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Traitorous Blood

5-level Necromancy

Ritual - does not require spell slot, takes 10 minutes longer
Casting Time: 1 action
Range/Area: 30ft
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 30 minutes
Attack/Save: Constitution saving throw
Damage/Effect: charmed

You attempt to control the blood of a creature that you can see within range. The target creature must succeed a constitution saving throw or be charmed by you for the duration.

While the target is charmed, you have a telepathic link with it as long as the two of you are on the same plane of existence. You can use this telepathic link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature completes the order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.

You can use your action to take total and precise control of the target. Until the end of your next turn, the creature takes only the actions you choose, and doesn’t do anything that you don’t allow it to do. During this time you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.

Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Constitution saving throw against the spell. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell ends.

This spell has no effects on creatures without blood or bloodflow such as constructs, oozes, or undead.

At higher levels:

When you cast this spell using a 6th level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When you use a 7th level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 3 hours. When you use a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 8 hours. When you use a spell slot of 9th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 12 hours.

Available for: Tiefling Sorcerers

Created by

Namiridite.

Statblock Type

Spell

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