Slow
Name
Slow
Type of Magic
Mage
Spell Level
3rd
School
Alteration (House Publius)
Sphere
Reversible?
No
Range
270 ft. + 30 ft./level
Components
Material, Somatic, Verbal
The material component of this spell is a drop of molasses.
Duration
3 rds. + 1 rd./level
Casting Time
3
Area of Effect
40-ft. cube, 1 creature/level
Saving Throw
Negates
Effects
A slow spell causes affected creatures to move and attack at half their normal rates. It negates ahaste spell or equivalent, but does not otherwise affect magically speeded or slowed creatures. Slowed creatures have an Armor Class penalty of +4 AC, an attack penalty of -4, and all Dexterity combat bonuses are negated. The magic affects a number of creatures equal to the spellcaster's level, if they are within the area of effect chosen by the wizard (i.e., a 40-foot cubic volume centered as called for by the caster). The creatures are affected from the center of the spell outward. Saving throws against the spell suffer a -4 penalty.
