Black Tentacles (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)

Level: Sorcerer/Wizard 4

School: conjuration (creation)

Bloodline: aberrant 4

Casting

Casting Time: 1 standard action

Components: V, S, M (octopus or squid tentacle)

Effect

Range: medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./lvl)

Target or Area: 20-ft.-radius spread

Duration: Until the end of the current encounter (only castable during combat)

Saving Throw:

none
 Save DC:

Spell Resistance: Yes

Description

This spell causes a field of rubbery Black Tentacles to appear, burrowing up from the floor and reaching for some creatures in the area of effect.

Within the area of effect, choose up to one creature, plus one additional creature per nine character levels of the caster (round down, minimum plus 1), as the target of a single Caster Check against the victims Maneuver Defense when the spell is cast. Creatures that win the caster check take 1d6 of physical bludgeoning damage per caster level/2 of the spell caster up to a maximum of 10d6. Creatures that fail the Caster Check take that damage and are Immobilized until they spend a swift action to free themselves of the tentacles.

If the area of effect is defined such that there are more affected squares than enemies within the area of effect, the spell caster may choose any square within the area of effect to be filled with the black tentacles, for the effects detailed below. In no case does the effect of the spell ever stack.

Creatures, friend or foe, that enter a square (willingly or unwillingly) affected by the black tentacles (up to 1 square plus one square per nine character levels of the caster, round down), within the area of effect, are automatically attacked,suffering 1d6 of physical bludgeoning damage per caster level/2 of the spell caster up to a maximum of 10d6. In addition, the caster of the spell may immediately (as an interrupt) inflict 1 square of Slide movement per nine caster levels, round down, minimum 1 square, to any creature, friend or foe, who enters a square affected by black tentacles. This spell may only affect a given creature up to once per round.

The tentacles created by this spell cannot be damaged, but they can be dispelled as normal.

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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