Nature's Beauty

A Nature's Beauty spell allows the caster to appear as the ideal of beauty while the victim dies of longing for an illusion or is indefinitely blinded.
==Description==
== Gameplay ==
This spell is applied upon the caster only, and there is no targeting necessary.
When the spell casting is finished, the caster has a 3D graphic effect rendered on their sprite (the same one as the Cloak of Fear spell).
All enemy creatures within 15-feet of the caster are immediately exposed to the spell's effects - although there are some restrictions:
* Humanoid enemies are singled out for the spell's potential killing effect.
* Undead are immune to the spell entirely.
The spell allows humanoid enemies a Saving throw versus Spell (with a 3-point bonus) to resist a killing Slay effect - failure instantly ends their life.
The second consequence of the spell is a Blindness effect on the enemy creature who witnessed the nature's beauty transformation - if the blindness is applied to the creature, the combat log will display a text reading, <TARGET>: Blinded.
An affected player character will show an icon (No. 8) titled "Blind" on their portrait. 
This blindness is permanent. Blinded creatures have only a 1-foot visual range and suffer a 4-point THAC0 and Armor Class penalty.
This spell can potentially be blocked by Magic resistance, and a Spell Immunity: Illusion will negate it outright.
A blinded creature's sight can be restored with a successful Dispel Magic effect, or spells that cure disease, for example, Neutralize Poison, or Cure Disease - although there is a problem with this, see Bugs section further below.
In terms of a party member being exposed to this spell - it is only potentially used against the party in one scenario in the entire game saga - most likely, the player will never have to face this spell as a hostile action in the game. 
== Trivia ==
The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition ruleset doesn't contain a Nature's Beauty spell - this spell is a creation of the BG developers for the video game.
== Bugs ==
The permanent blindness effect isn't completely removed/ cured properly using a Cure Disease or Dispel magic effect. For instance, curing or dispelling the blindness removes the portrait icon, restores visual range, but nothing undoes that 4-point THAC0 penalty. This includes death, and resurrection effect purging attempts.
This issue is related to the blindness effects timing mode. There is a "fix" ticket submitted to Beamdog for this issue - it remains to be seen if this will be addressed beyond the 2.6.6 game build release.
==Gallery==
OG Natures Beauty 1.png|Jaheira is able to successfully cast a Nature's Beauty spell in the midst of humanoid enemies - One is killed, three are blinded, and the fourth's magic resistance blocked the spell.
OG Natures Beauty 2.png|Now with three enemies blinded, Jaheira is safe from being attacked if she remains a few feet from the visually impaired victims. This spell is truly very powerful against many enemies in the game.
==Mod content==
Spell Revisions mod has changed this divine spell, revising its effects, saving throw and assigns the spell to a school. See below for description:
Nature’s Beauty
Level: 7
School: Illusion
Sphere: Elemental
Range: Personal
Duration: 1 turn
Casting Time: 7
Area of Effect: 15’ radius
Saving Throw: Special
When this spell is cast, the caster appears to undergo a remarkable transformation. The caster becomes the very ideal of beauty, for a male, this is usually a nymph or a dryad, for a female, the image varies. Any humanoid viewing the illusion must save vs. spell at a -4 penalty or be charmed for 10 rounds. The transformation is instantaneous, but lasts only seconds, affecting those in the area but excluding fellow party members.
If the caster harms, or attempts to harm, a charmed creature by some overt action, or if a dispel magic spell is successfully cast upon a charmed creature, the charm is broken. If two or more charm effects simultaneously affect a creature, the most recent charm takes precedence.
With the Sword Coast Stratagems mod installed, the chances of facing this spell in a hostile situation are much more probable, for example, Faldorn, Nilthiri, and Nyalee, all use this spell. Additionally, so do some high level Shaman Lizardmen if the player has installed the Abazigal's Lair improvement components, as well as few other instances.
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Category:Druid 7th level spells