Energy Drain

Alteration

• • Level Magic-user 9

  • Components V, S, M

  • Casting Time 3 segments

  • Range Touch

  • Area of Effect One creature

  • Duration Instantaneous

  • Save None

This spell permanently drains life energy levels.

• When the caster touches a living creature, the creature will suffer 2 levels of permanent energy drain (no save).

• If the caster rolls a 1 on the attack roll, they will also be subject to 1 level of permanent energy drain (no save). If no attack roll is used, the chance is 5% (d%; 01-05).

• A humanoid target that dies due to energy drain immediately becomes a juju zombie under the control of the caster.

• If the caster touches an undead creature with this spell, the caster suffers 2 levels of permanent energy drain (no save) and the undead is granted +1 hit die (permanently). If the caster is unaffected by energy drain, the spell has no effect on either the caster or target.

Limitations

• • The spell only affects living creatures (or undead, see above).

  • Extra-planar creatures are immune to energy drain.

Material Components. The caster must have a packet of vampire dust. Cost/Scarcity. 3,000 g.p./Very Rare.

Known Substitutions. Essence of spectre or other undead of 5+ HD or higher that drain energy levels.