Castigate (Priest Spell)

By means of this spell, the shukenja can deliver a blasting rebuke upon his foes. The spell's effect depends on the alignment of those within the area of effect. Foes of the same alignment as the shukenja must make a successful saving throw vs. spell or be deafened for 1d3 rounds by the blister­ing words of the caster. Foes with a difference of one alignment component (lawful, neutral, chaotic, good, or evil) suffer 1 point of damage per level of the caster. A successful saving throw vs. spell reduces this damage to point per level. Foes with both alignment components different from that of the caster suffer 1(14 points of damage per level of the caster Again, a successful saving throw vs. spell reduces the damage by half. A lawful good shukenja casting this spell would deafen foes of lawful good alignment, inflict 1 point of damage per level upon foes of lawful neu­tral, lawful evil, chaotic good, and neutral good alignments, and would inflict 1d4 points of damage per level to foes of true neutral, neutral evil, chaotic neutral, and chaotic evil alignment.
The material component is the shukenja's holy symbol.
Notes: Common for priests from an oriental setting: otherwise, very rare.
Category:Priest Spells
Category:Spells from Priest's Spell Compendium
Category:Spells