Material Component: A
lock of hair from a
dryad.
Holy+
Evocation [White]
Level: (9), Clr 9
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Behold the light that shall
strike you down.” ~ High
Priest Colsken.
A bolt of pure positive
energy strikes down
from the heavens upon
one foe. The spell does
nothing to a white
aligned divine caster or
paladin, 10d6 to a white
aligned foe, 15d6 to a
blue or green foe, 20d6
to a red or black foe,
25d6 to a red or black
divine caster and 30d6
to any undead.
Regardless of alignment,
the light the spell
creates may dazzle all
within 60’ – fortitude
save DC 15 to avoid.
Holy Missiles+
Conjuration (Healing) [White]
Level: (2), Clr 3, Pal 1
Components: V, S, DF
“Blessed power need not be
benign to darkness” ~ Lisana
of Matacha.
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This spell works like magic Horse's Stamina, Mass+ Icy Burst Weapon+
missile except that holy
Transmutation [Green, Transmutation [Cold, Green,
missiles are composed of Enhancement] Enhancement]
holy power and only deal Level: (7), Drd 7 Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
damage if they strike Range: Close (25’ + 5’/2 levels) Target: Weapon Touched
undead. If they strike Targets: One creature / level,
no two of which can be more This spell works like
living creatures the effect than 30’ apart.
is reversed to become a magic weapon, except
cure effect. “I do not which to choose that it bestows the icy
burst property upon the
between an army that fights
weapon instead of any
Honor the Fallen+ well and an army that fights bonus to hit.
Necromancy [White] long. I want both.” ~ Otal.
Level: (2), Drd 3 (An icy burst weapon
Components: V, S This spell is a functions as a icy burst
Casting Time: 1 standard action simultaneous mass bear’s weapon that also
Range: 60'
endurance and mass bull’s explodes with frost on a
Effect: All non-undead corpses
in range. strength. critical hit dealing
Duration: Instantaneous +1d10 points of bonus
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Humble+ cold damage. If the
Enchantment (Compulsion)
weapon’s critical
“To those who fought - reward. [Mind-Affecting, White] multiplier is x3 add
To those who died - rest. Level: (6) +2d10 points instead. If
Components: V, S the multiplier is x4 then
For all - remembrance.” Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
add +3d10 instead).
level)
(Weapons and items
All corpses in range are Targets: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) can only have one
consumed by holy fire. Saving Throw: Will Neg. enhancement spell upon
You are cured 2 hit points Spell Resistance: Yes them at a time).
for each corpse so
destroyed, up to 20 hit “Mortality is the chain which
points. The spirits of those binds us all” ~ Alblasker. Identify+
bodies destroyed this way Divination (Insight) [Universal]
cannot be animated. The target creature is Level: (1), Brd 1, Sor/Wiz 1
rendered unable to use Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
any class ability and has
Horse's Stamina+ its class base attack bonus
action
Range: Touch
Transmutation [Green, and saving throws set to 0 Target: Object touched
Enhancement] Duration: Instantaneous
Level: (3) Drd 3
(bonuses to attacks and
Saving Throw: None
saves due to race are Spell Resistance: No
“Strength is of little value if it unchanged).
can’t be constantly applied.” ~ This spell grants you a
Devon. Hyrdoblast+ +20 insight bonus on
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
spellcraft rolls to identify
This spell is a Level: (3) the object you are
simultaneous bear’s touching when you cast
endurance and bull's Few things are as enjoyable to the spell. Make these
strength. the Balcridan mages as stopping rolls immediately after
the magics of the Shun. this spell is successfully
cast.
This spell works like
counterspell except it can
only target red spells.
Ignite+
Evocation [Fire, Red]
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: 1 Object
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
(Object)
Spell Resistance: Yes
Timmon tried three hours to get
a fire started. When he gave up,
Teresa had one going in seconds.
“Show-off” he chided.
You ignite an object as
long as it is not held or
carried by someone else.
It is dealt 1d3 fire damage
and makes a fortitude
save or ignites. Some
highly flammable objects
(candles, kindle, lantern
oil) have no save (assume
that if a match has no
trouble igniting them,
neither does this spell).
This spell counters and
is countered by douse.
Illusions of Grandeur+
Conjuration (Healing) [Blue]
Level: (4)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Willing Creature touched
Duration: [see text]
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“Thoughts of grandeur found
empires - illusions of granduer
destroy them” ~ Telsindria.
The touched creature
gains 1d8 temporary hit
points / level (max 15d8)
for as long as that subject
concentrates on
maintaining the effect, up
to 1 minute per level of
the caster.
Imaginary Pet+
Illusion (Figment) [Blue]
Level: (2)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ level)
Effect: Illusory creature
Duration: Concentration
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: No
Some wizards are so contrary
that the only pets they keep are
those they conjure or make.
You create a illusory
creature with twice your
hit dice, up to 10 HD. The
creature attacks and
defends as you direct and
appears perfectly normal,
but when the spell ends
all damage it appeared to
deal disappears, as does
damage dealt to those
who disbelieve in the
imaginary pet.
Incendiary+
Evocation [Fire, Red, Triggered]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature Touched
Duration: Until Discharged, up
to 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: See Text
Spell Resistance: Yes
The first kobold to explode
always makes the elves wary
about killing the second.
If the touched creature is
reduced to 0 hit points or
less it explodes dealing
1d6 damage / round that
has passed since the spell
was cast. All creatures
within 20’ of the touched
creature must make reflex
saving throws to take half
damage. SR may be
rolled to negate the effect.
This spell is dispelled if
a second instance is cast
upon the creature.
Incinerate+
Evocation [Fire, Red]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Long (400' + 40' /
level)
Target: One creature or
object
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: No.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Light up his life.” ~ Yarenic,
to an apprentice.
You throw a small fiery
orb at a creature. Make
a ranged touch attack. If
you hit the orb deals
1d8 points of damage /
caster level, maximum
15d8.
Material Component: A
polished coal stone.
Infusion+
Conjuration (Healing) [White]
Level: (1), Clr 2, Pal 1
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: One action
Range: Touch
Target: One creature other
than yourself
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will negates
(harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(harmless)
"That which is given always
returns tenfold - so why don't
men give more often and love
more freely?" ~ Princess
Anatole.
You choose to take an
amount of damage and
the touched creature is
cured by the same
amount. You may not
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choose to take more see invisible objects nor one less than the
damage than you have hit can the subject be expended spell slot.
points. detected by blind-sight or
tremorsense. Ivory Mask+
Insane Jealousy+ Intangibility has some Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Abjuration (Ward) [Red] weaknesses incurred by Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
Level: (3) Components: V, S, DF
its power. The spell Casting Time: 1 standard
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
partially shifts the action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level) recipient to the aether Range: Personal
Targets: All creatures in range plane. Because of this the Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D) Duration: 1 round / level (D)
recipient can’t open doors,
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
put up or manipulate Named for the peculiar aura it
objects, or effect any produces, the ivory mask is one
“The higher you are, the more change upon objects or
of the older spells in Telzoa.
hands to pull you down.” ~ creatures on the material
Orcish Proverb. plane while the spell is in Spells that target you
place. Barriers which block can’t be cast. (See
At the beginning of your the passage of etherial “when spells can’t be
turn each creature in creatures also block cast – page X).
range with more hit points intangible creatures.
than you is dealt 1d6
Jibber Jabba+
damage unless it succeeds Inviolability+ Transmutation [Blue, Wild]
at a fortitude save.
Abjuration (Ward) [White] Level: (2), Brd 2
Level: (8), Clr 9 Components: V
Intangibility+ Component: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Illusion (Glamer) [Blue] Range: Touch Range: Close (25’+ 5’ /2
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7 Target: One living creature levels)
Duration: 1 round / level (D) Target: Up to 1 creature /
Teresa found the spell useful for Saving Throw: Yes (Harmless) level, no two of which can
making Timmon a better spy and Spell Resistance: Yes be more than 30 ft. apart
(Harmless) Duration: 10 minutes/level
a lesser nuisance. Saving Throw: Will negates
"A pure faith is the purest (harmless)
This spell works like Spell Resistance: Yes
invisibility, except that it protection." ~ Adrian Colsken. (harmless)
is far more powerful. In The touched creature gain
addition to masking the “Say what?” ~ Timmon.
damage reduction of 25/–
recipient from sight, it (It ignores the first 25 All affected creatures
masks sounds, scents, points of damage dealt to have their words
and all manners of it on each attack). replaced by semi-
vibrations from the random other words,
subject. Further the
subject cannot be
Ishrala's Summons+ producing speech that
Conjuration (Summoning)
seems garbled and
detected by magical riddled with slang and
[Green]
means short of limited Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 3 lingo, but potentially
wish or more powerful understandable. In
magic. True seeing You must choose and truth, the words are
doesn’t penetrate expend a spell slot as an almost indecipherable,
intangibility nor will the additional cost to cast this and only those affected
spell be broken by spell. Ishrala’s Summons by jibber jabba can
invisibility purge. The works like a summon understand each other.
subject can’t be seen by monster spell of a level Each language sounds
creatures normally able to different when its
speaker is affected by this
spell, so if the affected
creatures did not
beforehand speak a Level: (2), Drd 3
common language, jibber
jabba does not allow them
to all understand each
other. A successful sense
motive check (DC 40)
allows a listener to
understand the speakers
of jibber jabba, assuming
he’s fluent with the base
language being spoken.
For instance, if a group of
elves and dwarves were
all affected by this spell,
the elves and dwarves
could only understand
each other if they spoke
the same language.
Likewise, a skilled listener
might be able to
understand their speech if
he already spoke Elvish or
Dwarvish.
Jinx+
Transmutation [Red, Wild]
Level: (4), Brd 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
“No luck is better than rotten
luck” ~ Timmon.
Whenever the player of
the target creature rolls a
d20, roll 2d20 and take
the lower of the two rolls.
(The DM is the player of
NPC’s)
Keen Ear+ Last Breath+
Divination (Sensory) [Green, Necromancy [Death, White]
Enhancement] Level: (8), Clr 9
Components: V, S
Components: V, S Casting Time: 1 standard
Casting Time: 1 standard action action
Range: Touch Range: Medium
Target: Creature touched (100’+10’/level)
Duration: 1 minute / level Target: One creature
Saving Throw: Will Neg. Duration: 10 minutes / level
(Harmless) Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
“Despite even death, tomorrow
As much as the members of the shall come.” ~ Anatole,
Bright Company chafed at diaries.
Timmon’s antics ~ his sharp ears
rescued them for more than The subject of this spell
dies if they fail their
enough ambushes to compensate.
saving throw, but their
The touched creature spirit does not move on.
gains a +20 enhancement Instead it is free to
bonus to listen checks and move about as a ghost
halves all range penalties for the duration of the
(Normally each 10’ of spell (apply the ghost
distance from the source template to the
of a sound inflicts a –1 character). At the end of
penalty to listen checks.) the duration of the spell
the subject is
Keen Eye+ automatically raised and
does not suffer the
Divination (Sensory) [Green,
Enhancement] normal penalties for
Level: (2), Drd 3 being returned from the
Components: V, S, M dead including (but not
Casting Time: 1 standard action
limited to) level loss. If
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched the body is destroyed
Duration: 1 minute / level while the spirit is
Saving Throw: Will Neg. departed the raise effect
(Harmless) at this spell's conclusion
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless) fails.
“The last to notice is the first to Lay of the Land+
die.” ~ Malsan of Altania. Divination (Scrying) [Green]
Level: (1), Rng 1
The touched creature Components: V, S
gains a +20 enhancement Casting Time: 1 standard
bonus to spot checks and action
Range: Personal
halves all range penalties.
Target: One creature
Duration: Concentration

With this spell you can

rapidly choose a path.
Each round you
concentrate you can
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mile path from your
current location, up to 1
mile / level from your
present location.
This spell only reveals
the lay of the land –
artificial structures along
the path and any
creatures present are not
revealed. This spell is
typically used to choose
the best path to pursue in
unfamiliar territory.
Leech Cunning+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature is
dealt 1d4+1 ability points
of damage to intelligence
(to a minimum of 1) and
you gain an enhancement
bonus to intelligence equal
to the damage dealt. If
this enhancement bonus is
dispelled the temporary
ability damage remains.
Leech Endurance+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature is
dealt 1d4+1 ability points
of damage to constitution
(to a minimum of 1) and
you gain an enhancement
bonus to constitution
equal to the damage
dealt. If this enhancement
bonus is dispelled the
temporary ability damage
remains.
Leech Grace+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature is
dealt 1d4+1 ability points
of damage to dexterity (to
a minimum of 1) and you
gain an enhancement
bonus to dexterity equal
to the damage dealt. If
this enhancement bonus is
dispelled the temporary
ability damage remains.
Leech Splendor+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature is
dealt 1d4+1 ability points
of damage to charisma (to
a minimum of 1) and you
gain an enhancement
bonus to charisma equal
to the damage dealt. If
this enhancement bonus is
dispelled the temporary
ability damage remains.
Leech Strength+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium
(100’+10’/level
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature is
dealt 1d4+1 ability
points of damage to
strength (to a minimum
of 1) and you gain an
enhancement bonus to
strength equal to the
damage dealt. If this
enhancement bonus is
dispelled the temporary
ability damage remains.
Leech Wisdom+
Necromancy [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium
(100’+10’/level
Target: 1 creature
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature is
dealt 1d4+1 ability
points of damage to
wisdom (to a minimum
of 1) and you gain an
enhancement bonus to
wisdom equal to the
damage dealt. If this
enhancement bonus is
dispelled the temporary
ability damage remains.
Life Burst+
Conjuration (Healing) [White]
Level: (1), Drd 1
You must expend a spell
slot as an additional cost
to cast this spell. This
spell works as cure light
wounds except life burst
cures 2d8 points of
damage / level of the
expended spell.
Light of Day+
Evocation [Light, White]
Level: (3), Clr 4, Pal 3
Components: V, S, M, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Effect: 60’ emanation.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Partial [see
text]
Spell Resistance: Yes
"I remember the light of the gods.
The memory of their treachery
still burns my soul." ~ Sirrom
the Necromancer.
You release a sunstone
that hovers out above
your head at 10 feet from
the ground and glows with
a burning light that drives
back undead creatures.
Each round all undead in
the area of effect must
make a willpower save to
be able to move, and all
movement they make
must be away from the
light. Non-movement
actions attempted by the
undead have a –4 holy
penalty.
Material Component: A
sunstone worth 100 gold
pieces.
Light of Day, Greater+
Evocation [Light, White]
Level: (9), Clr 9
Range: 10’ / level
Effect: Emanation to the extent
of the range.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
This spell works as light of
day except that greater
light of day deals 4d6
damage / round to all
undead in the area of
effect and all darkness
effects of less than 9th
level in the area of effect
are dispelled automatically
by greater light of day.
Lightning Lash+
Evocation [Red, Electricity]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Effect: A lightning whip
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
This spell creates a whip
composed of electricity
that strikes for 1d6
damage. The whip need
only defeat a foe’s touch
AC to harm them, and it
has a reach of 10’.
Lightning Rift+
Evocation [Electricity, Red,
Triggered]
Level: (5) Sor/Wiz 6
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Targets: You and your spells
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Reflex ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Think of it as a way to put a
charge into your magic.” ~
Yarenic.
Whenever you cast a spell
you may have lightning
rift deal 1d6 damage /
level of that spell to a
foe within that spell’s
range. Whenever a foe
casts a spell upon you
lightning rift deals 1d6
damage / spell level to
you.
All targets of the
discharges of lightning
rift gain reflex saves for
½ damage.
Limited Resources+
Abjuration (Ward) [Metamagic,
White]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium
(100’+10’/level)
Area: Emanation out to the
extent of the range
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
All spells cast in the area
of effect are limited to
their minimum caster
level.
Lull+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’/ 2
levels)
Area: Circle with radius
extending to the limit of the
range
Duration: 1 round / level
Spells can’t be cast in
the area of effect (even
by you).
Lycanthropic Curse+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
This spell works like
bestow curse except
that the effect of
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lycanthropic curse is to
afflict the subject with
lycanthropy. You are free
to choose exactly which
lycanthrope the subject
becomes. The subject
cannot afflict others with
lycanthopy.
In order to work against
this spell remove curse
must be cast upon the
subject while she is in her
alternate form.
Lycanthropic curse can’t
be dispelled while
dormant.
Mage Armor, Greater+
Conjuration (Creation) [Force,
Enhancement, White]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
This spell works like mage
armor except that greater
mage armor grants a +8
AC bonus instead of a +4
Magic Missive+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Blue, Mind-Affecting]
Level: (5), Clr 6
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Target: A surface written upon
Duration: 1 day / level
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell works like
suggestion except magic
missive is written on a
surface and those who
read it will be affected if
they fail their willpower
save. The message
remains where written for
the duration given above.
Creatures which fail their
save follow the embedded
suggestion for as long as
it takes to carry out, but
no more than 1 minute /
level of the caster. At any
given time the spell can
affect only a number of
creatures whose hit dice
combine up to twice those
of the caster.
Magnetism+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (5), Drd 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Area: 60’ circle
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: See Text
Spell Resistance: No
The ground in the affected
area becomes magnetic.
Metal weapons size small
or smaller have a –2
penalty on all attacks, and
no metal weapon can be
thrown further than 10
feet.
Arrows with metal
arrowheads strike the
ground after traveling 20
feet in the area of effect
and have a –4 penalty to
hit.
Medium metal weapons
have a –4 penalty to hit.
An additional –4 penalty
to hit is assessed for
every size category
increase thereafter (so a
size L mace has a –12
penalty to hit).
Light metal armors slow
their wearers as per the
spell. Heavy metal
armors slow their wearers
and characters in such
armor can only act once
every other round.
The DM may adjust the
penalties for armors and
weapons of mixed
compositions (i.e. an
ironshod quarterstaff
should be treated as a
“small” weapon even
though it is large since
most of it is wood).
Material Component: A
lodestone.
Magnify Sight+
Divination (Sensory) [Green]
Level: (1), Drd 1, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, F/DF
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
You gain the far seeing
ability of birds of prey.
At 1st level this spell
provides a 2x
magnification factor, and
for each additional level
the magnification the
spell provides increases
by one (So at 5th level
you are able to see as if
6x closer than you
actually are).
When assigning
penalties to spot checks
for range divide the
distance by the
magnification factor.
Example: A spot check
at 100’ has a -10
penalty. If you have
this spell up at 3rd level
of ability (magnification
level 4) the penalty is as
if you where 25’ away (-
2).
Arcane Focus: A small
hand lens worth 100 gp.
Malice+
Transmutation [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Clr 4
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One weapon
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
The weapon you touch
gains a +1 unholy bonus
to hit which increases to
+2 against white and
green aligned creatures. It
deals an additional 1d6
points of unholy damage
on each attack and an
extra 2d6 damage on
each attack against green
and white creatures. This
additional damage is not
doubled when the weapon
lands a critical hit.
Manifest Probability+
Transmutation [White]
Level: (9), Clr 9
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Targets: All creatures in range
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Within this world you will
often find that what should be
shall be.” ~ Sirrom.
Attack rolls and saving
throws that would hit on a
roll of 11 or more hit
automatically. Attack rolls
and saving throws that
would not hit on a roll of
11 or more miss
automatically.
Mask+
Illusion (Glamer) [Blue]
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 0, Brd 0
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: None
You alter your face to any
appearance possible
within your own race so
long as that appearance
does not precisely match
any individual. Thus you
can add a beard, scarring,
change your eye color,
hair color, etc. This grants
a +5 circumstance bonus
to disguise checks.
Matacha's Edict+
Necromancy [White]
Level: (9)
Component: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Effect: A 90’ radius sphere
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg. [see
text]
Spell Resistance: Yes
"By my grace all shall rest. By my
will all shall sleep. By my edict
the dead shall walk no more."
~ Matacha, Goddess of Death.
You create a field of
positive energy that
severely hampers and can
potentially destroy undead
creatures. Each round all
undead in the area must
make a fortitude save or
gain a positive energy
level (This affects them as
negative energy levels
affect the living).
Matacha's Will+
Necromancy [White]
Level: (1), Clr 1
Components: V, S, DF, Divine
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: [see text]
Targets: [see text]
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“By my will thou shalt sleep.”
~ The Tedisa, Book IV, Canto 9
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast
this spell. You turn
undead as part of this
spell and for each level
of the expended spell
your turning damage
increases by +1d6.
Matacha's Will,
Greater+
Necromancy [White]
Level: (6), Clr 7
This spell works as
Matacha’s Will except
Matacha’s Greater Will
also adds a +1 bonus to
your effective level for
each level of the
expended spell slot.
Meece’s Cartomantic
Flourish+
Transmutation [Red, Wild]
Level: (0), Brd 0
Components: S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: 20 ft.
Area: All objects of chance in
range.
Duration: 1 hour
Saving Throw: See text
Spell Resistance: No

Once cast, Meece’s

cartomantic flourish
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rolls, card shuffles, coin
tosses, and other such
games of chance for 1
hour. By concentrating,
you can choose the results
of the above-mentioned
events from any that are
actually possible. (For
example, you could
consistently roll sixes on a
standard die, but could
not roll any number other
than one to six. Likewise,
you could cause a coin to
land heads, tails, or even
on its edge, but not
change either face of the
coin to something that did
not already exist).
For the duration of the
spell you effectively
choose the winner of any
simple game of chance
such as coins or dice, and
can grant a luck bonus of
up to +20 to the
Knowledge (gaming)
checks of any player in a
complex game of chance,
such as cards. As a note
to GMs, a character with 5
or more ranks of Bluff
gets a +2 synergy bonus
on Knowledge (gaming)
checks for complex
games. The GM is
encouraged to consider
the typical reaction to
someone who wins too
often for the liking of his
fellow players.
To affect a draw from a
deck of cards, you must
remain within range
constantly from the
moment they are shuffled.
The transmuted cards
remain in a state of flux
until any given card is
drawn. The area around
you radiates faint
transmutation magic.
Meltdown+
Transmutation [Fire, Red]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: One metal object
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg. or
none (object)
Spell Resistance: Yes or no
(object)
“All things return to the state
they began, the state of fire.”
~ Yarenic.
You melt a non-magical
metal object to useless
slag – if it is unattended it
has no saving throw. The
melting of armor deals
1d6 / caster level to the
wearer (max 10d6) and
held objects deal one
quarter this damage if
their holder doesn’t
quickly drop them (reflex
save DC 20).
Mind Burn+
Evocation [Metamagic, Red]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Variety in thought has certain
advantages.” ~ Alblasker.
Name a school or
descriptor. For each spell
the target creature has
prepared that has the
named descriptor, that
creature is dealt 2
damage, willpower save
for half.
Mind Over Matter+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (8)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Instead of taking hit
point damage you lose
spell slots. Each 10
points of damage (or
fraction thereof) you
take in an attack costs
you a spell level, and
you must divide this
damage over your spell
slots as you see fit.
(Hence a hit for 32
points of damage will
cost your 4 spell levels,
which will be 1 4th level
spell, 2 2nd level spells
or any other
combination of spells
whose levels add up to
4). If you cannot lose
spell levels, you die.
Mirror Image, Greater+
Illusion (Figment) [Blue]
Level: (4), Brd 4, Sor/Wiz 5
This spell works like
mirror image, except as
follows: when this spell
is cast place a number
of miniatures on the
board equal to the
number of mirror
images created by the
spell. Each time you
take a move action you
may move all of the
figures to any position
desired so long as they
remain within medium
range (100’ + 10’ /level)
of each other.
Greater mirror image
will not trigger spells set
to act when a creature Mobilize+ penalty to dexterity (to
teleports into or out of a minimum of 1). The
Transmutation [Green]
their area of effect (such Level: (5), Drd 5 touched creature’s size
as aether flash). Components: V, S changes two steps
Casting Time: 1 standard action causing a -2 size penalty
Mishap Shield+ Range: [see text]
Effect: All your summoned
to attack rolls and AC
creatures (offset by the natural AC
Abjuration (Ward) [Blue, Wild]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 3 Duration: Instantaneous gain above unless the
Components: V, S Saving Throw: None character already has
Casting Time: 1 standard action Spell Resistance: No natural armor).
Range: Personal
Weapons and armor
Target: You All your summoned
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) worn by the target are
creatures take an extra
or until discharged. likewise increased two
full action this turn.
size categories. The
Counter the next creature gains reach
misshaped spell targeting Mystical Tutor+ appropriate to his new
you. Transmutation [Blue, size.
Metamagic]

Mnemonic Absorption+ Level: (2), Wiz 2

Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (1), Sor 1
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: A Scroll
Duration: See Text
"Tell me Trishdare," Teresa
spouted, "Do you see a reason for
wizardry at all?" The sorcerer
smiled and quipped, "Scrolls."
You must expend a spell
slot as an additional cost
to cast this spell. You
may add a spell off the
scroll you touch of the
same level or lower to
your spells known list.
The spell remains known
to you until you rest to
refresh your spells. The
spell is removed from the
scroll.
Material Component:
The scroll.
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
When you prepare
mystical tutor you must
choose a spell. When you
cast mystical tutor you
must expend a spell slot
of equal or higher level
than this spell. Replace
the spell you chose at
casting with the spell you
chose at preparation, you
can cast it later normally.
Mythic Proportions+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Green]
Level: (9), Drd 9
The Cuolshites sang of dragons,
whose size was hard to grasp. And
they still sing of their heroes,
which are bigger still.
This spell works like
enlarge person except the
touched creature
increases in size 10-fold.
The creature gains a +10
size bonus to Strength, a
+2 natural armor class
bonus, and a -10 size
Nadia’s Brief Reprieve+
Conjuration (Teleportation)
[Blue, Wild]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Target: One creature or
object of up to 50 lb./level
and 3 cu. ft./level
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target is temporarily
teleported away in a
random direction to a
random distance at least
several miles away, far
enough so it cannot
return by normal
physical travel before
the end of the spell’s
duration. The teleported
creature or object
appears in as safe an
area as possible, so it is
simply inconvenienced,
not endangered
(assuming the world has
places that could
qualify; if cast in the
Plane of Fire, for
example, anywhere
would be dangerous).
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duration, the targeted burning hands must have Necrology+
creature is returned to the the same approximate
Necromancy [Black,
exact spot from which it shape as the normal 10 Metamagic]
was dispatched. If the foot fan. You could not, Level: (5), Clr 6, Sor/Wiz 7
spot it was in is occupied, however, cast a burning Components: V, S
the target appears in the hands spell with no visual Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
nearest open space. elements, nor cast it to Target: You
look like a giant fireball. Duration: 1 round / level
Nadia’s Spell Brush+ The DM may disallow
"At what price, power?" -
changes that he considers
Illusion (Glamer) [Blue,
Metamagic, Wild] excessive. Princess Anatole.
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S
Your caster level You do not lose spell
Casting Time: 1 standard action determines how preparations or slots
Range: Personal substantial of a change when you cast spells.
Effect: Your spells you can make. Of the Instead you lose life
Duration: 1 minutes/level [see
text]
four sensory attributes – equal to the spell’s level
visual, auditory, combined with your
By infusing your spells olfactory/taste, and caster level (See Loss of
with a little chaos to make tactile—a 1st-level caster Life: Page X).
them fluid and easily can alter one. A 4th level
shaped, you gain the caster can alter two, a 7th
level caster three, and a
Nightshroud+
ability to alter the sensory Evocation [Black, Darkness]
details of spells as you 10th level caster four. By Level: (5), Clr 5
cast them. With each 10th level, you can make Component: V, S, DF
spell you cast, you may any spell look drastically
alter its cosmetic different—a talent sure to This spell works like
appearance in modest confound your rivals. Any deeper darkness except
ways, such as fly spells attempt to use Spellcraft you and undead
that create phantom to correctly identify the creatures aren’t
wings, or giggling spell after it has been cast affected.
fireballs, or a ray of receives a –2 penalty for
enfeeblement that looks each attribute altered (up No Mercy, No Quarter+
and sounds like a small to a maximum of –8). Transmutation [Enhancement,
lightning bolt. You can Red]
give each spell you cast Necroblast+ Level: (8)
Components: V, S
an individual, different Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue] Casting Time: 1 round
appearance, or let them Level: (3) Range: Personal
remain the same, as whim Effect: 60' radius centered on
or need strikes. This spell works like you
counterspell except Duration: 1 round / level (D)
This ability in no way gainsay can only target
Saving Throw: Will Negates
alters the spells (Harmless)
blue spells. Spell Resistance: Yes
composition or area of (Harmless)
effect, and any sensory
details must “Show no pity, no mercy, no
approximately conform to quarter, and no restraint. We
the area typical for the are orcs. We are above such
spell. For instance, a things.” ~ Tancher, Orc
meteor swarm ‘brushed to
Warlord.
look like thousands of tiny
snowballs still deals fire All creatures in the area
damage in a huge area of of effect (including your
effect, and a spellbrushed enemies) gain a +20
competence bonus to
melee attack rolls against
other creatures in the
area of effect. If they
could have hit their target
without this bonus they
threaten a critical hit. If
they roll a normal threat,
they critically hit
automatically.
No Rest for the Wicked+
Necromancy [Black, Evil]
Level: (3), Clr 4, Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: One or more corpses in
range.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
"Torment in my realm is the
natural order of things." ~
Sirrom.
This spell returns unlife to
a number of corpses up to
twice your level in hit
dice. Those corpses must
have been previously
animated and destroyed
via hit point loss on the
same day this spell is
cast. Corpses that have
been utterly destroyed
(through fire,
disintegration, high level
turning, etc.) cannot be
restored by this spell.
When this spell ends all
corpses animated by it
turn to dust.
Oathbind
Divination (Insight) [White]
Level: (3), Clr 3, Pal 2, Sor/Wiz
3 oath has been broken
Components: V, S, XP [see
text]
Casting Time: [see text]
Range: Touch
Targets: Two or more willing
subjects.
Duration: Permanent until
discharged
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“The oaths that bind our society
together are sacred. To break
one is to threaten to break the
fabric upon which our laws are
founded.” ~ Aurnonian
teaching.
Used to secure important
contracts, oathbind
monitors the faithfulness
of each party to a contract
or oath. In many areas
certain high level oaths of
fealty must be secured by
either an oathbind spell or
a greater oathbind (see
below).
As you cast the spell the
parties to the oath must
stand within close range
of each other and then
state their oaths, or sign
their name to a contract
and swear to fulfill it. You
then complete the spell
and the oath is in effect.
The process takes at least
one minute and with the
pomp and circumstance
surrounding important
oaths the casting can take
much longer.
Each party to an
oathbind will know if any
particular action will break
their oath, but they may
not necessarily know why.
If the oath is broken the
spell ends and all parties
to the oath will be
imparted with the
knowledge of that the
and the whereabouts of
the perpetrator. The
caster will also know
these facts even if he
wasn’t party to the
oaths taken (it is still his
spell).
Oathbind cannot be
dispelled and breaking
the spell by other means
is considered a violation
of the oath and results
in all other parties being
warned as noted above.
The subjects of this spell
must be sober and free
of all mind-affecting
spells for oathbind to
work.
XP Cost: Each party of
the oathbind spell loses
100 XP when the spell is
completed. Unlike most
spells with an XP cost,
the caster does not
suffer an XP loss unless
he too is a party to the
spell.
Oathbind, Greater+
Evocation [Metamagic, White]
Level: (9) Clr 9, Sor/Wiz 9
This spell works like
oathbind except it also
adds the effects of
contingency. The
contingency is set to
trigger when the oath is
broken. You can only be
subject to one greater
oathbind at a time, but
you can have a
contingency spell in
place in addition to
greater oathbind.
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One with Nature+
Divination (Scrying) [Green]
Level: (8), Drd 8
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Area: 1 mile / level
Duration: Concentration
You can see and hear
from the eyes and ears of
any animal in the spell’s
range. You can search
from this deluge for a
specific object or creature,
and if any animal is
observing it you can then
hone in on what that
animal sees. You can only
hone in on one creature at
a time. While scrying in
this manner your own
senses are blind.
Oppression+
Transmutation [Black,
Metamagic]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: One round
Range: Personal
Effect: 60' emanation.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
"You don't seem to understand
Razlin," Sirrom said slowly, "You
exist only because I want you to.
Don't make me change my mind."
Spells in the area of effect
cost an additional spell
slot of equal or greater
level to cast.
Overland Flight, Mass+
Transmutation [Air, Blue]
Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 8
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: Up to 1 creature / level,
no two of which can be more
than 30’ apart.
This spell works like
overland flight except that
mass overland flight
affects multiple creatures.
Pacifism+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, White]
Level: (2), Brd 2, Clr 3, Sor/Wiz
3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature goes
to total defense and can
take no actions other than
movement or speaking.
Pacifism, Mass+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, White]
Level: (6), Brd 6, Clr 7, Sor/Wiz
7
Targets: One or more creatures,
no two of which can be more
than 30’ apart.
This spell works like
pacifism except it can
affect multiple creatures.
Pain Touch+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
“This will hurt a lot.”
This spell works like lesser
pain touch but it inflicts a
-4 penalty to AC and
negates the subject’s
dodge and dexterity
bonuses (A creature that
has lost its dodge and
dexterity bonuses is
subject to sneak
attacks). The effective
damage of the spell has
increases to a 10d8 cap.
Pain Touch, Greater+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7
Component: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Target: One living creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
“This spell is still
experimental, so I need to
know how it makes you feel.
And please, be honest. This is
for posterity’s sake.”
This spell sends its
victim into severe
convulsions of pain
rendering her helpless.
It deals 1d8 damage /
round (max 20d8).
Arcane Focus: A wax
doll.
Pain Touch, Lesser+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 2
Component: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Target: One living creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
"This will hurt a little."
The touched creature
experiences distracting
pain. They suffer a -2
penalty to their AC. The
spell deals 1d8 effective
damage / level up to
5d8. This damage isn’t
actually subtracted from
the subject’s hit point it within pandemonium's Parch+
total, but it is factored area of effect.
Evocation [Fire, Red]
into any concentration Level: (2)
checks the subject must Paranoia+
make. “Things which fly and things
Enchantment (Charm) [Black,
Arcane Focus: A wax Mind Affecting] which swim are pathetic next
doll
Level: (2), Clr 3 to things which crush and
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
things which burn” ~ Yarenic.
Pandemonium+ Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels) This spell works like
Evocation [Force, Red, Target: One creature magic missile, except
Triggered] Duration: 1 hour / level (D) parch deals double
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8 Saving Throw: Will Negates
Components: V, S
damage to blue
Spell Resistance: Yes
Casting Time: 1 standard action creatures.
Range: Medium (100'+10' / This spell is very much the
level)
Effect: 60' diameter area
reverse of the charm Persecute+
Duration: 1 round / level (D) person spell. The subject Transmutation [Black,
Saving Throw: Fortitude Neg believes that every Metamagic]
(see text) creature around him is a Level: (4)
Spell Resistance: Yes (see Components: V, S, M
text)
long time enemy and
Casting Time: 1 standard
behaves appropriately for action
“If we cast our spells lord, our the duration of the spell. Range: Medium (100’ +
men will be slain with our The spell does not over- 10’/level)
Target: One creature
enemies.” ride other charm effects
Duration: Instantaneous
so if the subject is Saving Throw: Will negates
“Then slay them all, for Tean charmed by the caster Spell Resistance: Yes
shall know his own.” ~ Emperor then made paranoid he
Unitas at the Battle of Cold will honestly believe that "In every society there are those
Springs. the caster is his only true who've singled themselves out
friend and that all others for... special attention." ~
Whenever any creature in are enemies. Sirrom.
the area of effect
successfully completes a
melee attack he may
Paranoia, Mass+ Choose a descriptor or
school. The target
Enchantment (Charm) [Black,
choose to have that creature loses all
Mind Affecting]
damage dealt to another Level: (6), Clr 7 prepared spells that
creature within the area of Effect: 60' radius circle possess the chosen
pandemonium. This Duration: 1 minute / level descriptor or school
secondary damage is force unless they succeed at
A short temper and a quick drink their willpower save.
damage and its target
makes a fortitude save to
are a great formulae for a long
brawl. Material Component: A
negate and a SR roll to strand from a whip.
negate. These rolls must This spell works like
be made each and every paranoia except mass
time a creature is so paranoia affects multiple
targeted. targets.
Whenever an
unintelligent creature
deals melee damage its
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Pestilence+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (4), Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Area: All creatures in range
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort Neg. [see
text]
Spell Resistance: Yes.
Every round all creatures
in the area of effect must
make a fortitude save or
take 1d6 damage and be
sickened. Creatures
immune to disease are
immune to pestilence.
Pixie's Grace+
Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement]
Level: (5), Drd 5
As cat's grace except that
a +6 enhancement bonus
is granted instead of a +4
bonus.
Pixie's Grace, Mass+
Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement]
Level: (9), Drd 9
As mass cat’s grace
except that a +6
enhancement bonus is
granted instead of a +4
bonus.
Planar Collapse+
Evocation [White]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Special
Effect: One creature
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
You cause the collapse of
a demiplane created by
mortal magic (divine
planes are unaffected by
mortal magic such as
this). All creatures within
this plane are expelled
into the Aether plane, as
are you. You must be
upon the plane to be
destroyed to cast this
spell. Your level must
exceed the level of the
creator of the plane to be
destroyed, and you still
must succeed at a caster
level check against that
caster to destroy the
plane.
Material Component: A
gemstone of any type
worth 5000 gp + 1000 gp
per year the demiplane to
be destroyed has existed.
Polymorph, Mass+
Transmutation [Green,
Polymorph]
Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 9
Range: Close (25’+5’/2 levels)
Targets: Up to one creature /
level
This spell works like
polymorph except that it
affects multiple creatures.
Power Sink+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Target: A spell
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Will Partial
Spell Resistance: Yes
"All power is fleeting.” ~
Telsindria.
The target spell is
countered and its caster
makes a willpower saving
throw. If this save is
failed that caster cannot
use spells for the duration
of power sink. Spell
resistance can be rolled
to escape this secondary
effect but even if
successful the target
spell is still countered.
Power Wave+
Evocation [Force, Red]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Effect: 5’ path extending to
the extent of the range
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Ref ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
You slam your fist or
staff into the ground
creating a shockwave
that strikes all creatures
in a straight path from
you. This shockwave
deals 1d6 / level (max
10d6) and has the
additional effect of a bull
rush done by a creature
with a strength score
equal to your DC with
this spell +10. You
cannot cast this spell if
you are not standing on
solid ground.
Pox+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level)
Target: 1 Creature
Duration: 1 day / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature has
its maximum hit points,
attack bonus, AC and
spellcaster level reduced
to 1/3 normal.
Prepare Costume+
Transmutation [Blue]
Level: (0), Brd 0
Component: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell drives off all
dirt, grime and odor from
you, your clothing and
equipment.
Being exceptionally well-
groomed offers a +2
circumstance bonus to
diplomacy and perform
checks.
Material Component: A
small cake of soap, a
thread and a needle.
Price of Progress+
Evocation [Force, Red]
Level: (6), Drd 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Target: One Creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
After careful reconsideration,
Alex realized bringing his entire
arsenal of magic items wasn’t a
good plan.
The targeted creature is
dealt 1d6 damage for
each magic item it holds
other than a potion or
scroll.
Propaganda+
Abjuration (Ward) [Blue]
Level: (3), Clr 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
“Failure is the only thing you
know Telsindria.” ~ Sirrom.
Whenever you are
attacked by a creature
you gain a +1 AC bonus
for each attack that
creature has made against
you since this spell was
cast (On the creature’s
5th attack you would have
a +4 AC bonus).
Prophecy+
Divination (Insight) [White]
Level: (7), Clr 8
With this more powerful
version of divination you
are able to see a number
of months into the future
equal to your level instead
of a week into the future.
The prediction you receive
is in any event likely to be
vague and subject to
interpretation and in any
event the DM controls all
information you receive.
Puppet Strings+
Enchantment (Charm) [Mind-
Affecting, Black]
Level: (4), Clr 5
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: One Action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 hour / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell simultaneously
inflicts paranoia and
charm person on the
subject.
Puppet Strings, Mass+
Enchantment (Charm) [Mind-
Affecting, Black]
Level: (8), Clr 9
Range: Close (25’+5’/2
levels)
Targets: Up to 1 creature /
level, no two of which may
be more than 30’ apart.
This spell works like
puppet strings except
mass puppet strings
affects multiple targets.
The targets are not
paranoid towards each
other.
Purge+
Necromancy [White]
Level: (7), Clr 7
This spell works like
finger of death except
that instead of affecting
living creatures it affects
constructs and undead.
(Purge is not a death
effect).
Purify+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 9
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level)
Area: All spells and magic
items upon one creature
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell works like
Mordenkainen’s
Disjunction, except that
it affects fewer targets –
specifically it is
restricted to the magic
spells and items upon
one creature. Purify
doesn’t affect artifacts
and antimagic fields.
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Pyroclastic Burst+
Evocation [Fire, Red]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 2
Range: Medium (100’+10’ / Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6
level)
Area: 10’ radius burst
“When your soul overflows in
hatred; pain can be found in all
your thoughts.” ~ Telsindria.
You must expend a spell
slot as an additional cost
to cast this spell. This
spell works as per fireball
with the exceptions noted
above and your level does
not determine the
damage. Instead
pyroclastic burst deals
2d6 damage / level of the
expended spell.
Pyroclastic Flow+
Conjuration (Creation) [Fire,
Red]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Area: Cone
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Reflex ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Telzoa began in fire. She shall
end that way.” ~ Sashana.
A pyroclastic flow is a
cloud of volcanic ash and
rock superheated to
thousands of degrees. It
is one of the most
ominous and frightening
displays of an eruption.
This spell conjures
a miniature version of this
cloud that deals 25d6
damage to all unfortunate
to be caught in its area.
Pyrostatic Pillar+
Evocation [Metamagic, Red,
Triggered]
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Effect: 30’ radius circle
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Just the thing to keep those
pesky apprentices out from
underfoot.” ~ Yarenic.
Whenever a spell 3rd level
or less is successfully
cast, pyrostatic pillar deals
3d6 damage to its caster.
Quick+
Transmutation [Red]
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude
negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(harmless)
The creature you target
with this spell gains a
small burst of speed. If
they haven't acted already
this round they gain a full
action immediately after
you finish this spell and
their initiative changes to
match yours. If they've
already acted this round
they gain an extra move
equivalent action for the
round and their initiative
changes to match yours. A
creature which has
already taken an action
due to a prior casting of
this spell only has its
initiative count changed
and gains no additional
actions.
Quickling's Grace+
Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement]
Level: (8), Drd 8
This spell works like
cat's grace except that a
+8 enhancement bonus
is granted instead of a
+4 bonus.
Radiate+
Evocation [Metamagic, Red]
Level: (8), Sor 9
Components: V, S, (M), (XP)
Casting Time: 1 ready action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Target: One spell [see text]
Duration: Instantaneous (see
text)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
You target a spell which
itself targets only one
creature or object and
copy it’s effect to a
number of creatures or
objects within 30’ of the
original. You must
expend an additional
spell slot of the same or
greater level than the
target spell for each
additional target. You
must pay the XP costs of
each additional target
and if the target spell
has a material
component with a stated
value you must be
supply a copy of this
component for each
copy of the spell you
create.
Rally+ Ray of Command+ as if the weapon had
struck the foe.
Enchantment (Compulsion) Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Mind-Affecting, White] [Blue, Mind-Affecting] (Weapons and items
Level: (4), Brd 4 Level: (2), Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S, Song Components: V, S
can only have one
Casting Time: 1 standard action Casting Time: 1 standard action enhancement spell upon
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2 Range: Medium (100'+10' / them at a time).
levels) level)
Target: Up to one creature / Target: One humanoid creature
level medium size or smaller Reality Shift+
Duration: Fading, 1 round / 2 Duration: 1 round Transmutation [Blue]
levels Saving Throw: Will Neg. Level: (4)
Saving Throw: Will Neg. Spell Resistance: Yes. Components: V, S
(Harmless) Casting Time: 1 standard
Spell Resistance: Yes This spell is a single round action
(Harmless)
dominate person effect. Range: Medium
You make a ranged touch Target: All creatures in range
You must expend a Bardic Duration: 1 round / level (D)
music use for each attack roll and if you hit Saving Throw: Will Neg.
creature you target. The the creature makes a Spell Resistance: Yes
target creatures gain a willpower saving throw. If
they fail they immediately The AC of all affected
fading morale bonus to
perform one action of your creatures becomes 10+
attack rolls. (A fading
choosing that can be their attack bonus. The
bonus is equal to the
completed in one round attack bonus of all
number of rounds left in
subject to the limitations affected creatures
the spell’s duration).
of dominate person. Their becomes their AC – 10.
initiative changes to
Rampage+ match yours for the Reckless Dweomer+
Transmutation [Green, remainder of the combat.
Enhancement] Universal [Metamagic, Wild]
Level: (2), Rng 2 Level: (0), Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S Reaching Weapon+ Components: See Text
Casting Time: See Text
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Evocation [Enhancement, Force, Range: See Text
Range: Personal
Red] Area, Effect or Target: See
Effect: 60' radius
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 2 Text
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Components: V, S Duration: See Text
Casting Time: 1 standard action Saving Throw: See Text
Goblins fighting elven rangers Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2 Spell Resistance: See Text
know that sometimes surrounding levels)
the foe is not the best of ideas. Target: One Weapon “Magic, do as you will.” ~
Duration: 10 minutes / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates Meece
You can’t be flanked by (harmless, object)
your favored enemies Spell Resistance: Yes This spell replicates the
unless they are rogues (harmless, object) reckless dweomer ability
with 4 more levels than of the pandaemonicist
you. For each favored “If my foes won’t come to me, I’ll prestige class. You
enemy that would be reach out to them,” Hugo smiled must choose and expend
flanking you gain a +1 as he hefted the poleaxe. a spell slot as an
bonus to attack and additional cost to cast
damage against them. This spell imbues a this spell. You pick any
weapon with an additional spell you know or have
5' of reach. This reach observed being cast in
takes the form of a flash the previous 24 hours of
of force energy that equal or less level than
comes off the tip of the the spell slot you
weapon to strike the foe expended. The Reckless
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mishap based upon the Red Ward+ to 0 (This means it
spell you attempt. You should be treated as just
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
must be able to fulfill all Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4 cast).
component costs of the
spell and the statistics of "Law is the frame which supports Refresh, Mass+
the spell you attempt are and nutures the world." ~ Transmutation [Blue,
normal for it although Aurnonian teaching. Metamagic]
they might be modified by Level: (9), Sor/Wiz 9
the Reckless Dweomer. If As spell resistance, except Targets: Up to 1 spell / level
the mishap doesn’t this spell only protects
mention a spell then against red spells. This spell works like
nothing happens other refresh except mass
refresh can target
than the mishap (i.e. if Reflect Gaze+ multiple spells.
the mishap reads, “A Abjuration (Ward) [White]
stream of butterflies Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
shoots from your Components: V, S, M/DF Refutation+
fingertips” then you get Casting Time: 1 standard action
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Range: Touch
no spell. If the mishap Target: Creature Touched
Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 9
reads “Spell occurs Components: V, S
Duration: 1 min / level (D)
Casting Time: Ready action
centered on caster” then Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
you get your spell – (Harmless)
level)
Spell Resistance: Yes
wanting it that way is a (Harmless) [see text]
Target: A spell
different matter). Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Partial
The touched creature has Spell Resistance: Yes
Recurring Nightmare+ a +4 bonus to its saves
against gaze attacks. "Never again,” she cried softly
Necromancy [Black, Mind-
Affecting] Creatures with gaze into the night, “Never again
Level: (5), Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 6 attacks that meet the will I fail thee father."
warded creature’s gaze
"Where I never to dream again it must save against their The target spell is
would be to soon. Alas, her own gaze power or be countered and its caster
memory - agony, her death - affected even if they are makes a willpower
torture, and life without her - a normally immune. They saving throw at a –4
nightmare without end." ~ can’t roll spell resistance penalty. If this saving
against their own gaze throw is failed all other
Sirrom.
attack unless it is a spell preparations of the spell
This spell works like (i.e. eyebite). are lost. Further,
bestow curse except that knowledge of the spell is
the effect is as follows:
The cursed creature
Refresh+ lost so that the spell
cannot be prepared
Transmutation [Blue, again until a restoration
suffers violent recurring Metamagic]
nightmares. She gains no Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5 or more powerful
benefit from rest or sleep Components: V, S curative spell is cast
and so cannot naturally Casting Time: 1 standard action upon the character.
Range: Medium (100’+10’/ Spontaneous casters
heal or regain spells. level)
Target: One Spell. cannot learn a new spell
Creatures that do not to replace the one
Duration: Instantaneous
sleep (dragons, elves but Saving Throw: None. destroyed by refutation,
not half-elves) are Spell Resistance: No but they automatically
immune to this spell. relearn the spell once a
Target spell has it’s
restoration or more
elapsed duration returned
powerful spell is cast
upon them. A
successful spell resistance
roll prevents all effects of
this spell except the
countering of the target
spell.
Regression+
Transmutation [Green,
Polymorph]
Level: (4), Drd 4
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100+10’/level)
Target: 1 dire creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
Target dire animal is
polymorphed to its natural
equivalent.
Reigns of Power+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (5)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: One action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Targets: One creature
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: No
"In the chess game of magic
always remember that the pieces
can change sides." ~ Serrin.
If your target fails her
saving throw you seize
control of all creatures she
controls via summoning
and calling spells and
maintain that control until
this spell ends or the spell
that originally summoned
them ends. While you
control the summoned
creatures the original
caster cannot dismiss the
spell. This spell grants no
spell resistance since it
does not directly target
the creature, but rather
targets their controlling
link with the summoned Renounce+
creatures they control.
Conjuration (Healing) [White]
Level: (2), Clr 3
Rejuvenate+ Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
Abjuration (Dispel) [Green] action
Level: (5), Drd 6 Range: Personal
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard round
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Choose any number of
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg. spells targeting you that
(Harmless) you have cast. They are
Spell Resistance: Yes dispelled. You are cured
(Harmless)
2 hit points for each
This spell dispels all spells spell level so dispelled.
Note that you can use
that inflict a penalty upon
an ability score. It also this spell to dispel a
undoes all damage to spell you can't dismiss.
ability scores – permanent
or temporary. Finally it Repel Death+
dispels exhaustion and
fatigue.
Necromancy [Black, Death,
Triggered]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S, M
Renewal+ Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Conjuration (Healing) [Green]
Range: Personal
Level: (4), Drd 4
Target: 60' radius emanating
Components: V, S
from you.
Casting Time: 1 standard round
Duration: Until discharged, up
Range: Close (25’+5’ / 2 levels)
to 1 minute / level
Target: 1 living summoned
Saving Throw: See Text
creature
Spell Resistance: See Text
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No “Death knows no prejudice.”
~ Sirrom.
This spell works like heal
except it only works on Whenever you would die
summoned creatures and all creatures within 60’
cannot be used on of you roll a fortitude
undead. save and SR (if eligible).
Of those who fail one
dies, determined at
Renewal, Mass+ random. All damage
Conjuration (Healing) [Green] that would be dealt to
Level: (7), Drd 7
Target: Up to 1 living you by whatever effect
summoned creature / level triggered this spell is
prevented.
This spell works like
renewal except that it If no creature within
this spell’s range fails
targets multiple creatures.
their saving throw, then
you die.
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Material Component: A Restrain+
crushed black pearl worth
Abjuration (Ward) [Force, White]
500 gold pieces. Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Repercussion+ Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
Transmutation [Metamagic, Red, levels) [see text]
Triggered] Target: One creature
Level: (8), Drd 9, Sor/Wiz 9 Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Components: V, S Saving Throw: No.
Casting Time: One Action Spell Resistance: Yes
Range: Medium
Target: One caster The target creature’s
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
movement towards you is
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: No checked. You can
designate any creature in
"All actions have repercussions.
sight to be affected by
The less thought put into the restrain, but the
actions, the more pain derived creature’s movement is
from the repercussions." ~ checked while in close
Alblasker. range. (A checked
creature can’t move
You alter the nature of the towards the origin of the
link between summoned checking force, in this
creatures and their case the spell’s center –
summoner such that all you).
damage dealt to the
summoned creatures is Retaliate+
transferred back to the Enchantment (Compulsion)
summoning caster. Once [Green, Mind-Affecting]
this spell takes hold, those Level: (5)
spells cannot be dismissed Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
by their original caster. Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Replenish+ Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Evocation [Metamagic, White] (Harmless)
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8 Spell Resistance: Yes.
Components: V, S (Harmless)
Casting Time: One Action
Range: Personal
Creatures who
Effect: See Text
Duration: Instantaneous
successfully strike the
touched creature with
All spells you had cast melee attacks provoke an
upon your person that attack of opportunity from
where dispelled in the last it. The creature can’t
minute come back into make more than one
effect as if just cast. They attack of opportunity in a
play out whatever given round against a
remaining duration they creature regardless of how
had. many hits it lands.
Retribution+
Abjuration (Ward) [Red,
Triggered]
Level: (3), Clr 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: See Text
Effect: Personal
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Those who hurt me shall hurt
with me.” ~ Telan Oath.
Creatures that strike
you with a weapon
suffer the same amount
of damage they inflict.
They are granted a
fortitude save to reduce
this to ½ and SR to
negate.
Retrieve+
Transmutation [Blue]
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 0
Components: S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’+5’/ 2
levels)
Target: One object weighing
less than 25 lb.
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None (object)
Spell Resistance: No
You call to your hand an
object you have placed
arcane mark upon. This
spell fails if the object is
secured from flying
freely through the air to
you somehow.
Arcane Focus: You
must have placed an
arcane mark spell upon
the object for it to be
affected.
Reverent Mantra+ creature that has only Rise of the Meek+
been dead 1 round /
Enchantment (Compulsion) Transmutation [Enhancement,
[Mind-Affecting, White] caster level and revive has Green]
Level: (5), Brd 5 no material component. Level: (6), Drd 6
Components: V, S, Song The creature also must Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action make a fortitude save DC Casting Time: 1 standard
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2 action
levels) 20 to be revived. Range: Medium
Target: Up to one creature / (100’+10’/level)
level
Revive can also be used Targets: Up to 1 creature /
Duration: Fading, 1 round / 2 to let a creature attempt a level
levels second saving throw Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg. against a death effect if it Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
(Harmless) (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
is cast within 1 round / Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless) caster level since the (harmless)
death effect occurred. If
You must expend a Bardic this saving throw is The target creatures of
music use for each successful then the at least tiny size deal at
creature you target. The creature is returned to life least 1d6 damage /
target creatures gain a and can make a fortitude attack.
fading morale bonus to save DC 20 to avoid the
AC. (A fading bonus is level loss normally Rolling Thunder+
equal to the number of associated with dying. Evocation [Earth, Fire, Red]
rounds left in the spell’s Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
duration). Ring of Fire+ Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
Abjuration (Ward) [Fire, Red] action
Reverse Damage+ Level: (2), Drd 3 Range: Personal
Component: V, S Effect: 60' radius centered on
Conjuration (Healing)
Casting Time: 1 standard action you
[Metamagic, White]
Range: 5’ Duration: Instantaneous
Level: (2), Drd 2, Clr 3
Effect: Circle surrounding you. Saving Throw: Reflex ½
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) Spell Resistance: Yes
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Saving Throw: Reflex Neg.
Range: Medium (100’+10’
/level)
Spell Resistance: Yes “It’s a not so subtle way to
Effect: One spell
“Look at it this way Timmon, I announce that the time for
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None don’t need a torch,” Teresa debate has passed.” ~ Yarenic.
Spell Resistance: No
smiled. You slam your fist or
You must choose and “But with those things flying weapon into the ground
expend a spell slot as an at your feet creating a
around I can’t kiss you!” he chided.
additional cost to cast this pulse of fire and earth
spell. You reverse the “Even better,” She quipped. that deals 1d6 damage
damage of a target spell per caster level to a
of equal or less level than A ring of flames surrounds maximum of 15d6 to all
the spell slot you you that will strike any other creatures in the
expended so that it cures. creature on an adjoining area of effect. If you're
square with you unless it not on the ground, you
dodges the flames with a
Revive+ successful reflex save.
can’t cast this spell.
Conjuration (Healing) [White] Each successful hit deals
Level: (4), Clr 4, Drd 5
Components: V, S, DF
1d4 damage. When the
Casting Time: 1 standard action spell deals 1d4 / level
(max 10d4) it comes to an
This spell functions like end.
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Root+
Transmutation [Green,
Polymorph]
Level: (3), Drd 4
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100+10’/level)
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell changes the feet
of any creature standing
on the ground to roots
that immediately grasp
into the earth. A creature
so rooted suffers a –4
penalty on AC, reflex
saves and melee attack
rolls. Further the creature
can’t turn around. It
faces one square and can
only make melee attacks
on squares on the same
side of the figure as that
square and on it’s two
sides. The creature can
only make missile attacks
to creatures in a quarter
circle cone beyond the
square it faces. Characters
attacking from the side
flank the creature and
characters attacking from
a rear square gain a +4 to
hit and are also
considered to be flanking
it.
Rusting Ray+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (6), Drd 6
Components: V, S, DF
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
This spell works like
rusting grasp except that
rusting ray can be used at
range.
Sadistic Glee+
Transmutation [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (2), Clr 2
Components: V, S, DF, Divine
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature Touched
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates
(harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
"There is no joy quite like that
found in demonstrating your
manifest superiority over another
through ending their life!" ~
Griselda the Shaded.
The touched creature
gains a +1 enhancement
bonus to attack and
damage rolls each time it
slays a foe, to a maximum
of +10.
Scent+
Divination (Sensory) [Green]
Level: (1), Rng 1, Drd 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Effect: You
Duration: 10 minutes / level
You gain the scent ability.
At a minimum this grants
you a +10 bonus to
survival checks to track a
creature, and it may let
you note other features.
However, you are put at a
–4 penalty to saving
throws against nauseating
odors such as those
created by troglodytes or
the stinking cloud spell.
Seal Fate+
Necromancy [White]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S, XP
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Target: Corpse touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The touched corpse
can’t be raised,
resurrected, or animated
by mortal magic.
Deities alone have the
ability to defy this spell.
The touched corpse
can roll a willpower save
and spell resistance as if
it where alive against
this spell.
XP Cost: 5000 XP are
lost if this spell is
successful.
Seclude+
Abjuration (Ward) [Green]
Level: (4), Drd 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 30 minutes
Range: Long (400’+40’/level)
Area: Circle extending to the
limit of the range
Duration: 1 hour / level (D)
Saving Throw: [see text]
Spell Resistance: [see text]
This spell creates three
effects to conceal your
location. The first is
Fog, which obscures all
sight, even darkvision,
beyond 5’. Creatures
within 5’ have 50%
concealment and
creatures beyond 5’
have total concealment.
You and those you
choose can see through
this fog as if it wasn’t
present. A gust of wind
can disperse this fog for
the duration of that
spell, but then it returns.
The second effect is an
entangle that affects a
100 yard radius around
the point you are standing
when you cast this spell.
Creatures can roll a saving
throw against this
normally.
Finally each round the
creature tries to move
towards the center of the
area of effect there is a
50% chance they move
away instead. As this
spell is typically cast in
deep woods this unlikely
to be noticed and the
creatures so affected must
be aware of the affect to
attempt a saving throw.
This final effect is mind-
affecting one with a
willpower save and spell
resistance is allowed.
These effects can be
dispelled one at a time,
but not all at once.
Mordenkainen’s
Disjunction can remove
the whole spell at once.
Second Chance+
Transmutation [Blue, Wild]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Medium (100' + 10' /
level
Effect: One event
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will (See Text)
Spell Resistance: Yes
"You can never have enough back-
up plans." ~ Timmon.
You use this spell in
response to any event
whose outcome is
determined by a single die
roll. The recipient re-rolls,
then makes a willpower
save. If the recipient
makes his save he may
choose the roll that
governs the event, and if
he fails you have control
of which roll that is used.
(For example, an ogre
critically hits Timmon.
Since Teresa's player
knows the damage roll
could easily kill the
intrepid half-elf she casts
her readied second
chance. The ogre re-rolls
the attack and gets a 1.
Now, if the ogre makes
it's save it will still be able
to choose the critical hit.
If the ogre fails Teresa
can force the ogre to take
the automatic miss.)
If any creature involved
in the event has spell
resistance he may roll it to
cancel this spell's effects.
If multiple wizards
attempt to cast second
chance on the same event
they make opposed
willpower saves against
each other. The winner is
the only one that affects
the target.
Material Component: An
unmarked coin with no
discernable heads or tails.
Sentinel+
Divination (Sensory) [White]
Level: (4), Clr 4
This spell works like
vigilance except that the
creature you cast sentinel
upon gains several
additional benefits. The
creature doesn’t need to
sleep and is rendered
immune to magically
induced sleep, fatigue and
exhaustion effects. The
enhancement bonus is
+20 to spot and listen
checks. The creature
gains a +4 holy bonus to
saving throws against
mind-affecting spells.
Serenity+
Abjuration (Dispel) [White]
Level: (4)
This spell works like
dispel magic except it
only affects red and
black spells.
Serrin's Phantasm+
Illusion (Phantasm)[Blue,
Mind-Affecting]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Long (400' + 40' /
level)
Target: One creature / level
Duration: Concentration
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell is similar in
many respects to major
image, creating an
illusion with full thermal,
audial, visual and tactile
elements. However this
illusion exists solely in
the mind of the victim(s)
and has no reality for
those outside them.
Unlike major image this
spell can also conceal
elements of the real
world from them. Since
this spell operates
directly on its subject's
minds they make their
saving throws to negate
before this spell can
have any effects on
them.
The illusions created
by this spell are very
difficult to disbelieve in
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(DC 20+ your caster
modifier), and even if an
illusion created by this
spell is disbelieved the
spell is not thrown off -
you're just forced to do
another illusion with this
spell.
possesses the same
alignment as you instead
of chaotic evil.
You can see and hear
everything your shadow
sees and hears, making it
a very useful spy.
Shattering Pulse+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Red]
Level: (5), Drd 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium
Target: One Magic Item
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude Neg.

Serrin's Phase Step+ Serrin's Theft+ Spell Resistance: No

Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Conjuration (Teleportation) Level: (9)
“Orcs use no energy to make,
[Blue] and spare no energy to break.”
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
As counterspell and you ~ Ablasker.
Casting Time: 1 standard action gain the ability to cast the
Range: Personal target spell yourself once This spell destroys a
Target: You within the next hour single magic item
Duration: 1 minute/level (D) produced by an item
provided you meet the
spell’s caster level and creation feat, or a non-
You may teleport the
component requirements. undead construct, that
distance of your normal
fails its fortitude save.
move each round as a
The DC base is set by
move equivalent action. Shadow Killer+ the item's type and
Your movement this way Illusion (Shadow) [Black] modified for your casting
does not provoke attacks Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 9
Components: V, S, M modifier.
of opportunity, and can be
Casting Time: 1 standard action Type DC
in any direction (even Range: Medium (100’ + Base
straight up). You cannot 10’/level) Scroll 14
move to a location you Target: 1 creature Potions 13
cannot see. Duration: 1 round / level (D) Wondrous Item 12
Saving Throw: None Wand 11
Spell Resistance: No Spell Crystal 10
Serrin's Shadow Spy+ Rod 9
Illusion (Shadow) [Black]
The shadow of the target Staff 8
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4 creature detaches and Ring 7
Components: V, S, M attacks that creature. Construct 6
Casting Time: 1 round Arms & Armor 5
This shadow killer is an
Range: Personal
exact duplicate of the
Target: Your Shadow
Duration: Concentration up to target creature but as it is Shatterstorm+
10 minutes / level illusory only half it’s Abjuration (Dispel) [Red]
damage is real. All the Level: (8), Drd 9
Your shadow detaches Effect: All magic items in a
equipment of the target 20' radius
from you. It remains creature is duplicated
under your control. It can except for any artifacts This spell works like
travel any distance from that creature might shattering pulse with the
you as long as it remains possess. If it succeeds at changes noted above.
on the same plane as you killing the target creature The DC's on all saves
do. It has all the statistics it vanishes. are 4 higher.
of the shadow listed in the
Monster Manual except Material Component: A
that it is not considered 1000 gp onx statuette.
undead, but a magical
construct and it has no
strength damage attack or
ability to create spawn. It
Sheltering Branches+ Shield, Greater+ missile attack, the spell
fails. If several people
Transmutation [Green] Abjuration (Ward) [Force, White]
Level: (1), Drd 1 Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3 are protected by shift
Components: V, S, DF aim spells the missile
Casting Time: 1 standard action This spell works like shield may change course
Range: Touch several times before
except you can use a
Target: One Tree
Duration: 1 hour (D) greater shield for cover reaching its target.
Saving Throw: None and any magic missile
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component:
that would strike the
(Harmless) A piece of moss found
greater shield is reflected
on a tree.
The tree you touch back at its caster.
arranges its branches to
block out rain and wind as Shift Aim+ Shock+
Evocation [Electricity, Red]
best as it can. Some Abjuration (Ward) [Force, White, Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
trees are superb at this Wild] Target: One creature or
Level: (2) Sor/Wiz 2
task, such as willow trees, object.
Components: V, S, M
while others serve poorly, Casting Time: 1 standard action
such as most pines. The Range: Touch
This spell works like
branches may also Target: Creature touched lightning bolt except
provide concealment from Duration: 1 round/level shock only strikes a
Saving Throw: Will negates single target within
missile fire, DM’s (harmless)
discretion as to how much Spell Resistance: Yes
range.
but usually around 50%. (harmless)

The target of this spell is

Shocking Burst
Shield Other, Mass+ protected by intense Weapon+
Abjuration (Ward) [White] fluctuations in the space Transmutation [Enhancement,
Level: (6), Clr 6
around him. This Electricity, Red]
Targets: Up to 1 creature / Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
level, no two of which can be distortion protects against
more than 30’ apart. all forms of individually
As magic weapon,
targeted missile attacks,
"Suffering does not harm the soul, except that shocking
including spells and spell-
it tempers it. The greatest burst weapon bestows
like abilities that require
the shocking burst
rewards lie for those who take up an attack roll. Whenever
property upon the
the burdens and pains of others." an individual missile
weapon instead of any
~ The Tedisa, Book II Canto 9. attack is directed at the
bonus to hit.
targeted creature, the
This spell works like shield attack’s actual target is (A shocking burst
other except that it affects determined randomly weapon functions as a
multiple targets and has among all creatures within shocking weapon that
two modes. In the first 15’ of the creature, also explodes with
mode any damage dealt including the creature electricity on a critical
to the recipients split protected. In mid-flight hit dealing +1d10 points
between that creature and the missile changes of bonus electricity
the caster. In the second course toward its new damage. If the
mode any damage dealt target with normal weapon’s critical
to any recipient or the chances to hit. The attack multiplier is x3 add
caster is divided evenly roll should not actually be +2d10 points instead. If
among the recipients of rolled until after the target the multiplier is x4 then
the spell and the caster. is determined. add +3d10 instead).
If the protected creature (Weapons and items
is struck by an individual can only have one

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enhancement spell upon Shower of Coals+ cost me my love. Now in
them at a time).
Evocation [Earth, Fire, Red]
darkness I find my comfort, my
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6 power, and my revenge.” ~
Shocking Weapon+ Sirrom.
This spell works like
Transmutation [Electricity,
Enhancement, Red] fireball, except half the Within the area of this
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2 damage of shower of coals deadly spell all light
is impact damage and the created by spells of less
As magic weapon, except damage cap is 15d6. than 6th level is
that shocking weapon dispelled, and all other
bestows the shock
property upon the weapon
Simplify+ light effects are
suppressed within the
instead of any bonus to Abjuration (Dispel) [Green]
Level: (6) field. No living thing
hit. (It deals 1d6 bonus Components: V, S except you can see –
electricity damage on a Casting Time: 1 standard round your sight is unhindered,
successful hit. Bows, Range: Medium (100’+10’/level) as is the sight of
crossbows and slings Area: All spellcasters
Duration: Instantaneous undead. Undead within
enchanted by this spell Saving Throw: None the confines of this
confer this bonus to their Spell Resistance: No darkness cannot be
ammunition). turned or commanded
All spellcasters in the area by anyone except you.
(Weapons and items can of effect must choose to
only have one dismiss one spell if able. All other living
enhancement spell upon creatures in this field of
them at a time).
Siphon Field+ darkness must make a
fortitude saving throw
Shockwave+ Transmutation
Metamagic]
[Green,
each round or gain a
Evocation [Sonic, Red] Level: (9) negative energy level.
Level: (6), Brd 6 Components: V, S These levels dissipate
Components: V, S Casting Time: 1 standard action one hour after the
Casting Time: 1 standard action Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
creature leaves this
Range: Long (400’ + 40’ / level) Target: You [See Text]
Target: 40’ radius burst Duration: 1 round / level field.
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: See Text.
Spell Resistance: Yes
Each round you have a Sirrom's Agenda+
bonus to your caster level
Necromancy [Black]
“Wake up call!” equal to the number of Level: (6)
spells cast by other Components: V, S
You create a powerful casters within range on Casting Time: 1 standard
action
shockwave of sound. the previous round.
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
Unlike most sonic spells, levels)
this one is not stopped by Sirrom's Impenetrable Darkness+ Effect: 30' radius emanation.
silence; rather it Necromancy [Black, Darkness] Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Level: (9), Clr 9, Sor/Wiz 9 Saving Throw: None
instantaneously dispels it. Spell Resistance: Yes
Components: V, S
The spell deals 10d6 Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
damage, fortitude save for levels) “If I cannot rule the living,
half. Creatures also must Area: Sphere extending to the then I shall rule the dead.” ~
make a fortitude save or limit of the range
Duration: 1 minute / level Sirrom.
be deafened permanently Saving Throw: Fort. Neg. (See
by this spell. Text) All undead in the area of
Spell Resistance: Yes this spell cannot be
turned or rebuked and
“The light brought me nothing gain a +1 to
but pain and misery. Her defense competence bonus to all
attack, damage, skill and
saving throws for every 5
levels you have. All other
creatures in the area of
this spell have a -1
penalty to all attack,
damage, skill and saving
throws for every 5 levels
you have.
Sirrom's Deathgate+
Necromancy [Black, Death,
Triggered]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Effect: One portal of up to 30' in
diameter
Duration: Permanent until
completely discharged
Saving Throw: Fortitude Partial.
Spell Resistance: Yes
You ward a gate or portal
with a powerful
necromantic magic which
will attempt to kill any
who attempt to pass
through it without your
permission. Whenever a
creature passes through
the warded passage they
are struck with the effects
of finger of death.
This spell triggers a
number of times
determined by its material
component, but it only
triggers once on any given
creature.
Material Component:
Rare inks costing 1000
gold and 40 XP to
manufacture per creature
the spell is to affect. The
maximum number of
creatures you can affect is
equal to your level.
Sirrom's Foul Link+
Abjuration (Ward) [Black]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Range: Touch
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 hour / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell works like shield
other except that you are
the one warded. You gain
no bonus to AC or to
saves, but half your
wounds are transferred to
the creature you touched
at the onset of the spell.
Once cast this spell will
function as long as you
remain on the same plane
as the subject.
Sirrom's Foul Transformation+
Necromancy [Black, Death, Evil]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S, M
As finger of death, but a
creature slain by this spell
immediately becomes a
zombie with the same
number of hit dice she
had in life. The zombie
remains animated for 1
round per caster level. If
the creature dies from hit
point loss on a successful
save it does not become a
zombie.
If raise dead or more
powerful magics are
employed upon this
zombie before it falls
disanimate then the
creature is restored to life
immediately with the
same number of hit points
it had before the spell
took hold. Once the
zombie falls the difficulty
of raising the creature is
the same as any other
death effect.
The zombie created by
this spell is under the
caster's complete control
Material Component: A
black pearl worth 1000
gp.
Sirrom's Spite+
Evocation [Black, Death]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’ + 10’
level)
Area: Circle out to the extent
of the range
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Creatures who die in the
area of effect by any
means are treated as if
they died from a death
spell for purposes of
raise dead.
Sizzle+
Evocation [Fire, Red]
Level: (2)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level)
Target: One creature / level
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
Allies of red sorcerers quickly
learn to keep their distance.
Sizzle deals 1d6 fire
damage to a number of
creatures within range
up to your level,
beginning with the
closest one.
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Sleight of Mind+
Illusion (Pattern) [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: One creature, object or
spell.
Duration: 1 hour / level (D) or
permanent (see text)
Saving Throw: Will Negates or
none (objects & spells)
Spell Resistance: Yes
Sleight of Mind is a highly
flexible spell that either
assigns an illusory
attribute to a creature,
object or spell and masks
any similar attributes; or
changes the attributes
sought by spells and
magic items when they
make their determination
whether or not they will
work. Examples include:

Changing a magic
circle against black
into a magic circle
against white.

Changing an absolute
law spell to from
affecting red spells to
affecting black spells.

Change a creature's
apparent alignment
from white to black so
that they can move
past a forbiddance
spell.

Change a creature's
apparent race from
human to elf so that a
magic bow will bestow
special properties on
him.

Change a magic axe so
that it functions for
elves instead of for
dwarves.
Note that sleight of mind summoned creatures
does not change the and they do not gain a
mental or physical state of saving throw. Hence a
creatures, it only changes lantern archon, which is
what magic items and a white celestial, could
spells "see." Sleight of be given the apparent
Mind can be used to make alignment of black and
a paladin appear to be then be subject to the
black as far as detection effects of wards against
spells, abjurations and black creatures. Again,
abilities directed at the the creature's alignment
paladin are concerned, but does not actually
the paladin's alignment change, only what magic
does not actually change items and spells see
nor does he lose any of changes.
his special powers that
Cast upon a spell
require him to be white.
sleight of mind lasts as
If sleight of mind is cast long as the target spell
upon an unwilling creature does. Cast upon a magic
or an object in his item or creature sleight
possession a willpower of mind lasts one hour
saving throw is permitted per level
against its effects.
Sleight of Mind is an
If this spell is cast illusion, and hence
against a spell that is certain special spell
already in place you make effects that are
a caster level check as if dependent on the
you were attempting to properties of a target
dispel it in order to affect are not triggered by it.
the sleight of mind For instance, fire based
change. creatures take 150%
damage from cold
You can ready an action
attacks and are immune
and cast sleight of mind in
to fire attacks. If you
a counterspell-like
use sleight of mind to
fashion. If you do this the
assign the illusionary
sleight of mind over-rides
type "cold" to the
any modes the caster
creature, it will not
might have chosen based
become immune to cold
on alignment or element
attacks. However, a
and can even change the
symbol set to trigger
spell by changing out one
when cold based
element for another (as in
creatures pass would be
the case of changing a
fooled by the sleight of
magic circle against black
mind.
into warding against a
different alignment). As with most illusions,
There is no level check to sleight of mind is
do this. defeated by true seeing
or more powerful
If you target a
magics. Also, users of
summoning spell you can
lesser divinations and
change attributes of the
intelligent magic items
can make a willpower
save to disbelieve the
illusion or they might do
so automatically. For
instance, if sleight of mind
is used to change the
apparent alignment of a
paladin to red and that
character is wielding an
intelligent holy avenger
he'd used for many years,
that sword would be able
to make it's save against
the illusion automatically
(though it would sense the
nature of the casting).
Smother+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 9
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Effect: One creature
Duration: 1 minute /level (D)
Saving Throw: None.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature begins
to suffocate and unless
this spell is broken it will
die. Creatures that don’t
need to breathe aren’t
subject to smother.
Snag+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (0), Drd 0
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard round
Range: Close (25’+5’ / 2 levels)
Target: 1 root
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None. (see text)
Spell Resistance: No
This spell moves a low
branch or exposed root
into position to trip a foe.
This prompts a balance
check DC 15 to stay afoot.
Snow Walk+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (1), Drd 1, Rng 1,
Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
The creature you touch
gains the ability to walk
upon snow without sinking
into it. Despite the name
of the spell, the character
can also traverse ground
similar to snow such as
thick dust, mud, etc. The
tracks left behind by a
creature under this spell
are treated as if the
creature walked on soft
ground instead of very
soft ground (see the
description of the Track
feat in the PHB for more
information). The
character suffers no
movement penalties for
moving through this type
of terrain (Normally snow
can reduce a character's
move to as much as 1/4
normal, depending on its
depth).
Soar+
Transmutation [Air, Blue]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 minute
immediate action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 10 minutes / level
You may choose to cast
soar as an immediate
action or as a 1 minute
spell. If cast as a free
action, its effect is as per
feather fall with the
changes noted above. If
cast with a 1 minute
casting time, its effect is
as per fly with the
changes noted above.
Soften+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: Until discharged
(see text)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature’s
next spell or spell-like
ability will have a caster
level of 1 (Some spells
will not function if cast
this way).
Solipsist
Disillusionment+
Transmutation [Blue, Wild]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 full round
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10
ft./level)
Target: One object, up to a
10’ cube
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Will negates
(object)
Spell
(object)
Resistance: Yes
This spell can only be
cast on a non-living
or
object that entirely fits
within a 10’ cube (a
normal door, for
example, but not a
section of a wall or a
very large door). That
object flickers in and out
of another plane,
seeming to disappear
and reappear randomly.
However, even if it
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disappears in this way, The spell robs you of your Song of Chaos+
the rest of the world still normal sight while it
Enchantment (Compulsion)
operates normally. operates. Visibility [Mind-Affecting, Red, Sonic,
Ceilings are still conditions underwater are Wild]
supported, swords still ignored and there is no Level: (2), Brd 2
hang on an invisible sword range limit underwater. Components: V, S, Song
Casting Time: 1 standard
rack, etc. While the spell can be action
used above water it's Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
At each count of the levels)
effective range is only 120
initiative, there is a 50% Targets: Up to 1 creature /
feet. In this mode though
chance the object is level.
it functions effectively as Duration: While Sung
present, and an identical
blindsight, ignoring Saving Throw: Will Neg.
chance that it is
darkness spells, invisibility Spell Resistance: Yes
somewhere else. If the
spells, and any other
object is not present,
effect which hampers
"If there is one thing a Cleric
creatures, objects, and rogue can agree to -
sight. Concealment via
attacks, etc. can pass barfights are good pickings."
physical objects still
through its space easily.
functions, but particle ~ Timmon.
It can appear and
obscurement, such as
disappear several times Each round you sing the
mists, will not dissuade
per round (but it is only song of chaos you may
sonar. Silence spells and
necessary to roll to see if expend a Bardic music
effects block sonar as if
it is present on those ability attempt to
they were a darkness
initiative counts that its confuse one creature
spell.
location becomes that hears it. This effect
important). Druids usually refer to is identical to the lesser
this spell as "batsight." confusion spell, except it
If a creature or object
spends more than one persists as long as you
initiative count in the Song of Blood+ sing.
object, such as if a Enchantment (Compulsion)
character ends his move [Enhancement, Mind-Affecting,
Red, Sonic]
Song of Charm+
in that spot, that creature Level: (6), Brd 6 Enchantment (Charm) [Green,
or object is shunted out to Components: V, S, Song Mind-Affecting, Sonic]
the nearest clear spot as Casting Time: 1 standard action Level: (2), Brd 2
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level) Components: V, S, Song
the disillusioned object Casting Time: 1 standard
Target: All creatures in range
phases in and out. Duration: While sung, action
Cumulative Range: 60’
Material Component: A Effect: Up to 1 humanoid
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
small facsimile of a pipe. (Harmless) creature / level who can
Spell Resistance: Yes hear the song (see text).
Duration: While sung and 1
Sonar+ (Harmless)
minute / level afterward.
Divination (Sensory) [Blue, She sang of blood and endless
Sonic] “The power of music over hearts
rage
Level: (2), Drd 2, Rng 3, is unequalled.” ~ Rowain.
Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Unleashing the death upon the
When you sing the song
Casting Time: 1 standard action plains.
Range: Line of sight or 120 feet.
of charm you may
Target: You Each creature that hears expend a use of your
Duration: 10 minutes / level (D) this song gains a +1 Bardic music ability each
cumulative morale bonus round to attempt to
You can "see" through the charm a listener within
to attack (maximum
reflections of the sounds range. The effects of
+20).
emitted by the spell and this charm are the same
translated for you by it.
as charm person except
they don’t persist as long.
Song of Freedom+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Mind-
Affecting, Sonic, White]
Level: (3), Brd 3
Components: V, S, Song
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal.
Effect: All within 30' of you.
Duration: While sung.
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
Each round a creature
hears this song she may
make a new saving throw
against any enchantment
that is affecting her.
While you sing this song,
you can’t be the target of
enchantments. Use of
this song expends one
Bardic music use for the
day.
Song of Holding+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[White, Mind-Affecting, Sonic]
Level: (3), Brd 3
Components: V, S, Song
Range: 60’.
Effect: Up to 1 humanoid
creature / level who can hear
the song (see text).
Duration: While sung (see text)
“Sometimes the music is so
beautiful that I cannot help but
pause to listen.” ~ Teresa.
When you sing the song of
holding you may expend a
use of your Cleric music
ability each round to
attempt to hold a listener
within range. The effects
of this hold are the same
as hold person except
they only last while you
sing or until the subject
successfully makes a
willpower save against
this spell. If they do, you
may expend a Bardic
music ability in an attempt
to reestablish the hold on
any round.
Soul Exchange+
Necromancy [Black, Mind-
Affecting]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S, XP
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Targets: Two creatures of
identical species, one of whom
may be you.
Duration: Permanent
Saving Throw: Will Partial
Spell Resistance: Yes
If both targets of this
powerful necromancy fail
their saving throw their
souls switch bodies. Each
creature gains the other’s
physical characteristics
(STR, DEX & CON), but
they retain all other
abilities.
If either creature
succeeds at its save both
creatures will be stunned
1d4 rounds.
Undoing this spell
requires a wish or miracle
cast by someone of higher
level than you, and this
only works if both targets
are alive. If either one
dies this spell can’t be
undone.
XP Cost: 5,000 XP
Sound Shell+
Abjuration (Ward) [Green]
Level: (2), Brd 2, Clr 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Effect: 10' emanation from
the touched creature or
object.
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will neg
Spell Resistance: Yes or no
(object)
You create a hemisphere
shaped barrier through
which sound can’t
travel. Creatures can’t
hear anything on the
side of the barrier
opposite to them.
Spellcasting isn’t
affected by this spell,
but sonic effects can’t
cross the barrier to
affect those on the
opposite side.
Speaking Shape+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (2), Drd 2
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: [see text]
Range: Personal
Targets: You
Duration: [see text]
You cast this spell as
you take an animal form
with your wildshape
ability. The spell
provokes an attack of
opportunity and can be
disrupted but you’ll still
change forms. This spell
allows you to speak
while in that form. The
spell lasts while you are
in that form and cannot
be dispelled.
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Spell Blast+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (2)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Target: A spell
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
You must expend a spell
slot of equal or higher
level than the target spell
as an additional cost to
cast this spell. The target
spell is countered
automatically.
Spell Lodestone+
Transmutation [Metamagic,
White]
Level: (4), Clr 4, Pal 4, Sor/Wiz
5 level than the expended
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’
10’/level)
Area: All spells cast in the
range.
Duration: 1 round / level
Spells that can target you
must target you.
Material Component: A
lodestone.
Spell Scan+
Divination (Insight) [Blue]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: One Action
Range: Medium (100'+10'
level)
Target: One Creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
By means of this spell you
discern all spells prepared
by the target that are of
equal or less level than
your own spells. Any
spells the target has
prepared that are beyond
your ability do not register
with this spell. Targets
that do not prepare spells
are not affected even if
they cast spells.
Spell Stealing+
Transmutation [Blue, Metamagic,
Mind-Affecting]
Level: (3), Sor 3
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / levels)
Target: A spellcaster
Duration: 1 minute / level
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast this
spell. Name a spell you
can cast of equal or less
spell slot.
+
If the target creature
has the named spell
prepared and fails his
willpower saving throw he
loses that preparation and
you add that spell to your
spells known list for the
duration of spell stealing.
If the target creature
does not have the named
spell prepared and fails
his willpower save then he
loses a random
preparation of equal or
/
less level to the expended
spell.
(Characters who do not
prepare spells are
unaffected by this spell).
Spelldraining Blade+
Transmutation [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
This spell works like
magic weapon except
that instead of
conferring a bonus to hit
this spell confers the
following bonus to the
weapon. Each time the
weapon scores a hit the
struck creature must
choose and lose 1d6
spell slots. These slots
can come from any
number of spells that
add up to the number
rolled, and cantrips
count for one half for
this purpose.
(Weapons and items
can only have one
enhancement spell upon
them at a time).
Spellshock+
Evocation [Electricity,
Metamagic, Red, Triggered]
Level: (7)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Effect: 60’ radius circle
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Fort ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
“Even a little magic can hurt
a lot.” ~ Telsindria.
Whenever a spellcaster
successfully completes a
spell they are dealt 1d6
electricity damage /
level of that spell. (A
spell is successfully cast
if it isn’t countered)
Spirit Link+ Squirrel Growth+ spell are under your
control and will attack
Abjuration (Ward) [White] Transmutation [Green,
Level: (4), Clr 4, Pal 3 Enhancement] whomever you
Level: (1), Drd 1 designate fearlessly,
This spell works like shield Components: V, S, M though if they are not
Casting Time: 1 round enhanced the usefulness
other, except that cure
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
effects are also divided levels) of their attacks is
between you and the Effect: One squirrel / 2 levels dubious (they can flank
warded creature. Duration: 1 round / level (D) a foe for you though).
Saving Throw: Fort Neg. The squirrels created by
(Harmless)
Splinter+ Spell Resistance: Yes this spell remain
permanently; ending the
Abjuration (Dispel) [Green]
Level: (5), Drd 6 “Aw nuts,” yelled Timmon as the spell prematurely only
Components: V, S, DF members of the horde grew to breaks your control over
Casting Time: 1 standard action enormous size. them.
Range: Touch
Target: Construct or Magic item “Don’t say that!” Teresa yelled
touched Stampede+
Duration: Instantaneous back.
Enchantment (Compulsion)
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
[Green, Mind-Affecting]
Spell Resistance: Yes (object) You cause a number of
Level: (2), Drd 2
squirrels to grow to Components: V, S
"Magical items are cruches for the medium size. They take Casting Time: 1 standard
weak." ~ Sirrom. on the stats of a dire rat - round
Range: Close (25’+5’ / 2
except that they have a
The touched magic item levels)
climb speed of 60' and do Target: 1 herd
or non-undead construct
not possess a disease Duration: Instantaneous
must make a fortitude Saving Throw: None.
attack.
save or be destroyed. This Spell Resistance: No
spell will affect golems
which are otherwise Squirrel Riot+ This spell compels a
immune to magic. Transmutation [Green, herd of natural animals
Enhancement] to stampede in a
Level: (3), Drd 3
Spreading Plague+ Components: V, S,
direction of
choosing. Their attack
your
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Necromancy [Black]
Range: Personal is considered a charge.
Level: (9)
Effect: See Text
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
(see text) Steadfast Heart+
This spell works like Saving Throw: Will Neg. Abjuration (Ward) [White]
contagion except that the (Harmless) Level: (2), Pal 2
disease spreads to all Spell Resistance: Yes Components: V, S, DF
creatures touched by the (Harmless) Casting Time: 1 standard
target and in turn to all action
"Don't worry Timmon, they're only Range: Personal
creatures they touch for
after your nuts." Teresa yelled. Area: 10’ emanation.
the duration of the spell. Duration: 1 round / level
Once the duration expires Timmon adjusted his codpiece,
the contagion no longer "That's what I'm afraid of!" Creatures within the
spreads magically but the area are immune to fear
affliction itself remains. Whenever you are as per the paladin
wounded a squirrel is ability.
formed for every 4 hit
points you lose (and it has
hit points equal to your
loss, up to 4). The
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Stifle+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (2)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 immediate
action
Range: Medium
Target: One Spell
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Target triggered ability of
a spell is countered. You
must be aware of an
effect to counter it. The
ability of the spell to
generate additional effects
is not canceled by stifle.
Still Touch+
Illusion (Glamer) [Blue]
Level: (1), Brd 1, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One Creature
Duration: 10 min / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance:
(Harmless)
"There's only one thing I don't like
about my job. When I do it
perfectly, no one sees or hears."
~ Timmon
You cease all vibrations
caused by the touched
creature. This prevents
creatures with the
tremorsense ability from
perceiving the touched
creature with that ability.
Move silently checks by
the touched creature gain
a +10 bonus and spot
checks opposing the pick
pocket attempts of the
touched creature suffer a
–10 penalty.
Stone Grasp+ Stone's Endurance+
Transmutation [Earth, Red] Transmutation [Enhancement,
Level: (2), Drd 2, Sor/Wiz 3 Green]
Components: V, S Level: (8), Drd 8
Casting Time: 1 standard action Components: V, S
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels) This spell works like
Effect: A stony hand
bear’s endurance except
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None a +8 enhancement
Spell Resistance: No bonus to constitution is
granted instead of +4
"When the earth bargains, it bonus.
wins." ~ Yarenic.
This spell creates a stone Stoneform+
hand about the size of an Transmutation [Earth, Red,
ogre's that reaches up out Polymorph]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
of the ground and
attempts to grapple As polymorph self,
creatures you choose
within the range. It has
except this spell turns
you into an earth
attack bonus equal to
elemental of your size
your level and a strength and protects your
of 25, but deals no equipment from and you
damage on a hit. When it do not gain a curative
hits, it holds the victim
effect from this change.
fast in the square where it As an earth elemental
grappled them until they you undergo these
Yes break free or the spell changes:
ends. Grappled creatures
cannot make reflex saves.
You will be of the
earth subtype.
If attacked the hand is
AC 30 (touch AC 10), has
You gain earth
DR 5/–, and 1d4 hit points mastery (+1 to all
/ level of its caster. attack and damage
rolls against foes on
the ground, and a –4
Stone Rain+ to all attack and
Conjuration (Creation) [Earth, damage rolls against
Red]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4 airborne or
Component: V, S waterborne foes).
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
You will possess a
level) damaging slam
Area: 30’ radius circle attack as determined
Duration: Instantaneous
by your size (1d6 for
Saving Throw: Reflex ½
Spell Resistance: Yes small, 1d8 for
medium).
Stones rain down upon

Your speed
the affected area dealing
decreases by 10’ to a
1d6 damage / level of the
minimum of 20’
caster (max 10d6). This
damage counts as
Your gain a +8
bludgeoning damage. strength bonus and
 an additional +4 size
bonus for each size
you are beyond small.
Your Constitution gains
a +6 bonus

As an elemental you
are immune to poison,
sleep, paralysis, and
stunning effects.

You are immune to
critical hits (Any effect
nullified by immunity
to critical hits is also
blocked, such as rogue
sneak attacks).

You gain the benefits
of the burrowing spell.
Storm Blast Weapon+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Electricity, Red, Sonic]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
This spell confers the
effects of thunder-
clapping weapon and
shocking burst weapon.
(Weapons and items can
only have one
enhancement spell upon
them at a time).
Storm Weapon+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Electricity, Red, Sonic]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
This spell confers the
effects of thundering
weapon and shocking
weapon.
(Weapons and items can
only have one
enhancement spell upon
them at a time).
Stream of Acid+
Conjuration (Creation) [Acid,
Black]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Area: Stream out to the extent
of the range
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: Ref ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell allows you to
eject a stream of acid that
strikes creatures along a
5’ wide path out to the
extent of the range unless
an object stops the path
of the acid (such as a
wall). These creatures
take 1d4 / level of the
caster (max 10d4) on the
round this spell is cast and
half this damage on the
subsequent round.
Stupor+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Black, Mind-Affecting]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100+10 /
levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
Teresa shook her head as Timmon
and Trishdare carried on. She
never saw a purpose in being
drunk.
The target goes into a
drunken stupor. Dexterity
is penalized by -4 (to a
minimum of 3), attack
rolls are penalized by –2,
and all spellcasting
attempts have a +50%
chance of failure.
Subversion+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (5)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’+5’/2
levels)
Area: Emanation out to the
limit of the range.
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
[See text]
Spell Resistance: Yes
At the beginning of your
turn each creature in
range makes a fortitude
save. Each creature
that fails takes 1
damage and you are
cured by an amount
equal to the damage
dealt.
Summer Bloom+
Evocation [Green, Metamagic]
Level: (5), Drd 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
"They shall grow as the leaves
of the forest when summer is
green." ~ Alisan, Grand
Druidess.
You must choose up to
three spell preparations
of up to 4th level which
have a range of personal
or which can target you
as you cast this spell. If
summer bloom is
successfully cast all of
these spells come into
effect upon your person
as if you cast them
normally.
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Summon Warlord+
Conjuration (Summoning) [Red]
Level: (7)
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 Round
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
"Some fight for glory, others
fight for a cause. Others fight
because they know nothing else."
~ Telsindria
You summon a warlord
from the plane of Shun, a
barbarian with a number
of levels equal to the
number of combatants
within 60' of you at the
time you cast this spell to
a maximum of 20th level.
This barbarian has ability
scores of STR 20, DEX 20,
CON 20, INT 10, WIS 10,
CHR 10 and shares your
race. It's only equipment
is a flaming burst
greatsword +5. When it
appears it immediately
rages and attacks the foes
you designate. If no foes
are available it may attack
you and your allies or
simply return to its home
plane (50% chance of
either).
Material
Component: A lock of hair
from a barbarian chieftain.
Surefoot+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Green]
Level: (2), Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One Creature
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
The touched creature
gains a +10 enhancement
bonus to balance and
tumble checks.
Material Component: A
hair from a monkey.
Subjectional Gravity+
Transmutation [Red, Wild]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
You warp gravity such
that as long as the your
feet are on an immovable
surface, that surface is
"down." Hence you can
walk on walls and ceilings
with complete ease, and
without any risk of your
equipment falling. Be
careful though, you can
"fall" from these surfaces.
If your feet are on two
separate surfaces that are
at an angle to each other
(the floor and a wall) then
"down" is in a direction
that evenly divides the
angle between the two
surfaces.
Supreme Reflexes+
Divination (Insight) [White]
Level: (4), Drd 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Touch
Effect: Creature touched
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
(Harmless)
The touched creature
may make any number
of attacks of opportunity
each round. (He still
cannot make more than
one attack of
opportunity on a given
foe each round).
Surge+
Evocation [Green, Metamagic]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 ready action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Target: One spell
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast
this spell. The target
spell has its level and
caster level increased by
the level of the spell slot
you expend.
Survival of the Fittest+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: Your summoning spells
Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: None. (see text)
Spell Resistance: No
Creatures you summon
have a +4 bonus to
strength, and their hit
points are the maximum
possible for their hit dice.
Surgeshield+
Abjuration (Ward) [White, Wild]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Special (D)
You are cloaked in a
whirling band of
scintillating colors,
completely concealing
you, granting you your
opponents a 50% miss
chance on any attacks
aimed against you. You
are able to see normally
within and outside the
shield. The glow of the
shield is the equivalent of
a daylight spell.
The surgeshield absorbs
the effects of spells
targeted at you. The
shield can completely
absorb 1d4 + 6 total spell
levels, thus negating their
effects on you. In the
case of area effects, only
you are protected this
way. The shield also
protects against mishaps,
counting them as the
same spell level as the
spell that instigated them.
You may dispel the long as least one
shield at will. Otherwise, member of the swarm
it lasts for 1d12 rounds + survives you can
1 round/level, or until it reassume your normal
absorbs all its possible form. If you lose more
spell levels, whichever than 50 hit points this
comes first. If this limit is way you are not subject
met exactly, the spell to death from massive
ends. If the shield is hit damage. Members of the
with more spell levels swarm that do not
than it can absorb, it reunite with you at
causes the incoming spell spell's end become
to mishap. You are normal creatures.
considered the caster and
While in this form you
the target of the mishap.
cannot use any
Material Component:
sponge.
A supernatural,
extraordinary, or spell-
like abilities, neither can
Swarmform+ you cast spells. You may
end this spell at will, but
Transmutation [Green,
it cannot be dispelled,
Polymorph]
Level: (9), Drd 9 disenchanted or brought
Components: V, S to an end by any means
Casting Time: 1 standard action
short of Mordenkainen's
Range: Personal
Target: You Disjunction.
Duration: 1 hour / level (D)
You turn yourself into a
Swat+
Necromancy [Black, Death]
swarm of creatures of
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 3
diminutive size or even Components: V, S
smaller. Bees, hornets Casting Time: 1 standard
and other flying insects action
Range: Close (25’+5’/2
are the most popular
levels)
choices, but rats and Target: 1 creature
other vermin are not Duration: Instantaneous
unknown. While in this Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
form you are aware of and
in control of each member Target creature with 1
of the swarm. You can HD or less dies.
disperse the members up
to 1 mile / caster level
away from each other, so Switch Costumes+
you can use this spell to Conjuration (Teleport) [Blue]
Level: (1), Brd 1
keep watch over incredible
Component: V, S, F
amounts of territory. Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Member of the swarm Range: Personal
can be killed normally as Target: You
determined by their Duration: Instantaneous
natures. The exact
number of creatures in the You simultaneously
teleport all clothing and
swarm is set by your hit
points - 1 per creature. As armor you wear into a
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specially prepared chest
and teleport the clothing
in that chest onto your
body as if you had just
put it on. The weight of all
gear transferred this way
cannot exceed 10 lb. /
caster level.
Arcane Focus: A Level: (1), Clr 2
specially prepared chest
worth 500 GP. When this
spell is cast the chest
must be within 100 feet of
you per caster level.
Syphon Soul+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (4)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’/5’+2 levels)
Effect: All living creatures in
range
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort ½ [see
text]
Spell Resistance: Yes
All creatures in range take
1d8 damage (save for ½)
and you are cured by an
amount equal to the
damage dealt to all
creatures this way.
Tainted AEther+
Abjuration (Ward) [Black,
Triggered]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Effect: 60' radius emanation
Duration: 1 hour / level
Saving Throw: Fort Negates.
(see text)
Spell Resistance: Yes (see
text)
“A journey into darkness often
leaves a shadow on the soul” ~
Cuolshite saying.
Creatures which enter the
area of effect through
calling, summoning, or
teleportation gain 1 Globe
negative energy level that
persists until this spell
ends.
Talisiasia's Insight+
Divination (Insight) [White]
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: See text
You gain a +20 insight
bonus to your next heal
check if it is made before
the end of the next round.
Target Lock+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Red]
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 0
Component: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature
suffers a –4 AC penalty
against the next spell with
a ranged touch attack
used against him.
Taunt+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Blue, Mind Affecting]
Level: (1), Brd 1, Sor/Wiz 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target creature must
attack or cast a harmful
spell at you on its next
action if able.
Telsindria’s Invulnerable
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast
this spell. This spell
works like lesser globe
of invulnerability except
that it excludes spells of
up to the level of the
spell you expended as
an additional cost.
Telsindria's Aura+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (9)
This spell functions like
aura of protection: black
except the granted
protections are attuned
against the alignment or
spell type of your
choice.
Telsindria's Belabored Casting+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (1)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
level)
Target: A spell user
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Learning speed is a matter of
learning care." ~ Telsindria.
Belabored casting is one
of Telsindria's earliest
spells and in many areas
it is no longer attributed
to her. The victim of the
spell has their casting
times increased by one
round. Creatures that
can't use spells ignore
this spell's effects. Magic
items are not affected,
and neither are spell-like
abilities.
Telsindria's Blessing+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (4), Sor Wiz 5
Name a descriptor or
school. This spell works
like spell resistance, but
the resistance only works
against the descriptor or
school you named.
Telsindria's Intuition+
Transmutation [Blue, Metamagic,
Mind-Affecting]
Level: (3), Wiz 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
You must choose and
expend three spell slots of
the same level as an
additional cost to cast this
spell. You prepare one
spell you know of a level
equal to the expended
spell slots.
Material Component: A
gemstone worth 100 gold
/ level of the spell to be
recalled.
Telsindria's Radiance
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 9
Name a descriptor or
school. This spell works
like an antimagic field
except that Telsindria’s
Radiance only suppresses
spells possessing the
named descriptor or
school.
Telsindria's Reflection+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Magic missile attacks
directed at you return to
their hurler and strike him
even if he is employing a
shield. If you cast magic
missile and it is reflected
back at you by this spell
then you will not be
protected from those
missiles by this spell.
A +10 AC bonus is
granted to you against ray
spells. If any of these
spells miss you by the
margin this spell grants
they rebound against their
hurler (Who makes a
ranged touch attack
against himself). This spell
does not protect you in
any way against your own
ray spells redirected at
you.
Arcane Focus: A small
hand mirror that magically
circles about you while
this spell is effect.
Telsindria’s Spell
Crystal+
Transmutation [Blue,
Metamagic]
Level: (3), Wiz 3
Components: V, S, F, (XP)
Casting Time: 10 minutes or 1
standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Crystal Touched
Duration: [see text]
Saving Throw: None (object)
Spell Resistance: No (object)
This spell has two modes
that charge a spell crystal
and discharge it
respectively. When this
spell is used to charge a
spell crystal you must
expend a spell
preparation to place into
the crystal and pay an
XP cost equal to that
needed to write the spell
into a scroll. The
casting time of this
mode is 10 minutes.
The second mode
discharges a spell
crystal you have made.
The casting time is 1
standard round. The
spell is placed into your
memory as if you had
just prepared it, and you
have 10 minutes to use
the spell before the
preparation fades. You
don’t have to have a
spell slot available for
the spell when you
discharge the crystal.
Telsindria's Spell
Immunity+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (2), Clr 2, Wiz 3
You must choose and
expend a spell
preparation as an
additional cost to cast
this spell. This spell
works like spell
immunity, except that it
applies to the spell you
expended at casting.
Telsindria's Spelltrap
Abjuration (Ward) [Blue]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
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You must choose and
expend a spell slot as an
additional cost to cast this
spell. This spell brings
into being one tiny light
per level of the expended
slot that orbits your
person. Each light can
absorb a spell level.
When this happens a
globe of light appears
containing the spell (the
higher the level of the
spell, the brighter the
globe).
Whenever you are
targeted by a spell, the
spell is absorbed if the
number of lights exceeds
the level of the spell. If
they do not the spell is
countered instead of being
absorbed.
You may cast an
absorbed spell as a Spell
standard action and
without paying it’s
component costs (which
have already been paid by
the original caster).
Telsindria's’ Trigger+
Evocation [Blue, Metamagic]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100'+ 10' /
level)
Target: One spell
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
You must expend a spell
slot of equal or greater
level than the target spell
as an additional cost to
cast this spell. You
choose a target spell from
among those prepared by
a spellcaster within range
and it is immediately cast
provided it has a casting
time of one round or less or pin, but you must
and provided it can target remain in range.
its own caster. You must
use spell scan or a similar Terix’s Blessing+
spell or ability to be able
Transmutation [Blue, Wild]
to target the prepared Level: (4), Clr 4, Sor/Wiz 4
spells of another caster.
This spell works like
Temporal Flux+ bestow curse except
Terix’s Blessing bestows
Transmutation [Blue, Wild]
Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2 the wild spellcaster
Components: V, S, M template on the victim
Casting Time: 1 standard action instead of any other
Range: Medium (100’ + 10’ /
effect.
level)
Effect: Emanation to the extent
of the range.
Duration: Instantaneous
Terix's Boon+
Saving Throw: None. Transmutation [Enhancement,
Spell Resistance: No Green, Wild]
Level: (3), Drd 3
Components: V, S, DF
At the beginning of the
Casting Time: 1 standard
next round all creatures action
roll new initiatives Range: Touch
(including you). No Target: One Creature
Duration: 1 minute / level
creature is flat-footed
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
because of this spell. (Harmless)
Resistance: Yes
Material Component: (Harmless)
The hand of a clock.
The target creature
Tendril Walker+ gains a +1d6
Transmutation [Green]
enhancement bonus to
Level: (3), Drd 3 an ability score chosen
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
at random. Roll a d6
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2 D6 roll Ability Score
levels) 1. Strength
Effect: All vines in range 2. Dexterity
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) 3. Constitution
Saving Throw: None 4. Intelligence
Spell Resistance: No 5. Wisdom
6. Charisma
With this spell you can
attack with any vines or Terix’ Favor+
branches within range as Transmutation [Red, Wild]
though you wielded them Level: (7)
as a weapon. If you strike Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
you deal 1d6+WIS
action
modifier in damage per Range: Medium
hit. If you grapple with Area: Emanation to the
them treat your wisdom extent of the range.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
score as strength for all
Saving Throw: None
grapple tests. If you Spell Resistance: No
grapple a foe you do not
need to spend an action to Whenever a d20 is
maintain an existing hold rolled, roll it twice
instead. You may choose Once you have finished
the roll that is used. your movement for a
given round, whenever an
Terror+ individually targeted
attack or effect targets
Illusion (Phantasm) [Black, Fear,
Mind-Affecting] you, you can choose
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8 which of your two
positions to be in. Against
"Fear comes from the uncertainty area effects, you can
of death. Terror comes from the choose whether to be
uncertainty beyond death." ~ affected unless the area of
Sirrom. effect could contain both
versions of you. Similarly,
This spell works like whenever you take any
phantasmal killer except actions, you choose which
terror inflicts 6d6 damage location you are in at the
on a successful fortitude moment. Whenever you
save and both saving choose a location like this,
throws are made at a –4 that is considered your
penalty. location until the next step
of initiative, but otherwise
The Road Left Untaken+ you are just ‘potentially’ in
Conjuration (Teleportation) either location, your exact
[Blue, Wild] position not set until you
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 8
are forced to choose one.
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action This protective
Range: Personal displacement lasts until
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
your next movement.
Two possibilities of your Whenever you move next
actions take place, time, the two possible
allowing you to effectively states of your location
be in two places at once. collapse into one; in
Whenever you move, effect, whenever you
choose two routes of move again, one version
movement instead of one. of you disappears, and
A shimmering version of your movement takes
you moves in both place from your other
directions, and you are location.
able to perceive clearly
For example, in the
through both of
middle of a battle Meece
yourselves. While
casts this spell, then
moving, you are
moves. He directs two
considered to be taking
courses of action, one
both actions, so anything
toward his party cleric and
that could affect you
the other toward his
works normally.
enemies. If he incurs any
However, once you have
attacks of opportunity
completed your
while moving in either
movement for the round,
direction, he is vulnerable,
you gain a unique type of
and can be hit normally.
invulnerability until you
Once he reaches both his
move again.
destinations, he can
thenceforth to be in
either location. If a
warrior tried to strike
him at once place, he
could choose to be in
the other, so the attack
would miss. If he
needed healing, an ally
could cast a spell on
either version of him
and have it take effect.
If an enemy wizard tries
to fireball him, Meece
would only take damage
if the area of the spell
contained both of his
potential positions. On
his next turn, one
version of him would
disappear, and he would
begin moving from the
other.
It is possible with
close coordination to
affect you while you’re
protected by this spell.
Though you can shift
positions many times
per round, on each
individual count of
initiative you can only
choose to be in one
location or the other.
For instance, you might
choose on your initiative
count of 16 to be in one
location to cast a spell.
Then for the rest of
count 16 you are in that
one location. On count
15 you return to being
in a state of flux. When
on count 7 a warrior
attacks you, you could
choose to be in a
different location. If at
that same initiative
count of 7 another
warrior tried to attack
you at your other
location, you would have
to choose one location
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to be at, meaning you Thunderbolt+ property upon the
would be vulnerable to weapon instead of any
Evocation [Electricity, Red,
either attack. Sonic] bonus to hit. (It deals
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5 1d6 bonus sonic damage
Material Component: A
on a successful hit.
small container, which As lightning bolt except Bows, crossbows and
must be filled by someone thunderbolt has a 15d6 slings enchanted by this
other than you with damage cap and its spell confer this bonus
contents you are unaware damage is half electric, to their ammunition).
of. As you cast the spell, half sonic. Further, all
you open the container creatures other than the (Weapons and items
and learn its contents just caster that are within 20’ can only have one
before they are consumed of the bolt must make a enhancement spell upon
in casting. fortitude save or be them at a time).
deafened 1 round.
Thermal Shock+ Tiania's Blessing+
Evocation [Red, Fire] Thunder-Clapping Weapon+ Transmutation [Green,
Level: (9) Enhancement]
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Components: V, S, M Level: (4), Drd 4
Red, Sonic]
Casting Time: 1 round
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
Range: Medium (100’+10’ / This spell is a
level)
This spell works like magic simultaneous bull's
Target: 10x10x10 cube
Duration: Instantaneous weapon, except that strength, cat's grace and
Saving Throw: Reflex Neg. thunder-clapping weapon bear’s endurance.
Spell Resistance: Yes bestows the thunder-
“Toasty!” clapping property upon Tiania's Blessing, Mass
the weapon instead of any Transmutation [Green,
You conjure a bonus to hit. Enhancement]
superheated blast that Level: (8), Drd 8
(A thunder-clapping
vaporizes most flammable
weapon functions as a This spell is a
materials and evaporates thundering weapon that
fluids. Creatures caught simultaneous mass bull's
also explodes with a roar strength, mass cat's
in this are quite literally
of thunder on a critical hit grace and mass bear’s
flash cooked. Those who
dealing +1d10 points of endurance.
fail their reflex saves take bonus sonic damage. If
50d6 fire damage
(Equivalent to a death
the weapon’s critical
multiplier is x3 add +2d10
Tiania's Endowment+
effect). Those who make Transmutation [Green,
points instead. If the
their saves move out of Enhancement]
multiplier is x4 then add Level: (7), Drd 7
the affected area.
+3d10 instead)
Constructs and undead
This spell works as
not composed of flesh are (Weapons and items can
Tiania’s Blessing, except
unaffected. only have one
that an enhancement
enhancement spell upon
Ash, bone and metals bonus of +6 to strength,
them at a time).
are the only things dexterity and
typically remaining after constitution is granted
this spell. Thundering Weapon+ instead of a +4 bonus.
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Material Component: A Red, Sonic]
pumice stone from a Level: (2), Sor/Wiz 2
volcano.
As magic weapon, except
that thundering weapon
bestows the thundering
Tiania's Enlightenment Tiania’s Liege+ Tiania's Splendor
Transmutation [Green, Conjuration (Summoning) Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement] [Green] Enhancement]
Level: (4), Drd 4 Level: (9), Drd 9 Level: (6), Drd 6
Components: V, S
This spell is a Casting Time: 1 standard action This spell grants a +4
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / level)
simultaneous fox’s enhancement bonus to
Effect: Creature
cunning, owl’s wisdom Duration: 1 round / level (D) all six ability scores,
and eagle’s splendor. Saving Throw: None replicating bull’s
Spell Resistance: No strength, cat’s grace,
Tiania's Enlightenment, Mass+ bear’s endurance, fox’s
Tiana’s Liege is a creature cunning, owl’s wisdom
Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement] born of life energy itself and eagle’s splendor
Level: (8), Drd 8 that has a number of d12 with one spell.
hit dice equal to the total
This spell is a number of creatures
simultaneous mass fox’s within close range or 25 Tiger's Prowess+
cunning, mass owl’s whichever is more and to Transmutation [Green,
wisdom and mass eagle’s Enhancement]
a maximum of twice your
Level: (3), Drd 3
splendor. level. The AC, spell
resistance, saving throws This spell is a
Tiania's Greater and attack bonuses of the simultaneous cat's grace
creature are equal to its and bull's strength.
Splendor+ hit dice. It is of huge size
and makes two slam
Transmutation
Enhancement]
[Green,
attacks a round for 2d12+
Tiger's Prowess, Mass+
Level: (9), Drd 9 Transmutation [Green,
half its hit dice in damage.
Enhancement]
This spell works like Level: (7), Drd 7
Tiania’s splendor, except Tiania's Sanctuary +
that it grants a +6 This spell is a
Abjuration (Ward) [Green]
enhancement bonus Level: (5), Drd 6 simultaneous mass cat's
instead of a +4 bonus. Components: V, S, M grace and mass bull's
Casting Time: 1 standard action strength.
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
Tiania's Insight+ levels)
Transmutation [Green,
Area: 60' ft. sphere Time Spiral+
Duration: 1 minute / level
Enhancement] Transmutation [Blue]
Saving Throw: No.
Level: (7), Drd 7 Level: (9)
Spell Resistance: None
Components: V, S, XP
This spell works as Casting Time: 1 round
Creatures in the area of Range: Long (400' + 40' /
Tiania’s Enlightenment, effect are immune to level)
except that an spells that target (Such Effect: All creatures in range
enhancement bonus of +6 spells have a “target” Duration: Instantaneous
to intelligence, wisdom Saving Throw: None
entry instead of an area or Spell Resistance: No
and charisma is granted effect entry).
instead of a +4 bonus. All creatures in range
Material Component: A
revert back to their
strip of bark from an oak
status at the beginning
tree.
of the combat. All
damage is healed, The
dead are returned to
life, etc., as though the
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all spells cast during the
combat except time spiral.
No one affected by time
spiral can use it for a full
day (including you). All
creatures remember what
occurred before the time
spiral and are aware that
it was cast.
XP Cost: 3000 XP are
lost when this spell is
completed.
Time Twister+
Transmutation [Blue]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
When you complete this
spell you phase out of
time. While out of time
you essentially do not
exist and cannot be
attacked or harmed by
any means. At the
beginning of each or your
actions you phase into
time. You can perform one
move-equivalent action or
cast a spell, then you
phase out of time again.
Your opponents can
ready an action to attack
you and you can be
attacked for provoking an
attack of opportunity.
Time Walk+
Transmutation [Blue]
Level: (5), Sor / Wiz 7
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: You and touched objects
or other touched willing
creatures weighing up to 50
lb. / level
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None and Will
Negates (object)
Spell Resistance: No and Yes
(object)
You move forward in time,
up to one day per level.
You are able to see if
other creatures are in the
area in the future and can
choose to appear based
on that criteria (such as I
will time walk to Baron
Nebis' arrival here). If the
criteria is not fulfilled you
move forward in time to
the fullest extent of the
spell.
Material Components: A
500 gp diamond.
Time Warp+
Transmutation [Blue]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S, XP
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Long (400' + 40' / level)
Effect: All creatures in range
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
“Somatic component is wha? A
jump to the left??” Teresa
pondered. "Let's do it again!!"
Timmon shouted!!
On the round following
this spell everything
happens twice with the
same results as the first
attempt. Therefore if a
fighter attacks a foe and
deals 36 points of damage
in two attacks those
attack occur again and
deal 36 more points of
damage.
XP Cost: 2500 XP
Titan's Strength+
Transmutation [Green,
Enhancement]
Level: (8), Drd 8
Components: V, S
As bull’s strength except
that a +8 enhancement
bonus is granted instead
of a +4 bonus.
Tranquil Domain
Abjuration (Ward) [Green]
Level: (5) Drd 5
Effect: 30' radius centered on
you
This spell works like
antimagic field but it
only affects magic items
and their effects.
Transcendence+
Transmutation [White]
Level: (6), Clr 8
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute / level
Sources that would
damage you cure you
instead. Excess curing
is gained as temporary
hit points. If at any
time you have more
temporary hit points
than normal hit points,
you die. Sources that
would cure you deal
damage to you instead.
You are not hindered in
any fashion while at
negative hit points and
under the influence of
this spell.
Transcendence can be and the damage increases Creatures and objects
dispelled by disenchant. by 1d6. On the 22nd floating upon such water
round of the spell the take 10d6, fortitude
Transference+ damage caps at 20d6 for save for half. This is the
any foolish enough to damage for the first
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (5) remain in the area, round.
Components: V, S submerged by the now
Casting Time: 1 standard action
The acid dissipates on
liquid rock. Those large
Range: Touch subsequent rounds. On
enough not to be fully
Effect: Creature touched round two the damage
Duration: 1 minute / level (D) submerged take half this
drops to 10d6 for those
Saving Throw: Will Neg. damage. After reaching
(harmless)
foolish enough to remain
peak temperature the lava
Spell Resistance: Yes submerged in the area,
remains this hot for 48
(harmless) but the area of effect
hours, then it loses
doubles to a 20’ radius.
The touched creature may intensity slowly, dropping
Floating creatures take
choose to deal its melee 2d6 damage / day (so
5d6.
damage to summoned after 5 days the damage
creatures to those is still 14d6) On round three the
creature’s summoner. area trebles, but the
Transmute Water to acid damage drops to
5d6 for those
Transmute Rock to Acid+ submerged and 1d6 to
Lava+ Transmutation [Acid, Black, floating objects. On
Transmutation [Earth, Fire, Red]
Water] round four the area
Level: (9), Sor/Wiz 9 quadruples from the
Level: (9), Drd 9
Components: V, S, M
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action original but only deals
Casting Time: 1 round 1d6 damage to those
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Effect: All water within a 10’ completely submerged.
radius sphere [see text]
Effect: 20' square area 10'
Duration: Instantaneous The above presumes
deep.
Saving Throw: [see text] that the acid can
Duration: See Text
Spell Resistance: No
Saving Throw: None dissipate into a larger
Spell Resistance: No body of water. If it
This powerful
can’t, it doesn’t lose its
"What will this spell do Teresa?" transmutation turns water
to acid with predictably potency.
Timmon asked. She examined the
scroll carefully and smiled, fatal results for the Material Component: A
animals and plant life scrap of flesh from the
"Remember the old hotfoot trick?
within. stomach of a black
This is worse."
Cast outside of water dragon (Procurement:
You use this spell to this spell ruins all water 500 gp)
transform rock into lava. based items including
On the first and second magical potions unless Treant's Endurance+
rounds of this spell the their owners make a Transmutation [Enhancement,
ground becomes willpower save to negate. Green]
uncomfortably hot but no Level: (5), Drd 5
actual damage is done. This spell is at it’s Components: V, S

On the third round all deadliest when cast in a

large body of water. This spell works like
flammable materials in
Creatures so unfortunate bear’s endurance except
the area of effect catch
to be completely a +6 enhancement
fire and creatures in the
submerged in the area of bonus to constitution is
area of effect are dealt
effect take 25d6 damage, granted instead of +4
1d6 damage by the heat.
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Treant's Endurance,
Mass+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
Green]
Level: (9), Drd 9
Components: V, S
Mass treant’s endurance
works like mass bear’s
endurance except that it
grants a +6 enhancement
bonus to the affected
creatures instead of a +4
bonus.
Truthsay+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (3)
This spell works like
counterspell, except
truthsay only affects white
spells.
Twin Hits+
Transmutation [Red]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Effect: One creature
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: Will Negates
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
"Most fights only have two hits -
One guy hits another, and the
other hits the ground." ~
Timmon
Double the number of
attacks made by target
creature. Bonus attacks
from this spell have the
same attack bonus as the
original attack. (For
example, if a character
with a +16 base attack
makes a full attack under
this spell his attacks will
be at +16/+16/
+11/+11/+7/+7/+1/+1)
Twincast+ specific trails appearing
out of overlapping
Evocation [Metamagic, Blue]
Level: (3), Sor 3 footprints. The items to
Components: V, S be studied must
Casting Time: 1 ready action tangible—coded flashing
Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2 lights, garbled speech,
levels)
Target: One spell in casting. or thoughts of any kind
Duration: Instantaneous cannot be studied.
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No For the duration of the
spell, which is long
"You like that spell so well, try enough to take 20 on
being its victim!" ~ Trishdare. any of the tasks listed
above, you gain a +30
You must expend a spell bonus to checks to
slot of equal or greater understand patterns in
level than the target spell
as an additional cost to
disorder, such as the
above-listed examples
cast this spell. Twincast (typical DC 40). If the
creates a copy of the items studied are truly
target spell, which is cast random, you can gain no
by you immediately after information (such as in
the original spell even if trying to make sense of
you can’t normally cast it. a collection of rocks that
Casting this copy does not have nothing in
cost you a spell slot, but
you must be able to fulfill
common).
For the next day you
any component costs of
the copied spell other than get a +10 bonus to any
material components with skill check to reassemble
a value less than one gold any broken or
disassembled item you
piece.
make sense of through
Understand Unorthodoxy+ this spell.
Divination (Insight) [Blue, Wild] Focus: An object that
Level: (1), Brd 1, Sor/Wiz 1 was broken and then
Components: V, S, F reassembled.
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2
levels)
Area: 10 foot cube, plus one 10
foot cube per level
Duration: 2 minutes
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes (object)
Understand unorthodoxy
gives you insight into
chaos and disorder. You
can see such things as
pottery shards reformed
into a whole pot, shreds of
paper reformed into a
page, scattered parts as a
working machine, or
Unquestioned Authority+
Enchantment (Compulsion)
[Language Dependent, Mind-
Affecting, Sonic, White]
Level: (4), Clr 5, Pal 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Close (25' + 5' / 2
levels)
Effect: Humanoid creatures in
range
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: Will Neg
Spell Resistance: Yes
Creatures who share your
alignment follow your
orders without question. If
you give a self-destructive
or suicidal order
(generally, one your
character would not be
willing to follow himself)
you break this spell.
Creatures are granted but
one saving throw and
spell resistance chance
against this spell when
you attempt to use it upon
them. If they fail they
must follow all subsequent
commands given. If they
succeed they are not
subject to subsequent
commands.
Unsummon+
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue]
Level: (4), Sor/Wiz 4
This spell works like dispel
magic in the targeted
dispel mode except that
unsummon automatically
dispels one conjuration
(summoning) spell.
Vampiric Blade+
Transmutation [Black,
Enhancement]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S
This spell works like magic
weapon except that
instead of conferring a
bonus to hit this spell
confers the vampiric
property to the weapon
(A vampiric weapon deals
1d6 extra damage and
cures the wielder by the
same amount. The
wielder can’t exceed his
maximum hit point total).
(Weapons and items can
only have one
enhancement spell upon
them at a time).
Vampiric Drain+
Necromancy [Black, Evil]
Level: (6)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creatures touched
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
You gain the ability to
suppress life energy and
increase your own. Each
round you may make a
touch attack that bestows
one negative energy level
upon the creature you
touch. You gain one
positive energy level when
this attack is successful.
At the end of the
duration of this spell all
negative and positive
energy levels created by
this spell disappear.
Venomous Vines +
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3, Rng 3
As entangle, but the vines
secrete a contact poison.
Starting on the third
round of the spell's
duration all creatures in
the area must make an
additional fortitude save
against the poison each
round. When they fail
the first time the poison
fatigues them, and the
second time they fail
they are exhausted.
The third failure causes
them to go to sleep as
per the spell.
Vermin Shape+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: [see text]
Range: Personal
Targets: You
Duration: [see text]
You cast this spell as
you take an animal form
with your wildshape
ability. The spell
provokes an attack of
opportunity but can’t be
disrupted. This spell
allows you to take a
vermin form subject to
your normal size
constraints. The spell
lasts while you are in
that form and cannot be
dispelled.
Vigilance+
Divination (Insight) [White]
Level: (2), Clr 2, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M, DF
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Medium
(100’+10’/level)
Target: One creature [see
text]
Duration: 1 hour / level
Saving Throw: Will Negates
(Harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes
You choose a creature
within range to watch
over the area within
range. The creature
gains a +10 bonus to
spot and listen checks.
If the creature moves
out of the spell’s range
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the spell is broken. Once
cast the area of effect
(which extends from you
out to the limit of the
range) doesn’t move with
you.
Material Component: A
hair from a trained watch
dog.
Vile Consumption+
Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (8)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Effect: Living Creature touched
This spell works like finger
of death with the
exceptions noted above
and you add the hit points
of the victim (or the
damage dealt if they
make their saving throw)
to your own. Hit points
added beyond your
maximum are temporary.
Vindicate+
Transmutation [Enhancement,
White]
Level: (4), Pal 4
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Whenever you strike a
foe, that foe takes extra
damage equal to the
amount of damage they
last dealt you during this
spell.
Virtue's Ruin+
Necromancy [Black]
Level: (6), Clr 8
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Effect: 20’ radius burst
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort ½
Spell Resistance: Yes
Negative energy deals 1d6
damage / level to white
creatures (max 10d6) and
1d6 damage / level to
green creatures (max
10d6). (These effects
stack).
Visualize+
Divination (Scrying) [Green]
Level: (2), Rng 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: [see text]
Target: [see text]
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: Will Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
You touch a track and try
to get a mental picture of
the creature that left it so
long as that creature is on
the same plane.
Volley of Boulders+
Transmutation [Earth, Red]
Level: (8), Sor/Wiz 9
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Targets: Up to 1 pebble / caster
level.
Duration: 1 round / level (D)
Saving Throw: See Text
Spell Resistance: No
“How do you expect to win Brun?”
“Uhm, Hit ‘im with a rock…”
When you throw a pebble
enchanted by this spell it
changes into a 50 lb.
boulder mid-flight. The
boulder follows the same
flight path the pebble
would have followed.
The boulder strikes for
2d6 damage + your
casting ability modifier.
Giants may elect to
catch a rock you throw
with this spell with their
rock catching
exceptional ability.
Material Component:
The pebbles.
Wall of Lightning+
Evocation [Electricity, Red]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/
level)
Effect: Sheet of lightning 5’
thick and up to 20’ long /
caster level or a ring with a
radius 5’ / 2 caster levels;
either form 20’ high.
Duration: Concentration + 1
round / level (D)
Saving Throw: Reflex
Negates (see text)
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell calls into being
a sheet of lightning with
the dimensions given
above that deals 1d6
damage / caster level
(max 20d6). Those in
the area of effect when
it comes into being may
negate the spell by
rolling a reflex save and
moving out of the area,
but those who
intentionally enter a wall
of lightning that is
already in place take full
damage without
benefiting from a save.
Unlike most walls this
one is not subject to any
damage, nor does it
prevent inanimate
objects from passing
through it either way of the benefits (these are Whimsy+
though the lightning acquired by actually living
Transmutation [Wild, Red]
discharges grant 50% for the time given). Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 3
concealment to creatures Wasting curse counts as a Component: V, S
on one side of the wall death spell should it kill its Casting Time: One Action
from another. victim. Range: Close (25’ + 5’ / 2
levels)
Target: One creature
Ward from Rain+ Wave of Reckoning+ Duration: 2d4 minutes
Saving Throw: Will Negates
Abjuration (Ward) [White] Evocation [Force, White] Spell Resistance: Yes
Level: (0), Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 0 Level: (3), Clr 3
Components: V, S Components: V, S
At the beginning of each
Casting Time: 1 standard action Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch Range: Close (25’+5’ / 2 levels) turn the target creature
Target: Creature or object Area: Cone rolls a d4. This
touched Duration: Instantaneous determines a die as
Duration: Concentration or 1 Saving Throw: Fort ½
follows.
minute / level Spell Resistance: Yes
Saving Throw: Fort Neg. D4 Damage Die
(Harmless) 1 d3
Spell Resistance: Yes All creatures in the area of 2 d4
(Harmless) effect are dealt damage 3 d6
4 d8
equal to their normal
This spell blocks rain and
attack damage (Hence a
snow from touching you,
fighter with a longsword Roll that die to
but the spell won’t keep
+2 and a 20 strength determine a number,
you dry if you are
would be dealt 1d8+7 then flip a coin: heads -
submerged into water.
damage by the wave). bonus, tails - penalty.
Rain-like spells and effects
with the ability to damage Apply this modifier as a
you will strike you Weakness+ luck bonus or penalty to
normally despite this Necromancy [Black]
all attack rolls, damage
spell. Level: (5), Clr 5 rolls, saving throws,
Components: V, S caster level checks
Casting Time: 1 standard action made until the next
Wasting Curse+ Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
round.
Effect: One creature
Necromancy [Black, Death, Evil] Duration: 1 round /level (D)
Level: (5), Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 6
Target: 1 creature [see text]
Saving Throw: Fort Neg.
Spell Resistance: Yes
White Fire+
Conjuration (Healing) [Good,
This spell works like If the target creature fails White]
bestow curse except that Level: (5), Clr 6
its saving throw its Component: V, S, M, DF
the effect of a wasting strength is reduced to 1.
curse is to age the Characters with a fighter’s This spell works like
recipient one year every attack progression have a fireball except that it
day. The recipient must -4 penalty to this save. conjures positive energy
have a normal lifespan of instead of fire. This
less than 200 years. energy damages undead
Remove curse halts this and cures living things.
unnatural aging but Things that are neither
doesn’t undo it’s effects. living nor undead are
Restoration or greater unaffected.
magic restores the
creature to its former age. Material Component: A
A creature suffers the clear crystal you have
penalties for advanced blessed in the previous
age but doesn’t gain any ten days.

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White Ward+
Abjuration (Ward) [White]
Level: (3), Sor/Wiz 4
"Even those pure of motive can be
mislead and beguiled." ~
Alblasker.
This spell works like spell
resistance, except this
spell only protects against
white spells.
Wildcure+
Conjuration (Healing) [Wild,
Red]
Level: (1)
Component: V, S
As cure light wounds,
except this spell deals
1d10 damage and cures
1d10 damage
simultaneously.
Wildfire+
Evocation [Fire, Red]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: One Action
Range: Long (400' + 40' / level)
Area: Circle extending out to
the limit of the range
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Reflex 1/2 (see
text)
Spell Resistance: Yes (see
text)
You create an enormous
pulse of fire that deals
5d6 damage to all in the
area of effect except you.
This doesn’t count any
damage resulting from
forest fires that are likely
to triggered by the use of
this spell.
Wildshape+
Transmutation [Green]
Level: (3), Drd 3
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Targets: You
Duration: 1 round
This spell lets you use
your wildshape ability an
extra time per day. You
must execute the
wildshape on your next
action.
Wildstroke+
Evocation [Red, Wild]
Level: (7), Sor/Wiz 7
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10
ft./level)
Effect: Ray
Duration: Special (see text)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
A bolt of wild energy
blasts from you into
another creature, dealing
damage and disrupting
their casting. You must
succeed at a ranged touch
attack to strike a target.
A hit deals 1d6 points of
damage per level
(maximum 20d6) from
wild spell energy.
Thereafter, for one round
per level, the struck
creature acts as if it had
the Wild Spellcaster
Template applied to any of
its spellcasting classes.
Additionally, the template
also applies to any
magical item the subject
activates.
When determining the
effect of any mishaps
caused by the target
casting spells, the target
rolls d% + his Will save
bonus as usual, but then
subtracts your caster
level from the result.
For example, if Meece
(caster level 18)
wildstrokes an enemy
wizard (who has a Will
save bonus of +10), the
enemy wizard would roll
d% +10 –18, or d%-8,
to determine the effect
of any mishap he causes
while affected by this
spell.
If the target already
has the Wild Spellcaster
Template, he still
receives the penalty to
his mishap rolls from the
duration.
Material Component:
A personal item worth at
least 1 gp, which you
must toss at the subject
as you cast the spell.
The object is not
consumed in the casting
if the subject takes it
before the end of the
spell’s duration.
Will of the Damned+
Necromancy [Black,
Metamagic]
Level: (7)
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard
action
Range: Close (25’+5’/2
levels)
Area: Emanation out to the
extent of the range.
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Your caster level
increases by 1 for each
humanoid corpse within
range that died in the
last 24 hours (to a
maximum of 10). To
benefit from this spell
you must cast your next
spell on the subsequent
round. The corpses
disintegrate when you
cast that spell.
Wilting Curse+
Necromancy [Black, Evil]
Level: (6), Sor/Wiz 6
This spell works like
bestow curse except that
the effect of the wilting
curse is to cause rapid
weight loss and CON loss.
The spell deals 1 point of
con damage each day
until it kills the victim.
Ability damage dealt by
the wilting curse cannot
be undone until the curse
is lifted, at which point it
can be removed normally.
Wind of Despair+
Necromancy [Black, Death]
Level: (9)
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’/level)
Effect: All summoned creatures
in range
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None.
Spell Resistance: Yes
All summoned creatures in
the area of effect are slain
or destroyed. (Called
creatures are unaffected).
Wink Out+
Illusion (Glamer) [Blue]
Level: (0), Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 1
Casting Time: One Action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 round
As invisibility, except this
spell lasts for one round
only. You reappear after
you complete your action
on the next round.
Material Component: A
piece of gum arabic.
Wisesay+ Yarenic's Bloody Flame
Abjuration (Dispel) [Blue] Necromancy [Fire, Red]
Level: (3) Level: (4)
Components: V, S
As counterspell, except Casting Time: 1 standard
action
wisesay only affects green
Range: Medium (100'+10' /
spells. level)
Effect: 20’ radius circle
Wolf's Tenacity+ Duration: 1 round / level
Saving Throw: See text
Transmutation [Green, Spell Resistance: Yes
Enhancement]
Level: (3), Drd 3 He had always described the
pain of an open wound as
This spell is a
simultaneous bear’s
"burning like fire." As with most
endurance and cat's comparisons, he found it paled
grace. to the reality.
All creatures in the area
Wolf's Tenacity, Mass+ of effect who bleed take
Transmutation [Green, 1d8 fire damage from
Enhancement] any slashing or piercing
Level: (7), Drd 7
attack as their blood
This spell is a catches fire when it is
simultaneous mass bear’s exposed to the air.
endurance and mass cat's Creatures struck by
weapons with the
grace.
wounding property are
dealt 2d8 fire damage
Worship+ instead and the wound
Abjuration (Ward) [White] immediately cauterizes
Level: (9), Clr 9
Components: V, S, M/DF
which stops the bleeding
Casting Time: 1 standard action without a heal check. A
Range: Personal creature whose body
Target: You includes exposed blood
Duration: 1 min / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
is dealt 10d6 fire
Spell Resistance: No damage per round with
a fortitude save allowed
“So long as you believe, you
belong.” ~ Alisan.
to take half damage.
Any creature which
cannot bleed is
So long as you have any unaffected by this spell.
devout followers or
summoned creatures
within medium range of Yarenic's Firebolts+
you, damage that would Evocation [Fire, Earth, Red]
reduce your hit points
Level: (1), Sor/Wiz 2
below 1 is prevented.
"Fire is a most excellent
weapon - everything burns." -
Yarenic.
As magic missile, except
Yarenic’s Firebolts are
composed of fire, deal
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1d4 fire damage, and can
deal damage to objects
they strike which will
catch afire unless they
make a fortitude save DC
10+damage dealt.
Zap+
Evocation [Electricity, Red]
Level: (0), Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None.
Spell Resistance: No
“This spell goes great with
handshakes.” ~ Neko, Kobold
sorcerer.
The touched creature Any targeting spell with
takes 1d6 electricity a range greater than
damage. touch cast in the area of
effect must determine
Focus: A bit of fur and a
its targets at random.
glass rod.
Material Component: A
Zone of Chaos+ mirror you shatter at
casting.
Transmutation [Metamagic, Red,
Wild]
Level: (5), Sor/Wiz 5
Component: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100’+10’ /
level)
Effect: 30’ radius circle
Duration: 1 minute / level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Orcs rarely care what they hit, so
long as they hit something.
Acquistion of Magic
Appendix

his appendix presents an of fighter and mixing it with the priest

T
alternate way of acquiring class, though it won’t be as strong a
spells known as the spellcaster as the priest nor should it be.
acquisition system. In
The sorcerer and wizard remain
order to be properly used
unchanged. Save for their potential to
several rule changes have
learn spells previously off limits to them.
to be introduced to the
However if they seek out these spells they
game which some DM’s and players may
will have to give up spells they already
find to be overly intrusive, hence their
have access to.
exclusion from the prior chapters of this
book.
The acquisition rules allow for players of Priest
spellcasting characters to form their
Priests are the earthly emissaries of their
character’s spell lists as they advance in
gods as well as their servants and most
level instead of presenting them with a
visible instruments. They perform most of
locked list determined by their class.
the same roles as a cleric, but they are
Hence you can have divine casters
not overtly militant as clerics are.
throwing fireballs or sorcerers who heal
and raise the dead. For this system to
work though some of the classes must be Game Rule Information
reworked significantly. If your are willing Priests have the following game statistics.
to make these changes the acquisition
system makes for lively and surprising Alignment: A priest’s alignment must
play for many evenings both within and be within the Alignment of his deity. For
outside of the Dusk setting. example, Matacha is White/Black in
alignment. Her clerics can be White, Black
or White/Black in alignment (though due
Character Classes to peer pressure most are White).
The largest change to the existing rules Hit Die: d6
lies in the character classes. Simply put
the bard, paladin and ranger classes are Class Features
relegated to prestige status as outlined in
The priest’s class skills (and the key ability
Unearthed Arcana. The druid is promoted
for each skill) are Concentration (Con),
to being a prestige class as well, detailed
Craft (Any)(Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal
below, and the cleric is removed from play
(Wis), Knowledge (arcana)(Int),
and replaced with a new core divine caster
Knowledge (History)(Int), Knowledge
– the priest.
(Theology)(Int), Knowledge
The reason for this change is simple (Cosmology)(Int), Sense Motive (Wis),
enough – when spell lists aren’t Spellcraft (Int).
considered the druid is significantly more
Domains and class skills: Certain
powerful than the sorcerer and wizard,
domains add skills to a character skill list
and the cleric is far more powerful still.
as detailed with those domains in Chapter
Player’s may still create characters based
7.
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Table A1-1: The Revised Priest
Level Attack Fort Ref Will Special --------- Spells per Day ---------
Bonus Save Save Save
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 +0 +2 +0 +2 Turn or Rebuke Undead 2 0 – – – – – – – –
2 +1 +3 +0 +3 3 1 – – – – – – – –
3 +1 +3 +1 +3 3 2 0 – – – – – – –
4 +2 +4 +1 +4 3 2 1 – – – – – – –
5 +2 +4 +1 +4 3 2 2 0 – – – – – –
6 +3 +5 +2 +5 3 3 2 1 – – – – – –
7 +3 +5 +2 +5 3 3 2 2 0 – – – – –
8 +4 +6 +2 +6 3 3 3 2 1 – – – – –
9 +4 +6 +3 +6 3 3 3 2 2 0 – – – –
10 +5 +7 +3 +7 3 3 3 3 2 1 – – – –
11 +5 +7 +3 +7 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 – – –
12 +6 +8 +4 +8 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 – – –
13 +6 +8 +4 +8 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 – –
14 +7 +9 +4 +9 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 – –
15 +7 +9 +5 +9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 –
16 +8 +10 +5 +10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 –
17 +8 +10 +5 +10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0
18 +9 +11 +6 +11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
19 +9 +11 +6 +11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 +10 +12 +6 +12 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

pray for their spells, receiving them

Class Features
Weapon and Armor Proficiency:
Priests are proficient with all simple
weapons, light armor and shields. They
are also proficient with the favored
weapon of their deity.
Aura: The aura of a priest is far more
discernable and easy to detect than that
of other characters. See the detect evil
spell for details.
Spells: A priest casts divine spells
according to Table A7–1: The Priest. A
priest may prepare and cast any spell he
can meet the acquisition cost of (See next
section). The Difficulty Class for a saving
throw against a priest’s spell is 10 + the
spell’s level + the priest’s Wisdom
modifier.
Priests do not acquire their spells from
books or scrolls, nor prepare them
through study. Instead, they meditate or
through their own strength of faith or as
divine inspiration. The time of day for this
is determined by the priest’s faith: Dawn
for court Aurnon and Siliani, Noon for
Court Rizaldi, Dusk for court Damosi and
Shadrea. Priests of other deities must
choose a time at which he must spend an
hour each day in quiet contemplation or
supplication to regain his daily allotment
of spells. Unlike sorcerers and wizards
time spent resting has no effect on
whether a priest can prepare spells.
Deity, Domains, and Domain Spells:
Choose a deity for your priest from
Chapter 6. The priest’s deity influences his
alignment, what magic he can perform,
his values, and how others see him.
When you have chosen a deity and an
alignment for your priest, choose two
from among the deity’s domains for your
priest’s domains. While the priests of a
particular religion are united in their Ex-Priests
reverence for their deity, each religion
encompasses different aspects. A priest who grossly violates the code of
conduct expected by his god (generally
Your priest must be devoted to a acting in ways opposed to the god’s
particular deity. alignment or purposes) loses all spells and
Each domain gives your priest access to class features and cannot gain levels as a
a domain spell at each spell level, from priest of that god until he atones (see the
1st on up, as well as a granted power. atonement spell description, page 176).
Your priest gets the granted powers of all
the domains selected.
Druid
Spontaneous Casting: Priests
spontaneously cast the spells on their More frequently referred to as “animists”
domain list. To do this the priest “loses” a in Telzoa, Druids are a prestige class
prepared spell in order to cast any domain under the alternate rules though their
spell of the same level or lower (a cure abilities remain largely unchanged and are
spell is any spell with “cure” in its name). detailed below:
For example, a priest with the healing Hit Die: d8
domain who has prepared command (a
1st-level spell) may lose command in
order to cast cure light wounds (also a
Requirements
1st-level spell). To qualify for the druid prestige class the
character must meet the following
Turn or Rebuke Undead: Depending
prerequisites.
on the priest’s deity the priest will have
the supernatural ability to turn undead or Spellcasting: Ability to cast 3rd level
to rebuke them, such as skeletons, divine spells, access to the animal or plant
zombies, ghosts, and vampires, forcing
these unholy abominations to recoil from
the channeled power of the god the
Table A7-2: The Druid Prestige Class
priest worships. Level Attk Fort Ref Will Special
Save Save Save
A priest may attempt to turn or rebuke
undead a number of times per day equal
1 +0 +2 +0 +2 Animal Companion, nature sense,
to three plus his Charisma modifier. wild empathy, Divine Spellcaster
Level +1, Wild Shape
Extra Turning: As a feat, a priest 2 +1 +3 +0 +3 Woodland Stride, Trackless Step,
may take Extra Turning. This feat allows Resiste Nature’s Lure, Divine
Spellcaster Level +1
the priest to turn undead four more
3 +1 +3 +1 +3 Divine Spellcaster Level +1
times per day than normal. A priest can
take this feat multiple times, gaining 4 +2 +4 +1 +4 Divine Spellcaster Level +1

four extra daily turning attempts each 5 +2 +4 +1 +4 Small Wildshape

time. 6 +3 +5 +2 +5 Divine Spellcaster Level +1

7 +3 +5 +2 +5 Divine Spellcaster Level +1

Bonus Languages: A priest’s list of
bonus languages includes Aborean, 8 +4 +6 +2 +6 Divine Spellcaster Level +1

Balcridean, Liternanin, Shunrian, 9 +4 +6 +3 +6 Divine Spellcaster Level +1

Sodrean, and Valrean, in addition to the 10 +5 +7 +3 +7 Large Wildshape

bonus languages available to the 11 +5 +7 +3 +7 Divine Spellcaster Level +1

character because of his race (see Race 12 +6 +8 +4 +8 Divine Spellcaster Level +1
and Languages, page 12, and the Speak 13 +6 +8 +4 +8 Divine Spellcaster Level +1
Language skill, page 73). 14 +7 +9 +4 +9 Divine Spellcaster Level +1

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domains.
Alignment: GG
Skills: Knowledge Nature (8 ranks)
Class Skills
Unchanged from the core class version.
Class Features
Identical to the core class though the
levels they are gained at change slightly
according to Table A7-2. The druid gains
wildshape at first level and can wildshape
once per day per druid level. The
character adds a spellcasting level from
his previous divine spellcasting class
(always priest in the Dusk setting) at the
levels indicated.
Spell Acquisition
With the spell using classes equalized
without respect to their spell selections
players are free to create their own spell
lists using the spell acquisition system.
The system is fairly simple: Each spell has
a base acquisition as indicated on the
table which fills the next few pages. These
costs are expressed as a number and a
symbol – w for Valrean or white magic, U
for Balcridean or blue magic, B for
Sodrean or black magic, R for Shunrian
or red magic, and g for Aborean or Green
magic.
Acquisition is a prerequisite, not a cost.
A character doesn’t lose his acquisition
spheres when he learns a new spell. It is
met using spell spheres. A character starts
with two spheres. One of the spheres
represents his alignment, the other
represents his training. Each time a
character gains access to a new level of
spells he gains another sphere, so a
character with 9th level spells has a total
of 10 spheres. The spell spheres a
character has must match up with the
spell spheres a character has. For the
acquisition 1R means 1 red sphere and 1
sphere of any color.
If you wish you can learn a spell as
being a higher level than it actually is. For
each level you add to the spell you can
reduce its color commitment by 1. If at a
later time you aquire the spheres
necessary to re-learn the spell at a lower
level you may do so. For example, Abolish
is a 4th level spell that costs 2Www.
Www. You
can also choose to learn the spell as a 5th
level spell costing 4wW or as a 6th level
spell costing 6W. If you are using epic
level rules with spell slots beyond 9th you
can even learn spells that go directly into
those slots. However, you cannot reduce
the color commitment of a spell to
completely colorless. Continuing the
example above Abolish cannot be learned
as a colorless 7th level spell costing 8.
It is ultimately up to you how your
character’s spell list will play out. That is
an awesome amount of responsibility and
challenge. Just remember that as a spell
user you are tainted by the magic you
know. If you know black magic spells
which punish black creatures will hurt you
even if you are the most kind and giving
person in the world. Keep this in mind as
well when choosing your selection of
spells.
The pages that follow list the spell costs
for the spells from the Player’s Handbook
and this manual sorted first by level and
then by color. Spells from this book
appear in bold text throughout the
listings. Some spells have an x instead of
a color symbol – this means that 5
versions of the spell exist, each one to a
separate color. Each version must be
learned as a separate spell.
 Fluctuation R Protection from Green 1w
Cantrips Ignite R Protection from Red 1w
Meece’s Cartomagic Flourish R Protection from White 1w
r Remove Fear 1w
Colorless Reckless Dweomer
Target Lock R Sanctuary 1w
Arcane Mark 1 Zap R Shield of Faith 1w
Guidance 1 Shield 1w
Mage Hand 1
Open/Close 1
Green Talisiasia’s Insight Ww

1 Detect Poison G
Prestidigitation
Know Direction G Blue
Ray of Frost G 1u
White Snag G
Animate Rope
Apathy UU
Cure Minor Wounds W Brainstorm uu
Dancing LightsW Buoy 1u
Disrupt Undead W Clearsight 1u
Light W 1st level Color Spray 1u
Mending W Command 1u
Purify Food & Drink W All Colors Comprehend Languages 1u
Resistance W 1u
Summon Monster I 1X Decree
Virtue W Detect Secret Doors 1u
Ward from Rain W 1u
White Detect Undead
Disguise Self 1u
Blue Abeyance 1w
Displace Perspective 1u
Aid 1w
Ascertain Value U Enthrall 1u
Alarm 1w
Convince U Feather Fall 1u
Align Weapon Ww
Create Water U Gust of Wind 1u
Arcane Lock 1W Hypnotism 1u
Daze U Bless 1w
Douse U Identify 1u
Bless Water 1w
Ghost Sound U Jump 1u
Bless Weapon Ww
LullabyU Magic Mouth 1u
Crusade Ww
Mask U Mnemonic Absorption 1u
Cure Light Wounds 1w
Message U Nadia’s Spell Brush 1u
Dampening Field 1w
Prepare Costume U Nystul’s Magic Aura 1u
Demystify 1w
Retrieve U Obscure Object 1u
Endure Elements 1w
Summon Instrument U Silent Image 1u
Entropic Shield 1w
Wink Out u Sleep 1u
Erase 1w
Still Touch 1u
Eternal Respite 1w
Black Switch Costumes 1u
Flicker 1w Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
Acid Splash B Hide from Undead 1w 1u
Dancing Vermin B Hold Person ww Taunt 1u
Exterminate B Hold Portal 1w Telsindria’s Belabored
Inflict Minor Wounds B Infusion 1w Casting Uu
Touch of Fatigue b Life Burst 1w Undetectable Alignment 1u
Mage Armor 1w Understand Unorthodoxy

Red Matacha’s Will 1w

1u
1w Unseen Servant 1u
Dry R Protection from Black
Ventriloquism 1u
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Black Entangle gg Status 2w

Expeditious Retreat 1g Steadfast Heart 1ww
Addle Bb
Animate Dead Animals and
Faerie Fire1g Telsindria’s Spell Immunity
1g 1ww
Vermin 1B Familiar Eyes
Goodberry 1g Vigilance 2w
Bane 1b
Grease 1g Zone of Truth 1ww
Blood Pet Bb
Cause Fear 1B Hide from Animals 1g
Chill Touch 1b Lay of the Land 1g Blue
Curse Water 1b Longstrider 1g Alter Self 2u
Dark Ritual Bb Magic Fang 1g Augury 1uu
Deathwatch 1b Magnify Sight 1g Blur 2u
Deepen Shadows 1b Mount 1g Browse 1uu
Doom 1b Obscuring Mist 1g Daze Monster 2u
Foul Presence 1b Pass without Trace 1g Detect Alignment 2u
Inflict Light Wounds 1B Reduce Person 1g Detect Thoughts 2U
Pain Touch, Lesser 1b Scent 1g Displacement 2u
Ray of Enfeeblement 1b Sheltering Branches 1g Find Traps 2u
Snow Walk 1g Hypnotic Pattern 2u
Speak with Animals gg Imaginary Pet 1uu
Red
Squirrel Growth 1g Invisibility 2u
Aggression 1r
Jibber Jabba 1uu
Burning Hands 1r
Leomund’s Trap 2u
Chaos Bolt RR
2nd level Levitate 2u
Confusion, Lesser 1r
Locate Object 2u
Hands of Fire 1r
Magic Missile RR
All Colors Make Whole 2u
Minor Image 2u
Magic Stone 1r Summon Monster II 2X
Mirror Image 2U
Magic Weapon 1r
Misdirection 2u
Produce Flame 1r White Mishap Shield 2u
Pyroclastic Burst RR 2w
Calm Emotions Mystical Tutor 1uu
Quick 1r 1WW
Common Cause Ray of Command 2u
Reaching Weapon 1r Consecrate Www Rope Trick 1uu
Shillelagh 1r Cure Moderate Wounds 2w See Invisibility 2u
Shocking Grasp 1r Delay Poison 2w Silence 2u
Tenser’s Floating Disk 1r Enlighten Www Sonar 2u
True Strike 1r Focus 1ww Spell Blast 1uu
Wildcure Rr Gentle Repose 2w Stifle Uuu
Glitterdust 2w Suggestion 1uU
Green Halt 2w Temporal Flux 1uu
Alacrity Gg Heroism 2w Tongues Uuu
Animal Weaponry 1g Holy Missiles 1ww Whispering Wind 2u
Bestow Trick 1g Honor the Fallen 1ww Wind Wall 2u
Calm Animals 1g Pacifism 2W
Charm Animal 1g Protection from Arrows 2w
Resist Energy 2w
Black
Charm Person 1g
Restoration, Lesser 2w
Afflict 1Bb
Detect Animals or Plants 1g
Reverse Damage 1ww
Blindness/Deafness 2b
Detect Snares & Pits 1g
Shield Other 2w
Clutch of Undeath bbb
Enlarge Person 1g
Command Undead 1BB Green White
Darkness 2b
Alluring Scent 1gg Black Ward 2ww
Darkvision 2b
Animal Magnetism 2g Blinding Light 3w
Desecrate 1bb
Animal Messenger 2g Blue Ward 2ww
False Life 1bb
Animal Trance 2g Circle of Protection: Black
Ghoul Touch 1bb 3w
Barkskin 2g
Hatred bbb Circle of Protection: Blue
Bear’s Endurance 2g
Inflict Moderate Wounds 2B 3w
Break Slumber 1gg
Melf’s Acid Arrow 2b Circle of Protection: Green
Bull’s Strength 2g 3w
Paranoia 1bb
Cat’s Grace 2G Circle of Protection: Red
Sadistic Glee 1bb
Chill Metal 1gg 3w
Scare 2b
Eagle’s Splendor 2g Circle of Protection: White
Spectral Hand 2b 3w
Fog Cloud 2g
Stupor 2b Commune 1WWw
Fox’s Cunning 2g
Swat 1bb Contemplation wwww
Frost Weapon 1gg
Touch of Idiocy 2b Conviction 2ww
Harden Snow 1gg
Crown of Awe 2ww
Ishrala’s Summons ggg
Red Keen Ear 1gg
Cure Serious Wounds 3w

1rr Daylight 3w
Bloodlust, Lesser Keen Eye 1gg
1rr Glyph of Warding 2ww
Crown of Fire Owl’s Wisdom 2g
Fire Trap Rrr Good Hope 2ww
Rampage ggg
Flame Blade 2r Green Ward 2ww
Reduce Animal 1gg
Flaming Sphere 2r Halt Undead 2ww
Remove Paralysis 2g
Flaming Weapon 2r Heal Mount 2ww
Song of Charm 2g
Gambit 2r Helping Hand 1www
Sound Shell 1gg
Heat Metal 1rr Leomund’s Tiny Hut 3w
Speaking Shape 2g
Keen Edge 1rr Light of Day 1www
Spider Climb 2g
Knock rrr Mage Armor, Greater 3w
Stampede 2g
Lightning Lash 2r Magic Vestment 2ww
Summon Swarm 2g
Parch Rrr Oathbind 3w
Surefoot 2g
Pyrotechnics 2r Protection from Energy 3w
Tiger’s Prowess 1gg
Rage 2r Red Ward 2ww
Tree Shape 2g
Ring of Fire 1rr Reflect Gaze 2ww
Visualize 1gg
Scorching Ray 2r Remove Curse 3w
Warp Wood 1gg
Shatter 2r Renounce 3w
Web 2g
Shock 1rr Restrain 2ww
Wolf’s Tenacity 1gg
Shocking Weapon 1rr Searing Light 2ww
Wood Shape 1gg
Sizzle 1rr Sepia Snake Sigil 3w

Soften Earth & Stone 2r Shield, Greater 3w

Song of Chaos 2r 3rd level Song of Freedom 3w

Sound Burst 2r Song of Holding 3w

Spiritual Weapon 2r Surgeshield 2ww

All Colors Telsindria’s Reflection
Stone Grasp 1rr
Summon Monster III 2XX 2ww
Subjectional Gravity 2r
Thundering Weapon
Wave of Reckoning 3w
1rr Multicolor White Ward 2ww
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Blue Animate Dead 3B Magic Weapon, Greater 3r

Bestow Curse 3b 3r
Meld into Stone
2uu
Arcane Sight
Chaldulsul’s Hex 2BB Power Wave 2rr
Blink 3u
Contagion 2bb Retribution 2rr
Chill 1uuu
Corrosive Weapon 2bb Shocking Burst Weapon
Circumvent 1uuu 2rr
Crushing Despair 2bb
Clairaudience/Clairvoyance
Death Knell Bbbb Stone Shape 3r
3u Thunder-Clapping Weapon
3u Deeper Darkness 3b
Compulsion 2rr
Concentrate 2uu Discordant Dirge 2bb
Whimsy 2rr
Deep Slumber 3u Dregs of Sorrow 2bb

Deep Water 3u Duress 2bb

Grasping Shadows 2bb
Green
Detect Scrying 3u
Fly 2uu Inflict Serious Wounds 3B Abundance 2GG
Force Void 1uuu Leech Cunning 2bb Accelerated Decay 2gg
Gainsay 1uuu Leech Endurance 2bb Armor of Thorns 3g
Avalanche of Squirrels
Gaseous Form 3u Leech Grace 2bb
2gg
Geas, Lesser 3u Leech Splendor 2bb
Charm Monster 3g
Glibness 2uu Leech Strength 2bb
Create Food & Water 2gg
Hydroblast 1uuu Leech Wisdom 2bb
Diminish Plants 2gg
Illusory Script 3u Malice 2bb
No Rest for the Wicked Dominate Animal 2gg
Invisibility Sphere 3u
1bbb Evasion 2gg
Major Image 3u
Pain Touch 3b Forest’s Eyes gggg
Necroblast 1uuu
Ray of Exhaustion2bb Horse’s Stamina 2gg
Nondetection 3u
Serrin’s Shadow Spy 2bb Icy Burst Weapon 3g
Propaganda 2uu
Speak with Dead 2bb Invisibility Purge 3g
Quench 2uu
Spelldraining Blade 1bbb Magic Fang, Greater 3g
Scrying 2uu
Stinking Cloud 3b Plant Growth 3g
Sculpt Sound 1uuu
Stream of Acid 3b Poison 3g
Second Chance 2uu Remove Blindness/Deafness
Vampiric Touch 2bb
Secret Page 3u 3g
Shrink Item 2uu Remove Disease 3g
Sleet Storm 2uu
Red Root 1ggg
Slow 3u Aggravated Assault 2rr Snare 2gg
Soar 2uu Blaze rrrr 2gg
Speak with Plants
Soften 2uu Burrowing 1rrr Spike Growth 2gg
Spell Scan 2uu Call Lightning 2rr Squirrel Riot 3g
Spell Stealing uuuu Chaos Ball 2RR Surge 2gg
Telsindria’s Intution Chaos Hammer 2RRR Survival of the Fittest
2uu Confusion 3r 2gg
Telsindria’s Spell Crystal
Continual Flame 2r 2gg
Tendril Walker
2uu 2gg
Explosive Runes 3r Terix’s Boon
Truthsay 1uuu
Fireball 2rr Venomous Vines 1ggg
Water Breathing 3u
Flame Arrow 2rr Vermin Shape 1ggg
Wisesay 1uuu
Flaming Burst Weapon 3r Wildshape 2gg
Haste 3r
Black Incinerate rrrr
Abandon Hope 2bb Insane Jealousy 1rrr
Acidic Blast 1bBb Lightning Bolt 2rr
4th level Unquestioned Authority 3ww Dirge of Dread 3bb
Vindicate 2www Enervation 2bbb
Evard’s Black Tentacles
All Colors Blue 2bbb
Planar Ally, Lesser 2xxx 3Bb
Inflict Critical Wounds
Air Walk 3UU 3bb
Summon Monster IV 3XX Pestilence
Arcane Eye 2UUU
Phantasmal Killer 2bbb
Attunement 4u
Multicolor Puppet Strings 2bbb
Catalogue 3UU
Shadow Conjuration 3bb
Fire Shield 3rG Clear Mind 2UUU Sirrom’s Foul Link
Conceal Lies 3UU bbbbb
White Control Water 4u Syphon Soul 2bbb
Abolish 2Www Counterspell 2uuu Unholy Blight 2bbb
Bask 2WWW Dimension Door 3uu

Break Enchantment 4w Divination 2uuu Red

3ww Donate 3uu
Bright Circle Anarchy rrrrr
Cleanse 2WWW Hallucinatory Terrain 3uu
Arc Lightning 2RRR
Cure Critical Wounds 3ww Illusory Wall 2uuu
Bloodlust 3rr
Death Ward 4w Imbue with Spell Ability 2uuu
Earthbind 3rr
Discern Lies 3ww Invisibility, Greater 4u
Flame Guide 2rrr
Disempower 3ww Minor Creation 2uuu
Flame Strike 3rr
Disenchant 3ww Mirror Image, Greater 4u Freedom from the Masters
Dismissal 3ww Modify Memory 2uuu 2rrr
Essence Filter 2www Phantom Steed 3uu Jinx 2rrr
First Strike 2www Rainbow Pattern 2uuu Mind Burn 2rrr
Rary’s Mnemonic Enhancer
Fortify 2www Shout 3rr
3uu
Globe of Invulnerability, Lesser Spike Stones 2rrr
3ww Reality Shift 2uuu
Stone Rain 2rrr
3ww Sending 3uu
Hold Monster Stoneskin 4r
wwwww Serrin’s Phantasm 2uuu
Holy Smite Storm Weapon 2rrr
Holy Sword 1wwww Serrin’s Phase Step 2uuu
Wall of Fire 3rr
Ivory Mask 2www Sleight of Mind 2uuu
Wall of Stone 3rr
Leomund’s Secure Shelter Symbol of Sleep 3uu Yarenic’s Bloody Flame
3ww Telsindria’s Trigger uuuuu 3rr
Order’s Wrath 2www Terix’ Blessing 3uu
Unsummon 2uuu
Otiluke’s
2www
Resilient Sphere
Green
Zone of Silence 2uuu
Rally 2www Animal Growth 4g
Restoration 3ww Carapace 3GG
Revive 3WW
Black Dimensional Anchor 3gg
Sentinel 2www Acid Rain 2BBB Enlarge Person, Mass 4g
Serenity 1wwww 2BBB
Antiplant Shell Falling Timber 2ggg
Spell Immunity 2www Blight 3bb Focus of Hatred 3gg
Bloodcurdling Scream
Spell Lodestone 2www Freedom of Movement 4g
2bbb
Spirit Link 3ww Giant Vermin 3gg
Cloak Undead 2BBB
Supreme Reflexes Hollow Tree 2ggg
Corrosive Burst Weapon
2www 3bb Ice Storm 3gg
Telsindria’s Blessing
2bbb Locate Creature 3gg
2www Death Burst
Death Stroke 2bbb Neutralize Poison 4g

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Polymorph 2ggg Mordenkainen’s Private Sanctum
Black
Reduce Person, Mass3gg 3www
Agonizing Memories
Regression 2ggg Raise Dead 3www
3BBB
Reincarnate ggggg Reverent Mantra 4ww
Brittle-Bone Curse
Renewal 4g Righteous Might 3www 3bbb
Repel Vermin 4g Spell Resistance 3www Buried Alive 3bbb
Rusting Grasp 2ggg Wall of Force 4ww Cloudkill 3bbb
Seclude 2ggg White Fire 3www Corporeal Instability

Solid Fog 2ggg

3bbb
Tiania’s Blessing 2ggg Blue Curse Item 2bbbb
Demonic Tutor
Tiania’s Enlightenment Boomerang 3uuu Bbbbbb
2ggg Command, Greater 5u Feeblemind 3bbb
Tree Stride 3gg Confiscate 4uu Inflict Light Wounds, Mass
Wall of Ice 3gg
Contingency 2uuuu 4bB
Wall of Thorns 3gg
Control Winds 3uuu Magic Jar 3bbb
Delay 3uuu Necrology 3bbb
5th level Discombobulate 3uuu Nightmare 4bb
Dispersal Shield 3uuu Nightshroud 3bbb
All Colors Dominate Person 4uu Oppression 3bbb
Dream 4uu Persecute 2bbbb
Contact Other Plane 4xx
Fabricate 3uuu Pox 3bbb
Planar Binding, Lesser 5x
False Vision 4uu Recurring Nightmare
Plane Shift 3xxx
Forbid 3uuu 3bbb
Summon Monster V 4XX
Hesitation Uuuuuu Repel Death 3bbb
Illusions of Grandeur Shadow Evocation 4bb
White 2uuuu Shadow Walk 4bb
Atonement 5W Legend Lore 1uuuuu Sirrom’s Spite 3bbb
Aura of Protection: Black Magic Missive 3uuu Slay Living 3bbb
4WW Major Creation 3uuu Song of Discord 5b
Aura of Protection: Blue
Mirage Arcana 4uu Subversion 3bbb
4WW
Aura of Protection: Green Mislead 5u Symbol of Fear 4bb
4WW Nadia’s Brief Reprieve Symbol of Pain 4bb
Aura of Protection: Red 3uuu Symbol of Weakness 5bb
4WW Overland Flight 4uu Unhallow 3bbb
Aura of Protection: White Passwall 3uuu Vampiric Blade 3bbb
4WW Persistent Image 3uuu Wasting Curse 3bbb
Cure Light Wounds, Mass Prying Eyes 3uuu Waves of Fatigue 4bb
4ww Rary’s Telepathic Bond 3uuu Weakness 4bb
Disrupting Weapon 3www Refresh 3uuu
Empyrial Armor 3www Reigns of Power 3uuu
Energy Field wwwwww
Seeming 4uu
Red
Flickering Ward 3www Bedlam 3rrr
Suggestion, Mass 4uU
Hallow 4ww Bigby’s Interposing Hand
Symbol of Persuasion 4uu
Heroism, Greater 5w 3rrr
Teleport 3uuu
Leomund’s Secret Chest 4rr
Call Lightning Storm
Time Twister 2uuuu
3www Chaos Sphere 4rr
Time Walk 1uuuuu
Mark of Justice 4ww Concussive Fireball 4rr
Mordenkainen’s Faithful Hound True Seeing 3uuu Dissention in the Ranks
3www 2rrrr
Entropic Burst 3rrr Multicolor Power Sink 3uuuu
Fireblast 4rr Programmed Image
Gratuitous Violence
Ironwood 3rrgg 3uuuu
3rrr Scrying, Greater 5uu
Incendiary 3rrr White Spellstaff 4uuu
Meltdown 3rrr Aether Slide 4WWW Veil 3uuuu
Shower of Coals 4rr Antimagic Field 5ww Wind Walk 6u
Storm Blast Weapon Balance wwwwwww Word of Recall 3uuuu
3rrr Banishment 5ww
Telekinesis 4rr
Thunderbolt 4rr
Cure Moderate Wounds, Mass Black
5ww
Transmute Mud to Rock Cure Serious Wounds, Mass
Antilife Shell 5bb
4rr 6ww Circle of Death 3bbbb
Corpse Control
Transmute Rock to Mud Forbiddance 4www
4rr bbbbbbb
Globe of Invulnerability 5ww
Zone of Chaos Create Undead 4bbb
rrrrrr Glyph of Warding, Greater 5ww Diseased Weapon
Heal 4www 3bbbb
Heroes’ Feast 5ww
Green 6ww
4bbb
Exsanguination
Hold Person, Greater 5bb
Eyebite
Awaken 2gggg Hold Person, Mass 6ww Gloom 3bbbb
Baleful Polymorph 3ggg
Humble 3wwww Harm 4bbb
Commune with Nature
Limited Resources 3wwww Inflict Moderate Wounds, Mass
3ggg
Cone of Cold 4gg
Lull 3wwww 5bB
Corroding Burst Matacha’s Will, Greater 5ww Pain Touch, Greater 6b
2gggg Pacifism, Mass 6w Paranoia, Mass 5bb
Form Lock 4gg Repulsion 5ww Project Image 3bbbb
Giant’s Strength 4gg Symbol of Stunning 5ww Shadow Conjuration, Greater
Shield Other, Mass 6w
5bb
Insect Plague 4gg
Sirrom’s Agenda
Magnetism 3ggg Trancendence 3wwww
3bbbb
Mobilize 3ggg Undeath to Death 5ww
Tainted Aether 3bbbb
Pixie’s Grace 4gg Vampiric Drain 3bbbb
Rejuvenate 3ggg Blue Virtue’s Ruin 2bbbbb
Retaliate 3ggg Analyze Dweomer 5UU Wilting Curse 3bbbb
Splinter gggggg Animate Objects 5uu
Summer Bloom 3ggg
Tiania’s Sanctuary
Back to Basics 4uuu Red
Capsize 3UUUU
3ggg Aether Flash 3RRRR
Differentiation uuuuUUU
Tranquil Domain 3ggg Amok 4RRR
Dissipate 4uuuu
Transference 3ggg Backdraft 5rr
Drawmij’s Instant Summons
Treant’s Endurance Battle Strain 3rrrr
4uuu
3ggg Bigby’s Forceful Hand
Fluctuate 3uuuu
4rrr
Fly, Mass 5uu
6th level Force Hull 3uuu
Blade Barrier 5rr
Chain Lightning 4RRR
Geas/Quest 6u
Cone of Flame 5rr
All Colors Intangibility 3uuuu
Confusion, Greater 6r
Mordenkainen’s Lucribation
Planar Ally4xxx Disintegrate 3rrrr
3uuuu
Planar Binding 6x Fire Seeds 5rr
Permanency 6u
Summon Monster VI 5XX Firebreathing 3rrrr
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Fissure 4rrr Tiger’s Prowess, Mass 5gg Sequester 5uuu
Flesh to Stone4rrr Transport via Plants 4ggg Teleport Object 5uuu
Hellfire Weapon Wolf’s Tenacity, Mass 5gg Teleport, Greater 5uuu
3rrrr Telsindria’s Spelltrap
Lightning Rift 3rrrr th 5uuu
Move Earth 5rr
7 level The Road Left Untaken
Price of Progress uuuuuuuu
3rrrr All Colors Vision 4uuuu
Pyrostatic Field
Summon Monster VII 5XXX
3rrrr Black
Rolling Thunder
3rrrr Multicolor Acid Fog 3BBBBB
Shattering Pulse 5rr Dispel Magic, Greater 6wu Befoul 5bbb
Shockwave Blasphemy 4bbbb
rrrrrrr Control Undead 4BBBB
Shout, Greater 5rr
White Dark Fate 4bbbb
Song of Blood 5rr Abolish, Greater 3Wwwww Destruction 3bbbbb
Stone Tell 4rrr Absolute Duty 3Wwwww Finger of Death 6bb
Stoneform 3rrrr Absolute Grace 3Wwwww Inflict Serious Wounds, Mass
Sympathetic Vibration Absolute Law 3Wwwww 6bB
4rrr Absolute Reason 3Wwwww Lycanthropic Curse
Tenser’s Transformation Absolute Truth 3Wwwww 4bbbb
4rrr Control Revocation 6ww
Power Word: Blind
Wall of Iron 5rr 4bbbb
Dictum 4wwww
Simulacrum 4bbbb
Dispelling Screen 4wwww
Green Forcecage 4wwww
Symbol of Death 6bb
Terror 4bbbb
Aluren 3gggg Holy Word 4wwww
Waves of Exhaustion 6bb
Animal Scouts 3gggg Mordenkainen’s Magnificent
Will of the Damned
Bear’s Endurance, Mass 6g Mansion 4wwww
bbbbbbbb
Bull’s Strength, Mass 6g Prophecy 4wwww
Cat’s Grace, Mass 6G Purge wwwwwwww

Charm Monster, Mass 6g Regenerate 4wwww

Red
Choking Vines 3gggg Replenish 5www Bigby’s Grasping Hand

Restoration, Greater 6ww

5rrr
Crumble ggggggg Chaos in the Mind’s Eye
Eagle’s Splendor, Mass 6g Resurrection 5www
3rrrrr
Find the Path 6g Spell Turning 5www Chaotic Strife
Forest Maze 3gggg Sunbeam 4wwww 3rrrRR
Fox’s Cunning, Mass 6g Telsindria’s Radiance 5www Delayed Blast Fireball
5rrr
Liveoak 3gggg
Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere Blue Fanning
5rrr
the Flames

3gggg 6uu
Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Arcane Sight, Greater Fire Storm 6rr
Deflection 4uuuu Flaring Pain 3rrrrr
3gggg
Desertion 3uuuuu Hellfire Blast Weapon
Owl’s Wisdom, Mass6g
Ethereal Jaunt 6uu 4rrrr
Repel Wood 4ggg
Rise of the Meek Invisibility, Mass 6uu Insanity 4rrrr
3gggg Phase Door 4uuuu Mordenkainen’s Sword

Refuge 4uuuu
5rrr
Rusting Ray 4ggg
Pandemonium
Simplify 4ggg Reverse Gravity 6uu
rrrrrrrr
Screen 4uuuu
5rrr
Prismatic Spray
Spellshock 5rrr 6www
Protection from Spells No Mercy, No Quarter
Statue 5rrr Purify 5wwww rrrrrrrrr
Stone to Flesh 3rrrr Shield of Law 6www Radiate 5rrrr

Summon Warlord 5RRR Spell Immunity, Greater Repel Metal or Stone 7rr

Symbol of Insanity 6rr 6www Repercussion 5rrrr

Terix’s Favor 5rrr Sunburst 6www Shatterstorm 7rr

Wall of Lightning 6rr Sympathy 6www Volley of Boulders

5rrrr
Wildstroke 5rrr
Word of Chaos 4rrrr Blue
Demand 4uuuuu
Green
Control Plants 4GGGGG
Green Discern Location 7uu
One with Nature
4gggg Maze 5uuuu
Animal Shapes 4ggggg
Animate Plants 5ggg Mind Blank 6uuu
Polar Ray 4ggggg
Mind Over Matter
Changestaff 4GGGG Polymorph Any Object
uuuuuuuuu
Cocoon ggggGGGG 5gggg
Moment of Prescience 6uuu
Control Weather 7g Polymorph, Mass 6ggg
Overland Flight, Mass 7uu
Creeping Doom 4gggg Quickling’s Grace
Prying Eyes, Greater 6uuu 5gggg
Horse’s Stamina, Mass
6gg Scintillating Pattern 5uuuu Stone’s Endurance

Renewal, Mass 7g Temporal Stasis 5uuuu 6ggg

Tiania’s Endowment Whirlwind 5uuuu Swarmform

4gggg ggggggggg
Tiania’s Blessing, Mass
Tiania’s Insight 5ggg Black 6ggg
Transmute Metal to Wood
4gggg Antipathy 6bbb Tiania’s Enlightenment,
Clone 5BBBB Mass 6ggg
Tiania’s Splendor
th 6bbb
8 level Create Greater Undead
Final Punishment 5bbbb
3gggg
Titan’s Strength
Grievance bbbbbbbbb 4ggggg
All Colors Horrid Wilting 4bbbbb
Planar Ally, Greater6xxx Inflict
7bB
Critical Wounds, Mass
9th level
Planar Binding, Greater 8x
Summon Monster VIII Power Word: Stun 5bbbb
6XXX Puppet Strings, Mass 6bbb All Colors
Shadow Evocation, Greater
Gate 7xxx
7bb
White 7bb
Summon Monster IX
Shadow Killer 7XXX
Binding 4wwwww Smother 4bbbbb
Cure Critical Wounds, Mass
Trap the Soul 4bbbbb Colorless
7ww
Unholy Aura 4bbbbb
Death Ward, Greater Miracle 10
7ww Vile Consumption 5bbbb
Wish 10
Disanimation 6www
Guards & Wards 7ww Red White
Holy Aura 4wwwww 6rrr
Bigby’s Clenched Fist
Antimagic Shell, Greater
Inviolability 4wwwww Brute Resolve 4rrrrr
Last Breath
8ww
Cloak of Chaos 4RRRRR Circle of Hands
wwwwwwwww
Otiluke’s Telekinetic Sphere Earthquake 8r 5wwwww
6www Incendiary Cloud 5rrrr Freedom 6wwww
Prismatic Wall 6www Iron Body 4rrrrr Heal, Mass 7www

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Hold Monster, Greater Time Spiral Elemental Swarm
8ww Uuuuuuuuuu 4rrrrrr
Hold Monster, Mass 8ww Time Stop 5uuuuu Entropic Burst 7rrr
Holy Time Warp 3uuuuuuu Meteor Swarm 7rrr
Wwwwwwwwww Pyroclastic Flow
Light of Day, Greater
Black 5rrrrr
7www Thermal Shock
Manifest Probability Drain Life 2Bbbbbbbb 2rrrrrrrrr
3wwwwwww Energy Drain 7bbb Storm of Vengeance
Matacha’s Edict
Gravestorm 5bbbbb 7rrr
5wwwww Transmute Rock to Lava
Implosion 5bbbbb
Mordenkainen’s Disjunction 4rrrrrr
6WwwW Imprisonment 6bbbb
Twin Hits
Oathbind, Greater 9w Power Word: Kill 6bbbb 2RRRRRRRR
Planar Collapse Shades 6bbbb Wildfire 5rrrrr
5wwwww Sirrom’s Deathgate
Prismatic Sphere 7www 4bbbbbb
Seal Fate 6wwww
Sirrom’s Foul Transformation Green
Telsindria’s Aura
3bbbbbbb Creeping Mold 6gggg
Sirrom’s Impenetrable
6wwww Dimensional Lock 8gg
True Resurrection
Darkness 4bbbbbb Early Harvest
Wwwwwwwwww Soul Bind 7bbb gggggggggg
Soul Exchange
Worship 3wwwwww Giant’s Strength, Mass
Bbbbbbbbbb 8gg
Spreading Plague 6bbbb Mythic Proportions
Blue Transmute Water to Acid 4gggggg
Astral Projection 8UU 4bbbbbb Pixie’s Grace, Mass 8gg
Wail of the Banshee
Chain Contingency Shambler 5GGGGG
6UUUU 5bbbbb Shapechange 6gggg
Dominate Monster Weird 6bbbb
Siphon Field 5ggggg
6uuuu Wind of Despair 7bbB Tiania’s Greater Splendor
Elemental Swarm
4uuuuuu 5ggggg
Etherealness 8uu
Red Tiania’s Liege
2gggggggg
Foresight 5uuuuu Ball Lightning 7rrr Treant’s Endurance, Mass
Refresh, Mass 7uuu Bigby’s Crushing Hand7rrr 7ggg
Refutation 5uuuuu Blade Storm 8rr
Serrin’s Theft Devastation
4uuuuuu rrRRRRRRRR
Teleportation Circle 7uuu