Power Word, Sleep

When Power Word, Sleep is cast, the target creature is instantly driven into a comatose slumber.
==Description==
==Gameplay==
The caster utters the power word and is directed at a single creature in range, use the targeting cursor to designate the creature.
If the target currently has 19 or less current hit points it is affected by the spell, no saving throw is allowed.
The targeted creature will show a distinctive "power word" 3D effect and a brief color glow, but only if their current HP is below the threshold.
This special status effect causes makes the target Unconscious and as a result the victim is Helpless for the spell's duration and can end sooner if the creature suffers any damage.
The game seems to have omitted coding this spell to allow Elf and Half-elf creatures their respective 90 and 35% resistance to sleep magic.
Immunity to the Sleep effect implies immunity to Power Word, Sleep's special effect.
This spell can be blocked by Magic resistance and negated by Spell Immunity: Conjuration.
Additionally, any Spell protections type defense can absorb/turn the spell, such as Minor Spell Deflection, Minor Spell Turning, or Minor Globe of Invulnerability.
Power Word, Sleep is flagged as a "hostile" spell. Casting it on a neutral creature will make the target hostile (even if it doesn't work), and possibly others in the vicinity.
==Where to obtain its scroll==
===The Black Pits===
====Sold by====
* Dinguer the Mad 
===Baldur's Gate===
====Sold by====
*High Hedge Estate 
*Sorcerous Sundries
===Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn===
====Sold by====
*City Gates Merchant
*Kich, Trademeet 
*Brynnlaw Store
*Therndle Daglefodd
*Ust Natha Bazaar
===Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal===
====Sold by====
*Arcana Archives
==Bugs==
*In Enhanced Editions, Elves and Half-elves respectively have a 90% and a 30% chance to resist magical sleep. This resistance is bypassed when the game is paused exactly when the spell is cast, which can be reliably achieved with the game option auto-pause on spell cast. Undead and Golems may be affected as well if they are not explicitly immune to the Sleep effect. This is due to a bug described in the Contagion article.
==Trivia==
The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition Wizard spell Power Word, Sleep differs from the BG game's implementation. The Bioware version of the spell made the power word weaker and only a single target spell, while the Pen and Paper version is potentially more powerful than the 1st-level Wizard Sleep spell. See the External link for further reading.
==Gallery==
Power word, Sleep graphic (BGee).png|The spell's effect on an Ogre. 
==Mod content==
Spell Revisions mod has changed this arcane spell, revising its effects and school. Can affect creatures with 20 plus HP now. See below for description:
Power Word Sleep
Level: 2
School: Enchantment
Range: Long
Duration: 5 rounds
Casting Time: 1
Area of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: Spell negates
When a wizard utters this power word, he causes a comatose slumber to come upon one creature. Creatures who currently have 20 or more hit points can save vs. spell to avoid the effects, but those with 1 to 19 hit points are powerless to resist. Elves and half-elves are particularly resistant to sleep effects, while the undead and certain other creatures such as dragons and elementals are completely immune to magically induced sleep.
==Bugs==
*In Enhanced Editions, Elves and Half-elves respectively have a 90% and a 30% chance to resist magical sleep. This resistance is bypassed when the game is paused exactly when the spell is cast, which can be reliably achieved with the game option auto-pause on spell cast. Undead and Golems may be affected as well if they are not explicitly immune to the Sleep effect. This is due to a bug described in the Contagion article.
==Trivia==
The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition Wizard spell Power Word, Sleep differs from the BG game's implementation. The Bioware version of the spell made the power word weaker and only a single target spell, while the Pen and Paper version is more powerful than the 1st-level Wizard Sleep spell. See the External link for further reading.
==External links==
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*Advanced D&D 2nd Edition Wiki - Power Word, Sleep (Wizard Spell)