Bend Mind

Arcane

Effect

Expending 1 mana point to cast this enchantment allows you to cloud the mind of a humanoid of Medium-size or smaller so that he takes no actions. Humanoids of 5 or more HD are not affected. The dazed subject is not stunned (so attackers get no special advantage against him), but he can’t move, cast spells, use mental abilities, etc. DC is 10+Mana Modifier

Expending 3 mana points allows the character's gestures and droning incantation to cause creatures nearby to stop and stare blankly at the character, hypnotized. The character can use their rapt attention to make the character's suggestions and requests seem more plausible. Roll 2d4 to see how many total HD the character affects. Creatures with fewer HD are affected before creatures with more HD. Only creatures who can see or hear the character are affected, but they do not need to understand the character to be hypnotized.

If the character uses this spell in combat, the targets gain a +2 bonus to their saving throws. If the spell affects only a single creature not in combat at the time, the saving throw has a penalty of –2. While hypnotized, a creature’s Spot and Listen checks suffer a –4 penalty. Any potential threat (such as an armed party member moving behind the hypnotized creature) allows the creature a second saving throw. Any obvious threat, such as casting a spell, drawing a sword, or aiming an arrow, automatically breaks the hypnotism, as does shaking or slapping the creature. A hypnotized creature’s ally may shake it free of the spell as a standard action.

While the subject is hypnotized, the character can make a suggestion or request (provided the character can communicate with it). The suggestion must be brief and reasonable. An affected creature reacts as though it were two steps more friendly in attitude. Even once the spell ends, it retains its new attitude toward the character, but only with respect to that particular suggestion. A creature who fails its saving throw does not remember that the character enspelled it. DC is 10 + Mana Tree Rank

Expending 6 mana points causes a comatose slumber to come upon one or more creatures. Roll 2d4 to determine how many total HD of creatures can be affected. Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first. Among creatures with equal HD, those who are closest to the spell’s point of origin are affected first. No creature with 5 or more HD is affected, and HD that are not sufficient to affect a creature are wasted. DC is 10+Mana Tree Rank

Creatures with fewer HD are affected first.

Sleeping creatures are helpless. Slapping or wounding awakens affected creatures, but normal noise does not. Awakening a creature is a standard action (an application of the aid another action).

Sleep does not target unconscious creatures, constructs, or undead creatures.

Note: Extra hit points are irrelevant for determining how many HD a creature has. An ogre with 4d8+8 hit points still has only 4 HD and can be affected by the spell.

• Components: V, S, M
• Target: 1 Person
• Saving Throw: Will Negates
• Spell Resistance: Yes

Related School

Enchantment

Related Element

Mind-Affecting

Effect Duration

1 round

Effect Casting Time

1 action

Range

Close (25' + 5'/ 2 mana ranks)

Level

1, 3, or 6 mana