Pain (spell)

"Youch!" -- Wizard accidentally discovering the Pain spellThe Pain spell is a Body Control spell that exactly what it sounds like! Ouch! 
It's resisted by the subject's HT. If the spell succeeds, the subject is at -3 to DX and DX-based skills for the next second. If the subject is in the middle of a spell requiring gestures, they must roll vs Will or start over. If relevant (such as when sneaking around), subject can roll Will to avoid crying out. Likewise, if they're in a precarious position (for instance, climbing), they must roll DX to avoid disaster!Magic, p.36DFRPG: Spells, p.21
High Pain Threshold gives +3 to all DX and Will rolls (helping negate the penalty), Low Pain Threshold gives -4.
* Duration: 1 second
* Cost: 2. Cannot be maintained.
* Time to cast: 2 seconds
* Prerequisite: Spasm
As a spell, Pain is generally considered a curse.Magic Items 1, p.38 Creatures and characters with High Pain Threshold are nearly immune to Pain, and undead and constructs tend to be immune to it altogether.
== Items ==
* Staffs and wands, mages-only (Energy: 400)
* Practical jokes (Energy: 300)
* Some types of demons enchant pitchforks/tridents with Pain, usually to bully other creatures aroundInspired by Bale's Pitchfork from Magic Items 2, p.118
== Related Spells ==
Mages often need to learn this spell in order to learn Resist Pain, as well as Stun.
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