Ghosthowl (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)

Level: Sorcerer/Wizard 8

School: Illusion

Casting

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

Components: V,S

Effect

Range: Self

Target or Area: all creatures in target area (friend or foe) in a 35 foot cone (7x7 area) adjacent to your space

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: Will partial
 Save DC: 10 + caster stat modifier + spell level

Spell Resistance: Yes

Description

Casting of this spell involves throwing back your head and spreading your arms to unleash a loud and powerful howl...except that the sound produced is thin and thready at best. At least in the physical world. Instead of mere noise, this spell creates the illusion of an effect that pierces the veil between the Real and the Unreal. This potent spell fills the ether with the semblance of a massive mental scream, a tidal wave of ethereal noise.

All ethereal and incorporeal creatures caught in the area of effect suffer (Circle 8 damage): 1d6+3 points of damage per character level (max 21d6+63 at character level 21) of sonic (energy, common), without benefit of save. Now, how the caster can know where any ethereal or incorporeal creatures are is left to the intrepid caster to work out.

The power of Ghosthowl is such that, even physical creatures are subject to its effect. All physical creatures caught in the area of the Ghosthowl (a 7x7 cone adjacent to the caster's space), are subject to (Circle 7 damage): 1d6+2 points of damage per character level (max 20d6+40 at character level 20) of eldritch (energy, rare) damage, unless they make a saving throw as described above. If this save is successful, they only take half damage, but since they now recognize the slippery, illusory nature of the magic, the damage type is changed to fictive (energy, uncommon) damage.

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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