Protection from Cold

The effect of a protection from cold spell differs according to whether the recipient of the magic is the caster or some other creature. In either case, the spell lasts no longer than one turn per caster level. If the spell is cast upon the caster, it confers complete immunity to: freezing temperatures (immersion in icy water, icy blasts of wind, and so on exposure to magical frosts such as freezing dragon breath; spells such as frost fingers, chill metal (reverse of heat metal), Snilloc’s snowball, Snilloc’s snowball swarm, ice storm, wall of ice, cone of cold, Otiluke’s freezing sphere, winter wolf breath, ice toad and brown mold cold radiations, and so on. The invulnerability lasts until the spell has absorbed 12 points of ice or cold damage per level of the caster, at which time the spell is negated. If the spell is cast upon another creature, it gives invulnerability to normal freezing temperatures, gives a bonus of +4 to saving throws vs. cold attacks, and reduces damage sustained from magical cold attacks by 50%.

Type of Magic

Priest

Spell Level

3rd

School

Invocation/Evocation

Sphere

Elemental Air, Elemental Water

Reversible?

No

Range

Touch

Components

Verbal, Somatic, Material
The material components of this spell are the priest’s holy symbol and a small sliver of ice.

Duration

Special

Casting Time

6

Area of Effect

Creature touched

Saving Throw

None