Cleric 7
Range. Touch
Duration. Special
Area of Effect. One individual
Alteration-Enchantment (Reversible)
Components. V, S, M
Casting Time. 1 day
Saving Throw. None
By casting this spell, the cleric creates a powerful dweomer in some specially prepared object—a string of prayer beads, a small clay tablet, an ivory baton, etc.
This object will radiate magic, for it contains the power to instantaneously transport its possessor to the sanctuary of the cleric who created its dweomer. Once the item is magicked, the cleric must give it willingly to an individual, at the same time informing him or her of a command word to be spoken when the item is to be used.
To make use of the item, the recipient must speak the command word at the same time that he or she rends or breaks the item. When this is done, the individual and all that he or she is wearing and carrying will be instantly transported to the sanctuary of the cleric just as if the individual were capable of speaking a word of recall spell. No other creatures can be affected.
The reversed application of the spell enables the cleric to be transported to the immediate vicinity of the possessor of the dweomered item when it is broken and the command word said. The cleric can choose not to be affected by this "summons" by making that decision at the instant when the transportation is to take place, but if he or she so chooses, then the opportunity is gone forever and the spell is wasted.
The cost of preparing the special item (for either version of the spell) varies from 2,000 to 5,000 gold pieces.
Magic-user 9
Range. Touch
Duration. Special
Area of Effect. One individual
Alteration-Enchantment (Reversible)
Components. V, S, M
Casting Time. 1-4 days
Saving Throw. None
This spell is essentially the same as the 7th-level cleric spell of the same name.
A succor spell cast by a magic-user will teleport without error the individual breaking the object and speaking the command word.
If the reverse is used, the archmage is likewise brought to the presence of the individual.
Unlike the cleric spell of the same name (qv), the summoned archmage has no choice than to answer the summons, making this version of the spell rare indeed. Intervening planes have only a 1% chance each, cumulative, of causing irrevocable loss of the individual or spell caster involved in the succor.
The material component used must be gem material of not less than 5,000 gp value; whether it is a faceted gem or not is immaterial. The components can only be enchanted once per month (usually on the night of a clear, full moon). At that time, the object is "set" for the type of succor and its final destination (either the location of the spell casting or an area well known to the mage).