Optional Ways to Acquire Порча

GMs may choose to include the following methods of acquiring порча.

Поле антимагии: The first time a spellcaster attempts to cast a spell within an поле антимагии, there is a chance she воля spontaneously gain a высшая порча. The caster must succeed at a Воля испытания (СЛ 15 + the caster level of the поле антимагии or СЛ 23 if there is no caster level for the effect).

Мистическое заклинание Failure: When a spellcaster fails an Скрытности failure check by rolling a 5% (a roll of 01– 05 on the spell failure roll) or lower, she has a chance of becoming afflicted with a порча. The failed spellcaster must succeed on a Воля испытания (СЛ 15 + the spell’s level) or gain a порча. A failed spell of 4th level or lower results in a minor порча, while a failed spell of 5th level or higher results in a высшая порча.

Ремесло ing Магии Items: When a spellcaster is ремеслоing a Магии item, and fails the skill check to create the item, the GM can choose to give the caster a порча instead of having that check result in a проклятие item. Determine the порча randomly based on the caster level of the item she was attempting to create. Creating an item with a caster level of 10 or lower gives a random minor порча, while creating an item of caster level 11 or higher gives a random высшая порча.

Отражение заклинаний: When a spellcaster is Войныded with a отражение заклинаний, and so is the creature he or she attacks, such occurrences usually create a resonance field as described in the spell’s description. Instead, the spellcaster who cast the original effect can choose not to create the resonance field and both spellcasters are affected by a высшая порча. The spell that triggered the resonance field drains away without effect.

Телепортация ation Mishap: A spellcaster who casts a телепортацияation spell that results in a телепортацияation mishap has a chance of gaining a порча. The spellcaster who cast the телепортацияation spell must succeed at a Воля испытания (СЛ 15 + the круг заклинания of the телепортация) or gain a высшая порча.

Использование магического устройства: When a spellcaster rolls a natural 1 while attempting to use a Магии devЛьда with the Использование магического устройства skill, she can choose to risk gaining a minor порча instead of not being able to activate the item for 24 hours (Воля negates СЛ 10 + item’s caster level).

Removing Порча

While the most severe symptoms of a порча may manifest only episodically, the condition is often tenacious and difficult to remove. Each порча lists conditions for its removal, and can also be removed as if it were a Проклятий (with снятие проклятия, разрушение чар, and so on). The caster level check СЛ to remove a minor порча is 20; the СЛ to remove a высшая порча is 30. The СЛ to remove the порча is reduced by 1 with each Дня that passes (minimum СЛ 10). Using anything other than a Проклятий-removing spell to remove a порча imposes a –5 penalty on the caster level check. Any порча can be removed automatically, without a caster level check, with магическое разъединение, чудо, or wish.

The following tables list minor and высшая порча. When called to randomly determine a порча, roll on the appropriate table.

 

TABLE 2–1: RANDOM MINOR ПОРЧА

d10	Result
1	Caster Blank
2	Caster Croak
3	Confounded Casting
4	Disassociation
5	Ebon Eyes
6	Eldritch Ague
7	Hemoculysis
8	Lassitude
9	Ritualistic Obsession
10	Spell Addiction

 

TABLE 2–2: RANDOM ВЫСШАЯ ПОРЧА

d10	Result
1	Eldritch Cataracts
2	Nameless Dread
3	Negated
4	Obsessive Fixation
5	Phase Увядание
6	Spell Burn
7	Spell Sap
8	Transference Block
9	Vertigo
10	Roll дважды on the minor порча chart. The spellcaster is afflicted with both порча.

 

DESCRIPTION OF ПОРЧА

The following section details порча, split up based on their severity and чертаuring descriptions of effects and special methods to end those effects. Note that some of the effects of порча can be somewhat beneficial. Ремеслоy spellcasters can make the best of even the worst situations, and the beneficial effects of any порча represent this. If a порча calls for a concentration check based on the level of the effect, and the caster is using a псевдозаклинание that doesn’t have an effective level, use half the caster level of the spell- like ability instead.

 

Minor Порча

The following is a list and descriptions of many of the most common minor порча.

Caster Blank: A spellcaster with caster blank has a hard time focusing her spells or Псевдозаклинания on the same creature more than once. After targeting a creature with a spell, the caster cannot target that creature again with a spell until caster blank is removed or suppressed.

To suppress caster blank, the afflicted spell caster must spend a основное действие concentrating, which shakes off all effects of the caster blank until she casts a targeted spell again. Caster blank only affects spells that target creatures, and a spellcaster can still affect the creature with area spells.

Caster blank can be cured by any effect that removes замешательство or безумие. Creatures that are immune to разум effects are immune to this порча.

Caster Croak: The afflicted spellcaster’s throat or mouth is Магииally сжатиеed. The spellcaster can barely make her words heard, and then only with great effort. A creature under this affect can only make itself heard by others by spending a быстрое действие to focus its воля on speech. Casting spells with a verbal component has a 20% chance of spell failure, and the save DCs of any spells she casts with the язык descriptor are reduced by 4. Псевдозаклинания are not affected by this порча because they lack verbal components. Вопльing and screaming is impossible while the creature is affected by this порча.

A лечение spell or similar effect cures this порча, as does casting the вопль spell, though doing so is still affected by the порча’s effects.

Confoun ded Casting: A spellcaster with confounded casting has a mental disconnect between the spells she intends to cast and the spells she actually casts. The first time on her turn that she casts a spell or uses a псевдозаклинание, she makes a concentration check with a СЛ of 15 + дважды the level of the spell being cast. If the concentration check fails, the caster must pick another spell or spell- like ability of the same level or lower to cast with the same casting time. If the spellcaster has no other spell or псевдозаклинание, the action is lost. The spell or spell- like ability she originally picked is not spent and she can attempt to cast that spell again later.

Confounded casting is cured by any effect that removes замешательство or безумие. Creatures that are immune to разум effects are immune to this порча.

Disassociation: A spellcaster with disassociation lapses into a mild безумие in which she dissociates her identity and starts to perceive herself as someone else. While subject to disassociation, a spellcaster is incapable of using spells or effects with a range of personal or of targeting herself with a spell effect. A spell with an area that includes her but does not need targeted individual creatures functions Без чертыly.

Disassociation can by cured by any effect that removes замешательство or безумие.

Ebon Eyes: A spellcaster with ebon eyes develops a jet- black f ilm over her eyes, which inverts her capacity to perceive Света and тьма. The creature treats тьма as bright Света, dim Света as Без черты Света, Без черты Света as dim Света, and bright Света as тьма. The ebon eyes protect against blinding, dazzling, patterns, or other visual effects, granting a +2 bonus on all испытания against those effects.

Ebon eyes can be removed with an effect that removes blindness.

El dritch Ague: Eldritch ague manifests itself as a sickness that is debilitating to spellcasters. A spellcaster with this порча is дезориентация until the Проклятий is removed. When the subject of the Проклятий casts a spell, she is overcome with shaking for 1 round, requiring any spellcasting or the use of a псевдозаклинание during that time to succeed at a concentration check (СЛ 15 + дважды the круг заклинания of the spell being cast). If she fails the save, the spell and the action to cast it is lost.

While a Проклятий, eldritch ague acts much like a disease, and creatures with immunity to disease are also immune to eldritch ague. Исцеление от болезней cures eldritch ague; unlike with most порча, using this spell to remove the порча does not impose a –5 caster level check penalty.

Hemoculysis: A spellcaster with hemoculysis кровотечениеs from her eyes whenever she casts a spell. The volume and duration of this f low depends on the level of the spell, lasting 1 round per level of the spell. While кровотечениеfrom the eyes, the spellcaster is considered растерянность and takes 1 point of кровотечение damage. Casting additional spells while the eyes are already кровотечениеresets the duration of existing hemoculysis by the круг заклинания, provided it’s greater than the current duration. The sight of the spellcaster’s eyes кровотечениеis horrifying, and she gains a +2 ситуативный бонус on Запугивание checks and a –4 penalty on Блеф and Дипломатия checks for the duration of the кровотечениеing.

Hemoculysis can be cured by лечение or регенерация.

Lassitu de: Whenever a spellcaster with this порча casts a spell, she must make a concentration check (СЛ 15 + дважды the круг заклинания of the spell being cast). If she fails the check, the spellcaster takes 1 point of nonlethal damage per круг заклинания (or 1 point of nonlethal damage when casting a 0-level spell or 1 point per 2 caster levels if using a псевдозаклинание). This nonlethal damage cannot be reduced in any way so long as the spellcaster suffers from lassitude.

Lassitude can be cured by lesser восстановление, восстановление, or any effect that completely removes exhaustion. Simply resting has no effect. Creatures immune to nonlethal damage are immune to this порча.

Ritualistic Obsession: A spellcaster afflicted with ritualistic obsession adds unnecessary gestures to her spellcasting activities. Any spell without a жестовый компонент (even a spell cast with the Безжестовое Заклинание черта) now requires one, and any spell that already has a жестовый компонент requires two free hands rather than one.

Псевдозаклинания now require a жестовый компонент. The extra complexity increases быстрое действие casting times to a основное действие, основное действие casting times to 1 round, and 1 round casting times to 2 rounds. Other casting times are not increased. The extra focus does serve to increase the efficacy of the caster’s spells. All save DCs for spells and Псевдозаклинания that have their casting time increased with ritualistic obsession are increased by 1.

Ritualistic obsession is cured by any effect that removes безумие. Creatures that are immune to разум effects are immune to ritualistic obsession.

Spell Addiction: A spell addict feeds off the elation of wielding Магии, but suffers rapid withdrawal once spellcasting ends. After successfully casting a spell, the addict gains a +2 бонус боевого духа on attack rolls, skill checks, and испытания until her next turn. On any round the spell addict does not cast a spell on her turn, however, she goes into withdrawal, and is дезориентация until her next turn.

Spell addiction is cured by any effect that removes замешательство, безумие, or disease. Creatures that are immune to разум effects are immune to spell addiction.

 

Высшая порча

The following list details some of the most common высшая порча.

El dritch Cataracts: Each time a spellcaster with this порча casts a spell, her видение becomes fuzzier and fuzzier until eventually she is слепота. Each time the spellcaster casts a spell, she must succeed at a Стойкость save with a СЛ equal to 15 + the spell’s level. If she fails, she takes a –1 penalty on видение-based Внимание checks until the порча is removed. Further  failed испытания increase the penalty by 1 until the character reaches a –4 penalty, at which point she becomes слепота instead.

Eldritch cataracts is a difficult порча to cure. Any effect that cures blindness reduces the penalty by 1. If the penalty is reduced to –3 or lower, any blindness is relieved until the caster fails the Стойкость испытания enough times to bring the penalty back to –4. Reducing the penalty to 0 cures the порча.

Blind creatures and creatures that don’t use sight are immune to eldritch cataracts.

Nameless Dread: A caster with nameless dread believes strange beings from far dimensions or the blackness between the stars are hounding her and sapping her sanity. Every time the caster uses a spell or a псевдозаклинание, she sees a glimpse of her nameless pursuers. She must succeed at a concentration check (СЛ 15 + дважды the spell’s level), or become потрясение for 1 round per level of the spell. If already потрясение, the spellcaster becomes испуг for the duration of the original effect or the duration of the new effect, whichever is greater. If she is already испуг, she becomes паникует (and cannot cast) for the duration of the current effect or the duration of the new effect, whichever is greater. Each time a spellcaster becomes паникует, there is a 5% chance she воля become permanently insane (as the безумие spell, or the GM may choose a form of безумие listed on pages 250–251 of the GameMastery Guide).

A spellcaster suffering from nameless dread is particularly адепт at wielding spells with the ужас or Хаоса descriptor. When she casts a spell with that descriptor, the save СЛ for that spell is increased by 1, and she gains a +1 бонус мастерства on all caster level checks made to bypass устойчивость к магии.

Spells that suppress ужас work on nameless dread. Those that умиротворение effects suppress the effects of nameless dread (and its Преимуществаs to spellcasting) for 1 hour.

Negate d: A negated spellcaster has his ability to manipulate Магииal energies disrupted. He gains устойчивость к магии equal to 10 plus дважды the highest круг заклинания he can cast. This устойчивость к магии cannot be voluntarily lowered. In addition, anytime he casts a spell, he must make a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) against this устойчивость к магии. On a successful check, the spell is completed and the spellcaster’s устойчивость к магии is removed until the start of his next turn. Failure indicates he failed to muster up enough Магииal energy to cast the spell, but the spell is not lost and may be attempted again. Any черты or abilities that помощь in bypassing устойчивость к магии help with this check.

Восстановление suppresses the negated порча for one Дня.

Obsessive Fixation: A spellcaster with an obsessive fixation develops a tendency toward repetition. This manifests itself differently depending on whether the spellcaster prepares spells, is a spontaneous caster, or uses Псевдозаклинания. When preparing spells, an afflicted spellcaster must attempt to prepare as many duplicate spells as she can, meaning she prepares two copies of each spell she picks, but cannot exceed her Без черты number of spell slots to do so. This need to prepare multiples (thus limiting her versatility) is the only effect. If the spellcaster is a spontaneous caster or uses Псевдозаклинания, when that spellcaster casts a spell or uses a псевдозаклинание, she must cast that spell again on her next turn, or becomes ступорd for 1 round at the end of her turn. Once she casts two copies of the same spell in a row or becomes ступорd, the obsessive fixation resets, and she can cast any spell she knows, starting the cycle again.

Obsessive fixation can be suppressed for 1 Дня with an effect that removes замешательство or безумие.

Phase Увядание: A spellcaster afflicted with порча fades in and out of existence. Each time she casts a spell, she phases in and out of reality for 1 round per level of the spell cast. While phasing, any physical attacks made against the spellcaster have a 50% miss chance, any individually targeted spell has a 50% chance to fail to affect the caster, and the spellcaster takes only half damage from area attacks. In addition, while actively phasing, all of a spellcaster’s physical attacks have a 50% miss chance, all of the caster’s spells that target creatures have a 50% chance of affecting the target, and all of the caster’s area attacks do 50% of their Без черты damage. Unlike when casting the мерцание spell, the spellcaster does not become ethereal; she мерцаниеs in and out of reality altogether.

Effects that block planar Путешествий, like пространственный якорь, первая помощь a phasing creature for the duration of the effect.

Spell Burn: Each time a spellcaster afflicted with this порча casts a spell or uses a псевдозаклинание, her skin feels like it burns, as if she were on Огня. With a successful concentration check (СЛ 15 + дважды the круг заклинания cast), the spellcaster can ignore the pain of the effect, but if she fails, she is ошеломление for a round. While the caster is ошеломление by this порча, any spell with the Огня descriptor that she casts has its испытания СЛ increased by 1.

The burning sensation is a f igment of the caster’s imagination. Spellcasters that are immune to разум effects are immune to this порча, and don’t gain the beneficial effect when casting spells with the Огня descriptor.

Spell Sap: A spellcaster with spell sap is subject to blackouts when casting spells. She may become mentally locked, distant, or catatonic, or may even slip into без сознанияness. Each time the afflicted spellcaster casts a spell or uses a псевдозаклинание, she must succeed at a Стойкость save (СЛ 14 + caster level) or become ступорd until the end of her next turn. If she fails the save by 10 or more, she instead falls распластан and lapses into без сознанияness for 1d4 rounds.

Spell sap can be suppressed for 1 Дня with an effect that removes замешательство or безумие.

Transference Block: A spellcaster with transference block has difficulty targeting allies with spell effects. Anytime she casts a spell on an ally, she must make a concentration check (СЛ 15 + дважды the spell’s level) or the spell is lost.

Transference block can be cured by spending 1 hour in an поле антимагии.

Vertigo: A spellcaster with vertigo becomes dizzy and Светаheaded when she casts a spell. Each time she casts a spell or uses a псевдозаклинание, the world spins and shifts around her. She must succeed at a concentration check (with a СЛ equal to the 15 + дважды the level of the spell being cast). If the spellcaster fails the check, she falls распластан, and for 1d4 rounds takes a penalty on Акробатика, Лазание, Верховая езда, Скрытность, and Плавание checks equal to 1 + the level of the spell. While the afflicted spellcaster takes those penalties, she must also succeed at a СЛ 10 Акробатика check in Закона to stand up from распластан.

A восстановление cast on the afflicted spellcaster suppresses this порча for 1 Дня.