Maximilian's Stony Grasp in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Maximilian's Stony Grasp

Name

Type of Magic

Mage

Spell Level

3rd

School

Invocation and Evocation (House Appius)

Sphere

Reversible?

Range

60 ft. + 30 ft./level

Components

Material, Somatic, Verbal

The material component is a miniature hand sculpted from stone, which crumbles to dust when the conjured hand is destroyed or the spell expires.

Duration

5 rounds+1 round/level

Casting Time

Area of Effect

1 creature

Saving Throw

Special

Effects

This spell must be cast on stony ground, such as a manmade stone floor, a natural cavern floor, or a boulder-strewn field. It is not possible to cast the spell on a stone wall or ceiling. The spell causes an arm made of stone (about the same size as a normal human limb) to rise from the ground beneath any creature targeted by the caster. The stony hand attempts to grasp the leg of the targeted creature, who is allowed a saving throw to avoid the effect; if the save is successful, the hand disappears. Each round thereafter, the hand has a 5% chance per level of the caster of reappearing and attacking. Creatures grasped by the hand suffer a movement rate of 0, AC penalty of -2, and attack penalty of -2. Grasped characters lose any Dexterity bonuses. The hand causes no damage to its victim. The stony limb has AC 2 and hit points equal to triple the caster's maximum hit points. The maximum number of hit points a stony hand may have is 60.

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