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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