Power Word

There are a variety of power words. Each word must be learned and prepared as a standalone spell. The target creature must fall below a certain HP amount, or the word will have no effect on them.

Effect

Expending 3 mana points: Power Word Pain: A word you speak causes continuing pain to your target.

You utter a single word of power that instantly deals 1d6 points of damage to one creature of your choice, and another 1d6 points in every round thereafter for as long as the spell lasts. The duration of the spell depends on the target's current hit point total, as shown below. Any creature that currently has 101 or more hit points is unaffected by power word pain.

Hit Points	Duration
50 or less	4d4 rounds
51-75	2d4 rounds
76-100	1d4 rounds

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Expending 30 mana points: Power Word Nauseate: You speak a word of power so disgusting that your target retches.

You utter a single word of power that instantly causes one creature of your choice to become nauseated, whether the creature can hear the word or not. The duration of the spell depends on the target's current hit point total, as shown below. Any creature that currently has 151 or more hit points is unaffected by power word nauseate.

Hit Points	Duration
50 or less	2d4+2 rounds
51-100	1d4+1 rounds
101-150	1 round

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Expending 38 mana points: Power Word Blind: You utter a single word of power that causes one creature of your choice to become blinded, whether the creature can hear the word or not.

The duration of the spell depends on the target's current hit point total.

Any creature that currently has 201 or more hit points is unaffected by power word blind.

Hit Points	Duration
50 or less	2d4+2 rounds
51-120	1d4+1 rounds
121-200	1 round

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Expending 46 mana points: Power Word Stun: You utter a single word of power that instantly causes one creature of your choice to become stunned, whether the creature can hear the word or not. The duration of the spell depends on the target’s current hit point total. Any creature that currently has 151 or more hit points is unaffected by power word stun.

Hit Points	Duration
50 or less	4d4 rounds
51-100	2d4 rounds
101-150	1d4 rounds

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Expending 55 mana points: Power Word Kill: You utter a single word of power that instantly kills one creature of your choice, whether the creature can hear the word or not. Any creature that currently has 101 or more hit points is unaffected by power word kill.

Gestures & Ritual

Verbal

Related Discipline

Arcane

Related School

Enchantment

Effect Casting Time

1 Action

Range

Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./ 2 mana rank)

Level

3, 30, 38, 46, or 55