Climbing Beanstalk (Druid Spell)

Level: Druid 2

School: Conjuration

Casting

Casting Time: Standard Action, or the first attack of a Full Attack Action

Components: V, S, DF

Effect

Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./two lvls)

Target or Area: 5-ft. square of climbable beanstalks

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: No saving throw granted
 Save DC: -

Spell Resistance: No

Description

Confronted with an obstacle, you call out to the Green for assistance. The Green sends you beans.

If you throw the beans onto the ground before you, the magic in them causes a thick, sturdy beanstalk to sprout from the ground (which can be any surface suitable to Walk upon) and grow upward to a height of 10 feet + 5 feet per 2 caster levels, dropping fractions. The growing stalk grows directly upward, but anchors itself to sturdy objects such as walls or ceilings adjacent to its space, and grows around objects that do not fully obstruct its square (such as tree branches), but is stopped by solid obstacles.

The beanstalk provides numerous hand and footholds and can easily be climbed by any creature which moves next to it. The Movement DC to climb its vertical reach is 5. The beanstalk can support a total weight up to the Drag load of the caster, or double that amount if anchored on its upper end. If it anchors itself to a sturdy mobile object (such as a ship or a siege engine), breaking the object free requires a Sunder check against the Maneuver Defense of the caster. If the beanstalk is attacked it is immune to hit point damage, but can be broken by a successful Sunder against the Maneuver Defense of the Caster. It has only 1 Durability, sadly. If broken, it falls and disintegrates to dust, and any creature climbing it falls from their current height.

If the ground is capable of supporting plant life, the beanstalk continues to live as a normal plant until the next full Moon, and it produces nutritious (if unappetizing) beans. The wretched beans will feed 1 Medium creature per day for each four caster levels of the caster, but they won't like it. Otherwise, the plant dies when the caster takes their next full rest; its husk remains readily climbable and is as durable as a small tree.

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Mana Burn Circle Damage

Spell Circle	Burn Cost	Req'd Char Level	Base Dice	Max Dice
0	N/A	N/A	1d4 per 2 character levels	max of 4d4 at character level 8
1	N/A	1st	1d6 per character level	max of 4d6 at character level 4
2	+1	3rd	1d6 per character level	max of 6d6 at character level 6
3	+1	5th	1d6 per character level	max of 10d6 at character level 10
4	+1	7th	1d6+1 per character level	max of 12d6+12 at character level 12
5	+1	9th	1d6+1 per character level	max of 15d6+15 at character level 15
6	+1	11th	1d6+2 per character level	max of 16d6+32 at character level 16
7	+1	13th	1d6+2 per character level	max of 20d6+40 at character level 20
8	+1	15th	1d6+3 per character level	max of 21d6+63 at character level 21
9	+1	17th	1d6+3 per character level	max of 25d6+75 at character level 25
10	+1	19th	1d6+4 per character level	max of 25d6+100 at character level 25
11	+1	21st	1d6+5 per character level	max of 25d6+125 at character level 25
12	+1	23rd	1d6+6 per character level	max of 27d6+162 at character level 27
13	+1	25th	1d6+7 per character level	max of 27d6+189 at character level 27
14	+1	27th	1d6+8 per character level	max of 29d6+232 at character level 29
15	+1	29th	1d6+9 per character level	max of 29d6+261 at character level 29
16	+1	31st	1d6+10 per character level	max of 30d6+300 at character level 30
17	+1	33rd	1d6+11 per character level	max of 30d6+330 at character level 30
18	+1	35th	1d6+12 per character level	max of 30d6+360 at character level 30