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| Flavor=Your magics begin to bleed into reality in strange and uncontrolled ways, diminishing their damage to foes but wreaking utter havoc upon your surroundings.
| Flavor=Your magics begin to bleed into reality in strange and uncontrolled ways, wreaking utter havoc upon your surroundings.


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| Prerequisites|Caster Level 21, [[Intensified Spell (Feat)]]
| Prerequisites|Caster Level 16, [[Burning Spell (Feat)]]
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| Benefit=A collateral spell inflicts only half damage upon creatures it effects.  However, an area of effect collateral spell inflicts one Sunder upon every unattended object in the area of effect, or one Sunder per five foot space of walls, floors, ground, etc.  A single target Collateral spell (all rays, for example, even if there are multiple rays or missiles per spell), inflicts one Sunder per unmodified level of the spell on each unattended object struck.
| Benefit = When a spell with the Collateral Spell feat applied to it is cast, all creatures that were targeted by the spell are also subject to a [[Sunder]] effect.  This is resolved by the caster making a [[Caster Check]] against each target (after all other effects of the spell are resolved), versus each target's [[Maneuver Defense]]. If successful, each target suffers 1 durability damage to a piece of equipment they are carrying (or they simply suffer a -2 penalty to AC if they have no equipment defined).
 
If a creature is damaged by a collateral spell and fails its saving throw, it suffers one Sunder upon an item in its possession.  If the creature has a Shield it may take the Sunder on that shield, otherwise follow the hierarchy of sunders.


'''Special:''' If collateral spell is applied to a spell that already has terrain-based side effects such as igniting flammable objects, it is twice as likely to do so. Any terrain affected by a collateral spell is rendered difficult terrain until repaired.  
A Collateral Spell can also be used to sunder unattended objects in the area of a spell.  In most cases, this is automatic as the power of the spell crumbles and cracks the undoubtedly beautiful scenery around you.  However, the GM may require more [[Caster Check]]s to sunder any unattended objects that are of particular interest (or they may not... sometimes, using massively destructive power isn't always the best idea).


'''Special:''' If this feat is used with the Burning Spell feat at the same time, any and all objects which take siege damage from the collateral spell feat also gain the burned condition... which will inflict even more siege damage. Yes, this will ignite people, animals, rocks, dirt, steel doors, glass windows, goblets, and bowls, '''everything'''. Only specifically anti-magic materials (such as [[Dweomermetals#Unworkable_Materials | Siege Stone]]) are immune. This burning ends at the end of the encounter, but this combination is ''ruinously'' destructive, and should be approached with great caution. You Have Been Warned!


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| ShortDesc|Causes damage against terrain and creates difficult terrain.
| ShortDesc|Causes Sunders against hapless foes, and even can break objects!
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 8 April 2020


Your magics begin to bleed into reality in strange and uncontrolled ways, wreaking utter havoc upon your surroundings.

Prerequisites: Caster Level 16, Burning Spell (Feat)

Benefit: When a spell with the Collateral Spell feat applied to it is cast, all creatures that were targeted by the spell are also subject to a Sunder effect. This is resolved by the caster making a Caster Check against each target (after all other effects of the spell are resolved), versus each target's Maneuver Defense. If successful, each target suffers 1 durability damage to a piece of equipment they are carrying (or they simply suffer a -2 penalty to AC if they have no equipment defined).

A Collateral Spell can also be used to sunder unattended objects in the area of a spell. In most cases, this is automatic as the power of the spell crumbles and cracks the undoubtedly beautiful scenery around you. However, the GM may require more Caster Checks to sunder any unattended objects that are of particular interest (or they may not... sometimes, using massively destructive power isn't always the best idea).

Special: If this feat is used with the Burning Spell feat at the same time, any and all objects which take siege damage from the collateral spell feat also gain the burned condition... which will inflict even more siege damage. Yes, this will ignite people, animals, rocks, dirt, steel doors, glass windows, goblets, and bowls, everything. Only specifically anti-magic materials (such as Siege Stone) are immune. This burning ends at the end of the encounter, but this combination is ruinously destructive, and should be approached with great caution. You Have Been Warned!

Level Increase: +4 (A collateral spell uses up a spell slot four levels higher than the spell's actual level.)

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