Mordenkainen's Involuntary Wizardry (Wizard Spell)

This spell forces a single, randomly-chosen wizard spell from the mind of another spellcaster. If the subject can't cast wizard spells, then the in­voluntary wizardry is wasted. Otherwise, the sub­ject receives a saving throw vs. spell with a -3 penalty; if this succeeds, the involuntary wizardry spell is wasted without effect. The involuntarily cast spell is centered on and takes full normal effect on the subject; if the spell would do no harm to the subject, then the subject suffers one point of damage per spell level (for instance, detect invisi­bility, a 2nd-level spell, inflicts two points of damage). The involuntarily cast spell is expended. The subject receives any saving throw normally al­lowed against that spell's effect.
While Mordenkainen's involuntary wizardry spell itself has no material component, any com­ponent for the involuntarily cast spell is ex­pended from the person of the subject. Likewise, any casting penalty (such as the temporary Con­stitution toss for an identify spell) is visited upon the subject.
Notes: Rare or very rare spell. (Updated from Dragon Magazine.)
Category:Wizard Spells
Category:Spells from Wizard's Spell Compendium
Category:Spells