Rog the Destroyer's Dart of Destruction

by Gamon Long (Long@oven.ccds.nc.us) on 96/05/03

From the Spellbook of Rog the Destroyer

Human Invoker (8)

Level
4
School
Invocation/Evocation
Sphere
Range
30 yards + 10 yards/level
VSM
V,S,M
Dur
Instantaneous
CT
2
AE
Range in length*1 inch/level in diameter
ST
None

Spell description

This spell creates a roaring bolt of silvery power that extends forth at high speed from the caster's pointed finger, rushing in a perfectly straight line to the extent of its range while blasting through any obstacle in its path. Any animate target hit by the Dart suffers 2-9 (that is, 1d8+1) hit points of damage for every two levels of the caster, with no saving throw. In addition, any inanimate objects of a nonmagical nature struck by the Dart must save versus crushing blow or be "Destroyed"--that is, blown into tiny bits of gravel, splinters, shrapnel, smithereens, etc. The limit of this "Destruction" is limited to those objects directly contacted by the bolt, generally a few bricks of a wall, an enemy's shield or breastplate, one or more window panes, a small shrub, etc. If the Dart hits an object much larger than its area of effect can accomodate, such as a large, solid statue, a wall of natural stone, a tree, a body of water, or a landscape feature, and the object fails its save, it will not be "Destroyed," but rather have a perfectly circular hole blasted through it, of 1 inch/caster level in diameter. However, should the large object make its save, the bolt will be stopped. It should be kept in mind that the bolt exerts no actual force and cannot push anything aside-- it can only "Destroy" it. In fact, someone hit by the Dart would probably be able to remain perfectly still if not for the extreme pain he was experiencing. It should go without saying that attempting to cast this spell inside any sort of submerged structure is an extremely stupid act. The material component for Rog the Destroyer's Dart of Destruction in a handful of some sort of smashed matter. The smithereens resulting from this spell are a good source of material components for future castings.


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