Ceremony (UA)

Invocation

Range: Touch Components: V,S,M

Duration: Permanent Casting Time: 1 Hour (6 Turns)
Area of Effect: 1 Creature / Item / Area Saving Throw: Special

1
Magic-User
Cleric
Illusionist
Druid

Combine (UA)

Evocation

Range: Special Components: V,S

Duration: Touch Casting Time: 1 Round
Area of Effect: Circle of Clerics Saving Throw: None

1
Magic-User
Cleric
Illusionist
Druid

Endure Cold/Endure Heat (UA)

Alteration (Reversible)

Range: Touch Components: VS

Duration: 9 Turns / Level Casting Time: 1 Round
Area of Effect: One Creature Saving Throw: None

1
Magic-User
Cleric
Illusionist
Druid
Ceremony has a number of applications in the religious organization, depending on the level of the cleric. The effect of a
ceremony spell does not leave behind an aura of magic, although in some cases an aura of good or evil might be present
(and thus detectable). The specific ceremony spells can vary from religion to religion, but usually encompass these:

1 st-level cleric: coming of age, burial, marriage

3rd-level cleric: dedication, investiture, consecrate item
5th-level cleric: ordination, special vows
7th-level cleric: consecrate ground
9th-level cleric: anathematize

Each of these varieties of the ceremony spell requires a cleric of the indicated level or a higher one, with additional
restrictions as described below. For all ceremony spells except anathematize (see below), no saving throw is called for,
since the recipient is either inanimate or presumed to be willing to be affected by the magic; any version of the spell
except for anathematize will simply fail if it is cast on a person who (for some reason) is unwilling to receive the benefit.
Briefly, the ceremonies listed do the following things:

<< See Unearthed Arcana, Page 32 for full details on each Ceremony type >>

This spell enables three to five clerics to combine their abilities and thereby empower one of their number to cast a spell
or turn undead with greater efficacy. The highest-level cleric of the group (or one of such, as applicable) stands, while the
other clerics join hands in a surrounding circle. All the participating clerics then cast the combine spell together.

The central cleric temporarily functions as if of higher level, gaining one level for each encircling cleric. The maximum gain
is four levels, and the maximum duration is 3 turns. The increase applies to the cleric’s effective level for determining the
results of attempts to turn undead, and to spell details which vary by the level of the caster. The encircling clerics must
concentrate on maintaining the combine effect. They gain no armor class bonuses from shield or dexterity, and their
attackers gain a + 4 bonus on all “to hit” rolls. The central cleric gains no additional spells, but may cast any previously
memorized spell(s), often with bonus effects.

The recipient of this spell is provided with protection from normal extremes of cold or heat (depending on which
application is used). He or she can stand unclothed in temperatures as low as -30° F, or as high as 130° F. (depending on
application) with no ill effect. A temperature extreme beyond either of those limits will cause 1 hit point of exposure
damage per hour for every degrees above or below those limits. (Without the benefit of protection such as this, exposure
damage is 1 hit point per turn for each degree of temperature.) The spell will last for the prescribed duration, or until the
recipient is affected by any form of magical cold (including white dragon breath) or magical heat. The cancellation of the
spell will occur regardless of which application was used and regardless of which type of magical effect hits the character
(e.g., endure cold will be canceled by magical heat or fire as well as by magical cold). The recipient of the spell will not
suffer damage from the magical heat or cold during the round in which the spell is broken, but will be vulnerable to all
such attacks starting on the following round. The spell will be canceled instantly if either resist fire or resist cold is cast
upon the recipient.