* Burden of Yesterday's Bewilderment [Spell]

Burden of Yesterday's Bewilderment

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Source: The King in Yellow

Cost: 2 PP

Casting Time: 3 melee action, minus one per three full levels of caster.

Casting Delay: Once per hour, minus 10 minutes per three full levels of the caster.

Arcane Difficulty Rating: 15+

Corruption Chance: Roll failed by 5+

Cast Corruption: +1D8-1 Chaos Affiliation, -2D4 SAN, save vs Fort or gain Sorcerous Affliction.

Range: Area of Effect centered on caster.

Area of Effect: 5' radius per level of the caster.

Duration: 2 melee rounds per level of the caster.

Saving Throw: Will, -1 for every level of the caster that exceeds the level/HD of the target.

Components: verbal, gesture & tongue of a Gaunt Man.

Optional Component: [To be determined...]

Optional Foci: Sorrow Stone (found near Lake Hali) This foci will reduce difficulty to 10 and double target's penalties. On a critical fumble the Sorrow Stone is destroyed and fumble becomes standard failure.

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Description:

The Sorcerer invokes a torrent of memories of past failures, regrets & sorrows on all within the area of effect. All in range must save vs spells or be at -4 to attack and all other non-damage rolls for the duration. In addition the targets must make a SAN check or lose 1D4 SAN per level of the caster and moral check to avoid fleeing the area of misery. This includes allies within the area of effect.

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Critical Success: Double area of effect, target penalties and duration. -1 action in casting time.

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Critical Fumble: Sorcerer suffers the intended effect at double. (+ Cast Corruption, save at -2.)

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