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| Maddening Hymn | |
|---|---|
| Level | 9th level |
| MP cost | 36 at starting level |
| Tradition | Occult |
| Cast with | 2 actions |
| Range | 120 ft |
| Target | One enemy |
| Area | — |
| Defense | Will |
| Damage | 1d4 |
| Duration | By save result (see Outcomes) |
Maddening Hymn
Maddening Hymn is a 9th-level spell of the Occult tradition.
Effect
An alien melody washes over up to 5 enemies, each making a Will save every turn. On a failure a 1d4 roll (1d4+1 on a critical failure) leaves it frightened 2, confused, stupefied 4 or blinded for 1 round, or stunned and stupefied 1.
Outcomes
| Save result | Effect | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Critical success | No effect | — |
| Success | Resists for this round | 1 round (saves again next turn) |
| Failure | A 1d4 roll: frightened 2, confused, stupefied 4 or blinded | 1 round (saves again each turn) |
| Critical failure | A 1d4+1 roll; a 5 means stunned and stupefied 1 | 1 round (saves again each turn) |
MP by casting level
| Casting level | MP cost |
|---|---|
| 9 | 36 |
| 10 | 40 |
Who casts it, and where it comes from
- Cast by a hero Bard (Occult list).
- Casting from personal MP costs 36 MP at its starting level. At a higher casting level, pay 4 MP per spell level.
- Personal MP casting requires the class focus: a Spellbook in the Wizard’s bag, a Score in the Bard’s bag, or the Cleric’s own Holy Relic on an equipped item. Without it, use a Scroll (or Sheet Music as a Bard). See Magic Points.
- At the Wizard School Writing table, a caster can scribe a spell he can cast. Each Scroll uses 1 Paper, 1 Ink, a fee equal to its sell value and the spell's full MP. A Bard makes Sheet Music at the Theatre's Sheet Music Stand on the same terms. Read either once to use it up without spending the reader's MP, or bind it into the matching book. See Magic Crafting.
- A Bard binds its Sheet Music into a Score and can tear it out again. The first song in a Blank Book makes it a Score.
- Scrolls and Sheet Music have distinct seals for all ten spell levels; the chosen item level determines the spell’s casting level.
Other 9th level spells
Culling Wave · Falling Star · Hour of Mending · Frostlance · Shriek of the Banshee