Ghosthowl (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)

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Level: Sorcerer/Wizard 8
School: Illusion

Casting

Casting Time: Standard Action, or the first attack of a Full Attack Action
Components: V,S

Effect

Range: Self
Target or Area: all creatures in target area (friend or foe) in a 35 foot cone (7x7 area) adjacent to your space
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will partial
Save DC: 10 + caster stat modifier + spell level
Spell Resistance: Yes

Description

Casting of this spell involves throwing back your head and spreading your arms to unleash a loud and powerful howl...except that the sound produced is thin and thready at best. At least in the physical world. Instead of mere noise, this spell creates the illusion of an effect that pierces the veil between the Real and the Unreal. This potent spell fills the ether with the semblance of a massive mental scream, a tidal wave of ethereal noise.
All ethereal and incorporeal creatures caught in the area of effect suffer (Circle 8 damage): 1d6+3 points of damage per character level (max 21d6+63 at character level 21) of sonic (energy, common), without benefit of save. Now, how the caster can know where any ethereal or incorporeal creatures are is left to the intrepid caster to work out.
The power of Ghosthowl is such that, even physical creatures are subject to its effect. All physical creatures caught in the area of the Ghosthowl (a 7x7 cone adjacent to the caster's space), are subject to (Circle 7 damage): 1d6+2 points of damage per character level (max 20d6+40 at character level 20) of eldritch (energy, rare) damage, unless they make a saving throw as described above. If this save is successful, they only take half damage, but since they now recognize the slippery, illusory nature of the magic, the damage type is changed to fictive (energy, uncommon) damage.

Mana Burn Circle Damage

Spell Circle Burn Cost Req'd Char Level Base Dice Max Dice
0 N/A N/A 1d4 per 2 character levels max of 4d4 at character level 8
1 N/A 1st 1d6 per character level max of 4d6 at character level 4
2 +1 3rd 1d6 per character level max of 6d6 at character level 6
3 +1 5th 1d6 per character level max of 10d6 at character level 10
4 +1 7th 1d6+1 per character level max of 12d6+12 at character level 12
5 +1 9th 1d6+1 per character level max of 15d6+15 at character level 15
6 +1 11th 1d6+2 per character level max of 16d6+32 at character level 16
7 +1 13th 1d6+2 per character level max of 20d6+40 at character level 20
8 +1 15th 1d6+3 per character level max of 21d6+63 at character level 21
9 +1 17th 1d6+3 per character level max of 25d6+75 at character level 25
10 +1 19th 1d6+4 per character level max of 25d6+100 at character level 25
11 +1 21st 1d6+5 per character level max of 25d6+125 at character level 25
12 +1 23rd 1d6+6 per character level max of 27d6+162 at character level 27
13 +1 25th 1d6+7 per character level max of 27d6+189 at character level 27
14 +1 27th 1d6+8 per character level max of 29d6+232 at character level 29
15 +1 29th 1d6+9 per character level max of 29d6+261 at character level 29
16 +1 31st 1d6+10 per character level max of 30d6+300 at character level 30
17 +1 33rd 1d6+11 per character level max of 30d6+330 at character level 30
18 +1 35th 1d6+12 per character level max of 30d6+360 at character level 30