Shadow Snap (Wizard Spell) 2e

The caster points to the sky and speaking softly lowers their finger to the shadow of the creature they wish target. A blade springs forth from the air and plunges into the ground under the target's shadow. As long as the blade is in the ground, the target cannot move from the waist down. Once the spell is broken, the blade vanishes.
The blade will not penetrate stone until 8th level, but it is firmly lodged in whatever ground it does penetrate. Sand and snow are loose enough that another creature should be able to easily remove the blade, but hard packed earth or clay might require a strength check to be removed.
Targets that do not see the spell coming, fleeing targets for example, do not get a save. If the shadow leaves the blade (lighting changes for example) the spell is broken.
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