Sleep

Magic-user 1

Range. 3” plus 1” per CL

Duration. 5r per CL

Area of Effect. Special

Enchantment/Charm

Components. V, S, M

Casting Time. 1s

Saving Throw. None

When a magic-user casts a sleep spell, he or she will usually cause a comatose slumber to come upon one or more creatures [other than undead and certain other creatures specifically excluded (see ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, MONSTER MANUAL) from the spell's effects].

All creatures to be affected by the sleep spell must be within a 3" diameter circle. The number of creatures which con be affected is a function of their life energy levels, expressed as hit dice and hit points:

The area of effect is determined by the range and area center decided upon by the spell caster. Slapping or wounding will awaken affected creatures, but noise will not do so. Awakening requires 1 complete melee round. Note that sieeping creatures can be slain automatically at a rate of 1 per slayer per melee round.

The material component for this spell is a pinch of fine sand, rose petals, or a live cricket.

Unless a single creature is designated as the target of a sleep spell in a mixed group, the sleep spell will first affect the lowest level/hit dice targets.

Campaign Rule. If cast at a mixed group, the caster rolls 4d4 for number of HD affected and then, for each Hit Dice category other than "Up to 1", the caster rolls for number affected. The spell will affect a total number of hit dice equal to the first roll counting each creature as at least 1 HD and only affecting a maximum number of creatures in each Hit Dice category as was rolled. Lower hit dice creatures are affected first and are determined randomly. Creatures in the area of effect that are immune or make a resistance check (rendering them immune) do not count toward the total affected.

Dragon #154, Sage Advice: Q: "How do you determine the effect of a sleep spell on a group of mixed creature types?" A: This is up to the DM. He may rule that weaker creatures are affected first, or he may allow the caster to choose whether the more powerful creatures or the weaker creatures are affected first. He may also rule that creatures closest to the center of the spell's area of effect are affected first. The DM can choose any of these methods as long as he uses the same method all of the time. If weaker creatures are affected first, the DM should roll to see how many of them are put to sleep and apply the effects. If all of the weaker creatures were put to sleep by the spell, and if the number of potential victims rolled was greater than the number actually affected, the DM may then take half of that difference (dropping fractions) and apply that to the next most powerful group of victims. For example, a magic-user faces a group of six 1—1 HD creatures, two 1 HD creatures, and one 3 HD creature. The DM rolls 4d4 and gets a 10. The six 1—1 HD creatures fall asleep, leaving a difference of 4. Half of 4 is two, so the two 1 HD creatures fall asleep, leaving the 3 HD creature unaffected. In another example, the magic-user faces four 1 HD creatures and one 4+1 HD creature. The DM rolls 2d4 and gets a 5. Four 1 HD creatures fall asleep; the difference is 1, but nothing remains after 1 is reduced by half and all fractions are dropped. Even if the result of the 2d4 roll had been an 8, the 4+1 HD creature would not be affected (8 - 4 = 4, ½ x 4 = 2, but no monsters were present in the 2+1 to 3 HD category). The PC should not have everything his own way!

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